Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-23

TIE twsniy.third Of December VI
.,ch wear IL special reminder 10 'ne
-, d.v Saints Of the mercy anu
GOODNESS Of the Savior OF mankind IN
,svsallpu anew His Gospel in TINS
dl,uensatiou, preparatory to HIS teoonu
eomipc. The reason for tue ua'e
named occupying this relation is ".
..nse II ia the birthdny OF the great
propbe, Of the latter days, VINO was
selected as the servant Of God through
ubom the new revelation to mankihu
was piven,in fnllllmeni OF the pfopne'
eies o, holy men, Apostles and Prophets
ot old, who spoke SO they were
moved upon by The Holy ehos''
To the Prophe, Joseph Smith as hoy
the Lord vsuchsaitd a privilege given
IA no other as far as history has re-
yo.Ied-that Of personal visita-
tion OF the Father ard Son; and In DIS
subsequent career there were Tue
mipi,trstIons OF angels who instructed
him in the divlre will, tue conIerring
upon him OF the authority of heaven
bestowed 10 the Apastleship, and
those vision, and gifts OF the Spirit
which enabled him TO organize anew
the Church OF Jesus Christ upon
the earth, preparatory to the
time when the Head anu
Founder ,hall come to earth and
reign as Lord OF lords and King OF
kings. AMI in his calling as the tore
runner OF the second coming OF Christ,
the Prophet Joieph Smith Is the
greatest OF His Prophets whom the
Lori has sent to earth.
To the Lstter-day Saints it matters
not Whist may be the views Of those
who ~ not behave in the divine call.
i1g and mission Of the Prophet Joseph
Smith; the Saints know his calling
aud mission TO be divine-lhat he was
q Prophet Of God, aud that the Al.
mighty SO declares him In the powers Of
he Gospel OF Christ that have attended
and do now attend the work TO which
he gave his lie. As it Yves
with joseph when he received the first
heavenly vlsiiaiiOn-he had eeen a
vision and beheld glorious light suT.
rounding two heavenly peIsonsges
who spoke to him, he knew that he
had had this experience, and he knew
that God knew 1t, ami he could not
deny il--so 1t Is with the Latier.day
ssinis. They know that Joseph Smith
wa Prophet, they know that the
Almighty recognizes and upholds the
ordinances and Priesthood received by
Joseph and transmitted by him to the
Church, they knoa that the Cos.
pei giits and powers are with
Inc ssinls, and they know that
doj knows ii, and they cannot deny
these lhiugs. Whatever other people
VINO DO not have this knowledge may
mink, however they msy ridicule, or
pefsecule, or treat lightly these facts,
The saiuls cannot do otherwise than
abide by the knowledge they are In
possession Of.
Inc Work accomplished by the
AAuef'oay Saints is living witness
OF me inspiration which attended tie
ffophei Joseph Smith. The record of the
Saints In OhiO, Missouri, Illinois, Utah.
anu elsewhere, 10 their fidelity ttr.ugt.
persecution, their Industry, their
integrity, their temperance, their
'h'se, thelr mutual love end union
ana The material prosperity which al.
venus 'htm, ell combine in testimony
oi 'his one fael-.he divine calling st
'oeeph Smith ss an APOSTLE ot tine
AO'o 'esus' WiIhoutsuch call there
would have been no Utah as IT ia
ousy, no Mormon communitv :,
maze lis deserts to bloom and tn inn
i'fm It's wilderness into rich garden,
Nv temple building in Klttland'
III NAuyoO, In this State, and M
,''eSuou Of the site for the grea,
temple 10 jscssln county, Ml,.on,r
none Of the sacnfcss for the rs,,ora
uo'pel mat have marked every AHA.
As pace OF the Saints ami bav.
'au'Sa 'na'aospel 10 be proclaimed i,
every land 10 which Mormon ro,ssi,,'
af's have scce's, A divine revrIa,,a.
Wy, wv Necessary to the attainment NJ nj
sm,,, Ana It so' the Prophe. Jossrl
'', IN obedience 10 that revelst,on
VINO "no led The sain's to ohiO, Ia MI.
,s.'A AMI to Illinois, who poin,n
b. way to ih,sa valleys of tn,
prov,,. a, , and preaictea tbel
p,ysits' a'Is, and who INDICATED IN,
s ,, ie'Aluipg Of theIr r,sr,. w. u,
xs,.s u and all 'ihsr places l,on :,
erallc iaiulenle,. " "oo'
unds'a iaI csmsrsbon.i,, ., st.,
.'' .,' Of The 'l''n OF ,hl. great I ma,
special reminder Of the ~ ~,n