Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-21

me from honoring those men, from re-
speeding that authority, and rom beng
submis sive to ii? Shall | say will ac
cept that authority in one direction, but
not in another? II ! do. am unworthy
OF the blessings God has bestowed upon
me. And have never done it. honor
that authority. ! love the men that bear
it, because | know they are men oil God.
Now, why not all OF us do thlsS You
who have not had your sins RENTED,
you who have not had the gift OF the
Holy Ghost, you who have not received
these other blessings, YOU can rebel aud
say you will do as you please; but that
will not do Tor those who have received
all these blessings and giits-at least, 1t
will not il they expect 10 continue in
the favor OF God.
love this Church because il is the
Church OF Christ | love it because it
has brought me every earthly blessing.
1t has made my life life OF great bappl.
ness. have had trials, as the rest have;
but my lie has been an exceedingly
happy one. have been happy in the
great truths which God has revealed, and
which | know TO be truths; but more
especially have | been happy in the
blessings that have been brought to me
through the Priesthood and the exercise
OF its power 10y men like myself whom
God has seen fit to endow with it. Some
times have felt that could not stay
here on the earth, so happy have been.
rejoice in this happiness and i'll these
blessings. would that all mankind
| could share in them. When | was
missionary it was the great delight OF
| my life to preach this Gospel, and to en-.
treat men to come to the Lord and re.
l,l I I,s0I a Z
feel now that | would like to live until
the Savior comes, il it were the Lords
| will 10 preach this Gospel of salvation
to mankind. and 10 make them sharcrs
in the joys that have partaken OF. And
| 1t is through the Priesthood that all
these blessings have come. have been
in poverty; have been through
| the prosecutions we all endured;
have been short of food.
| have been in need OF water; have
been destitute OF clothing; have
preached the Gospel without purse and
| scrip; have been in prosperity; have
| mingled with the leading men of the
land, and have lived where had every.
thing needed and bear testimony to
you this day that the Gospel oil the Lord
Jesus Christ is sufficient tor every cir
cumstance III life. It will make men
happy in poverty and in adversely; it
will make them happy in prosperity and
in plenty. 1t is not confined to one con.
diiion OF life; it extends over every con.
| clifton in which man can be placed. |
take delight this day, in this solemn
| assembly,in bearing my testimony 10 this.
Now, what can we say to you to en-
| treat you to honor the Priesthood that
God has restored? We do not ask YOU
to honor us Though it is difficult thing
to divest the Priesthood from the mani;
but We entreat you TO honor the Priest
hood. DO not allow the falsehoods that
| are told concerning the Priesthood to
enter into your heads. God is with this
Priesthood. He is with the Elders of
this Church, and with the First Presl-
dency and the Twelve Apostles, and
He will bear them off triuinphantly. He
will bear testimony TO itssfr being His
servants by the fruits that will follow
obedience to the counsels which thew
give We who love our religion cannot
do better than take this course. And
what, is the use OF our religion il we do
not love it and carry out It's principlesp
1t is OF no value to us, but will prove a
condemnation rather than blessing TO
| us.
feel 10 rejoice this day in the presence