Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-20


latter. day SANTA Mnlennial start
Tboso VIM embrace tue G,spel IN
sincerity AMI who live lives OF o1nsisi.
enc Lattef.day Saints make no mis-.
take, aud are not deceived BY nUoopt.
log the doctrines OF what IL commonly
called Mofmonlsm. raere are no re-.
quiremeoti made Of Latier.day Saints
but such as will, n complied with,
benefit them IN this life ~ well "a 10
the life 10 come. Regarding life even
from tho standpoint Of an unbolloyer
10 the hereafter, tho true a. spell, 10
taught aud pfaollcud by this people,
will bcuoflt those who embrace ~,
because n will enable them 10 enjoy
this llio to tho greatest extent. The
reason for this Ia easy 10 discover; the
laws OF the Gospel arc strictly ia ao.
cordanoe with thu laws Of nature; aud
u ~ universally admitted that the oh.
tervance Of thu laws OF nature brings
lie own reward, for oil who break these
laws must suffer for 40 doing.
To hold fellowship with the Latter.
day Saints II 10 necessary for people 10
be strictly honest ana vir,uoue, and
moral In every eento OF tho term. but
unholievefs ~ vol ~ believers ackuow.
ledge that obaiience TO the laws OF
mofnlily, like the observance OF the
laws OF nature, IL amply repaid In this
life, TO say nothing Of the fewaTd such
conduct will merit IN the hereafter.
Ia the revelation given to the Latte .
day Saints and known ~ tho Wort o.
Wisdom they are taught what thin n
are Injurious 10 their bodies, and alio
what things are good fof food. BY
giving htei TO the counsola containtu
In this revelation people can enjoy the
greatest degree OF mental aud pnysic Il
health that II Ia possible TO navn In thiu
life; ami harpiuees IN mortality do.
ponds very much upon health Of minl
aud body.
One VI the doctrine. Of tho Gospel 1.
that Of tithing. The LAiter.day Haiuts
consider II duty ana a privilege q
ray q tonih OF their Income u TIT
LORD; hnd, strange as II may seem,
the practice OF this principle will benc.
NJ y person temporarily NJ well ~
spiritually. There arc thousands who
eau testify TO this fact, having proven
u by personal experiences. Men who
have had this experience freely al.
init that they have pr0enered more "a
financial wRy by observing this
principle thau when noglectinR o. d.
70. The Same might bo said In regard
10 keeping tbs Sabbath "A day Of
reaL Those who do 90 are able n
perform more satisfactory worn In Elk
days than those who work the seven
days.
Mankind arc therefore not deceived
when they accept OF the Gospel and
comply with Ia regulations. People
are not miAlsu when they are railed
from condition Of poverty aud dtali.
tuition 10 one OF prosperity; they are
not dolnded when emAnolpated from
their bondage TO appetite aud passion
and given freedom OF soul and n will
power that will save them irom future
enslavomeni; nor arc they deceived
when all spifiiual doubt and unoor.
tainty arc cleared from their minds,
When thoy aro inspired with n glorious
hope for the hereafter, ami an unmls.
taxable knowledge that the coureo
they are taking 10 acceptable and pleae-
log 10 the Lord. These arc some OF
the changes wrought upon tho oondi.
tion OF those who embrace Mormon.
ism. They are tho fruits that spring
from tue seeds OF the true Gospel Of
Christ whom implanted within the
hoart VI an honest soul.