Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27
REMARKS
the Salt
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.
lREPoRTED ny ARTHUR WINTER ]

power and the right 10 govern and con-
troll and administer salvation and eXllts-
ton and glory 10 their offspring wor Ids
without end. And what offspring they
do not have here, undoubtedly there
will be opportunities TO have them here
after. What else could man wish2 A
man and woman in the other life. hav-
ing celestial bodies, free from sickness
and disease, glorified and beautified be
yond description, standing in the midst
OF their posterity, governing and con-
trolling them, administering lite, exalta.
ton and glory, worlds without end!
Surprising person should have the OPP
portunity OF reigning over an immense
empire on this earth for hundred years.
tree from interruption and disturbance,
and all should be peace and harmony
throughout his dominion for that length
OF time. A great many men, no doubt.
would jump at such an opportunity, and
would sacrifice anything they had Tor it.
do not know how many there are in
this Church who would sacrifice their
prospects for such a glorious I'm the
eyes of the world position. Surprising,
further, that the people OF this vast em-
pire were given the power TO live even
| JCdlSs anu pNiSOh
| have the privilege OF sitting upon the
throne and governing and controlling,
| for a thousand yeas. a people that
would live in harmony with the princi-
| pies OF truth and peace and happiness,
and no division or turmoil should exist
| in that empire till the thousand years
had passed away-supposing all this,
what is that TO the prospects that God
| has unfolded 10 the Latter-day Saints
an endless reign over our offspring, from
| all eternityto all eternity. Now, this is
actually what the Lord has promised.
1t is not anything that man has devised
| TO entertain the negotiations OF people;
| but it is the word of God. Therefore
we can determine as to what course we
| should take and what sacrifices we
would make before we would lose these
| glorious prospects. We also can mar
vel and wonder that God should have
| revealed these things to US. Many Of
| us have received the spirit OF these
| promises,,t to that extent that we un.
| doubtedly feel that we would sacrifice
anything and everything rather than lose
these beau ilul prospects.
=. Now, it's not necessary that we shout 1
| go mourning all through this lite in or.
| der to secure these promises. i say, let
men serve God faithfully and energetic.
ally. and be cheerful. / would not say,
that under some circumstances person
can show cbeerfulness. Even Jesus,
himself, when in agony upon the cross,
| was in a position where He could not
very well exercise a feeling of cheerful.
: ness. There are times when persons
| are brought into conditions where il
would be very difficult, if not impossi'
| IA Ia tn oh nt,l
such times are very few.
Referring to the habits and practices
that Brother Penrose has been speaking
about, 1t is good thing for persons to
get into proper habits and practices, and
then they are not SO liable to make
mistakes as they otherwise would be.
For instance, a girl starts to learn to
pay piano. She has to learn to strike
with this hand and then with the other
hand, this key and then that key, in
order to produce music from that instru.
ment Ii may take her long time to
do this; but when she has learned and
got into the habit of striking the keys
correctly and properly, she can go on
and play tune alter tun. without a mis-
take. But suppose she should be care.
less in learning 10 play. would she not
be sure TO make mistake every time
she endeavored to play tunep She
certainly would. But she does not make
these mistakes ii she has learned Cor
rectly and has not become discouraged.
l have noticed that many young ladies',
and young men, too, start in to learn
music, but get discouraged, and, failing
to persevere, they do not succeed in
accomplishing that which they under.
took. You may notice the same thing
among the Lalter-day Saints. Persons
get baptized, and thev feel to rejoice in
the Gospel and that which is uniolded to
them. They prosper well Tor time; but
after awhile they cease to peIseverei
they become soured, perhaps, at some
things they experience in their acqu amt.
ance with their brethren who, per.
chance, are not wise, and they turn their
backs upon the principles in which they
took SO much delight in the beginning
and go into darkness.
Brethren and sisters, | want TO say a
few wo DIS in relation 10 the work we are
doing in the temples OF the Lord. In
the salt Lake Temple we have had large
companies for several weeks past, which
gives us great delight. We are sati, fl d
that the spirit OF temple work is increas-
ing among the Latter day Sa nts, and we
| nope llll5 ihllll Will NOlltlluG FOuI telfl-
plies have been erected in this State al
the expense of several millions OF dol.
lars, and they have been dedicated to
the Lord We feel when We go in.
10 these temples that we enjoy the Spirit
oil the Lord more iully than in any other
place. They are the Lords buildings,
and His most important work is carried
on within Their walls We are satisfied
at least am, and believe many OF the
brethren look upon it in the same light
that the most important work that Lat
ier-day Saints can do on this earth is
tn Il OF opening the door for the saliva
ton OF their kindred oead. There is
but one way in which men can receive
salvation, exaltation and glory, and that
is through the order OF baptism and the
ordinances connected Herewith. Nc
mortal man or woman will ever receive
celest al glory unless he or she has been
baptized, receiving this ordinance per.
soually or by proxy. That is the order
that God has established. In the temple
we receive people and do not quest on
their right to come in and do the work
they desire, II they have proper recon.
mendation. That matter is eft entil ely
To the re pective Bishops and Presidents
of Stakes, and we 10 not 60 behind the
recotd. We welcome them there, and
we intro1uce them to al the blessings
, md ordinances, with but one exception
that are given there. While Sometimes
doubt whether some persons that reach