Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-11

I Coz. cay that no young man VINO
returns from a mission and who has
reoeiyed the witness OF the HOLY
Shirt and has seen the gifts ana
praces of the Gospel manifested,
will ever loose that warmth, that
fire nnd that determination to labor
Tor the advancement OF the Kingdom
OF God go long as he Ia iaithiul IN
keeping the commandments OF Gou'
But [ regret to eay that there are many
voupg Elders that stand up as
these young brethren have done here
todny and beor witness that they know
that God lives, that the heavens have
been opeue1, that Joseph Smith was a
Prophet OF God, and that the everlast-
ing Goapel has again been restored TO
the earih-I say L regret to cay that
many OF them after they return home
discontinue their lablrs and forget TO
work for the advancement OF that
kingdom, ana the Spirit OF the Loru
leaves them. l remember as well as
though 1t were yesterday when TINS
young brother GLIDER Spence)
who has been speaking was Get
apart for a mission. femem'
Der distinctly that when we blessed
him We blessed him that he shoulu
have particular power, ana tha' ne
should DO abuBdanlly blessed upon mat
mission. l remember the testimony
OF the Spirit that came to me while my
hands were upon that young name
head. / remember that L was reauy
aud willing to predict that he Woui1
be successful anu fulfill a miseion that
would be an honor to him anu an
honor TO his father and mother and
| al 4 "a bat Ia
| remember standing with Brother
John Henry Smith when he laic ms
hands upon q GRANDSON OF Heber u.
Kimbau, and l remember the spirit
and Inspiration that came upon him
while be was blessing that boy. do
know that the light and the inspiration
| of the Spirit oil God rests upon the men
| that labor for the onward advance
ment Of the Kingdom o. God ut home
| or abroad. 1 know that every man,
woman and child among the Latter
day Saints who keeps the command-
ments OF God has burning In his or
her heart q testimony oil the divinity
OF this work. l know that every
| Lstter-day Saint that lives upon the
lace Of the earth who is keeping the
commandments OF Goa realizes and
knows that the Prophet Of Coo stands
at the head OF the work OF God.
know that every Latter-day Saint
who Is keeping the c mmanments u
God knows that these men the leaders
OF the church, are not designing,
that they are not wicked, that they are
not trying to letter the Latter-da>
Saints. And l bear witness to you
here today tuat the Lstter.day Saint
who stands up ana raises his voice and
declares that the servants OF God nTe
trying to letter the Latter-dny SaiDtf
must repent OF that or ho Will be
damneL! Mark 1t down, ye Latter
day Sal Is, and repent OF your sins, II
there he any OF you within the sound
OF my voice who have been guilty oil
this, l tell you that Wiliotu Woouruf
ia u Prophet OF God. l.tell you thai
his counselors are Prophets OF God. l
tell you that the Apostles are thu
A postles OF the LORI Jesus Christ
And l tell you, Latter.dsy Saints, II
you lift your hand against them you
Will witner In the faith OF the Gospel
May God guide us by His Spirli, ash
1t In the name Of Jesus. Amen.
The choir sang the anthem "Let the
Mou talns Shout for jay" after which
the choir and congregation sang III,
Doxoiogy and bsnediction was pro
nounceu by Elder Jonn Henry Smith.