Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-27
DISCOURSE
81 ., the shY'sr'' Lake city Utah sunday
the '''I aornIua April 9th. 1893 by
-e,nFNT JOSEPH F. SMITH.

III God. yet Instantly. on teeilulnT
orr AMBER senses nnd recovering from
mn l.pse into the power Of darkness,
10 fcsi humble. rorcntant. and 10 ask
forrivancsa Tor the wrong that we
bevo done to ourselves. and pcrChnncc
H. othsrr Tho great. earnest over
wbolminr desire. which is born ~
The truth and ~ the witness ~ the
Holy Spirit. In the hcnrts Of the pco.
III v.h6 obey the truth. assumes sway
and again takes possession of our
s0uia. 20 lead ua on w the path ~
duty This n my testimony. ana
know II IL true
"Ard We. ourselves. also. through
the innnitc goodness 81 God, and tn
manifestations NJ His Spirit have
4ront views u that which in 90 como.
aud were II cypcdlont. We could proph-
and II IL thc faith which we have
had on the things which our king hnr
spoken unto uH. thnt has brought us
in this great snowlnlgc, whereby We
80 roinIrc with such exceeding rront
Toy" Messiah Book NJ Mormon, chap.
O. w. ana 81
Here now IN the following words n
what ! wish 90 call your attention %.
d hrinr especially IN harmony with tho
reference have fcnd from the Doc
tflne and Covenants In relation 60 the
oath and covenant of the everlasting
Priesthood
And We are willing 10 enter into n
covenant with our God Go do His Will.
aud 90 be- ohcdicnt 60 llla command.
mcnts In an things. that lie shall COM
mnnd ua. an the remainder ~ our
days that we may not bring upon
ourselves never cndinr torment. ne
hnr been spoi,rn by the angel. that we
may not drink out of the cup u the
wrath ~ God
and now. these arc tho words which
King ~ niamln desired Of them: and
therefore he said unto them. We have
spoken The words that I desired; ana
ihs covenant which yc have made IN
n righteous covenant" iM1Hlnh. chap
6. vi. o and 81
surely II ~ righteous covenant.
n could not b. other than righteous
covenant. Tor the covenant wna with
God 20 do Ills will. 10 be- obcdicnt 10
Ills commandments In an things all
the remainder Of their days Ccr-
talniy this IL good this IL a proper
covenant 60 mako on the part Of fnlll-
bic man. and II II an eternal covonant.
entered into with that Eternal God
who deals with His children not NJ
temporal or mortal beings. who appear
% live but short span In the earth
and then pass away, but who deals
with reference TO the Immortality Of
has done for the children Of men that
is solely Of n temporal character He
deals with uH with View 90 our otor-
nal being. our Immortality: with refer
ence 20 the fact that We are Ills chill
dran. or ought 10 be-. and viii be- when
/ We enter Into this covenant and OBJ
tain the change OF heart which enter
ms into this covenant IA sure 20 bring
a. The honest IN heart.
And now, because ~ the covenant
which yc have made, W shall be called
tho children OF Christ. His sons, and
J Ills daughterr; Tor behold. this day
lis hath spiritually hegotton you; Tor
y Gay that your hearts are changed
through faith In His name. therefore,
y are born of Him. ana have become
lils sons aud Ills daughters.
ana under this head, yo are made
frcc, aud there II no other head where
by 50 can be made free There II no
3 other name given whereby salvation
/ cnmelh, therefore, would that yo
should take upon you the name OF
Christ all you that have entered into
/ me covenant with God. that SO should
| b. ohcdlont unto the end ~ your lives.
And u shall come 10 pass that who
HneNcr dueth this shall be- found az
I tho right hand 81 God. for No. shall
know the name by which he n called.
I igr he shall BE- called BY the nnmo OF
christ" lMoaiah, 9Th chap. Va, :. s
Think Of that who understands
~. Import. the scope Of ~ mcanlnrf
iie shall be called by the name Of
And now II shall come 10 pass.
that whoaoever shall not take upon
lhgm the name az Christ. must boz
called by some other nnmo; therefore.
God
And I would that 80 should re-
member also, that this n the name
mat l said I should give unto you that
never should be- blotted out. except II
BE- through tranagression. therefore.
XXX ne heed that ye DO no, ,re1nsgr,eaa;
Your hearts" Tvs. 10 and III
ln other words, aH the Doctrine and
Covenants has a.
Therefore. an those who receive tho
Priesthood, receive this oath and cove
nnnt OF my Father. which h. cannot
break. neither can II be moved:
"tut whose brcakoth this covenant
after he hath received II. and alto.
Ftlher turneth therefrom, shall not
nave forgiveness OF sins Ia this world
nor IN the world 10 come"
! wish 90 ndmonish this vast con-
| course Of people TO take this great
truth 10 their hearts. Let II take pos
session OF your minds, think upon II,
consider well your standing. and your
continuance In repentance and the re-
mission Of sins. and IN the love OF
ruth, ana In the earnest desire TO do
rght and forsnke an evil Consider
yourselves ana see whether you have
/ UnufgroHaed this great covenant into
which you have entered. because n
you have and you do not repent Of H..
nut continue IA disubedleuce 10 this
covenant, and choose 10 remain In sin,
thon, as God livel, ana as lie has
spoken In Ills word. there In no for.
ElVonesa for you In this world nor In
the world 20 come. II Gods word IL
true nj all, then this IN true' and II
applies 10 such Of MS az have entered
INTO the new and everlasting covenant,
having been born again, or spiritually
bcRntten Of Christ, and having be-
come the sons and daughters OF God.
continue from the Book OF Nor
mon
II say unto you. I would that We
should remember TO retain the name
written always In your hearts that We
nre not found on the left hand OF God.
but that ye hear and know the voice
I by which ye shall DO called, ana also
the name by which lie shall call You,
For how knoweth n man the mas,
ter whom he has not served, and who
" a stranger unto him, and IL FAR from
the thoughts ana intents OF his henri 2
And again; Doth a man take nm
nHH which helonRoth 90 his nelghbor.
ana Keep him2 l say unto you, Nav,
he win not oven suffer that no sheli
feed among his docks. but win drive
| hiln away, ana cast him out. I say
unto you, even 80 shall n be anon,
you, II 20 know not the namo by which
7 ye are called.
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