Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03

their r'ssessi1ns In Missouri am atter'
wards IN fnlriis; many u them were
slaughtorcd BY MODS. thar prop'f'y
was c5nnscated. and IN 1874. on June
27ih. ihe Prophet Joseph Smith and his
brother Hyrum were shot 90 death by
nioboornts with blackened faces. at
Carthage, Illinois. Subsequently, the
body " the Saints were driven from
The CRY ~ Nauvol. which they ha0
bulF on the banks u the Mlssig-
slppl. ard under the leadership Of Brig
ham Young. who was the Prcsider:
Of the Twelve Apostles, the prosecuted
sain.s made their WY to Winter quar-.
,ers. on ghe banks OF the Missouri
river. near whore Council Bluffs now
stands u was there that the Mormon
| battalion Of 1--WE hundred able-bodled
men were enlisted. al the call Of the
President OF she United States. 90 aid
their country In the war with Mexico.
They were the Strength Of she body of
] the church. but were parted with In
the srue spirit Of patriotism. They
made an unparalleled march across the
deserts 10 their destination. leaving
ihelr families to struggle for existence
In ihe ihen unsettled region. In 1917
she famous Journey from the Missouri
river across the plains and mountains
was accomplished by Brigham Young
and the Pioneers. numbering one humid
red and foriy-threc men. shrec women
and two children. They rolched the
spot where salt Lake city now stands.
July 2iih ~ iha; year. Toe great
Temple. costing more than shree mil.
Ion dollars rsars hs towcra on The
spot where Brigham Young declared
at mat time. Here we will build the
Temple II our God"
Tho Church Of Jesus Christ of Lat
tcr.d,y Saints has now hs branches In
aii the civilized nations and upon many
islands ~ che SEA. II has sixteen
hundred Elders In the mission neld.
iaboring wlihou, pay. Its membership
numbers about 10000 1t has four
m1Rnincsu, Temples. In which are adj
mlrssisrcd ordinances for che living
and che dead. I, IL presided over by
Lorenzo sn1w. George o. cann5p
aud Joseph y. Smith. Apostles Of Je.
sus Chrig holding the keys OF 1he king.
dom Of Heaven. with the binding and
No-lng power which cnrig conferred
upon Peter. James ana John. and
which they restored 10 earth. I, has
Twelve Apostles TO open the door Of
the kingdom In all nm.lUns and set In
order the AFFAIRS Of the Church. u, has
all the orders Of che Christian ministry
and Priesthood which were In the
Church during the first century of the
Christian era. " administers the same
ordinances and enjoys she same unity,
power. spiritual Gifts ana divine COM
munioations as were then bestowed.
Mormonlsm afiirms the personality Of
oud and the universal diffusion OF His
Spirit az the NE and sght of all things.
n teaches that the spirit ~ man - the
offspring Of God and existed as u
living entity before che Incorporation In
a mortal body. that 81 will not only con-
,lnue after dot,h. hut Will be clothed
upon with rcsurrectcd body IN such
degree Of Rnry and progrcss as !; shall
he lifted for by the deeds done IN the
flesh: that nii mankind Will be rilHcd
from the dead. and be judged accord
sng 10 their works. that In order 10
gain the celestial or blghen, degree NJ
glory. men md women mus, be born
~ water. by baptism. ana ~ the
spirit. by the Elft " the Holy Ghost.
obtained through the laying ON ~
hands. and mus; then ''ilve by every
word that procecdcth gu, Of the
mouth NJ God:" that punishment will
be awarded 90 the wicked according
10 their dement's; that while Gods pun
ishmcnt IL eternal. because lie n the
eternal iawglvcr. sinners receive Of that
punishment In dekrce and for the nee
cssafy time 10 bring them 10 repent
anee and reformation; that the Cos
pei preached To men IN the flesh In and
Viii be preached 10 those In the spirit
who have departed from the body with
GA, the opportunity of receiving the
pure truth a. revealed from heaven.
that che living Saints may ofiichte N
sacred places IN behalf Of their dead
ancestors and relatives IN .hc ordi-
nanccs necessary for salvation; that
the coming of The Savior to reign as
King u kings II near at hand, aud that
this Gospel OF the kingdom Is to be
preached 10 all nations ~ witness Of
It's advent tha, the Kingdoms Of this
world will become the kingdom Of God
and His Christ; that Satan will be
bound. the earth be cleanscd from cur
rup.lon and the glory Of God will COW
er u as che waters cover the deep. ana
thu, eventually al maa.kind. with the
exception ~ the sons ~ petdition. who
sin agHns, the Holy Ghost after ha, .
ing received ~. viii be- saved IN some
degree u happiness, usefulness AMI
Thry.
Marriage among the I.attcr.day
Saints " a saommcni. n " solemnlEcd
fnr time and for all e,ernliy. n'is sealed
on earth by one having divine author.
ny. aud IL therefore sealed IN heaven.
Death may part the pair Tor a dime.
hut The bond being eternal. cinnot be
sundered by death or by any power
that L. not divine, This union Of the
sexes Is essential 20 perfect eNaita,ion
IN the celestial world. The marriage
does not take place In or after the res
direction. but In this HE. where the
| parties are tested On thelr proha,fnn