Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

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..,s-,on against one another and for
80. no, one another In their hearts
"a sor this evil they were afflicted
and sorcly chas'entd'
.,v,.r,fofe say unto you. that ye
oy,bt 10 forgive one another, for he
49,, forelrsth not bic brother his tres
-, s,andoih condemned before
~. tord. Tor there rcmaineth In him
,be rrraier sln. doc. and Gov, Sec.
q. pars. s md %
aror whose ia faithful unto the OBJ
tanning these two pricsthoods Of which
hive spoken. and the magnifying
thslr calling. are sanctined BY the
Spirit unto the renewing Of their
tdica;
"Thoy become the sons Of Moses and
Of Aaron and the seed of Abraham.
aud the church and Mngdom, ANA the
and also an they who receive this
Priesthood rocoiycth me, saith thc
Lord
'For h. Tint rccelvcih my servants
frrniVcth mos
And he that rceelvcth me roccivcth
ny Father.
"And he that rcccivcth my Father,
ftcaIvoth my Fathers kingdom. there
f5ra an that my Father hath SHAH BE-
given unto him.
"And this ~ according 10 the oath
ara covenant which bcionEcth 10 the
ptltsthood
therefore. all those who receive the
Priesthood, rrcaivuth this oath and
cayfnant ~ my Father. which he can-
r0i break neither can II b. moved"
uloc and Gov, Fec. ~ Tarr. 30 90 f01
With the exercise u your faith. /
wish 10 ray a few words perhaps not
altorfthrr IN connection with what
! have rad. but ~ the Spirit shall
dictate always fDcl ycry dependent
ana humble when ! stand before and
attempt 10 address people that have
been serving thc Lord and. NJ least
o. general thing. are worthy 10 be-
called f.attef.day Saints. q people that
have received knowledge OF the
thinFr " God, and are moving onward
IN iha path 0f oxnltntinn aud glory 10
ne fulneFT Of their salvation. A.
believe. when We come together NJ We
have this beautiful morning. IA no
comes our privilege 90 receive instruc-
Won from those prrHnns that address
uH and n we do not the fault. gen-
orally. Il IN ourselves n n our priv.
iloFe 40 Lattef-duy Saints 60 seize
uuor those opportunities that are
AFFORDED ua 10 make n proper prepar-
sil1n Tor the scenes that are before ~
ard in which We may be called 10 act.
ard ns the difficulties which We hav-
e meet shall Increase upon uH per-
hnfa and become harder 10 overcome.
W need more sfrrnrth IN order 90 r..
81 the temptations and 20 discharge
its obligations that doyoivr upon ua
] suppose II would be- with Lnttor-day
Saints generally az with me In regard
% this polnt-that aH we advance In
Ifaft and come nearer 10 what we
generally consider as the time of our
departure into the other life we are
more Inclined 60 devote our thoughts
and reflections upon those things that
W anticipate W. may receive IN the
next NE, the circumstances that may
surround ua thorc. and tho proper
PREPARATION that We have made ana
ar making 10 reach that which we
anticipate. ! know II IN 20 with me
in my 9th year u naturally occurs 20
mo unt Il N very wei 20 take into
confldrration these matters. and deep
" i01i % reflect upon the past, 90 see
whether we have improved the uppor-
tlrltoH along the line ~ our travel.
fr1 been making the proper prrphrR-
uoni ana n We have not done this. 20
t,ek now 10 make amends with double
diligence We have n perfect fight 90
md fHinnd something uf what we may
ifolFu Ia the other lie. We have 20
rfrf almost everything In accom-
ilahlng the duties that are Imposed
lrln ua In moving along In this line
hll we have chosen. In the past, IN
W had time We might relate the ynrl-
guf facflhctH the t.htter-dny Saints
have been called, to make; and II they
d.d not make those sacrinces their
because NJ the llght which they had
revived and the knowledge they had
oi What they should do. II has proved
wv truly with the f.httcr-day Saints
Wat Jesus said on a certain occasion.
ht,n lir compared the Kingdom Of
~ 20 "a man seeking pearls. Having
tlhd ono of very great value. he went
~ .nld an that he possessed that he
lkht SECURE that pearl. Then again
Ne compared II unto man that found
measure In n field. which. having
i.uhd, h. went md sold everything
Wii d. pnaHelafcd IN order that he
.lthi come In ponseHai0n ~ that treas
w That has been tho case with the
Aalilf-iny Saints. We have been
lfd 10 ruffor and 10 rncrlhce that
hfh WnH more dear 10 ourselves
.n our lives. ana some have been
led 90 fRcrfce their mortal exist
-. having been placed In clfcnr-
Fence INT they could not avoli
Nrilng, ihr losa ~ their lives. We
~ ealld upon daily 20 make aacri-
49, The Lord requiring this NJ our
ANlh ana We a. general ihlng
a.lnf complied, IL II our privilege I"
.roN something IN regard 10 the fu-
what viii DO the result Of this
,ngp what will be- the result ~
is,,hs upon this path. Indeed n
49, t.nAY saint san hardly sustain
A. M ho Church Of Ood uniasa he
~, Hei come krowielse II thls kind,
49, '4nn9t be- unfoilcd oV common
rsoril /, We nre no better than other
F,1l.e Y this be moi 40.
pseBlle, loll something that IL very
~ t w regard 10 the promises that
hielini ana which 1 know win he
49, " We ON our part do our duty,
sbo,,, h4i lived In this church for
out .Ai y,tNo years without finding
be- va, lhliH l devoted myself 10
no ,nl 10 receive something that
throt.t man enn receive except
Hoiv ", lne spirit ana power Of tho
M tb tNlhN ana the Lord has shown
n, lhlngs ana made me 10 understand
S- az clearly as tho sun II nanr-
com N ,'Elid 10 what shall be ;he out
~" i lnoae i.ntter-day Saints that
says: 70 'heir e"illnss' dshha
ys,I ir that reoolyeth me roeoiye,h my
,., And he that rooelyeth my Father.
fo,s ., , my Fathers hnglo there
givsn !hnt my Father hath shall be
c5y a,s is IN the Book OF Doctrine and
Testa,an..' Now, II It were In the New
ini,h, NNhl some people, though they
.ANht not undarat.,,i q .,,,ta 49,.