Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13

6,.. .,,c,, trials. never had o. desire.
,,,.it a, have experience OF this
Kind We sometimes meet people VINO
say they would like 70 have Wl,nessel
iho trials Of the early salntH anu t,h. ~,
n part In them, hut ! my, w. VIZ ,c,i
vou ,cbnt ia desire: II II 10 be tested
and trird only go far az II necessary
10 otiaitfv mo FOR the duties which
have been imposed upon me. and to
gain an cxaitatlon In the presence or
my Heavenly Father.
regret exceedingly that from my
earliest rccoilcctious J have had 70 us
Ton to mo servants N the Lord plead
inr. with very little success, with the
people to live their religion. MY own
counsel and advice o. inc lsltt.t-uhs
Saints have been TO do their duties 70
wards God and to Keep tho coHnlshu
ments that Iio has given thein; Not,
withdrawing the brethren have laboicd
hard 10 teach the Saints their duties.
and have frequently repeated the cont
mnndmenta Of the Lord unto TINS PEG.
pie. many OF thcm have not yet learned
the necessity uf performing their duueH'
] believe n were TO call for those poo
pie hero today who have been taurht
and believe nii the revelations contained
ln the book ~ Doctrine ana Covenants
tn be the inspired words " God, ana
that Joseph Smith WINS Prophet N
God. nearly mn who nre In this conrro-
rtfiun would rnise their hands ana Say
thfy knew those things To- be true. hut
n I were tn cnil for all thuf1 who had
boon absolutely honest with God iu
hopping Ills commandments. ] 1u
Hfrin "a majority ~ tho congregation
would not raise their haufn. N wsrU
to NIX f0r those who observed the
Word M Wisdom, and who ala not
Hu0nd portion NJ their means fOr 60.
lnco and lipuor. and who paid nu h1n-
oet uthinr 10 the Lord. onn.h'if OF
those here today would. I am afraid
fall 20 IRE their hands. \ great
majority would answer that they had
received their ondowmrnta IN tho TOM
nlo Of Cod that thfy had entered into
covenants with the Lord They know
the covenants that thov have mndc
with our Heavenly rather. mud how
many nrc there who carry out these
covenants that they have entered intoT
! have heard n great many people. IN
my time. pray unto tho tnri FOR hissa.
inEH. And thny would dedicate their
time ana strength nni on thnt thcv
posarfHnd for the onward advancement
M the Kingdom ~ God, but whom they
nrp called upon 20 hoip tho church IN
financial way thcy are VERY careful
90 keep their means MA from thu Lord
they Keep Il Tor their own advancement
We nrr not ready ana willing 20 koru
ihn commandments Of God but we nrn
ready and willing 60 carry out our own
Wishes We DO not naf what n r. a..
flrcd That W. should DO. but generally
Huit ourselves nH Co what we would like
10 DO. o. this rirht9 No. IL ~ not.
fo.l that there o. plenty Of room FOR Inn
pfnvtmfut ana we should Improve.
We hoard THE morning about r0mo
NJ Tho trials and fluctuations our faith
ura had To- pass through. and President
Cannon said he expected 20 see the day
when our financial troubles would ynn-
iHh. nH ouf other troubles have dis
appeared. have faith that ali those
who have been honest with God In the
past VIII soon be- delivered from ths
bondage of debt ! expect that u great
many ~ tho t.lttor.dav Saints. De-.
fore the DAY Of that dcliycfnuce. viii
be- made O. remember the covenant
which they have made with tho Lord
They have not been honcrt with the
Lord. A. one OF the inspired mon OF
old said. the people had robbed the
Lord in their tithos and onoriHEH.
my when tho fattcr-dny Saints viii
pay an honest tlthlng unto the Lord
there will BE- no need Of talking about
debts ana 81 being IN the bondage ~
debt. hut the trouble ~ We do not do
H. Scores of mon compromise with
lINN lHNlN NW wv NA"NN % AZ NNAM NNH
the dollar. ana they rob Him OF the
other 20 cents. They discount their
dcbtn 90 tho Lord 90 per cont Why, "a
man would be- nrhumcd Of himself a.
go into Il. C.. NJ. J. and ask Il 60 kuo't
IN % per cent from hlf hlll. but with
God they discount their hlllH 10 cents.
% cents and 90 cents on the dollar.
and then call themselves honest 7
wish che Lord would inspire IN with
70 determination 60 be honest ana that
the brethren could inspire this feeling
among tho inttor.day fa!itn. 20 that
we would an Try 60 be- upflrht w'Ih
the Lord. a man win say, II owe my
nolrhhor and must pay him before I
can settle my tithinr" Well. I know 1
owe lots OF my nciThhorH and they Try
20 collect from me. liut 7 owe God AN
honest tithlnr; iir has given me
testimony OF Jesus ana n hope 81 otefs
nal NE. ana I intond 90 pay Him hfrt
and my noirhhnrH afterwards. n ~
our duty 90 settle with the Lord FIRST.
and intend 90 do II. with the help of
my Heavenly Father Aud want
to say 90 you. N you VIII ~ honest
with the Lord. paying your tlthlnr and
keeping His commandments. lie VIII
not only bless you with the Hight ana
Inspiration ~ Ills Holy Spirit. hut You
Will he blessed IN dollars ana cents.
YOU viii be enabled 90 pay your debts,
and the Lord viii pour out temporal
blessings upon you IN great hbunh-
nuce.
MAY tho Lord bless and guide ua By
the Inspiration Of Ills Spirit always,
~ my prayer IN the name OF Jesus
christ. Amen