Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-06

.rd IL not active In trying tn Hfur
.tt.fr fn n knowledge OF fh. TRUTH il
.n unavoidable servant; he d. mot mHg.
It.Itlrg his calling. nor doing hIH duty
| And De should be willing Co DO fh.a
! Without money and without prize. and
Ith1ut expectation Of any earthly rn.
yard no should boz willing iu dn n
because he loves the souls 81 men, amid
| I..fuso he prizes the glorious F.f,
! ubIrh h. has received. and hs a
anxious that an his fellow crUutur
| Inuv also uuHaraa the pearl hHN q
| price which he has received hlms
| we teach that men must not onlN Don.
| love In the Lord Jesus christ but tH.i
| ihoy should believe Loo liIa Father aH
wen. and In the Holy Ghost Heli.yiua
| .u these. they should repent OF th.'f
| Ina This rcouifoH action upon ilH
! r4rt OF the children ~ men. Sins 1r.
I nod frrUnted hy the mere vl'ltIuu uI
d tho will Sion have 60 sacrifice THEN
rfavnn npuotiton. their corrupt desires.
and their Cnrnal lrai4. 10 order Co for
sake Pin. And men that WIN not rrs
urnt cannot be- saved. though they may
| bHIlevc na forvcntlvnH the devil believes,
f1r be does believe. aud not only Hp.
| bui No. knows: yet he will not do that
which God requires. Having repent.
ed what nrNtf We must follow in the
footsteps or jesus christ. wn must du
ihs work that lie dld. What work
d.l tic do7 The very nrHt thing That
uo ana when BE came forth 90 tl the
mission iiiH Father had sent Tim upon
In the world. was 10 hunt M John. who
came before Co prepare tho way Tor
ma coming Ilr went to John 60 Doe
b1ptIsri John forbade Him at nrst
r1yinr that h. had need 90 D. hhUilz.A
NJ Him. nui Jesus said, "Suurr %
io be- so now; Tor thus Il hecomcth ~
30 uinu go nehteouHncss." lie onIl
ana what Ho required others 90 DO, aud
therefore tlc WIS baptized ~ John. J q"
was buried ln the water hy one Who
tld authority from God a. hlptlEa.
ana HH tic CIfno up ont NJ the wut.i
thp heavens were opened ana The Holy
Ghost. in the form of dove. descended
from the heavens upon Him. AMI n
voice came out nf the heavens. saying,
"rhlH Dr. ms beloved son, iu whom
nm we'll planHHd." ThOn Jesus went
forth ana called Ills disciples, ana lte
TAUGHT thUm-Whni7 Read His glorious
sermon on tho mount They were 10
do good Tor uyli. they were 90 sacrifice
rVrry craven appetite uf thHlr nature.
every fallen inclination " their hearts;
they were not Co pUrHTrutc others be-
cause they prosecuted them. they were
On pray Tor those who should despite
fully use them; they were 10 sock o. do
r,od 20 an mankind. obey the com
mln1mHntH ~ COD, and o. do the
ihlnrs that Jesus aid and that lie COM
mhnded.
This II the true Gospel II IL tho
power n Ocd unto Halvat0n WIN wc
receive ~ ~ not, We viii be rejected
uf N we reject u In part. thcn win We
D.. guilty % breaking the whole law,
because we viii not 81 qualified 20 en-
ter into the glory 81 God. ~ Into the
mansions that are prepared Tor tho just
until Wc arc Willing 90 receive the
truth ihe whole truth. and nothing but
tha truth ANA stand by a. whether We
hive any earthly reward or not
while listening a. tho brethren this
afternoon I was led 60 reflect upon
some of our friends who have passed
away, When We look back ana think
of President Young iicbsr g. klmhall,
Willard Richards. George A. Smith,
uuon Pratt, Farley pWtt. President
John Taylor hisrnHtul SNOW, ana tho
thousands Of Faithful. valiant Saints of
OOd who passed through tho pvuecu-
iuus in ohio. in Missouri. uui In illll-
tU'H, ana werH driven ftnm their homrs
limo and time and time again, ana I'm
ally out into the wilderness, with no
knowledge, except the promises u tho
unb Spirit IN their hearts, that hoy
would ever una a resting place Tor
their weary foot-drlvrn from thrlt
homes, their kindred, and their
friends with tho dlmmeHt prose
D cot lu the world. 30 lar uH human
knowledge or preHCieucn was concerned,
81 over reaching a haven of ruHt, but
tuidElng across The plains with weary
step, yet with mistaken confidence In
God ana unwayuring faith In Ills
NJ those scenes we cannot forget the
faithful men and wumen who passed
through them. They dld not faint hY
tho way. they ala not harkalld0. they
ala not turn from the truth. The
harder the trial, the more dlnicult the
journey. the greater the obstacles, the
more firm and determined they were
President Young. under the Influence
NJ the Spirit % God, led this people
away from the dOnaely settled portions
VI our country into this once bleak ana
iHulHtc waste, whore the Llrd know
what ne had In store for HIS people !
but which none OF ua fnrrsaw. I cannot
believe that the whole truth, such uH
we see u today ever dnWued upon any
NJ those who led US here, up 10 the |
lime OF their coming believe they |
built hetter than they knew I believe |
they were led by the power ~ God. step |
by step ana were taught precept upnn |
nroccpt, line upon lines In this way ITO |
proved their integrity and their devo- |
I
Yes ana even beyond death: FOR denth |
10 many of them would have been |
sweet, II would have been peaceful |
happy rest. compared with the toll ana /
trouble they had 10 endure Novsrthr. |
tfH che Lord brought us hcre |
But lie had 90 suffer the power Of our
'nemles 90 be- brought Into roqulsItlon.
n order 10 get no here. n the Prophoi /
Joseph Smith or President brigham |
Young had eallnl uunn The ,,.0f.t'
cave their peaceful homes ana their
happy surroundings 20 come ont INF,
his desert, | do not believe he coulr
nave found one out 0f 70 hundred tbpt
would have been willing 10 sncrl0os
Nhht they then enjoyed, with faith th,t
hey would bettor their condition m,
nat they were fulnlling the purpose M
ne Almighty In doing so, They were
'U humnni they were surrounded yyith
many weaknesses and lmperfoetions
ma We're too ahortsirhtcd 10 force.
nat which God fuieFaw. Now W. ,,.
'ore and look ne what has been accom-
'Fhed indeed what God bst,
'rought" We have not done II. ~
ord has done u. lie has remov@s
rom the soil ~ harronness. ana b,s
INen 10 u fertility and TO us pr1gnsrit,,
p every hand WIN we npprcol.t. .n
MIS- o. glft NJ God 10 az. ana win ,.
He II rIghtf VIII we remsut,,r az,
ora In the abundance on IIIs .it,
MO usY For ITO har not only woIr q.
huiN Tor uH 90 have fnlth. ana "a 49,
ent and 90 DO h1ntlzed. nnd a. -
ll,elVes pgfe ana unHp0ttcd from t,.
",!n, nul re mas made another lItns
,lulrement or ua, IN order 10 teal A..
nd 10 prove us wlthal. 10 sse wbot,,a
+ ore willing 70 obey Him ratb,r ,t,.
follow the lnellnations ~ ~ wv Il
lnds, tie hos required ,bat an, W.