Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
DISCOURSE
,s at tho sSyesb,h Annual Conference the Church. In
the rsberuaele sst Lake city Utah sunday
Morning, April ION 1893. BY
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.

ton OF 81 Juhni
TO him that overcomcth will grant
to VT with me on my throne. even ~
! also ovofcamc. and am eat down
with my Father In his throne"
There nro many Scriptures bearing
npln this point I believe in this
believe that we are the sons and
daughters Of God. and that uo hHa
bestowed upon ua the capacity f0r in-
finite wisdom and knowledge. because
lie has given W. a portion u Himself
we are told that We were made In His
own Image. and we ind that there II
q character Of Immortality IN the soul
u man. There n a spiritual organism
within this tabernacle and that spirit
uni organism has "a divinity On Itself.
though perhaps IN an infantilr state.
but IL has within itself the cHptbllty
Of improving and advancing. ns tho
infant that receives Huatouuuca from
ita mother. Though the infant may
be- very Ignorant, yet there are poHei-
hiiitios IN Il that by passing through
the various ordCala Of childhood TO
maturity enable u TO rise 60 "a superb
ority that ~ perfectly marvellous.
compared with ita lnfantilo Ignorance.
why and how u u that th.s la ac.
cnuplish0d7 because II pors HHea the
anrccutihilltira and the capabilities OF
10 father, SO IN regard 60 uurHaivrr
There n u divinity within ourselves
that II Immortal md never dies Thou
sands and thousands Of years hence
We viii be ourselves. and nobody else,
~ far nH our individuality is con-
ccrnud Thnt never dies fum ai
eternity 90 nil eternity. Immortality
never dies, and u H. Immortal We
are na children growing and iucroas-
Ing In knowledge and wisdom. Sons
men we read u. like Elijah. Elisha,
Samuel. on Moses great prophets. ad-
ynnccd themselves 20 that degree OF
knowledge. and develop their minor
TAI possibilities 10 an extent that in
perfectly astonishing. Ana ycu and I
viii have 20 advance IN this line until
We control those things that the world
cannot possibly do.
A. / read hero. there wna ono thing
that the disciples of the Savior did not
accomplish-they did not succeed IN
establishing that union OF spirit ana
feeling that they ought 60 have had.
aud the Lord chaateuod them Tor a.
The Lord requires that men should
forgive one another, even seventy times
seven. And even u the party does not
ask forgiveness. We arr 20 forgive for
certain number Of times. lie that
forfiycs not hlA brother. we arr told
therc rCmaincth IN him the greater
Hin-thnt On. he Il gruatUr sinner than
tie pcrFon that offended him. The
Lord requires az 10 love our noiEhbol
az We do uurHclvtn--n pretty difficult
matter undnr many circumstances
but We viii have 10 reach that point
Moses. through the divinity that was
always with him, did some cxtraor-
binary thingn The people Of Israel
had abused him In every condition
They continually went contrary TO hii
counsel. and on a certain occasion thcy
appointed a captain 60 take. thcm hach
into Egyptian bondage. IL was ~
much az he could possibly bear TO put
az with their indlgnitica. Finally ths
Lord became angry. His patience be-
came exhausted. and lie made up Ills
mind that lie would destroy every
one Of them. EXCEPT MufeH, and He
would take him and make him what
he proposed 20 do with larnei-a
mighty nation There are very few IN
these days but would have jumped NJ
hat opportunity. 90 become M u were
the starter Of new world, ~ n mighty
and an everlasting kingdom. That
was proposed 90 Moses by tho Lord.
Wen, Moses had educated himself by
the spirit Of God that he WAS able 20
act IN that way thnt he might save
the house OF Israel on that very cx-
trnordiunry occasion. He called upon
tho Lord With mighty faith. and con-
verned with Him. He tried 10 explain
90 Him that Il was not good PROPOSE
ton AZ the least. He argued with Him
a. one man argues with another, How
was he capable ~ doing thlHf Why,
Ne had seen uod face 90 face. No some
men have seen Him IN these latter
days, and be knew that h. eoula req. a-
son and talk with Him. lie told the
Lord that n He did what He pro
posed-dostroy IsrHei-the nations
around would say that lie had under
taken task that lie could not sue.
rrod In accomplishing. Wei, the Lord
changed His mind. 20 " reads, hhd
aid not that which lie had INTENDED
20 do. Now. whether the Lord hnu
disposition In this matter 20 Try Moses,
may be n question: but the distinct
understanding with Moses was mat y
lie aid not plead with the Lord AL
Israel would he destroyed. II was tho
divinity within Moses, brought IN 20
such high noint, that nhled him
10 do this. There was q divinity with
IN Abraham also No mortar nun
could have done what Abraham DID
taking up on Mount Morlnh his only
son na n sacrince-oxccpt he were IN
spired and Ind n divinity within him
20 receive that inspiration. We read
of these extraordinary mnnlfeatntionr
In the lives Of the prophets, We ma
men al the present day that never
funln nnNN unNt MNAA Ni'a ANff NNff''
never could have made tho shcrineer
they have, unless there hnd been a
receiving and comprehending % the
Language OF divinlty-the Spirit
As 10 our receiving these wonderful
things about which | have read 10 you,
I am Just Rs sure of u as am that
/ am talking 10 you today, Although
n Heema marvellous, u II here 20 stat
90, and | know the Lord tolls that
which IN true. When lie gives cont
fort 20 His Saints IN Ills promises,
those promises whom fulnlled are vast
~ greater than the words seem 10 nave
Indicated. President Woodruff could
not have gone through mo scenes ,hnt
he has. and come out alive ~ lie has,
unless thCre had been a divinity within
him-a part OF God hlmrelf-feceiNlng
md understanding that divine Spirit
thnt came 10 him ana enabling him 10
nccompliah what he has. other men
might ho mentioned IN the same way,
Ioseph smith, the Prophet with whom
1 was Intimately acquainted for years,
aa VOL as / was with my brother,
know him to have been man OF in
tegrlty. man devoted 10 the Interests
OF humanity and TO the requirements
of Ood All the days In which he was
nermitted 10 live. There never was a
man that possessed higher degree
~ Integrity and more dcyotednefa 20
me Interest 81 mankind than the
prophot Joseph Smith. ! can say this
from a personal acquaintance with
him,
Lattor-day Saints, we have had a
fovely Conference, and the weather has
49,, ,,erv beautiful The Lord has