Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13
..- ,oa,yzo SNOW AND ELDER HEBtR j. GRANT

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4 tirh and noble position, 10 work fui
I ,bg9e wonderful promises made.
/ rhefe Is an lnducemcnt 10 pursue "a
/ getirfe " righteousness.
Ina this system VI rfligion That you
and 1 have received there Is something
Grand and glorious, ana somethihA
/ n.,v 10 learn every dny, that iH of
INT value, And II II not only our
I s,lyiiere but u IL necessary that we
,ar.ive these things and gather these
m,,g ideas. This church. Ia itH travel"
[ frofn the beginning. has passed
| thrIurh. ne was told by President
! cannon this morning. the most severe
trials which tried the heart nnu .'uI
! nf r,ery man and woman IN IT, Nov
if So mad NOT been pretty fair Latter
day Saints On the pHst we could NOT
| bnto done az well me- we have. ard We
Uuid not have looked back with f1
..b pleasure on what We have ur-
rompliahcd when We got into the
ufn.t NO. and look back upon our past
lives which we will undoubtedly un-
d.fatauu. some OF our actions VIII h'
! N the hiehost pleasure TO reflect upon.
IUd will add 20 our enjoyment IN tho
future life. For Instance, Abraham.
whom be- reflects upon what h1 ac-
,IInUiishcd lu this lie. when lu obOdl-
surr tn the command ~ God De- took
his only son. through whom hn had
boon promised glorious blessings, up
,u the high mountain and wuH about
tn sacrifice him. The Lord praised
him Tor doing this Now ~ Abraham
mad not been faithful Tor some time be-
fUre thla hnppourd h. would not have
been able 60 accomplish this thing We
ought Ia improve ourselves and muvo
naior toward the point OF perfection.
II r. said that We cannot De perfect
] Jesus has commanded uH TO be- perfect
oven uH cod, the Father. IL perfect.
/ ~ H our duty 10 tfy 20 be- perfect, ana
10 ls Our duty TO Improve each day.
and look uuou our C0ufro last week
Hud da things better this week; do
thinrs better today than We did htm
s.t, 'uy uud go on and ON from ON"
d.r W rinhtoouanesa 20 another.
irrrH will come ny and BY. and np-
pear In our midst. uH lie appeared To-
,h sly when upon the earth among
the Jews. and lie Will eat and drink
with uH aud talk 60 un. and explain
fho mysteries ~ tho Kingdom. ana
fru ur things that are not lawful 20
talk about now
We are going hack TO Jackson
county. Missouri ono ~ these days
Sow n lt WIS proper a. wish % would
not cure N II WINS tomorrow. n word
should como Tor uH 20 so back 60
jackson county and build up great
city thorc. Tho day win come whom
f.it.r-dny Saints VIII ho selected all
may not be called nt once. but those
! who an, worthy will be- called. Thfrn
/ win De- no poverty In that day. There
I wii be- plenty OF food. clothing and
other upcoFHnflrH " llfo: aud tho
/ fiihar who has n family, N called
| w1l"nlv 10 DEPART this life. win
know thnt hin wife and children will
be- ioten care ~, that provision viii
| Do W.IC Tor thtlr uuHfruanrn and COM
f0H. rut this " the United order that
wr fHuHi.mrH hear mentioned, but
ihH time rHrhnpE has not yet come to
.IhI.h 10 nut the i.ntter-dny Saints
WIN never hr fttlHlCd with any other
mont that mlght be- prop0a 4.
Thn nrioH1 N the earth have Tor
/ som. PRINCIPLE vs. which they can hn
l Omar. ".'y sustained. united and live
! IN r- but have MI succeeded.
! llui 'h. Lord has roy1led n principle
] clearly uud definitely 90 that there
| wit Nf mo- mistake about a. Tho ryH-
! tom WITT bring financial union 20 the
] lniinr Gov fH'ntn. ana We VIII be- sat-
| Hi'N with it nn we nrr now with the
B principles or the Gospel. n Will suit
nH No DE- something that 81 natural
] And ihHn you and i WIN have no
! iuuhl" about our chlldronH temporal
welfare. This VIII take place and who
/ over goes 10 Jackson county VIII meet
with that rymphthy and friendship
lint were not mot with In early days.
and because - The abe Hnc' ~ which
! ihc people were allowed 60 be- driven
! out
These ore things Tor the t.nttor.day
Saints and fci every man and woman
20 think about. aud W. should com-
mrncc 90 prepare and 90 ourselves FOR
The United order - Gar nH Ipiiiiun'
things are concerned we are pretty
] fHII h.N O..
trmpornlitlea We often amor. But you
Will see the day. II you live properly.
observe the Word - Wisdom ana ~
that which h required. you Wi, SO
I hack 20 Jackson county, many ~ y,u
whom I nm addressing this afternoon.
| am sure Of this,
God bless you brethren ana alatorH
ana also President Woodruff, the mus
| remarkable man that dWrllH ON tn
iuco of the earth. ana whom the Lord
has most wonderfully bleHHcd durinT
nll the scenes OF life. II n grand aud
rlorious 20 think what the Lord has
accomplished with Brother Woodruff
and with the Saints generally. GOD
bless you, is my prayer continually,
Amen,
ELDER uEBER ). GRANT,
It 10 a source OF pleasure TO me 10
once more meet with the Lattcr-duy
Saints iu General Conference, and I
I hope that what shall De- spoken here
| THIS afternoon may be Tor our mutual
| hrurht II has ever been my desire
10 addressing the i.nttcr-duy Saints.
| that my mind might De lighted up with
the Inspiration OF the Holy Spirit. l
realize that. IN teaching thr people.
unless the speaker II inspired of oui
Father in Heaven II ~ impossible To
say anything that Will be OF benefit OF
worth To the Saints. | have nothlnR
particular upon ny mind that 1 desire
To talk upon In addressing you this at
tgtnoon, 1 have enjoyed the rumnria
N the brethren who have spoken thu,
| far during this Conference, and 1 hopt
| thut during ia continuance we viii be
! bltared with the light and inHpratl
| VI the Split from on hlgh, 4 rrlolce
ln the many testimonies " the truth.
iulncHs Of the Gospel that ! have re-
celved. 1 rejoice la the evidence TINT
! comes 10 me from time 10 time, IN
| my lahura OF the goodness OF God 10
me- and also 10 yOu-t0 one and all. |
md, IN mlngllng with the l.attor-day
Saints. that an who urc striving 10
keep the commandments Of the Lord
are abundantly blessed and they rea-
! llze that our Heavenly Father n with
| them, and rejoice IN their hearts be.
cause OF His goodness toward them.
when We stop 10 contemplate the
great hardshipa that our fathers ana
mothers have had 10 pass through In
establishing tho work OF God ln the
earth, II should cause ua 10 be- thank
ful because OF our comparatively pleas.
ant surroundings 1 aometlneI ~,
that we know but little OF their sor'
! rows. and OF whit thew have A.