Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-15

against US; let all the powers OF earth
ana non array themselves against this
work IL VIII not matter; In fact II Will
only cause the work to grow, aud make
ua more united, and should cause our
enemies to see that this is the work
or Coz. We do not fear opposition
nom without; we do not fear anything
mat can come from the enemies
OF truth, II we are seeking 20 keen
the commandments Of the Lord. " God
ls our fiiend, We will be happy: we VIII
REJOICE that He has condcscrnded to
make us LIS friends. This is a ploif-
Gus work. We are told that the Lord
Is the vine and we are the brnuchcs
we can do nothing OF ourselves Tho
branches are helpless Without the vine
Lei us Try to keep in touch with thu
Spirit Of God. Lot us. above an. So
live that we viii be continually in the
sunlight OF thnt Spirit. And We will
80 ioith tearlessly proclaimlng repent
iAire 10 the nations Of tho purth. We
WIN proclaim II az home also. If we
nave done wrong, We Will geek to do
right IL we have not loved our neigh
Dor US ourselves we viii sock to- recti-
~ our course of NE in this regard. II
we have failed IN keeping the COM
mondmeuts OF God in other ways, we
VIII seek to keep them. ] desire that
We shall all remain true and faithful
70 the covenants we have made with
Goa. We have made them knowing
". VIC went down into the waters
OF baptism sud were immersed for the
remission ~ our sins knowingly. We
knew what obligations we tool. upon
outaeiVcs. If We are not liked for
our peculiar belief let us not return
evli ior evil; but let us ask God 10 for
give those who prosecute us. and prny
that their hearts may be opened. that
they may he led to see the light OF
Hod as we see IT. l am DESTROYS to
spend oil my time and all the pOwcra
which God has given me. In His min
istry and in proclaiming His word be-
cause | never feel happier than when
am engaged in doing my duty and
Trying 10 DO good to others, trying to
bring happiness to a home that has
known no happiness, trying to bring
sunlight to some heart that has not
known sunlight for years and that
has dwelt in darkness. We should not
gtope in darkness. II we do not feel
Wen, We should set ourselves right with
God, and IL we do this He will not al
low any evil spirits to overcome us, or
to ailliot lis, any more than will be
sanctifed to our good.
May God grant that we may be true
and faithful in keeping His command
ments. and that we may feel to dedi-
cate our lives and all we possess. real
lzing that He is the giver of all, to the
building up of His kingdom and to the
henetitting of our fellow men. We
should not wish to live selfish lives. Let
us not live for ourselves alone, but live
FOR our fellow beings, and try to spread
this Gospel of peace on earth and good
viii to all men to the four ends OF the
earth, that all who are honest in heart
may be led to partake of the blessings
that we now enjoy. That we may all
remain true and faithful to the COW
enants we have made with our Father,
taking Christ MS our example. knowing
that it is enough for the servant to be
as the Master was, and be patient in
carrying any burden that may be
placed upon us, that we may gain a
home In the presence of our God and in
the presence of the Prophet Joseph
Smith and all the righteous who have
gone before us. is my prayer in the
name of Jesus Christ. Amen.