Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13
-, ,oo,Nzo SNOW AND ELDER HEBER J. GRANT

aflaoa dUtUI uinluuh 70 W"Ih TOT tlht
/ birh and noble position 10 work tui
] ,bcss wonderful promises made.
/ Thore h an lnducpmcnt TO pursue q
I course Of righteouan'sa.
ia This system OF religion that you
] .,d 1 have received there is something
l grand aud gi0fioun and something
,r,y 10 learn every day, that iH or
~rgat value. And II r. not only our
/ 1rIvIicrc but u ls necessary hht We
I receive these things ana gnthei thvse
r,vg idenu This church. Ia It's travels
I'm mo beginning. has passed
tbrlurh. ns was told By President
ggrnsr thia morning. the most severe
t,itir which tried the heart ana soul
~. "t.rv man and woman In H. Now
ID va had not hrrn pretty fmr Latter
day Saints in The pffi we c'ulu NOT
h4yr done aa wen uH we have, and We
lu.d not have looked back with 20
..h pleasure un what We have nc-
complained when We get INTO the
ntn.f Nd, and look back upon our past
iivrr which we Will undoubtedly un-
I,rstnnd. some or our actions VIII be
Ia the highest pleasure 60 reflect upon,
I.d will add 20 our enjoyment IN tho
future life. For Instance. Abraham,
when be- reflects upon what he ac-
,umpishcd In this life, when IN obcdl-
lurs tn tho command or God he took
biz only son. through whom ho had
bon promised glorious blessings. up
.u tho hIrh mountain and was about
io sacrifice him. Tho Lord praised
him for doing this. Now " Abraham
had not been faithful Tor some time be-
fore this happened he would not have
boon able 90 accomplish this thing We
quaint to Improve ourselves ana move
motor toward The point of perfection.
II 10 said that we cannot BE- perfect.
Jesus has commanded uf 60 be- perfect
oven nH COD, the Father, n perfect.
no o. 1ui duty 20 try 20 be- perfect. and
IL o. Our duty 10 Improve each day.
and look upon our course last week
IHd do things better this week. do
thInrH better today than we did them
81 "a. nlny. and go ON and ON from one
degree M f|nhtn1ufncHH 20 another.
tarrf will come by and BY and np.
pear IN our midst, ua lie appeared In
10 aly when upnu the earth among
the Jews. and He Will eat and drink
with uH aud taik a. ~. and explain
iho mysteries NJ the Kingdom, ana
frn ur things that are not lawful 10
talk about now
We are going back Co Jackson
county. Missouri one ~ those days
Sow n % wnH proper 10 wish q would
not care n II was tomorrow. N word
should come FOR ~ 90 30 back 10
Jackson county and build up great
citr thrre Tho dny viii come whom
tatt.r.dny Saints VIII DO selected an
may not be called at once. hut those
who arc worthy viii be- called. There
win he no poverty IN that day. There
win b. plenty Of food. clothing ana
0h.r necofanfiea OF llfo. aud tho
iausf who has a family. n called
| fril.nly 20 depart this iife, will
l hnow thnt hln wife and children win
| he lnkan carr o. that provision viii
b. made f0l their auHtcnance and CONF
Tort nui ihlr a. the United order that
20 r1naiimn hear mentioned. but
] mo TIM refhnrr has not yet come 90
H.lh'''h y. nut the i.nttor-dny Saints
WII never D. ratlHncd with any other
| IT mert that might be- proposed.
] Th' notions N the earth have Tor a
I Tong iIWo boon trying 60 establish
some fr.ucip'r Nv which they can Do
lnlr.a'iy SUSTAINED, united ana live
hut have MT succeeded.
clearly and donnltcL 10 that there
YIN r' no mistake nhout H.. Tho sys-
,rm WV bring financial union 10 the
lNii.rfHN fn'utH. ana We viii be- sat-
HlHi with n nn we nro now with the
principles OF the Gospel II viii suit
ua ~ H something that r. natural.
An1 th'n you and I win have no
trouble about our Childron'H temporal
a,lfatc, This viii take place ana Who.
'i.i rogs 60 jackson county win meet
with that rymputhy and friendship
mat were not mot with In early days.
qua because ~ the abe Hnca " which
w. people were allowed 60 be driven
These ere things FOR the Latter-day
saints aud ict every man and woman
TO think about, aud We should COM
mencr 90 prepare and No ourselves for
w United Ord0r. ~ far aH lpiiltuh'
lhlngH are concerned we are pretty
wen united, but when II comes "a
ifmpornlltlea we often diiftr hut you
wil SEQ the day, II you live properly.
observe the VOID - Wisdom nnd 10
ihnt which h required. you wal SO
M,rk 10 Jackson county, many ~ yea
whom I am addressing this afternoon.
! am sure Of this.
God bless you brethren and sisters
ana also President Woodruff, the mos
lrmaikuhlc man that dWellH ON th-
ihrr N the Garth. and whom the Lord
hnh most wonderfully blessed duunr
hlI the scenes OF ilfe. II ~ grand aud
glorious 20 think what the Lord has
accomplished with Brother Woodruff
ana with the Saints generally. GOD |
nltaa you, Is my prayer continually,
Amen.
ELDER llEBER J. GRANT.
II 10 source Of pleasure to mo 10
once more meet with tho Inttcr-day |
saints iu General Conference, and / !
h9pg that what shall be spoken here |
ihH AFTERNOON may be Tor our mutual |
ueheht II has ever been my desire |
~ audrcsnlug tho i.attrr-dny Saints, |
mat my mind might be- lighted up with !
lhr Inspiration OF the Holy Spirit. i |
realize that, In teaching the people. |
unless the speaker 10 Inspired OF um |
rather IN Heaven IA II impossible to |
worm 10 the Saints, l have nothinn |
particular upon my mind that 4 deaire /
70 lalk upon In addressing you this az. /
'glhpun, / have enjoyed the remnrlts \
~ the brethren who have spoken thu, 1
lW during this Conference, and l hOpt /
mat during It's continuance We will be /
nl' .rgd with the Hight and Inspiration /
~ NE Spirit from On hlgh, 1 ipjoloo |
~ TIE many tcntlm0nloa OF tho truth. /
'uingsa Of the Gospel that ! have re. |
vowed l rejoice Ia the evidence TINT
comes 10 me from time 10 time An
my lahors, Of the goodness OF God 10 /
llr ana also 70 you-to one AMI ali 1
lnl, Ia mlngllng with the Lntter.dav
SAINTS. that all who nro atrlvinr H. /
Keep the commandments OF tho Ior6 |
ire abundnntly blessed, and they rea,
,ze that our Heavenly Father N win /
.hem' and rejoice In their hearts be'
'AuHe or His goodness toward them.
When We stop TO contemplate tho
strat hardahipa that our fathers ana
holners nave hnd 10 pass through In
'athbllahinG the work OF God m ths
arm II HhQuld cause us 10 be- thanL
W because OF our comparatively nieae
iht hurruundinga, 1 sOmetlnes 80,
mat we Know but little OF their -. l