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

NY ue'o IN meet with you upon TINS
~ pea' L.. and nj this holiday tiine'
'1 lDv as l have been cane" pr am
ln's, ',rosa YOU for short time i a."
. auu,. dssirous that / should ENJOY
sarnss" of God. / feel that 1t wouiu
n' n se for me to occupy your 'l,"s s
.sant enjoy your sympathy anu
w. ,alth and prayers; for no man nv
0ui ohio he may be or what ms eN-
Hence may have been can eairy , ,nS
.,,sr.day saints II he does NOT e"!oy
=" Shirt OF God. If, however i am
..,s afternoon, as a servant oi
70. weok follower Of our LORD
"a savior Jesus Christ, to deliver 10
His word our time Will he proh'-
Nc speut and we shall be SATISFIED.
foH sse ia address believers IN the
of Christ without feeling my
seat dependence upon my Heavenly
{r.tber and how weak l am WIN"
zig and how incapable am OF edi-
,ar ria saints and feeding them the
kread of life, eNceF'
| ,on of His Holy Spirit
ot,er.day Saints, we have many
49, 10 he thankful for. What
a, work we are engaged in! This
,os which has been planted by the
pronhet Joseph Smith, under the IN
station of God, how its branches are
t,,andipgl How the roots or feeiers
snreading into the vari-
ne parts of the world! Inc "o,h
Increasing throughout the
.,,h and breadth of the land. The
,an,e are becoming more interested
,his ,atter-dav work, and the res
Iii Is upon the Latter-day
',n.s IA nreach this Gospel to the
a.,nns of the earth. Throughout the
srlons Stakes of Zion the work ~ IN
rsasinr A great many of those VINO
ava mai been Interested In the Gospel
store arc now taking an active part
,hs work Young men are DESTROYS
waving for themselves whether this
osnsi ha Of God or whether 1t was
,Sina,ed through the wisdom or cum
jrg al man. / can say that If men
ore the founders of this work, II VIII
rely come to nauFht but II 1t be of
lad we can safely leave the outcome
nm Him. Never mind what other
eople may think of this work. Those
no are doing their duty and Keeping
he commandments of God know mat
be Almighty is at the head OF thls
Fork, and that lie will bring II through
uccessiully.
| have lust returned from quite an
Extended trip through southern Utah
have visited the various Stakes of
ion in that region. In something like
Xhlrty-nve days / have spoken in over
Dfty meetings of the Latter-day Saints.
have been able to get pretty thor
high understanding of the condition of
ir people IN that part of Zion. The
p0ple do not by any means seem to he
slng interest in the work. They do
bit appear 10 have the idea that 1t IL
ping TO the ground. on every hand
is growing and Increasing, and the
tople are taking more interest in 1t.
have no doubt that there are people
Salt Lake City who are just as true
hi faithful to God as are the people
the smaller settlements of Utah; but
ere we are so mixed up with other
emencs that we do not feel that in
hence Of the Spirit Of God as much as
+ do where most all of the people are
atter-day Saints. In number of the
Elements that | have visited
pu can count on the finger of
De hand those who are not of
pr faith. Therefore. II there
wrongdoing in those settlements, or
pnalllons exist that are forbidden by
BE- teachings Of our Lord and Savior
sus Christ, we cannot charge IL to
hy but the Lnttor-day Saints. There
as been among some of our young
onle great Indifference manifested
ward the work Of the Lord. They
I'VE oeen willing To fight for the Cos
Il necessary; they have been will
hs 70 die for It, II enemies APP
Vaen,d 10 destroy US; but to live for
va: peen another thing with them.
ul's connection | have earnestly
sulioncd my Heavenly Father that He
ould give me power to do one thing.
no Other 6Hd that was to awaken an
lerest IN the hearts of the young peo-
OF Zion whore | have visited, that
lsy mlEht lay to heart the import
w OF ms work In which we are en-
aseu' anu be led to Investigate for
lshselVcs aud know Of surety that
s Work IS OF God, nn1 not of man.
Ieslre, at least IN having the Young |
Spe alhnd the meetings. has been
l''ed' IN have attended the meet
~ StfN iai,hlGlly Young men who |
'e hlhlt0 manifested no particular
gstS' N lne Gospel or have only at
nu,u meetings occasionally, have |
~, m out % our meetings very regu- |
,,, aua haVe exhibited n great deal |
~ ~ we conferences that have |
49, ' ,a lnls IS , source OF joy to my |
10 thnt the young people are |
,9mlrg interested In this lntter-dnv
~ FOR we must realize that tbose
~ nave carried this work throuph
IN HN 9I inc day will not always he |
an y" Us me time VIII come when we |
mon,. Wy TO depend upon the tes- |
''ny @, the Gospel which we have
uvIseNea. Therefore. IL we win /,
~, ~ ,otwatd while we are Young and !
10 20 me rehearsal uf the experiance
~, ,so ,t VINO have been with the work |
n neglllning, md be impressed |
ssta. teachings, Il will have n |
h r.os sleot upon US than will !
her ,sanhs OF their experiences |
hly 'ths, nave passed away. Not |
Inc h,sto, eut great deal
hsn vri,,ey ol this people has never |
The sntsa,, ulu never can he. Much
ad 10 pass XXI AND trials they have
er pass throngh AT the hnuds ~
y d. " the angels. Who tn NC recorded,
IN r' r,s The I.atter-day saints ha nv
hye MN misjudged. Their motIve.
kousb, ar i,aisconstrued People have
hey dls w OF them, Simply hecanse
they ~ ~, understand their motives
by S5r,ss Understood that the Latter.
ORD, tryIr,S We're trying to better the
lie help AZ az % 9rins forth fruit, with
helr orgs, Iou: That would show that
Iere rtaliy orda,n and institutions
ava I Az, perseeuted this paon,e My ov would QUIZ,
hlnd 6S S,y :, There Is no doubt q" IN 'ney ,
hlstian KAY ha many an honest hea,,"g
oncernIno ~, been led into darkness
lgunders,o,n1nl VII people. We have heen
lea has bs ovui and in many cases tba
Irposed h entertained that we were
hlch this che, me government under
oprlshed 1nurch has grown and been
nat a O..