Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Nv pleasant visit with the little folks.
4 have always been very much Inter-
estcd In sunday school work. I am
p,rticuiariy fond of children. and !
llke 10 talk with them. I can rcmcm-
Der kindly woris that were said to me
whom was young. am satisfied that
the children appreciate affection aud
the kindly ministrationa OF their friends
when they rpcak to their understand
ms. which think Il very essential In
taking to the children. We picture 70
them the glory Of a well spent life and
the misery Of a mls-spcnt life. and en-
cournEc them to rather choose the bet
ter paft. ! am reminded here OF a
friend Of mine. ! knew the father. l
kne,, the aou, aud | knew the grand
con, The father was lsattcr-dhy
saint. the son was q i.attcr-day Saint.
and the grandson 1.-THE young man 81
whom I spcah was l.atter-dhy
Falnt. This young man had been TO
NrW YORK To take q course % studies.
Ills father went 10 meet him on his re-
turn. The professor congratulated HIN
non having such son. lie said he
Naa one Of the few that the sirens uf
New YORK had 40 influence over.
Watch the history Of that young
man, and you would ma HIN IN the
sunday school, Ia the Mutual linz
proyement association IN the quorum
meeting, YOU will md him with y
natural love for truth ana righteous.
meas. such men realize the glory OF a
well spent NE. They have
glorious character strong enough
10 resist the eva and 70
school We ny TO SOW In the hearts u
tho children tho seeds Of truth ana
righteousness. I think this " more
NECESSARY than that they should undet.
stand the life uf Daniel, the life OF
David. or even the life OF Christ Thcac
things are very good In their place;
but Il should be our aim 10 plant With
In the children dcsirn for righteous.
ness and truth. 10 show them the value
Of a well spent life. and that the com.
mandments VI the Lord are natural
and easy 10 b. understood. Tho Lord
does not require anything Of u that In
unnatural. For Instance, We tell the
children. Honor Thy father and thy
mother that Thy days may be long
upon the land which the Lord ny uod
giysth thee" Then We ask the luca-
thu. IN that unnaturall Who has given
YOU an existence upon the cnrthf Your
parents. Have they not taken care of
you when you could not take care Of
youraclff Have they not furnished you
food and ralmcnt and habiiauonl II
you are sick Or In trouble. have you
not haven Of rest and safety In your
mothers BOSOM II n unnatural.
therefore. for our Father In heaven 60
say that for ~ much love iaviahed upon
YOU. YOU should love them. and mani.
feat that love by being obcdicnt TO
thom7 We ask the little folks such
questions M that. DO you not think
that they can understand themE ~
course. they can. Then We show unto
them how natural II Ia TO b. obcdient.
because all these requirements are slv-
en- In the spirit Of lave and pure ar
fection. There II no earthly affection
that surpasses tina, Of the mother for
the child.
II 1 should ask my brethren and sis
ssrr what rccompenHc ~ reward do you
require for ali the affection. anxiety.
and toll that you lavish upon your
children. what would you rayf Why,
you would say. "lirother Teasihlc. "
our children love ~ and are willing ana
obcdient. We are more than repaid for
all that We have done for them" See
the priceless value Of affection here on
earthi
Now let Nv take this In the higher life.
Let M say 10 our Father In heavcni
Father. thou art my Creator, the
Father 81 my everlasting spirit. Thou
hast given me existence upon this Thy
footutool. In Thy divine providence
Thou has carefully preserved me from
accident, from sickness and the power
Of the destroyer. when ! have been
afflicted. when I have been IN tribula-
tlon. when have passed under the rod,
Thy sustaining grace has been ruihclcnt
for me, Thou has manifested Thy low
ing Kindness unto me In tho b0unti-
fui provision Thou hast made Tor me.
Thou hast taught me of Thy ways;
fTANtf HAT enabled ma IA walk THY
paths Thou has revealed unto me
tho principles of everlasting life, and
shown unto mo Thy glorious rcdemp-
tlon. Thou hast redeemed me from
death hell ana the grave. Thou hast
Esnctlned me In the precious blood OF
the Lamb. Thou hast given unto me
the hope OF glorious resurrection nnd
Of an eternity In Thy presence, what
can do for TheeG How can ! recon-
pcnsc Thee for all Thy loving Kindness
and tender mercyf'
what would the answer boz 'son.
rive me thine heart" our Father IN
heaven knows the value % affection.
Here on earth. when child n obedicnt
and places his arms around the ncck
" father or mother with pure affcc-
tlon. and thanks ODD for such parents.
that father and mother are more than
repaid II thrills through their whole
system. II II unnatural, therefore.
tnht our ihln'I IN h'hN'hN VIM nus
created US, who has given Us the priv
ilege u dwelling upon the earth In the
dispennnuon OF the fulnenH of times,
who has given us eyes 10 see, ears 10
hear, and hearts 90 understand HIS
glorious Gospel should desire our nf-
feoilonf And n he III satisfied with
our affection, can We not see how Nalu-
able pure affection iHf II seems 10 mo
that The more We know Of the ways OF
God, tho more our eyes nrv open To be-
hold tho glurirH of eternity, the more
natural affection we have for our
Father In heaycn.until We learn 20 love
Him with all our might. mind and
strength and 60 adore His most holy
name, II II all on the principle Of af-
fcctl1n, one OF old said, God IA love.
WHY because an His ways are love,
lie comes unto us In our Ignorance, In
our wlckcdncaH, when pcrhapa we are
80 low down that We are not thought
NJ TO dwell amongst decent people, ana
even under such conditions lie says TO
the sinner, my son, cease from wrong
doing turn unto me, and I viii redeem
thee from the awful state In which
thou art fallen" We might say Of
that man, n HIS name We're To come up
for any posltlon uf trust that " Wa
no use talking ~ him, as he was With
out God ana sinner Of the worst KIND,
and there was no need TO expect that
no would repent. Yet some kindly
disposed man, with charity In his heart.
gets into conversation with this sinner,
reasons with him on the ovil OF his
ways,hnd what II Will bring him to,and
he pleads with him 60 abandon his sim
ful course. The man II touched. lie
never had anybody talk 10 him like
that before. lie had always been found
fault with, and looked upon as good
for nothing His heart Is touched 20