Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28

heaven can man have than Co be on.
gagged In a work Of this kind The
happieet days and years OF my life have
been spent In endeuvoring to save man
Kind. by preaching the Gospel 80 them.
~ has irradlated my whole life; II has
nlled u with boundlcss happiness.
have had JOY beyond expression IN this
labor J therefore know how glorious
II H. There II nothing on earth 80
nlensurahle. nothing 80 oxaiting,yo han.
pifylng. do not think Of anything We
could be engaged In that II more pro.
dnctivc Of happiness. Why. We can
spend eternity In doing good TO our fell
low creatures. There are different dc.
gfces " glory. Come attain 60 a more
exalted glory They must help those
who are lower TO rise up to their plane.
Then there IL another degree below
them. md they must labor to lift those
who ARE lower than they. Thus We
can Eo on. every man In his sphere aud
In his glory cndcnvofinE To- MT up 9TH
srs To his height until eternity will be-
fllod with our inhofa In this direction.
progressing from ono degree 81 glory
g. another without end. because there
y no end 20 eternity, no end to glory.
And rs We progress. ~ course our ca
pacity becomes enlarged This will
be our heaven. II viii be the work
IN which God II engaged. In which Je-
sur " engaged. for. NJ I have said lie
forr1oi tho mansions ~ glory 90 save
". II WAS 20 great and glorious a la
Dor that IN II lie felt compensated for
leaving heaven and coming 20 earth.
And " we have His Spirit we will feel
~ lie does In relation to this. and We
shall go on from one degree ~ pcffcc-
ton to another. advancing ~ our Fa-
thor IN Heaven advances. for there
IL progress Tor our Father and for our
Lord Jesus. There II no such thing
AS standing ntlll In the eternal work
OF our God. II II endless progress, prog
fcaHing from one degree ~ knowledge
TO another degree. Thus the children ~
men viii be continually exalted and
drawn up toward God OF course.
those who commit the objectionable
sin. who arr sons ~ purdition. I do not
refer to them. but all others viii have
the opportunity ~ progress and ~ re-
pcntancc. That IN the great word. Re-
pcntancc' II they will only repent of
their sins. God will wash them out. lie
tells Ms that though our sins bc ns
scarlet they shall be made white ~
wool. n we win only repent. That Is
the great cry that the Elders ~ this
church are commanded 10 give unto
the Inhabitants Of the earth. for by
means " repentance aud obedience TO
the ordinances which God has revealed.
salvation II assured.
brethren and Sisters we need To re-
pcnt. We need In cherish the spirit of
repentance continually. Sin viii drag
NJ all down. We cannot commit II IN
any form without Il having an inJuri-
uun effect upon uH. We therefore should
repent ~ sin. cherish the spirit ~ re-
pen,ancc In our hearts, and continually
ask God To forgive uE. bearing testi-
mony 60 Him by our conduct that We
do really repent and that We desire 10
forHakc sin. II IL not repentance az the
time ~ baptism alone. Some people
have an Idea that because they have
entered the waters OF baptism and re-
pontod of their sins then. that II an
end Of II. what a mistake, We need
10 have this spirit Of repentance eon-
tlnually. We need to pray to God to
show ur our conduct every day. Every
nlFht before we retire To rest we should
review the thoughts. words and acts
Of the day. and then repent Of every