Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
+ IS. 1899, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

cause they rejected the testimony OF
Noah and those associated with him
The Lord had promised His servants
however. that these people should be
visited after they had atoned to some
extent for their violation OF His laws:
and this was the gloricuf mission Of
our Lord and Savior Jesus while His
body lay In the Hepulchrc. lie went in
to the spirit world and visited these
spirits In prison. unlocked the doors ~
their prisons. and started again the
work of preaching salvation to them.
TO see whether. after having endured
the wrath Of God from the time when
they were overwhelmed with the flood
until then. they would receive the Cos.
pei OF salvation and repent Of their
rims. That In the labor that we have
upon us as people. both here and
hereafter.
There is no work more glorious In the
sight Of our Father In heaven than the
endonvor TO save His children. Hence
II II that these young men come back
and testify Of the power OF God which
they have had. n " the manifestation
OF Gods favor TO them. because
they arr lahoflng for the salvation OF
take delight In this labor Of saving the
children of Cod. to bring them back.
through obedience. into His presence.
where they can dwell In happiness aud
enjoy that felicity that lie has pre-.
pared FOR those who Will krep nis laws.
This In a labor that dcvoiyca upon us
now. Hence N " that We build tenn.
pies. They are testimony 10 this gem
Grafton OF what We below In and what
We are doing. We are doing more for
the redemption of Gods children than
an the rest of the world combined. That
~ very strong statement and u may
be- net down by some as boaating; but
a. a. Al l. a. A.
uod has given US means, aud we have
used that means In building temples.
and we will uHc Htill more Tor this pur-
pose. our great mission has been and
" to cndcnvor 10 save mankind. TO he .
stow bencn.- upon the human family.
to redeem the children o. God. 70 FAR
~ We can. And We believe that those
who have lived In this generation and
received the pricathood aud have passed
away. are now NJ buHily engaged an
these missionaries have been. and per.
hnpa more 10. visiting the dark regions
where the children OF mon arc IN prison
hocaurc Of their sins, and proclniming
tho Gospel TO them.
What ~ that GoHncl2 Faith "a the
tard Jesus christ. the liodcomer Of the
world. wis left Hts glorious abode ON
high and came ON earth to endure and
10 die FOR our salvation Repentance.
II II not a glorious thing 10 be able 10
say 60 "a wicked man. only repent
with all your heart. and God will for
give you" This " what IL being
preached unto the spirits In prison.
They are being told how they can os-
cape from their evil surroundings and
from the power Of Satan. Then " they
viii repent. there nrr men on the earth
who win perform for them, In places
expressly dedicated 10 God for that
purpose, those ordinance that cnnno,
be- iminlntercd there. They can be
baptized for them, they can act FOR
them IN receiving the ordinance ~ lay.
inr on ~ hands, and thus they can re-
ceivc the Spirit % Ood. and be rnntched
from the evils TO which they have be-
come subjected through yin. and be
placed IN tho path where they can con-
iinuc ~ progress eternaily.
can you conceive Of anything moro
glorious than this for NJ TO do? Ne
talk about heaven: what greater