Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

one great advantage enjoyed by the
Latter-day Saints, that having received
the gift OF the Holy Ghost by the lay
ing on Of hands. when they assemble
for the purpose OF worshiping before
the Lord. and they do 80 in spirit and
In truth, they are entitled to under
stand the things Of God by that Spirit.
Will read a little from the 10th and
llst chapters OF Alma, in which he
speaks OF the resurrection. He says:
There is a space between death and
the resurrection Of the body, and a
state Of the soul in happiness or In
misery Until the time which Is appoint
ed Of God that the dead shall come
forth, and be reunited. both soul and
body, and be brought to stand before
God, and be judged according TO their
works;
"22. Yea, this brlngeth about the res
toration Of those things OF which have
been spoken by the mouths Of the
Prophets.
"23. The soul shall be restored to the
body, and the body 90 the soul; yea,
and every limb and Joint shall be re-
stored 10 It's body; yea, even hair OF
the head shall not be lost, but all things
shall be restored 70 their proper and
perfect frame.
"a. And now my son, this IL the
restoration Of which has been spoken
by the mouths of the Prophets.
20. And then shall the righteous
shine forth In the kingdom OF God.
ZIG. But behold an awful death
cometh upon the wicked, for they die
as to things pertaining to things of
righteousness: for they are unclcan.
and no unclean thing can inherit the
Kingdom OF God. but they are cast out.
and consigned TO partake OF the fruits
Of their labors or their works which
have been evil: and they drink the
dregs Of bitter cup.
Chapter al: ]. And now my
son. have somewhat to say
concerning the restoration OF which
has been spoken for behold.
some have wrested the scriptures, and
have gone far astray because OF this
thing. And l perceive that thy mind
has been worried also, concerning this
thing. But behold, / viii explain IL
unto Thea
q. say unto thee. my son, that
the plan OF restoration Is requisite with
the justice Of God. for II is requisite
that all things should be restored 20
their proper order. Behold. II is requl-
site and just. according 10 the power
and resurrection OF Christ. that the soul
OF man should be restored to its body.
and that every part OF the body should
be restored 70 itself.
%. And II is requisite with the JUS
tice OF God that men should be Judged
according 10 their works: and n their
works We're good In this life, and the
desires OF their hearts We're good. that
they should also, at the last day, be
restored unto that which Is good:
-, And II their works are evil, they
shall be restored unto him for evl
therefore. all things shall be restored
TO their proper order: everything TO It's
natural frame; mortality raised 90 inn
mortality; corruption 20 interruption:
raised 20 endless happiness. TO Inherit
the kingdom OF God, or to endless mis-
cry. 10 inherit the kingdom OF the devil
the one on the one hand. the other on
the other;
%, The one raised to happiness ac-
cording TO his desires of happiness: or
good, according 20 his desires OF good,
and The other 10 evil according 10 his
desires OF evil for as he has desired TO
DO evil all the day long even so shall he
have his reward OF evil when the night
comefh.
IS. And so Il is on the other hand.
II he hath repented OF his sins. and
desired righteousness until the end OF
his days, even so he shall be rewarded
unto righteousness.
~, These are they that are redeemed
OF the. Lord; yea, these are they that
are taken out, that are delivered from
that endless night Of darkness and
thus they stand or fall; for behold they
are their own judges, whether to do
good or do evil"
RESPONSIBILITIES SHARED BY
ALL
In the passing away OF the year 1899 |
and In the approach Of the year 1900
there is a similarity, think, TO this
great principle Of the resurrection. As
We stand upon the brink Of the new |
year, my brethren and sisters, we are
unable TO recall the moments Of the |
year that Is past and gone Each one |
Of us has lived through SG5 days OF the |
year We have retired each night we
have arisen each morning, and have
faced the duties Of the day. We can
not change the record We may repent |
Of our sins Of commission and Of omls-
sion. and we may resolve, and very
properly, to do better the coming year;
but We cannot change the history OF the
past year. So 1t will be, no doubt, In
the resurrection. When we shall
have passed through this NOR
tai probation we viii come up.
according TO the scriptures, and
be judged according TO the deeds
done in the body. II VIII not be IN
our power to bring back single mo.
ment OF mortal time We shall not be
able TO recall the past, nor to change
the conditions that surround us in this
life. II is a subject. brethren and
sisters, worthy Of the deepest reflection.
We should appreciate the opportunities
OF the present. We should employ our
time to the best advantage We should
perfore every duty as II presents Itself
TO us And let me say 10 YOU. the
great responsibilities connected with the
work OF God DO not rest upon any sim
gle individual II would be Impossl-
bic for the President Of the Church.
Notwithstanding the greatness and
dignity OF his calling and the power
and authority Of his priesthood. to ac-
complish the purposes Of the Lord in
the earth himself This responsibility
is divided out among the people. 1t
rests In part upon the quorum OF the
Twelve Apostles. and upon the quorum
OF the First Seven Presidents II rests
In part upon the presidents and MEM
mers Of the quorums OF the Priesthood.
II rests In part upon the Bishops and
upon the lesser Priesthood, and upon
the prtsidencies Of organizations in the
wards. We cannot say that these
agencies are not needful 70 the work Of
God We believe that they are. because