Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15

In starding up TO address you this AZ
t.rro,r desire an interest In your
fam ana prayers that / may be led 7"
col an those subjects that shall be OF
,r,.rsat to aIl of MS. that when we leave
mis- tabernacle we may feel that we
have been prodted by our meeting
This Is our stake conference, and /
am glad to see such a goodly attend
ance. The attendance yesterday was
not large. suppose there are reasons
why the meetings are not well at
tended on saturday. Everybody Is en-
gagged IN business and It is difficult for
many to break away 20 attend confer
ence. Bm many remarks were made
yesterday that were OF exceeding I'M
tcrcsi
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
/ was particularly struck with
the remarks made about the Observance
Of the Sabbath day. think we need 20
be stirred up upon this point There is
too great hNly concerning the ob.
servance of the sabbath day OF all
people on the face of the earth we
should observe the Sabbath day. We are
prospcred best when we do So My OH
eeryatlon has been that those among
MS who observe the sabbath day are the
most blessed So their labors ] noticed
This when we were crossing the plains
L.. u. hlammI Thorn
many reasons at times why We should
travel ON Sunday, YET by Stopping ana
attending to our religious duties ail the
companies were blessed. and Il had
sautarv effect upon all. There we're
times when % seemed absolutely neees-
sary 10 move but the rule concerning
the sabbath was an iniieXiUle one
ana although I was quite young
then learned lesson that 1
have never forgotten. and ever since
then / have watched the efect OF the
observance and the on-observance OF
the sabbath, | have noticed that me
men who thought their hay ought TO De
cut on the Lords day, or that thelr
grain harvest ought 90 be attended TO-
In thus breaking the Sabbath day nave
not seemed 20 prosper on the other
hand those who have been attentive
10 the law OF the Lord on this point
have been blessed and prospered, much
more than those who labored on the
sabbath SO It Is In all the afairs OF
lite God made the Sabbath as day
OF rest He has commanded US 10 OBJ
serve n. and to meet together on that
day, ofier M our prayers and our ohla'
lions, and worship Him; and We know
tha. obedience TO His commandments
has always been attended with good ef-
fects. Those who occupy their time on
that day In attending Sunday school
Sacrament meeting and other meetings
OF worship, can testify that their minda
and bodies are refreshed and lnvigor-
atcd by complying with these require
mcnts OF the Lord At least this has
been my experience. ] have found Il a
great blessing o. attend meetings, and
although my labors have been OF a
character that would. Il might be
thought, make the meetings tiresome 10
me IN some respects, ] can testify that
their effect has been very beneficial 20
me am SURE that those who spend the
Sabbath In this way are more refreshed
and benefited than those who take ex-
cursions or seek pleasure.
There Is one thing that ] feel very
much Impressed TO say 20 the Latter
da! Saints, and that is that We u
all people ought TO be particular In
our observance of the commands
Of God, including those which may ap.
pear trivial to us, or perhaps unneCes-
sary.