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

terrestrial body, and he tina, ..
abideth a celestial law will bsss
celestial body and glory. Every man
MS own order; some with the glorv :
the sun. some with the glory OF ~.
moon, others with the glory on vi
stars; and as one star differeth ,,"H
another star In glory IN the arm.
ment. so ALSO" says the Apostle y,
the resurrection OF the dead" We III
come forth with bodies adapted 10
spirits and TO the laws that we bs'a
obeyed, while We dwelt In the flesh s,,
the course we have pursued. ana :.
VIII stand before the Judgment 49,
and We Will give an account for n,
deeds We have done. All will be Az
closed. We will be understood as \,
are, not as We appear to men 10 be. N,
VIII see as we are seen, and know \,
we are known.
My brethren and sister1 end frIerA,
there Is way TO obtain a crown !,
the kingdom OF the Father. There is
way TO obtain celestial glory--the eIorS
OF the sun. There Is a way 10 be ~.
pared TO dwell with the best aud pu,.
est that ever dwelt on the earth, In N,
presence OF the Father and the Son M,
ever. The beginning OF that Is faith |,
Christ, repentance Of sin, baptism \
water for the remission Of sins-to h
led down into the water, In the lks
ness OF death: to be raised up IN N.
likeness OF the resurrection, and thss
10 walk In newness OF life and 10 M.
by every word that proceeds from N.
mouth OF God. He who does this shaI
have 10y In life, shall dwell with m.
Just behind the veil when he depart,
from the body. shall come forth In M
morning OF the resurrection day, when
THE Son Of Righteousness shall ari~
with healing In His wings" and shal
dwell In the presence of God and the
Lamb forever, and a crown Of eterns
life shall be given unto him that shan
never perish or fade away. This is lust
as sure as that we are living now o.
the earth. To every one shall come he
resurrection. To every one shall coma
that Justice and judgment which shall
be right according as the Eternal
Father shall mete out.
These are few words In the story q
life and death and the resurrection az
set forth In the Scriptures, q little q
which we have heard this Afternoon
from the Book Of Mormon. | bear ny
testimony that Jesus Of Nazareth Is he
Son OF God: that He lived; that He died
for us. that He was raised from The
dead, that He went back into the etef.
nal heavens. and that In these last
days He has come forth with His
Father and appeared TO the Prophs,
Joseph Smith, and restored to earth
the everlasting Gospel. | testify tha,
that Gospel Is here. 1t viii be preached
10 every creature. The honest and
true VIII receive and obey II, and they
will qualify themselves to come forA
In the resurrection OF the just. The
time will come when the Lord who 8
our Righteousness and our Redeemer.
will come from the heavens. and thos
who are alive and remain will Be
caught up TO meet Hin; those who are
In their graves and are prepared VIII
come forth In that resurrection. and
they will dwell and reign with Hin f6
q thousand years. Then the rest OF The
dead will come forth In their order and
time. and every man will 20 where he
belongs. The Lord will find place fo'
all where they can glorify Him and en-.
Joy their existence according 10 thef
capacities and what they have fitted
themselves for-except a very few, who
have received the truth aud altogethsr
turned away from II, and reyotei
against Il; who have knowingly and
wilfully turned from God, and sought
the lives of His servants. and CON.
mtted in their hearts the shedding d!
innocent blood. These will go to per.
ditlon, with the devil and his angels
and they VIII be filthy still and
where Cod and Christ are they never
can come, worlds without end.
May the Lord help us TO be His peo'
pie, to serve Him, TO keep His com,
mandments, 10 walk in the light OF KS
Spirit, that when we depart hence We
may go In peace, that death may os
sweet unto us, that we may dwell win
the righteous behind the veil, 10 cons
forth in the bright and beautiful morn.
ing Of the resurrection day, and greet
our Lord, our Savior. our Elder Broth
err, Jesus Christ, and enter Into hs
rest. Amen.