Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05

Whom do men say that / the Son OF
nan am'' lie had been performing
miracles ana accomplishing The most
astonishing wonders IN the midst of the
}eopIe. What did the people learn
iJm these things and what aid they
mink Of Him2 AS the Apostles re-
pAed, some said that lie was John the
5apust, risen from the dead. some
,hOught he was one Of the former
PROPHETS, while others thought He was
elias. The Savior said to His dis.
-.pies, but whom say sc that / amp
,eter replied, Thou art the Christ, the
son Of the Living Cod How did he
nd II out? On the same principle
nat you and / have found out tina,
0seph Smith was q Prophet OF God
who. Ike Noah, was sent into the
world TO give the people warning before
he great burning should occur and o.
all upon them to repent of their sins
Peter had found Il out by the principle
u revelation. He had not learne
this Of man. nor by reading the an
Client Scriptures. but the Lord had re.
yealed II unto him, Jesus said unto him
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-iOua
Tor flesh and blood hath not re
yealed It unto thee. but my Father
which Is In heaven. And / say also unto
thee, that thou art Peter; and upon thI.
rock ! viii build my Church. and the
gates Of hell shall not prevail against
o." The Church Of Christ today Is built
upon this same principle. and the gates
Of hell shall not prevail against IT,
They did not prevail against us IN our
Infancy; they did not In our boyhood.
they did not In our early manhood and
/ VIII assure you they will not now
that we are seventy years old.
This Church VIII stand, because II Is
upon q firm basis. II is not from man,
u Is not from the study OF the New
Testament or the Old Testament; IL Is
not the result Of the learning that we
received iu colleges nor semlnarles, but
i has come directly from the Lord The
Lord has shown Il to us by the reveal.
ing principle Of the Holy Spirit OF light
and every man can receive this same
spirit.
INSPIRATION a GIFT TO ALL.
In the days Of Noah the people Of that |
generation had the privilege OF knowing |
whether Noah spoke from the Lord and |
whether the message that he claimed 10 /
have from the Lord was genuine or not |
They could have had a revelation Tor |
themselves, because he preached the |
Gospel as you and / now preach II In |
the world, and they could have known |
hat their salvation depended upon their |
receiving and oheying this message |
which Noah delivered unto them. In
the days Of Jesus Il was the same But |
no person can know that Jesus Is the
Son Of God. except by revelation. That
was the way Peter received H. The
Lore is a consistent being He does not
require the people 10 do that which Is
improper nor does lie expect OF them
anything unreasonable. He gives US a
Of what we shall do, mas.
nuch as we are willing TO sacrifice our
ives rather than 90 contrary 10 that
lie opens to US the secrets
n the celestial kingdom, and he is con-
itantly communicating TO us things
nat we never knew before This knowl-
'dge and intelligence Is growing upon
Is continually
STRENGTH OF THE LORDS WORN.
Ought we not TO be thankful.
therefore,, today? Every man and
woman within the sound OF my
'olce ought 10 be grateful !
hat circumstances are as favorable
Is they are. Everything Is for us and
nothing can prevent our moving for
ward now In our seventy-frst year
There Is no power that can prevent us.
IS there has been none In the past. We !
AVE received too much knowledge 10
'e thwarted I'm our purposes. Those |
vho desire to prosecute and overthrow |
iormonism, let them 60 on and do their
work. that IS for them 10 do. Our work |
TO grow In the knowledge OF God 10
.eep the commandments Of God. 10 be
aithful and % continue 20 Increase and |
o become more and more perfect as we
dyance In years.
God bless you, brethren and sisters.
We rejoice 10 see you here You have
ONE that We might be blessed. that |
gu might get information that will be
( service to you and knowledge that
iill Increase your intelligence; and
here viii be from fifteen to twenty
peakers ! am sure that every person
mo has come here for the purpose Of
eceiving information and being blessed
'ill have the opportunity through some
T the speakers. to get something that
III be very valuable 20 them for the
1ture scenes through which they will
e called 20 pass.
God bless you, brethren and sisters
nd may we have a glorious time and
ne OF the best conferences that we
ave ever had, Is my prayer, In the
anne OF Jesus Amen