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

..u and sisters-l desire
Id YOUR failh ana plu! eis
Ills express the teeAng5
III every Elder who arises Y
--s. Lluer-day saints. 80 tal
'rf...aatl0n and assisting IN.
E'",t saints IN their falth 70 con
L.. o.. .rs Iependen, on the spirll
load aGI. 10 measure we ca
EGf n.ta 0y The people OF Goe;
r- .l.nau. f0r The blessings ina
"' ',t.p.el me in my endeators &,
lA'' tfg interests Of the Chureh
l.."..',. OBJ. prayers and support hat
lAi ' t.I fIm the people who have
ia'. o., tbe requirements OF the Lore
.''5,. informed TO them az least
-t certain extent
.rlsfE ADVANCEMENT OF THE
N~'" CHURCH.
s.,,-v years ago this Church was
.rg.l UltD six members. we com
"a SOTO speak, as an infant we
.lr prlullces 10 combat our lg-
-.-. troubled us IN regard 70 what
L-..t intended TO do ana what lie
IN vi ps 10 do. Through The bless
'ftbs LORD. however, we managed
- -'~trs along nd our stage of infancy.
",snr support from the LORD as lie
1-Spar 10 give IL. We advanced
r.. b,y65oI. ana still we undoubtedly
-.i. .,ne mistakes, which did not
-.-.-.Iv arise from "a design 20 make
~ b1, from o. lack OF experience.
T.raltrsianl very well, when we re.
s..bsek upon our own lives, that We
+ many foolish things when we were
XVI because 0i our lack Of experience
IA because We had not learned lully
~ 5bsy the Instructions OF our fathers
',i mothers We could not then com
-..bsri hat DC was absolutely neces-
IN i0f our proper Advancement, that
n should observe the cOunsels Of oui
t,.srts Many of us afterwards learned
+ bgt zoo late perhaps 20 correct our
,t.ss Yet as we advanced the eX-
,asrce OF the past materially assist
n be- 10 avoid such mistakes as We
hl made in our boyhood.
II t8s been so with the Church. our
e-.s have generally arisen from a lack
O unpeheul.ug what the Lord re-
u.rsi Us 20 DO. But now we are pref
Is veil along 20 manhood we are sew
ry years VI age, and one would
rsrra that after o man had lived
N-ggh bis infancy, through his boy
I5s5 and on until he had arrived az
NE ,ge o. seventy years he would be
AZ through his long experience 20 do
great many things that seemed I'M
rssh.s and in fact were impossible
IN Aim 10 do IN his boyhood state.
Wien we examine ourselves, however
vs discover that we are stlll not doing
U.ly as we ought 20 do. notwlth-
Standing an our experience We dis
Gnttat there are things which we fail
% % that the Lord eXpects us to per-
hin. some OF which ne required us 10
6hour b0yh0od. But we feel thank
n i1i grateful that we are enabled
rv through our past experience, 10
E1mplsh many things that we could
Mt0ia former times and that we are
4 AZ 20 escape individual sins that have
4 .ght trouble upon us In times past.
T,s we congratulate ourselves In this
t'U,on we certainly ought 70 feel
IA, We have not yet arrived at per-
.gt0n There are many things for us
q Do yet
ECCEsSFuL MISSIONARY WORK.
The Lord has prospered us amazingly,
ri We are doing large things at the
PRESENT time. We are blessing the peo-
De Of the world, We are sending we'll
% towards two thousand Elders out
llio The missionary field, and we learn
nat they are having very good success;
iri Notwithstanding all the difficulties
hit seemingly have arisen TO make
trouble for the Latter-day Saints. we
90 pleased 90 find that Il has all tend
Cd 20 good our Elders IN the mission
-s4s ie.I us that the excitement which
il' been created and carried on
Almost universally throughout the
United States has caused people
% Become wonderfully interested 10
NOV What M0rmonism IS, and. In or
iH 60 get an understanding Of our
principles, they flock TO our meetings |
De'au'. OF this the Elders feel very !
s.a'e,l. This Is what we wish and |
WAY there has been a difficulty in ac- |
Wnphhing that IS, In getting the peo- |
pc elt 70 hear what we have to say, |
" lnat they might understand what |
A'monism really Is from those who |
liieHand what it Is, instead Of re- /
r,'lg 70 from those who understand /
ll.ning az an about II. only as they l
l.aI stories concerning Il. So this Is |
s.Is on an right and VIII work an /
ntl4 We ought 10 be very grateful /
Il. ln.s missionary work Is being ac- /
sllpIslei so successfully by the /
aliy Elders that are now In the vari-
'-' Missionary fields.
ESTABLISHING COLONIES.
q. We are also establishing colonies here
by h. mere. We are sending many faml-
IN. u'o canada, and they are moving /
,t-s very successfully. We are
h. y 70 send a hundred families into
~. Dg Horn region, In the state OF
r.tslllOs ana Latter-day Saints are
II, Ing lhio other places and building
So. . '1al we are approaching our
\. -.S 'iifst yearthe Lord expects that
nm WV 90 something-something that
W.. 'auae The nations 10 marvel. as
,,.,.s we have done has caused them
-"'A1y % wonder.
''''~H BUILT UPON REVEAL.
TON.
,' sos Latter.day Saints. how e Il
hi ~. We have received The COS.
q Ca We have received the Kingdom
~ established on the earth we
$50 l trouble. we have haen nar-
b. gI We were driven from Ohio
~. driven from Missouri We
De- r'.I.''sh from Nauvoo: and once
tsB,Is.5 -,iven Tor time from tbls
ssts 10Y Guy Many have LOST thone-
al ~. collars. lost their homes ana
f,y@ haQ. and some OF the hretbren
er1n 80" wives and children lay
lA harIris. yves because OF
ler.eres r. hey had TO ex-
luUutltr- t these changes. these
ihus 4-. these revolutions ana
I1ka ,''tNss The people have
EiI.rg-,,. H as'0nlshment al tbe
% 9a.- ot The Latter-dav salnfs
We IA ,,,.s 'he.s things Wbv AZ
Asse B,i,., Why do we adhere ~
Tine, Z. Z, .',. p.es that have cause ns W. W
Wb,i h '.lh grief ana sae,igcos
.hess No. .hai enables us io enJ,,rt
& ts,sg.l' lUons and san reioiees II,
'flm ~ we have bad ravei-t,,as
.Slktn \, no ".'.I.iaA} because He has
p be M. y, N olr souls and has glven
,be NJ holf Ghost Wbl'b is ~"
,a1 3 pror.,. 70 wherever Ii exists
PC days oh ~ lo every man. as In
W. below. ,"e former Apostles. who
Immersed h ..sp.nt OF his Sins ana he
gen by tbas' ..t TOT The remission OF
i.n ne lo-5 "no nave the authority
.9aace Jesas4 20 % administer this ordi.