Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26

made 90 us thls In'IH'Nh'
splrit Of union alluded 10 boy Frfsinen.
snow can testify that so far az J.
have been able TO observe, the most
nerfec, union exists among the First
presidency and Twelve. and so far as
nv observation has gone ] can also les.
tlfv that there Is a spirit Of union ana
harmony among the First Seven Presi-
dents OF Seventies. and With the Presid-
inc Blshoprlc. and with the Patriarch.
and with very many, II not all. Of the
stake prosidencles. the Bishops ana
oounsclors OF wards, and the preh-
denotes of quorums And ! believe that
this splrlt Of oneness and union Is grow
Inc unon the I.atter-dav Saints There-
IN Is he strength ~ this Church.
There Is a subject that is very near 10
NV beart and would like 20 say a rev
words upon Il this morning u uns
eplrlt Of the Lord shall give me freedom
~ eneech. otherwise | should wish that
a might be taken entirely from my
mind because I desire TO speak to the
Saints only that which the Lord desires
ehould sneak. and which viii be most
suitable for the occasion. | VIII hIst
reod from an address to the Saints by
The mighty prophet Of these latter
times the Prophet Joseph Smith, lhese
were his words r..1
And again. verify thus satin me 10Y,
LET the work Of my Temple, ana an lne
works which / have appointed uhto w.
be continued on and not cease anu lt'
your diligence. and your perseVttallce.
and patience, ana your works be re-
donhied and you shall in no wise lose
vour reward saith the Lord Of hosts
And n they persecute you, so persecut-
"a thev the prophets and righteous men
that we're before you. For all TINS theIe
IL a reward IN heaven
And again. I give unto you q Word III
relation 10 the baptism for your deau'
Verify thus saith the Lord unto you
concerning your dead When any OF
Won are baptized for your dead, let there
no n recorder and let him be eye-Wlt-
nese Of YOUR baptlsms, let him near
with his ears. that he may TESTIFY
OF a truth. saith the Lord;
That I'm all your recordings u may
no recorded IN heaven; whatsoever you
bind on earth. may be bound In heaven
whatsoever you loose on earth' may NC
loosed IN heaven.
For | am about TO restore many
things 10 the earth pertaining TO ihe
priesthood. saith the Lord OF hos's'
In another place; .,,...,o.
"Now the nature Of this ordlliahCe
consists In the power OF the PrlesthoDV'
hv The revelation OF Jesus ChIisl,
y;herein a is granted. that whatsoever
von hind on earth shall be bound III
heaven and whatsoever you loose on
oarth shall be loosed IN heaven VI
On other words taking different view
~ the translation, whatsoever you re-
cord on Garth shall be recorded III
heaven, and whatsoever you 40 nov
record on earth. shall not be recorded IN
heaven. for out Of the books shan your
deod he Judged, according 10 their own
works whether they themselves nave
attended 10 the ordinances In their own
nrouria persona. or by the means Oh
tbeir own agents according TO me or
dlnnnce which God has prepared TOT
their salvation from before the iouhua-
lion Of the world according 10 lne
records which they have kept CON
corning their dead ,.,r,,
IL may seem 20 some 20 DC W
hold doctrine that We tax ora po"u5
which records or binds on eur "nU
binds In heaven. NeVeIIn ,rd
aves Of the world, whenever the LOT
bes given a dlspensatlon OF the Frleesl-
hood 20 any man by actual re[elauon'
or any set Of men, this power mas az
v,ovs been given. Hence WhalsOeNel
tbose men ala I'm authority. IN the name
~ IN, lord. and did II truly ana 10y tn,,
fnuv and kept a proper ana iallhlu,
,Scord of the same. Il became VA" on
aorth and I'm heaven, ana coulu mo-
anruiled according 10 the decree ~,
w. Great Jehovah. This is a falthtu'
saving who can bear III At
"a again Tor the precedent MAJ
~ wi is 10. "And ! also say uHlo
w. that thou art Peter: ana upon
M rock I will build my Church, ant
W. gotes of hell shall not prtEWl
against II; and I viii give uilo w. ia
,be kovs Of the kingdom OF heaven, U .,,'
Nvhotsoevcr thou shalt hihu on v., w
shall be bound IN heaven ana lai' ho
ever thou shalt loose on ear'u S'"'' '
loosed in heaven ,.,i,,s words
Arc not these most glorious Wo'V,,
nv, brethren and sisters! LN," 4"
ny ~ ooriv DAYS Of the church IN,
Hra,bS y, Ioeenh Smith was eNeIclsegi
-, Greatly concerning the temples U,
ny ara so much 30. that the WoIe v.
~ Icrd came 90 him, ana from h'lu
,be noop;s that they must NOT ceNs,
~ ,,,rl, of His temple, ana all we
wy which lie had appointed.. spe,
cioi stress was laid on TINS su1Jee, III ~,
,ha tomnle The spirit of temp
W., rceted down upOn the l.atltI-l ' ,
eoi,ts erom that dav until TINS. ana
sS,,L, not will rest upon them win Si'",
,o,,,sr from now until the morning ol
~ ree,,rroctlon. and from the mornlhl
-, ,be resurrection until the thousah,,
,sors NJ ths Millennium have EXPIRED,
rnis shirt VIII grow stronger an.
brighter with this people az ~
unon President Young ana lhe ~
neers? Almost the hrst WORDS I'VE w
tered concerning this lana were 'i oo,',
upon this block when. sulnnS n.S ' ''.t,i
,,ron tbe ground. he said, Here we Wu
upuUn5 ,or,rie of Cod" How glorious
~, rrsdieiron has been fululed'
Tbot Temple has been erected, though
dt5 moi live 10 see rs completion
a monument 10 the faith, the determl'
Uation ana the good works or the Lal.
da,, saints Not only is there
Tcmrle ON this block but there is on,
a. 81 George, one az Manu, ana one az
Ian And shall we cease buttons
Tonples9 No other Temples VIII o'
buut. There rs reason Tor .nla
Strangers come into our midst an,
NOV gaze up1n the Temple In many
instances they saw II Is mashll.D' y
building. great accomplishment 70
bovs boen commenced In the early aaS
~ tho settlement of this country an.
80 have been carried on at such vast eN
,ense until finally completed. II Ger
family was "a great accomplishment
But my brethren and sisters. the Nale
OF that building is not n its ouiWaI'
appoaraure not In the expense ina
has been pat IN a. not BOZ the beauty o
Gs architecture nor On the richness %
Its furnishings The value OF Una
Temple rs I'm me ordinances which af
performed therein for the living and th
deed.
The keys of this great power Of bind
ing and sealing. referred TO by IN
prophet Joseph Smith, are with NJ;
That mower breaks down the barrier
Of tho grave. By It both the living an
the dead are made 10 stand before On
lord rs " there We're no S''h ih'n