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

fortunes for their children 70 quarrel
over and spend when they are gone. we
know by experience that we cannot
take these things with US from this
lie and the result Is. all we accumu-
late OF this worlds goods is LETT De-
hind and trouble generally arises
among children over such things.
/ am reminded Of an occurrence mat
Is said To have actually happened one
OF our rich brethren died, and after
time his spirit returned 10 earth. lie
visited friend. and this Is the language
that he used I'm speaking 70 that friend
what fool have been. | spent days
and weeks. months and years upon the
earth In accommodating means, and !
was abundantly successful | punt up
a big fortune, and then | was caued
away. / passed into the spirit world
and left IL an for my children to quar-
rel over. What q fool have been
is there not text In his WORDS IL
might have occurred TO that man, Whlle
he was talking TO his friend, tnat ne
could have founded an institution OF
Learning or endowed q hospital, or bet
Ter than that. he could have Great
ed a temple fund; that Is to say,
he could have provided amply
Tor each one OF his children and
with the remainder, or a goodly
portlon of IT, could have created a
femme fund TO be used for the saliva
tIor OF tho dead and had the fund been
sufficiently large. the interest only anu
not the principal, might have been ex-
psnded TO save his dead and the dead
Of others. Perhaps the thought occurred
10 him that II he had done this. while
his body rested In the grave ana MS
spirit dwelt I'm the spirit land the
means that God had given him on earth
would be doing a great ana glorious
work and perpetuatng bis memory up
ON earth. This Is one way IN when we
can perpetuate our memories.
II seems to me that this is a most
glorious subject TO contemplate. Ana
moi only shall the brethren be sayiors
upon Mount Zion, but the sisters. 100
| shall share IN this glorious work; for
| thew can 20 10 the temple and assist IN
! ofrlciating FOR the dead. The sisters as
/ well as the brethren shall have eredit
| on the books for their share IN thls
/ grand work. Brethren and sisters, mere
! are the temples before us. Now let me
| osk the question. Who shall be worthy
! M 90 into them and to do the work
| that 1 have indicated You know some
/ thing Of the power and sacredness OF
| tho work. YOU know something OF TINS
| binding and sealing power; you know
| the great responsibility " exercising
| mar power. ask you, Who shaI De
| worthy 10 20 into these temples we
have been told by our Prophet ana
| President that the man who does hot
l pay his tithing in this Church shall h9t
! have access to them. Not that ne siai'
I he coerced. not that he SHAH De Irignt-
l ened. by this saying OF the PRESIDENT -
I but simply because he Is unworthy 10
go into the temple, II he violates this
! great commandment OF God-the ia" VI
/ Uthing-then he Is not worthy 10 re,
ceive and participate In the blessings OF
! the House OF the Lord IL Is sli.ple
proposition The Bishop shall nov rec.
ommend him; the president vi r, we
cepno, 40 n II would not be pleasing
I'm the eight OF God. And they who VIC,
iatc Tho other COMMUNICATIONS
tbere are many who disregard the au-
tboritv Of the Priesthood. who slight
lie counsels OF the servants Of God ana
| u.bo will not give ear 10 their teachings
-ore NOT worthy 20 60 into the house OF
tho lord and oficiate for the living ana
| the dsad And that shows a very close
4.
| connection between the living ana the
| dced between this world and the other
world. FOR YOU can scarcely mention !,
the work Tor the dead, except you snall
sav something concerning the living
ana Won can scarcely speak OF the Nv
Inc except you shall say something
| concerning the dead.
believe that God speaks to US as II
we were in eternity and that whenever
lie gives a commandment or law un-
| 10 this Church, 1t is done as II ther,,,
we're no such thing as death or ven
diyiding MS from His presence, Hls
laws are permanent and eternal IN theil
nature: they are binding. upon ms
worid and upon the world TO come
tbey are binding upon the living and
binding upon the dead
As have said this is a glorious
theme for contemplation aud could not
he exhausted IN a sermon q month long.
cod bless YOU. Amen.