Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-16

but readers easily forget. and. we fear
do not ponder upon what they read
enough TO fully understand IT, The Saw
Tor. when quoting scripture to His de-
ciples made the remark, Whose read
eth, let him understand"
The answer TO the first question may
be found in the Doctrine and Cove
nanls, careful perusal Of which would
solve many problems that engage the
attention Of theological classes and Mu-
tual Improvement associations Re-
ferring 10 the transgressIon Of our faith
er Adam, the Lord says:
Wherefore 7, the Lord God, caused
| that he should be cast out from the
| Garden Of Eden, from my presence be-
cause OF his transgresson, wherein he
became spiritually dead, which - the
first death; even that same death,
which IL the last death, which Is spirit
ual. which sail be pronounced upon the
wicked when / shall say-depart ye
cursed. - Sec, Is, v Al.
According TO the Vision, recorded in
Doctrine and Covenants section rs, all
mankind of the race OF Adam are to
be redeemed In the due time Of the
Lord after they have paid the penalty
for transgresson, and through the
atonement Of the Savior brought up in
to SOME degree OF glory, with the ex-
ception OF the Sons OF Perdltion" All
are tO be raised from the dead. but
thost who are unfit to enter into any
kingdom Of glory are TO BE- banished en-
llrey from the presence OF the Lord,
and 90 away with the devil and his
angels into spiritual death, That Is.
complete exclusion from divine light. to
inherit kingdom OF outer darkness"
As TO the place, condition and end of
their punishment, the Lord says, mo
man knoweth," Paul the Apostle speaks
Of It as everlasting destruction from
the presence Of the Lord and the glory
Of his powerful Thess. 1.9.
Az to the second question. we win say
that progress is the order Of exls-
lence throughout all the creations of
God, except perhaps in the case Of that
which will not advance and cannot be
redeemed. There win be. no doubt
progress in each kingdom Of glory. but
If the celestial and terrestrial Kingdoms
advance, so win the celestial. and thus
each VIII be progressing on it's own
lines and the lover win not reach the
higher. II Is said OF those who inherit
the celestial glory;
For they shall be Judged according
TO their works. and every man shall !
receive according TO his own works. |
MS own dominion. IN the mansions |
which are prepared and they shall be- |
servants OF the Most High, but where
God and Christ dwell they cannot come,
worlds without end"
This should serve as q guide in the
investigation OF the conditions OF the
future state Of existence, The adj
vancenent Of those who Inherit the
lower Kingdoms OF glory will be in
those kingdoms. rather than from one
kingdom to another The law of deyel-
opment is eternal But that is not elo-
luton, as the term Is popularity UNDER
stood. II is illustrated In the animal
world wherein Improvement may be
carried on in every species. hut the
OF one species into another
IL but theory, and has not been DEM
onstrated, although It was for time
strongly asserted. We mention that
by way OF Illustration of the
subject presented In the question, The
celestial sphere viii advance, but that
does not mean evolution into a differ
emit sphere, and so with the terrestrial
We have to say, once more, that
many Of our people are troubling them
selves with queries and problems con-
futurity. to the neglect Of that
which pertains to the present, and
which isgf much greater value TO liv-
ng beings than speculations over pos
,ibllities in a world about which very
little is known.