Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06
all be- allied with the Holy Ghost .

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obeyed, namely, that we shall hunger
and thirst after righteousness and the
promise Is, we shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost. In the holy Bible 1t says,
"for they shall be filed" but the more
perfect translation, as given in the
Book Of Mormon. is, blessed are they
who do hunger and thirst after right
eousness. for they shall be filled with
the Holy Ghost"
Again, He says:
Blessed are the peacemakers; for
they shall be called the children of God,
BLESSED are the poor In spirit; for
theirs Is the kingdom Of heaven"
He gave many laws. and many bless
ings He promised unto the people
through their obedience to those laws.
Take. for instance, the case OF the rich
young man who came TO Jesus and
wanted to know what he should do to
be saved. Jesus told him to keep the
commandments. The young man re-
piled, "All these things have | kept
from my youth up: what lack | YETI"
Jesus said, IF thou will be perfect, go
and sell that thou hast. and give 10
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure
In heaven. and come and follow me-"
The young man turned away sorrowfuI.
"for he had great possessions The
same principle IL manifest In the Ten
Commandments. Take. for example. the
firth commandment: Honor thy father
and thy motfer that thy days may be
long upon the land which the Lord thy
God giveth thee. This IL a law Of long
life. If you wish TO live long time.
my young brethren and sisters, honor
and obey your fathers and mothers,
and the Lord will bless you with this
desire OF your heart; but II you dis
obey your parents. you are not entitled
to q long life; you are not entitled to
the blessings OF God upon you and up
on your posterity. On the contrary,
the Lord says In another of the com
mandments, that He visits "the iniquity
of the fathers upon the children unto
the third and fourth generation of them
that hate me-"
FREE AGENCY OF MAN.
My beloved brethren and sisters,
rejoice In being present with you today.
| am glad to see you congregated to-
gether to receive the word Of God from
His servants, and have greatly re-
joiced In the remarks that have been
made. am going to take the liberty OF
reading little more before close,
"2l. And now. verify say unto you,
was in the beginning with the Father,
and am the flrst-born;
"22. And all those who are begotten
through me are. partakers Of the glory
of the same, and are the church OF
the flrst-born.
"22. We were also In the beginning
with the Father; that which is Spirit,
even the Spirit of truth,
'24. And truth is a knowledge OF
things as they are. and as they were,
and as they are to come;
'25. And whatsoever is more or less
than this, Is the spirit OF that wicked
one who was a liar from the beginning.
"26. The Spirit Of truth is OF God |
am the Spirit of truth. and John bore
record OF me- saYlng-He received q
fulness of truth, yea, even Of all truth,
"27. And no man receiveth fitness
unless he keepeth his commandments.
o2S. He that keepeth his command
ments receiveth truth and light, until
he is glorifed in truth and knoweth all
things.
"29. Man was also In the beginning
with God. Intelligence, or the light OF
truth was not created or made, neither
indeed can be.
$50. All truth Is independent In that
sphere In which God has placed It, TO
act for itself. as all intelligence also,
otherwise there is no existence.
49, Behold. here Is the agency of
man, and here Is the condemnation OF
man, because that which was from the
beginning Is plainly manifest unto
them, and they receive not the light.
1872. And every man whose spirit re-
ceiyeth not the light is under condem-
nation,
"33. For man Is spirit. The elements
are eternal. and spirit and element, in
separately connected, receiveth fulnessi
OF JOY;
"a. And when separated. man can
not receive fullness Of JOY.
"35. The elements are the tabernacle
Of God; yea. man is the tabernacle Of
God, even temples: and whatsoever
temple is defiled. God shall destroy that
temple"
I desire now to testify unto you that
know II you will keep the command
ments OF God the Spirit Of the Lord
will increase within you, and you will
have grace for grace, DAY by day and
year by year, as II shall be necessary In
your endeav0rs TO keep the command.
ments Of the Lord.
/ wish TO say word or two TO our
brethren the Patriarchs. i would feel II
TO be a good thing when they place
their hands upon the heads OF this peo-
pie to bless them, II they shall feel so
Impressed. to conclude their blessings
something like this II seal these bless
ings upon your head, according to your
faith and your diligence In keeping the
commandments OF the Lord" The Pa
triarchs have the gift of being pr0ph-
cts seers and revelators, to reveal the
mind and will OF God and portray unto
the faithful their future lives, and
believe Il would be pleasing unto the
Lord II they would seal all blessings
that they give in manner similar TO
the one have suggested, as they shall
be led by the Holy Spirit. Then there
can be no disappointment on the part
OF the family or friends OF those who
shall. after receiving patriarchal
blessing. turn from the truth and fight
against God for they win see that
these blessings are conditional upon
their keeping the commandments OF
God.
May the Lord bless you, my brethren
and sisters, and bless every man who
shall speak at this conference. that be
may speak by the gift and power or
the Holy Ghost, and that we may re-
celve light and knowledge and be fed
with the bread of life. that we may be
filled with Joy and peace. and that our
determination may be 10 serve God and
keep His commandments.
i desire 10 add testimony to what
Elder Smoot has said In reference to
Elder u. II. Roberts going to Chicago