Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-30

God. Through keeping these COM
mandments we can also depend upon
the fulnlment OF the promises made
pertaining 10 the future. III we are 10
have a realization OF the glorious things
spoken OF today II will be through at
tending to the duties and responsibih-
ties that rest upon us as members Oh
the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints. We must live In the pres
ent and attend 10 our duties MS they
are made known 20 US, II we are to
have the approval OF our Father In
Heaven, and II we desire TO make our
calling and election sumo. God has
pointed out the way whereby We can
make our calling and election sure.
Those who are not Of us seem TO
think, sometimes that II Is dreadful
doctrine TO teach that we should honor
the Priesthood, as spoken OF by some
Of the brethren today. that we should
be careful not to lit up our voices IN
criticism OF the authority OF God, ana
that there Is danger In pursuing "a
course of this character Ii seems TO
me, my brethren and sisters, that we
ought easily 20 understand that, II
God Almighty has spoken from the
heavens, and has clothed men with HIS
authority, andN commanded them to
magnify that authority In the midst
of the peoples OF the earth, He VIII eX-
poet the peoples OF the earth to recog-
nI2e and honor that authority, and
especially require this OF His Saints,
who have a knowledge of the truth.
That is a part of the responsibility
that has come 10 us through the Cos
pei While we do not believe we should
worship men, or that there Is any
thing in the Gospel that requires any
or 10 oil NJ
er reverence TO any man, we do be-
lieve the Gospel requires that every
soul shall recognize the authority God
has established, and that they shall
follow that authority That has al
ways been the case IA every age of the
world Whenever God has had His
authority upon the earth he has de-
manded this OF the people. and lie has
abundantly blessed those who have
htarkened to His counsel, and who
have been true to His representatives,
My brethren and sisters, let us take
warning from the words that have
been spoken. We should remember
that the mission Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints is and al
" avs has been "Peace on earth and
good viii TO man." as stated by one
OF the First Presidency this morning.
II Is the mission Of this great people
not the few men who are abroad In |
the world preaching the Gospel, nor |
Just the few men who compose the |
Council OF the Twelve, nor any other |
organization Of the Priesthood alone
II IL the mission OF the entire people |
that their lives, their conversations and !
example shall declare to all the world |
we love peace, We have received the |
message Of truth and Il Is our mis- |
"a no .nI -, In ttt NsHfn
II our Father IN heaven and preach |
he Gospel that men may be saved. |
Dur Father revealed in the very begin |
1lng Of this work, as men became |
lnXious TO know the will OF God CON |
'erning themselves, that the most i'm
1ortant thing men could do was TO cry |
repentance TO the people to teach the |
doctrines Of the Gospel, and that If |
hey labored through their entire lives |
md saved lsIt one soul, great should |
pc their reward and their Joy in the |
tlngdom Of our Father. We need TO
ave souls at hoUe; we need TO be do
ng things to be laboring diligently |
hat our skirts may be clear. and that |
he revelations that we are not to wait |
o be commanded In all things. Some
ines we appear to think that the
Bishop, or some other authority, should /
labor for us. and that we are
rot To do anything unless we are in
'tructed or appointed to do Il. God |
las said: IL Is given to man, by his
,wn agency to seek to bring to pass
much righteousness, of his own Volt
ion and of his own will, without COM
nandment from any source; and he
hat waiteth to be commanded In all
hings is a sothful and an unwise
steward.
Now, we need to be doing the things
hat have been suggested to us today
md the things that win be suggested |
n the counsels that may be impaired |
o us I'm other meetings. BY doing so
Ne shall be firmly established In the
Verlasting Gospel, and no experiences
an ever come to US then that will
vrest us from the foundation upon
which we stand, II we stand upon the
of obedience to the things OF
iod we viii always see the light and
ejoice therein. There win be no fear
n our hearts; forithe Spirit Of the Lord
viii be with us, and the Spirit of |
he Lord casteth out all fear. God |
,lesa you, my brethren and sisters, and |
nay power be given unto us to be |
rue and faithful to our covenants and !
o each other, and 10 our Father in
heaven, Is my prayer, through Jesus
christ. Amen.