Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-04

! As long as conditions remain as they
are IN the world. none Is exempt from
these yisitatlons N any man suffer
as Christian let him not be ashamed:
but let him glorify God on this behalf.
For the time Is come that judgment
must begin Al the house OF God and II
81 first begin az Us. what shall the end
De of them that obey not the Gospel
~ God? And II the righteous scarcely
bc saved, where shall the ungodly and
The sinner appear? Wherefore let them
that suffer according to the viii Of God
commit the keeping Of their souls TO
Him in well.doing, as unto a faithful
creator,
How on have ! called upon you by
me mouth of my servants. and by the
ministering of angels and by mine own
voice. and by the voice OF thundenngs.
and by The voice of lghtuings. and by
tho voice VI tcmpests. and by the
voice Of earthquakes, and great hail.
storms. and by the voice ~ famlnes
and pestilences Of every Kind and by
the great sound Of trump. and by the
voice Of judgment and by the voice OF
mercy an the DAY long aud by the
voice Of glory and honor. and the rich
es or eternal life, and would have
saved you with an everlasting salya-
ton but ye would not? Doe and Gov
Sec 90. 20.
The Latter.day Saints though they
themselves tremble because OF their
own wickedness and sins. believe that
great judgments are coming upon thu
world because Of lniqui,y they firmly
believe 60 the statements Of the Holy
Scriptures. that calamities Will befall
the nations az signs Of the coming Of
Christ 10 Judgment They believe that
God rules in the fire, the earthquake.
the tidal wave the volcanic eruption.
and the storm. Him they recognize as
the Master and the Ruler Of nature
and her laws and freely acknowledge
His hand IN all things. We believe
that His judgments are poured out 70
bring mankind 20 a sense Of His power
and His purposes, that they may repent
OF their sins. and prepare themselves
for the second coming Of Christ 10
reign in righteousness upon the earth.
And, as is said IN the Book Of Mormon
GO Nephl p li-22) woe be unto them,
Except they repent, for IL shall come
a 81
mat ! viii cut on thy horses out OF
the midst Of thee, and will destroy
thy oharots, and will cut on the cities
OF thy land, and throw down an thy
strongholds. and | will cut Of wilton. /
CRAFTS out Of thy hand ana thou shalt
have no more soothssyers thy craven
Images ] VIII also cut OF, and tbs T.
standing Images out % the midst OF /
thee, and thou shalt no more Worship
The works Of thy hands, and | VIII f.
pluck up thy groves out Of the midst .
Of thee, 50 viii / destroy thy cities. i
And II shall come 10 pass that all ~ .
Ings ana deceiyngs. and envyings. and .
strifes and priestcrafts. ana who're .
10ms. shall be done away. For Il .
shall come 10 pass, saith the Father.
that AZ that day Nhosoever win not re-
pent and come unto my beloved Son.
hem VIII I cut IN from among my
people, . house ~ Israel: and ! viii /
EXECUTE vengeance and fury upon them.
wen as upon the heather, such ne
hey have not heard But II they vii!
epent, and hcarken unto ms words
md harden not their hearts. | will es-
ablish my Church among them, and
hey shall come I'm unto the covenant,
md be numbered among this the REM
liant of Jacob. unto whom 7 have given
his land Tor their inheritance.
We hrmly believe hat Zion-Hhich is
he pure In heaTi-shall escape. II she
ihserve 10 do an things whatsoever
God has commanded but. IN the op.
'osite event. even Zion shall be visited
with sore afillction. with pestllence.
with plague, with sword with ven-
.eance, and with devouring FIRE doc
rine and Covenants, o.. go All this
hat her people may be taught to walk
b the light Of ruth. and IN the way Of
he God OF their salvation.
"Ry freely giving Of our means and
ubstances, as the Latter-day saints
ave rightly done. we have abundantly
demonstrated, IN this terrible affection
hch has heiallen our sister city on
he west. that We believe in doing an
= our power 70 relieve distress, Ia all
h. afflicted. and 20 extend 10 all man.
ind the hrotherly kindness and sym.
athy which We ourselves crave from
ur fellow beings ana from God.
Put We believe that these seyere.nat.
raj oalamities arc visited upon men
y the Lord Tor the good of His ,hu.
rem. 70 quicken their devotion 10 9th
r.. and 10 bring out their better ma.
Tres, that they may love and serve
linn We believe. further. thar they
70 the heralds ana tokens Of His anal ,
ldgmcut and tho schoolmasters 20 d,
zach the people 10 prepare themselves. 4,
y righteous living ior the coming " d..
10 Savior Co reign upou me earth, .
hen every knee shall bow and every !,
'ngue confess that Jesus Is Tho Christ. =,
II these lessons are impressed upon /.
/. ana upon the people ~ our country.
10 anguish and the Joss Of life ana d.
3d. sad great and horr.fyug ss they 7
ere. VIII not have been endured iu
Nm. JOSEPH r. SMITH.
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A FRIEND DEPARTED.