Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-08

hU'N itNR' ut lhN tlNIN. 1T rs certainty
the duty ~ him who has received light
a. give that light 90 others. We as
Lsttot-day Saints should follow the lu.
strnctions OF Che SAVIOR "Lot your
light ~ shine that the world may see
your light aud that they may be-
brought 10 glorfy your father which Is
IN heaven"
These young men that are here my
brethren aud sisters arc here especial
ly 10 teach YOU these principles and uo
persuade you. 80 FAR as they cau by
reason and love and charity. 90 come 10
the knowledge of these principles aud
live according % their precepts I ann
thankful that SO many al you have been
brought 10 belief in the divine mis-
slou ~ Christ and also the divine mis-
sion OF Joseph Smith. The foundation ~
this Church Is laid ON Christ. VI JOSEPH
smith was wrong. u would follow AS
night the day that Christ vas wrong
because Christ told Joseph and gave
him His law, revealed To him His gos-
Pei. gave 20 him His priesthood under
the hands of apostles and prophets who
we're sent 20 ordaiu him aud confer
upon him the authority OF the holy
priesthood. Therefore. II Mormonism
Is not true, 10 being only and simply the
Gospel OF Jesus Christ. which Joseph
received from Christ. then Christianity
is NOT true, but Christianity pure
Christianity as taught By the Savior
being true, then MormOusm is true for
Mornonism and the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ is one and the same. and Joseph
smith was servant Of God. a true
prophet and was raised up by the Lord
10 lay the foundation Of Gods Church
which was testified never would be TAX
on from the earth again. II commenced
with a very small beginning yet at its
commencement II had 10 meet the ad-
versary and the adverse criticism OF
the whole world because all the preach
ers OF religions were against him. All
those who were under the influence Of
the preachers were aroused I'm hatred
against IL, and the adversary put II in
10 the hearts Of wicked men TO oppose
the prophet so that he carried his life
as II were in his hands up to the time
that his blood was shed FOR his testi-
mony, but the adversary OF this work,
mo combined influence OF all Chris
tanity, so called, Was absolutely pow
erless to nip II in the bud to destroy
II IN its beginning and to prevent its
growth. The more they have persecut-
ed IT, the more It has spread. the hard
err they have endeavored to check its
progress, the faster It has spyead until
We have come 10 the day when we find
Worshppers of God and members Of this
Church in nearly every land and cline
under heaven, I'm this continent I'm The
Islands Of the sea from the north to the
south, and from the east 10 the west
and In the land where Mormonism had
us birth the work Of God is spreading.
We do not say this boastinglv but we
say II in all humility and give an the
glory unto the Lord. for il has NOT
been by the arm OF man nor by his Wis
dom nor by his intelligence or power
that MormOnism has continued 10 grow.
and that Il has not been DESTROYED. II
was the power OF God IL was His Wis
dom, His intelligence. His guiding hand
that has brought His people 10 what
they are today. and II We have grown
10 become great people In less than "a
hundred years, what may we expect
within the next hundred years. for IL
is GODS work and He is able 10 take
care OF II and has decreed that il Will
come out Triumphant and thar IL will
prevail over all opposing forces In the
world
NOW my brethren and sisters. / feel
grateful for the privilege | have had
OF speaking TO you through another. |
would give great deal n could only
speak 10 you I'm your own tongue.
feel mat ! could have spoken TO you In
greater freedom and you and / both
would have enjoyed our visit all the
more, but ] am thankful TO be heard
through my brother here for a short
time. ! am convinced from the crown
OF my head 10 the soles Of my feet OF
the divine mission OF Jesus Christ. the
Savior OF the world and In the divine
commission that was given unto tbs
Prophet Joseph Smith by the Father
and the Son TO lay the foundation OF
the gospel Of eternal truth and the or
ganizing OF Gods Church which should
be governed by pure principles Of lovo
and by the voice Of God to the saliva
ton Of the souls OF men.
There are many things that ! would
like TO say 10 YOU, | would like 10
say this That you can never be made
perfect without those OF your kindred
who are dead neither can your kindred
who have passed behind the veil be
made perfect without you. That prin-
ciple Of affection, OF undying love that
is planted IN the soul o. every chill
Of God can never be satisfied either in
this world or In the world 10 come with D..
out We can be associated with those
whom We have Joined 10 abide with
forever. Who would love 90 be depriv-
ed OF the association ~ their father or
mother IN the world 10 Gomez Who
would be satisfied 20 be separated from
husband or wife In the world to come
and to remain IN that separated cond.-
ton throughout eternity? Who can r.
satisfied TO feel that they will be de-
prived Of their children. and yet not
one OF US have any claim either as
husband or wife or as parents or az
children upon each other unless Goi
has Joined Us together. That which
God hath Joined together nan may new
or put asunder. and that which God
has Joined together cannot be separat-
Cd by death. Nothing can separate
that which God has Joined together but
sin Therefore. u IL proper that We
should desire that We should have the
privilege Of being united TO those VINO
have passed beyond; that We shall b.
Joined together In the bond OF the new
ana everlasting covenant, and that our
children after us shall be bound 70 us
and We 10 them IN the bond OF the COW
enant which can oily be executed by
the power and word and viii " God.
As elders in Israel let me say 20 you.
keen yourselves pure and unspotted
from the world II you are addicted 20
habits which are not pure or health
fuI Try and abstain from them. forsake
evil and cleaye 10 good, ! notice IN
your country that a great many peo.
pic are worshipers ~ tobacco. They
smoke "a and they seem 10 be 50 mucn
addicted 20 u that they scarcely ever
leave ID out ~ their mouths. Some
lines they become fond Of strong