Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-23

destroys but God creates and builds
| up.
Wlthou, reception OF truth there Is
| no progression. He who enters upon
! the wrong road II he retrace not MS
| steps will 80 down. There Is an OPP
| portunlty for all men 20 learn the
truth and To- do a. Those who learn
| truth and live Il while IN this state OF
probation VIII forever be ahead of
those who procrastinate when the
! privilege Is afforded Some learn the
truth but do not carry Il out In their
lives No doubt many persons are az
fected by sins committed by their an
cestOrs. Not that one soul Is 20 be
punished for the wrongdoing ~ an
other. but tendency 10 eva descepds
from parents 20 children or from re-
mote ancestors through the laws OF
heredlty and wrong influences are felt
IN succeeding generations.
All excess L. contrary 20 the laws
OF God said Elder Penrose. Men
should learn the lines Of truth and
walk parallel herewith The word u
God is truth, as Jesus taught, and II
followed will lead to exaltatiou.
The Latter-day Saints have no quar-
rel with the various crceds, but have
been forced from The beginning Of this
Church 10 act on the defensive. Joseph
Smith was told not TO go after any OF
the sects OF the day, for the reason
that they had gone out Of the way. To
believe this Is perfectly consistent
when the fact is considered that they
all differ with each other Error may
clash with error or may clash with
truth. but truth Is ever harmonious
with itself
Every Individual continued the
speaker. should be allowed the privll-
ege OF wOrshiping In the manner that
pleases him and Of exercising full lib-
erty OF action, 80 long as he does not
infringe upon the rights Of others. But
God II not bound 20 accept error IN the
worship OF any man, however sincere
the worshiper may be, Nothing can
change error Into truth The speaker
testified that the Way the Truth and
tho Life has revealed Himself IN latter
day; that the truth has been restored
TO earth ans the Church Of Christ Is
again organized and established among
the children ot men. The Latter-day
Saints have no desire 10 indulge I'm de-
hance, but they aver that no power
on earth can stamp out this work. It's
principles are true and those who be-
lleye In them have no doubt ~ their
divinity The Latter-day Saints do not
grope In the dark or IN the twilight,
but have found the narrow way and
are striving 10 walk therein. They are
not as good as they might be, perhaps.
but they have learned the truth and
expect to abide in H. There is only
one straight way Of truth, and side
ways are error, The Mormon people
desire 10 grow IN the knowledge OF
God and ia the love Of the Savior.
They viii carry His Gospel 70 the
ends OF the earth. In accepting II
no man need leave any truth That
he has already received, but Is
invited 10 come to the fulness Of Gods
truth. The beginning OF the Gospel is
faith, repentance, baptism for remis-
sion Of sins and the laying on Of hands
for the gift Of the Holy Ghost
The Latter-day Saints came 10 these
mountains. not 20 indulge In any
thing wrong, but TO learn Of Gods ways
and 10 walk therein. The settlement
Of these valleys was IN fulhllment OF
predictions uttered by ancient prophets.
The speaker referred particularly >
the sayings OF Micah and OF Isaiah
concerning the establishment OF Zion
In the latter days. In fulhiment Of
these utteTances. the pioneers wendell
their way 10 the valley Of the Great
salt lake 80 years ago. The region was
barren waste. sun-baked and for
bidding, the alkaline soil covered with
sagebrush and greasewood. God direct
ed the work OF His servants and
blessed the labors Of their hands, and
today the land from one end 70 the
other presents a scene beautiful 10 look
upon. The marvellous work and won
der Is growing. and IN time all the
prophecies concerning the latter-day
Zion viii be fulfilled.
The Latter-day Saints honor the DOW
ers that be, declared Elder Penrose.
They honor this government. which
they believe Is the best human govern
ment on the face OF the earth They
maintain that II was Instituted of God
as a forerunner OF liberty 10 the whole
world, liberty In religion as in every
thing else The Church also Is a fore
runner preparing Tor the second COM
ms and kingdom Of the Lord Nor
monism Is truths magnet" said Elder
Penrose IN conclusion. IL draws 10 IL
all that Is good and true. II there is
any truth outside the Church We want
IT, ! endorse "Mormonism" with all my
soul have spent my life In adyanc-
ing its cause IL makes better men
and women, better parents and chill
dren. IL is the one thing needed 10
bring about the betterment and saliva.
ilon or the children OF men, 20 unfold
the things OF eternity. and to prepare
the way Tor the contamination Of thu
diEine plan for the Punishment OF sin
ana sorrow, false government and
mans oppression and the establish
ment Of peace union love and truth.
and Gods dominion over an the earth.