Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
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| Ions Wave"
Elder David o. Mckay was the first
| speaker. He said the blessings attend
| ing the performances OF duty are many.
testimony does not come by prayer
alone; that VIII not of itself bring tes-
tlinony. When young men start to get
| testimony and they feel It is to come
only by prayer, they may be disap-
pointed, prayer may, however lead
them to the testimony, but We must do
the VIII OF the Father to know OF the
doctrine. as to whether II Is from God
or from man. II Is worth striving for
to obtain the knowledge that God lives.
He called attention TO the words of the
Savior before His arrest and crncfixion,
and the promise Of the comforter and
quoted his final remark. II have over.
come the world
Duet and chorus entitled Scatter
Sunshine" was sung by Bessie Blair,
Title Hancock and the choir.
Elder G. W. Penrose congratulated
the people of ogden In their splendid
work in helping the distressed sufferers
from the recent great calamity In CALI
fornia. 1t Is part Of our mission to
scatter sunshine, to spread light and
truth and carry the glad Gospel mes
| sage to all nations. He called attention
10 that which was foretold In the early
| days OF the Church as 10 the calamtles
which would come upon the earth, God
| Is not personally active in death, In
| calamity, in earthquake famine. plague
and sorrow, but they are the results OF
| sin, for had there been no sin there
would have been no death, no suffering,
| no sorrow. When this calamity oc-
| CURED God was not in the earthquake
| nor in the fire. but in the still small
| voice which followed In the souls OF
| man moving upon their hearts TO bless
and render loving help and assistance
God does not directly infiict sorrow nor
| death, they follow through just as
! natural causes as those ascribed to dis
turhances Of the earth. He read from
the Doctrine and Covenants concerning
| the fluctuations to come In the last
DAYS. These calamitles are only the be-
| ginning of SORROWS. but God Is not en-
| gagged In bringing these Affections, they
| come from the opposite power. That
| power would not be exercised upon us
| by the adversary II we lived according
| 10 the laws of God. To learn
more about the evils and Affections to
| come he advised the people TO read the
| twenty-fourth chapter Of Matthew and
twenty-frst Of Luke He called atten-
ton TO the wonderful preservation Of
| the lives of the Elders and Saints. as
also other Utah people in California
during the destruction at San Francis
co. some OF the circumstances SUR
rounding their preservation were re-
| markable. Two days before the calam-
| ity the Saints had been holding confer
| ence and the president OF the mission
| felt impressed 10 read Luke, twenty
| first chapter, was led 10 warn them of
| the calamity about TO come. This Is
| part of our work, 10 proclaim the Cos
| pei of repentance, to save mankind and
we thus fulf the mission of carryink
| sunshine 10 the world. God permits
! these troubles 10 come TO wake up the
| world 10 repentance. The Saints were
| admonished to serve the Lord IN pros
| perlty as we'll as adversely, and TO
] be charitable to mankind. If We do
F.. good, We reap the reward Of good II
We do evil II will bring It's recompence
| IN It's kind. One woe viii follow an
other. but in the midst Of II all the FL
| ders will 60 forth and preach the Cos
| pei and warn mankind of the Judg-
| ments to come. and after their testi-
| mony will come the testimony of the
! tribulations OF the last days Great
events will take place, but the end
Will not come until the Gospel OF the
| Kingdom has been preached 20 every
nation and the Jews gathered home TO
their land. Let us be on our guard.
| Our safety lies In doing the Lords will.
There is not man, woman or child
who has not some duty to perform ana
in that work they receive Gods bless
ings and protection. In closing h.