Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-12
EACH SACRIFICE
IS REWARDED
,Ioity, Love and Peace Prevail
Among the Latter.day
Saints.
end IS A PERSONAL BEING.
Free Agency Enables n Man to Be-
come More God
like.
GOD is A PERSONAL BEING

ye~erday's services III the 'aoe'-
-. wore attended by a large audi
"a -s,, Elder Mathonihah Thomas was
~. .roaker OF the occasion, and no
Sellyered an interesting discourse.
r.o choir sang Zion stands with
sms surrounded" The Invocation
w.s altered by Elder George r. En-
- after which the choir and con-
.,.uon sang, "God moves In a
s.ss,cr,ous way His wonders to per-
form"
IN opening his address. Elder Thorn
soid that he was thankful that his
rarents embraced the gospel In lands
aoross the sea, and that they were
,ulinr TO make the sacrifices Incl
Asnt thereto. lie said they were not
o,,re IN making sacrifices. for this
.,lrh NJ devotion to conscience and
saac,,ace for conscience sake has char
er,srized the faith Of the Latter-day
\ CAN'T from the organization OF the
csrrch and because of the peculiar
.nrisc6s men and women have made
,boro mas grown up within the Church,
natural result, a love for each
o,hSr among members OF the Church,
M dnos not characterize any other
MAJ of religious worshipers. There
/ oneness Of faith and effort as
Elesult OF sacl1hce
FREELY GIVEN.
The speaker referred TO the loyalty
M Tia people paying a tribute 10 tho
olders who leave their homes ana
0,oved ones, and at their own expense.
81 AMI into the world to deliver the
= ssssge OF life and salvation, some
m fhem even laying down their lives
t,r Inc field Of the ministry. These
n men have preached tho gospel Just
n The servants of Jesus preached it.
&,enhollt hire, unless Il be that their
- desire to gain the souls Of men could
he called hire. Indeed in that sense
frhere has been a deep desire In the
Of every Latter-day Saint to do
sometime, somewhere that
|bgln enable him 10 gather OF least one
'koul into the fold of Christ"
MORMON DOCTRINES.
The belief Of the Latter-day Saints
IN personal God was explained, and
this belief was shown to be consistent
with the teachings of the Savior, as
well as the word of God in holy writ.
Elder Thomas spoke OF the youth
Joseph Smith, who, being disturbed
In hls mind over the conflicting claims
and theories advanced by the yarl-
Gus ministers Of his day, PRAYED for
light that he might affiliate himself
With nat church which was recog-
nzsd BY the Father. The speaker told
Of the appearance OF the Father and
Tho Son 10 this youth, and the final
restoration Of the gospel plan IN this
dipensatlon, the plan whereby man
might be saved, a plan which will per-
.mR men to arise in their strength and
ue0ne great, even as Gods.
MANS AGENCY.
Elder Thomas referred 10 the plan
advanced IN the beginning by Satan,
TIC son of the morning, which COM
pretended a compulsory salvation OF
NJ men, and this plan was compared
With that proposed by Jesus in the
anne great council, plan which did
lot promise quite so much result but
mich gave to all men their free agency
nat they might strive TO overcome
IN and develop that inherent strength
which God Himself possessed, that
zen might grow in their own strength,
row better and cleaner and purer.
'ald The speaker, this life is but pre-
afauon, SORT uf school master to
ead men 10 the higher life which we
ue 20 live In Its fullness in the
'orld beyond. We know that the
rlnciples which He taught are true. We
now that He Himself is resurrected,
nat lie Is now a God that what He
we may become, II we will live the
aNs as He lived them. This was the
avn 0. the apostles of old and with
nh ialth and the knowledge OF the
Fhciples OF the gospel as Christ
dusnt mem, these apostles went out In
puote strength and were willing to
ace death itself TO establish this testi-
lohy IN the world. They bore testl-
lony that this particular form of re-
soh which Christ esta blished. was
rue and NO hoiin,a 49,,
nat In order TO restore the gospel I'm
Is purity and In order TO restore tho
'as organization of the Church, 1t
, ,a necessary for Him TO come In per-
~, ~ reveal Himself again, the resur-
!, Su Jesus OF Nazareth, the Savior
/, w World We believe that He re-
Salel Himself unto man in this dis
's,Ssuoh' we have accepted this faith
hd believe IT is true"
OLD AND NEW
inc speaker thon referred TO the work !
,ols Dy the apostles OF old and the
1877 .. which accompanied their minis
as,.lois, The power 10 heal tho sick 10 |
,s 1 out devils, to speak in new |
.ssues, TO prophesy. etc, and these
~ " powers attend tho minlstrations
',he elders today.
sa .asr Thomas reverted to the mis-
d' ,r work conducted BY the Latter !
MI, SAINTS. said that this work is in
ira su oy love for humanity and a de-
sn unfit mankind. The master
b, lhls principle for He said that |
x ~, Hyulu not only love one another
mr. ~ IoVes us, but that we should love
10 fanenlies. Under this philosophy |
sv Ssnurch Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
al .n's mas grown and there Ia no |
ss al ~, u religious worshipers, and there
uris .sen none within the last few CEN
IebI, where this spirit has been 80
,stts s developed as In the case of the
bs NJ oa .uay Saints. Notwithstanding all |
law psssSeeu'ions to which the Latter |
70 s,j n'nls nave been subjected they |
nd ~ wiling 10 forgive their enemies
enee os mas been surprising alb
eopIo VI bitterness In the hearts OF the
,stJmo, inomas, In conclusion, bore
N IN ~ mat God has revealed him
n ~o us dlspensatlon and established
"a me- IAN, - and urged the saints TO rev
he oove mutn' be true to the gospel ana