Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-22
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Elders Heber j. Grant and OrsOn r.
Whitney the Speakers.

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Elders Heber j. Grant and Orson
r. Whitney. Of the council of the
apostles. were the speakers at the
tabernacle yesterday afternoon. the
occasion being the second session of
the Liberty stake conference. There
was very large congregation present,
including many tourists. The choir
sang High on the mountain top"
Jesus once of humble birth. - Awake
my soul and Glorious is Thy name"
Bishop lIeber G, IversOn and High
Councillor AIiando Pratt offered the
opening and closing prayers, respec-
lively.
BY way of intro duction. Elder Grant
spoke OF the spiritual FEAST enjoyed
at the morning meeting, the remarks,
he said OF President Joseph r. Smith
being particularly impressive and i'm
structive. The division Of the old salt
Lake stake into four stakes had takon
place during his Glider Grant's) alb
sence in the European mission. and
the change had proven to be most
profitable Since his return no had
noticed that In either of the new orr
ganiza tons more of the prlesth God
were In attendance at meetings in
tended for the various quorums ihan
lad been the custom when all were
merged In one, The wTok has been
broadeneh four-fold, and opportunity
given for vastly increased numbers OF
labOrers IN the vineyard. II Is eyer
ton that develops man in amy phase
OF life
TO seek for political or financial
lIonors does not bring the happiness
that comes 10 one engaged in spiritual
things, remarked the speaker. The joy
a person feels while striving 10 DO the
Will Of God sutpasseth all understand
Ing and Is met with IN no other con-
tltion, The Latter-day Saints are
willing people, and are In no wise
forced or oYer-Dersuaded TO 10 a.
they do. They are not priest-ridden
but are free and outsDoken, as much
so as amy other people. The very In
dependence and force of Will power
manifested by them In accepting the
gospel IN the face OF strong ana bitIer
opposition. ~ proof sufficient that
they have not su bsoq uently surrender
cd their individuality at the behest
OF any man or set ~ men, ~ Is not
the shrawdness Of the Mormon Lead
ers that causes the union OF the saints,
hut II is the fact that they are one
and all endowed with the Holy Spirit,
and every requirement made OF then.
IS beneficial. spiritually, morally, In
leIectuallv and In every other way
II III the nature OF man, said Elder
Grant, to center MS mind and as
nlratloni upon the things OF tho world.
Therefore II Is a blessing that tn law
of tthlng has been revealed for tho
observance of Gods children. The
building Of temples, schools aud yari-
ons institutions tends TO direct mems
attentions from self and selfshness,
ana thereby his thoughts are led TO .
concern for the welfare Of hui
manlty. "Whcre mans trea sure Is,
there Will his heart BIO also" The
sneaker had onoe received letter
frnm a friend IN London. in which the
writer had Rald THAI ~ there is any
thing IN belief which involves an
eternity Of future existence. there N
cverything 10 the Latter-day
saints th5le Il everything in The gos-
Del of Christ, and for 1t they VIII
make amy sacrifiee required OF them.
Elder Grant remarked that lac had
never net seen case where a man
left mia Church, while still contnu.
ing 10 grow In faith ~ God and vlr-
Tue in hIs daily life, The opposite Is
invariably thS "~-sr falling away