Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09

/ dlnance. we an, horn again. ana being
] born ag in we have Co Boz sustained
/ after birth On the spiritual life Just
Z .s We have To- Do sustained after birth
I ln the natural life. Therefore. in orr
I cor that wc may be- sustained ana dee
/ Nclopcd spiritually Wc have to- eat tho
] 'read % the Sacrament. and drink the
] water of the Sacrament. that we may
incrlse IN spiritual Developments and
ny Witress OF the fact that we have
I obeyed the law. and that we always rec
member Jesus. we may always have
tis spirit 90 hc with us. for thus He
says. Therefore IL IS given TO abide ln
/ Nou'-not 90 como IKE nash from
TIE clouds and disappear but the Spirit
lS given 90 abide in YOU. that you
might be s3nrtfcl from an sim. cn-
JOY the words 90 eternal lie in this
world. ana eternal life Go me world TO
come. even immortal glory"
kiFhi here let me speak 0f other
means OF development In tho case "
hale members lf Tho Churchill they
are faithful "a o. only little
WhlN after baptism. till the priesthood
WlI Dc conferred upon them. first las
d'acons-thc humh'est work that can br
performed by q youth. taking care OF
me westinghouse and ANYTHING else
mat ne may De- called upon 10 do.
i.at N the beginning OF his de-
Nclopmeut Then comes the offices
~ teacher. priest. ana eidor
Everyone who holds this priesthood is
REQUIRED 90 magnify So. thar is % use
Dc TOR thcir own benefit. ves for their
own benefit but 90 benefit themselves
only 10y henehtting others -unseinsh-
ness pure ana undecided, that is the
way Co promote our spiritual growth.
our development; that ia what the
priesthood Is Tor When the boy grow
90 be q young man. you know that
every dag hc is expecting 90 be called
upon 10 leave his darling girl md home
li Pee o. not married. and 10 abroad o.
labor as missionary. and if married
now otten he Is sent away almost inn
mediately after the ceremony ] have
seen 10 SO often that ] sometimes think
30 Is done on purpose And these Young
elders go away without nay. where
To an ungodly world What fore To
preach an unpopular gospel; Co be
hOoted and sconed at. Co Doe pcrse-
cuted. perhaps put Co death, as many
~ our elders have been. for the tos-
timony Of Jesus Notwithstandiug this.
as a rule they perform their labors
gladly Haven't YOU heard over and
over again. am sure ] have. hum
dreds OF timcs-youug men who have
returned from their missions. and.
though they admit trouble and perse-
BUTTONS and an kinds 81 vnlihcation
they say that the time spent as mis-
sionaries has been the happiest time OF
their lives. Why certainly it u.s. When
man or woman steps forth and See
lects bv choice the determination TO
serve God and keep His commandments.
That viii be the happiest period of that
mans or that woman's he And
when We nav our tithinR. there must
not be any reluctance about 20. 90 must
ID % nH
simply because ID rs the command
ment Of God and that is the way you
are willing 10 show by your works that
YOU want 90 promote the growth and
welfare Of Israel. that YOU are willing
the money God has placed in your
hands. through His blessings should
De used FOR the education OF the young.
Tor the building OF temples or meeting
houses, or for any other purpose to
which the authority NJ heaven may see
fit to devote a. As a people. we ought
and DO have this knowledge that 10 il
for a wise and glorious purpose. and
therefore I am happy TO say that the
principle ~ tithiug is steadily on the
Increase. and ] am assuredly correct
when I say that ga the same proportion
the faith OF the Latter-day Saints IS
Increasing. and so Is their unity one
with another
NO SACRIFICE TO BE A LATTER
DAY SAINT
Now. / don't consider IL any sacri-
fee 10 be a Latter-day Saint except I'm
the sense that President Woodruff
might have felt when he deprived
himself OF the potatoes that ne might
have them 20 put I'm the ground; Il
was for am ultimate blessing But after
he put them iu the ground, he had 20
work. on. that was not all; 10 rs not
enough 10 come TO meeting then go
away and forget all about what was
said 10 you TN the next meeting
When those potatoes were put in the
ground. he had TO hoe around them,
TO cut down the weeds, 20 loosen the
soil, 20 give the tuber a chance 20 de-
yelop, and when the time came he had
TO irrigate. and take care Of the seed
and uourish A. that tine fruit might
come forth IN abundance. So il is
with everything We DO in life our
Father first requires "a labor Tor us Go
perform, and that labor Is the source
ri blessings when % ls carried on in
the way He requires So tnat instead
~ grumbling about employment about
being oVcrtaskcd 10 do the work that
is assigned % us in a religious capacity,
I say We should reioice in the oppor-
tIulty that ls presented TO as OF not
only gathering together but when we
are here Go study each others inter-
ests. remembering that to grow indl-
Nidually, We must look after The well
fare OF the children of men. Christ.
our great archotspe gave ms that exc
ample. re also said. Without Ne
SEE can DO nothug" and thot I am
correct in this view of the matter of