Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-29

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phase OF it. dealing principally WIN
modern revelation. The nrs; time J
-, ..tt,, ME ancictv we took IN the
me- "'s'' '''' ,., ti,,
subject Of saiy9tion m e''leIa, ~
atonement OF christ shoWI,is ~ ,,
or both ano now the i'Vlu ~, ~ - IA,
dee'n az iils people VINO Nou i,,',,i,,,s ~,
voice ana heeu filS O,i, '. 49,, tbn,,
matter wnen lheS ,,ay havs
lived, on WHAT ulcir poir LII. ~ tying
peen' oy toncllii's ~ "a J,ed without
reselvinr dc gospel in mortality. AZ
The meeting Two w r,,i1S, 80 "a other an
now i%p,e'e Wv Gin, nassaooa deal
cient ogrli,tuies -, the entire I'M.
ing VIII. s tne sst III, deaa and living
man iaiiili 49, co ,bo Ia wa and or
through opo'ie'' s,,o,. bn,,, mo I ord
uilallces VI Wv 80 ea, those ,vho hnd
t''u u ,i,,,,,ta,r.a of Tho ,rnsnel
oisu Ml'iiou' 9 ia.,.a /, f., ~ doys ~
% WV 70 ~. T., a. +,,,,, ,ha,, ,,o,,la 10
Nohn' "helN -, ~ ~ ,,ri,-ilese ~ 40
Nlslleu f.,iu ~, ,,teht ho aoved
eept,ns - 80 ,,Ior,, q, tho ls,npdo,n
~ nv ~. n,stts ,rhss nro,n,se was made
OF our 49,. 40, r,iost t,n,es 10 E,noch 10
II tls 80 -, - 49, ,,,o,,b,sts who
isaian a,iu o w .,,,a ,uo,,ia cn,,,e ybe,,
.auslt no ,'is ~, ,,istted bv INC savior
tils ueau 49,, ~ W o,o,hod ~ nn,,c, 10
WIZ ~ w. ,,.,sor -to,,ae mn Inc can
open w - ~ r. W. raserred 10
~. .sNes s,,iaii,,,,,,t 90 tho nrorhecies when
Christ was in His ministry. and follow
ing His crucifixion as testified of by
Peter in the third and fourth chapters
of his first epistle. We closed by re-
f.rring TO the prophecy of Maliohi con-
corning tho coming OF Elijah, and
there we will take up the subject this
afternoon
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THE MlsSlON VI iS'Si' an
The nronhet Malachi informs us that
before Inc coming of the Lord the sec
ond fine when Ho shall reign In glory,
~ ,so,,II send Elijah 10 Turn the hearts
- ~ chiidren a. their fathers and
~. ,fr.,,.,. ~ no fotbore 10 the children
-, ~ aa,.,t sbould 10 srnitten with
n S,,,,se ana this nrophecv has I'm our
day been fulfilled. In the earliest vi
sions given to the Prophet Joseph
Smith, when Moroni came to him. TINS
chapter in the book of Malachi played
an important part On the 2lst of
September. 1928 after the prophet re-
mind concerning the past and wonder
ing If he was still In fellowship with
his Redeemer, he received visitation
from the angel Moroni. who quoted to
him many passages of Scripture, among
them this prophecy of Malachi, but
VARYING ii somewhat as follows:
por pehold the oay Solie.h t ina. slie.'
BURN az an oven ahu an me prouu' yea,
az stuDp'' LOT they mat COME shuii
burn them satin the Lore oil Hosts,
ana shah ieaVe theih neither roo. nor
prhhch' NohlhulhS' ne uuoteu '"c
ntth ana slNth verses as ioiioWs'
Behold ! WIN reveal unto you the
priesthood by tne harld OF EuJs'h. cue
prophet' nstore tne ooI,llhs Oh the great
anu dreaotuI gay OF tne i<oru' ai,d i ne
shaH pant IN the heaits OF the chiuren
me promises inade 70 tnelr fathers' ana
the hearts OF inc cniluren shaii turn
70 tneil ta,heIs. =, =. "eis hot So tIe
"hoie eartn "oui" NC "aS'eu at ms
COMING
From this we see that the mission
of Elijah was to restore the keys OF
the priesthood that would cause tho
hearts of the children to turn towards
their dead fathers according to ancient
pronises that had been made to those
~.
To he utterly wasted at the coming
If the Lord / have shown previously
some OF the PROMISES that were made
10 the fathers and IL time will permit
this afternoon II is my intention 10
show how the earth would be utterly
wasted when the Lord should come.
had Elijah not first restored the KEYS
az thls priesthood. but before taking
mn this mart of the subject | desire 10
say something of the DEVELOPMENT of
The doctrine OF salvation for the dead
as understood nv the I.atter-day Saints
rhia principle Is not understood by
INV neonla other than the Iatter-day
SAINTS II is rejected in the world,
n yas NOT fully understood by the
nrophet I'm the beglnninR of this work
ma three times during the night of
SCOT ~ 1904 the angel appeared and |
reneated these words and once again
M rolIoulng dav This was done for
he nu,,noee ar irnnressine this import |
III instruction on his mind. No doubt |
III ,,ondcred over these things and won |
le,.ed what thAv meant-the tuining |
n fbe hearts ar the children Ia their |
n thers or the planting In the hearts |
~ inc ohildren Tho promises made TO |
heir fathers Time passed and n tenn
No wns huilt nj Kirtland ohio. the |
lrst teinpIe in This diapensatlon. In |
.bat tomnle there v,as no nrovision for |
no salvation az the dead there vns no |
,,artjsn,aI FONT Tor tho bantisinp OF |
ne dead for that work was NOT then |
,niI,, unde,stood therofore this was nor |
, cornniete ten3nle rs We nnderstand |
'cn1nles today But n served tho pur- |