Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-29
SALVATION FOR THE
LIVING AND THE DEAD--II
An Address Delivered by Elder Joseph F Smith r Before the
Daughters Of the Pioneers. at the Lion House,
January %, 1908
meportea by f. W. ot,crsrom.,

Lord corrected this ana comfnanueu
that men should be baptized for men
and women for women which. OF
course ia only natural for everything
IN in order in the kingdom of God
However. baptisms IN the river con-
tinued for q time by special command
until there was n place prepared where
this ordinance could be attended to IN
Tho proper manner. We read In the
Doctrine and Covenants In the reVela-
ton on temple work the reason why
this privilege was granted ] viii read
a few verses in regard to this.
The prophet was commanded to write
an opistlo or proclamation to the ma
tons Of the earth. the kings, the presi-
dents, and rulers OF the earth. calling
upon them to assist in the building Of
the house OF the Lord, and he says
concerning the saints who We're scat
tered abroad;
And again. verify I say unto you,
Let all my saints come from afar.
And send We swift messengers. yea.
chosen messengers, and say unto them;
come ye, with all your gold. and your
silver. and your precisous stones, and
with all your antiquities and with all
who have knowledge OF antiquities. that
viii come. may come. and bring the
box tree, and the fir tree. and the pine
tree, together with all the precious
trees OF the earth.
And with iron. with copper, and
with brass. and with zinc. and with all
your precious things of the earth, and
build house to my name. for the
Most High to dwell therein;
For there is not a place found on
earth that no may come and restore
again that which was lost unto you.
or which he hath taken away, even the
fulness OF the priesthood:
L.
upon the earth, that they, my saints.
may be baptized for those who are
dead
For this ordinance belonEeth to my
house. and cannot be acceptable to me.
only In the days of your poverty,
wherein we are not able to build a
house unto me.
But l command you, all we my
saints. to build n house unto me: and
| grant unto YOU a sufficient time to
build house unto me, and during this
time your baptlsms shall be accept
able unto me.
"But behold. at the end OF this APP
pointment. your baptisms for your dead
shah not be acceptable unto mo-" chat
Is. of course, baptlsms as they were
performed then. I'm the river:l "and
If you do not these things az the end
OF the appointment, We shall he reject
cd as a church. with your dead, saith
the Lord YOUR God.
For verify | say unto YOU that af-
huiId house 10 mo Wherein tho n,.Iie
nonca ae ha,,,izi,tr Co.. ~ dHaa ~
iorsyoth a,,d Co.. ,,,,,tat 80 sa,,s 80.
fro,,, hofa,n ~ foum5a go
~ Tho world yo,,r hnntisn,s fo,. ,,or,,
daad cannot e,oa,,tnbIn ,,rtn ,,,e ;,
meening baptisms In the river).
For therein" chat is in temples)
ordained maj vou NAV receive bonor.
ana glor,,
"A,d af.a, ,i,,, ,i,,,a ,.o,,,, h,,,.,s,,,
for tba dsad h,, thosc ON Nc sca,
tered nbrood aSo rot ,r.a,,ahto ,,,,to
mo sattb 10 + ord 49,
For II Is ordained that IN zion
ana Ia ha, etoLas o,,a T., I,.,,,, -,
those nIacas vh;ch baro arro',,ta5
for refuge SHAH he rho nlaces Ia, ,,o,r
bantisr,s for vo,,r load >, mo- ana 90,
soc 1oa We oh-9el
,rr,,pr nc No, 1,,1,.p,n,,e, .
-, i-i1'' ~, NiN@Ni'iooS WYNN
rms explains me reason, you see, why
, ivy were permitted 10 paptlZe IN the
IlNer ana now long such DaptisIls
would De acceptable to the Lord. we
sa.so ieirn that paptlsms should prop
g ". performed IN temples you VIII
iiote .hat the i>oru declares that there
- Iot d mousse upon the race Of the
.si .heIe ne can come TO reveal
antnss .hat nave Deen kept from the
eal'ies INA. there was not temple ac-
o1p'eu py niih-yet. the kirtiand tenn
ply vas puut ana IN possession OF the
t,,l' pu1 as 1 nave said. at the
.,lne the hlItiand temple was built
WY uoe'.ihS Oh saNatlon FOR the dead
mas ~. iully uuderstood' ana the tenn
Pc, theIeiore' was not complete
NJ lor temple work as re-
s n,.,i 20 me frophet joseph smith.
NV We ullsnl ASH what was the use
t .,Vn VI eh9 hirtitnu temple! IL was