Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-06

not yet been reached, yet j believe n
determined effort Is being made TO do
better and live nearer the Lord. .Ao-
cording to the report OF President Smith
the people are getting better year by
year. and performing their duties with
more fidelity as time goes on.
The presence of the congregation Is
an evidence that the Saints do not
wish to live by bread alone They have
never yet assembled In conference and
been disappointed In receiving OF the
spirit of revelation ana enlightenment.
The Lord has said that he that keepeth
the commandments rcceiveth truth and
light.
"Never IN the history OF the Church
have the people gone astrny when fol-
lowing in the lead of the heads of the
Church They are, indeed, Gods liza
hona, and in following them they will
receive tho blessings of the Lord and
win be guided into truth and right.
ELDER GEORGE ALBERT SMITH.
Elder George Albert Smith of the
quorum of apostles rejoced in being
among the people who were gathereu
together in this conference In travel
ing about among the saints the speak
er said he was pleased TO note the In
creased attendance at the sacrament
meetings 1T Is highly necessary" he
tage of the opportunity to partake of
the sacrament of the Lords supper.
1t was instituted by the Savior Him
self, IT was mentioned by three of the
eNangelists. and was among the last
great acts of the Lord Jesus, who COM
manded His disciples to partake of the
emblems OF His broken body and spilled
blood in remembrance OF Him.
But / wish TO call the attention of
tha nppnla tho Iappat. Of tortulsi,1e-
of these emblems unworthily. We must
know that our hearts are pure and our
hands are clean. AS people the peo-
pie are becoming more particular that
the vessels containing these emblems be
clean"
The speaker quoted from the Book of
Mormon where the people were warned
against being baptized and partaking
of the sacrament unworthily.
"'rhe sacramento is not the literal
BODY and blood of the Redeemer. ac-
cording TO the faith of the Latter day
Saints the speaker said, quoting from
the works of the Church to show that
the bread and water are indicated as
being partaken of in remembrance of
the Lord Jesus. The speaker exhorted
the saints to partake of the sacred en-
blems worthily; and to be in reality
brothers and sisters in the kingdom of
God for the Savior said to the people
of old, III you are not one ye are not
mine"
ELDER GEORGE +. RICHARDS.
Elder George r. Richards of the
council of the apostles said he was
the brethren who had preceded him in
this conference. The speaker quoted
from the gospel of Luke, fourteenth
chapter and twenty-eighth verse, where
the Savior asks who would build "A
tower without first sitting down and
counting the cost.
The Lords meaning declared Elder
Richards, was that any man would be
unwise to commence any work without
first planning and designing the build
ing and counting the cost Contin-
uinE he said. Things earthly, we are
told, are typical of things heavenly.
and the great plan of salvation given
the people, must OF necessity have had
an architect, one who knew the end
from the beginning. Jesus Christ was
the architect and the chief corner stone
of His Church. The Prophet Joseph
said that in the first great council
in heaven Jesus Christ was chosen for
the work He consummated upon earth.
The speaker said that while the term
"Mormonism" is a misnomer, yet
think IL a comprehensive word. There
is no confusion with God He has not
given many plans by which salvation
may be achieved: there Is only one
plan and Mormonlsm explains It.
"Moi1nonlsm, wish to declare to you
, and to the world. Is the biggest thing
IN the wide world, and Is more of q
law to the children of men than every
thing else combined-lt Is the law by
which the children OF men will be
judged. To the world. to which Nor
monism has come. TO them the law has
come by which IL shall be judged. Its
foundation is the rock of revelation
and the more the Church is opposed
and prosecuted, the more it thrives
Mormonism fulhlls the prophecy OF
| Daniel, and Will in the end triumph
| and fill the whole world with its truth
| Tho choir rendered the anthem, In
| Our Redeemers Name" and benedlc-
| ton was pronounced by President L.
! w. Shurtiff of Weber stake.