Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-07
CHURCH HISTORY
TOLD BY SPEAKER
Elder Nephi L. Morris Addresses
aroe Gathering Of Tour
lists at Tabernacle.
rs PEOPLE ARE RELIGIOUS
r,,b with Little on Which
mill A., state. Their Faith
Kent Them in Duiy's Path

regular tourist service IT being
a.. sunday in March. was held az
VIZ -.., In the tabernacle yesterday
-5s5 ty $500 90 5000 people. Elder
H' ,f,rri. delivered Hn interest
. NepN I.gs ou Mormonism, ana the
irs a.t.erg ON the organ by Frot'
NV. ,,creu4r were beautifully rend-
D. D. rflsr benjamin Goddard had
'I'- Jerusalem the Golden was
.Nl, v.cro,ian's first selection. Fol
.... -r,rer by Elder Goddard, Gull
'"..s PRAYER was rendered ON the
. organ. t -.u..
d., .ir touch on the faith. the rules
,.,5grt the history and the aspira-
.f rattcr-day saints. We are
...sariIy o. religious people. We be-
.. e,8 commissioned bis servant
.,s smith go be- a prophet In this
....iasrtb century The revelation
... ii, him bon the eastern states. Al
,....s Church grew slowly after its
i-.s-.ff.r BOB 1880, but since then
..ny.rf- have been won from
.r land and CLINE. until today u
GOO uOU tu half "a million peo-
aud boz spite ~ tho opposition
E rsurla has met. IL has showed
.,I. progress lu membership, ana
~. advanced socially. intellectually
.rF -eHeiugsIy. 10 bias had Co face lcal-
ms. sr1u and hatred, an of which
...Hr ,yrrae-ed Boa mob violence, ter
ID. |rHa .H aHHH
rs.ah smith Then the leadership
IN f9 brigham Young, founder OF
XII commonwealth, who conducted the
Saints across the plains and settled
,.bsr, they have builded cities, hamlcts
sr5 tU4ets without number, and bee
frwp a prosperous people IN TINS
Rocky mountain country
rbay came hero with no friends no
,srifsI. hardly enough seed for the
coming seasons crop. About their
s1r asset was their great faith In
cd and therefore ! say they are es-
santary o. religious people.
n the latter part of July 1917, the
INST company of Mormons li3 in num-
her reached Utah A few years. and
fbIs CITY was laid 0ut practically ms you
fnd % today. They soon after laid the
foundation for the temple costing So
c0m0. requiring 40 years in its build
Ing They bad mo- capital, no friends
oHIv faith in God and themselves They
have progressed 10 every line, reli-
g1us.y they have grown and developed,
uapng abreast and even In advance
oi he ago To philosophy. science and
Religious subjects Joseph Smith had
divine COMMUNICATIONS setting forth
i5els In advance of his age.
Latter-d3y Saints believe primarily
in God as the supreme ruler OF the
universe. Iu our brotherhood Of man.
(Which Is complete In the fathcrhood of
God
There may be some dogmatiCal diff
fereHCes between the Latter day saints
ani other Christian peoples. but after
Poo this difference IS largely technical.
No are llI Boo hopes Of finally obtaining
cXaltat00 To- the life 20 come. and to
4 promote the welfare Of humanity in
general We an feel that faith In God
is indispensable
Al The beginning Of the nineteenth
century there we're many indefinite
ideas Of God The Church OF England
described him AS o. being without body.
parts, or passions a prevalent modern
belief De- that God exists In space
throughout AN the universe. The Lat
r-day Saints have departed from these
beliefs and believe IN a personal being,
glorious beyond description, the SUI
lFame ruler OF the universe. but In the
FORM. shape and size OF man. We be-
efe To- The divine mission Of Christ;
tlt many people Of today look upon
lm only ms "a great teacher and leader.
me Latttr-day Saints have no alterna-
i've ln this mattcr-they are committed
20 me belief that Jesus h the son be-
gotten by God the father. Of Mary,
ONE 1000 years ago. and that Jesus
'ame to redeem man from Adams fail
Hnd work out our salvation and atone
lnt1t. We believe literally In the res
efrfct1n' That in three days after his
ce1tl ou the cross. Jesus was raised
prom i1e dead that he had tho power
20 l'y down his life and he had the
power 10 take IL mp again. We believe
l1at IndiyIdua. salvation and exaltatlou
IN lne lfo hereafter are only obtained
~ individual righteousness Of every
man ana every woman according 10
lne lght that is in him We believe
,a' true Christian church became en-
,I'y ooItoratod from the earth. and
lAat me priesthood and the KEYS per-
'Nnlng Co ordinances were withdrawn,
ena ~ Wis necessary for their res
llIauon Don this disponsation. And e
y lne mission of the Lattor-d day Saints
10 .toor for the children Of men, and
..'al IS Why we have missionaries
'NIouf7out the world, bringing many
oImes.