Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-19

7 God. All the organizations were com
plctc. The wants of the sick ana the
needy were being supplied by the mem
| bcrs OF the Relief society and others:
| The bishopric was anxious to 90 an
within itg@puwer for tho spiritual adj
yunucnicnt OF the people OF the ward,
Counselor Edward r. Ashton remark
ed that one Of the important duties Of
Lntter-iay Saints is to attend Their
meetings. Some have complained that
at such gatherings the same subjects
nc spoken about time and time AGAIN.
I'hcrc Is no real Justification FOR TINS
complaint In order II sustain uur
bodies we must cat the same Klhus o.
food day after day Yet we do not re =
fuse nourishmcnt because OF that fact
In our daily battles against tcmpta-
tions we need to have our spiritual ma
turcs built UP frequently. me same
warning and admonitions and cXhorta-
tions need to be given to us again ana
again, because we are all prone To for
get and we need to be reminded or our
duties to ourselves and to our fellow
men
Some think that they will be exalted
hereafter solely because of the knowl-
edge which they acquire In THIS ltc'
and they ignore those things when
constitute moral living Far better 1t
Will be for Il man tn go into the pres
encc Of God ignorant but clean. Purity
OF life will count for more than Il Well
trained intellect.
The quartet. consisting OF Samuel -
Winter, Charles T. S. Parsons. Kay
Dorius and Vernon Sconbcrg sang II
know that my Redecmer lives,
Elder John Smith, the Presiding "a
triarch OF the Church, addressed III"
conference. He declared that the mem
beers Of the church have been given
certain duties to perform. When thsS
strive to discharge those Obligations
the Lord gives them help and blesscs
them for their cndenvors. II they TAN
to live up to his requirements, they tre
not prospered. We should study the
past and gain from it those lessons
which will aid us in properly shaping
our future careers
President Anthem II. Lund SAID that
membership in the Church of Christ Is
n high honor All should seek to make
themselves worthy OF their standing III
Gods kingdom. Some men are labor
ing to build up themselves. caring NJ
tie for others. This is not according
to the example which Christ has set
before us. He spent his HE in toilins
for the salvation OF others. The maiit
purpose of our existence here is to
prepare ourselves for the life hereafter
This fact should always be kept in
view. No honors which this earth can
bestow should be allowed to obscure
this precious thought We have her
only n brief existence. What IS TINS
life in comparison with eternity?
AS the year draws to close. 1t would
be good for all to make plans for the
settlement of the obligation which they
have incurred. II they owe debts, they
should pay them. Try to have no out
standing accounts when the new year
comes.
Do not place too much reliance upon
men. They are but feeble at the best.
Trust in God. the Omnipotcnt One,
whom no power can resist He will
make his work triumph over every OBJ
stace.
Tie presiding officers of the Churci,
and those of the stake were sustained
in their positions by the unanimous
vote of the conference Singing. by the
choir, THE mountain of the Lords
house" Bcnediction by Elder Angus
M. Cannon.