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been brought forclbly before me for
| consideration OF late, and / can soc
no reason for violating the commands
| OF Jehovah.
The children OF Israel were Journey
| ing through the wilderness. There werc
beautiful scenes and lovely trees with
| all varieties OF gorgeous flowers 20 be
! seen on every hand. with places OF
great interest to tho traveller; they had
| their musicians and instruments nt
| music. they were also fond OF dancing.
| they were human beings as We are,
! liable TO get tired and weary Would
! they have been excused had they
followed their own incllnatiOns and
| instead 81 going to the tabernacle on
the sabbath To- worship the Lord taken
their families to see the beauties Of ma
ture? Some OF them did follow aftcr
the ways or customs " the heather ma
lions while passing through their coun-
try. What became Of thom2 They
were not permitted 10 enter the prom
istd land
In Exodus. Nxii, 20. the Lord prom
Used to send an angel 10 keep them in
the way and take them to the place
he the Lord, had prepared for them.
but he warned the people to obey the
voice Of the angel provoke him not;
for he viii not pardon your transgres-
sions, FOR my name Is in him" We
are promised great blessings ~ We
are true 90 principle aud faithful In
keeping the commands given by the
Lord on Mount Sinai and also revealed
through Joseph Smith the Prophet OF
this dispe1sation the commands Nre
the same and just as binding upon Us
as when they were given To Moses on
the mount for the guidance OF the chill
dren Of Israel.
do not believe that we should b.
guided By the Mosaic or what Is called
ba In 10 uaf
like the children OF Israel, travelling in
the wilderness with Moses for our law
glVor. The Lord OF hosts with his son
Jesus Christ gave the law for W. They
revealed the law u Joseph Smith Tor
the salvation and redemption OF the
human race. but II was TO those who
would obey the law. Those who VIII
not obey cannot enjoy the blessings
promised 10 the Obedient, neither was
1t left to our own Interpretation. The
commands OF the Lord are specific.
We cannot change them, but by living
according to the law, we are promised
that we shall obtain knowledge for
ourselves from our heavenly Father. He
also has appointed his servant, the
Prophet Joseph T.. Smith, with his
counselors and the different quorums
OF the priesthood 10 help guide ana
direct us In matters pertaining To the
law OF God that those who desire, or
need help to keep them in the way OF
the Lord need not err or fall away Tor
lack of knowledge. There are some
who are naturally weak who have no
confidence IN themselves and who do
not cultivate that living faith that Is
their privilege The Lord has merCl-
fully provided his servants to direct.
counsel and advise thom that they may
not stumble or become shipwrecked.
According TO my understanding the
Lord is the same and has never
lie Is no respector OF persons.
that all have the same rights and
are true to the plan Of salvation and
keep the commands given by the Lord.
the fourth, keep holy tho
sabbath day.
How can we take the name Of the
Lord In vain unless IL Is by misrepre-
senting him or misinterpreting his cont
How can we teach or expect
our children to honor us while they
SEE us disobeying one of the vital COM
tnands OF the Lord and following our
own inclinations?
Where there Is no law there Is no
but we know there Is a
law. We are not left to grope In tho
dark that Isaiah said Sin the last days
darkness should cover the whole earth
and gross darkness the minds OF the
people" We, the Datter-day saints,
know for ourselves whether we nave
the revealed mind and Will OF the LORD.
II we are in doubt. he has promised II
we ask he will answer and make known
10 as the truth concerning our own
guidance and for our own individual
welfare.
do not believe we shall be held in
nocent II we go to any of the resorts
on the Sabbath Are we not setting up
an image OF our own creation instead
of worshiping God and thus deceiving
ourselves by thinking we are keeping
the law? And by leading our Children
into errors, will we not be keeping
them from obtaining the blessings
promised through obedience TO the
faithful aud thus cause them as well as
ourselves to be numbered with the
transgre ssors? T. J. ID, ROUNDf,