Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-25
peoule Urged to Keep the Com
mandments Given Them and
To Pay Their Debts.
THEIR FAITH MUST INCREASE
e..,Lcr Advises Heading of the
scriptures That knowledge Of
spiritual Things May Grow.

a. keep out OF ueUti 1H'S' '"' ~
..royiur the entire time at the after
~, session OF the quarterly conference
I, the Liberty stake, held at the tab
..,,cls sunday afternoon. with a
80 congregation in attendance
e,oke President Hugh J. Cannon was
a. charge OF the services. The choir
ne the hymn. For the strength Of
40 hills we bless Thee" Prayer was
oTsred by Elder Frederick Nicholson
me choir sang the anthem. How
manifold are Thy works"
ELDER GEORGE F. RICHARDS.
Elder George F. Richards said We
,.lleye i'm God. the Eternal Father. and
an his son Jesus Christ. and in the Holy
Ghost We believe in the Scriptures.
and It Is through faith that they are
understood. The principles laid down
An the Scriptures are eternal. indestruc-
tible We believe the Lord created the
bsaven4 the earth and the seas for
I'D children. We are indeed his chill
5ren. not In the flesh, but in the spirit.
Ne believe Jesus was the first born of
,bs Father. but that does not refer 10
his temporal. physical birth, but spir-
nually. We are made in Gods express
image and likeness and through that
spiritual birth We inherit attributes
rossessed Of our Eternal Father We
we're placed upon earth with the power
20 exercise our free agency. We have
pisced before us both good and evil.
ana We are permitted TO choose for our
selves. and we shall be judged accord
inR 10 the deeds done in the body But
he will help and direct us in nameless
vavs. by good and kind Influences, but
God expects US to honor him. believe in
him and trust him. without
This belief in and expectation Of
God. 10 is impossible for US 20 obtain
salvation at his hands. and there Is
% other way OF salvation. The Scrip
lures tell US without faith IL is
impossible TO please God. He has
done so much for us in creating this
world Of ours. with everything made
BEAUTIFUL attractive and comfortable,
with the grasses. the fruits. the grains.
everything necessary for man and
beast
Il was for a wise purpose that We
we're shut out from his presence. We
we're intelligent. mature beings before
We came here upon this earth.
We must have faith. II was suf-
fcient for Adam TO know the viii Of
God for him to offer sacrifices. lie
did not ask the why's and wherefores
This is a good example OF faith for US.
Here is a lesson to be learned OF the
lord We should read the Scriptures.
and then go do the will OF the Lord
After Jesus arose from the tomb he
sppeared 10 his disciples and talked 10
them, saying blessed are they who be-
leve, but have not seen. Tho things
o. God are known by the Spirit OF God.
and we may obtain that spirit by COM
plying with the laws Faith is a gift
Of God The way OF life In clearly
marked out. II we seek the Lord, we
snail surely find him But how can
people expect TO find him ~ they con
tnue 70 put forth efforts TO dlsprove
BIN? Truth IL never obtained I'm that
way. n YOU lack wisdom, ask and It
win be given you That is the promise
We do not read the holy Scriptures
enough we are not sufficiently famil-
l1r with them We have been com
handed 10 read the Scriptures Such
reading will produce faith The things
q God are known only by the Spirit
" God Those with the Holy Ghost
ore IN n position to read Alright II Is
n1t every one who possesses the Holy
~ God When we have that spirit we
read Alright. understand Alright But
teachers are also needed Faith comes
by hearing. and hearing by the word
OF God If we have faith I'm our hearts.
where the servants OF the Lord speak
By authority and the gift and power
The Holy Ghost we may learn OF the
way OF salvation
We must have faith I'm the true sos
90 NJ Tn..sT A.. Al.
power of man to devise ways nv which
man can be saved in the kingdom ~
GOD How many thousand such have
ihed. There Is but one way 10 eternal
hle ana celestial glory. aud that way
me Lord has marked out, the gospel
m Jesus Christ. the gospel as revealed
Wiough Joseph Smith I'm this dispen-
@uon, the gospel as taught today by
we lAtter-day Saints. This Is not for
Latter-day Saints alone No. hope
our hearts are all large enough 20
,each out TO all the world. they are our
wothefs and sisters. The great mis-
honay work we are doing shows our
slahd, IN this respect. We are annually
,Apehuing $1,000 900 in preaching the
espe abroad We arc building tenn
pes going into them. doing work for
ourselves and our kindred dead This
an eternal plan. and no man can
.nange ~ or affect IL one iota. No |
natter what his place. no act OF his |
,4n ~ any way nullify the doctrine u |
heaven or render unnecessary n single |
ordnance Of the gospel Of our Re |
.eemer BY searching the Scriptures. |
ny nearing these things. by seeking /
1l,sr Them 10 know II they are Of God. |
~ rlncerity of purpose. and seeking 4
a,'ef further light. God will make Il an |
ste9 to us. Jesus said II any man |
snal do my will he shall know Of the /
,,lglrlne And by the power OF the |
noy Ghost we shall know truth from |
t9r' il we have sufficient faith God /
v6, not require Of MS that which we /
wv not gladly do. But believing and /
a.oeptng alone viii not save us: we /
,lluSl 90 the things God requires II we
by, OBTAIN the promised salvation.
z lle Liberty stake male chorus rem
''red Awake, my Soul"
ELDER J. GOLDEN KIMBALL.
Elder J. Golden Kimball said In part.
~, our duty 10 teach the people
eoou principles; then let them govern
,ssllselVes. / think we can safely say
mere Is no community outaide OF Ger
80. mat Is as well and completely
Clsahlzed as the Church OF Jesus
sRi Hl or Latter-day Saints II u pos
~ l' quickly reach any part OF the
tf...ler-day Saints from canada to
In. e9 and secure a good understand
b OF the reputation OF any man
s0nSn or child. At the time OF the
~. francisco disaster tho Relief so
sS or the Latter day Saints render
a quicker service than any other
sahl1ation IN the United states.
"a believe Ia spiritual salvation: 3
ss,. al the children Of men will be
IT, except the sons OF perditlon. II
~ longer time to save some poo-