Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
Tn Honor of the
Prophet Joseph Smith
Memorial Services Held in the Iabernace, Sunday
Dec 26, 1909, Address by
PRESIDENT ANTHON H. LUND.
;Rcportcd by ID. ii. RObcrts.)

yesterday We celebrated the o'rtn
of the Savior, and though we are not ~
certain OF the date. 1t matters not n'uci'
as TO the exnct day, we 90 k"o"
that he was born. that lie came III inc
1icsh, and that he performed his ear'h
ly mission so well that he brought
about atonement between God and ls
His coming had been prophesied. IT
was looked forward to- He came u
his own, but his own received MIN NOT
His birth was announced by the an
gels to the shepherds on Bethlehem
field, and the glorious song that WAS
sung then. GLORY to God in the nigh
est Peace on earth. good Will to men,
VIII never be forgotten. How much
there is in these wordsi He that WAS
then born was to increase the glory CT
God, TO bring peace unto men an',
good Will, and atone for that when hau
been lost through the transSresslon 'l
Adam The shepherds bore testimony
OF this,
He grew up In the grace of Goa
and at 30 years commenced his actiVltE
as a teacher His doctrines were at
vine How different from the doctrines
then taught, His was the message oi
love and of good viii TO mcn. ana ne
comprises the whole law In this COM
mandmcnt: Love God above all things
and your neighbor as yourself. Every
commandment is included in this. lie
labored for the good Of men. He neal
ed the SICK he cast out devils. ana nc
was always ready TO do good unto nc
people. In return he was prosecuted.
He was hated and at last he was be-
trayed by one of his friends and hunS
al
his brethren, and greater love hath no
man than he who is willing to give ms
life for his brethren, But death coulc
not hold him He conquered death
he was resulrected and he assembled on
high and sat down at the right hend
OF majesty; and the promise WAS slVeE
to the twelve OF rather eleven apostlss
who witnessed the ascension, that he
should come back as they had seen
him ascend
He left the authority of the priest
hood with the apostles and they took
charge of the church. He had organ
lied it with prophets. apostles. teacn-
ers and evanGeliSts. He had placed In
the church these officers for inc
growth of the church, and those "n"
received their testimony reJoiccd III
the gospel of the risen Savior, pro-
claimed unto them. and in obeying the
principles thereof. The Church ot
Christ was then upon the earth. The
twelve, the seventies went out 10 all
parts OF the Garth preaching the eoS-
pei, and proclaimng Christ and MIN
cruciGed
But the apostles looked forward TO a
time when the gospel should be taken
from the earth. when there should be
a general apostasy Let me read n lew
words from the Scriptures. Paul, In
ha saints at ThDCCglOnlCa,
used these words;
Now. we bcseech YOU, brethren, by
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and by our gathering together unto
him
That ye he not soon shaken in mind,
or be troubled. neither by spirit, nor by
word. nor by letter aS from US as that
the day OF Christ is at hand.
LET no man deceive YOU by any
means: for that day shall not come,
except there come a falling away first,
and that man of sin be revealed the
son OF perdtion:
Who opposeth and exaltcth himself
above all that Is called God, or that
is worshippcd so that he as God stitch
in the temple of God. showing himself
that he is Cod
Thus Paul prophesicd Of what should
come to pass and warned the saints
against believing that the day of Christ
was At hand. because this falling away.
and this usurpatlon or the powers or
the priesthood by n wicked power
should first take place. Timothy like
wise was warned for Paul in writing
to him says; This know also that in
the last days perllous times shall come.
for men shall be lovers of their own
selves. covetous, boastcrs, proud, bias
phemeTs, disobedieDt To parents, un-
thankful. unholy. Without natural af-
fection, cc-brcakcrs, false accusers,
incortinent, fierce, dcSpiscrs of those
that are good. Traitors, hcady. high
minded, lovers OF pleasure more than
lovers OF God"
Then John on Patmos was shown
what was TO take place. and he saw