| Show for ahe the ha deseret Df fieret news testimony mony faith and ana confidence I 1 belleto believe in the lord jesus christ in the work of redemption demp tion in the tha principle principles of salvation and eternal livo ilvo in the 9 covenants of the latter day work works the coming forth of ot the book nook ot of mormon in joseph smith jr jre a prophet Prop lih ila seers ir and revelator to the church of jesus christ of letter latter day saints in the revelations of heaven ahr through ough lim him and nd I 1 in the thi principle of eternal byes 11 ves I 1 sayi says one 01 1 have such testimonies that my toy faith Is li established yes I 1 have such soctt confIde confidence uce nce in the work of odthe he lord lop and in the testimony of his sen ant ants that I 1 ifould auld stand tand before tha world to proclaim these thesa principles I 1 know these tiling things are true yea I 1 could face the cannous cannon I 1 mouth mouths for I 1 would sooner die than deny these things yes I 1 know br brigham Is a prophet and the successor of joseph w let me ask do you knoy know knot theae these things ah the tho testimony ot of jesus or are you yon relying on the destilo nt n oj nen aen oa on the and of the elders emers it if you have not the testimony of jesus seek seeh it arlthon I 1 delays and beek seek day by day to retain ity its it remembering without it you cannot hivo hiva that fajth falih thatis unto eternal lifey litey te without it you yon cannot have that in thal thai glord lord that will entitle you to an admission into his pre sence tence or that will wili sustain you in tho tha day of trial I 1 do tok tot of mean those t nose nove trials of persecution which we receive from our enemies for when we are persecuted then aro are re xe e stron strong la iii those man la Is generally invulnerable seldom wp hear of a man leaving leavle the tha causa of 1 liberty l br tor truth when the phalanx presses him but trials ol 01 a more trivial nature natura generally gana gena rally nally the tha downfall of the galut saint or then the enemy Is more likely to approach us wo ivel feel that brother so and so has not done lesi jest right or we feel that we are better calculated to direct certain affairs fairs alra than those to whom the dictation Is given wa a agin to complain we find tault weel val vai way to our feelings kid rid the devil comes in to help as us on and soon ws wd are driven from our post and ere wa we are aware wa are entrapped and ai as the spirit of the devil advances and wa wo give way to his influence the spirit of the lord recedes and soon i we are enveloped in cloud clond la in darkness and are left to ir inder and soon we for forget wet met the lord thus hairs breadth by hairs breadth we are aro led on until our ruin rin ts Is complete this has been the course of all who have forsaken the truth many who were looked upon as pillars in the hurch many whose faith had become proverbial many whose testimonies have astonished the world and whose teachings hayen have been listened to with admiration and en ion many who have known the thai power of god and through miracles hayo have been wrought j and the sick hava have been healed and even some to whom angels haye have administered have been lel iel astray and by gwing ao an evil influence have forsaken the lord who have turned aside asido and been overcome therefore Ther etore elore brethren confidence be in god let your faith penter ln a him pim being instructed through tha the revelations I 1 of and let your faith be established by testimony ixil of jesus which li Is the tha spirit of prophecy 1 and conan conAr confirmed mod med by the holy lroy i ghost 0 o til that von yon may mar bf t bl blessed essect in the thi name naple ot of jesus drietz christ adien amen i d K 1 A LATTER pay DAY saino SAINT |
