Show THE Ta PITFALLS OF SATAN Dangers D to Which Our Young Y oung People P Are Aref 1 Exposed f j 1 Sermon by Elder J T G X L feel my brethren and Bisters that life urals Is too short and ad our time Is too UrIe to be spent In making apologies or excuses or for Cor expressing myself mel mela as a 1 b eing ing surprised I 1 think we ought to educate ourselves not to be surprised at lt almost anything happening that per pertains pertains pertains to our calling In the only holy hoi hol priesthood for we never know where lightning wilt will strike Weare Weare We Weare are not acquainted with those that will hell b released rol or with those that will be sent to the nations of ot the earth but we believe that it comes from God I do know and testify that when a man is appointed to fill ill a n place notwithstanding n the fact that he be may trap not have all aU the qualifications nor be endowed so richly as some other man mat matmay may be and the people may be pe sur surprised surprised at the appoIntment yet the Lord LordIs Is able to qualify him It is 15 marvel marvelous ous in my sight eight how men that arc are ended called c ll d by divine authority increase In wisdom and knowledge how they pro progress progress gress and how hov well they fill flit their positions positions positions when they have the spirit of their office and calling Now ow brethren I know what my m priesthood and calling is ia I am young oung In experience but I know w that I 1 am a special witness of the Lord to the nations of o the earth under the direction of the traveling High council if Jr I fall short In some directions if I exhibit weaknesses I 1 ask the Lord t to cause that my Integ Integrity Integrity Integrity rity and my loyalty and patriotism to the Church of Jesus Christ shall never wane w aaa I want to open my mouth and use sc the talent which the Lord has gh given en me What I say may m y not be in har bar harmony irony mony 1 with some men Those that it is isn In n harmony with there being a con congeniality congeniality geniality and an affinity between n us usI usI usI I may be able to reach rc ch their hearts It is difficult for the council councilor of seventy to talk of anything else but missionary work ork because that Is our lal calling I desire to call theatt the attention att of the presidents of stakes ands and the bishops of wards to the th fact that fifty fIt letters were sent out yester rester yesterday yesterday day d y under Tie he direction or the first t council of the seventy asking that the thet t first fifty quorums in the church each furnish two seventies to fill missions I think we were explicit enough in telling them the kind of missionaries we want wanted ed and I hope they have them While we Va acknowledge that you cannot grind men over neither can you ou fix their heads ads we have asked for men of a Certain kind There are seven presidents presidents presidents dents to every quorum of or seventy In Inthe Inthe Inthe the church and there are arc quorums numbering 9 seventies and if J they cannot find missionaries out of the quorums then I suggest that tha t they sell seU out and let someone else run the business We desire them to be care caret t ful about their ther morals about their spiritual their physical ana financial condition I wish we coula strike out that word financial but we cannot for if seventies are in debt de tin in bondage they will have to stay home and pay their debts That is one of the greatest difficulties we have l T meet in calling for or missionaries Our Brother McMurrin Ic has lias talked to you about the foreign missionary work and I desire to corroborate what has been said There is not an ai elder ejder that has haa ever presided over a mission who I would not prefer a young man to a aman aman aman man who echo is old but I want to tell you that t t tw two o young boys call can c q clo dp a lot of mischief in a short time They Intend to toy do right and ancl they try to do right and the Lord blesses these young men most wonderfully but Where here you put two of them together rp they are are not ot ac acquainted acquainted acquainted v with Ith the customs of the peo people people people they are not experienced and it it takes a great deal de l of wisdom and cour courage cour courage courage age to go among the tho children of ot men and have haye the finger linger of scorn pointed at you jou and be as unpopular as sa a Murman Mur Mor Mormon Murman man mon elder is Educated E as we UTe tire arcand and breathing this mountain air ail for twenty years yearn it takes a little training I before you ou can turn the other cheek I and treat those Kindly who spitefully use you ou It takes take a little n nto to 10 learn how precious are ate the souls of ot the children of at men in the sight of God So we need some older men mento mento mento to put their hands on us younger boys bors and hold us down We are r a good deal like Peter I was that way w y I I would have cut more than one o of f their ears off oft If there had been Jeen someone eone to stick them on again ag in That Tat is the spirit of young men at but bul after atter awhile they 1 moderate te You Yau Yo will trill I n be surprised how l iy I will moderate in the next ten years jears carn I will m be as mild as a summers morn because I will com commence commence commence mence then to look for death But I Ie expect e to live a of ot years yet and I hope the fire wont vont entirely burn burnout burnout burnout out of me I 1 had one of Q the apostles tell tel me Brother Kimball If you dont quit making so much noise n ise you will willburn willburn burn out Well VeIl said I I want to burn out and give room for somebody else as I believe some men live too long iong longI iongI I desire to call 3 your our attention to toa a rev revelation revelation revelation elation and I have tried to understand the part which I shall read the worth of souls is 13 great In the sight of God For behold the Lord your Redeemer suffered death In the flesh wherefore he suffered the pain of all men that all allmen allmen allmen men might repent and come eo n unto him And ho h hath bath risen e again from the dead t de deh Jr hh that t he might I bring all men unto him ao on conditions of at repentance I And how great Is his joy In tle soul that Wherefore 3 you rou ou are arc called to Jo cry cr repent ance unto this people eople 1 And na If 1 r It so I o that tho thoat at you J U should UI labor labor r all sil your days da in iii I crying c J m g repentance ret re e unto to U people and bring aa It Jt be Ie one t dul uJ I unto me how great preat at shall be your joy jo with him in the kingdom of ot my mv Father And now If your joy toy will wUl be 00 great with one soul roul that you sou OU have havo brought unto me Into the tha kingdom at ot my Father hoW now great will twill be your out our joy U if you OU should bring many souls Soul unto me Behold you jou ou have m my gospel g before C re you and my rock and my salvation Now Kow my brethren and sisters I feel tp to testify I believe fervently after giving It a moments consideration the tho test that was as borne by President Smith regarding the onward progress of this great work I believe that it has ben been n established upon the earth never to bo bil b l thrown hewn own nor given en to another people I believe with you vou my m brethren and sis sla who have hae a testimony that your jour I feet ff are r planted upon the h rock of salva l Lien tion and d that Q know that h Jesus ts is the Christ I believe that you ou will rill be saved In the kingdom of our Father 1 I believe I that t a greater part of you will be true I I will be steadfast will be firm immovable and unshaken You arc are not dazzled nor I bew bewildered by these allurements that t at are I finding their way wa among people You i got sot past that You xou no longer lonser 1 have the vc on your shoulders oung young heads you ou no I longer loner pare are for tor society worldly society t tou you 3 ou no longer longer hunger after ane the things of ot i i the world You have been able to stamp under your feet fett these appetites and these weaknesses that young oung men have not yet jet overcome When you came cam Into the world men were not so bewildered with the things of the world These things I Ih have navo h o come with luxury and riches and 1 you ou as has hat been stated are arc becoming 1 rich I you jou ou that we WP the sons sorts arm ant daughters dau rs of those old pioneers are arc becoming effeminate and we no longer believe that we can do the things our father f ther did It would be almost a u crime to ask sk me to do the things my father did I do not think I would do them though I might if It I were called upon to do sp tip Wiry to preach the tho gospel without purse PuniC Or nr scrip by some it Is ib believed It cannot be done even cen in countries where custom will permit of ot it Jt We Ve arc are being beins Impoverished impoverished in order to send our sons upon missions and if you ou send some of these theo married men who have kept the first t commandments of God Cod which Is to mul and replenish the earth earthwell well the bishops do not want them to go ro because It means the support of a wife and per haps thirteen children if It is in a good goodr healthy country 1 I do not blame the bishops r because its It is a Og great i i Ity nd there are mighty might few men In the country and le less is In the t cities who have In ina the gelen bank I eh haw have liin interviewed J Jome some ome of the seventies of Salt Lake City and I have hae seen s en thirty men in bl one even Y n lug ing every ery one of or whom said In sub substance substance substance stance Ulf If I go on a mission I lose my position n there is no Income and my tam fam J g i ibe fly ily are helpless These The things have 10 be met and I realize it I t think there is s a wonderful missionary work to be done eIone doneThey doneThey They have over 1300 missionaries In the world and among them some very bright young men mEll with great faith and they TV will wUl ill do a great work and will speak the languages of the earth by the inspiration of God ON Now after atter having referred to you jou ou older brethren how are arc you ou fortified and fast fastened fastened ened how faithful you jou ou are to keep the commandments o of the Lord and pay ay your tithing What about your jour our sons and daughters Are they converted Are they fastened Can you handle them Are there any o of you presidents Ire of stakes and bishops that feel about to falter and say that they are getting beyond your reach We Ve are doing a great missionary work at home In every ee stake of Zion home missionaries s are Sent gent out ou t among the people to preach and we preach and we preach and we preach most eloquent eloquently ly Jy But these boys bo are not there Pos Possibly Possibly Possibly sibly not 20 o per cent cf of them are at your meetings when ken the homo home missionaries talk taUt Of course cours there are some exceptions excel exceptions I Now KOW what are you doln about l tier Wt W Breach daytimes andA um i k be believe liege lieve ardently ar tint that U it lice we sleep too much at nt t nights I lr remember enber Broth Brother er Lyman saying Young man bow how old eld are you your ou I am over o er jO 40 jOlie He lie saia aJa 1 I thought so because you y u com commence mence melice to hunt for tor r an n easy chair even cen now At 4 JO to re we n c to hunt bunt for an easy chair and so risen night approaches It I seems s that we ire parents all an go to bed that at we may Vest test est I rather believe the idea Id a that if I the presidents of stakes and bishops of oC wards would appoint mission missionaries aries anea a et to walk rant tho night there cre would be a marvelous marclous work done in lion vuon on The devil does d res not do his dirty work In Inthe inthe inthe the daytime when the sun flun shines but buthe he hells heIs Is getting so soba h ha does some here under the th blazing electric light Are re we going to watch our Children I 1 remember being In ina a settlement not long ago a o where they see ee few r w If it an In any of ot the leading brethren and yet jet they number over oer l J They have a It great many young roun people and when I retired to av my bed after the meeting I r was kept awake wak all aU night long ions on by bT the boys and girls running the streets or e that tint settlement 1 I sot rot t up toward morn moro Ing looked ook oo edat d at my Watch and it was then 4 a R m mo and they were still m roaming the streets Whilo it mav may have been ben harm harmless and they th y may ht 4 0 been be n pure Dure in their intentions i a tell teu you O In the name of or Israels God it is one of the criminal things that are going on In this land The rh devil is breathing br in the hearts of our ou I young oun peoples people peo and the thc very air is stagnated in some of our larger dues dries with the spirit pint of Immorality and no greater sin In can und iod Its way In the hearts of oC O our young people I 1 tell jou you It is Js your our duty and ind it is my dutY to go out as mis not to preach these things from the tha pulpit not to talk to our sons and daughters daughter publicly but privately and point out ut to them In a proper way wa the great and abominable a evil on of or secret sin Some of you in your our districts are not burdened with what we call civilization civilization tion a chines of pf the world but you jou are arc menaced and the th greatest danger that menaces you today is and secret sin You Yuu know how we ire guard our missionaries The elders yesterday av plead with a number numb r of at missionaries i varies till till 1111 tear tears camp to my eyes Oh 0 n avoid wine and Dd women as us you ou would the gates g tes of at hell Dont Don t allow any woman to toI take your out honor Dont allow an any woman wom woman I an to take your arm Keep them at arms length and as you u expect to honorably your our mission and b have ae the spIrIt Of C hod od dJ burning In your hearts h see ee to it that thai there are up at courtships C that there are ur no arrangements made of or any kind to enter Into matrImony but corny comO borne bom clean land and pure and sweet t before the Lord Loyd As ASo one e missionary said Bald when he ne returned home hom from his first mission he heV was V S about a out to step tep over his mothers mother s threshold old and anu and hi hIS hIa mother said Hold on O my son have you jou come back to t me m means vas as 1 Satire JUre ure and as good goodas as when you left le leHe He was Vai able to say ul Mother Iother 1 f am um P pure re reI I 1 am clean n sweet Ye t before the Lord Lore and she threw her heir arms open and took her son In her embrace c Brethren and sisters arc are we going to fortify the youth of Israel and the daughters daug t rs of ot that they can with withstand I stand these men who s seem eem to t think It is I their special mission ml slon and that they tiley are justified In coming among our people and daughters laughters and leading away our young oung men God bless you ou Amen |