Show CONFERENCE IS Continued from Page 1 Ings are essential We cannot grow in inthe inn InI n I the he knowledge of ot God or In wisdom un nfl unless I less leu Iez we devote our efforts to the te t e cause of ot God And it Is la the duty of ot the watch watchmen watchmen men on the tower of ot Zion to exhort the people to love to humility to increased devotion to the cause of ot righteousness It is not given to man to save lave the in individual IndIvIdual Individual soul Boul of ot his brother but it is le his right and duty to declare the gospel of ot Jesus Christ to his neighbor and pro provide provide provide vide him him with the means for achieving his own salvation He can declare that God has restored through the Prophet Jo Joseph Joeeph Joseph seph Smith the gospel which Is the power of God to salvation For I declare to you my brothers and sisters that God has done this and that the means for eternal exaltation have again been given to the human family And I declare that Joseph Smith enunciated truths and doc doctrine dOctrine trine trifle which no other man ever enunciated In the history of ot the world The gos gospel gospel gospel pel was restored by the power of ot God and I testify that I know that Joseph Smith was the instrument for Its restoration restoration atlon Hope In Gospel I 1 want to be bo classed with those men who by their devotion to right their de determination determInation determination termination to serve God even to the laying down of ot their lives for the sake of ot the gospel and to be counted worthy to have fellowship with such men For my only hope is in the gospel of ot Christ I have staked my all in the faith of ot God and I shall not be disappointed and can cansay cansay cansay say with Job that while the worms may destroy destro this body yet I know that I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall stand In the presence of ot the living God GodI I wish to impress upon the saints the necessity for observing the gospel pre pro precepts precepts You know for tor yourselves the truth truthfulness truthfulness truthfulness of at the gospel and now it is for tor you to live it live up UIl to the covenants you ou have made with God so that no man can point to you as a transgressor as a wicked and corrupt man manLet manLet manLet Let your light so shine that men will wills see s o your light and glorify your Father in heaven Beware of Sin Keep away from the tho haunts of ot sin Have charity There are those who speak evil only of Latter Day Saints These persons are mostly in our midst They The shut their eyes to all aU good and send lend out false reports I leave such persons In the hands of a Just God But they cannot be bo become become come my bosom companions I 1 cannot condescend to that I would not throw a straw In their way but I would as soon take up a scorpion or a poisonous reptile as become associated with such sucha a one as he I believe this Is a true sen sentiment sentiment If lr one can cnn turn a sinner and save him It Is a duty that should be performed To 10 save a soul from death will bring a re reward reward reward ward Some Latter Day Saints have become so good they cannot tell the difference between a Latter Day Saint and a son of ot Beelzebub and they call that broad broadmindedness mindedness I do not want to become so I cannot discern between light and darkness be between between between tween good and evil Invokes Divine Blessing God bless the Latter Day Saints I hope the tho spirit of ot the Lord may broaden your souls and mine We Ve have some peo people people pIe so devoted to those of their kindred who have been guilty of ot abominations that so soon as the guilty one is dead relatives come to President Winder and ask to do work for them in the temple I admire such love loe and solicitation but butI I J do not admire the sense of ot justice ex exhibited exhibited exhibited by such persons You cannot thus redeem a murderer a suicide or an adul adulterer adulterer adulterer Such persons must repent of ot their sins before they can receive redemption Remember this ye e elders and mothers Peace be bo unto you Do not mind what the world does and says SaSi let us do our duty and work out our own salvation |