| Show Sui itlay services worship services at the stake tabernacle yesterday afternoon were fairly well attended presidents john and smoot were the speakers president johns theme wai humility and obedience the presiding officers of the mormon church must be humble and meek in spirit oven as christ wan humble and meek they are servants in gods hands to direct his work on earth A man who cannot himself be controlled cannot control all the officers in the church every member bearing the priesthood havo the duty imposed upon them of advancing the work and cause and to magnify this duty and calling they must be humble in spirit and obedient to those whom god has placed in authority over them the speaker dwelt upon the prevalent disobedience of children to parents and deplored this it is gods command to obey to honor thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long in the land which the lord thy god theo obedience is one of the perhaps main undying principles of gods gostol we are commanded to love christ we may eay we love the savior but do we if we love him truly we are walking in the paths of righteousness we will accomplish righteous works this is the test in the earlier days of the church we were faithful and obedient to the laws of god and in those days we enjoyed his gifts abundantly tho gift of tongues of healing etc etc why is it these gifts aro not ours to enjoy now it is because we are straying after false gods after wealth and the ways 0 the world which are not goda ways president john exhorted his hearers to live nearer to god to live their religion more closely and bore testimony to tho truth of the gospel president reed smoot pointed out the great necessity of closely following the instructions that had been given by president john and said that much of the responsibility of disobedient children rests upon parents for failing to properly teach and train their children failing to lead humble and obedient lives themselves speaker applied these remarks to presidents of of wards presidents of quorums and all the organizations izat ions in the stake and urged an improvement pro in these matters that we may dwell and progress in union live in peace under the approbation of god while we much need to improve in thia line speaker said he believed this are the beet people on earth and living most in union of thought and feeling he had been convinced of this more than ever by observations he had mado while on a recent travel east still he could not help but observe also that we are striving daily to become more and more liko the outside world which teaches that and folly are most to be sought after that we seek after tho wealth of thia world rather than the riches of eternal life and salvation cautioned young ladies to seek for husbands young men that are true latter day saints and honest god fearing men rather than those who have money only god will take care of those who follow him and do hia will aa commanded it had seemed an problem how to get employment for the people in utah but ways had been opened and work supplied by a kind overruling providence but we must learn that money adoue docs not make happiness there would be more contentment in families if this were remembered and fewer complaints before the priesthood and suits for divorce there has been a bitter feeling arise among the people and unseemly strife for office because of the paltry dollars paid it is time now to call a halt and for to live more in union striving for the blessings and pleasures the gospel gives |
