Show shin it KS logan logani tabernacle abic sunday june opening find sacramental exercises prayer by elder C J larsen ISAAC SMITH MTH I 1 am pleased to sec ace so many of my brethren and sitters present realizing that it il is 13 iu in compliance eiith n ith the law of 0 the gopel that ue meet on oil tho ilia sabbath to partake of the sacra wedo we do this to renew our covenants with our heavenly father and to receive renewed ved spiritual those who attend their sacrament t meetings gs and cat of tile abo emblems of the crucifixion cra cilmon see that they ZIO clo so worthily illicit said that in his lay day many sick and many fainted because they partook ot of the sacrament unworthily and we may expect that a like cause will ill produce like results in our day when I 1 think of 0 the in iscom and power pouter of him who has created the earth carlli I 1 cannot think that hint lie ila would give any commandment not necessary for us to bo carry into effect in order that we ire may enjoy a fullness ol of the glory promised to tile the saints it is ie necessary that we so 80 ce lucate ourselves that we can comply with every liw inal given of goil cot 1 I lie rl revelation VeIn tion gillley tailed the word of wisdom was give given I 1 11 by way of collas counsel cl and put aul 11 m it ft coli lilla it anys tint thit drinks drink abc not to hotl good to lu loo DC drank it alo aln condemns ond ma liol hot dink sono some ili may A y contend that eliat tile bellit liot hot drinka lines docs not inc mean 11 tea and corl offic I 1 cc but lei in tile the corll corl v history of alic 1110 church one ot of ilia tl io brethren hilo drin drinking drinkin kim a cup cap of coffer elerree was teas taken skid suddenly derer y ill aim died and ald iiii his death was by the prophet joseph to tile use of coffee it il it is voil ell kanovi ri that tire the prophet joseph Josip hond and tile 9 saints in ill tile early dos of tio aliu church understood ta alio lie word tot nil wisdom isel om to con condemn deven ilia to and coal cc the speaker cited instances to provo prove the poisonous nature of tobacco t A CCO and the liadi bad effects of ton ten and c offee coffee in ili tho the human system and billil showed that ilia experience and discoveries cov co of medical rica men were in harmony harmany with the teachings of tile hie C gos 09 pel on this subject ELDER J E CAR ISLE 1 I 1 believe that it a speaker is aide aided I 1 by bv the exercise of faith and that it if I 1 those who listen will mill unite their faith with tit tit his lie nill be aided nil it the more this pi of faith is the first principle of the Go coipel cipel it is maui bosted more mom among tile the latter day saints than anywhere elbo in tile world that people havo have a 0 crealor degree 0 of faith in god and 11 in sit arc gr tv v S j 1 w iga yuil than have any other people they show their faith by gathe to this land by their union the building of temples and houses of worship norsh le in care of the poor link and lit in many other onys among us its acting aclin 9 kg as bishops presidents of beakes and in ili other capacities I 1 we have many men inen of superior talent and ability m lio ito ire arc devoting their time into to lo tile building 11 of lie kin kingdom adoni of god those these same men might make themselves healthy if they would devote their time and energies to their ova interests rut but it no a see in ili them a living tallu faith so BO strong as is to lo lead them to make ill all necessary sacrifices for the sake of ilia work of the lord after atar lie fl c have exercised faith in ili goil god it is lieness try for us its to repent and after repentance is ig principle el 1 lie I of tile 10 lo gospel we must obey namely baptism there is a to great diversity of opinion as 09 to tile proper roper fanija dt till ihei ordinance but we as latter iatter ilay sainta apy that flea ils ls roper proper torin farm is immersion taic de speaker cited c ci idI nices front from scripture to show the necessity for and also its proper form find and treated apon the principle of uy lay a 9 0 on af pf 17 hands ands for the a gift of the I 1 IOV holy alost ghost ll ost I 1 aliis his ordil ordinance lonce inaba lie pet lot med by one having proper authority this tin s was pi oten by an incident I 1 became neye acquainted with while on ray illy late mission A man mail who lend had embraced tile ie gopal gop cl and who hall had recoil ed the lesse oascar priest priesthood bood but not the greater A a of persons tied and tile lien assumed the au thory y to lay lands hands ou oil them for the ilia gift of tile th holy oly ghost very person to whom lie this ordinance apos tati zed froni from ilia alm Chim li and did not bring forth tile fruits that tonic come of receiving tile tha aft gift ot of the holy ghost ELDER Of cOBS baubin the manner in which tile the ath ul ples pica of the gospel of 01 I 1 jesus christ have been expounded by the young odors aldr atio ho lac hac spoken to us toda today to da day proves that me ati havo young youn wen men among among us ua vilio baic tile opportunities presented to them to a i knowledge of tile the gospel ili we la are arc told 1011 billat illat the world was made by faith it it nai as by bf alith that the prop liet joseph rele received ived w nini tini fe stations fiction the lord taink clial bat faith it required in ili lint him to r receive a w ceide tile revelations and ma I 1 actions which ellich lie he did reco irol ailien but a boy lie lint had unfaltering kinf faith if in god oil and ilis his word mord the scriptures scripture and ami this aliis faith led ell liim him to seek tile the lord when tile the angel tile book of mormon to him lie ho hall had faith in ili that record and in ui ulfat tile hie angel told liim him ind and bis faith never faltered lie believed that god had a second time lime set his hand to establish ilis his kingdom on oil the earth and lie believed tile doctrines of that king kingdom doin bat all shohe alio ic doctrIn ee ere rc I 1 on posed cian that of faith falth standing that all christian churches believe in ill having avina li faith in chrisa jet it v hen hell it comes to a correct ruder under standing anding it of that I 1 they oppose it when people in the world laic haic obeyed the hie first principles nud and ordinances of the ilia gospel they qt quickly likly begin to feel find and tile spirit of gathering the elders need not teach it to them to lend on them to feel and manifest manit cst itin it in a greater or less tic degiac tee they are also tenalia file slid ami I 1 leave have a 1 teachable spirit they love to lear the elders ciders talk and they regard them ns as inspired men inen ali and their words ns as the truth and when moen the ciders to tile hie benefits to io derived and the privileges they will nill cie joy th elisten vilh delight they rejoice to licar lear of temples field tile walk therein and as tle the glorious lo rions eruths of tile gospel relating to the s Bit alia hilion tion of 0 the lend tire arc unfolded to thein they begin to under understand that it atvas I 1 as a right spirit ual ariit prompted them to gather when they have arrived lei in zion they are arc taught to multiply nuel aud replenish the earth carth anil and the necessity tor for this is explained to their one principle ot of the gospel leads to another 1 ilia he doctrines of the gospel tie are not limited but they are arc vast and ami infinite and universal in ili their application all christian churches believe belicic iu in a licach lica cn and hope to readi reach it lint there is a vast difference lettween between their ideas of heaven field and ouri OHM their ideas ol of heaven lihaven are arc cry vague and dimly defined they annul annot tell viliore it Is anil and they believe liello vc that when men reach there they will nill flit it around the throne of god and sing eing to afine as a birds flit bit intel s sing mg in the air they think there IN rill ill lie be do family organizations there and that thero will be no progression but we know liu ilia alinn I 1 I 1 this we c have mote truthful and and clearer ideas of 0 hellien titan than title sangin ly ley to U it kirks f eks |