Show address to the young the 3 young oun 0 p people ople of zion are arc engaged in the work of mutual improvement 0 pro and in order to attain P that high standard of that all ail saints should aspire ato I 1 to reach it is necessary rv that wo we understand der stand all the duties ind and p requirements quire ments that govern and control our physical and spiritual bein acing ri while the labors and obligations resting upon the women of zion are ofa of a somewhat different nature to those required of men yet the L spirit p irit that actuates the performance of any task must necessarily eni em binate from tile the same source for both if good results are anticipated for example a man mail isa is a merchant the duties connected with his business and in providing a livelihood for his family should be performed in the same spirit of kindness love industry cheerfulness eco economy doiny honesty and sincerity that ener vates and in maintains a aan I 1 a n I 1 r aten home C and tir teN 7 4 i I 1 1 I t 1 J e of other little requirements that make up il tile the life of woman I 1 shall not try to take tip all of the attributes that character file true woman but just touts upon a few leading qualities that will if properly understood and carried out in ill practice better prepare us for the events that await us and the coming of tile the savior shakespeare lias has compared our bodies to a garden wherein our souls are the gardeners pardoners pard eners if our b garden is overgrown overgrown C with weeds we must mull make tile the soil foil fertile for the reception of L good seeds by taking out the tares and thirties es we must cultivate and enrich by bv constant care aal and labor so that ou our r harvest may be rich in ill tile hie reward our heavenly 1 father lias has cd to the obedient seeds of honesty and faith in god with all the virtues that polish and refine should early be p planted anted within our hearts so thai our education in regard za to tecc attributes may be complete our education both moral and spiritual ritual should be bein begin C in at our birth for an eminent writer has said paid education is a mental railway beginning at birth and running onto eternity oh tile the alop hopes es that are arc blighted the hearts that are broken and tile the lives that are lost by the disasters that so often occur on oil the railway through tile the actions and examples of unwise parents parent and improper companions As all of the daughters 0 of zion expect to become mothers in israel how necessary is it that we prepare ourselves for this tile the most important port atit missions of all parents must be strict in keeping ill the commandments of god that their children may always have ane cy example ample before them then if good od coni companions are arc found 1111 for the little he ones they cannot help but grow up to be true men and vron women jen but it is very important that good companions are arc selected else the best of example and teachings will havo have but little effect it has been tt giuly uly said and often quoted that evil companions are like tobacco smoke you cannot be long it in its presence without carrying away away the taint of it one bad hoy boy or t girl irl in a community will have a stronger influence than half lialja a dozen good ones onea the latter day saints should and do as a people cultivate tile the graces races and refinements refinement that be I 1 speak the true man and woman yet there are some in every community who treat lightly and st at the obligations we all owe to each other no one quality of tile the mind and heart is more important as an all element of true happiness than that feeling of kind kindness liess and love for our fellow beings which is expressed in pleasing manners and kind words for A little vord in kindness A motion or a tear lias has often hii heated ilca tile the heart broken ind and inalea a friend sincere yet how many of our people affect a L C contempt oll tem pt for polished polis tied refinements fine ments t and I 1 pretend stend to despise those 4 thoughtful delicate attentions that tenderness of thought mIlt and manner which marks tile the true t rue gentlemen the true lad lady Y it is true that tin underneath der neath a rough exterior there often exists the elements of truo true refinement but as wo cannot always penetrate that rough e exterior eteri or we vie 1 judge I dge not by the motive 1 wh which ich prompted apted an all act of intentional kind kindness liess but by bv the manner in which it il was advanced we lve none of us like rude people and though they may be well vell finein ing we avoid them as much as possible ble on all occasions wo should examine ourselves and see ees if we are arc rude if we scan dalice dali our companions and neighbors if we ne speak falsely of our associates socia tes ani and lih lightly aly of of t alie ile priesthood and the sacred things thing r of our religion and stir up ill strife and contention in in our community if upon examination we rind find any of these evils we must earnestly strive abkin asking M divine aid to eradicate them ere wo nye plunge headlong into an abyss of darkness and wron wrong doing of cou course arse we n e may mail not fi find nd till all of these evils existing in our hearts a at to once nee bu but t you wi will cill be surprised at the 0 great number you will find they have liann been fastened upon us almost unawares and nothing but the help hell of our eternal father with a strong deter determine de inin a tion can call change the condition of our li corts we nl e all desire to become useful mem members beri of society boci ety setting 0 lit an example that hat will be wo worthy arthy of imitation then let us mark out a path of virtue and honesty swerving r neither to the right nor the left if we would be successful let us avoid telling 0 untruths un truths or prevaricating L which amounts to the same thing so both are deceits dece its tile the only difference t thero here is between the two is flait in an untruth is a s t rai ati t for wa adway 90 to I 1 ali 1 j of telling a lie while a cation i ii a roundabout round a bout sneaking 0 way of telling the same saine thing thin 0 oh eliat a tangled ucb eb we udave when first wo we practice to deceive we lve do not know what injury an all untruth may inay dc so let us is bevery careful when speaking to state facts only for lit an otherwise truthful statement may be embellished belli shed and magnified and so misconstrued that one would never recognize tile the pule plain unadulterated te simple common sense sence truth in the highly colored gaud all dily attired statement that passes for the same thing we ave are here on oil this earth in a preparatory state without the experience peri ence we get 0 liere here our lives would be imperfect there is ii a ta great reat work for us all to do in working out our salvation in doin doing 1 a I 0 0 for ourselves we must not formet forget to lend a helping 0 hand to th those ose who are in need of our assistance there are always opportunities for us to do good if wo ic only improve them we ave should conduct ourselves in such a manner that our good influence will be felt in the community where we live it is said that every every good person who lives upon the earth makes tile the earth that much better ve are ono one orthe odthe many millions of people who inhabit the earth we helpin liel p to form the history of tile the world without our experience that history would be incomplete we all leave a record upon the eternal pages 0 of time and long after we have left this earth that record will be the criterion for others to follow if it has been one of purity and like the snowflake lake which leave a mark but not a stain all mould our characters and shape our lives so that our good deeds dededi will stand out preeminently among the recorded acts of those of our fellow being who have chov shown by their a actions that they were nvere inspired to do right 2 by the example lie of others for alie lives of great well men all remind us we can call make our lives sublime and departing ting leave behind us footprints on oil the sands Bind of time 1 P 1 P pratt tells us that a an intelligent tell igent being in the buia imago 0 o of god possesses every organ oro gan attribute sense sympathy wis wisdom doni love power and gift which is posses possessed ml by god himself but that they ire are in embryo and are arc gradually to be developed the 0 greatest developing agent or educator is tile holy spirit which to quote further a adopts itself to all these thee organs or attributes it quickens nil all the intellectual faculties increases enlarges expands all and purifies puri lies all the nat natural ural passions and affections and adapts them by the gift of wisdom wi doni to their lawful ii c it hi inspires spires develops cultivates and matures all the fine toned sympathies joys joy tates kindred feelings and affections of our natures it inspires virtue kindness kindne 0 goodness ten tenderness derne ss gentleness ent leness and eb charity arity it dev developed elopes beauty beatify of person form and features it tends to health vi vior vigor 0 or animation and social feeling it develops and invigorates in vim borates all alio t lie faculties of the physical and intellectual man mail it strengthens invigorates and gives tone ton e to the nerves in short it is ia as it were marrow to the bones joy to the heart light to the eyes music to the ears an and d life to the whole being beidl front from the above quotations we can understand that the best gift or blessing bl esting 0 we can enjoy on this earth is the gift of the holy spirit NN ct uc 11 the pos possession estion of it none of the alio ceils before mentioned can call be introduced into our hearts for the evil spirit and the holy spirit cannot dwell together they are internally incompatible vc none of us desire evil then let us its earnestly pray and to obtain the spirit of god that our codr lives may be rich in heavenly blessings 0 that our souls may ie be lifted up with gratitude 1 and thanksgiving C 0 towards our eternal father then let improvement be our motto and justice be our aim aha let us jinki each endeavor sonic good each lay day is g gained gaind lets put aside our follies our earnest cs and sn sm and in ii pure and holy callings strive art an honest name to N in so that when te ioia the angels singing saingim round tile the saviours Savi avi ours throne well receive receive a joa joyous ous vi wel el conie conle to their happy heavenly home the saviour ile he will greet us its his glad bequest well done thou faithful cervant tervant ter vant En enter now into inv dinv rest HATTIE C jenar 1 ESSEN s |