| Show SUNDAY SERVICES mia heh in the tha logan tabor maclo sunday january 8 divine services were conducted in the lo logon loan 0 an tabernacle on oil sunday afternoon president orson oreon smith presiding the choir and congregation sang we thank thee 0 god for a prophet prayer was offered by elder J C J hunt the choir sang ang the sacrament was administered by bv the pric priesthood chood of tile the sixth ward eldret IRA E OPLE NOBLE said it is ig with a 0 great reat degree of pleasure that 1 meet with you this afternoon in this capacity but I 1 feel that I 1 can say say nothing that will br of interest unto you unless I 1 can hive a portion of the spirit cf the lord to dictate that which I 1 may say I 1 ask an interest in your faith and prayers that I 1 may say something 0 that will be it instructive tive to you as well as to to myself we as latter day saints area are a blessed people in being permitted to come forth in the dispensation pensa tion of tho fullness of cf when the gospel has a v t 5 revealed to man upon th theatta anibe 3 p a t we have the blessings of the go pel among 0 us and it is our privilege ege to enjoy the same if we only live in accordance with tile the knowledge knowledg C e which we have received strive to keep the commandments of the lord and above all live lie humble and prayerful I 1 realize whilst upon this mission that I 1 can do nothing unless tile lord be with me by his holy spirit I 1 feel my dependence upon ili him and his spirit I 1 find in traveling 0 ill in this stake that craper is greatly neglected especially especial Iv among among C t the he youth we feell atour it our duty dut to speak to the people more particularly upon this subject I 1 feel that prayer strengthen strength eni us in ill our religion the spirit of the lord we aie told will not dot always with man mail so we should lead lives as 11 latter day saints live so that we will not 0 grieve that spirit 0 the 0 greatest blessing 0 that can be given to man mail is io life eternal I 1 and this being the case we should work to that end and in order to do this we should live hemblo mid and prayerful ful before the lord at all times we should larive to do ZD good to those who hate us and if we can love our neighbor 0 as ourselves gursc lacs we nye ire are truly in in tho the narrow way we should put our dependence upon the lord because if we aye have not him on our side it seems to me that we are of all men and women the most miserable upon the earth carth I 1 deem it a privilege I 1 to assist in ill building up rods gods kingdom upon the earch eartle one who is in poss posses sion of the spirit of the lord will feel it a pleasure to s erve him in ill this church and 2nd nd kingdom it is our privilege to have the spirit of the lord as s our constant companion we will get no nore more than what we live jive for wo TV will ic be judged hereafter liere after according to the deeds dono done in the body if we ive will perform good actions strive to keep the commandments of the lord and live humbly before him we will give that salvation for we have set out BISHOP w 11 MAi Giuy 1 I desire that tho the few moments I 1 may ma y occupy this afternoon ma may y be used under the influence of the spirit of god I 1 came to logan boari P fur for the express purpose of paying my illy respects unto the livili living 0 upon tile the occasion of the funeral of sister quayle I 1 did vot sot expect to remain to the afternoon niec meeting ting 0 but I 1 am liere here by request and I 1 have been asked io to talk a few fer moments moment 5 there are circumstances that we are arc sometimes permitted to pass through ii when a little sympathy a littre little kindness and a little outward manifestation iti in behalf of our friends do us a great deal of good A few years ago for prudential leagons I 1 was in idaho A telegram was sent to me by one of my sons that my wife was very sick an and d I 1 not lot expected to live being somewhat distant from the telegraph 0 ollice the dispatch pl t ch diano did not t reach me for two lays days a after t er i it t was sent and did reach there was another accompanying v it informing me that wa was s dead I 1 immediately immedi atly cinie home inte intending adin to attend the funeral when mien I 1 got to the meeting 0 house I 1 found a good abood many of my brethren pre ident Pitk enof of this stake some bushias bu ships and others now I 1 shall never forget tho the great ful feeling C that eliat was created in dinv inv my bosom at that time ahr through ough the kindness of my illy brethren and friends for I 1 had been cast down in spirit and in sorrow I 1 would have liked the privilege of receiving one wa word rd from tile alie bein being that I 1 loved and that I 1 expected to 13 as located with throughout 0 out time and all ete rinty now 1 I refer to this matter in order that I 1 might do good the scriptures tell us that eliat we may have the gift 0 of prophesy the gift of healin healing suffer 11 1 1 a eions take cheerfully the spoiling of our goods and we ive may may give i oil our ladies to be learned but if wo we have not charity for each others such thin things 0 will avail us nothing our preaching will be as bounin sounding 1 I brass bras anti and the tinkling of cymbals in ili my experience for t the he past few ye years ars I 1 have thou thought 0 bt thit wo we h have a ile arrived nt at the time when we should have love for each cadi other when we should not let each others imperfections to multiply before our eyes we should not permit these little mole hills to multiply so that they become alike mountains and thereby shut us from the presence of out our b br ethern and sisters as we frequently permit the evil one to do I 1 know that this is tho the work of god I 1 am not beholden to any in man for this testimony gull god lias has bestowed it upon me it is tile the comfort and the consolation of my life I 1 know that this is ii the people of god I 1 know that you my illy brethren and sisters are the salt of the earth I 1 know that your mission and my mission is a mission of salvation the mission of jesus the b grave rave to brin bring 0 bou t ar lie he also afo gospel lie ile tau taught allt 61 00 of Y pen lance tance when we nye rp rf tente bentch tl 6 atour our sins we were ready and after going into the water wo we came out clean before god as 18 tile tho innocent children that esus T referred to when lie he sail rill au little children to come unto ma u 6 and forbid them not for of such I 1 is s alie kingdom 0 of heaven thesis this is my testimony ony my brethren and sisters it is about thirty six years since I 1 camo came into this valley with my illy father and a year year or two after that eliat apostle ezra T denson benson came and before he came apostle loees thatcher and father thatcher Thatch cr came now I 1 testify to you that bial ta there I 1 er C was not two of those men alike that were endowed with the same 7 gift you understand me we all have tile gift of the holy ghost it is true but there are arc qualifications which w we e possess different to each other why cannot we look at each other in that li light lit why bannor cann otwe we look at each other with that loveana love and with that reverence and honor that we would upon those who e bodies are in the grave iwonder I 1 wonder if there is an all influence upon us that will allow us to say anything 0 disrespectful of a person that has s been laid in the grave I 1 alm ilm da not believe there is that k kind ind of influence resting upon us at all I 1 toll tell you I 1 love the latter day sai saints ants I 1 hive have been associated associate ZI with the people of as their bi bishop hop for thirty three years I 1 know their imperfections they know mine I 1 know their weaknesses they know mine but withal I 1 love them do I 1 love that which is evil in them no I 1 do not do I 1 wish to cover up in no I 1 do not our sons and daughters iau liters are arc tile the heritage of the lord unto us and the gospel should be worthy of all acceptation ill in their sight let us I 1 be c faithful I 1 lot let us its be true do not magnify the little imperfections of each cach other into mountains because if we do the lie same measure that we meet out to others will be meted incited out again to us after the speaker had bad finished finisher d president orson smith made a few feir re remarks marks after which the choir gave ill an excellent rendition of tile the anthem daughter n of zion the benediction pronounced by bishop luther burnham brought the servi services cesto to a close |
