Show I of the Church To Preach the Gospel I dresses by Elders Rulon S Wells and John M at the thc Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday Feb February jary 13 1910 br III T I 1 W RULON S WELLS ii II I work and aad t J I I I to labOr jabor Lot for Ul the UP upI I be n n m in this day da 4 and ami age of ot Ino I I id this thi work a all as being It t II t in III iii I the world word orld It Is I a ary 1 V p II ery ry one of af f us UI u can canut I Iiii 11 IM ut It tent Int for or the ui th thI iii r an that thai Is III Ish one hut i fn I 1 ill 1 t h II MI nt of oC vry one ant can cant 1 1 In III ii this great gnat work t I t I i t Ilia be b e truthfully said ead 1 1 I not thus thua who ate ale 1 aU ii tY 1 th k 1 thy need looking i I not t standing In places placeR TI n III U world orld today tn th r i lunches are divided 1110 1 Ii I h re are oie those thoe tho e who whon hu ho t t n agu in th the ministry j XI II who ho have no active 1 III t Sometimes they the are aren areu r H 1 t i and andi I i n I allu inus TIt C of ot u n j ii fr they I 1 Y I presume i in those who mini r I UK ige In the ministry it Ih thoe tr l 1 um they nan mean I he me no active part rt to r i v II iii e thy they are aft fr lives liveR but so r I t II I L Ir Is l I concerned th f I 1 tl pall tI t in It I 1 thank thanh God GodI Od L r i h i million liti prevails revall In the theT ther I n fl v Ve have no laymen lamn T h u i i i 1 1 r ue t tin ItO but v ry man J y Jit 1 It r every vry woman Is Isue t i it r f rr 1 tI ue m In the ministry end and andI I t foot tr It I I h of the soule 1 11 tr n i r men The TI Important 1 ih h I ihil thit null th one olle shall ahall make rI i I I fan Im with that pelt part of or the i i I i to 10 his h hi care caret V pH 4 i it t that he performs faith 11 I r I II i That ilat thit labor And Ami AndI what 1 Is Ii I In the or ort It fu I i M Mt fy ry y 1 I Ii t u d j i tin lii 11 huh I of Chi tat 1st In ff j V m In I days day the th lord in n hi hr hurch firstly apostle etc n evangelists dl I i l th k i t th Ih he ministry Or In 1 till priesthood Is 10 COQ coo conr ii n II which is I the power I r 1 U It hh ki h tl II tb y nt the authority un n dI h I tin fl opt rate order of 1 hUM has Its Ih special duties I hurch la is organized t Th rl n Ink tik f I and these theat the are att arel lI i j 11 ui id Men Iden are aro then I 1 ft l i hI h i un ill tV tin th priesthood i or the thet ther t l itt ad ct In tIle the name of ot the thed d r i nil fill flu nil II the tle th various and ami various m Ui 11 ot of UI th hu IUt Ii h In addition to 10 this thin in 1 n and of fit gu h into It stakes Uke of Zion with thereof and ami into the I n V nt I V I u l i 1 with th the bishops there r a i i f r auxiliary organise 0 n t b n In n 0 l nth ith Ii h II Thus Thull we have i Ii f r on ili 15 The special aJl duty dut duth h I H Is to minister to toi tor total i tal t in r In need nd to bring relief if It t h a no re dI the sick Ick f ti Id E i i Hit th IIi ioor the needy need What V our sisters are arc 1 1 i ill In H Il prowl they the ought ou ht to top toI I p Kai th Ih been called to this s r i H i i I M I k ik k We W VI have our oUI 8 Sh Sah SheI b Wk eI ti t l hl ith h Is I the tho nr I ur ill them themI f I n in n If f the h Lord Jemis Jeu Christ Christe e a n b hot cur nui Mutual Improvement aa as ash aan a an n h Mens Iona anti and the tho thou thel l T u units Irl our Primary as ci n v in 0 ml 1111 lan s all of ot ott i t N hn en In Instituted In the ther h r f t t for the lie th benefit nent of ot 71 7 T I dh for fr r the young and ria ne nez nt C z tIui to tn look TOOk after their pro pre ii u nu 1 io I bring them up In the then theno V n no Ion of the Lord lorol to toH toi toH H H i th Ih n tn tV wk fi ilk alk In his hla paths to toh f iv h M v that they thy may grow ItOW grown i n I r 0 Hi il h ln of ot GIld d the thel thet th t l i I I V if V f hi M purposes upon the then th thI n h dir I I h hat an army of nt oft t r 11 her T hn i n fl called clied IntA Inh active i p these organisations HIE mF K F MINISTRY In Il referring to till thu great mt r tr i la It Into two Uvo home ministry and the ther r ur r There Then are In Iii the thearl i h arl pi l quorums h u rums if 1 the th seventy whose wh epe pe peI l I Jut duty It s to tn minister the word vord of r 1 I Unto th Ih n lion of the th earth W lr I the thi In of ot the twelve apos ats Thi reaches rad out l I tl ti tL tak of or t ZIn lj Int the world and th nt of the th Lord Lont Is I that ls 10 tV hII h II hr hi h preached to every oel i n 01 tongue and people nJ td I fi lh t ha been l placed ini u n th Ih onty I to parry carry the me ge Url the of the earth erth that th Ih latter night intuit obtain the of th tul ful ministry try which the lord b bo 4 mong the children of l r th it of their soul In hll ht kion and mercy berry and antI In InU 1 5 lull U n fl bud of nf God aoi can call be Iw ne neW cog neg W teI hut nn ha hs the right to toI I hI rih th wont Wrt t f nod Hod and through the thc fl ni t 1 thu t h I ministry It U lit to tn he lie hear ar 11 uni n all II We e cannot say MY that who talk I or that tho t are entitled to hear the word of God but no matter what their Ian lan may be lie no matter what their nationality or where they may live the duty luty of thus people Is Ii to send end forth the gospel which the th Lord h he has entrusted Into our keeping until every soul shall hall hear and anti be given Alven the opportunity to obey the word of God What a wonder wonderful ful blessing cornea comes Om to ho who faith faithfully faithfully fully perform the Ih entrusted to them and what ht terrible and dire re suite suit follow upon those who neglect to perform their part rt In this ministry What hat would be the effect upon the world If it the th seventy failed ailed fa to do their duty duly Un 1 others othera might be found In the Church to their places there thre would be millions million of people who would never ner hear hr the true BOB gospel pel of the Lord Jesus Christ they thy would never be given Riven Yn the opportunity to embrace embr le the th same Rem to t yield obedience e to the th law and the commandment of nf the Lord Jord and who ho would be b to blame Those to whom this Me special ministry had been entrust entrusted ed ad We might take up and Itemize each different d department of thie ministry and tiM find the th terrible following If the work In any an department Is I neg nog neglected I It U Is I the th duty of the teacher one who hold holds the leaner priesthood the teacher leather In the ward to see coo that thet there Is II IIno no Iniquity In the th Church to see II that t t there Is I no hardness of heart no bit bitterness bittern tern to 10 see ft that the th Saints attend aUnd their sacramental inset m t tIng Ings Ing and tenet partake of the emblems emblem of our Lords loro Oh what a H blessing will come lOme to 10 that man who holds hold title till very verv Important ministry If It shall be faithfully performed TUB OF OK In Iii a consideration of ot these th things It Itma seems ma to im III that every one on ought to tobe tobe tobe be concerned over his hta own personal ministry and not nt HO so much engaged en OO In criticizing tha th ministry of ot somebody il j It la is an easy eaRY thing thine to fall fail Into thu lilts error enor and anti sometimes we w are prune prone to hInd fault fult with the bishop because l In our Judgment Jud ment he ho does not properly perform l the ministry to ha lbs hsC cure care C lre He hit I ought ou ht to be this Ihl kind of a Ii aman amen man men or that kind he hr ought to do thin thie or that and we w Imagine In our minds why a bishop ought to be a 1 pretty gi good goodman nl man I concur In that thought with all my Icy soul He lie ought to be a good man luau In bis hi bl life IL a fatherly man Mian manfull full of wisdom Unit and consideration for hi his hta people POP with a watchful watch fill care cars liver iver them for he Is the father of hi All this Is 18 true but never should we v criticize because lit u locH docs not h ut come eom up UI to our standard ot or what we ue think ho he ought to be 1 fI Yet YetI I feel to commend c on the part of the thel l people wo pie If Ie they are to do It without the spirit of ot criticism to say lIMY sayIn In n their own wn minds just Ju t what kind of ofa a man they for Instance think a bishop ought to be a men mun full of char charty charIty charity Ity ty and love loe for his fellow men the very bet best man In his hili ward and after aUer wt WI w hive have considered It In this way and fancied In our own mind what kind of a man loan we think the bishop of our vard ward ought to be then let us turn right around round and talk to ourselves and say y this his That Is the th kind kine of a man I Inight ought night to be he You may picture In III your mind Ju Jut Juit t what manner of a man mall manou mallou you ou think an en apostle al o tl ought to be and how tow he lie ought to faithfully discharge the duty devolving upon him and faithfully perform his hili ministry that hIgh ministry which ranks foremost In the Church of Christ You ou cannot paint It In Iti any Rny colors too glowing You cannot annot exalt the any too high or r the character of the men that ought to o hold that high and holy calling nut But after fter you have done all that then than bo be bogin begin gin ln on yourself and say nay That is III the kind of a man I ought might to be An I apostle or bishop or president of a stake take IB Is I not entitled to any an greater salvation than any other man In thin Church who will lead lend the tho same kind of ofa a life UC If he would attain to the santo namo exaltation and the same glory that an apostle shall hall attain It will bo be because e ehe he lie has hu lived just Ju t as na worthy a life and If it he ho does doe that th t there I nt any power that ran can prevent him hid from obtaining the same glory So It may mRY be said of the humblest man and ali I humblest member of ot this thin Church We Ve arc are each eachon one on called celled to serve I the Lord and all l en engage engage gage In his hili service to minister In his work and labor constantly for the up UI building of Rods oda kingdom here upon the th earth Let It us u labor for the th of Goo Gods purposes e let us u la Ia lax 1 x or r for the lbs spread of his hili truth let us labor for tor the salvation of the souls of or the children of men mart Let Lot our hearts heart go IrO out In sympathy unto every evory one of those tho with whom we wo come rome In contact Let It us u seek NAk the salvation of one an another another another other and not labor altogether In a selfish spirit but labor for tor the salve salva salvation tion of all and when hen we p are laboring for others othe we are building up our ourselves ourselves selves When hen we learn to love lovo the Lord our led with all our soula soule with all i ii our strength with all our hearts heartland and with all our minds when we learn to love our neighbor as ae wo WI love our ourselves ourselves selves Ive we Indeed then be like unto CO FROM The Lord has hag hn us that we should be perfect oven even as a our Father Fattier In heaven Is perfect To reach roach the tho point where we Ill can comply with that commandment should hould be If 1 the ambition of every everyone one of ot us Let Lat us UM practise before the Lord let us practise practise tise tile virtue We Wa all fall full short of tho lie glory of ot God dod end and If we wo want rant to t excel we mu must t practise these thele things just upon the this same Mme law that we vs attain to excellence In everything else el How Ilow proud we are of our magnificent choir of this grand organ and of ot our brother who performs Jl no so upon that wonderful Instrument They have In Ind dod diml d l attained to an excellence that hug has made a name for tor the this Church through throughout out the world they have brought credit upon this work vork because of ot their skill because Iau of the wonderful work that they have hlo accomplished but hut I wish to toek ark nek ek the tue Saints How have they thay been bean b able bie to accomplish It Hy By practise You will find them assem am assembling hung bling here from time Ume to time for practise practise tise ties going through their work over and over and over again weeks months year years of ot time line aro are spent III In qualifying themselveS to do di those these things thing They do not come Omo here hero Into this tabernacle and spontaneously ren render tier der such uch beautiful music They are able to do tb this thin only as the result of long and lint patient toll toil and practise e In Inthe thu the divine divino art of music Brethren and sisters If we a expect to excel In any of the virtues In honesty hone ty In truthful truthfulness tieRs ness lie In virtue in all those thole things hinge that BO iN to make ur up a true follower of the Lord Jesus Ju Christ It will bo be bothe bothe belie the lie result of our constant contant and patient practice In observing these principle principles tome Home people have thought that any an one ono can be religious Brethren anti and sisters there to ta I a false falte Impression sion In regard to tills this that th t any one an be he religious rell lou without putting put Un forth forthan nn an any particular Intellectual effort It u is not nt true Some Rome have thought that It t IH In something for tor weaklings to en gag Kilgo in that men or strength and of ran devote their time Pine timen In n a II better WilY way Brethren and lster It t ij l not true Irue If It cliv one ono will attain attaint t on spirItual height It will hi I bv b the cx Z their the Ir highest t ability It la is I a Ii constant study and ef effort effort fort tort and practise a patient toiling tolling to U overcome e the th weakness of the flesh flash t to lift ourselves up In spiritual strength and end devotion unto GOd It Is I 1 some something something thing f r us UIO to engage In every evry day of ol olour our lives live It Is I the ho following anti yield yielding yieldIng yieldIng ing obedience to these th fundamental principles of ot the gospel ot or the Lord Jesus JUB Christ It Is I exercising faith In Thie Is I also al o an all Intellectual pur pursuit Pursuit suit It is I practising repentance from sin lOin It Is ii I a constant toiling tolling and study studyIng Ing tag because we w must not only avoid doing those things that am era evil that appear to us ua on their face to be evil but we must learn to know the Ih truth and do ilo It to know the difference be between wean tween right and wrong and nd to avoid the evil and do that list which I Is right We Ve read In the Hook of Doctrine and Covenants Covenant In the eloping closing paragraph of sec Me it e theae these very Vr significant words And Anti you xou ou must practise and holiness before me continually Now Sow that means meana mIlA all the time practising pr these things thing I 1 want to emphasize emphasise this If Ie It Is ta 1 worthy and I contend anti and be believe believe lieve hey that It to Ifor for our brethren and sisters to devote time Ume and end attention and toll toil to become excellent to at attain tain taut great grat excellence In the divine art artof artof artof of music how hol much more worthy In II It that every Saint should en engage gags gage and toll toil In III the developing of a spiritual power of virtue virtu of honesty and of all 11 them th the virtues virtu that belong and antl should belong Iong to every true fol ful follower follower lower of the Lord Then let 1st us U re remember reo member matcher these thee things In our dally daily lives live Let us practise e them and watch our ourselves ourselves selves If JC we have learned 1 to love our brother our neighbor as we love our ourselves ourselves selves we wo have hae made mad considerable progress If Jt |