| Show UNITY CHARACTERISTIC C OF SAINTS m delivered nt at tho General Conference of or tho Church of Jesus Christ of In tho Tabernacle Salt Halt hake Imko City Olty l Afternoon April a L 1001 by if ELDER ELVER ANTHON H IL LUND Humility and Enjoined Class Distinctions Should be bo Avoided by tho time Every Evany Man Man Esteem om His Ria 1 Brother 08 ns n Himself H I nm Pin happy to 10 see ace I e no so many o of the tho thee Saints tl present p race ent n t on er t tho ties first fir e t day dllY do of o f oui out Conference und and I have hao In rejoiced I In tin the Instructions given rh n by tho the brethren win who June hate hl e addressed us I was much lm Im with the remarks re of or the tho las cp He bore bre ore testimony ony that th at tin leading brethren In the Church art lue ar humble men m n The Apostles just their quarterly 1 conference c one f rent a and one on of ot the subjects dwelt upon ss us liS this principle of humility It was shown that H It I III absolutely necessary to tn cultivate humility If we shall moke In fu the kingdom of or God Cod J 1 cnn enn also bent bear testimony to tn the fact that time Twelve Twoie Apostles are one and to 10 bo be one with the Presidency of or tho ho Church When Wh n Brother Cowley read rend the words of ot the revelation In which we WI are told tol that tho disciples of old had feelings feeling against one ono another I to fat tet tetto fatto i ito to rejoice that It could be said paid of ot the tha today that they Iro aro n a unit and It Is la that this oneness of or feel feeling ing pervade all nil Israel We Yo know that It U Is required of us to tovo be one If wo vo 0 lire are are not on one JI will not f acknowledge edge tHIle us IIA In n one ont of ot the revelations Ho mako this statement hut Dut verily I r say suy unto you ou tench ono one another according to 10 the wherewith I t have appointed you OU Anti And lot let every man esteem his hla broth brother er as no himself and practice virtue and holiness s before mo ma moAna Ana I say ny n unto you Oll lot let i every nian Ills his bi brother other an as o mm him e It i iFor For Tor what man among you rOll having twelve sons and rInd I Is hI no m respecter of 0 rind and they the servo elO him obediently t liI lie III unto the tho one bo be thou In robes and Hit sit thou here hort and n to tn the t other be thou tho lm t nu II clothed c loth esl In I rugs and ind sit thou tho here nod upon Ills hla sons and anth I am Just this I have given unto llIto you youa t a 0 parable and It Is III oven even as 1111 I nm am I isay say pay unto you be he one ono and anti If It you Ire ate not and ana Cov one 30 0 ore are not mine Doc See 21 4 3 23 2327 7 This Ihl requirement r Is la made modI not only of ot the Twelve but hut of ot all the tho Saints Saini s If wo shall be recognized reco and acknowledged edged by our Mauler Master we must mu St unto Him that wo we are arc cm one prove belief bellot not only ono one In our but one In n our nets nell and ono one In our conduct and In the th treatment of ot one another We e have heard It rend and that not have one should hould not have above another The Lord has hn always laid stress upon unity In the tho last of ot our Savior to disciples the week before Ho lIe sleet left them them how sise le lire are ills His upon this deI Ho lie wanted them th m to be one ns na lie H 1111 and tho the Father were one and He lie asked In Ills His prayer that this night might be Unity Is la tho the distinguishing charac of Saints In every age nl As Lat Saints we wont want ant to try tn to be bo united with one another and with tit tin Presidency Let Iet us carry out the coun count counsels sets eels that come corne to us through them and let us ua not feel teel one above another If It one man shall acquire more of this worlds goods than another let It not lift him up and make him feel teel that that makes him better than Ihan his brother Remember that the tho Lord withstands the proud and I think U h 1 meaner than any uny other pride Yet It I t li It natural to u us There should not arise clues class distinctions among the Saint I 1 do not believe there It Is much of this but at certain times there seems to be a little more moro of It In our midst than there ought to be The Theother Theother Theother other day 10 I t had the lie pleasure of oC attend lag In a 11 reception given our President on his birthday by thu the workers In ht the Temple I was wan wa pleased to be present sad and feel teel the spirit there In talking with Ith one of our Bishops I remarked how pleasant It was to see Ree those who had hall not any of this thin worlds Roods goods mIn mingling gling with those thoe who hind had as liS brethren and sisters and he raid I have heard lomo say eny that we have love class elani distinctions lions In our midst and men who have riches are accused of feeling above their brethren but I have never Mi felt t of ot that kind hind Now that man hns has plenty of oC this worlds Roods goods but h he ha did dill not feel fel that wealth exalted him above ht hl his brethren I believe that as n a general thing the possession lon of wealth has a n tendency to lift men UP un If It th the tha Lord blesses us UM with temporal riches they should hould not have this effect UlOn ut nn n nus us ns It H may not net b the nl n J of ot those thoe who have lin weans lIMns that there them sometimes urine hues of ot distinction between them and fInI their poorer brethren We who have hao not much of ot this worlds goods are nr riot not tn cn tI tree iree from Crom pride If for our Mir lr brother f with whom we 1 have hae been well acquainted and who has acquired more men means than thin we w have hao happens h PIns to pus pits us noticing ui us though he hI helie hIl heins lie ins l J It H unthinkingly we are apt to tol l It him harshly and nay to ourselves at bemuse because hf hp hoe hn n little mire m r meant rn nn thin 1150 we lIr have ho he ho will wilt not net notice nollee us now tl He lie may mil be entirely Innocent yet et we AAA A A nurture this feeling anti and we wo become estranged from one ono another This should n nol net t be tie We Wc should love one an nn another another other and be b r one 1 You u do not see nee any class between those who h la labor labar bar bor In the Temples The Ih Temple Teme Is a place where Vh re the atmosphere Is II entirely free tree from a n feeling of ono being heln above abo r When Whon our missionaries nl go out outto outto outto to pr uh the sometimes a n ayoung noun ayoung young oun mill of rich parents will viii be as os with the life son Ron of ot poor parents larent but hut they do not feel Ceel that there U Is I any distinction between b them They go o out trading und and holding meetings together they th pi pray ay together and live together as brethren thren The Tho difference between them In worldlY worlds means Is forgotten nod they try to be bs united on the work they have hae In hand hantl Now as liS the he missionaries feel teel abroad as ae you feel when you go Into the Temples of ot God BO so you should feel teel teelIn In your jour everyday lives Let Iet us Ui u not forget the Injunctions given ilven ilvento to us u In to humility Do not think that humility Is opposed to greatness f On the th contrary no man moan ever became great who was not humble In the history of tho the world we have called men great crent who did not deserve the title For a u men man to bo be great grent there thero must mu t be originality orl about him he must be above the tho common and the fitter differ i once ente between him and the tho common must be something that la is II beneficial to tomen tomen tomen men It 1 Is the benefit that Iowa flows from tram his personality perRo nail I that makes him great greot his Influence on the world for good toad Take our savior ns os was alluded to so RO beautifully this morning by hy our Ir esl dent Horn Born at nt Bethlehem In a monger He lIe went below both in ht rank and wealth Hc lI nd not seek Reek for tor wealth He lie e 1 had bad cut corne n e to t o fl it n a mission lie He was WIlS s v fie h humble In all n his acts and yet He lIe was the th greatest being that that has hilI lived upon Import the earth Humility and greatness s sw were w re combined In His character The same was WIl reflected In do the thu character of our Prophet hEt Joseph Smith lie Ito was n a aman man without cant a n humble man a n great groat man Of nil men that lived In hr the nineteenth century I look upon him as 01 the greatest There was something be beyond beyond yond the common In this man mar which will have a beneficial Influence upon the whole mass of humanity The truths which he lie brought forth by hy the power of God will be studied by men and ant their worth recognized Men will not credit the tho soUrce hilt butt the truth will win In Its way He Ire was wan a n great man roan and at nt the Ihu same lire a n 1 humble man moan Ills successors sors have hovi been till the same If It we want wont to attain greatness we must t not forgot forget this title virtue of nf humility Perhaps sunny many of tit those thoKo who feel teel so leous will find that to cultivate humility humility ity ly Is a hard task tack still It Is s necessary We e look forward to exaltation but to obtain this wt WI must RO go through the valley altey of at humility We Ve must RO go down Into It t and then ascend and anI before us Is a n destiny so bright that we cannot conceive It Brethren thren and sisters let us cultivate these virtues Let us liS be lie one Let us Ul not regard one another on account of wealth and but let lot us esteem men for the mho good works they do and for humility In living before the Lord I rd Let thin this be he tho the rank which we all nil shall Reek peek for The Twelve received the tho call of ot the Lord I rd not feeling elated because they were sere to receive a n higher scat seat In hr the synagogue but with fear and hoping that they might be able to 10 perform their duties In re receiving reo the call they the felt tell that hint It made mailo them Indeed the servants of their breth broth brethren ren ran and sisters and they are trying to live so that they pan can serve sene them and serve their Father I 1 do not feel to take up more of oC your our time only I 1 would like hire to Impress upon oil all the necessity Mel It of ot unity with that we wo stroll shull be strong and able to fight the tho battles that are before us and nUll we shall come out victorious My Iy testimony Is that this Is the kingdom of ot God the stone tone that Daniel saw HoW Now If wo we weare are to be that stone and antI to have hoo Its force torce we must he be solid and united We do not want the stones to be n conglomerate con that In Its speed will break to pieces s We want to be n unit united united ed lel people that can stand together and then the Lord will fulfill Ills promise He Ho will give 10 the dominion unto Ills his Saints Clod Gall bless bleS you all Amen |
