Show TilE DUTIES OF of or tho Church of or Jesus JC UH Bt nt tilO tho Hal Inko City o thu Iho lii III Chrt t of lorIK 0 1 noo 1111 II by ELDER MARRINER W MERRILL Consequences of 0 Neglect Visits of or Child roO proper core Care of officers Temple W Work Pk remarked that It paM paid 4 bV l It r to to contor confor or J many nany alone Jut flat II a III aI I 1 I hear leir the thO treated In ing lire ure I supplY tupPY conference g 2 I aner for tor forai i I We are here Saint J g the and for tor ai 11 when WU we weT WUI viII apPl to us h It 11 V doubt In mY flY There Is i no T I If I It if Ihl th Church tully UlI UP U Ur V ut tuG the would condi we O Ir r dutieS arc now I Ir what they the to I I T on the part hart of ot many I Ir laxity r IS II A Saints I believe r I Stil Improving f Saints arc Vr T tM thO In Inc b 1 lii improvement NOm f fur tur r more jn WO We have In an lives of our 1 c tV V Ira Church which the tho 1 In this th ell 1 us UI u It t was not 11 given Inspiration of at Oft V but by the t I i 1 h I than man organization has hils Oh t Tills This b t I Y somewhat In the tho thoA last I 1 r J doubt will bU be multi and na fl I I future RS a we An J It In this the acquainted with rith the A J I I m better Lt II great many ot of i V There are reared In born r n p V pie who ho need our cure care anti ot of their par n fl as well as that I iV sometimes that many do 10 not giVe hc that ra and children which they thuY V t In fl to thir turn them over 1 Church In InV I of at the time org and then the V 10 t p pi old III 81 theY liro groV V T neglect them at home I Ib Ib they that t their men FaY b in In the theta to 10 PraY 5 rIer ver a heArd girls say the tho I T rifle II I hoS hoIS hare liae a iek ot of attention q I am quite con parent r r p organizations in inV ut I the th neglected Take for far In Int V 4 are Jr t quorum V church hurch in te supposed to have haveS haven S I n fl in I labor lt a 0 u Teachers that this I believe iv j pr V 1 I In the word ward Is materially n Rl l V w r t men V V A of lit f Teachers were carried 1 iv I tr Lr dulled they hould l I tt e nM I IM mes a II marked Improve iv I 4 0 t 01 1 the Pe J Those These T T v r nit nt to spiritual C v ran r an n taUt talk and am advice about r 1 Hinn 1 0 In III many m n In InV InI r V ti w ver Ier Teachers are arc I I In ther theY tire put N i iv I T ai h f r Is l to visit V f V v 1 b ft puts fluh It o air Ott till the last lasts s V I retIres Te him him to ton toV V n i i n fl h he hC hurries and andi I i 4 k It I iv 1 A th that t ought ou ht to bo ho hoI boI 10 I V kw kHI vc I fr moll ol 1 I peak r X In re rei reo r V o i 4 mater ater r I aule In the theA A I n In trained under rother V i 1 l Shen hen th the TeAchers in inid I t here he labored Md nil all dId dIdun dIdI I id if un nH M called a I r i IM n C n nil the th PL V p tu that Hat time lime I remember I V In r la In the ward where I IUn II l It i f Un h hr r Grant Grad on en one occasion 1 I all sll h hp he to the tho stand We WeI I tr IT in I iv and had a II board hoard j v Jt t Ill on n feet lon Ion put rut on oa some Mine somer r p 1 for lor to he I There were lere twelve in t wrt rd r V ant and ve we had to stand 1 II 1 e t In a row He lie wanted Vented us all 1111 rv r I a JI h In his hl ore e n turn com corn 0 n rI he the h r and going to the theo thet o 4 VS 1 ni Grant Gran t t I r he did that anti and anda a 1 that he h te 0 wanted to toof 1 I 4 hOT 1 th lose ose oun I men 1 I Pint of Ot prayer fo that he her hein could judo If It they the prayed In the tho house households holds hOle of at tho the I Will was quite n II boy boyat boynt boyat at nt the and ane when whon It came caine to my turn I a n moment or so Brother Drother Grant happened to bo be kneel kneeling lag Ins right behind mo me and ho io turned around grabbed me 1110 by U tho the leg with his hand and nut said Now you pray Well It nearly scared all nil tho the pray out of ot me mae But Bitt It was an object lesson and one ona that Will Wal very profitable to me How flow many of at the tho Teachers who KO roo Into your homes gather the family together anti ami pray with time till family or asic some of ot the tha family to pray I question whether this Is very strictly attended atten led to Now It Is the tho Teachers duty to talk about nil all matters matter of ot Interest to tho the Saints connected with tho the kingdom of ot God It ItIs Itla Itis Is la their business to Inquire of ot the jj tarn fain family ily lIy If It they pay their tithes dud offerings that tho time poor ioor may ho bo sustained anti and the hands of tho the Bishop I hop uphold upheld In going into the congregations of ot the It Is I Iver ivery very ver seldom that J I hear hoar nn an Elder maer pray for tor the time or for tor his counselors or for tor the tIne Teachers need not discuss the condition condl of ot tho the weather Wen thel for tor this Is not part of ot duty dut They rhey should go IjO Into the houses of ot the Saints enjoying the tho Spirit of ot tho the Lord that they the may have ha 0 a n refreshing from tho the Lord with that family to ITH They The BO HO thoro there thereto to bless bloss tho the family and to todo do them good and In order to do this successfully they the must concentrate their minds on oem the time object of at their labor In the tho midst of ot tho the people p ople IJ us these means the tho Saints are lUll Instructed In their homes homos When Wh n nwe we find Invalids In the time households of ot the till Saints who are nie unable to attend tho the gatherings of ot the th people wo we can com corn comfort fort tort and amid bless them If It this thiN were sere car carried ned ried out omit as the time Lord has designed It the time people would become moro more find and more moore united and they would be bo deter determined determined mined to do o their duty In paying their tithes mal and offerings s rind In Il attending theIr meetings jf It tho time teachers did their duty In ovary ward people would fuel foci that they to HO go o to meeting I have heard people city iy We Ve have hao not seen a IL Teacher In our house for tor a n year or for tor six elx sl months as ns he time case may mn be beThs This Is not as liS tho the Lord Tor designed It and there thero Is sumo responsibility resting up upon upon on the time presidents of ot Stakes and amid counselors In regard to this matter The Time Lord LOld pavo a revelation to President Taylor In his time InTo on this subject It does not matter mattor how ho Isolated timo tho Sainta may live they thoy tho are In ward and they rhey the should be sought after att r If It It takes taken two 01 three lIars lays to find them themI I can when Brother was Willi president of ot tho time Cache Cliche Stake and andI I was wag ono one of ot hi counselors It took WJ us Just juet one month to get Iet around the time Stake and visit tho the Saints Saint and then we vo 0 could I not get to all timE the wards 1 Time The Stake at nt that time ran from Logan to the time ron Mon Montana omm tana line Stakes now no ao are 1110 smaller and they nrc aro within time the reach of ot every President The Time wards lire are within the time reach IllIch of ot every elory Bishop and the teachers can call Rn find the people If It they lucy a llIO amo o so In Inclined Bishops anti Presidents of ot Stakes should be Jo aroused to time the Importance ot of this matter because when whon tho the people are aro neglected tho time Church Is neglected neglecter ho poor ioor are aro neglected m the tithes and offerings are arc neglected Hence wo we can cannot cannot cannot not afford as officers In the tho Church to neglect our duty If It we 0 do the Lord will hold us 1111 to account t for tor It ItI ItI ItI I believe that a president of ot a n Stake should have hare ve n a meeting with his Imla coun comma counselors at least every week wee They should sit It down Ilon together sing and pray to together together gether and see seo what time the Lord will suggest to be he done dono In that Stake of at lon Ion I r think Apostle postle I has hns ad 1111 advocated vacated this Idea Iden I do 10 not know knots how far It Is In attended to hut but I 1 say MY to you ou my brethren It ought to be hI attended to In every eor Stake of ot Zion Then follow tollow lag Ing III timo tho sa seize sarno l lle IIno every mh on OIl 01 In tue tho i um with hIs Church meet mul talk ver oser mat tors lIS pertaining JI tu tl t tin the ward Just no liD nom sure HUrO as 8 yu you OU ll du 10 Ihl thIs you oU will III always m 1 to t lk about lI out that will be of ot Interest and amid benefit to tho ward If wo we do eo not come COllie up 1111 to the tho 0 is of the time Of the time Church It Is because we Ve fall to extent We in c my may not fa tail as ns Individuals but Lut we WO fall fail collectively eoll if It Wc We n all il did our ur duty timo tho Chulch be Unproved anti and time thc m and offerings would be Increased I understand they the have Increased but thoy have not Increased enough yet bo be cause time the Saints throughout the Church do not all nil pay Itay In their tithing Wo Vo call upon all nil whether in time the church or not to pay their tithing Sonic Some who ore arC not net In III tIme the Church will Ill do du it It you call upon them and oak ask to thorn them that they are aro living upon the land landof landof of ot Ion and amul that this Is the time principle upon which tho tIme land hand Is to be sanctified and amid ont to bring forth of ot its strength an you would find that people who are not lot In the Church ChUlch would pay ia their tithing It would bo be tho time means of ot bringing them Into the time Chuich because tho time Spirit of time the Lord would work worle upon them and Ho lb would manifest Himself to them by b dream and ane by J vision Islon until they would see time tile propriety of ot the time Church These Thio are questions that have my may at nt attention from time to time anti I think they the are of ot Importance to the th Church You will rend i It In time till Doctrine Covenants the time Lord at nt some timime or other oth r was wa going to raise up a mt man Inan manlike manlike like unto Moses to lead leati tho people ou out of at bondage Well cil that mann man may many bs be b President lIt Snow for aught I 1 know The Tho Lord seems to be working upon Ullon his mind to try tr and lead Ills His people opt oC of bondage President Snow Is working at lit It rill nil the time lie He wants to go gothe get the time Church and tho the people out of ot bond bondage ago age Therefore I toy say tho the man like Moses Moe MO 18 may 1110 be Ito President Snow for aught I know I do not know who li liIs It ItIs itis Is It If It Is not President Snow It U wilt ll be Ite somo man n II groat deal like him whom time the Lord will vili raise mise up ul In a 0 a natural II at way wa waI I 1 was WIlS much delighted with the tho re ro remarks marks marIes of or Brother Clawson and amid Brother Lund In regard to Temple Templo work worle I can bear testimony that they are true The Lord LomI Himself unto Ills His Saints In lii the Temples These manifestations are aro private They are not talked abroad but mutiny many of ot tho the Iatt Saints who vho have entered Into stirred places have had manifestation from God hod In approval of ot tho the work they tho thoele were ele doing for tor their kindred dead Let Iet Letus us liS not neglect this Important thing timing In Ir with time the other duties that pertain vertain to our calling I pray pm that the thc Lord may mil bless the Saints fill 1111 all 1111 our hearts with love lovo toward one another that we may many put away our and our fault and nn turn unto the tho Lord Tord with will full purpose of at heart that He lie may en endow dow tiow us liS richly with His Ills Spirit that our mission on the earth may many be filled up Imp In usefulness so 10 that when we got get et through It nutty mav be said of ot done and faithful servant enter thou Into the time Joy jO of ot thy tim th Lord God Go 1 bless blens you ou Amen Amon |