Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-13 | Page 5 | Thoughts of Death

Ol UP If Jf time the 01 were ere not of oC yahoo as liS u II rule of a tower tolor of strength In III t temptatIon mi a l guide In III poi per and an Inspiration to nets acts of ot holiness It would still be bo the tho pearl of ot groat price when tho the of oC men are Ire confronted with loath death tho the grave Krave and eternity No mere human philosophy has over ever bean beon able ablo to nil fill Its place No Xo such uch philosophy over aver cnn can It U In II the tho Gospel that has hns taught mon irmon women not to mourn ns nil those do who have no hope It hns has taught tal ht us its that death Is but the tho from CrOin the tho passing conditions Of ot earthly life lICe to another higher moro more perfect that It Is the return home of ot the child chilli to tolie the lie Father after n II well ssell accomplished mission minion It Is III not annihilation It Is not Hot time the dissolution of or It Is IH not lIot cessation of life Ufa but continua Ion tion There Thoro Is ample evidence In III the tho that those who have served God Oo faith faithfully faithfully fully on earth carth lire after death still engaged In that service that thal they the take lake nn RII Interest In thc of tho the king kingdom dom dorn of ot God upon earth eaith and anti that there are menus means whereby they may be bo kept I on the tho trials and an triumphs the conflicts anti anil victories of or tho the Saints in Imla sphere of ot action While wo we mourn over their departure In all pro liability they the rejoice In the tho reunion that will and their no doubt will be bo bent upon making this due reunion one of at indescribable joy Jo Hiiro friends meet Inset anti part Hut But Ilila does not affect the tho relations be he true truo friends Death l is III no an more than a n temporary separation While hll one may fila remain In this title tabernacle and another may mn have Tone gone to dwell In some lomo other sphere phelo both bolh are arc still In III hithe the tho same house of or the time Eternal Father I In III fact only a thin veil separates them When Whon that t Is lifted as one by one en cn tens tera Into the lie Celestial sphere re tho the ru ro roo union will bo be for ever For there shall bo bG net nO more death Ileath