| Show I S i 4 E Ci i iCi Ci i Ci i i i i i C i C i i I i CC Ci C i ii N IMPROVEMENT OF THE TUE SAINTS f fi S i y A DISCOURSE DISCO 1 Spiritual M for tor forOs Os h Who Shou ShouA X nt at the tISO ot of tic A Yo of sit II of If Saints S Bring it About Procedure In InYo In lit lisa tho Halt Imko City Hat w to ba bo Influential October nth lUhr 1101 1901 by II X With the tho t Honorable of ot tho thu Karth i W Y A A ELDER M W We MERRILL I of In Ia tho the Homo om A AA S SS 1 Importance of ot Temple Work Works l W Wr t WW S A W N N r f to bo ho associated with I m I have Ivo VO evidence In my ray t hu tt t tI l i Is tho the work of 0 tho the Lord Lol J r many mon eg to this IIiI in S In t nna LU It 1 Iss III a IL l wona thing that the thee loM e iii II I s 5 o merciful ag tie n to manifest to L LorI orl with wiLls to tho the plan pt of oE S anA ond 04 i l wn It H I Its not ilot Known tv u ua i wIsther nil OIL the th day Saints Sainte Je a manifestations from the la ot or t Lord to tJ t lh tho Iho 1 tin I Lund has hag ha Just said sahl to tin sirs that A L turning thI ara ora not no bo many ninny people truth now as OH formerly That th m VIn Im i doubt Is I true IrlO because In these II m i ur Il means menns provided where f y ill 11 oil th ht r from tram tho the little chill child chills ii s I th UI Md may moy learn tho the Gospel with vIii th M auxiliary organizations that I In the tho Church theta there are Jott er arl ii iii r for tor people to II lr rt mi I 1 tU tb Gospel than wo WEI had haI In f p ri tor IrL W We Ve tire are gathered fathered at ut thin central conference not with tho revelation will wilt bo be beyen t that ony ny now flow civen yen or any ony now doctrine set net forth v hr hi t tu ti t bo be r minded of ot the truth anti and to 10 bl our minds stirred up In bt of ot th B thIng which wo we have havera MM t t read ra 1 and titus thus bo be renewed In InI 11 ir I pErI in tho the prosecution of i ir r Ib r i Thero Th ro are aro no doubt many thing Us ug that might bo be Im pM J upon President Smith In tile his r tt n remarks alluded to goma of ot oft t WI Wo nil all know 1 00 that he io 10 spoke tho the hlf lh ro needs neella to be bo through cut ut ul th nn on effort mudo towards l nt In those things Ho lie re reo ret ref t f P rIl M in 5 tile the fact tact that tho t there wasi wao pro ro among the Saints Kow NII w wit h among tho the Eldors of Israel 1110 Unlit light and anI understanding wo we bal nn pM i with Kith the tho teachings that are tn 11 on 05 from forn time to time would PI 1 at t to Indulge In pro f In other words whet what Elder Ehler dare dara profane the tho name of Deity T t u IL Is done and nud who whoA du A it II know that It Is wrong Is In It not f for tor r us UH U organized ns nB wo we arc are aret arcIn tn In t reforms In regard to this M othir evils that exist t T Cannot wo we tail raiL our i together In tho the van lus UA Duties and take to heart tho the ls or President Smith and see soo If tt n w devise some measure to tl les lee leer r n fl th oils and If It possible to do don 8 5 n y them altogether You t iren and sisters AI tene RIera know knoWL as ns I do that i lJ client to be lone done We Ve ought to tot tob toV t V j a chaste chule cud people and r et t I allow ourselves to Indulge In the tho theand VI and ana evils evil that bring sorrow to tho the h tar har nn to tho the soul I IHm Hm then hen wo we return home that we WI uld together In Iii our or ort orf t f II and ond see Ree ee If something can enn canI r I t bi b don so that one of ot the Prod tny of the Church hunch will not be he b under 4 v 1 of ot again referring to these re We e ought not to countenance i s evils In any degree If It we could r y have hava the th right Hind of at men In our ourt t r and town councils to assist In 1 lj rood good work a great deal doni might bo be ben bot t tt DI n toward subduing these evils As All Asi Alla i a people we should ho bo art nn example to toI toeO I eO a n light that Is sot set ct upon n a h cannot be hid Of Ot course I Nr r re ar a many good food things that wo we ehI talk tok of we have In many re roo rooI I f jn Sn name namo among our fronds yet rot there thero Is room for tor Improvement Sometimes boys think It ItIs Itis Is Ii manly to profane ansi to frequent L it seems to mo me that their 1 must have havo been sadly neglect tl t Mothers and fathers can cnn do a great d al ai towards the uplifting of ot their ren though they may not be bo able ablo to do d o It all 1111 They need some somo help from th tb the Teachers and the Priests I think I nm am quite safe In saying that the thc whole Church there Is Isa a great gr al neglect on the part of tho the lea les I sr jr r Priesthood In tho tim of their dUll s ns na ministers of Christ and andas nn at as the Ihil guardians of ot tho the people whoso whose duty It Is to see that there thore Is no Iniquity In tho the Church While there 1057 y be many who do their full duty there are many who do 10 donot not I speak from tram an nn experience ov r fifty years I know where jr t I w Mk Dik k in tn j regard to these matters i t acted fr years ear In tho the capacity of a arh r under r tho the direction of ot Jedo Tede fT lab U M Grant our former President t and I i know how strict hIs hl Instructions were cere e to 10 the Teachers 0 c U It Is II not only the tho youn People that 2 lire are lP lo but you oU will vl fInd nud that the tho older airIer ones onNI c 01 require attention They need noell l to somebody to Instruct t them iJ M und ni toeo to see eu lf It tow they eve re walking slay Iny Ly by day In n the line n of ot duty The rho ot of s blokes ad and counselors the he I 1 I I IKU the thu Ih the ra also ought to nave have hl la Ia n b her r nt at boast and ct let us Be see It If we Vo can ean eana hot bring about a u formation reformation In iii those evils which lead l down to lOath In ln title this connection w tt ou t t to hold our ourT lisa 1 advice mJ and ot of the T Priesthood I In early Java days hero wo we did slot ot think ot of doing anything or going anywhere without 11 log Ina iv with our n and wo We vo usually on ont t 1 to Young When I first ensue to this country I did not know lenow any bettor tl or than to go to President v Yo Young n u t to asic k nil n his Ills counsel coull ol and to ro no roo co ve his blest blessing ng From Prom that day to lh this I 1 have felt that It is l good tor for the tho people of at tho the Church to seek Beok counsel W from toni their Lot Let us work In harmony whether It be to col some now nosy country or to build up our own homes I do not no thInk It n a proper r thing ff for tor r any nil of at tho tim Elders of ot the tho Church to go KO oft f on their own sib without saying ka ft II word to any iV It l how that th thy y are following the their r own ad Bill lire are not dl rooted P bY by the ot of tho Lord In H the lie colonizing of this country you know the tho course COUf D President Young Yount adopted and anel wo we can olin sec eo that It was attended with success nil all along the tho line lino Rue Suc cess cede has always attended the I Vance of tho the counsel I of the tho President or of tho the Church And are we going fain to depart from tram It U now Are Aro wo We O going coin to go Ira 0 oft off on our OUI own on responsibility Wo We might t as well break ort off aol ant try to ci os mullah a II church of at our own I want to 10 tell you OU that we will learn leorn by and by If wo vo have not already that wo we wilt will never In this life lito or In III tho lie life lito to toi tom come conle m got tet from und under r tho the authority of the tho i Priesthood Hence It Is not lIot advis advisable advisable able for to run ran to ton n alt fro tro In the tho land without counsel ami without wit lout discipline The Tho Church of God Is n II Church of ot order We Wo who boar the tho Holy and rue nia called to re se positions should Bh 0 1111 seek Beck the tho counsel of ot our brethren wo we should counsel together for tor In the midst of counsel there thoro U Ic safety Many people unfortunately have havo a I restless tion and thoy they wont want to be b moving maVin nil all nl the tho time You OlIn oan see them going north nt n almost any time of at the tho year and I 1 suppose Will ItIs the same ensue south Bouth Now It Is a n good thing to colonize under tinder tho di dl direction l of tho the proper authority but when ihen we vo I e to go o off oft by ourselves wo we lose loso tho lisA of this work and ant when wo we lose loso that wo we are 1110 In n II miserable condi lion tion Lot us 1111 be In harmony with the tho work and with the tho Spirit of ot God and In our to and fro tro no Tha Tue Lord Iora designs to us a power In tho the laud land and It If wo we wilt will bo be goal gooi tat Lat Saints wo we will be good gool citizens of at tho the country countr In which whirls wo we live and wo we cnn enn bo be depended upon ns as being hon lion honest hone est cit e t md upright Many of ot friends trust us vs now and they say we weW were W r re n good people A few days ngo ago I X Imet Imet met mot some nemo of ot the officers or tIt of tho the Hurling tn ton and they gave us an nn excel excellent excellent lent It character for tor enterprise and sterl sterling sterlIng ing worth In developing and building up the country I re ent It If we wo will be and observe the iho costI eta els of at the tho lord I oril wo we will be bo good In tho Use eyes ceo of ot all honorable mon mOil nul Du we got to educate ourselves and our Old famIlies In h direction Wo must insist macit our children ns as one ono of at oil all oh mid fold to remember now thy Creator In the Iho of thy youth while tho the evil days da s come not nor tho the years draw nigh Kh tsen thou thu th shall any eny I have havo no pl a uro In thorn thom th m Our brethren are aro appointed to be ho watchmen watchman on the tho walls wllIs of Zion to t bo be fathers to the tho people and to counsel with them for tor theIr best beat Inter Interest est eat When the president of ot your Stake Sinko does docs not know what to say sly to you he will find dad out In a n very short time It ItIs Itis Is IB not lIot necessary for tor every Ivery man to run to tile the President of ot tho the Church for tor ad nd advice advice vice Ico you cnn can get got It right at nt home We must bo be In harmony with wilh the tho counsels of tho the Tho The Bible the tho nook Dealt of at Mormon and nna the Book of ot Doctrine and Covenants are excellent ex ellent books but I E Cj C Ci j Dr take away awa the Iho counsels of at th the hood Bud and how lout long would these good books lead leal us In III the tho path of lit If We Wo shuNt must have hav lIV the tho living oracles Their counsels will harmonica harmonise with these precious book books and with wiLls hath both together wo W will wll go gu on from rosa grace to grace from tram knowledge to Knowledge until we Wo come cometo to u a perfect understanding of or th the truth huth We AVo do eo not know It all yet yetI In fact I 1 think wo we know but very vry lit litt lIttIe t tIe but Lut wo are learning and If H 1 I can only persuade my InY brethren ana alid sisters al ler to seek lt the Ihl counsel of the Lord 1011 I 1 may mayg g get t tho credit of ot doing some coins Oln good III In my lOy time My brethren and sisters In iii all nil the Stakes of ot Zion Klon let us II we see to It tt that we will lend our energies to make ou neu prevail among the p people opla and ond to do away with wickedness Saloons ought to be done Ilone away with wills I 1 do not know lenow whether this tItle city with its mixed population could do without them or ar arnot not noti but In a great Kreut many ninny nt or our towns lawns anil cities we wo have luve no more use UI for tor thom them than a II wagon has hns for tOI a fifth wheel Yet Yot those there ore Elders and Rev Sov entice and In Ia some Instances High Councilors who are not willing to as slat t tho the presidents pre of ot Stakes and ond lush Bish Bishops ops of ot wards to abolish saloons Pros Fro President ident Young once said that an nn Elder Eider ot of Isrnel who ho would put iut tho the deadly cup CUI to his brothers brother lip Up would sin o to lieU hell h ll It If he did dill not repent It Is a u pretty broad brosti sayIng but In its my opinion It Is a true truo one Now we have good tood men IO Il everywhere to assist us tie In this Improvement that I is 19 necessary necessary sary but wo we want to Infuse In ruse Into them energy ansi and zeal for tor the tho of ot souls Wo We want to save our chil ebil children dren dron Oh how Wo we would grieve It If wo we 0 thought our Sons eons would be bo lost to Us stal Wo We are anxious to save Bao them thorn There Thoro Therefore Th re fore tore let tie labor to the end that tho the Spirit of ot tho the Lord may ma be bo In all nil tho the homo circles of ot the Saints I was pleased to hear henr one of ot tho the brethren re no relating reo lating about a 1 President of or n II Stake having devotional exercises In his hii fam family am amill ill ily II Tho The brother that myself and brethren stayed with In the tho north n a 1 awhile while ago did the same thing lie Ho called his lila family together one ole of the tho girls played tho the organ thoy they sang uong they read rene 11 n i chapter and they prayed How Itow H beautiful was tho spirit that prevailed In that family circlet ow there thero Is no law prohibiting us nil alt from tram engaging In morning and evading OV exorcises exercises before the tho Lord What 1 A grand thing It would bo be It wo we could only educate to take tho the time to do this Gather around us tho Iho family and en on encourage courage tho the family to observe tho the com coin commandments of ot the Lord Imd during the tho day dayl What n a 1 grand graM spectacle It would be bo to see seo this carried out mit In all the thO families ot of the tho Saints There Thoro Is another subject s that I would like to touch upon before be foro sitting down and that Is with regard to temple work A A great grent heal deal ot of temple work has hilA been done but Jilt a 1 great Brent deal more remains to tobo tobe tobe be bo done There are many people In irs the tho Church who have havo not yet given Biven atten otten attention ottention tion Uon to their ordinance work In the tha house of the tho Lord Jord They have hove not thought of ot their dead kindred So many ot of tho the cares am an and anxieties of at life lito seem acorn to be pressing upon thorn thom that they thoy neglect to remember their load dead friends Tho The Lord has directed the building oC ot ottom temples tom pies and I hoard heard n a brother prophesy once that t some day there would be ba tern tom pies all over the tho land of ot North and South America with people administer administering ing log In them thom for their kindred dead Junt Just think of ot tho the hundreds of ot millions of ot people who have havo passed away without n II knowledge of ot the tho Gospel nod and while wo We havo been privileged to commence the great vicarious work worl of at redemption how little wo we have done up to date We have havo four temples In operation and work has been beon performed to a n limited extent but Jut hOt not so much has hag been done donena doneas one na ns ought to have havo been heen It 11 seems scorns to me mo that our minds ought to be stirred up In regard to title tills work orl There are aro ninny many people who are getting along In have havo been beon faithful all nil the day long an on onIt and l lit it looks to tome mo me as It If they ought to 10 be bo bethinking bethinkIng thinking of at their kindred who have passed behind time the veil oil for for or Just as aa sure sura as We WI are aro hero Wo Ive ve will wI 1 meet these friends by and by Jy and thoy they may mn n ask k lc kus us what we wo havo have dono done for tor them In life |
