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Show - 7 1 c, t ' r .. a THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, MAY.21, 1938. ! mIies Asled To Mike i ., 6relfül Check Of Records k5 - I 4. 14 . KIRKIMINO,' 3 144 ...of (Direetor. (Ienealogicat Koeletii, ' tah)elnte OAT y iti 10ily or temple a- carefut oeckini, to ce11 you have overlooked an)? Inall th141 havs,' beettl balltized and net en dewed?, is allkyour sealing work , colnP tete(' so date?- According', to ere are manY reco temple names that have been baptised efd I ir H clwritoultnlectlitnr. 1" ndweit Sint tem de wait first began in liluceo In 610 and up to the end of the year ecember 31, 1118I. there have been performed in all tlle 10.8thisod temples ofViethe Church The total the dead., baptisms for the Ofilendowments number came 'period, in all the (empire. Is 8,012.0.10, aliowing a difference of 3.681,832 ,more baptisms than en- dowMenlit. Ho can We account : for this great difference? the 1W let ine remind you thatdead Mit endowment work for the wee done In the St. George l'entple in 1817. There tvere number of haptitans for the dead done ; ' in Native() before the Church moVed to Utah. IFIrom 1858 to 1877 they did plant baptism for the dead!. in ndowenent House. the o is no doubt but that these ",!. : ... !' ' ! ell, : ' early pioneer temple workers plannett 4 fuliewthe lAptisms by NON Work dope. 111A 1 o' endOwnient Who hal pose earl), eceoede ; to check and Ilitee if work Well OM for l!then17 814tri), of 0410 Vet 'record of baptiems Mae early have Overt !misplaced or even lost. The feet that entlowntents - were notdons or the dead tim ing- this pertcod may inlet:gist foe, a few! thou and o thisicontrast in numberit. itnether !reason foc.this condition may he Id the largo number at oodles that, have beta duplicated in haptilimit, Once the Index flueeau has en in operation, we rani legreater part, :tif bie for the 400,1810 Mips:ate baptiami in Ole Stiplusing we double the number ! z :. : ' ' ' 1 I of mimes as explained above; they .!1 . ,. : - .. .. ' ; .. f, , , .. .' ,' : - .0 . 7,' ' ,11 s I r, t' Tbernacte , 1,runtc ,I , li tied from Page .71 :t thence to ,kthens and t. Time la l , ' . , sing capital. when they who ne. in your knowdedgeilis name. will, , are pagan anion. while their ofbodies firni ace shirts wrap ed itlitheir the right hand, of lihn M id shortly to rotor when God. ; yOur give! empire will crtutthie bet tn the majesty of ilis mime mod limp mar from among the . peoples of ii,. earth. t realest Thing 19,11. upi your heads. ye weary ve lowly and brulben and htimb I'or xOtir day le at in Illicit haudi Tit yvarii of yOltr datio antil sorrow are over. 'II IC ' season of our mourning ad by let' the boor is rotor And now ,,'Is In which the dead shall hear the tire of the Son of trod live'. ,' and they II., at hear shall the Wig Id Til swot est thing in of Jesus l'had the Per viably k reate t prontise ever madO is, rtlitlael, g of the resterrertion front the ',' the higlte-sadittautt,lhellIltt ageir,vitc, to lti aspire is that, l'of ChriAtian hi fellows. 'love for the whirlwind ".9 intgls' t see. creation. we flame cleapseyed 41at call eulijtl And Imam. I shining image. Ott ' to Thee ,,,,' '' 0, Let the nt'u4agut come ntitekli!to Ila huiritI. , w Itel thlit, thv world, shall knew !tl molt ill 'Ine, And ;imortal waking (ruin their t, dt'eants 'of sense.. no message arid Shallilask ni, proof, ' , no algn ,, hlan't, ',twin' might, the unanawleo ; able ev lence." I H 'Address pur10 prom cum ' ,,, ' - 111,61-L- 111' has-pas- ,i, ', , . , ., t , 1 , , , I r. ' (011two Itaisli . ' , . ft - I.. ,' , i f , The climax to all temple work hi avaling of wives to huohands and children to their parents, We should not feet satisfied until ail these ordinancee for our dead sre completed. The need of complete erpu emu. the rale records is empiuudsed by127M l'irophot Joseph Smith in the Section of the Doctrine and Coven. to ants, verse 14. The blessings corn. from the sealing together of families and generations, and the welding link spoken of in the 18th verse of the same rhspter, seems to expresa the Prophet e concern shout. this Importahl subjectthe salvation of our dead. It will be helpful to moat of us to reread the 1127th and 128th sections Of the 1,Doctrine and Covenants. ,We each anti every one have a ;definlie responsibility in this greet temple wmk. rtircivi in tin: 91tarry We se44.1 the brethren to do at Oast is much ite the sisters. IN We do nal Intend in finish the Noma !anise:: Aida season, but take all the hand. and finish the Temple this; summer, or the walls of it, and get the roof on by Lie, cember, and do oft the inside neat Winter: and about a year from thia Spring we will dedicate it, We can we undertake. We have t power and we can do things. In five years to ennie the work will more has done for it than progress ten y04114 past. Isaiah, said we should perfoem a marvelous work and a wonder. '1 don't wongicr Ito oond so II he saw this vast inutub toile; and I think this peopi,T. abundantly able to build this Tent, pie. and much depends upon it far our endowments Oilki sealing pow. ers; and many blessings depend upon Following this inspiring talk by Patriarch ltyrum, the Prophet liVered a lengthy address touching inarw matter. perptining to the gainiii and their condition in Nail. Vito Regarding the Temple there Is tide: Man will not call his 1101110 has been writing to the ts'ew 'York Tribune, some of the most 'disgraceful things porssible to name lie says. In that article, that are a great many donations pyre To the Temple Which have been op . proprlated to other pirrposes. illa oblo:i evidently was to stigmatise the trustee and exrite prejudice Ilut I pledge againk us abroad, has contribut myself that whoever old cit any shoes, harness, horses. wagons, or anything erse, if he will come,' forward. I will show that every'l farthing is on the hook and aod has been appropriatell for the 140 . , bnitiLng of the Temtric also r tales that ,the lemple cannot be Milt; It crisis so much. Who docs not know that we can put the risif orn the building this season, if we hive a mind to? tiy turning from the Natty's) all the liousit and doubling our diligence 'sic call do it." 111'esident Brighom 'Young fob hiweti the Prophet and woke in his manner: "The characteristic strong object before us is to build When this smoron, dirt this work ever stop since It began?, Never! The only' thing the Saints Want to know ISwhat does the Lord want of 118, and we are ready to do it Well then, huild the Temple of the Lord. it4tiep the law of God, ye Sainti . prid the hypocrite and scotindrel will flee out of your midst, for the for fire oT,,Gost will tilebe too hot Saints are so them, I expect au and to work, anxiods ready to that Gott has whisperedright t tilt! Prophet. "Build the Temple, Unt a . 1110111-I- e '. On our part. and the wrought out by Chrial We may live upright lives. and from evil practises, but if ite lack the spiritual qualities of trtje Oligion. we may yet be withoilt that which the ancient apostlOs were pleased to call "repentenee onto life." This type of repentage is that which Gest would have seek, fur It awl it alone will into harmony IA ith I I un throuIi obedience to his laws and cott mandments. Repentance unto life hideouts the abandonment of our persiniM sins, conciliation with our neigh. hors, and the adoption of a kindly attitude .toward all men. But ift addition. it lays the.gcoond wotic for a spiritual rejuvenation, a birth from a condition of spiritual exile from God to one of compleve harmony with him. Itepentane unto he brings us into that grett s experience which Jesus told must conic to all who entge tho kingdom of heaventhe 4.- Perienee In which we are "tiotzi twain.' In this rehirth we ase elianged front being servants of itlin to free men lit the kingdoSit Of our ',ord. We einerge into .a new way of living. testing our former unwise habits. and begiii religious deep-Sioning a career ofAuttlA Our very undergo ;its rillloge. They expand through if n appreciation of higher values. Or desires are for the better thinos Of life, and there is awakened Within us a spirittuil conseiousn4s Which puts us in tune with the to finite, and opens our souls to the kee flow of the holy twitit house alone at preaent." hinith SPonlia Hyman Of ts de Doe , ntlf4ed rrosa Page pm!! prayer b Elder, Parley P. Prittb who, am litler hymn Vat El ba:, i Hre Ida h Hyrum Smith' look the Stand nd said; "'he 01404; of the Meeting la to stir up ltlur Ininde by Way of rentembrants1 It le n essary to have a starting is to build the top-- , pointi, whi-ipie, Witt Mel ssiatance or the states we expect to sot the nails ond gtae Iland with thcasaistance be the br t ,thren Ns e eapoct Va 'Slo will priallaint ha Pilh- the- Oat, ite 'end inOrtvate that the siktocs and ;imam by rpm. boughtImacti tion. ny at kit roll upon tin i.0141 '"Wtri op multi tule o a donotton lo buy powd r a9, ruse ropes to hiaat the ., i, ' If we tan find the greater part of these two million tunics, it will give us enough temple work to keep us busy for some time. Of The iNauvoo Temple t , :.; Story IR, : ., ..,,: - I'll 11 ' (Contlaueci From Page 4) cnildren, and Sil that be bad. and payment to be:made. 'The aervant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying. Lord have patlenve with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant stas moved with compassion. and leosed him. and forgave hioa the Ideb. Hut the same servant went Out, and found one which owed of his him an hundred pence, and he laid his hands on ham. and took him by the throat. Baying. Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow nervant felt down at his feet, and besought him.: aaying. Have palience. with mei and I will pay all And he would: not. but went and cast him Into prison till he should pay the debt. "So when his fellow servants saw what wile done.. they were told came and and very awry, their lord all Maui was done. Then his lord, after he had called him, thou wicked sersaid onto him. vant. I forgive thee all that debt. because thou desiredst me: shouldst not thou ohm have had companaion on thy fellow 'servant. even as And his lord had pity on thee? was wroth end delivered him to the tormentors till be should pay unto him." all that was One of the true elements of repentance tola that we acknowledge our gilt those whom we have Injured, and aai already quoted, repay, even four,fold If necessary. AO Important Aspect asThere la a moot. Important repect to this Subject which quires' miaow consideration. and that is the relationship between fellow-servan- - t t. utnhilact: names are among ouf boon after the plan was introthic, the el to let the young people dothousfor our dead. many baptisingnames or- in secured were of ends der to permit thene young folks to go to the temple. Now whet has become of all those temple heels and records? were We believe many of them put away, planning they would soon be able to find the time to do the endowment work for them. May we suggest that a very timely proj04 In each family right now, would be to check their records. to see it all the work has been done for their kindred dead. Not alone the baptisms, but the endowments anti 'eating& We feel sure that in many homes a careful elietiting of all revyds will show a great number of names that have been baptised, and the endowment work not compla- , ' names left and --icio-id-,-7--- . ', , i Church Deportment Radio Address : w laid not amount to more then 681,833. After dellucting this nuin- be3' from the. total. we atilt have 10Y i ; g W 7 --- , A 1 : .. 7 3; i ': and let the Native ' No doubt Much good was ite, compliabed by Aida special meeting caned to stimailate intermit In the building of the Temple. but at the April Conference. thirty days fob lowing, the brethren latinched vig()rowdy Into the subject again. On the afternoon of the second ilay Patriarch Itycum was the that speaker. "We want 20o.000 shingles." he said. "as we shalt resume the work All on the Temple Immediately. who have not paid their tithing. come on and do it We want pro, money, boards. planks. Ind anything, that Is good; we don't want any More old guns and watches. I thOnght sontetime ago that I would get up a admit sobscription, so that the slaters Might In consequence of do something. some mlatindeatanding It ham not as on It is a matter at first. gone of my own 'de not ask It as a I give. privilege to anytithing. efant a week or fifty one to pay rents a year, I want it by next nails and glass, It Is fall to buy I know difficelt to get money. that a smell subscription will bring more a large one. The poor can help in this way, I take the call esponsibility upon itfyself snit I call again upon I any sisters. It until about $IAM. get again only requires two thimsatut suboicribre a, . wish to accomplish someall the ',Saints to hese en opportunity to do some, I ant the poor with the thing. purse of five' dollars to have a The :widow' e two Mites thallee, were name in the eyes of the horst than the purse, tit the rich: and the poor woman shall have a seat au the house .of aim payi her two naiteg;as well as the rich. because it is all she has. I wish I to have in plasee in that house. Intend to stinattlate the hretlaren. I want to get the roof on this bect son. t want to get the WintiOws in. in the 'sinter, so that we May be able to dedicate the 'louse of the laird by this lime next year. if not more thou one room. I will call inner the brethren to da something. "I cannot Make a comparison between the Ifinase of ticSI end anythingerenow In existence. Great 'to1 gliTne Out of that things house. There ist a great said mighty power to grus out of It There Is an endownient. Knowledge is power. We want knowledge. Ws hay frequently, difficulties with persons Who profess to be latter-daSaints. When, the sackament will be administered in the lard's House it sill do an with a great deal of difficulty that Is now in etistence. If ad can have a privilege and confess our faults moo God and .one :another every slay, It will do aaa may 'silts Itwse. YOu sisters shall have I alit stand a scat in that house. on the top of :that pulpit and pro. claim to ail What the sisters have mliii iv I,Vhen you offer up yout aster:vomits every Sabbath. you will feel well a whole 'week; you will get a great portion of the Spirit of God. enough to la$4. you a a vek We are and you a ill Increase. now deprived: of the privilege of the instruction; neeessary givine hence we a ant a house," (To be Continued) :1 thing. I wiala y Sala-bat- rpentanee atonement on Mount Calvary. vt Nice-demo- it also IA e receive retnis4 sins anti the gift of the liolv Ghost to 'Vitae us into all drub; and shoW us things to come," mission of sins comes through bitprisni and means that the cleansing Power of the blood of Christ to 41), plir4 to us. Hot it is only appiqd to such as literally and freitty O,Onift unto hint, lake his name on thellt, erre hint and tit tthetr Iiitti la his standards. How To Repent how Is this VelniAttin of soi,i Anti hat is WI about? twouglit to repentance! relationship Sin Is tiuci transgression of the law. we are told in the epistle of ror the transgression Ot John, the law, a punishment is affixed ti.'e are inthvidually respoosible fOr the sins we commit, and in tese of events laottldi ordinary course he similerly liable to the pifilbfli theft attached to those liroktitt laws. However. Christ died on cross to save us from this punish, Meta,: He took upon himself the for the sins of till the punishment avoid. tilt the understariding that Sit vibe.; repent and come unto film. ill he forgiven of their sins. and Moss freed of the punishment, will he required to stiller for tOie own sins for if they do nut seeisiit CIi rist. they doom participate in the exemption front the ponOtment as proferred by the 1,01',1, and baptism are !AO pentanee means of ()blaming this forgiNte ties; of sin and exemption punishment therefr. Speaking on titis stilinsd to liAtseph Smith. Prophet and first Pris,. Went of The Church of JesPs Christ of l.atter day Salts, Vora said: "Retold. .1 (ital have soft these things for all, that they not Suffer if they would iiie In pent: but if they would not reptga I. Whipit stiffer even Must they evcrn caused slit fering myself, God, the greatest of alt. to tremtAle because of pain. and to bleed t every pore. and to suffer both b, 7y and spirit and would that might not driok the bitter eup, 41. glory be 3.ro the Cattier, and I partook arid fin. tithed toy preparations unto tbe children of men. Wherefore..,..,I command you again to reVerit. hist 1 buinble you with my almighty power; anti that you confess yitiir sing, lest you suffer these puniQh have spokeo" Monts of which (ft, C. 19.) Repentance unto life is open 7to 011 As the call resountbA Men, through tho- itvalleys of hicka cOti; furies ago. conies forth aglin todry"Repent for the kingdom Of :heaven is at haindreptint anti lieleiVe the gosper The message of Peter iNuil of us with appropriate ftt,ance in this regard. ite sothis notable epistle: 'Add to your faith. Vil'ittc; Olot to virtue knowledge, and to knwolrtige temperance. and to tentisite. lore luttiotace, bud to WitAetwe g1101,,s4. and to godliness brotinTly kindness. and to brotherly kn.:icthit-14iness. charity. for If be in you, and almond, they impke . you tutt ye shall neither he ot unfrultfol in the ktioiskt ren Lord Jesus of our edge Chritt" x ft Vet. I:5,) S eq u el t,.) this on "repentance onto file." ottozt hour' I Setslay at this same disctu,s "Itaptism of Lite tholes nd of lite spirit." f. 9;141 to In ... U1,4 .,, , 01,-,th- tr 1 , 1 11 ' |
