| Show REMARKS nt president pres ident DANIEL it 11 WELLS bowe bowl T sept hept 14 reported REPORTED BY ZY G P za WATT the subject of eternal salvation is or ought to be interesting to all people all the forms forma of religion which have been invented by the df ferent acts sects of the day could never make one sagle line of scripture I 1 hey have shut ephe fhi fbi door of immediate revelation between giand god and man aid alid ald it does not seem lo 10 occur to efm flimin that this is the only means upon which the can ever attain to the knowledge of god all their religion and piety for many lany generations past have not produced one word of scripture for the guidance cf of mankind to salvation in this anjin anfin and in the next existence while white they trev hold up u p the bible as the all clent guide to the possession of life eternal they at the same time inculcate a principle which would never have kave given them a bible they fasten their faith falth fai fal h and lope for salva ion lon on upon revelations given to lo ano ana her people in another age and ulder aider other circumstances when god has a people upon the earth be he gives them living oracles and communicates b he ba a mind and arid will to them for their present and future exaltation as well in ojie age as in another the old and new testaments yea yeas all scriptures are made by this process prophets and arid apostles are the mediums through which the he almighty communicates his will to the children of men revelations given from god to us are more binding upon us than revelations given to another people because they are in accordance with our wants and circumstances and fit our vur our case more perfectly than revelations given to another people many generations back this gen generation is responsible for the revelations of G god d given to them if they receive them thein blessed arm ari they if they reject them woe is their doom tua tha words ot of god beut sent to this age by joseph smith the prophet oe of the lord loid and arid by his apostles is a dispensation of good will to all men now IN liv ng jig and nd the tbt they y are responsible to god as to the manner manber in which they receive or reject it these words are for their salvation it if they see aee I roper to accede to them lve we talk a great deal about exaltation we look 1061 for ex exaltation citation in the heavens in the eternities which are before us we expect the gospel of salvati salvation oti oli to exalt up u s where and when is this exaltation to commence some seme do not expect exaltation until after dea death th this I 1 is a a mistake our exaltation cormen commences ces cea in this world that individual who has received the light of truth in his own bosom bosomy has the base or foundation of his exaltation al formed within him and if he progresses in the knowledge of god in the th things hi h pertain to eternal life he be is in j th the road to exaltation otherwise he be is not that brother who ho redeems himself from the habit of drunkenness drunken nebo neso or from any other vicious ous idus practice and suffers the holy hopy principles of or the gospel to work in him for bis his redemption tiong ig is exalting himself in the king kingdom doin doln of i god the work of exaltation Js is the work of this j probation and has to do with every evers duty that peitrina pet pei pett ains taina to jt it tuat sister bister who ho seeks diligently gently y to order her own con luct and her bo household who seeks to bring forth from arom the he 1 elements for her own support commences in the right way to obtain exaltation she exalts j herself in the sight eight of her husband and in the sight of all good men she can be economical with that which she handles landles for the use of her household whereas before she has perhaps been wasteful and prodigal of the rich blessing of god bestowed upon her in making this ref reformation she has taken an imbor tat ta t step in the way of exaltation in this world for exal evalt tati ati n in the world to come thai tbateman man who improves in the cultivation of hig hia farm in the cultivation of fruit who wh 0 plants a single fisit tree if he be doea does no more and cultivates it and causes it to bring forth fruit he has done something towards his ex altami n bag hag made ode orie step redeeming the earlb earth from sin and iniquity and from the curse pronounced against it it was said to id adam fl Cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow thou eat of it all the days of thy life thorns also and thistles whistles es shall it bru rii rit g thee and thou shall rhall eat me the heib kerb of the field that thit mancho man who commences to keep himself cleana clean whereas he has lias been bro brought light up tip in filthiness and dirt is engaged in the good work of exaltation upon hla hia own person hat bat housekeeper hoube house keeper who has been slatternly slothful in her habits hibits and begins to be thrifty industrious and cleanly in her household pursuits commences the work nork of exaltation in that household those who ornament their bouses louses and their gardens making nica nice tidy fences who ornament their fields making everything pleasant an ani 1 agreeable around them thein commences the work of ebata fx exita ita ii irakis akes a heaven beaven at home borne for their niva riva itts arid arld children a home to acl their J children hildren in after years will look back with pleasant aalt reminiscences regarding the home of their childhood the pleasant est place they eversal ever baw saw A pleasant and happy home has its influence in creating in the ecung mind a love of order onier a love of all that is beautiful cleanly virtuous and true we lve can commence our exaltation upon this earth by trying to redeem it and ourselves from the effects of the fall and continuing to progress ress in every good word and work if we build a house bouse and wish to build another we have the experience of the one we have built bulit to improve upon in bu iding another IE it we have raised one crop of grain or cne one tree we can improve upon that experience in raising more thus we progress ald alid become exalted ex altet more and more this same principle will vill hold good in any pursuit 0 of life rural m chan ical scientific or philosophical whatever efforts we mike to inform our hindry we wre have it ia in our power to do better suii still gaining more knowledge and intelligence as we progress in lif life ilfe e it if fy ry the enlightening aid of the holy ghost that into all truth we strive constantly to improve in all things we shall set ourselves about we can improve faster than those who are agrenot biot blessed with its influence 1 because our actions are based upon a principle of heavenly light and intelligence i giving us power to excel in all things we set our hands bands to do in righteousness truth will prevail while all man made systems on which the whole world stands convicted before high heaven will be swept away 1 as this people and this work progresses because truth must and will prevail let th se who have not yet et commenced to make improvements begin the good work at once and let us all be bi e constantly satisfied that we are doing something for good day by day inasmuch as we have been wicked let us no longer be wicked we have a stand standard ird of righteousness in our own bosoms let us be ac fuated nate by it i t in all thal thyl tint that th at we do let us be righteous tr holy truthful walking wickedness under our feet lee exalting righteousness in all our wy waya that hat it may rule ruie in us until sin and it its co consequences ances shall be subdued and we gain ga in a victory ic tory even over death and the grave and ile lle life jie eternal shall bhail reign supreme upon the face of the whole earth I 1 ask god to add his bis b dressing essing in the name of jesus christ amen I 1 |
