Show r ey nider elder CHARLES mondy C litch lutch r dowery nowery I 1 aro alo n afternoon oct ocl 6 abot BY byr J V LOING I 1 feel great pleasure in meeting with the and sistelia idstein gis sis tela teia 9 having just jurt returned from a mission 1 I 1 do not speak at of this because of a feeling tha that I 1 am now relieved from a mission for I 1 feel that I 1 have been on a mission ali all the limo lima and 1 expect to remain a missionary from this time henceforth and forever this is th the e height of my ambition that I 1 may have the pleasure of laboring labor labori hig ug to build up the king 43 torn tom tam of god on the earth the instructions we have had today to day have to my heart for they thley are thos those principles piea plea that are calculated to save to exalt and to prepare us to dwell with the gods in the eternal worlds I 1 have often said that cf all the beope upon the face of the earth tire thol saints of the most high god have the greatest reason to be thankful this thia ia is my feeling and has baa been ever since I 1 embraced the gospel and the longer I 1 live the more I 1 geo seo and arid experience the more I 1 feel and know that we are the f favored people of the lord if we can appreciate this as it is it will lead us tia continually to take that course that will be right and proper in the sight of heaven i avillie Villie 1 have been absent from th tha s terri tory I 1 have been laboring wherever my lot liaa has been cast to convince the inhabitants inhabits ts of the earth of 0 the truth of the principles of our it holy 1 religion and to point out to them the pa path of life and how far I 1 have been success gul jul lul lui I 1 shall leave for a higher power to judge I 1 find that we are all like children eo so faras far as knowledge is concerned that is we kenw nothing excepting what we have learned tr by observation and inasmuch as we do not 11 now know anything but that which we have learned the prospect ia is that what we may nay know ickow in int the future we shall have to learn we are in a scho which eur fur father has baa prepared f for or ua us and ani in which he faa designs to instruct t ug us t to 0 give ua Us coun coup counsel se and point out the course courve hat that we should take day by day ilay in order that we may bo be saved if we adopt the pr principles inci ples pies that have been revealed tuey iuey will bring to us happiness and an abling ibi ibl ipg ing joy and that too at the time and in tie tle place where we are in need one reason vya gyi why wry consider that we are BO so much more highly favored than 0 hr her people I 1 is s pimply this that in generations that are passed and gone there was no man capable of rising rising 11 up and pointing out the way of life and galva salvation on there was no oan uan u an to dispense the of the g gospel of jesus christ to them that wee willing to embrace th the e truth but it is not so now for the kingdom of god has been established upon the earth a knowledge of the ordinances rt f the kingdom has also been committed to man an upon the eaith earth and the keys of that kingdom have beert been given and the principles which pertain to that kingdom can i now I 1 ow be taught to us we have now the to embrace the principles of life ilfe because they are arc presented tous by those having the authority to teach the principles if cf our religion bave cave emanated from our father and god with whom there ia is no variable variableness nees nets lor the least shadow of turning and these principles have been revealed for the erpf exposi purpose that we w might embrace and practise them and thereby bring about our codr own silva tion and bucure that happiness which ie Is promiana prom leed iaeA to the faithful bonn and dau daughters aters of god when we are in the world and hear the sec tartans hartans teaching their peculiar dogmas about heaven hell and many other topics their dis dsa cursed sound empty foolish and incomprehensible hen sible their suba subjects acts are generally worly vary very ver distant in fact alto aito altogether netter getter beyond this world when we hear individuals talk taik talking izig about having a father and a mother mothers we d do 0 not then understand de der stand them tobe to be talking about anything that ia is very remote but ut it is iasom som eom t bat hat is tight light here with ns us and so it is with ith the kid kin kingdom dom oom of god 2 od when laben the servants of the lo 10 lord rd commence ti t teach the buman human family pies pertaining to that kingdom it is brought rim rig glit home borne to us so that we can understand it bit fit this present life this is the way the gos gei gel g 11 ll came cams to us when it was first sounded in au icare it was brought home to us ua no mat at lind of pa a ce we evere ivere I 1 n a nd it set bet b e fo forbis e salva balva ion iou not after this life loutit offered salvation to us at zat the time tinse we ve heard it tle the kingdom of god bellg es tabI shed ahei on the earah the salvation of that J kingdom announced in our earet earb earp and we had the offer of its lita benefits benefito if we saw proper to embrace the doctrines presented we had the privilege of doing BO so and inasmuch as vre we aa adopted opted ald do now cow adopt the principles of that kingdom it brings to us a present salvation angia and if we ive do not have a present salvation i it la Is for want of adap ing the principles that have been reve revealer aleJ thib this is 13 a matter that we ve shor abor uld enquire about and see and know knew for ourselves whether we have adopted those principles which the almighty has czado aad k known kw w for or oa oie salvation if we ire have save adopted th ahm I 1 in our u r lives then we are in the path of life and truth which billich gives us salvation all the time but if it we have not then we do not partake of that present salvation which is offered when the savior was upon the earth he told his disciples to pray that his hig kingdom might come and that his hia will might be done one upon the earth aa as it is done in the heavens we might night with the same propriety ask in cur prayers that the will J of god might be done upon the earth in our day as angela do it in heaven Is there anything upon this earth that will prevent the establishment of the same principles and the impacting Jw Tatting of the same blessings that are e enjoyed in the eternal worlds if there is the prayer of the savior which he aught t aught his disciples could not be fulfill d and we wt know that our father in heaven beaven would not set us to do that which could no not nov be accomplished we can adopt the principles of that kingdom and practise them in our lives and this will make us ts precisely what we are praying fur happiness is what we are Br iving for in this life and this ii what we want in the life which is to come that happiness is obtainable upon the principles ples pies of truth and right that have been and that will be reve reveled aed Jed from heaven As I 1 before remarked we are in a school and it is our business to be industrious in that school it is our business to work diligently to learn illat that which is taught in the school of 0 christ to make ourselves acquainted with the principles of salvation as far aa as revealed unto us I 1 can say truly and bear testimony opy that the people nave have never had to wait for the knowledge cf god the time lever has been when it has not been poured out faster than the people were ready to receive principles 0 of light and truth have all the time been taught faster than the people were ready to adopt and practise them it has always been the he good pleasure of the lord and it is still his i g wish sh to enlighten our minds and enlarge I 1 our understandings in reference to the things of h his is kingdom that ire may maj have bare just conceptions co caption of big bis ways and and correctly r C aly tt ue i principles finci ples pies that pertain to the development 0 of all that wisdom and knowledge rec necessary essary for our present and future advancement in the principles of eternal life we should endeavor to appreciate and continually feel thankful ua for the blessings bestowed upon us and strive to improve upon all the gifts of god that are bestowed there are a great many people ami awl I 1 bave have met with some of them who are very anxious to know all about heaven the other worlds and all about the people eternity but I 1 will wilt tell you how bow I 1 feel it is that I 1 want lo 10 discharge the duties that devolve devalve upon me and strive to comprehend the object and design of everything that is required of me we should all beek seek f of a knowledge of those duties that pertain to us at tb the e present time and we should practice principles princ ant ies les that will bring present salvation and we should labor lo 10 learn that which will be both for our present and future good what we have been told today to day is good and strictly true and we ought to understand that are as much ouch in the midst of eternity as we ever shall be and our chances and opportune ti tua s for tor gaining knowledge an ant ani 1 I he be e I 1 ar are at a as 9 good ai a they wiil will ever be we have bave I 1 ali all the be opportunity of learning the principles ples pies of heaven juat just as good as we sil all bhail shall all ail ever have then it we do not improve unon upon these opportunities tuni ties we are certainly to blame and we ike are injuring ourselves more than annb dy ese else and the time will come bonfe m when hen if we are deprived of any blessing we shall blame ourselves only we ve will have it to bay gay that the blessings bless irga and pertaining tu the dom ot of god were presented and we despised them toen we will find that the ii true which baye saye i 4 olt oat of thine own mouth will I 1 ja ge thee thou wicked ee se vait I 1 11 i view ot of anis then it ia is for us to be awake awal e to that which we lave presented to ua us to those principles which god has revealed from the heavens beavens for be he has revealed them for the express purpose of having KS Us pra practice clice them upon alii eart earl earth h those thosa principles were not revealed I 1 with the intention that wech ve should ouid wait till we got nt to heaven aut b ut everything is 13 for us to practice in this life now if we ue do hot adopt the truth in tuis this life what is there to maka make us belleve that we will adopt it in the life to comey come i I 1 look upon our opportunities as being as good to know things in this life as wiil be to know therm thero in th the life to come for light and truth arp arr before ug us and they will only be be fore us there we have bave no t me to elire all our opportunities should be laid hold 0 if we have adopted the principles of salvation in this life lik there is no assurance that we fenall adopt them in the ille ife what is there to make you and I 1 think shall have power to apply them to ourselves hereafter we ought to th of this in order that we may inay be ready day by day for the tile performance ct of any duty required of u w we ought the principles BO so perfectly tat that we can CAD apply them to the performance 91 0 every duty lipty lir lil alid slid know that we are right understand hem them for ourselves that we may be b e capable of applying them both in this lif if t and in that which is to come it we could do this thib it would be a very good sign that we could apply these doctrines in the f future future hf life ilfe e but if we are to be told every day what we had to do the probability is that we should be in the same situation in eternity we have the privilege of working out our salvation sal varion before god and we have the eunity of testing the practical workings of these principles and in doing this our gur minds would expand to see the neceE necessity sity of our words and our actions being right sing the actions of every man and woman were right and in strict ac accordance or darce with the doctrines of our religion where would be the evil if everybody always said and did light the evils that we know find in the world would no more affect the illman human family the evils that we do find grow out of two causes and mostly out of one and that one is iq ignorance but there are some who are fast to do wrong oth others ra d di it ignorantly there must be means a opted for teaching such persona persons the way of life that where they do not know how to do right the they may be taught and then when they are taught the right and embrace it with full purpose pose of heart they can act upon the principles that are right arid and proper for them in this great school ii ii which we are being taught by ue tle a evants of god those duties that are required of us day by day even those principles that will produce happiness hao contentment and salvation thee things are bing pointed out to us from week to week and from time to time just aa as they have been this forenoon how dowrich rich these in they will bm worth nothing unless we practice them in conr lives we read of a time wien the knowledge of god shall cover ane earth as the waters cover the great deep and we live in a time when that knowledge is being taught by the prophets of god and when it is the ee e ege L e of all mankind to be exalted upon princ pie plea s ol 01 obedience to the laws 0 of heaven why are we not divided and distracted as the world are and especially the country round about 2 the reason imp is we are and have been geen taught tau hit lit correct principles how easy eary it would be to put the world of mankind right it they would be set right and if they would hearken to the voice of god in this age as in all others the inhabitants of the earth have been told what would come upon them but they beet bee not the warnings of the servants of god when we view the kingdom of god in the heavens we view it as an eternal kindom kingdom this ig is ita its condi condl ion because tru h and hohing but the truth exists with the inhabitants they are gover governed ned by it in all their actions let the bame tame principles be with us and we shall find that the emmi effi essect effect ct produced rodi rodt iced will be a oneness of purpose our tabors tabors labors will be to promote happiness upon the them earth andoor and our lives ilves will be peaceful ones it is is a good sign for us to adopt those principles that we can test and antY prova prove to be good or bad I 1 an am perfectly witling willing to trust all in this kingdom and to jootto look to the world to come f fr r an exaltation with the sanctified and I 1 know that all wll wil be right it I 1 continue etith ful f ul I 1 can bear testimony that he the saints of tile tha most hiah high god have not been waiting for labor there has always been sufficient laid out to occupy their attention ar at d if they have attended to their duties they have no time to complain of anybody ea ee ee there ia is nothing very d for us to do but there Is enough to keep us ils busy all the time and there therb i e are a great many safe which our faber falber has placed in his bis church for the he pur par roae of taking care of he sheep and poin pointing oat to ra vs those individual dules duies which n bich lich are daily required lequir ed at our hands we find president dentith bishops and counselors in every direction ever ready to impart tg tp us a word vor J of comfort arfa a n d con coD consolation and if we are lot ro bangt tau t we ire are to blame ours ourse ites des and nobody ese god has aldave spoken through his Y aa anointed servants through abose hotd hold nf babig his priesthood anti and authority author ltv icv and lie he vil be obeyed and it ia Is our duty duts and the daty duty of all men to give heed beed to those instructions 1 0 ns and to receive knowledge troia from god by his ser eer c er aarts as well as by his bis |