Show DUTY AND PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER prater have beell been requested to state through the NEWS nevva whether private devot isna lsna the ob obligation upon the saints in reference to prayer pr whether is 18 necessary for men holding official positions inthe in the church or its auxiliary to pray alth their families it appear sto arto ua ul that there is no need for ny thing lhing to be said sald saldon saidon en this subject in the columns of ok a li n newspaper i aft aften after erthe the plain and repeated teachings teach Ings that Ahat have been delivered from the public stand in every part of this territory also that if the teachers in the various carlous wards discharge their duty with any degree groe gree 3 of diligence every member t f the church would understand his bis duty in this particular every jevery head of a household is required q f d to pray with with his family g proper properly Jy should be atten fattened dd to ayery morning and evening it is not enouf enough h fora for a servant of nf oed ged to pray pray dray in secret he should hold family prayers fraters at which if possible poz sibie albIe every member of the household s should be present the family I 1 IV I V altar should bo be thus set wp up in m every nome home in zion and thinks thanksgiving gIving praise and supplication sup eup should ascend morning and evening to him who I 1 the author of every good and the he t owner cowher and aud huen ruen huer er of bf all created things neither Is family prayer sufficient clent elent secret devotions are part of the duty of a latter day saint and all members of the church imbued bu edwith with a right spirit and having a proper rope r af the tho requirements quire ments ar thes gospel will at tend to both family iund and secret prayer wo we quote from the ao milne and covenants the priest duty is to Trea dreach preach cb teach expound i exhort and baptize and adamini te arthe berthe Sacra sacrament ment meat and wid visit the house bouse of or each member and exhort them to pray vocally and in ond attend to all family duties pa among g the duties dutes of the Tea teachers chars is to tSee that the church meet together often L and also soo BOO that t the he members do their duty from this ft it vil vii will ll 11 be jre seen that family prayers as well viell aa i is private sate vate devotions are am part of the iuey luly which the visiting officers aie ale are ane to impress upon the minds of cf the members if ifancy anything further is needed to make the matter clea and positive we refer to the rules or the united order orden 0 oder der to which re baptized members havn subscribed and which are an v epitome of the duties of the saints one of jhc thc dhe covenants doye dove nants made therein is this I 1 rule 2 we will pray with our bur families morning and vV evening ening and also alo attend to secret pray prayer erel ertl Z this thi is a an n which ca most of the latter day balnas saints have voluntarily assumed and which they have ha ve agreed fo 0 discharge chafa ned nod anything ilg tig mare more be said as aa to I 1 hig ing nature it t 1 appears to us ug that while this is in tho nature of 4 a duty ik au 11 niso aiso a privilege of which overy every evera every man hC holding a portion of tha tho aly priesthood would be thankful to uva liyim edif edit kud and that there would be no ne adfor any one to P point int bat it out aika aaka as d duty y t ru 1 concI ia cl 6 abion aBlon e I 1 on we we make ae th the e f fol foi 6 1 lowing f further U i questions from the doctrine and Coven covenants mits wits which we nyo think pear 1 bear ort out fully the views wa 9 have expressed in regard ts the duty duly and privilege of player prayer and a commandment I 1 give unto them then that he that veth not hla hia pr pray erb era before thelora thel jord zord in th the e seabon season thereof iet let let iet him be hadia hadla had la remembran co before the judge of my people peopled p I 1 pray gracyn always I 1 that you enter not anio into temptation pt alion that you may abide the day of his coming whether in ili life or in death even eveir BO so amen amena 1 p |