| Show M maz mam A M S BY APOSTLE TEIM I 1 DELIVERED at the quarterly quay telu lelu lely conferences zo gani gans sunday morning novem i bez ber ath 1883 RE reported BY JOHN highly essential that the latter day saints sainta should bo taught in the things of gobbo ud bet la in tho lord jesus christ the iho object of boing betnar latter day saints sainta tho the proper education cation of our chil drenThe the che kind of men by whom they should bo be educated As I 1 understand it the object we have in meeting together is to be ba taught of god through the channel that he has appointed to bo be his hla mouthpieces it la is highly essential that we should be properly edu educated asted and the latter day saints belleve believe in being taught of god that was the promise that was given that in the last days god giad would teach his people that he would reveal his secrets unto hib his servants the prophets reveal prec ious lous things that had been hidden from the foundation of the world I 1 presume that if we had a testimony or fellowship meeting there would be quite a number that would occupy the time in bearing testimony that they knew know that anis lais was the work of god that they knew that he had established his church U up on the earth and that the gif gifts to and blessings enjoyed by the ancient church were enjoyed by this latter day church now in order that we may be properly educated in this churba we have been instructed to be very particular to preserve the fellowship of the holy ghost because no man he the things of god save by the spirit of goda god and if we want to under understand his ways if we want to walk in his paths we must become converted the savior established this principle that unless we were converted and became as little children we could in no wise inherit the ring eing Ying kingdom dorn doin of god noy NOT I 1 believe in this principle I 1 believe that it is essential simply because we are to be educated we are to receive line upon line precept upon precept here a little lef lof there a little until we shall become perfect in christ jesus this to me is a glorious philosophy philos phy that we can advance from one degree of perfection to another until we bhail shau obtain a fullness of truth and in connection with this education it is highly essential that wo we should lead righteous lives live for we are being educated ina in a high school we are being prepared a r e d to associate with the spirits of fh the just made perfect the lord is declared to be a man of holiness rhe doctrine that the savior taught was be yo ye therefore perfect even as your eather gather which Is in heaven is perfects now if there was no possibility of ot attaining to this he never would hayo havo taught the but it seems it if we want to place ours ourselves in a to receive this high edu education catlon cation it is most moat we should lead righteous lives mid and have the fellowship of the holy ghost one of the found round pies ples in iri the gospel of christ is faith believe on the lord llord jesus christ and thou be saved what whal do we understand by this belief on the lord jesus jesua christ As I 1 understand its it believe in his doctrine and if we believe in bis bia doctrine then we shall practice the principles or doctrines that ho he taught and th every ervery fact of a man being converted to the doc trine of christ and of seeing the necessity of rendering an obedience to this principle that he taught proves that he has faith in god and that he has faith in the principle you yon go into the world there are millions of professing christians that say they believe in the lord jesus christ but they do not believe in his doctrine they do not understand anything about his doctrine the calamity that was to oame come upon the people in the last days was not because they did not believe it Is said that jesus christ would be revealed from heaven in flaming fire to take vengence on those who knew not god and who obeyed not the gospel well now what Is ia the gospel the gospel is the doctrine of jesus christ the doctrine that jesus christ taught puts us in possession of the gospel if we only obey the principles taught and it certainly is glad tidings ol of grest great joy to the believer paul said he bs was waa not ashamed of the gospel of christ 1 fon eon for it ia lel the power ot of god unto salvation to every one that believeth believe beli bell eveth for therein is the righteousness of god revealed from faith to faith to whom was this revealed to tho the believer who obeyed the gospel you yon ask the world if they believe in the spirit of revelation and they tell you no but yet they profess to believe in the lord jesua jesus christ what is the object of our being latter day bainte sainte Is it not that we may be fitted and anti prepared for the association of the fattler fattier and the son and lias ilas b as not our heavenly father declared to us that he can not look upon unrighteous unrighteousness with any degree of allowance showing that we cannot bv be saved in our ains we are called upon to repent of our bina sins to cease from wrong doing and the lord lond has declared that herein it might be known who haa baa repented for they would cease from their evil ways there are a great many ideas and meditations that might be brought forth in regard to this being converted and becoming as little child ren and in this connection I 1 will bring up a very simple proposition this morning parents profess to love iove their children I 1 will presume this because it is natural to belleve believe that parents do love their children you will find this manifested among all sects beets and parties for instance catholics never send their children to foreign schools that is schools outside of tho abo catholic Cat oat bollo faith why because they love their children childre nj they love iove their religion they believe in sustaining it and they are jealous lest their children should go to them in inconsistent ways now would you think that it were possible that a people called latter day bainte sainte professing to have the highest light and intelligence would allow their children to be educated by an enemy those who would allow such a thing might tell me they loved their children but I 1 could not be lieve neve them I 1 would sooner my children should go without any scholastic education than that they should be educated by an enemy there is no common sense in such a course I 1 cannot eee that there would be any common benee sense in hi tak ing our children from the family altar and placing them under the do minion of baal I 1 would advise all latter day saints who undertake ohia thia policy for gods sake bake to become converted listen to the voice of warning have Elave your children trained in the principles ot of righteousness for your sake bake for I 1 your future happiness and for the future happiness of your children for as you yon lay the foundation so you yon may expect to build upon it I 1 would like our children when they go from the family altar to go into a school where they would near hear the same god addressed the same bless blesa ingo inga sought the hand of tho the eternal acknowledged in their education as well as to ask that his bles bing sing might be upon them when they lur cur round the y altar you never can make me behave behove that a man eind and a woman have the sense of affection that they should do not place their children in this position for we have most excellent schools we belleve believe that our children are our glory do we not they bay say the children are the glory of the woman sisters bisters if you value your glory be jealous that when your children leave your fire sides that when they leave your influence flu nna ence that they go to a man of god who will teach them the prin caples of righteousness righteous nessi who will instill into their hearts the bame same principles that you profess to love and look forward to as the means of bringing you happiness and eternal glory in the world to come I 1 would appeal to my sisters for I 1 know they love their children more than we do if it is possible I 1 would grant you that because I 1 can ampre mate date your suffering I 1 know how bow you jou have risked your ilves lives that your children might be born I 1 lun iun un der stand and appreciate it hence I 1 say bay watch over your children with a jealous care and when your husbands are away gather them around the family altar plead be foie the almighty with all your faith and power that t hey they may enjoy the fellowship of H I 1 a spirit that sto the holy col ool 0 ghost may be their constant t companion panion aud nud make mak e sure that that spirit is your constant companion for you may be ba in eruct ed with the care of choice spirits destined to hold the holy priesthood which is the greatest of all destined to perform a mighty work upon this earth that will be to your honor for you will be acted in your children I 1 feel interested in the establishment of the kingdom of god and in my meditations I 1 can seo see that we must pay the thu greatest attention to our children you cannot teach them the principles of righteousness from books alone no io man can understand der stand the hinge things of god save by the spirit of god this bible has been in the world for ages and so far as ba understanding the things ot of god is concerned there is nothing but confusion you can on oni find a unity of the faith where you yon have the fellowship of the holy ghost for the spirit of truth always speaks the thee ame bame let mo me entreat you to have your children instructed in the principles of truth put them under udder the best beat influence that you can find if 1 I had my will 1 would have in every school the best beat and the purest men that we could finds nind find whose influence would be the inala ence of love iove and af affection I 1 can point with pride to my beloved friend friends karl G maeser in provo I 1 have hae known him for years I 1 know that he be la ia a man of god I 1 know that his aspirations are all the time to live a life of usefulness a man that believes in the priesthood and the study of the bame same that he may be enabled to comprehend its principles a man who endeavors to live an exemplary life and whose object is la in the hands or of almighty god to be a blessing bleesing to our rising in genera geneia generation tion llon I 1 bay aay he Is an example to all men that are entrusted with the care of children he ha devotes his time and his talents to this end that he may have an influence in the midst of the heritage of god entrusted in hib bib hands our children are the lambb lambs of god and they hould should be taken the greatest care of they are dependent upon you yon for their education and if you want to train them in righteousness place them under the influence of the everlasting priesthood men of holiness nebs ness men who have been converted and who have become like little children like clay in the hands bands of the potter able to be and fashioned into vessels of honor I 1 think it should be the ambition of every man entrusted with the care of children to lead a life of holiness to honor the imp important octant charge placed in his hands that he be mi may have an influence over the minds of the young and be the means of making them bright and glorious in tte the tie midst of israel by watching over them with a jealous care you can bee see tue lue value ot ol thise this mothers you youl know how you feel when hen your sons come como home from in mies lesions lons ions having filled honorable missions filled with the spirit of the lord and a clear cecora record you know how your hearts are filled with delight when they stand up and bear their testimony and give you a description of their labors as mec mee messengers of salvation to a dark and benighted world mas may god give us wisdom that we may be ba enabled to act wisely our p part art in our day and generation that wo wa berj y the fellowship of the holy gho t flat viat we may see aright adget hear hylt ur git sni uni do aright Is my iu the name of jesus jebus christ amen |
