Show SPIRITUAL PROGRESS THE genius of the community ot of latter day saints on whom devolves the duty of among all the peoples of the earth where access is obtainable naturally tends to the ibe cultivation of tho the art rt of A public speaking among the male members the proclamation of the gospel is a common duty in which every eligible man is liable during some portion of his life to engage the power to express in appropriate speech the thoughts which present themselves like pictures to the mind is desirable as it extends the usefulness of the possessor clear and expressive speech is the result of profound and well digested thought it is not always the case that the effective thinker can express perspicuously what has been grasped by his mind but he who does not clearly think is sure not tb have that ability for the reason that a person cannot convey either by speech or otherwise that of which he be is 19 not himself in poses possession sim this being the eme case the able prerequisite pre requisite of the effective minister is a well stored mind it may be said that this process of culture means preparation and is therefore not harmonious with the io iv junction of christ not to think beforehand in relation to what should be said this direction of the savior only referred to special preparation fur foe emergencies the storage of the mind does not conflict with but conforms to this instruction when an exigency arises if the mind has been cultured and stored with truth the spirit of truth has a executive through whom to operate the same injunction regarding special preparation was reiterated through the prophet joseph smith but the latter also said that the mind of man ulan should engage in active contemplation until using a figurative expression it becomes as broad as eternity but how it may be asked can mans mentality be thus th us compared liy by grasping the laws ot of god and truth which are eternal ani an i operate everywhere every where for instance stAnce ba justice mercy and economy have no beginning nor end being continuous if the mind follows them in their operations it stretches into eternity these are fixed fired unchangeable and inflexible laws and are independent in the spheres in which god has placed them to act for themselves Tes when this becomes clear to the mind how plain must it appear that none of their conditions can be encroached cro ached upon with impunity this understanding leads to the further comprehension of the fact that god cannot possibly be unjust according to this view of the laws which govern the universe of we the almighty individuals and ua eions cannot possibly infringe upon them without sooner or later plunging into difficulty the very disaster resultant from departures from the lines of exact truth is in the nature of a corrective tending to lead the victim toward an effort at recovery through the rectifying rectify ing process of repentance which means a return to conformity with the good and true an understanding of eternal etero divine aldivine laws by which all things are governed except that which perversely insists on being a law unto itself enables the individual to gauge matters in general gener because the information comprises so many keys light cleateth clea veth unto light intelligence to intelligence and truth to truth in this statement appears to be comprised a key to spiritual progress an effort on the part of an intelligent spirit to grasp the truth is responded to by the spirit of truth by which the mind is quickened with this inspirational assistance sista si uce the subject under bontem is grasped grasp eJ thus truth is planted in the human mind other truth having an for that already there seeks reeks a lodgment beside it and d galus gains admittance thus spiritual enlargement becomes a natural growth being governed by law some peor peon t tein 11 the church have been know SY that their rel religion agoti was practical while they did not desire to be engaged in the afie performance of spiritual duties they were always ready to do their part in tem moralities such as contributing to the support of the poor or any needed work of a similar character the support of the poor and duties of a similar nature are essentially a part of a spiritual labor and should be attended to from that standpoint E but u t the meaning of the class referred to was that they preferred to confine their religious work almost exclusively to a certain line or limit this disposition its is liable to lead to self stultification the evenly developed religionist is he who is capable by the blessing of god of dispensing 9 bread of both kinds that which perl and that which endures for ever I 1 he who desires to be useful in the labor of increasing truth and righteousness in the earth must bring his powers into activity to allow allo w them to remain n inert is p contravention of divine economy whose demands cannot be disregarded disrel added with impunity to allow the glorious gifts of the creature to stagnate must moat be displeasing to the source from which they were derived it indicates ingratitude to the giver and lack of appreciation of that which he has bestowed |