Show the lives we live manifestations IN THE TEMPLE there is is a great amount of talk among our people both amo among na those who are worth worthy y of the name of saint aint and those who are not as to the manifestations which may be e seen berha perhaps s at the glorious services services we are all flocking Flo looking oking forward to with so much longing and hope I 1 heard some one allude in the fast day services last saturday to the remarks made by prest joseph F smith and to the consequent criticism made upon them by some of our carping enemies now I 1 read those remarks of bro smiths very carefully as reported by the NEWS as I 1 was not at meeting that tha t day and I 1 gathered only this impression it was the earnest desire of the speaker to forestall anything like excitement or hysterical demonstrations among this people and realizing as he and our leaders do the danger a man is is in who seeks for igns and whose faith is pinned up to miracles it was the purpose to check such anxious desires among the saints only this did I 1 see in his remarks and I 1 felt at once that he be spoke not only to thousands ot of others but to my own heart and I 1 thanked him for the wise counsel I 1 have since been thinking about the women of this people what are their desires and hopes as to their part in these services what do you say sister are you praying and longing with all your heart to see an angel or to hear divine music or to see a cloud of glory in those walls if you are question your heart and discover the secret reason for that desire Is it to comfort you with an assurance that not only that glorious temple will be accepted but that your own sins are forgiven and you have been found worthy in the sight of god to behold a portion of ME his glory atory if that is your thought pass on and you my dear sister what is your secret cause of of your wish to see something wonderful there Is it because you feel in your soul that you need a testimony of the truth of this gospel has your life been so careless and worldly that your light is nearly quenched and you need some fire from the altar to kindle it then to you I 1 say haftl you are on unsafe ground A manifestation to you will only be a still greater burden kor for if you could not love and serve god with your whole heart without seeing miracles the sight of one in that temple will only be worse for you what you need is that god shall touch your heart and with his tender fingers brush away the c rust crust of worldliness that has encircled it and pour within the wound the oil of his spirit and give you a sincere awakening that is what you should ask for as your gift on this momentous occasion then you sister still further away what is the reason you wish to see something marvellous marcellous marv ellous in the temple oh merely because you would like to make sure that what other people have said about these things is true it is mere curiosity on your part eh my good woman I 1 hope god in his mercy will close your eyes tighter than wa wax X and that you will neither see nor hear anything which could be so terribly dangerous to you as a manifestation pray that god will pity and spare your weak ness I 1 shall I 1 my sisters one and all is what the desire of each heart now paw open before me one is for wisdon wisdom one for faith one for healing one for release from bondage for health or release from poverty verty if your faith can bring you lot that desire in that Tet temple nDe will not that be a glorious manifestation manifest ailon jo to you better than an open vision is a lk heart of obedience and love |