Show ACRI FILli AND AMU BLESSINGS when abe savior bad called his hia apostles ip lo 10 astles and was instructing them as stated led in the record by matthew he admonished them thus thue he t bat at loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me and he be that loveth son or daughter more than oneia not worthy of me and he that not nat his hia cross and alter after me 1 is 18 n noteworthy noti worthy of me he that lindeth his life 1 fe shall lose it and he that loseth hir hip life for ray my sake shall find it etere was waa a lesson of the lue sacrifice chef must be willing to make for the rei siroj that he promised them as too toe of mankind their love for him waa ah to be greater than that of parent fur for abild 61 child for parent to make them orthy of the glorious boon of eternal lives that was to 0 o be given tu to ift his follower and the test teet of goj jove Joye woe was in iiii the possibility thit abe should be called upon to lose their 1146 tor ills sake the sacrifice required was a willingness willing to relinquish all seemed desirable in this life for the make biake of obtain obtaining the promises of the kingdom of heaven in the life to come 10 lo receiving rV his doctrine the apostles ta comprehended that sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven their heir to make it was the gift aly means of securing the exaltation aney sought it was waa the great idea taught by the atonement itself that ra must be paid for the abe blessing coed that the work must be done to obtain the reward through the atonement was wrought out the salvation of the world and by the great sacrifice associated therewith the rhe lord set at an example of perfect willingness to do all of that character that could be required of him the history of the twelve anciently proves that they accepted this principle to in its full fullness neek and the record ot of the times t demonstrates its application to the body of the church also lo in latter times the rule has bas been the same the latter day saints have been called upon to make many sacrifices on behalf of the gospel they have received and they are cognizant of the fact that whatever may be required at their hands bands in this regard must be done even to the laying down of their lives it they would receive the great reward this principle of sacrifice is one which to Is displayed throughout nature as aa completely as it is set forth in religion it to is a requirement asso ciatto with every ladof law of the gospel according to its extent in ID the law of tubing tithing tor for instance there is a call for one tabith of a persons interest or increase abou annually ally and for the payment of one tenth there is promis bu a reward of much greater value when measured by a worldly stand standard arti there is IH the reward tir fir the amount ot the sacrifice as well as fur for the willi willingness ngn ago with which it t is made in nature we have an illustration of the same principle as all one of never ending progress rne farmer who would raise a crop must at odily sacrifice time and labor in ng the field but also a 8 portion jt A grain tor for planting and in return for his bis labor and the property be secures a much greater harvest barvest thao than the quantity of seed grain for the best beet there must be the willin willingness goess displayed to in the work ot of cultivation as well as aa the seed to germinate and orime forth the plant referring to the privations the saints have undergone and the bless ings that have accrued to co them in con cla CB of their adhere adherence noo to the he faith it to ia sometimes said that they have not made any sacrifices when the whole field is looked vr over if the word sacrifice meant ou no more than a loss this statement would be accurate but since the cue meaning suing of the word to is entirely different that way of presenting the case is a mistake if a person were to perform a labor or to relinquish something of value without being satisfactorily rewarded that would not be making a sacrifice sacrifice is not dot loes 1019 it includes the cause and effects effect and the effect isgard is gain literally it means to surrender anything for the abe sake of obtaining something deemed more desirable si to give up some valued object in order to secure a higher object if 11 the alfort desired d In increase crosse be not obtained then there lit is a failure of real sacrifice although the person may sustain loss in the true religious sense of the word then the latter day saints have made sacrifices and have the evidence thereof in the me manifold blessings they enoy enjoy thus lorifice aorl fice in obedience to the laws of heaven brings forth the ness bless logo thereof for these must come to make the sacrifice perfect since they ate are part of the condition or contract under which the original relinquish mentor surrender of a desirable thing is made As the savior declares in effect those who lost choir property their dear relative or their lives jives for his Gob gospels sake by the immutable laws of that gospel had their loss transformed into a grid gain and the whole so ao tin lion became a sacrifice while those who refused to give up what they haj tor for the sake of that which was more desirable thereby blocked their own progress di and when the inevitable rules of change were applied lost that which they nad dad thought to retain the saints who comprehend this principle do not hesitate therefore to observe every requirement of sacrifice when it is presented to them striving to render obedience to the laws ot of god as an the laws of the universe and ana taking z joy foy lully the despoiling of their goods goodal when it is demanded to in the service of too coe almighty that they might obtain a more excellent rew aril |