| Show Josep hSmith taught this great and mighty doctrine he re enunciated an old truth for paul the apostle had spoken concerning it though men had lost the knowledge of what he meant when he said there is one glory of the dunand agnand another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars for one star diff ereth from another star in glory so also is the resurrection of the dead brethren and sisters we who are latter day saints we who are followers of jesus christ of joseph smith of r f brigham young of john taylor of 1 wilford woodruff and of the apostles and prophets of today whom god has r placed over us to counsel and to teach w us we are entitled if our course be consistent to the highest glory of all the celestial kingdom but in order to attain it we must not live atter after the manner of the world we must live by very every word that edeth from the mouth of god we must be willing to make sacr sacrifices inces even as great as abrahams in offering his son isaac should god require it this is the key to the celestial kingdom the principle of obedience which may involve many and great sacrifices this is what makes the way straight and the gate narrow and lew there be that find it because our hearts are so much set upon the things of this world and we love the honors of men we love wealth we love pleasure we love this world we bow down to it and worship it as israel worshiped the gold golden en calf we cannot or do not lift our thoughts all the time to worship the invisible god because of this anany of us stand in jeopardy of losing josing celent celestial ial glory but god grant that all who are straying if such there be may turn into the right way the narrow way and serve god with all thor hearts their might mind and strength may we not disappoint the heavens a that sent us forth to be teach teachers erts and exemplars and saviors of man and when the time corn comes that the fullness decreed by the father shall be bestowed upon his children may we not twinkle like the stars or beam like the moon but blaze like the sun in his noonday majesty as inhabitants and citizens of the celestial commonwealth the glorious kingdom of our our god amen |
