| Show THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE thoughts of mavri marriage age leave bave been quie otiel by questioning our own mind eliy apt girls about to 1 parry frequency le ie liy ily the clity of quell ill an eveni V and tile n that in many un instances stances the do nial comes coines frova from ft a desire to avoid pleasant im comment and A wish to surprise ip their friends rather a triumphant triumph apt spirit of conquest Voli quest this is is appreciable in the popular idea of marriage marr jago and whore inhere the obligations ire are looked upon as ahn simply ply a civil contract condrac but our thoughts leave ave beep ex piled by the flie of it a higher jaw and a nd obligations thereto chich cannot be trifled IMP impunity URith nor with wife out loss and ami I 1 we ve havo often heard denials as a suggested above but we 11 have ave casein t in mind mind which which lives restfully re ret fully in our memory il lemory and which winches i akle I 1 man cause of our reflections upon the above nainee subject we will relate it wo had excellent authority for the information apat a certain lady was about to be married we hai bao but little pledge of tb ache e intended bride drootin room we had known her aroln infancy born under the covenant of good parents and in every way worthy of entering into and roce pece iveing the blessings of the house of the lord epptin Ate etin 9 the tie young lady 1 alone we ire some fath erly to our utter surprise prise sli she denico denie the probability clity of such an event transpiring and with such seem lug ing confused emphases that wp believed beli eyed her and felt sorry that we had ha ad touched upon a love tragedy which must have ua caused used the ace dear girl pan 1 probably 1 tile te young yo ung map lad been recreant to hi his plighter plight eA truth and gall and bitterness now filled the mind of I 1 I 1 ted led one ono Im magne out our full surprise when we were assured that all lia liar been made for the wedding and in ill a day or two aftel abtey the above in ache too k place in the temple at banfi the parties did not return to fo millard county ye ve alayo pot not seen aee 11 them tatom since since I 1 nin am aware the popular verdict verli ct would be well veil what of it t way was of not nor any one alses a affairs faai rs but stop lot let us reason together marriage is ordained of god from the beginning beg ining oh what strict laws were imposed ini posed upon ancient israel upon entering en into this great covenant of marriage relations these were nvere sacred sacre d obligations not simply rites to be cast aside tit at wll or 01 bonton wonton won ton cap caprice ripe now again in in this lida igo tho god gid of isrnel israel INS hns again besto d jbv tel pel with vidi the lim atAL authority hority of til the e bioly priesthood es t giving thoin violl ill in till all acl tap ordinances I 1 alq blesy ings and necessary i i c es s ta ry to the eternal bond of marage archago i ar ciago and a n d everlasting salvati salvat jun ull those these ordinances pre are only performed in ill iho falness e sa in ill the tein teul ples of aie lore lor and oll il latter day saints ander under tai thu e proper cond conditions are to rec eive them and po do receive them without money and id WWI out price I 1 I 1 I 1 now to the I 1 vital point which lye ve desire jn in loye and kindness s to impress upon 0 the 10 minds of those boek for or the favors oj of the lord they are not alje bo vain rain showe showered apon tale te jus and nd the unjust tey are not ab tamed tallied amply S by b y the 0 0 of 0 f entry ento the holy house they are not alone in the words used nor the washings washing and anoint ings by the of god but bu t salv atio OMOS comes c I 1 fro da within our awil own selves 1 that is W we q mast haye prepared ourselves fo for r the wark and become respective by faith and humility ty in it a spirit pf af rayer prayer 11 all blessings are aio predicated or based conditions anch in must be complied with 11 or tile alic results will not be 0 obtain b ta i i ed baptism by one holding 1101 illig the iho authority of the liely priest lioom alood is absolutely neg necessary essary to the remission of QUIS buts talat ordinance t be performed by a peter or john and yet yet fail of results tile the individual lu by alien had repented repent pd of his sins ans the spirit of tle lord will vill not dwell in unholy temples or bodies of mankind aphis is ib why some are dissatisfied in ill their visits to the temple of the lord they 11 have live wort worthily bily obtained tile acha n recon recommend linand but have neglected tile mightier matters ofilio law and coter with worldly aall clil curious iotis excite inen llie ille i ue tle of own igind I 1 were for komg I 1 ious tiling to 10 in hai 1110 ny 1 with balsly boiled built led auncy 1 un flit lie hui boyr of outlier huliew sex who arv af ti vial M tho that thal lioy JIG y 1 1110 coworkers co o workers i in n the church of if i i I 1 i god and of of own ita it A t md and obligations prepare themselves by bumble Ini nible prayer to beel receive live li ve th abo 1 4 bl blessings os silias 1 wa i t 1 1 1 1 ind thon those liese I are not diss n f I 1 I 1 I 1 i biloy lo 10 leayo a tile the world at the pular guior walls enop entering ring with I 1 elvan lebarts barts li ani and I 1 minds the I 1 atmosphere of of 1 te e oy p lace falls q tb a b beaming e aming 0 dew 1 upon bleir whole V giving I 1 I 1 then ai of of holiness which places them jn it and harmon y w with ith all I 1 that is ih pod and oppre earth eaith pj r ni heale tit he iese I 1 se arp are I 1 flarried i as god ie signed for time aiu jmj I 1 all eab r i I 1 i ty these raceine receive the ole oly ordinance with a f fullness U of f the blessings bleB sings he flo gets a foretaste fore af pf 0 f us daal q natorp that man is not without I 1 the til e boulan in the lord ord two are grandly boded anio one olle and alad wHiles fc tle caun ails cil rf lie lord it rd cate are kept its s long as the tige UP rule the llie I 1 laid tao is indissoluble and heir offspring will wil their naine le ill ito the latest lates fc gena generation dear boys and girls girl i take i lint from who i i mada Ji appier lv by 6 ng ng n lappy Z start taft right and you will find I 1 tant 11 lb i world is ralle biti bacq bu ily place the leps of nes es s to your own eye and ajae te in pur ity ar life li e will vill in ill your koiv and your abuls wll will be ba filled wh with to gp api for the gospel gopel A BIRD |
