should be willing to sacrifice every-
thing for the upbuilding of the King-
dom of God. Any man who will seek
to save his life and desert the princi-
ples of the Gospel, is not worthy of
eternal life. How many have laid down
their lives since the creation of the
world for the sake of the truth? Je-
sus Himself descended below all
things. He descended, I believe, lower
than any other man will be called to
descend. Are we greater than Jesus?
If we are called upon to-day to lay
down our lives, what of it? Is it not
as well to die for the Gospel's sake as
to die for anything else? A mil-
lion of men, a few years ago,
sacrificed their lives for the honor of
this nation. No matter what we may
be called to pass through. Let us
maintain our integrity to God. Where
is the man whose mind has been lit
up by the inspiration of God to com-
prehend the celestial kingdom, or the
celestial law, or the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, who can bear the idea of pur-
suing a course whereby he will be cut
off from inheriting the blessings for
which he has hoped in the future?
No, I would rather die a thousand
deaths than be deprived of these bles-
sings. We have a long time to live
when we get through here. There is
all eternity before us. It will pay you,
it will pay me—no matter what comes,
no matter what this nation may do to
oppress us—to be true and faithful to
our covenants, to our wives and child-
ren, to our God and to our country; it
will pay us to be faithful to the end.

I pray God that this may be our lot,
that we may be true and faithful unto
death, and inherit eternal life, for Je-
sus' sake. Amen.

should be willing to sacrifice everything for the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God. Any man who will seek to save his life and desert the principles of the Gospel, is not worthy of eternal life. How many have laid down their lives since the creation of the world for the sake of the truth? Jesus Himself descended below all things. He descended, I believe, lower than any other man will be called to descend. Are we greater than Jesus? If we are called upon to-day to lay down our lives, what of it? Is it not as well to die for the Gospel's sake as to die for anything else? A million of men, a few years ago, sacrificed their lives for the honor of this nation. No matter what we may be called to pass through. Let us maintain our integrity to God. Where is the man whose mind has been lit up by the inspiration of God to comprehend the celestial kingdom, or the celestial law, or the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who can bear the idea of pursuing a course whereby he will be cut off from inheriting the blessings for which he has hoped in the future? No, I would rather die a thousand deaths than be deprived of those blessings. We have a long time to live when we get through here. There is all eternity before us. It will pay you, it will pay me—no matter what comes, no matter what this nation may do to oppress us—to be true and faithful to our covenants, to our wives and children, to our God and to our country; it will pay us to be faithful to the end.

I pray God that this may be our lot, that we may be true and faithful unto death, and inherit eternal life, for Jesus' sake. Amen.