came it to be issued? 8. When was it
accepted. 9. Tell about the Tabernacle choir's trip to Chicago. 10. What
was the Parliament of Religions? 11. How was the Church treated in that
body? 12. Give some reasons for this treatment. 13. When was Utah admitted
as a state? 14. Tell about the Utah volunteers. 15. When and where did
President Woodruff die?

CHAPTER XXXVII.

TEMPLE BUILDING.

God's goodness, mercy, and watch-care reach to all his children, whether
they be white or black, bond or free; whether they live now or lived
thousands of years ago; yes, whether they are alive or dead. Death is but a
change from one sphere of action to another, and as God is everywhere, it
is not alone in this life that his loving care is manifested. The gospel
also is everlasting. It did not begin with this world, neither will it end
with this life, but its purifying, uplifting power is felt throughout all
time and place.

Salvation is to get from under the powers of sin and death, and live
forever in the hereafter, growing in wisdom and in power, and becoming more
and more like unto our Great Father, God. This salvation is obtained by
obeying the principles of the gospel and performing the ordinances required
therein. You all know what the first of these principles and ordinances
are. One of the ordinances is that a person must be baptized by water for
the remission of sin. "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,"
said the Savior. This must of course be performed here on earth, and by a
servant of God having authority to do so.

Now, by thinking about it a moment, you will know that there are a great
many of the human race who have not been baptized with this kind of
baptism. Millions there are and have been who never heard of the gospel or
of Jesus Christ. Many others there are and have been who have had a kind of
baptism but not performed by one with authority. What will then become of
all these people?

Many religions of the day teach that there is no chance for people after
they leave this life; if they are not saved when they die, they never can
be afterwards. Can you not see what a cruel thought that is? Think of the
millions who have not had a chance! Surely God would not punish people for
not doing something they had no chance to do.

[Illustration: THE TEMPLE BLOCK.]

Now all this was made plain to the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Lord told him
that all those who died without repentance and baptism woul