Show L COX there wa ii 4 for ilia first ilay dorcon fireoved fire fi mica ove a an i large enree 6 1 I live t the tabernacle ancle in it morning anit nt not 1 hint chelitte the litte n little inore iligin nil fill tile lower part of 0 tile lie TH idt ill 00 tile the gallery doors door re inn tind dosed closed ht the lie crowded craded condition below in low rendered it no ne eti IT them thein villien tin an lin lilt poured floured jilin into alie lie galleries from ever every source of Ingres 4 it Ith doubtful irever a forger ii H or people hii v present nt at liti ifie first ine meeting eting or of iny liy previous conference after tile lie audi price wa nai gatej wa tej president john taylor called the file to ti order the Choi under runder hie file lea leadership dersh lif of prot prof 11 lie liedley aces eley ley sanu tile tho it dmn anti commencing all r 11 I 1 a to our redeeming lord 11 1 brayer favor was out red by pres jos JOB F smith lifter arter which tile choir lignin annir 0 O my iny rather father thou that d w TI let etl etc li arose and said wo we have met this morning to attend 10 ti the duties and re r that upon the pr lind t our regular annual conter confer ollee I 1 it has been thought it to change clin the program nio nf ag regards t lie time neang our meet logo fui ft in ili the our inari tire required to lo perform labor in ill tile fields annj ly fly on oil tile the cunday a adny city would ill adus us ho bo saved inhofe who have lieve to work if in he fielda the weather la Is favorable and are otherwise favora tile lito tor for it 11 of rejoicing it Is proper that hint while we tire are thus thua as our hearts anti and feelings frelin ei should bo be under the dire ellon anti and of the at knighty that I 1 illi spirit triny inny guld eui lit tile the trims trans net adlon ion nf all our busl matters mailers and ID fit discharging laLl arins all other 1111 ties in connection with alth the iho present wednesday morning next will ile bo tile esary or the Church of J holi christ of fir bitler r adny saints when we vve reflect on n the iho past arid and consider file advancement of tile the king doin from froin flat fine to 0 o the present and remember our own I 1 reser vitt 1011 wo alrid causa to to 1 10 0 ati thankful to alie god ills ilia hm been constantly over us ui in the ali inlet calumny or ro anti privation god haa pro pra served nerved ti find to god we rive give the glory irrespective of tho the copjec lures aad nf men wo we entertain I 1 al it tit the a u utmost t charl charity ty to all peace arid goodwI JI to men inen of every creed throughout tile world we wish for I 1 llie lie pence peace and salvation of the whole I 1 hurnon burnall faintly no matter what men melt may ilay say bay concerning ug find wish elili for in 11 till olur teachings s find and nilola trat trillions ions in ili select st ling und when froien meeting together toast lur we ure are aultna ted with the purest motives and desires concerning our fellow erpa tureS wo we ask gods blessing on till nil nien ond unit that tits spirit will al ways guide us whenever we meet together gother to I 1 my to all I 1 ismal brae I 1 god iho 1 l you anti lend you in I 1 lie pal path 0 of f right amen PRES W WooD nurr then nd ad dressed ho could not lut but rolce rejoice in reflecting upon the history of this his people there had been pecullar mani festal ions of von con iodence and truit in god on oil the lurt orthe of tho various generations of ills people speaker recited instances vv herein tsi find other men of boid hall had shown their devotion to the laws revealed reveal cil from heaven at tile tho sacrifice of eartly lie also showed by what obscure means instills god planned his purposes L Is and how holy men inen in parlour bariou d apen sat ions had settled their testimonies with their Ido odel 1 nosing ra rather ther than the lois etell fire rn ili our own dispensation sensation pensa tion joseph and hyrum smith were culled called to inlo minister lster life anti and salvation as prophets find and martyrs hall had done U before they too were required I 1 red to 0 o piss through suffering buffering and death fr the test testimony mony of J esig liven for that precious boon boin lire I 1 they could not flot afford to deny the mission to which they had find been divinely appointed the latter day saints I 1 I 1 priests and people cannot offord afford ia to burfelt eternal lire life and glory by tile the of heaven revealed P principles u we e can cannot not offord to corn com I 1 promise our hopes of eternal happiness iness by one heavenly I 1 law aw ur precept at tho the demands of roan man systems power powerful rul and exacting its as they may be all revelations that have eman buted from God written or unwritten must be observed veirl de depete pite the consequences quen i ees ces by implicit bitler cot nil all the promises badt amadii to us ua in regard to this dispensation will he fulfill fulfilled 1 not one ona promise mill v ill full fall hor wil I 1 one jot or little of ills word fall to I 1 I 1 he 16 ground un ra tho the book 0 of doctrine find and covenant Cove nanta is in it a most solemn code coda and must be abided by all who expect to receive tile the blessings therein therean promised t ta ane faithful and unyielding the lord Is id watching over ui and jesus jesua is it advocating vo our cabie wl with th tile the father we have been sustained from the time decarne we came to these mountains tind preserved from the lie destruction ourene our enemies intes have sought to bring noon us ua polygamy in 14 cot the only cause of unpopularity nith lilt the world opposition raged against tile latter day saints before befaro plural mir mar rings was revealed re ven led and because became we believed in apostles prop prophets hels and in the lathering gathering or of israel lie ile holdi 0 our r I 1 destiny in ill ills hands hand S then lotus let us but not renounce one arteel 0 of our hot holy y faith hut but obey binl and practice all th the a word of ii wisdom Isdo pia the order of celes alid marriage find and every principle that has been revealed repealed for our oli oil let the tha 1 lie flat thel may no other people people have lave ha had so much cacao for joy and gratitude of it heaven II eAven of martyred marty red prophets and apostles and or of millions that have departed from tills this porth uro fire looking with hope aid on they un cannot annot do without can wo we do without them N CIllo Cafford todo wrong APOSTLE SNOW in re ferr ing to the he reint remarks irks of pres ins tuy tay 11 lor r solid bald we can well afford ab ord to 0 o entertain feelings and alwill tl goir adwill will to tc till nit mankind it wag for ahli pur lufa that wy have been called and L z t T received tile lie holy priesthood when jesus came to earth it win forthe lor the purpose r of tits his larry 0 on I 1 I 1 I 1 ibe 1 work ot of salvation and glorify tile lia father and when litter lifter warda ar 8 lie ho cull call if op apostles ri seven s I 1 tits I 1 cs I 1 it I 1 was wag lo ili per forin tho the wine ell arleu ble s nv abing lri work ork to lo tench tho the children of nien men that it KS 4 jeoug had bud do ildiko I 1 le so at iu 8 h ill thy ey the father Int lier the pavlo r or of aim call upon file I 1 father fiteni tip li coilty file win mon that theofil might glorify chevi ither aniol lit in brin r it 11 burti I 1 enuch arru idl I 1 I 1 in ill glorify lili ills rathor lo in it aven that 1 I lint t kivork of nf uni universal vermal brotherhood should lie he performed jeus f ailef upon his to preach to I 1 lie I 1 liti ninn n boully principles wh I 1 ch 1 lio a b t g ht to ti re restore store lie became lulled hated if llin world lit in manlies ilog the glory of god all flint ue c an that hill ill lie ile of tiny ahny come through lie pruce of bod through li keeping ills III ill 11 na 1 d trien 14 nun now tho the thing 4 of buol G oil cannot ito under understood tood except by h inspiration tile ilia wahan or of j lien II will uval in the E to brehen elon alon of nt the of eternity lly it was so ordained haire l fore the lie ni orning tit stirs irs fiang ann tog ether that it should lio flu ili thus u 1 that guda gods great arval plin ann leill ho ed through inspired uirl noi llody nen men it to I 1 the be fil lully with till nil tile lie knowledge tim wo world fill I 1 1110 iio nian can I 1 lipa ie ave venly I 1 I 1 ay ex apt liro alio llio the jew could if not 0 t lanil hut jesus jesua wit ani 4 the ihu 1 BOD I of got goi jil though lio he perr performed ormed 1 in n their eve can n to tile raising of I 1 llie lie dead bor ich 14 mernal ili llau to know 0 mid christ whon tt lidan lie 1113 hall sell 1 ap so of lire and nowhere elso else A fr tile HIP surmises and 11 m i to who hoJ fu was none knew save peter and lie ho obtained ills know ledee edge not from lie lluis it find lalond lot fiut IV from ills lili father in heaven on t eliat tit principle of divine revelation jeisi paid hla his church should lio lie built and the gaii of hell bell should not brevall pros all dit it by tilli ali I 1 i juseph obtained lilt lil 10 4 t know ledge null nud nillon the authority nuth orlly of f 0 tho o holy priesthood riest hood being conferred 1 upon I on 1 in ly by that hut self saine borter lor ter ap bough repentance rein lanio and ba idine un alio llio h of lit tile llie holy ghost which chic it wa wm 4 it constant gonne ol of inspiration mill and know ledge will walli restored girta tile the L litter aberday daiy diy saints ell well vi 11 afford to lo suffer ai till former saints S ini fill did till nit of per F c cu tlona to submit to the destree lion of a their property properly mid find being driven ardin hornis hoines find 1 friends li iv ungodly dilly liy by auf 1 I I 1 thus abraham Alin I aaa ond J 1 who the file lord I 1 old said did ili nothing in excerpt colit vital lie fill and commanded them sit alt enthroned d in ili heaven lie aen not adeol but got kod our tire lire therefore drawn toward the lie hUl human lotin limit whatever wha tover we may lie ile require to suffer from those hal gutlon we seek let ill remember to 0 o what extent of deim de im the lie son min of nod god wil avin 3 subjected elih ii 11 lie lords loida work we I 1 lire ire in his hanon so are anro our enemies lt na its evir ever prep tiro for fit the lie worst lind ind hope for the best we should ile be one in ili till nil shingi a unit ever estr ie eking the glory oford if we I 1 ire lit biot t as ove one I 1 ini y Is to aw icso so it if ive ito know not god it Is hour our own fault faul I 1 bec becala aua WP we po poss assess tsa tle the means ly by which vio ve in may know him r F D TARDS mt felt hit tip L saints W wire ere bussed with tile piece und liberty they liev enjoyed to any alny tile speaker had heen i lien they w ere dotso blessed it wits will it ft mutter matter for deep satisfaction th ill nt lit tile poll people pie were so favorably situated in these vallois valleys or tile the mountains while poverty and mapry existed in ili mary places from will which ell the he had migrated in ili these haae rocky rocki mountain fast fastnesses nesses we have beten ben preserved while storms storm devastation and de have visited we have been preserved from tin the 0 of if our enible en imle q sit there are ara miny imlay of the L litter itter d arty y H ilits who burrow trouble it st sinding lii llie fact tint got boil sit birti R promised ui lim grace in every time or of need we should not envile in vile fearrand feir and trouble into our hearts but should remember that we are required to tn keep bur covenants n wicked find wilk ly humbly it Ills Is Goda to ti fir provide ov file find arid care for his people ina II 11 is the iho lord not done this since lie told the iho Prop prophet liet joseph in missouri that from that time forth his peoples people would on id prevail from tho the little we e left 11 ourt we ue have pre not because we lne have done dona any fig lit lug anil 9 rid so 80 gained tile the victory bictory Ic tory when W we 0 cahim catim here we had not runs guns enough alth v ith itrich to lo defend our so selves ive tile the it ills Is written 1 I the lord ill forgive I 1 will forgive tut but it is for us to lo forgive nil fill men in ili tho the of it deal jesul father fattier Fatti tr forgive arr ie then they know not what halt they do 11 this llila is the llie true of christaan christ clin lan charity lie ite member what measure wo we mete copt P 1 it sli ill lio lie to us again we vo it anre of those who vernm ned with tile iho father aben lusiner rebelled aind carried away with hlin filin one third thir dind ol 01 the hosts or of haaven wo we have hae been pe to descend below all shingi that ato e might rise above fill all thing ev even en na as jesus did of id god lias has revealed to us why wo we are here find whence wego we kd if we being it must lie be by eternal laws and with that alin aim in view we have entered into till nn eternal covenant with god our brethren our wives and our child children ropa it is to bo be hoped hope that our enemies will hill better eban to who lie 0 only r aly desire to lo learn or uford ad and keep ill ahli commandments there la Is no elder ili israel lut but ahat hat desires t the he welfare of the he human fita illy so ho fir we have bren been greatly blessed and P reserved preserved only two or three of the apostles lit in this dispensation have sutured jUtT fred there tin re Is 1 tie no telling til linK hoti however ever what may befall us ui led however has hai greatly preserved ih hits 1 I people the choir PW brig sing to lo the lord in joyful str aind 11 ell benediction by P geo Q cannon sunday afternoon there was still it a lurier attento nee e this than in the in orning it woi thill that there upham i in theopa clous the In meeting being called to order by alres taylor tailor file die cholar sit fig mortals Mor tAla awake anake with angia I 1 f te tc ira er snow choir lignin sang po 0 0 lord we now invoke etc apostle orson pratt who ho had been seriously ill for two wo or three moil months thi pm past t appeared ascending file stand has assisted t ed by two tw or ir three brethren ile was seated heated fly by tile the awe or of president taylor tint mill still loll 1011 looked ked very re f ettle the macra sacrament anent wim was ed by the 4 during w aich bervice clift get Q oil nd dri dread I 1 the le congregation lie said it I 1 ii with great ure that I 1 meet will with ai you lit in conference this ihla day find I 1 though I ligh in ini oine res respects I 1 ifray not ot reel feel eazer to ili address no larg large e it eon con still we till know with the influence wid aini of tho the spirit ot of god there will bo be no culty in adu dicing suii su ii thoughts ami suggest lons ai acaru are sul suitable table or of nil ineil a pl I 1 0 ought u g lit to ti be the mint in the privilege of meeting with lah you and partaking of your our spirit I 1 have been absent you know 16 15 or 16 w aeki and during my iny absence have enjoyed myself very ciuch that li Is consider ink IHK my I 1 have enticed excellent heal health find and doubt if fr I 1 eve ver arelt mt better belter I 1 thin I 1 fill did list winter thero ins been of course eon con sl durable discussion about w u tint but N HO 0 fur us ili I 1 lne havo been concerned I 1 IY t ree lingi time lave not in tile the least been disturbed 11 thereby cherop may lave I 1 been wen it a burt or of security that victory wi bild itel ielli on our han bun ner and that ve ol 01 tire aro oil the winning bide ade wy we have been osvil ing find battling with the waves waua or of opposition witch Is ii perlin pi tin tile natural condition fr fi r ui ili to lio lie in ili at ally rate nito somebody ims evident pvn l tn tili about uj ui find and hai thought it to ID stir up ui opio sillon ui T hie wid zoll manifested by tle tie |