Show i DISCOURSE BY DWI da YOUG friday morning april pi the semiannual semi annual conference jilda in the demple at st george 41 i 1 REPORTED BY GEO gem F GIMM GIBES ii I 1 aike jike to say a great deal during this thih conference to the lat ter oay day saints but I 1 shall be able to talk but little hitie alii and therefore th ei when 1 I 44 speak 1 I wish you to listen and this thia I 1 believe belleve all afy efy of xon yon ou will do r X think that as a people we are nearer alike inthe lathe in the sentiments and feelings of oui our hearts than in our words from the most excellent dh discourse course which we have heard this lna Ina morning orning from brother cannon 11 believe that the people might gather tather the idea that we shall ua expected te to divide our property ed ty equally one with another and that this will constitute the united order I 1 will vill give you my view in aa sa few words as possible with regard rikard to this subject which I 1 will promise yoi you are correct the lord wishes and requires us 11 to develop the ab ability lifty fifty within ua us and na to lo utilize the ability of these men women and children called latair day saints the most ot of the inhabitants of the earth are re ini incapable capable of dictating and devising for themselves in m many any Ini ink instances I 1 there ia is reason for this fon for they ar to that degree that forthe for the lack af pf opportunity aney are not able to develop the talents and ability that are within them this is a the condition of the people of most of the nations of the earth all those who come out from the world espousing cousing t the gospel of jesus place themselves in a condition to be taught of him but instead of teaching chehi personally he hasi has hns raised up P his 17 authorized teachers to do this work and what does he i of u in to do he requires require absolute 1 I lyl y I 1 re requires ot 0 us to take these people who have named his name through baptism and teach them how to live antl and how to become healthy wealthy and wise this da fis our duty cluty the property of the who whole 0 co community were weid divided to daix equally amongst all what might we expect why a year from today to day we should need another division fon for some would wate and squander at it away while others would add to their portion the i skill af f building ap pp up and establishing ahe zion mon of oui our god on the earth s boake the people and teach them how hove to take dro care of themselves i ve and eino that tha t which theford the lord has to Q their care and I 1 to ur ue e A nil ajl iha that t we pom command and to glorify his bis holy lame iame th thib this 1 s is the work of regenerating of elevating mankind to tha the higher plano piano of the gospel in other othen words of simply teaching them their duty aw with lufi regard to our property as I 1 nave ilive told you many times the pi pra 9 p perty erty which 1 h we inherit fron from four our H eaverly heavenly father eather Is our time and gilad t the power to choo choose seln sein in the diblosi disposition ti oh of tho the samo same this is the reat real gabl gahl capital althae as I 1 bequeathed unto UA r heavenly father all the rest what he may be pleased to io add fidd unfolds un unto tolis fOlis us to direct to counsel and to advise in the disposition of our time pertain to our calling as gods servi servants lints klats according to the wisdom which he be has given and will continue to give unto us as we seek it now if we lebund could take this people in their present condition and teach them how to sustain austain and maintain themselves and a little mo reWe vet vei would add to fo that which we already have but to take what we re have and divide amongst or lor give to people leople without je teaching aching them how to earn and brodu produce L j would be no more norles nories nor less I 1 1 than to introduce the means of r reducing educing them toa to a state of bf povl poverty erty ido 1 do not wish for one moment to ahe idea iden ihal thal in order to a the united order our pro port wity pity h has hns to be divided equally among 1 the be peo people piel to let iet Iett lett I 1 thein bem do what t they please with withe it uin but the idea is I 1 to got get the people luto into the esst tn same state of unity in all things temporal that we nind find oui ourselves selves 1 in wit with h regard to things spiritual then let those who posse possess RS the ability and wisdom direct the lan ian jai lai bors hors of those not BO so e endowed in dowed until they too develop the talents within them and in time acquire the same degree degreg of ability what do you say to this doctrine la Is it right or wrong the congregation answered leit tilt it id is right gewant we want to get at a correct understanding der standing respecting all these matters which so materially concern us what would be the first lesson necessary to teach the people were we to commence to ill lii direct their labors to the great end of becoming of one heart and one mind in the lord of establish lug klon fon kion ion and being filled with the power of god it would ba be to stop expending and lavishing upon our dear selves all needless adornments aud to stop purchasing the importations 1 I ons of babylon we can ourselves produce every thing necessary for our consumption our weara wear our convenience and comfor comforth comfort tj right here at home we can produce i and manufacture the material maternal mat ernal erial necessary to beautify our lands gardens and orchards to beautify and furnish our houses and to adorn tha tho beautiful bodies which we inhabit without sending our means to france to england eng and and other countries for things which can a little better be made at hame among ourselves the material of which these cushions were made which adorn the pulpits were produced here after it was taken from the sheep it was manufactured at our provo factory 1 into nto ato the cloth you now see and the material of which the sill blik bilk slik trimmings were made was ra a A d spun and made up by some of our sisters in this territory we might exhibit to you handkerchiefs dress patterns and shawl all of silk made by our out of the raw material produced berg here through the enterprise and industry ol 01 of a tew jew few these are ony only simpie simple sp del ebl mens mena of what can be done h suppose I 1 were to say ladies how do you like them do you not think they would say pretty well we can improve on what has been done and we want you to do BO so plant out the mulberry tree and aud raise the silk and let your dresses your shawls your bonnets and your ribbons and everything you use to clothe and adorn your bodies be the workmanship of your own hands handa let the brethren take h boid bold old oid and carry out in every department the same principle of home manufacture until we shall be able abie to produce the materials and make up jp every eiery article icle icie nece necessary Esary to clothe and nd adorn the body from the crown of the head to the goles boles of the feet fee j I 1 1 then we shall become a seif self s sus us and growing growling people and we shall have to do it all this is in the elements in which we live and we need the skill to utilize the elements to our growth and wei wel wealth alth aith and this is true ninan finan ciering we can now see the growth of the latter day saints and itis marvelous to ui us to see bee the thi multitude of little towns springing up here there and there and we aie are under the necessity y of saying give us mori more 1 oom coin for the older are thickening up and the people are L spread spread pread ing out but and filling up new valleys continually you can see the shoots putting forth and taking laking root still the old stock is good Is alive and rapidly increasing it has been asic aBic asked edIf if we ire intend to settle tai Tal valleys leys why certainly wo expect to fill the next vailey valley and then the next and the next and so on it lt has been the cry of late through the columns of tb the newspapers that the mormons Mor mons are going into mexico I 1 that Is quite quit right we calculate to go there are we going goin back to jackson county 2 yes when X AB As soon eoon as ibe the way opens up tip are we a all ail 11 going goin enot 0 nol not of course not the country is not large enough to hold our present numbers when we do return there will there be any less remal remaining nIng in id these mountain mountains a than we number today to day 2 no there may be a hundred then for every avery single ingle one that there Is now it Is lo 10 folly ily lly in men to suppose that we are going breakup to break up these our hard earned homes t to make others in ina a new country wein we intend to hold our own here berco and also pene the north and the south the east and the west there to make others and to ral rai raise sethe the ensign of truth this is the work of god thal that marvelous work and a wonder referred to by IT ancient men of god who saw it in it its incipiency inci plency pleney as a stone atone cut out of the mountains without t hands bands but dut which rolled and gathered strength th and magnitude until it filled the ahola earth we will continue bogrow to grow to increase and spread abroad antl the powers of earth and bell combined aed cannot jowers rowers hinder inder it all who are found opposing god and his hl people will be swept away and their names be a forgotten in the earth aa aa the Iro prophet phet a joseph and hyrum were murdered and as they ma massacred sacred our breth brethren renand and bisters sisters ersin in hll missouri so 56 they would have berred served us years and years ago aco 1 it they had bad had the power to do 0 of o ano ago but hut the lord almighty has said thus far thou shall go and no farther and hence we ve are spared to carry earry on his work borki we are in his hands bands t the he nations of tha iha the earth h are in his hib hands he rules in the midst of the uhe armies of heaten heaven and executes his pleasure on od the earth the hearts of bf all living are in his hands and he turns them as the rivers rivera of water are turned we behave haye have no busl busI business ness nees here other than to build up and establish the zion of god amus it must t be dol doi done ne accor according diug dlug to the tho bill and law adof st god after that pattern and order by chich Yh which ich enoch built hullt up and perfected ted the former day zion which was taken away to td heaven hence the saying went abroad that zion had fled by and by it will come bacic again and as enoch enock prepared lils ills people to be worthy of translation til BO we through ou our r falth faith faithfulness falness must pre prepare pire ourselves to meek mee zion from above when it shallie shail bhail return tum to earth and to abide the brightness and glory of ia its coming my brethren and sisters I 1 do dight in a hearing bearing our Pret brethren laren lareu speak on this of heaten heaven unity of 04 purpose and action in bi carry carrying ing tout lout the will of f gur our father rather has boun beun beh boin my my theme all the day long but I 1 have haie continually plead with the saints nat to waite waste their substance upon the lust just of the eye and the flesh for that is contrary to the will and commandments of god I 1 wish to say any that hat whoever have faith enough to inherit th he e celestial kingdom will ivill find that their inheritances wiil will be upon this earth this e arth parth is our home by and by it will be sanctified and klo ilo glorified rifled and become a nit fit dwelling place lor for the and and tl they 1 will dwell upon it for tor ever aud and ever I 1 will 1 further say I 1 labor for the earth I 1 never neier mean to be satisfied until the whole olde earth arthis Is yielded tip t christana Chri christ stand and pis his people when brother george Q tells os us we should not labor for the earth and the things thinas of this world ha mean s we should not labor jabor with sinful motives and to til gratify the lasts of the bleab but if we possessed the tie tle treasure asure of the gentile world could we a not sot send our elders to the endsor ends of the earth bearl bearing n g the precious gospel to td all living 2 could wi we not sustain their families darlng daring their absence could we not build temple after temple tempie and ana otherwise hasten on ane work of re demp dempt lon tion 7 yes but keep the peo people ae in poverty and how are we to accomplish coul coal lish this great work I 1 say letus let us gather ather athen and accumulate the thinks things of the earth in the manner indicated lAdIca ted by the lord and then devite it to god and the building up of his bis kingdom what do you say to this doctrine Is it right or wrong theaon Th the econ congregation gregat gre gation gatlon loe lod said it is right ivl 1 l what lit tie tle property jhane I 1 fisli wish it to be devoted to the building up of zion and andl I 1 sup suppose pose I 1 have as much as any other man in the church I 1 am always ready to receive and take care of the blessings that god show ghow erb ers upon me and am always ready i and willing to devote the same to the building up ot his bis kingdom many of you may have heard what cera tain lain journalists have had to say about brigham young being opposed to free schools iam lam I 1 am opposed to free tree education ai as much ai as I 1 am im opposed to taking away aahl property from one ono man and giving it to another who know knows snot lot biot how how bow to take darg care care of it but when you come to the facts fact I 1 will venture to say bay that I 1 school ten children to every one that those do who coen coin pla inso much of m me I 1 now pay the I 1 school fees of a number b of childr children who h 0 are either elther r orphaus or sous aird tad da daughters qu Z r of poor people but dat in alding aldin aidin nua aua hd blessing bles hies the poor I 1 do not beil bell believe evem in allowing my bly charities td togo go t through brough the hands of i a set of robbers w who b d pocket nine hine tenths themselves and I 1 alve give iye ive on one e tenth to the p poor therein it Is t the he difference between tt us rim I 1 am for the real act acton of dogny and not saying would I 1 encourage free tree schools by taxation 2 that is not jn keeping with the nature of bf our wor wot boiu we should dW be as one family our hearts hearth and babas hands in the bonds of dt the ing covenant int Idt erets alike oun our children receiving equal opportunities in inthe lathe the schoolroom school room and the college we haye hive tc today dby day mure children alldren between the ages of 5 and 20 years who cab read and write than any state or territory of the union of a corresponding number of inhabitants this is not exactly sustained hy by the statistic statistics published of a few lew of the states but from what we know of them we believe it to be the fact on the whole we have as good school i houses as can be foutas and it is outright our oun right to 0 o haya have better hetter ones and to td excel eircel in everything that thai la Is good As to my kfefel many times that I 1 could not live an hour longer but I 1 amean mean tollye jast as longas ican I 1 know noh not how soon the messenger will call cill fo fon for i me but I 1 calculate to die in la the hainas harness s amen A rood good action is never thrown away and that la is why so few efthem ot them aro ato heen teen lying y 1 around loose |