Show DISCOURSE by greshl nt at brigham young tabernacle NOT sj 21 ISM 1855 InE ire reported PORTED by 0 D WATT watz I 1 am very thankful for the privilege that I 1 enjoy this annir i a wilh with so many of the latter DAV saints I 1 oai oni j co thankful that we have the ei of asie asle assembling nibling here to worship the ord rd in iii so 80 c wart able a build building inc inz and in quite a pod nod prate erate rl mate I 1 am happy for the kii kil nl lie tiie e of the qi q i ts sand s and I 1 could hove hop with at all bil my heart it tb it t I 1 may way never be called upon to 0 o address any other class of peo pl still the gospel must be preached to the wor d that I 1 he wicked ni v y be left without exe SP we have done a grea dal of preach i nip nys wi and talk taik tal tai kli kii i z to persons that knew nothing of the the ehe gospel of s il livai ion lon ard aid ard I 1 have occur 1 I many years in trying to lav lay before the mirits of the earth the principles of life and ad s until through the providence of gid G id td I 1 have bien boen called to other duties dutia thin abin to illi nil sie ole elp eie or at aisan sri ite tie te with those who would not beh v P and pi r acice inice ef ice the gospel q 1 still I 1 should h 1 ti been more than satisfied sat go S c had ad my duty led rie rhe in in a to associate more or less with u T ivers fr tnt I 1 can say that ahat I 1 would rather riak h to I 1 hept hent would rather associate with an a n r rither it ller tier take in rdv v chance among a r if wh who bue hue h ive tie never heird the gospel li iid ild lid hm al all alt than to live in the midst of h iiii godly codly th tho term im ungodly odly conveys an to iny my r n nd IA per por perhaps haps th it it does not to e ii sent f ril yip that a man or wo ii i lust k abe v be ways of god before they c t come I 1 souls persons may be sinners in 10 r he be tiari itt lit is 13 may bf be wicked who have T r ir hear heane th plan pan of sira sli ail tion who are e E i 11 ni with ahr thi history of th til son soft if M 1 in TIT or vi in I 1 have hive heard of the name of the tile lor nor kor and p pih th ipe the bs beary Ary of his life hie ahil hilr oil on thi i I 1 ill ili but lia ha e been taught lin fill 01 01 i thron b their in and education 1 i to he ur I 1 lly ly in the sti lct sense of the word they aus ous measurably understand god od i 1 is lame i 1 me lilt to any person who vrho ui de der F d is ii by II 11 visions t gions of ef eti ett wity mity the plan of IS i i til tl pon pun ida aces i t god u s R to see sen tr ie vho aiho has har hi big hig mind opened to IS i i ri d in iril embrace tile the principles of lid ild nd iid sa 1 ili ill i in his faith and who h his s it if f being heing adopted into the fan liv ily c enci enoi I 1 en c I 1 i coming an heir v etith ith the saints S to 0 o hive h i e f I 1 i wt iv lived jived I 1 i pon the earth an 1 i ith ib tit PI IT bets and with i ith jess jesos christ 1 u ot bing b ing i IT iab with the children of the M hibb 11 agh ax nh 11 if a legal administrator to offic otric i for tor the tho of ill dil these privileges lpes ipes 6 i i 1 1 koopen 0 open bp d door of ion lon and admit adinie r ie e into I 1 1 ling hing kingdom dom lui lul ilice iLI ct su so great greit a s tv fv ion b 1 tr ally atly if this ibis people wiio iho eho f v the 1 ilage of set sei sek sekina lla lle iia unto the loid lold i i 1 ii I god of or h hi it 11 made acquainted with the v v i a of if lift ii 0 ri sah sar atlon to procure to i hajn hin s an in et eti ii J exalta exaltation tiou v A bo ho have the tho P an N I 1 ot of pr ati III ill herms herns i cs es to dwell in with ith 1 in th pi p j i ence of tb r father and heir their L U ol 01 f bein beil wint unit heirs w v h chiist chilst and with 0 1 1 he liely i a that tit have lived to turn I 1 from rom ii holy c to 0 o cease tease or nc let iel lel I 1 I 1 mining lil tol brimm 0 e lii liv f iii I 1 v duty known to i I 1 til t I 1 let w ii iv and giddy lincies fati cies cles of this i hig his 1 langlo hili liu lin f nd id draw them fi oin om I 1 ri t eternal sai sal salvation Nation is most AS iuli laii hiner to i or orto to any ilsun ilson that evel had ap aion lion ol 01 ii 11 a 1 minds oil 0 lil ill ii d I 1 I 1 i sv I 1 v ii oi of philo I llly liv kiv that is i t llie ille le fat fae aci rl 1 l the earth N ery ory argument r i i that i j in be adducul add ucil cd would prove that 6 it 11 a t man i vor voi onlan iian lian is s tilling taking i a c irae irso i eclie i thit th it they ire vre re fbi b in isi lk ves es bj hutting hulling their own 1 C eli ell mid ind hi lii i ily lly lly speak ali all r rushing to a J n i ilce lice pice fr they tiley wo would zd be i c d to p s it is ewt to i PV ev ty it 0 i of 0 j that hat any inisi ui it orrinan or wi jv II 11 I 1 close clore theis eves ives ves upon eternal tt anter liter b hi v 1 hive bite 1 e be bet i i vlade viade v i t til ill m n i i ht 1 t the gay f dius if ti s of this in i id tb tt i 1 s 9 of it 11 cyp and eind th the iise liss of the fieh floh e i ie 1 thi tin ii llis lils ind and dia din dlo them ahem one hlll s t ith ith drori aror lie lle U lio nt f life ilfe T P e there ile rie io many maily in th tiie tile horld orld who pio be wl I 1 lwe e call cali in ini leis aels who bo lia iia have e no ku N ledge sedge cu aay luv dinv inv thin thing bevo beno d the research researches cs of their nir n ir cd edi i loi ini il loi lol who x ho h 0 not the t pi into ei E n I 1 understand illing s beyond kh li it t th k ean can isec see sev 16 icib lelh 1 b heir nati lal ial eyes eves ee beshear shear hear I 1 nh h i i 1 ii f e irs co 01 tou ton i iou tb their natural na datril i w ubil mandir tui dil dir rt ot there aie jie but few th thit tt ore are I 1 it I 1 v 0 i indea I 1 ii i I 1 be fhe dark left to ir 1 1 ipolit v W i it they 1 ass to be and aill i a 3 few hio him hi not one particle pirt icle of e BA I 1 creaso awl na oie ole one oae arg iet i tet lil iii ert erh et eit oil on their sop ti t pene pine ioe loe th 1 a licentious livent ious ions ungodly odly life 14 t f an ail 1 pid iid I ant nt to aly ay pers i I 1 i on the erth earth bul hut mil wil N i I 1 I 1 1 I lle tie t point ind alid tha thal strenuously ii t a r inoval y y bould be oler ved ailion all iii lii lil iii ili iid lid ild an if hon st bearing bearint bea an all up I 1 ir ripsi b walk did d a eitler i dv conversation conver couver not gai in I 1 wi v to vulgarity ill lil arity I 1 nd foul lan ian language ua e nur nor dong dung dung duhg arv hin bin hing bing in fit the cl k bhat that they would would it i 1 bf br willit 4 1 10 0 IP 1 scannell etl eil 1 i 1 i d iv light for I 1 al ibis ibia they arie arle yet say thal that they kam otil rii liing ing about god and eternity wa wo aie we hp he ni sexist wex aist on the earth I 1 am is re that I 1 I 1 11 I 1 alive for I 1 can see others 1 lv v r I 1 ai e elied pried ed with a certain degree 0 0 in elligen v brt bri did it come f from rom nom an ali lail lal lai i l michu migra ajr tyr ays dys 4 1 db not know krove 11 where 1 cf i I 1 originate 1 I do not know who was the ri ller iler and former of all we can see sae 1 I ca tt know 11 yet those very characters wil hii a digue I 1 glie wile the necessity of a moral life of an L t upright ii walk one with the other lil lit what are their arguments ments meats and what are thir thin hopes hops I 1 why they say we are today tomorrow to morrow perhaps we sh ph ill be no more we came into existence but bat how we cannot tuli tell U 11 we wo have bave ao no baith or belief cr or confidence in the god that you christians talk about we have no confidence in his hia providence by chance we are and by chance we shall go and be no more do you not perceive that their arguments land them in the vortex of ignorance and unbelief of misery and annihilation go anto nto the world and observe those who do not possess principles that reach into eternity and that are in eternity principles by which they exist and b by which god created all thin things lost s and you wiltsee will see bee that those principles are lost to them and that whether they believe in those principles or not nut their chirse co arse and profession will land them without an existence or the possession of the least thing in in heaven earth or hell these reflections bring to my understanding the greatest ignorance that can be manifested by an intelligent people eople those in in particular that are now before belore before me who ho hn ban e bad had the privilege of the holy caspel and neglected their duty turned away from the holy commandments m ants alid ceased to live their religion in every point such conduct does doea manifest the great veat weakness sig ignorance norance foolery and wickedness that can be produced by if you comerer ii i 1 my idelis luccis you wiil will agree anith ith me file for no sensible sun sin sible man ruan or woman can see the subject eject in any dit dif different ferent light it if we are here by chance it if we xe happ ned to slip into this world from nothing r we shall soon slip out of this world to nothing nothing hence nothing will remain conse consequently que n aly we have ave nothing to gain or loose but the man mail of better judgment of more sound reasoning must know that every everything thin that illicit was w as that is is or that will be beavery every evert thing thing that can be in all the ete atlis in the vast expanse that we belma beima behold must have had a creator no principle exhibit exhibited ea to the fanman buman fain family ily lly will suggest that a book a bench a house bouse a tree or any growing or manufactured article artnie can be produced without a producer all we know all we see sea hear and understand proves to us that thenis themis there therb is na DO batric fabric without a constructor these ese reflections lead me to contrast the world with inith a people like idle this before me a people endowed with intelligence and a ickow ledge ot of heavenly principles that is is our pro bession before the world and ia is our confession con oon coonfi fi to god and an anels angels els eis to all that have lived on the earth and that are now on it and you mil will hear bear the world exclaim you poor mor alor mons 5 ou latter day sa saints i ants that have left your homes lioti leb ipa your hotwes houses your friends your families milies ta yo voir ir possessions the place of your youn birth ard ara e every ery thin shin thing that is near and dear to you you yon siy that the visions of your blind b have bave ai e been opened that you have had bad the visions ot of eternity opened to your understanding so that vou you do know that there is a god that jesos jesus christ is the savior of the world so that vou do know of the principles of life ilfe ife afe and bahat salvation ion lon proffered to oil and bind for these you yol have f forsaken forsa kea all and gone to the mountains of the these thee e th i the whole world are witnesses us ils and for us wherever the sound of this gospel h has is been beef and you cau can hardly find a nook on 0 i the tiie earth where the sound of it has not lot reached reach dl for it haq has gone to the uttermost parts of tile the earth and hosts are witnesses of this th s yet lit all acknowledge that vou you have something r s perlor superior sa that you have h light bt and intelligence aitelli I 1 I 1 ence that others do not enjoy tta that god has opened up tip the heavens te to your minas minot and aw au ay av lb lile ilie e vai vail I 1 from your understandings and nd you g s tv that thit there is 13 a 9 god that you understand der stand his character that he be has himself to you vou and that you have left all and come bo to the mountains and what is the cry liere here why the people need reforming there is for foi reformation 1 11 I 1 am t th h i I 1 ili III f u 1 11 says one that I 1 found the spirit of reformation when I 1 came cime home what would an art angel of the lord say if he came heie here or a de devil vil vii either 10 1 0 shame on these latter day sain saints ts it is a disgrace to intelligence if telli gence to your offices as E elders ideris in israel to your characters to your filides names ni liDes and sad beings oil on the earth that you have ave baul bail the visions of or eternity opened to you and many have forsaken that is near neat ind deanto dear to them by way of preparation for the be celestial kingdom and now cry ott 01 t the necessity of a reformation it is most astonishing I 1 will leave it to every man in in woman and child if it does not look s I 1 ange ango reformat reformation reform aton orif yes for in in oi 01 P sense sease e ise lse we intend that is as knowledge comfy c to us to reform daily ddlly but shall the a amrid i ibid to io forth that we do not see and arid und raland is ind things as we did when in in england in flan fian p in in Gei gel many miny in in denmark in in iho ih E I 1 i didies I 1 or anywhere any ciny where here else oil on on this chis goes forth it is echoed 0 by the angels into the ears of our god and father F ither in in eternity and it is is carried on the wins wines i of if the wind over the earth that the latter day saints are dir ilig ain qin jin ain aln and to toiling ling going by sea and atil by h land traversing tr iv ersia distances ot of thousands of miles and circumscribing the earth to be with their brethren and when they get here they need reforming why because they have backslidden back you yon may ask me cheth r there is is a need of reformation yes and if I 1 were to dictate you how to reform I 1 should have to tell teli the old story over again aa as I 1 already have hundreds of times first reform aa as to your moral character deal walk wr lk precepts and examples reform first morally before you zet down before the lord and plead with him for the visions of eternity to be opened to your understandings before you ask for be the vail vall to be taken from your eyes first reform in your moral character and conduct one towards another so that every man and apman will deal hone honestly sUy and walk pr uprightly rightly with one another and extend the arm of charity and benevolence to each of other her as necessity requires vires be moral and strictly honest in every point before you agh ask god to reform your spirit if the people in ili their present situation and mode of deal in this city to say pay nothing of those out of the lie city all go to work now flow and nid have meetings and call upon god goil to get the spirit of reformation but sing and pray about aci ui ig bigit without doing it instead of singie g top toe I 1 IP ise lse sev nev v away to everlasting bliss 11 they mil wll ia sing id nid pray themselves hito into hell sho shouting utti g haie hAle lujI you cannot be saved by any other principle thio thin thin than that of tile tiie holy gospel and if you live in ili the neglect of or the performance of the tiie duties that you know are ure required at your bolds h if n von ion oui out ovi do not walk uprightly before god and your brethren bre chri if you do not deal justly with one another if you yon on do not walk in it honesty find and soberness with v ith one another your faith is vain and voir your n reform reformation atlon alion i is vain you must repent of or your evil d deeda deeds eds I 1 I 1 j and first of all morally reform you yours rs ives before vou you can call ask god for his S spirit hll nil lo 10 refon rr aid ai ald d ii tighten your a ints this is my nd tini were it not I 1 would siy sty I 1 t ih th s who steal steil stell oil on and you that ire lre irr in til thi 11 i il dit it of swear swearing gitig swear sweir away and voa oa that ll 11 brne a been lu in the habit of taking advantage of ewh e ieh irh other oilier cheat away and those who lie fie lie away and you that tr trespass tre e spass upon vur your brother tr 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