Show i i f me in DUTIES OF THE SAINTS can non and apostle lyman talk at out these duties MONDAY choir sang bow firm a foundation ye sainta of the lord Is laid for your faith in his excellent word prayer waa offered by elder M L pratt choir sang how will the saints rejoice to tell and count their rinea oer APOSTLE F M lavay eaid he felt sure all were pleased with the meeting this forenoon the doctrines of our savior given to the Neu hites are as apuli cable to us as they were to them if we obiey them they make us batter and if they were followed out strictly in the lives of the latter day we would ba a remarkable people and the good people of atie world would desire to liya amons us even now many leopla realize that is a good people to live among if we lived nearer to tho requirements quire ments of tho doctrines of the savior we would he more charitable and better neighbors and have a disposition to wrong rathar than do wrens iheke doctrines are making their impression upon tue latter day sainta and will continue to du so more and more wo have believed that we should be gathered out from the world bat it seems wo cannot do this country id inviting and people crowd upon us to learn of the remarkable community living here wu have been lowed by the lord to live secluded long enough to secure a foothold in this land so that wa cannot ba cion ded out by those who are not believers in our faith but by continuing here and practicing the principles ot the gospel we will be aak to have our principles eo to the world through those who visit us all christian people would doslea to jivu in a community there was no no drunkenness no sabbath breaking and no dishonesty and there are many good moral people in tho world aho are not christians that would desire to live with such people we should bs that and if we lived up to the doctrines of the savior wo could be layman had in the report of the liquor traffic mentioned yesterday aud bad found the report was overdrawn le pleased to learn this but the report had one out and it should be counteracted wo should observe the thord of be causa it ia injurious to our health to uso the articles prohibited in that laft there are over spent ia this territory annually for coffee alone and we can not afford it as lon as the leopla are in debt tt e should become a ra people by ob Berving the word of wisdom as well as by cultivating soil and planting orchards da in a superior the maa who cultivates the oil and makes the earth fruitful fruit fal pleases the lord and we honor him iu beautifying the royal earth ha had na with let na keep aba commandments ccmmand ments of the lord that our influence may be felt for and that ya may receive hia blessing PreBi dint wilford woodruff desired to present a lear thoughts upon our ore ent position john the revelator Rev alator while upon the isle of the history of eliy world fiaai to end he baw the day we live in and the judgments that would lake place be cauaan of th wickedness of the world the church of bour ruled world over 1000 acara and after that time luther and others came out from that and aney have again divided until the churches are very numerous none of them have tb ordinances of the gospel as instituted by tha savior john saw an angel deliver the t a man upon the earth and we have lived to see that and are partakers par takers of that gospel thia gospel is the same as tha the savior containing faith repentance and baptism and all the othar principles of the c B pal wo occupy H position different that occupied by any other people the earth at the present time we are gover ened by revelation ie has been all the people of god whenever nevar I 1 ta haa biad a people upon the earthle eart hWe haye great blessings iu thus living in 1 the of revelation and we should lire BO that we should not need reproof great rest upon us and we should shape our lives so that we can do rood to our el aud work out our own salvation john the revelator rov elator saw and foretold all that is yet to come to pass and wo majy rest assured that what has not been fulfilled will ba fulfilled we haye been by entering into ih tern pies and laboring for our dead and it we will do the will of god ha will protect ua and we nead not faar or doubt as to the outcome prayed the lord to bless the saints president george Q cannon thought the saints had heard enough to keep baem busily employed in carrying out he instructions received till next i aly conference 1 know of no community that receives as many io bt ruction as tha L itter day saints and we should be abou amou the foremost people of tho earth for besides baing tausha tho dospel we receive many practical instructions everything thai is true belongs t our religion and for there is no limit to the subjects tia tare treated boon bedora tho lattur day saints you have an academy that las sent cut many students whose influence is beina felt throughout the land and many more church schools are being started I arge of money bave been collected collect yd in the baat for the purpose of establishing church schoola oy the various sects in our towns we leave aleo a free school getem and the effect is to raise the standard atan dard of education amons the people and I 1 we A ill eoon the best educated people in e world izod has revealed to us certain tru thain ciance and religion and our young people need not stop to investigate the evi lulion of man or kindred aubi ecta but aliey havo a cound foundation to build upon in gaining an education we should take advantage of the opportunities before ue and edu catour children not forgetting to give them an education in tho principles f the dospel sospel we have been blessed by the lord in beeaff given this beautiful country that ia now looked aad ia the noon as a garden spot envy of tho a hile world many people came here poor and are today prosperous and happy enjoying the blessings of this fruitful land and our thankfulness ascend to god continuously for these areat gifts and we should not ba eo ungrateful as not to appreciate the many blessings showered upon us many men who now ridicule the gospel and have loft the church owe all their prosperity ity to the gospel that hax drought them to this country gt d will bleas ua with still greater blea aini if we ara faithful he has beard our pra Tere and eased our sorrows when vre have kept his commandments and will continue to do god ia bood and kind and merciful people and lias given us certainty our hearts should be filled with praise and thanksgivings to our heavenly father ve should gather our children around ua and teach them to pray that they may receive the blessings of the holy spirit jas W bean read a quarterly statistical report ending july alet 1891 showing number of of ficera and members of the stake etc the conference adjourned for three months choir sane the spirit of god like a fire Is burgins bur the latter day glory begins to come alorth benediction by president AO the corid enriched the facilities of the present day for tin production of everything that will con aluce to the material welfare and of mankind arc almost unlimited anc when syrup of figa was first produced ae world was enriched with the only perfect laxative laza tive as it is the only remedy which is truly pleasing and r freshing to the taste and prompt an effectual to dhanse the system gently in ae spring time or in fact at any time ind the better it i knori the mora poy |