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Show dona. I want to say thai yon will never tea thedy that the Presidency will not hare sozae-thine sozae-thine io My oa ever thin that Is for the beet good of the people and to encourage home Indue try and io build ap State II i their deeiro to do all the good i thuc power. I aayto yon All, be trae to your party, your religion and yoor God. May God bless yoa til, I aik, la the name of Jem, mn. Choir sang to anthem, Shall I receive a welcome home. Benediction by Oharlea Smith. . VT. Atkln. mormon through their own folley fell from the Cherch. lie read the testimony of the three witnessed aa It appears in the Book of Mormon and aid hre are men who testify they saw an anjjc! aud heard his voice and yet fell away. Also re d the testimor.ey of Oliver Cnqrdry in the Book of Doctrine and Cov-eaanU Cov-eaanU that he saw angels and yet left thd Church Spoke of Bro Park being with a man who had ouce lodged with him in iie minUtry who had Mien by toe way and left tie Church and said it is a pity that people who know much should be so easel) led astray. But park said to h'm I heard you prophesy that within a certain time the co ony should eome to a certain place : I said is come to pass. I also beard you suy that (hey who would have the Elders administer to them, should be healed. I went with you and we adrol' istcrad to theaa in the name of the Losd Jesus Christ and they were healed and yoa know it. The man awaod to it end wept with sorrow because of his own folley and shame. Ha mnk of th nunv miraculous I healing, he had sern, per soLlly exhorted the people to fat and pray for the blessings they need. I say to all, allow your reasoning faculties to look into these things and see which, is the narrow path that will lead you to life eternal and walk therein. It does seem to me that each of us who have received a knowledge of the Gospel should take great pains to teach these principles to our children. Children who are tought to keep the word of wisdom In their Youth will grow np to love the truth. Teach your ehildren to be honest in all things. Men are inspired to get u, Genealogical records in fulfilment of propheey, and there is a feeling among men to-day to get tip genealogies but they know not why and they are of great value to the Latter-day Saints. Prest. McArthur said he believed every word he had heard this afternoon and hoped we would put it into practice. Sunday Sorvioos. Jany, 19. 2 p. m. Meeting called te order. Choir eang the hymn on page 266, "Hark Hj"-tn Hj"-tn to a prophets voice." Prayer b elder Simuel Miles. Hntfing on page 100, "Ye servants of onr Gcd." The priesthood of the 2nd ward administered the sacrament. The Choir sang'Theres a green hill far away" while the sacrament was being pased. President A, W. Ivin said no matter where my lot may be cast I shall feel that in coming com-ing to St. George I am c-iming home. 1 feel mos than grateful, notwithstanding the circumstaues that brougat me hear at this time to my Father in Heaven and t you my Brethern and Sitters, and trust I shall always aporeciatethe association ofthe Later-dy 8-iints. I have concluded where immorality aud iutemperance prevails, the -seeds of the gospel have not been perfectly sown. During Dur-ing the ehort time I have been absent In Northern Mexico I have found that for more than 3l)0 jears the Christen rellgiou has been taigbt there, and yet you oin go into the cties and towns and they kneel bown aud worship, and you can gee vice; Choir sanf "There is a land far away." The Tabernacle was well fil ed and the audience was very attentive. Benediction by Daniel Seg trail tr-ail Her. President Mcarthur announced that aa apostle Grant, and president Ivins, of the mexican ma-ion, Were her e, there would be no meetings in the ward school houses this evening and invited all the people to assemble in the tabernacle. and wickedne. s on every nana. I compare this with the Latter-day Saints and we may well say that Faith was not found upon the earth and we bear testimony to all mankind that God has restored the gospel and that the angel an-gel that John saw, as discribea in the Book of Revelations has shown "nd again brought the gospel gos-pel tnlts parity a"d delivered it to man on ike earth The wortd to-day deny this and say tU marmot a are deluded and. we as the. wwd o-rt&y if the flrults of the gospel are not made mre via. iable among the Latter-day Saints than aur ng auy other people on the ewth. The gospel f Christ is the power of God unto Salvation to all that will beleive and obey it. Men a. d womea cannot be saved in their sins, bat they mar obey the ordinances of the gospel and be saved from their sins. I tell you my Brethern and sisters that this people, called Latter-day Saints ar; more Morals in their habits then any other pecple am ng whom I have traveled. The gopl makes as better by beleivlng it. Read parte of a Revelation given i't 1834 soon after the orrfvinzation of te church showing that if the sail. ts from that time would keeD the !a8 and conmandments 01 God Snaday evening, Jany. 19, i8-)6. At 61 30 meeting was called to order, and the Choir sang hymn on page 166. "We thank, iheo. O. God. for a Prophet." Praver by elder Richard Bentley. Singing on page 367, "TheSpirlt of God like a fire ,! burning." 1 ' Pfest; DantereeMmniesf df th Kanab Suke, was the first speaker, lie said he felt greatly Blessed and that we have a feast this day, as we, who live foaway from Railroad Coutnunication,do not have the presence of the Apostles and the Church very often and when we do have their visits, we certainly appreciate them. He felt that as the multitude of Children assembled this morning in this House, thAt the most of them would remain faithful to the end and be a ceredit to their Parents. He tried to be cbaritable to all and desired t) liv faithful. Spoke of his first acquaintance with a man holding the priesthood, priest-hood, who told hint if he would obey the ordinance he should know of tlie doetriae whether it was true or pot. Bore testimony that when he did receivers knew It was true and it was one of ihe happiest clay of his life aud nope we would all remain faithful to the end. Auoslle Grant said it is alwava il sou-re should prevail in the earth. Let me ask you today, to-day, has there ever been a time since its organization organ-ization that this work ins ever been stayed f But it has been onward and upward, and it will continue tedo so, and if we do our duty, we shail be as the salt of the earth and our good examples will legd others io glorify our Fathar which is in heaven, and if we fvll to do our duty, we shall aot only lose the spirit of God but we shall lose our salvation, fpoke of tba missionary work needed in Maxlco, which should be done by example. Apostle Grant said it is a pleasure to Me to again meet with the Saints in this City. It has been about a years since I visited you here During that time I have met the saints in many places. The saints settling in these mountains is in accordance w th the prophe.'ies and our modern Prophet also said the Saints should be driven to thee Rocky Mountains and become a pre .t people in the of pleasure to me to htve the testimony of my brth-ren brth-ren who have received it for themselves. It sems to me that tke Latterday Saint leave a testemony to the people of the world that aught to conyiuce ad mankind. The scriptures inform -.a that one of a house and two of a City shall gather up to the house f the Lor.i to learn of His ways, and walk in his paths, in no other spot on the face of the earth can you find people ol almost every laid meet to getther and harmonize in their feelings and fellowship fellow-ship as tke Latterday Saints, we often near men sy it is impossible for a man to know that the Gospel is true; you may think it is, bat te knowi, is impossible. impos-sible. But it is a positive Knowledge witk us, although al-though we can not describe it to the nnderstanuing of others, bat no man knows tlic things of God only by tke spirit of God. What want to do is to keep mountains. This people rejolc in trie great work they are doing in the Temples. Spoke of tbe great amount of people opposed to as as a people, and although the number or people oppased to as is treat, it does not make the truth falsa. He asked the questln that if a jury 01 any number of men were to sit ou a case l try a man and all bat one man believed him guilty and the one man knew him to be Innocent, would their opinion change the knowledge of the one man? Certainly not. S'J with us. Although we are few and the many believe as In error, we know we hare the truths of heaven and no set of men can gainsay it. Spoke of a man in the east who was drawing a big salary, as preacher, who said the Mormons are doing a big work in bringing poor Mormons here tne spirit 01 me uospei Detore our cuildreu, that the y seing our good work will b jd to follow them. The world say that the leaders of tlie Latterday Saints are so Smart that tbeygull the pop.e and the truth ot the matter is ihey love that kind of gulling, for they teach thea., the truths ol Heaven. Spoke of the time when the Prophet Brrgbam Young stood up aad spoke iu the voice of the prophet Joseph, and his features and appearance in every way was of him. Spoke of his having heard scores of people, who have borne teatlmonoy to this fact, gave his experience of being appointed to Preside over the Tooele Stake ar.d of the respect of the aged veterens to him because, of the appointment and in proportion propor-tion that the people sustain that placed over them, so will God sustain thens ia their places tn tke Charchand Kissrdetnof God. and in anesklnir of and making land owners or lnm ana placing them in a position to be independent so far as mak;nga living isconcern-d, thus showing that the gospel is an advantage to mankind, both spiritually spir-itually and temporally. Said he had seen mea who declared that Joseph Smith was a prophet aud in after years denied it.. This was caused by men falling into sin and transgression, and when men fall, great is their condemnation. Joseph Smith told in his day that not only a county or a stale but tae whole United States would rise np against the people, and he has seen in print, "The United States versus the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," We have the evidence before be-fore us, day by day, of tbe truth of the Gospel of Christ. It is not tke evidence that we may have of the 'rath oft he Gospel that will save us, but in living and keeping the commandments of God in onr lives that will save us. The three men who are witnesses to the Book ef this reminds me of some making a goo.idsal of fuss over Politics, but the people need not lose any sleep about pelitics, for tke Presidency and Apostles are united, and we need not fret over them, out do right ourself and not criticise those who are over us, lor they are all riht We as Latterday Sinta, waat te be honest in ad our ways and not misjudge any one, spoke on the principle of speaking fair in all things, political and otherwise. Do not get into the practice of Coding fault wit one one another on any sabjaot. Let us study ourselves and overcome over-come our own Imperfections, and by so doing we may benetit others. I have traveled with J II. Smith and Brother Lyman and their difference with me in politics does not change our fellowship fellow-ship for one another. We have ajways been friends and oar political opinions should aot change ns. Let as pay oar tithing honestly as we pay oar debts, and let oa keep the Word of Wis- |