Show tabernacle services sunday die dec 11 after sniffing singing the opening was wag offered by elder W II 11 dasen berry the ilie sacrament wis was a by tho the bishopric of the iho first I 1 imbt ward ELDER IV II 11 was wag thon then called to tho the stand the present peaceful circumstances have not it id ways ell moo tins tings of the saints neither will such bo bj thoroughly appreciated by those choso of this people who havo never cnown dif forent sm s wo avo iio are proverbially ft a peculiar people our expectaci expect ati ions nio are toward ft a destiny which god his has prepared oncoming concerning lin work wo 0 o consider as huch eve dmn m as much as do tho the world in in genral ral regard us ui prophets Prop hota of old have re forred to a 1 people who should livi live in in tho clio dispensation of iho clio falness of times as 13 a very ery peculiar pomplo the ho prophets ot of tho of Time and even tho the savior himself have h ed begat le guiding ding us weare wa arc too a progressive people tit the 0 do ie monts monta of oe growth abul an I 1 progress pio giess are with tho the church chlieb and ho he who would ba in an octavo active member ol of tint that church must grow glow with it wo we enjoy it 11 rys toti tom of belief i in in which is la ea e 1 an ail order if bilings on tile e v arth which hits never ousted existed since and his bind band was talen taken away such stich an ultimate state deals with temporal riat with many this 13 is it i weak baeb pai t of the then ar powers cowers of oe ance it is but too common a fact ficeto to regard tiny any gilt gift more moio than the giver nor blessings Bs sings are aia oftentimes kirsits since they will bo be sot set up by tile tho receivers and worshiped worship od as idols we W 0 have to lonn learn ali aliat at it is is to work voik fur for tho the lord loid of to consider our oui pre seat organization tho the many of improvement crid and learning is is but to conclude that wo we shoula he be a very happy a ud such buch bloss 1 inga me are not fally appreciated the attendance a meetings the number of inhabitants in in prove goes only to show that ap I 1 recitation recia tion exists here snell a state comos comes only from a botn bridy eap whon when ili embraced tho the gospel no too groat to see hobine ill the liivi lego of attending at meeting at those tunes tho the spirit of god was it powerfully ower fully upon us ug and thit that spi blint 1 I t demands demardi associations with its own kind that feeling should bo be as sl B fiig doiy today to day as when wo we first on into our covenants before beffie tho almighty th alo 0 gospel nevor never increases or cr diminishes dimin ashLi its foundation 0 01 truth by such wo may shod an influence of good upon who tia as 8 pinto with us im and they will call Us ui blessed bocam of tho the good we may have hao deao them A 0 doot Af followed flowed this is 19 a very small people na as com comp iced with the groat great masses of mankind min kind and hence our st strength does acu lie in in physical phy sicil power or ability IV wo have a system or organization upon which hiir conquest or ultimate tri til rest lest anil and this system is is foun founded doll upon the principle that in in union union there is is strength such stich lie do pendones pendon cs is is placed in in this system that wo we regard it as a destined ulti alti lajoly to overcome the enmity ag against aidt us christ instructed his disciples in in tins this fact in in iris ilia own wor boidi ds a house divided against itself cannot stand wo via never hatel as a I 1 koplo 1 tho idol tint chat ill the lord intended to buffor his people pool lo 10 to again bo be scattered and im big church driven into tho the w wilderness of dark ness but bill tho the labor with us N is ind avid uil ual and the aim aim should bo be to concen those indi vi laal labors labois on ono one result the lo 10 lord d has boen been very for foi barring bearing towards us and hits has neither domand edour weak ness nesa nor our om wilf willfulness wilfulness wilful ulness noss wo we are not to bo be destroyed dosti oyed as OUT our enemies enemies pro diet ditle and our hiir exemption from porsel lion tion and anil desti a notion is is to tb bo be i in a pro gorlion to the amount of union union exist ing amongst us we are aio not always alawiya strictly diligent in in keeping liei ping the commandment man dment to seek first the kingdom of heaven and trust truit that all other things will be added addal only 46 or 17 47 y years ears ngo ago this people considered tho sacrificing of homes frion bi and possessions as praiseworthy and such hueh requirements were aronal fly comp camph il ed with i i today to day the tha priesthood and its in ahi I 1 by many neglect ed laid asido aside perhaps until the holda thereof shall ill hive aye enriched himself to his hia own content our meetings find tile common require meata 0 ehg gisla aro are no located loc ted compelling com polling us u to receive iccino constant ox 0 horta tiong and u poof reproof i we 0 o are without excuse in ai ingardi arg kiili the ilo know lodge 0 o of 0 our daty our teachers uro are illic Ill lC t 0 tit and numerous alo pres tilt twelve tho the presidents of b takes tho the bishops lii bi hops and the iho local priesthood nio an all our teachers toi ichor and stand over ready to instruct us such stich acts as tho the lord accepted 50 years no n o are aio now out of wo were chil clil iron lAren then find anil nio aeo 50 years older now lot ull all stani ready refi ily wo we will have hao to lo bo be tried and our fire ara endeavoring om Imi to nasaro a u mort moro throat onins oiling aspect continually sin singing im 1 liy by counselor davia 3 0 ohn hn |