Show remarks aie AlE MARKS II 11 crnac lc march 29 f if ar G j D WATT WATT ir I 1 feel thankful for a part cart ad and a d lot in til tue toe great w work rk ot of we trie la last st days daysja it isa callin cailin that eight eu to engage all ati and welfare bein being g inculcated in the maintenance cf of tarse principles which alone can bring sal tal salvation lo 10 ethe athe the fluman foi for family nily my soul de bighia in lp them thein they must be sustained ili III though ob h all ahw th world should shourd rise in opposition we lve ive live livi in that age of the world abil which ch the aei agi ancient clent prophets have foreseen when wilen the wicked would make a man an offender for a word ord and lay a snare cr him that reprove th iche he gate ande 0 the just tor a th ng rig of noi not nought ight 11 I 1 have often though thit the world does not know what righteousness to ards god consists in they place are gre areat great at stress ithon this that and the oher ohen doctrine or principle as being necessary to salvati salvation an filch has not been beeri thought of by any person who has been sent of bod god to lay before the children of e men the true wy they have I 1 and ru rues ea of falth faith and add set up church U c h g governments P V ern ments that canno cannot be drawn to be found in the holy scrip ture or in in any revelation I 1 know anything t about ft obedience towards god is righteousness towards goti god jesus answered and said un bothem to them ft J a filan man love me be will keep my words vilai and my father will love him etc in order to become a holy and righteous peo lie eife it is necessary nic necessary essary to listen 0 to o and obey every word th that at proceeds from the mouth of iod lod jod through throng b his servants whom eili eill as placed P aced to gude ulde his kingdom on tle tie earth this is 9 C top tom towards ards god od it ia is said card P e can do ijo nothing nothings 1 for the lord that it he was iku gln n hungered he woultz not ask us for bread it r bet bev biet bat we can perform the duties we owe iosim jo by the pet performance for cnance of 0 he ibe duties we to each other in tb this ia way we can show t ourselves approved before our father who is yi y lri irl fri i n heaven blaven and the king shall answer and ta ay junto them verily I 1 say unto y u inasmuch as as ye have dole done it unto one of the least X of these bese in my brethren ye have doneit done it unto cle cie who ho bas bag a greater opportunity of boing good to the brethren than the litter IT ay sai SaC ints I 1 who bo hasa has haa a finer chance of show S Eg their faith by thair their works the he gathering of I raela will fill as As u orthe many opportunities that this peo e ff of showing their good works to their brethren ren reh in distant nation who are now for want of the common necessaries y AN who are pleading day by daywitt day with 0 their air brethren and arid with the lord continually fr for 1 temporal temp pral deli dell delveran deliverance eran ce in these valleys th the e e are provided for are wealthy and antl c prosperd prosper d and ard can well weli af cord fr ford to a their locaty to the heavens in iq TO e expending ici lending a portion of their means to gather 1 irael A creat many are doing wh t they jj they can do liuo u I 1 think we might plight mote mord in more orp as a people in aiding to gather israel which t ch is one otle portion of the great work ot of the 1 rat lase inse tat days tins tina ia is a part of our religion to aup rup avail juall all ail the good wl can in aiding and ass stin sting in distress who are of the house hola bola of olta ol falabu tb and ard atkaln in them in a condi alon aion ilon ign like unto these vales valen S monn mountains taing where they can be fj freed eed w hism from the thralldom jrsn of sn and oppression in j airich they ahey have lived to the present time i ay we have eo so far affected our deliveran deliverance rp and intebi in ethelford eth eLord has been extremely kind to safi feet teet in these thase goodly val vai kaleys keys I 1 jerl jeri where we have haive been blessed and prospered t nd Ko kopelson person here need go without the common necessaries of life how much will we de vola vota tole to the deliverance of our brethren who are bre areas as anxious as we are to identify their U interests with anith the kin kinblom ki ngom glom of god at head bead quarters where re they like us uc can anbe be benefited il iii ili ape the instructions we ae receive bene hene here bere from fram time moe zoe 10 toi tai t time inde I 1 have often thought that we do not MR fairly flattly comprehend the great mercies and bless jr jig ings g the almighty has baa conferred upon us if im we did we should show our appreciation of them then b by your our actions in aiding who are 66 to be delivered from babylon to le planted in these thebe valles valleys aj and parti cpa e in izi t qa i blesi blessings in we enjoy iab las A 3 I 1 baid said A 11 in in ther the legin hing ning the he world is pried to us but we have gave nothing to do 0 o with tv ty ugin I 1 one e sense bar bat to do our duty and suit Buit r aa ah kyo kya yc t idl idt glory ct god in it this he will sus bus flait reaid bring us s off victorious at last we lve tore hare great greab reil rell realon th to be thankful this morning for the great leace and prosperity fity velch attends us aa as a people we ye have great ause use anse to rejoice t emare the lord of or lios ilos hosts tbt who h lleen ileen deen deeo A kind ond fow FAW unto us from our early pa infancy to this time what has he not done fus ft lib lis do we not live in anage anage odthe of the world tg which be behag behas has afa hol gospel and messengers with the he light of the goff gos gog J a d have we rot bot ot become the happl happy parti nta ot rih nih rin not nol ollo otlo our r feet acrea anie nii anle dupon the cocot sali ball eal allon atlon hak hai hasue ire irb not sot delivered ui usi from the power of kicked wicked ungodly and men and given usi an inheritance far from their power where we ican lean can worship him none danig to make us afraid has he be not blessed this land in a miraculous manner to brin hrin forth for the sustenance of ha hs people peopled ife ile he has shielded thi elded us from he bavage savage toe foe and given us influence over oyer them m hereby whereby we can travel to and fro among them and from place to place in chiai comparative para tive safety how can we nye render unto him sufficient homage thanksgiving and praise aie ale to prove unto him that wa vi e ao ampre date pr cla t b his is great and nd manifold mercies I 1 know of no better way than to be obedient to the calls made bade upon us lis fro from m time to time to respond to them in that free way that shall prove to god that aill all we have ant all we can do is is held and detro delro demoted ted to the promotion of the cause which we have bare espoused regardless of tiie the consequences f e j I 1 I 1 we should not hesitate when any abd tbd thing is proposed to be done for the promotion of the cause of god on the earth but should she uld say i make way prejudices go to the board whatever traditions would rise up when the lord speaks let everything t else give way as the ithe masses of the people would I 1 all back on the the ibe approach of the he king BO so let our own ideas and prepossessed notions give place to me the word of the lord and to the tle wisdom that emanates from him let everything else become subservient to those principles files riles doctrines and truths this is the way wap I 1 have balfe always i felt since I 1 became acquainted with this gospel and with this people I 1 this work is not done in a carner but it has been sent to the whole word and ail men have the privilege oe of abiding the same prin ann caples of truth which v woe voe have lave embraced it they shall choose to arioso odi ori rio tio oso wa but because they abey d do 0 not choose to do so an it should not b become acom e j a rock oe ot offense offence and a blim block mock to tol I 1 them nor toms we have und undertaken ertah en to sustain J these holy principles chich have hate been 1 revealed in the last days dayse shall we now falter or shall we because point the this finger of scorn at asbe us be ashamed of this thia holy cause and ard back out from it does it make any d fforence difference ag to hat what bat other people think of it 1 no it is 13 for us ils to cling t to together ether ethen and go onward continually cont dually in the path patel boba chosen to walk in there are improbably few Um probably in n th this thib is church an and d i kingdom but what have in their possession some kind of a te testimony alimony which proves to i their satis batis satisfaction action that this ahls is 19 the york work of heaven it has touched thousands who do not belong to the church have evidence of its luis truth but will wili not admit it the mind is a bound found to receive and to believe the truth according to the amount of testimony give gneri and the evidence produced but bat through pride the majority ct cf the human family will not admit the beily although they may do BO so secretly and believe in oe the same doctrines ue ve do let them adaa they please that is is no reason why we should falter cb change ange our OUK our oui course in theja the least t pr aller alter our new ic s out iet let u P pass nabs y adi prove to the ard that we are true ardd arid faithful to him we live in a land of lot ilbert liberty where the power and the control rests lie lle tie people or should do so to a great extent it does so we have great liberty we have great freedm domy notwithstanding t the efm eff morts efforts ot or a some bome om to 16 abridge our lib liberties e a and tind our freed freedom om still th ihk 6 flord loyd is not unmindful of us for he directs ind and governs a ther them affairs 61 of f the children of or men more specially especially now since he be has commenced his work in the last days da vs I 1 think I 1 might qualify quality this a little by br saying more f specially to our understanding I 1 have no doubt but by what be has a ways waya done go so but the heavens in a manner casbe has been en shut up to the vision and view of mankind for a a ion lon long iong timeout time but now his h 3 dealin dealings s with them have become more manifest thin in in ages gone gope by bv wo w e lan ian can arrow see his footprints foot prints in more ore clearly and can ran the work in which he is mo moving vib vip bli bit bringing brin brim 1 21 71 zing cing n to pass his purposes for the r 1 world for the over throw of sin and infinity and for the establishment bli bil blish ment of his kingdom which prophets loag ages dast last past and gone have seen sem would be bet set up in t the 6 ladt last dats davs days we have undertaken ip to A fio oan oar eart part towards establishing his king gord apil which will eventually reign over abb joyl whole eble ebie laita earth where wabie all nations kingdoms tongue tongues ef and af pf people ople opie will acknowledge eman uelia gevay abway and the earthle earth be lit 1 up p with the glory of pr prepared haid far his kingdom and coming jn in thes jhao lo 10 villela killeya vil vii leya 4 K he the mountains a ila Via nucleus clIps irp lip f finally finai final y forme formed ota opie ople who bax bave have e been behn gathered out from all ill the thi feat fiat nations 7 ions lons a or be he carts for the express purpose of 1 sustaining 41 aaning holy an and ani righteous principles which gich pich api I 1 almighty C I 1 bals ua ji healed from the fhe bea hea beavens leavens and to form a community til at hall shall be self sustaining latter 0 associate together in ac ani to to the lo 10 lord d alid to the world arid that bat they gap dap cai cal Is sustain a t themselves that the hc nl ariu c lq god bas has revealed to hem them are a belf self f sustaining ih heir fahire ria ture fure so raci lio ito iio EO ahta thata thala abble nibble bom tom community may be on bua sua tamed by practicing dicing and jiving faithfully bp to them hence it is that the shafts of the thet enemy are directed against us for the overthrow and destruction holy principles we know of a verity that the woi wol k in which we are engaged idof is of god we know we have the knowledge of god our father and of his son jesus christ whom to know is life everlasting last illg we know in whom we have put our trust trusty we know the principles which we have espoused are based upon a solid and sure aure foundation we know kilow they are true and truth is eternal and will N ill lil lead to exaltation in the kin kingdom kindom dom of 0 god if we are true to each other and n d to to the principles which have bave been revealed we are not guessing at these thirl things s nor groping our way in the dark in relation to them should not our course be to turn aside every shaft of the enemy aimed at our brother brotheris bro theras as well as at ourselves when we see danger should we not warn our brother against it and use every ex erton to assisi each other imer to io walk faithfully in the right way shielding each other from the power of the enemy and endeavoring n to pick unloose those chose wandering into by and forbidden paths pointing out to them thein the right way wax va and exhorting them to walk in ii it jt we should ho d guide gulde the footsteps of the young and ignorant and teach them thein the principles u which aich have a tendency to bring them bem hem into the path of life and glory we try to overcome all ail weaknesses and eradicate from our bosoms every unholy desire and remove from our footsteps every evil way we too often see carelessness and arid in indifference differ ence in the midst of nf this people with regard to co these small matters f call them sall because are BO so often passed byad by aw neglected we ought to ii it sill evil into our caldren ch chi idren dren a nice nicel meribe of honor and tru bf hf ulness jn in their words th that at i e they co come m e to a act ct in real life they may way receive and re rever reverence v emrice ence pd of iio Ifo liness that wil wll hilj lead tb them e m P ultimately I 1 t irn tely to the p possession osge osie 1 ote tornal life a nd rrb fro pio pie often speak jestingly of bf the holy things we hoid hold or sh uld hold sacred I 1 have herd people do it and always tell them the they would iou id satisfy my feelings fee linss linzs muc much h better letter if it they won would I 1 d not make a jest of I 1 hold sacred I 1 remember a man in nauvoo baui maui 0 who wad was conspicuous iri lri in this once at a parly say in into inato io etie the fiddler let mp ino lay h ads on that old olt d fiddle and then perhaps vou you ou will not have so much e with the str 1 ingi ay I 1 was then a gentile Ge niile as hey they bey called them and be he no doubt thought that such jesting I with ith holy thing av uld please debut me bat but I 1 always despised him afterwards for makin making use of such an expression express ion lon and making light ight of one of irie itte rie ile fie holy ordinances of pf god which he professed ta 18 bel bei believe leie leee in jeang on sacred madera madara grates u a my ears care I 1 do dof not suppose people pl mean any ans harm tarm q when they do aty it brif b it nas haa a deleterious loui ioui influence upon our children whom we ought to tea teach c h to reverence sacred thin thins thines things a I 1 aou aoud d likit like ilke their beir sense of honor bonor to be iti UA 4 th h t they wiil wilt do right because the they y ke ave to do highl and not nob refrain from doin doln doing f wrong meely me ely because they a are rde afraid somebody will see them do wrong let the love of be blevin brel brei in chein hem that fueling ing of honest consciousness of dang right an and not evil that 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