Show DISCOURSE by president HEBER C KIMBALL LI sanday sunday pm june loy 10 1855 ISM reported REPORTED BY J V jong IONG I 1 can say as I 1 have said a great man many ti time 1 mes that we are one of the happiest people tia that t ever was upon the earth but some do not asprec ae the i blessings which are bestowed from day to day some do not appreciate that they are settled in the valleys in peace and that they are arc with those whom god has been pleased to call to lead his people if they could appreciate their position and acknowledge the ba hand of god in all ta things lings then they could appreciate the things tho thi connected connected with this kingdom kine dom it is with wilh maly daiy as it was wap with my son william and br brighams Bri Brig gRams hams bams on joseph and others who have been bout home all I 1 the tile time chev did not and could not riot appreciate their blessings but in their missions they are sensible of the blowing bl aksin which we en 1 I joy jov in these peaceful valley valleys S william writes fat fa herI therl often think of vcr vor relating the canup ilione of the old eld world and what you saw and anti I 1 heard but I 1 now see and feel them by sad person al experience I 1 hear the groans of nations of war and rumors of war of famine f anine desolation and distress ir in all the world except in the happy land of non zion in the valleys of the mountains how I 1 desire to see them and we all say that when we return home we ire shall know how bow I 1 to 0 prize our fa fai 1 and mothers and the hp society of the he sam j where we can sit down e 1 1 I 1 worship god with none to molest nor mafie malie af ad those are their feelings after being absent only a short time those who go forth to preach the gospel they see theor the lons inns and abominations cf men and have joy in contemplating the igna ign of times for they know that I 1 those hose things are to 1 kens of the coming of the son of man uan their thel eves are 1 i now open to see that god godi godl i at woi k among the nations some of them hardly knew that im was true uw I 1 they orth to preach thet they believed it why because they th ey were tau taught t it hy by thir tin ir parent parents theil thell par parents ants taught them in their heir infancy and childhood that this is me tile gospel if jesus christ but they have nev never r before biff ore been brough t into a to know that the god whom we serve lives and reigns reins in the leavens S me of you may say we wish wih we could hyve hive a knowledg knowledge e of hee cheze things that we diihr appl appi appler appier ee ata ate our besent present blessing faith and obedience wu wid give you flo i nt t knowledge and it will be the bet het be t day that we have ever seen when rilen r en wil will TO ecla le their hie blessings sings when they c n feel feml f red that god I 1 ines wes above the w wo id look took upon us as the filth and off scouring ring rings of i if zo he the mort most corrupt people it dpn pon gon gen a ath tyl but ah thoe tho oce oze e who do riphot and nd kep kerp th the iv pa pure pue arf ar ari i ciran dran as br biggham s ins P a il ol eltse tse wll will have houses and bawls ws w vc re and childr child rn i they are ohp ili iii ons who will ft ol 01 iv v those ble bles inza ins sooner or later nd do n cwi vc i ha haik halk ik the lyd urd for if it th thiap thase who I 1 f upon u lai ial alanl t or aliv aur i 1 ther I r that gd acs 0 o n his p i 1 lave pec L raid milf P to hem m T n 1 lo 10 0 o not poll i this land nor pollute rr r your fello feilo 7 ri eatores clea ried ea tures turps bu but t let lt us kep app kp our v pure and ind cit el nr iiii an i cloas 10 lo as we donld elsh vla to bi bv calt i alt ait viti liti our el pig eig PIP deal bo ho irrael a ith youl your breth on and f vu vei lave bave e arons 1 anny ny ron r on cven even rf of n p pin in ir ftp proper resil res lution aution u tion tf if I 1 r ii anfe rde ade your 1 4 in this vic vio vv hot v 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they khey mat mir lia la n i to give i fl i to 0 o iiii el whet I 1 IPP a p o pet for carcity scarcity rf r tan iso f 0 ii i tare tane me hp f ce I 1 fe feli ferl 11 well as epi I 1 cd ii i i my iny li P i d i if I 1 was il lej pj to see aher the lii iii 11 t 0 01 1 f P food f ad cut 0 r 1 I would sa sav I 1 pt t the i ead cad pel pei i oi he le sai SOL f T preserve pre pie erve serve 1 nea vea N ps I 1 folind I 1 ff 1 l i I 1 pr evera rp and ani m mv ri aver avor lo 10 0 o god t 1 bif will I 1 i w h IP cannim fal fai nag n BI 11 II blow bow u til it nt it the he chit charr chie lat hotl hoti nothing ine ing arth but thi ill ire art r may nay remain A ro mv re rp rbt ret biting ti loss cf t p I 1 do nt lops olia ohp particle pant part icle I 1 ili iii nd as i 1 oi 01 0 1 u IVE lve I VE vf been beed 1 foi fm vears mars pars to sn ur eier veat ei tr co oat nat and al all oa 01 W pr p and to i crease nerease ro voi stock ill tit n i tp t P mountain yiu yin atcie N e W t i h t there v w a miniie comins coming when ahry w 1 lle lie e iea ira waed ned eich vir irh h grain hasben has ben wasted i i deti de dp ti oved r r h sold at a verv bylow mylow low n ice tod to fd f d hees ares h zes and ni rii lq ils lis br bre bra breitm Bre lam iam larn in in t f 1 e beki i i a a duller and a half talf a bililis bi buiu buin liliI lu fr fir all t P w v pit at that pe 1 I 1 wili jibed pd to 11 hii miny wany so i t f pir r aran cran sra era sri n to for a du r A I 1 a it itte tp t the tithing g t jd be ic i equi reed if 1 iley faey diey jiey pid iid to h him irn I 1 will 1 pl l vou you a dreal dream vh ni ch br kesler resler had bad liv alv hf el primed that chwe waa a ack sack of gold rd a ca 1 id i d before him ar ari t that he had the TI ivi leg lec f f taking liking which whereupon p took P cat PI eind d walk i riff r with her why cid rid fid be ti ke tl le cat in to therold th egold B e L t ense ence lie lle vie v i hf be 0 o oid old id eat cat the file eat cat but could not eat cat the t h cold sold yon may m ay see sec about such times before vou you tie tre aie lie I 1 wish to peak of these while they tiley are prasert with us prid I 1 wish I 1 could impress bem hem up r n bour minds the first season that we came here I 1 recollect that br brigham proclaimed the policy of our laying lay ing i up grain and nd toli told us to lay up a seven years supply supply Ty and arf prepare for a famine it if our crops MOPS are now cut 1 be one of the best things that has happened tn to llis ills his church when a servant of god counsels you it duty duly to hear bear and obe ohe oher his word I 1 am fully aware that the world do not like th the 1 1 i idea of one mans ruling this entire people with his llis word but I 1 would not give one farthing for thi thiv community it if they could not be governed by one man beloved and chosen of the lord you have no salvation only what you get through that source and every true hearted latter day say saint believes so our crops are almost entirely destroyed and what good will that do it will bring us into a position where we can appreciate the blessings of providence br brigham says that bie fie d does oes not fear earth hell bell nor the devil it if this people eople will do as they are told and listen to couns counsel D di you suppose that the world could ever come through our bulwarks bulwa if this people were to obey j i I 1 counsel no they could not we generally pro j claim what 11 13 13 about to take place and we tell them that sore jud judgments are abolt abol to fall upon the nations of tile the earth but hev hey they will not believe us if it you believe us you will be able to escape i dr bernhisel remarked that he thought the cat ct was let out of f the ba bag when plurality was preacher hit hlf nui nut I 1 suppose that lie he did not happer bapper to think tiit the cat might have kittens and the kittens alow gi ow to be cat and thus increase to a vast number revelations of principles of one truth af after ter another will come forth until file he work j of god is accomplished oil on the earth we have to press forward under the banner of Clit chrast christ and the more faithful we are the be the warfare I 1 related to br jose joseph th ho view yew rew I 1 had bad of certain evil spirits in he said sald that the closer vie sie we observe the celestial law the more op position we shall meet these are ray raj feelings im and I 1 should feel better if you would all hearken to the counsel given from time to time from this stand we are a good people and we shall triumph over wickedness and prosper and be built up in the truth the lord our god will co nider consider our cause canse and have mercy upon us ua and if we fe do taste of hardship does it not read that judgment shall begin at the tile house bouse of god if i the lord lets us taste ot of the cup when there is no milk in it what does dogs it matter we may just as well do it now as at any other olber time why bless you this people will live fire and look better without bread than tile the wicked can with it it if we are to have chasten chasteain chas ings I 1 say father let them teem come arld and I 1 will do rn mi ts best est to endure them and profit thereby but when thole thone tho ie times comeion I 1 will see a great many murmur ers and grumblers grumbl gromb hers fers ers and ani they will hunt up their filth and rubbish to circulate about the saints saint of god and never nover go off so lone long as they have enough to fill their bellies I 1 the lord blesses those who wild bles bless his bis servants I 1 j and keep his bis commandments if we all do flo this we shall have good times we shall be bleed and will not be required to shed sho mans blood if awe we do right I 1 have I 1 ever seen the day when I 1 felt like ch edding hedding blooah bloo N no a never in my life I 1 I 1 always wished that I 1 might not be called upon I 1 to do it though I 1 will say that in nauvoo I 1 was wag rorry sorry when peace was decided for I 1 had got pretta well warmed up tie tae the oppression of the ungodly and I 1 really felt like fighting became onu ont outsiders iders come corrie hee bete and sy say that we are foolish fool ihli for being led by bibi man does doea that make if so that man and that hat woman that are not willim willing to be led by one man I 1 wish would clear out wit for we can get alone along without them shebl god bles you yon and help you to be faithful I 1 ask asu it in the name game of jesus christ amen |