Show STAKE conference concluded MONDAY the second days services of confar bucs commenced by atas choir and con how ami foun dallon ye saints of it laid in his excellent word ahat he to he has billj you who unto jesus for refuge hath fled prayer wag offered by elder karl G maeder Mae the sang how beauteous are their feet who stand on alona hill who brins salvation on their tongue A nd yoda of peace raveal APOSTLE aso Q said I 1 desire to read this morning from th book of mormon and the words 1 shall edd jedd j are to be found in alie fourteenth chapter of the farat hook of nephi brother cannon then read from this chapter commencing at the fifth verse down to and including the seventeenth verse he alien turned to the twenty second chapter of the first hook of and read from the sixteenth verse down to and including the twenty eight verae I 1 felt to read those cords in your hearing this mor for they are full of comfort of good cheer and inspire with hope ill those who be lieva in the words god has given this prophet the words of whom you have heard lived GOO years before the coming of the son of man the visions the almighty gave to him were principally of events that should take place in this lations concerning the gentile nati are known aa a ol 01 the gentile na tiou some have thought that because tho word gentile has been applied to those who arc not members of the church it was a term of opprobrium we are of the sead of israel tho blood of israel flows in our veins but our fathers were mixed with other nations known as gentiles and we hance are known as gentiles wo also knew by our descent that we came from the gea tile nations many people wonder why it is that wherever the latter day saints have baba they have been hated and why men should take extraordinary measures apparently to drive them out of choir midst this fact has excited the attention of those who have watched us of course we who are latter day saints know how false these accusations are wo have sought to live in pace with all men I 1 do not believe there can be found a people who live more in peace with their neighbors than we but tho same conditions that caused the primitive christians to be hated and t operate in our case but this fact oaly sustains the words of the prophet contained in the book of mormon that there are hut two churches one tha church of god the other the church of the devil of course thara aro thousands upon thousands of honest souls in tho earth who are not disposed to array theia selves against the work of the lamb of god but it is a remarkable fact that like as it was in the days of jesus mon joined hands to seek tha arrest of the work of god Is it not the sama today can we wonder then why individuals in the earth join together in persecuting us it has boon the most difficult thing to get tho world to understand our true condition we can see the course that is before us tha destiny that awaits thi people thra will be a great power brought to bear to crash us this is clearly fora shadowed by the words of the prophet which I 1 haac read to yoa I 1 shows that all nations will jain together to crush out the church of the lamb of god it also show us that we hare got to be patient cuti submissive to it all it ia destined that the work of god shall triumph and satan be bound then do you think will allow himself to be bound without a determined effort on hia part bot by any moans mence he will gather all lna forces together prier to hi baing bound and wilt wage war against the saints of tho most high but who will come off conqueror those who trust in jehovah there trill be but few according to tho words of the prophet the righteous shall not perish the righteous need not fear the righteous shall be sustained yow these are comforting words to us they ere promises full of good cheer if it were mot for thesa words god has uttered would our circumstances athrea ant not be discouraging to us if we arera to converse with men outside of the church and ask them what they thought of the outcome nine hundred and ninety aine out of every on chaa and would say that they fully expected ia the contest we should be overcome and compelled to become liko other peo course the objectionably objection ablo principle in our religion is celestial marriage but let me tell you that that is only a battas outcry there is something still more than that and thatis the power of the priesthood that bindszus binds lus together and gathers this people from remote power is more dreaded than our system of marriage it is the authority that the er hold in the midst of the people it i against this authority that aal these hostile forces are hurled it was for this that the sainta m missouri were alain that joseph and hyrum were killed it is for this that we have had to suffer and it is tius that will be the chief point of attack by the hosts of darkness so lan as satan is unbound the time is coming when things will appear dark and gloomy when there will seem an barrier between us and our deliverance it will seem as though our foes in the rear were pressing on us and before ua a high impenetrable wall it will then seam as though sudden d Bt ruction will come upon us but right then will a pathway of safety ba opened like it was in the day when the israelites found themselves oa the borders of the eed sea with their foes the egyptians in the rear at such a time will our deliverance come like to the israelites when his rad over the red sea and the waters rolled up on either fide aad the israelites Israel itea passed through dry shod while their enemies who pressed on their heels BO eagerly were swallowed up in its depths so will it be with us and I 1 feel to aay to all who are fainthearted and despondent ut the prospects lafora aado not yield to the influence of satan but in the lord for hig work is destined to prevail let us say in the hours of gloom set thee behind me satan when we resist and fight this influence the spirit of god descends upon us and we aro full of new life let us put away all evil thoughts if we do all this wo will be as happy as angels affliction ut the burden will roll off from and wo will fael the influence of god with us it was this way with nauvoo when the angry mob drove them from that city they die not know where chev were coing to they knew not the nature of the lana to which they were to be led but iby put their trust and ith light hearts singing praises to his aly name whan they had to face otha triau they bore them just aa cheerfully but it seems different a theo times we are more apt to despond and despair abc tho workings of providence although we have difficulties to contend with now there is one thing that we must not overlook and that is we have beautiful homes smiling orchards and the edlue to a great degree contrast your condition today to day temporally to that of the condition of the people in the early days and then contrast it spiritually and make your own conclusion cl see if you ought not to be more thankful and faithful than you are god has given us wealth in the choice land we inhabit he has multiplied us in the manner he eaid he would as a flock god has blessed us in this way yet persecution comes upon us at the same time shall we murmur at this persecution and forget the blessings he is bestowing upon us no that would be sinful we should do all we can to build up the kingdom of god Not liing save the transgression of the p souie of god shall injure the church of god xo plans however well concocted can injure us as a people nothing that the whole world can do with all its power with all its all ita ingenuity can injure this people the only causes that can influence this work and retard its brogi ess is our neglect to keep the commandments of god I 1 say this in the name of god and would earnestly impress it upon your minds when god turns his face away from this people and refuses to listen to our cry in the day of trial than we are in a pitiable condition ht va we forgotten our lord in the day of prosperity have we in the day of well abeln be ln if we have then let ss descend to the depths of humility and return unto the lord how sorrowful it will be for ua as a church if wo shall cry and cry ia the midst of unto god tor help and no answer come let us not forget our god we have an abundance of blessings the earth teems with blessings for ug the lord has smiled upon us continually and he promises to bo with us continually j righteous need not fear ar we righta i ous halewa put away every thing that is displeasing in tha sight of god hava we reconciled ourselves to those whom wo have offended I 1 want to live in peace with my brethren and sisters and above all I 1 want to live in peace with god when I 1 appeal to him I 1 desire that ha will listen to my cry Is it not a blessed thing to be BO that we can command th blessing of god at all tinier let me appeal to you and seo if I 1 can ot get you to return to your first tors for the truth when you treasured it more than you did riches or anything that you possessed possess sd that you may do this is my in the namo of jesus amen ELDEE GEORGE said it was 80 long sinca he had addressed tha baines that his own voice almost con him he had known for many years that this work was tho work of god and that it would triumph tribulation and persecution were not given us to despond over but rather to stimulate us us mora dependent upon the lord it needa be that of fences come and if we civo no causa for their appearance among us then will wo be blessed we must live by every word that edeth from the bouth of god adam fell man might be und man is that he might have joy we have much to leam we cannat evade the trials of the present day but we must accept the provi dences of god as they come along we will ba exalted in the presence of god As a people we have everything to encourage us we can rejoice before god as much in our tribulations as in our days of prosperity the purposes of od are transpiring just as fast as we abide bv them the lord has so ordered it that the kingdom of god shall progress in spite of all opposition JOHN made aa few closing remarks in which he expressed his appreciation at the outpouring of the spirit of the lord upon his servants who had addressed the people the heavens are full of blessings lor ua if we will only labor to build up the kingdom the timo has come when we should not trifle with our faith and the principles of tha everlasting gospel we should be ia earnest we have received testimony in years gons by ot the truth of gods work sad we ara satisfied that his work will triumph we are not led by crafty saen but by the holy we are not deceived we received the testimony of god in our hearts bonfi before we saw our leaders we may have ear trials and our imperfections but our motives are good and if we are faithful we will triumph and come out conquerors when you go home put on the aholo armor of christ cease from your strafes fes your disputes pay your tithes honestly in the seasons thereof gao Q CANNON then read the following list of appointments of meetings to be held by president woodruff and himself in connection with abo stake presidency the ensuing week appointments springville Spring ville on tuesday at 10 a m and at spanish fork at 3 p m on wednesday at 10 a na and 1 p m on thursday at fork 10 a m and lehi 2 p m the choir rendered the anthem father 0 hear ua benediction wax pronounced by elder isaac bullock conference then adjourned till 2 p m 2 p m the Bar vices commenced by tha choir singing arise 0 glorious alon thou jov of latter days whom countless count lesi saints rely on to gain a re ting place prayer was offered by bishop brown of pleasant grove the choir then sang praise ye tho lord ray heart shall join in works 0 o pleasant so divine now while the flesh Is my abode and when mj soul ascends to gad the authorities of tho church were then sustained the statistical report for the quarter ending january 31 1889 was then read showing a total number of souls in the stake of the report of the sunday schools for tho stake was then read this shows a total membership in the schools to be PRESIDENT alluded to the principles that had been laid before the saints during Conference aud he had a desire to bear his testimony concerning the truth of the same the work of god ia a marvelous marve loua work and a wonder wa cannot help but come to this conclusion when we review alie history of this church from the time when joseph a mere lad of but fourtson four teon years of age wont into the woods and received divino manifestations from tho father up to the present the speaker then alluded to the visions joseph received and tho made through him by jesus and ancient prophets thosa things have come to pasa and the words spoken of by holy men as rc cor dedin the book of mormon have come to pass from that day to this the work of god lias crown and will continue until it fills the whole earth even as predicted thousands of years ago W are witnesses before god ans heaven that these things are beginning to transpire you have evidences of these facts I 1 want to read a revelation in the book of doctrine and covenants s it contains principles that I 1 desire to refer to you know joseph has been called an impostor they called jesus bel the prince of devils they do aided hig apostles they have dono alie sabie in this day tho jews no biers understood jesua in that day than the gentiles knew joseph in his day As great an as joseph was said to bo people read the book of mor non and the doctrine and covenants and they will find that aliey are full of glorious truths I 1 v ant to eay that this revelation I 1 am going to read ia a prayer written by joseph the prophet while he and his brethren incarcerated in liberty jail joseph offered the prayer I 1 am going to read to you the speaker then read tha entire ono hundred and twenty first section of the book of doctrine and covenants and that too with ut the aid of spectacles there is the revelation the grayr and answer given to ha prophet joseph smith while in liberty jail joseph smith and his brethren n ere sentenced to die but how was it why a few days afterwards they returned home and we had the pleasure of shaking hands with them it ia well known that in the late war when the northern army passed through jackson county everything was swept away independence city was thoroughly destroyed all that were lelac was a woman and her two cli ildren who were carried out of that city by ono of the officers of tha north and landed in clay county when she got there she him if he would give her food and raiment he told her he could not and she then took her children one under each arm and jumped off tha bank into the missouri river and drowned herself and children there are a good many things that the world do not acknowledge but we who look to the fulfillment of kroph acy can readily see when the words of god are fulfilled our salvation and our exaltation depends upon ourselves we have been blessed as no other people have been blessed on the face of the earth when I 1 came to utah it was nothing but a barren waste and we had to cut miles and miles of the road here before our horses could proceed the ground her was covered with sagebrush but today to day it Is blos coming and is fruitful we are fulfilling the prophecies of god to us and this afternoon I 1 want to give you a little counsel in repard to petitioning abo lord during this crusade and before the fulfillment of the purposes of jehovah I 1 felt this that I 1 wanted to ask this congregation this afternoon and there are hundreds of you who bear the holy priesthood what you are going to dj while aliis great cloud of trouble haags over you will enter into yur secret places and pour out your souls te god and there intercede with him for his protection it is no use praying unless we pray in faith thero is no law ear passed by congress that will deprive us of praying therefore it is |