Show REMARKS Made at the Oot Lake Stnkn Confrranco In the TAbornaclo Salt Lako City Sunday June 7th IOOO by PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF = = = = = = KEICHTKII uv AKTIIUK INTER suppose 1 It Is peeled that while I live and am able to meet with the Saints lihall I do n little talking and take my turn with the ml I del disposed to speak a few moments en this occasion III I can get the spirit of It I listened to tn seep interesting dA courses here this torenoun by two of the Apostles I was very much edified with bath ot Ihf m because they were true When the Icnl called Joseph Smith asa as-a pr phet leer and revelator to organ lie I this church he organlMd It fur all time and fur nil purposes necessary to prepare the Inhabitants of the earth lor the coming of the Son of Man I think sometimes that even the Saints ol Ccd almost forget Iheir portion their calling their leiponsibllity and what Coil requires re-quires at their hand I Brother Abraham II 1 Cannon referred this morning In the Mutual Improvement Associations and conveyed Ihe Idei that them was but A small percentage uf our young men In Ibis Stake of Zion who attended these a locljfioin Vow I want to uy a lew words upon that sutject I want to lava uur young men open their ears their eyes their hearts their spirits and louk about themselves and understand where they are anti what their position r The God of heaven has sc Ills I hand to build up Zion has set Ills hind lu purity the cacti and to establish a people on the earth to be prepared lor the coming of the Son of Man The I ter day Saints who dwell In these mountains lime this responsibility rest i iK upon them and no mm who hast has-t Jd the privileges of this Gospel and who has parents In the Church of God ten throw olf this responsibility It Is the ilelre ol the authorities ol the Lurch and of the parents ol these oung men and maidens who dwell here that they should rile tip and magnify their CAlling and fulfill heir position In the carih There lieu oilier people under beaten that tnJoy the privileges that the Utlcrdav I balms hate and that our sons and Jau r In daughters have 1 In our or Kaniialioni In the midst ol Israel I am onllolla that nil Latterday Saints from the Presidency ol I the Church down to m the UM member should uudcrsland I clearly In their minds that the God ol heaven is not trifling with this people is I not trilling with tnU generation nor with the inhabitants of the cumuli All tint IIc I his said all that lie has Inspired In-spired I Ins I prophets to prophesy truss WII A rS ol tether Adam down lo our day concernIng concern-Ing this Kencratlon and the inhabitants ol the earth trill hate Its fulfillment In the earth No power cn stay the hand ol God In thli thing lllnsed Is thai 1 mean who has cot a son that Is ready and willing to go forth to the nations of the earth and warn Ihe world to prepare pre-pare them lor the judgments which await the world and to sate the soul of men There Is nothing more pleating tome than to see our sons willing to go upon missions either home or abroad to see them laying I the foundation In their youth and early manhood to become tldt J oorb come uielulin the kingdom of God and useful In ho I world at large Our Heavenly father requires this mission and this warning at the hands of these Apostles and the Ireildents ol the Church and the Klders of Israel and Ihe Iatler day bamts We are all held responsible lor the course we pursue In these things I hive a great anxiety myself that none ol our cons will forsake the kingdom ol God am turn lo those things Hut nre nut profitable sacrihc ag the Gus el lt and Ihe privileges that lie be lore us fur the sake of the pleasures ol i this arid Our sons should not do Ih tOur t-Our daughters should encourage their brothers magnify their calling anti lo do their duty in their day and lime Our Labbatli schools and our Mutual Improvement Im-provement associations should be attended at-tended by all the young men In Israel The Sabbath schools I have I a very good i attendance I Hunk here are nearly ore hundred thousanJ uuollcd in the Sabbath schools In these mountains of Israel 1 hope that we may pmsue that course ourscitcs wherein we may be justified before the Lord The hand ol God has been manifest In this Church Ironi its ownlralion until un-til today Sixtysix years have past und gone since the Prophet Joseph or ganlieO the Church I l aim hundreds and thousands hate been Inspired by thu spirit mend power of God lo embrace the f II I7 Gospel I This spirit I was upon me In my but hood The first sermon I heard an hider In Israel preach I believed and went forth and wjibaplucil And from that day to this I will say before God angels I and incnm all that I lute passed through In this Church there never has been one moment that 1 have had any doubt In my mind with regard lo the work ot Coil r I have been In alrl el midst I leading men some of whom have npostalUeit turned away but I hate never teen anjthlng that ever tempted me to lum to the right or left from ube I I g the commandments ol God or believing be-lieving in the revelations of God We as Utter day Silnts believe the Ihlile lout I are we looking lor the fulfillment fulfill-ment of the Ihble Rend lie rrvel1 lions ol St Johnand I read what Is canting cant-ing to piss I In the hit lays before the coming of the Son ol Man These things are beginning to manifest themselves them-selves In the earth and they will continue con-tinue until the scene Is wound up and prophecy Is fulfilled I will take the Inert ol saying today that what you have seen going abroad of lato in our on i nAil and among the Inhabitants ci the earth there Isn I meaning to II Does anybody undersrand M Dues anybody Any-body comprehend why all nl it sudden IU lo speak these Judgments are mans lest dating waste our cities and towns This li only the beginning I of these Judgments tint sic wing f awake the world and they will continue until the rivers and the seas turn to blood and to gall and many 01 the inhabitants ol the earth will die because of these things They hate all been Portrayed and they with be lulfilled My brethren and sisters this work Is upon us There Is no getting away Irom It If we expect to gam salvation and exaltation el It was laid 1 1 upon Josenli Smith and those who have followed him In Ihe Priesthood We as Eiders of itiel have gone abroad to the nations In our day and time and we know for ourselves and not fur another that the sills and graces lollow the Ciders of Israel In our day as they have In the days ol Christ and the Apostles You nil know this I I do not suppose that there OI i gr tl inn man among us who Is not acqua nt t ed whim these tl Ings Those gills and grace have always lollowed the Priesthood Priest-hood and the administration of the tillers The sick have been healed devils have been cast outtho blind have been made to nee the deal have heard Ihe Gospel ol Christ has been manliest In all Its power tram the beginning ol the Church 11 thl were not the work ol God these tilings would riot have been manifested as they have been 1 am nut telling IOU anything that Is I new to you These things belong lo the Apostles Gospel ol of Christ Christ I I In 1 They Ills day were There with the Is one thing I have sometimes marveled at that Jesus Christ the Snout Ihe Ilv I Ing God the Savior 01 the world with time great and niichty work which I tested upon Ills shoulders only duet In Ihe Hell three years and a hall after he entered Into the ministry Joseph J Smith who I was called to lay the loundition ot this work spent fourteen ears In the flesh alter Ihe Church was organized John the revelator when speaking of the events that were to tike place in the last days Loyal An11 I lAW anollitr onset 1 fly In I lhr Imjl I 01 beaten having I tl I < evrrUilmg gutj1 to preach limo them that dwell on DM cash mil lu every ration and kindred and ton ate itul l people Siting witha toil soice f nar Ool t and I give gory lu him tar I tin hour of Ms judm < nt u tmur Yes the hour ot Gods Judgment Is 1 como The Lord raised up Joseph Smith through Ihe loins of Abinham I hue and end Iree th and Ih i rain ar11 Jacob IIl1i hula tl Iii nark lie l put Into Ills hand the ook1 Mo tnnn which was ldd 1 up J Ian tAIINI Cumornh by ancient Moroni I All Ili lowers of earth and his anpnrenti ought tu destroy hint whil heheidlhat 10 that 1111001111 Wi to Ir 1I11111 but God deliver hlmnn1 he 1 eI to trans Tare the work Intu time Hogi h Ingoage < < and since Ihol It hae been nlaIIIII to a geeul many languages toil iiublsh I ed I at t lten world I he L rd nfw goon unto him thlt honk ul intone IIId Cotenant containing the cruelest rev vIllor that Oil ever ere to IIIln lie I lived to reveal J that to I e thureh 01 God nUll lu the world AI w II u tn Iran Ialn thin 1I00k 01 Murlllon lIe I IIcCm plltued title grealms urk In i sit rt time ilh ntrl klll hl and then laid down tits bile or lien worth III God and testimony ul etUO CIIbt Iia has gone fume wlh th rest 01 the tnarll t rs awaiting the coming ol ihe Son ul Man and beholding the judgments of God laying waste Ihe luhab tail of thee 7 catch In fulfillment < < ofrt e1allJn nd prophecy brethren and sisters my leclmxs are that we ought to Improve i Ir time and du what we can no mat I r whit the world says of us or who inpreed abuut us We hate our e iilusioper f nil and we have cot lo to Id ui Im oGho1e tu kingdom of Coil This l is cur duty while we dell In the lie m > art when wo get through we will r down and sleep In deiin ocnod KJ h I m 0 the spirit world and II we are light 01 s mingle will those tthful ones wh have gone before us ai d I prepare for t e coming ot the Sun of Plot I My pray r to God Is I that Ie nay hate potter to nagndy our culling as Auostles if the L rd Jesus > Clnii and 11 I Hers of Israel Mild to do our duty Ue have but coin hie here Some ol us ntay lite longer than other but It mailers not tt he her this lire foj I lone or shun tte will Iw itld responsible respon-sible lor what we du while we dwell In the flesh I proy God to Inspire the hearts ol our slims and daughter lint they may comprehend the importance and the worth I ol Ihe saltmum I ol ti It souls of men and ol attending these Sibbatli schools und these Improvement meetings and that tte nil hoop make a rlghtuseol these gifts and glace while they are In our hands I feel lo ask God bur Ills blessings to rest upon us as the Presidency of the Church thr Twelve Apostle and alt I the nuorums ol the 11 I nl li Priesthood Heel 1 I to ask OodtobeH our sisters who are laborinf in the Primary Pri-mary Associations Improvement As sociallons and Ihe Relict Societies nud in all the capacities In which they lire called to labor as well ns t M brethren I In the building up ol the kingdom ol God Amen |