| Show DISCOUR5E Annu l Cenf r ne of lh > Church In t in Bell UK CII UlofiSundoy lh T brnc MOfIJ April 61h 1800Jby F SMITH MT JOSEPH PRESIDENT r dl lho rrI ar fl TO of I th I s 1 In Ihl I h l I a In rt Inr i r be I fl n the b n Il of 11 of rH I I k I 01 KEffi I I I I 1 t II I 11 m Ih l1hI I WII c IJ kln 111 In mr rlrtl > J m oJ Ihal I r r Inor I b d I nt nlo I I Ih r I I I HIoJ I bll 1 IIIU II II I t b ulIl Ih lIbM I f h H t II II y II k n In 01 b tlw 1 or I Ihr III > r n 0 1 1 Ib bII nd t oW I 00m hd h 1 ho 4 Ibll Ib r a lIh b Ib rnf t11 Ib mr nl tll 1 1lh m iiven r of nth nu o her rr X 11 inrrgr 1 i ry I I Iher hah uhltll b I jug U Ihe otth I I 1 tjrl t D l nr th to Ih th It h Ihe I I I 1 h nnol t t hi j rh h nl t t I 0111 11 tf bU n I la IhI world m 11 a f I JUI mallr nl It I Ih rt 1 r II rn I I u i I nuteSoiit of r Ob 10 Ihl 4 rn r frm l Pl < h t t n o r I m hlht t t ih I k itul U s n o Klrtri I I Wii r ii 1 frnrr e h Ih Irh iam ntal h Ihr ITotht And u f t II l > Dol wold I il II i 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In Ih 1hI at OK yol ltanIl1 on tIIlnl nu brr AI tvPllnor fr r r k fn iv n fiat foi Ih wran Ihnl h rav orV IP I ourwlr td pen hAn I n othwn Th gral rariw t n v blmlna dI hloh IA hnrn n hTrutn Sn5 01 lb wltn Ih 1101 PIIlIt In Ihe hta 01 Ih > 1 01 Iho truth nHllm y Ikr Ion 0 n1 n iul t II < ut on In Ihi Villi if 3ty ThlT It I my tellmony nnd I know It U I tru And w mirwlve ol 1 r > Ihrmigh Ih Inlnll I < OOn f Ond An1 Ih monlfIlln rt7 III Hrimv tTfflIl vi I hlh I In IOm 1 w II nrwdlnl w uM Irrh JoVf 11 Ihln nd It I Ih falb which we have had on tb thln which our king ha iikrn imlo ut Ihal bat brnnnlit m n thl rit knowing wherbr we In rejnlr 1 wllh Mich e illnR great tar ninlah Hook nf Mormon hAt 5 v I h-At < I Her now In Ih following won I what I vrfh tn nail ymir allentloi nror III I r it hclng MMriillr In ii rmny with Ih nferenr I Uav rand from Ih Doc ttln and Ce vnanlt In rlatlnn In lh oath and covnant of th vetlatllng rriolhooli Ami Ie nro wllllnR to nter Ihlo wvrnant with our Hod to dn III III And to b t obnllrnt to Ilia rnmAnoI m til 1 In all thing Hint II ball < on mand IM All lh rmalnder bur day Ihat ir mar not bring un mirlve ft reter ndlnr lornii n II h tirn rpnken by Ihl nngel thit w may not drink oul nf Hie cup of Ih Ih nr 00 And nnw the ar Ih wnrda which King H nJamln delril nf them am li nl therefore h aald unto them hav krn th word that I dlrrd am ih ooveimnt whlrh y hav mad I a rlghlrnia rovennnt IMnlah rh n 1 va 6 and C I II I n rlhlonue renanl It could not I other than a Mihteou l covenant for th rovnant waa wllh find nnljn Ilia will lo t olwllenl I tn lilt rommandniHiti In all tiling nil th remainder of Ihelr daya eor lalnly thlt Ii I KUOI Ihla It I a prnpr mtenint In mak on th pail nr fallible falli-ble man nnd It It an eternal covenant entered Into with Ihat Illernal IM who deal wllh III rhlldin not AI temporal 1 f or mnilal Mngi who appear i tn lit but a hurt fpan In Ih earth ind 1 then r away but who dealt with referenr 1 to Ih Inimorlnlllv or their being Thrr ti I nothing that nod nil don fnr Iho children of men thai I U lely of a temporal character II oealt wllh ui wllh a tlew I lo our etr I nil being our Immortality wllh reference refer-ence to th fact Ihat v ar lilt chll dr vr vnab 10 I nd I I whn I we enter Into thll covenant and obtain ob-tain the rhang of he ll which it Ing Into thla cotenant Ii I aur to bring tu I the honed In heart f ht vI I Khkhyehiv made > ihall I be callrl I 11 thllorn of Clirlnt lilt ton n1 i Mil I ilitifhlrr fnr behnld Ihl day II I hub iplrlluatl Iwmm I you I for 1 > ty that jour lienila ar change II hroujh filth In lilt mm therefore r are Imrn of Him anl hav terom III I Mini ami 1 lilt ibiuihtet I AM 1 under Ihll head yi nAl fret and her Ii I no oilier head when vllr by ye ran b mad f Thr I 0 other I hen by lvatl h lh IIi i e lh lerefnr rlt that r hniild Ilk uwu ynu Hi thrill i all you thai 1 hav I entered Int Hie mveminl wllh UO Ihal J ihoul I I obedlnl unlu th Mid of lour llvei Ami It ihall com lu twa that I who 01 r dorth Ihl IIi l r found al i Hie tluhl hand of lod for ti ihall kmw th name by whlrh b I railed fir he hill b ralltd by Hi nam Url Chrlit IMoilah Ith chap ti 7 o I Think I of Ihill Who undenlandi Ih1 InIIn1 I Import th imp of H meaning r hall b rolled by Hit m lnr And now II ihall romt to pain Ih1 > whoao trr hall not lk upoi Ihm th nam < Chilit inuit Iw rll1 by torn other Inl therefore I therefor-e flmlelh hlmielf on Hie left hand 01 l 11 11AI An1 I woult that > hull r tmlr uli 1 that thli I Iho nan hit I Hid I ihould glv unto you Ih1 n ter ihoiild IHI blotted out except II I I hrouth Irenrlon Ihro lk hd Ihnl y do nol Ih1 Ih n b 11 blotted out 01 hal I vi 10 and It 1 In 0 ithir word aa thi Dourlm and Covenant haa I Th < refer I thoi who rerelv Hi rletthuiHl rrclv thlt oath and rov rnl of my rulher which h ri nlul brk hlhr < I b mO1 ho tbl IUI brtklh rnnl r ho hath ad I 10 0 lurnelh Ihertf I iav forewent 1 of tln I vrj r In th world lo co I I mt VI < on < 01 rl to Ihk thl Iluh 10 Iblr hrl 11 I lok I 1 01 your ml Iblnk 1 II Id WI l you taIn IInl our rlinuanre In I repentance and th mllon l cf tint lnlaOo Iho lav of truth and In Ibe earnrtt detlr to do rliht and fortakv I vvll Conlt yuiirelve and whether you Im lrnn > creMd thla great cotenant Inlo 14 Vihlih you hava entered he au I you hav nnd you ilo not repent of l UH conllnu I In dltobmllenc I lo thl I tenant ami choo lo rnnnln In Hi Ihn OulI I nnd I hfu Iokn In III I 00 Iho I no fu Ihnul ror you In till world nr In the world 10 come I Ood word 10 Iru at all then Hilt la true nnd II DIIllu to > uch of u AI hoo enl Into Hi new and tverlaiHiiff onnl hiving bven torn ngaln or rlrluoiF Uimllitii of chrlit and having In oouie Iho oni and daughter of n I rnntlnue from Hi Hook of Oo mon i I ay unto you I would that hniild remember to retain Iho ni f written nlwayi In your h < irt > that urn not found on nlr left band i of no but that > hear and know th Volo by wlilih ye hall be railed nml allo Hi nam by which 10 ihnll call YOUI Icr how knowelh 1 man th mi Ir hom he hh nol and InO I it Blranner unto him and 0 I far tn llm thought and Intent ot hla Irol And I agnlni Doth a man h1 ana which Lrloimelli to hla nelnhbo nnd krep hlmr 1 > ay untn you K r nl J nltl rI h j r hmnnl hi Cock but will drlv hil owr n1 cant him i 1 ul Untn you eyrn to ihall U bo I you In o knuw not Iho namo by whl ye Pro tolled i I i hcrrforo I would that yo houhl h ilenUfatt and Immotabl wan abuuiidlnc In good ttorkt that Chrlt Ih Itd 10 Omnllnl mA 1 h V I t o t I II Ih Inln nn I nl II n1 hru uUr 1 wM 11 aU n1 1m U oh nl o r lolh 10 I 1 nn I h I a 5h t hl othl klhd 11 I 1 1 hilin 1IU tnr u H r ChI n n 1 t bllnt nl hvlna I n 11 dlh 1 1n h 1m < pllllI Ih 11 hvh hon nl on h t 1 1 bn IU D Ih rnrll dnh nn1 nt 01 ot hllman ntur t nlr bYn Iud nr n Dh1 nlhf lrm nn1 Ih Ir tr PII IY hun IInl 1ly hvlnl tn 1IIn Ihln u IhAI hAo 11 m1 trn lb l rll1 Inh r h 7 117r nna ilr nh Inl Ihy a t 11 1 Jn or bF Ihe n I rln v Ih Ih I Ih wal 1 Ih I Ih hlrlh nf th rrl m y or through Iho UiUi I f h w 1 ami Ih gift nf Ib > Mr flhjjl W ar nmt r nulml tn If burl1 rhrlut In bapllttn l4Ml I of lole11 iil burial burying Hjf11 mn wlh b a rniil ami IIIh nIII > nl I D ot Dn1 Ih i rI Iwn lfe th epIrlluarbiiBlUHri which fnllw bn1 Ihr laylnK on nf IhI I rM A eon nr A laughter nf Ond al r of i ind a Jolnl hlr with Ju hrtl III thrmigli Ibl nrdlnanr Jij mn An l gotln pirlliiaiiy I Ii Ib dnor Hirolirh wlilih Jr hhn I I I Ih iisrh I rrfe 11M hn1 Ih 1 01 Ih wnl nn1 ir anynn nler bv Him hn ahAll Ii hav Hernal U hiI whom I ntlemileth tn get through Inn In-n other tray hll Ii < ounld a > hlrl ind a rohtwr nml we may ll juo liow far h will Illrwil 1 Thl H I th lopl I that w har i n nonld to nbr W bar nlernl Inl Hie Nnd nf lint nw and vrla tln rntnant ngrnfr that tv vrmiiil ntM nrnl Iho iandmnti 01 In IU Ihlnn hI II hU mmn1 Thl I n nn Untnriie ndnftiur layai 1 A n wh ji I Hi In1 nf our day We inn think II hu rfrnre tn tho end 01 our Mortal IKe Ihal a llm will rom After wo IhW nniphed Ihl vroballn whn tv ran live Hiihiit obll i 10 th commandment f ho Thll In a gral orror W r huh neer tin day In lmo nor trrnli > hm I will not b ohllftlnry aid 1 wlun I will not lie I pitatur a well I > u duty fo ilia 1 jIn I mct nt Ih ln1 10uwUI Ih nd I air of MMhlty I I upon int prmcil that we kp In touch wllh dud ami remain In I harmony with III purpiM I la I only In Ihl way thai On onuntA our hlln M obtain our crown and th Ktft ctfter nol I lirra which I Ih ereottt cKt 01 lixt Uun you Imaglno any othtr y f tlo1 haa rlnbllnhr1 all thlnialntfttl orr Th Iou of Clod I a lmu > 01 t older nnd not 1 houi nf contusion In Ihl houa llu1 hlm > lf l < Hi u Irn luad and II inuit b olfl Chlt U I In Ih Imaeo and liken olla o-lla Mini III l > tt n Hon and II landa D our Havlour and our Oral We inut walk In Ilia talha and 1 > vo 111 prrrei in do thtm < r w wi I b cut off Nut unto Uod and ChII In Ih rttlh It I i > laed I on unto r r i oli tl I t rJn and unlii whom th rich r i prildency K glvtn II la < lod nuuthplrc to 111 poplr In all thlnn vrtalnlnc tu th biilldlnir up of Ulun ind to tho upltliunl and trnuioral aal ntlon of Iho ixopl II I I aa Clod a kricrmil I do not hIt to an runr Dili truth for I la Ilia word Ao then for I I trui Th p opl h > have tntrred Into cntrnant 10 kOp tin rnminandmenta of tho IIP nlil lifatktn unto the vole of him ho I placwl to pnilde oter their id rcondarlly to Iho who or 4III tn ut wllh him a l hla runI r tn Iho Holy 1rleihu II Ik 11 un1 nd 01 Ih 10 cOIIIII Ih Irldlll ulhnl Ih it rrltilliuod In I Hi rarth do1 Hi nlliir Uo1 Ih Hon and 11 Ih Holy hint commute Hi uiKllKitd and th iMihl eovtrnlnif uiinruni otr all Ih lIon jf Ihe Father Th n IAn1 11 Hi hmd of ih Churil on Hi eorth 11 Hi n ar Iho wil nil 1 thnwlvn Kalnti who hltat 11 lo rl > up In cumlrinnatlon of ando and-o ripre wnnl of hatred and nmllr told thee men who land al tli < ted t-ed of th Church of Jriui Ctrll of jttirday Kalnt or raur Ihy flen do II rlandrfinely hmO n Ihr own aclp tun ruwardl tn al 1 t lh their nanica to Ihelr own wtlllngi I rh i they neveriheleii rli up ngalnt Fie menmen who only thouah t tu dn good to nil I mankind r realeit care I fnr the wloro nf Ih l opl l nf th l < nrd and who rltnl ideator I to unite and no uhl them no TOUM Ihm to labor I rnrh In hi 11 I llllg iliu help l build up Won I in Iil arnetly ilriire thit ry man hai r l a working b In Mh hlv o I haerct In Ih houw of nod If ar nnn fee 1 offended al me let him twin lo m like A man and tell m wlietMn I have don rOOt and Ibl cltt m A ihanre to 11 tl iplahi niyelf I i m anhamrd nr lome peupl I who pr K tn be lAltrrday Kainl I I lia on my rteik anonymoui lellrri 11 i Inr with A iplrll of vlnlenr hatn mol and ifindmnallnn towanl m nd my brelhrn i > cl lly Inwai reildrnl Cannon and mJI for win W e huve never done or thnuchl 01 doing tn Hi world condemning h f r etlli that rilit only In then > the-n wicked Imaglnatlonii for l < n mAn with Hi Hilrlt of O n hi benrt will ter mnden > Ihei men openly In acr t or throui annnymoiii NI numltera of whlc I Dt rent to ui fiom lmo to lmo Ia don me fnr referring lo thli malti lieraui I Ii I pethipt trltlill but I Ik upon Iho ntithori of nnnnymn 11 ntk of II 11 > AI n1 Hi > ant i f Od < alur I D man lu Any fault tn nnd with ho 11 him com In m or I h haa nny fault lo find wlh lirnther Cannon let him gn tn hIm Let him pour out hla nrl Ivl 11 10 u n1 alv III ohn 10 ilUIn or 10 mko rtpnratlon I hv dono ie nndlVt ilmnotVrowardly hi I II al II Ia mn wM hlnult behind a nom d r imnymou leltira breMhlnx wrlh ond vrncennc inward th Mrtant 01 the Jx > rl and nf Hi pioplt W hit lo r > ro nnitlni I a ro rharpn t b If by I reprotlng we have voundd ln uimrrotarlly wo will putir out doubl pnrtlnn of Hi lutliu of mo k I a humility nnd lor toward Ihl IhU w may lieil th wound wo h made Jun a Ih 1roihit ha Mid II liit lecllnn I of tlm Doctrine 3 Covenant lirad 1 for yeuralti NW theie thnuchta lint 111 cnmrt to mo nn Ihu vptir of th mn inent They may hav in unnwi wiry altogether Hut I fel Junlinx I fir u 1 am r < incrnd In mklll tliea rtmatka I Ih nl Hmaltlili Irtlera 1 vrro fmm backulblora or on tngonlatlo nenlllx wo would lint I rlrld but when thoy com Iand Tour hrolhtr In tho Uope1 w up P ln Hinugh of mUle wo do not kMW that tiny cnmo fruin men who rot In ho 1 nttfr dny Balnta Tl > oihir any I ipoko of ounlrl Ihut waa uftrn given to mm of our poor lr thmi wlia wo ttcklug w ok nmong ilhr thlnim lhl they thoulJ tfo i ut ti i I n w palt c > f ho c iun try and Ink up I Innd 1 cultivate tho unll and liulld thi mm Iv up amnnr Ire Bin n in new rltlemtnln nnd therehy rnlnblKli h nn for lh i n IVa I into l m nlil ili t I 14 Ir In I he medlrln myixlf Now I want to ell Ihiini wlu ili lint know It ttit I hove trM Ibit rry rtudlrtne The Irnt pinw < Ih it I plo ril With In thl inlley wn madt f IV did nnl hav ar h 11 fa II 1 I 1lvr In wlh m hn nt In I rt t rh Unr r h t J n I bin 1 rn no unUI I I I the tru u I tum Ih 1 I k h1 I I t u nul nn In i the il r rt inil hnak up the hnr n irn nn I and then gn to the k id iniki illl 1 ha lo ronrnr th vml i I their nntural ctiannvw upon th I I know what I I 1 earn mi lng by th inrat nr y brow I l ll rI It hrfnre AlKl fl Ih Inrt inn nnd will Ir 1 n ttrmitth tn I do I can do I t ngnln I am not nbnt olng II if Ih lx > nl requlr 1 1 1 rlit then l > nn labor on ailh mnrr fwnllnl lo I Ih wetltKlna I i rl tnunlty or m r > ImiraraM thnn Hi almr whl 1 h nerraiary I tr I lu i ml frrw moth r Hrh 1 I on ol he mom n iM < rupatl < ma And 1 In I I Ib 1nitlng A lb n if heen and rntlb Thlg I an uh r lohle nr upntlon If II I 1 ly rrlrl on propiriv ind rl orhlII l > T e nr th four litIon nf th t rery mmunlly In 1f w Ij Whn the fnrmlng community l pro I T I I when th I lord I trii erth n niikiv It fruitful 11n Ihr hlark mitli Hi rari nlV and 1r who follow thr punull MDt1ll nl I I 111 hn I h fiMMi 10 id 01 III ttrerMh 1 for Ih d I D m r kind then 1 either bin I rmrnnnt nml wlU 1 Innguleh I Thrfnr it r u > Illl tM 1nr rulllvtilr the noil Inl l U Ifodu o < own living nut nf Hi Mrth by Hi lle lng of Ilid a far n W noalbly rI rwI keeping In nD ihni w hAV entered Into A Mttwn mvnnl with < IM hh Ii I an eltnial nan I and fmm whkh I nnt d part nr b mnted ami whteh w ra inly fall In by nurMlvw IranMmaln that new nnd vrla tlng rtivrnai ind lurnlnr away from I nod help u lo I true and fnlthfi In our iAllIng ami 1 iiandlmt In li rbitrrh Ii I my irnyer In the nim < I Jemi Amen |
