| Show I I DISCOURSE ti ceneral 1 Conference of the Church In the Tabor C ivtr1 1 al o salt Lake city Sunday Afternoon April 7th I8BB by PRESIDENT GEORGE Q CANNON = asroRTKB BV ARTHUR WINfRa I I inun ol the I7lh chap t II i sivlor wu praying ul Ills I titter and tpeaklng 1 II 1 h iienlcwhtch h Ihm m 0 om hk1 I thou ibdet h wold b hO fur they ale ci 1 hln aom0ii n ii h wohIhut f In I I om 10 Ih I I h owa n ttiiiririlietthoyitoly f rube I wmll I kept 110 m1 IoIIOlh tiC IIIIbt be 01 I n I IhctF thittig I ml hl Icittoicy I IIllhe wor 11 bcynotuhih I f 11 110 kr hm 0 1 tttucbuiiitdeul beep I I un i I am not I urtttutit I ihyworhhc J ttituuhileioftO ill I ttirneelftltt tihiigtilhii iruih I n > hoot hit them lit i tliotili Ilieir i t u iliiiu horI tiaytie y litetitiltatthiohi I I t mellon mell-on w f tier lucy itepim I I it Iho euhdmiiy ttcondhotlhiircd r loom l Ihon hail haiti I tlut limy c ttiihaatgtrO I ic the fouartun r > biihoiihuiiion I iikthciIObai 1 I f om thy mo I wllh huu n 11 1 I ui II trii ihothih thin one of the ciutruiiittkibhiu prayers f Ii n or have any record of I in I iiul ullereil many r it I lilt 1 ttowiif oioitah puce lu f II spryu was recorded F UlW down lu at It tea il 1 ul meaning and one bv I p wclly heir to the it ttt ic HIM hi blewlniil U > i i iycd l boo on till lie tt itt I i inks Hut we need I ct e tttriiiy til I the name ul I i m civc the answer 1 Flit oar I tail IateVeeelved lie Hi y n cite hit lul 0 I ler liii I cxemnhlir1 I l i uuil not hem in tniln ei i iinlieexunt lint I i n ui IP tl tlllSIIC I I Of llll in I sisters which i iii oihir urgnnua 11 I Ihu earth U I II i ii > hat marked us n < I JO i 1101 thu commence h1 10 iou duds ill a I it t n1 I md Ut lIIore Cd It 1 tic my other char elr It is I the Uiurit Oil tt Ociit r hriilxl time I tile I it I ct I i i wily llmlmmcih n 1 I those wllu Should be h I 11I1 I receive the lit It I ti 1 lii her to them t 1 1 i > r in thw respect 1 It I hl I lIrr i h I Ii was hcanl in behnll a t th immediate chili 1 i II slulluwers butt l I I i but-t Mr I all genera I it I imicd by every I it it i ihiumli jut nil time I It n ih it Ik prayed lor H I I to ie y 111 in worn ill Mud 01 Hi Uiuichof Chrll 11 i il hlo lucite Church AI to IhlII > uuch i fluid ly y c we have been In t I t t niuud till smniu t > cxlenl not i ui c should have II I I ilituech i upon utanu i t h i lite loot I our heiits I a lot liiiiii and tnadu i i I nm spcakink d In mm uiit ul IIIanonOUlle ltd ollie u lh whh n lcihtturwuloimt l 1 So we 11 lime lint 10 arC I i I titte Limit ands II s n leul the Son ol I ii J I I tiidiliitlliUtliould I I 11 1 wluih Ihe world t t i h id lit sent Hun audI at II 1 I I tt I Hut His I disciples II I IIhl I the ather I me olll < ivii of a one It hi t tilititl0hcu lii mu chic I i I eiwren huh ather 1 0 I ii ussillt l lor the hit II 1 11 mist Idea of any Itttlt i or exurotslon or II I all r anil Ihe boil it II sui 11ml not thiee t tto I 01 I hilI I atom God of he Son lire lliolwu I Itt Ieny I with the Holy I II mini urng Splrn or hI 1111I n 0110 Ve 1 I III our thoughis I W du 1101 opi ea Ihk thill I woulol t us ih m the oili 1 P ir He them in on Icr hI 1111 lJo1Kh or In our I u 111 Ihlll ik LII 1 ihu if w e c lleiugsth o am I i ioi fr ii I too I elle i IIu 111 < U IJ 1 V u p I II Ic allllhe Father are ono much ao hat In the tnlniln of many they cannot liUtlmMilih IIOM It can be that they can Iw one JI JI yet compOKil ol too leIIAIIIII and of the Holy Ghoul l Iw cause according to our human concep ions we cannot Imagine ouch nn doll lit ly of fetlliiK and atlrtbutn In two mibreiit petsonagen We are nut ac uitumcd In thin here n thou earth WhclI we think of a lather and a son ol a hroth and a brother we think of hem an separate individual Their nillviduallty it i dutiiKt In our nilnil Hill alx it i the cat with our athcr and he Lord Jetuo Chriit it peMoiuit da I r i V but not en the Godhead While they are two perwiiagcn l tliey ire but one one In leelinit one In thought one in 1 nind one in ever > lhhiK In fail lit every hrtilloli In which their povter it or can be exercised And in oil the record hat hate como dottn 10 Ui from the Son of God there U one thing lhit MaCdc out cleatly ami prominently throughout all the leaching and acit of mr Ioftl I and Savior Jeuo Llirint and hat if lilt I entire tleiollontu the athcr I HIi complete lubmloUm to the will of ho Father anil 11 In oft upreued ilwiire to know and to do that Hill It it l wonderlul 1 the I iubnilwiii that the I Savior inmlleited I 1 In lilt lift when we think ol Ilu I great dignity I and the el ittmsh l lion til it its mCCoiuiocl Ue are told that there wan onre a rebellion In lienvcn The Inphet ouph and Sidney Rigdon iKliild in I vUlon and they recorded that winch they cow In this language And this we uw al lto ioi t be or rrconl l il an mini ii Uo1 Wlou u > n i tliot tr lu vIi rolls ol lu1 wl i cii lit I i uiui the Oil Ii oucn ion wliumilH j ullictlovnl > nd olo u in ll lie U M > III alibi Iaultmorte hell down fnni the int no e uf Hud arch he Sin Aol I u u i4lUiI Ihllu I ho I < itt e h item wrpl ales Him llewu lucllcr a neal UK niotnin Some have called hint Iif ion of the morning but here It u a ton of the mirohngooe among many doubtlc phr aimgt I wan a nil my penonage without with-out doubt rite record that U given lu u < concerning himcliarly ebuucie that he occupied a very high ponltlon that he was iimou I hot a great Oe it ol and 1 that he I wa iniglity In hit sphere MI imirh to that uhen Itie malKr uat debated con cernmg tlio I earth and the plan of ash tahoe lieu an ol tuftlcient I linporunrc I I to have Shut in which he proposed no lice plin by which tint earth thould be Mopkl and the Inhabitant thereof redeemed re-deemed tile plan however otto not accepted hut 11 was to plautiblo and > o altracllte that mil of the whole hoI ul beaten clhird accepted lilt plan and wire willing to Coot their lot with him Now tue diflercnce between Jrtmms cod uciler I wan Pilot jetui wa uillini lo Mibmlt to the 1 itlir He had lit I pi in which wd anepted Iver > lhin that hat tome liuwn lusts coupled with our own exptneiKt In relation I to the effect of limo bpirit ol Gad upon the heart IraiU us lo i la eonrlutlon I that If luu had proposed i a plan tliit would that have bum atcipUil by lime I ° athir lie I wouhl not i have rtlnlleil I agninit I the I ilhrr nor ng unt the Sun 01 lud ratio might bate propoted the plan wind w ia accepted Hut h JW dillerent wa It I with Iuciler Iliuuie he could tot liavej bit way he wa delrrmlned lo wink tviryihing lie would pull iloiu Ihe thrune of me denial ather I and iluitnn everything He waa not one with the lather II he hid been that rebellion wuiild not hate occurred Now il itt i remarkable fact whlcl completely erlll H and rnhimkilohlns the truth ol the record concerning lute re billion m hciufii that from tlmtlniB Ailum appealeil em the earth and o lul ilren begun to multiply and inereaie the pint llul luulcr exhibited in heatei lui been minlfctlod on Iheearth When lie hits hall power to inllucnee men and l women he list Illled them with preelicly Ihe cOnIc spirit that he nunilenud III Ifeavcn beloie man cunu upon the imtli thtal I I tplril nnde In ippearancu in Lam and the Dtble i shows us Pout cl it I was continued from Ltncratioii lo gen erailon The Book ul Mormon ntilled with the same tollmen Hut ice lIeL1 not depend upon the tecurdu that holve come to ui for Illutlratloni ol hits mid testimony I conecrnlng It Uc oursclte > nJnc oUur va m our uwn pertoni In our oun organ Uation at H Church hate teen Ihe sam spirit and the tame results thalattendei its iniiuletuiion In ancient llmet am even at far back ai tlm tuna of which I oilouhhebOru lilt trI I Woo peopled I Wo have I seen the pint of rebellion ex cmphhed I III our Church a > It oat whei wu acre in our nplillual cxiilcnie Trmldcnt Woodruff illicit I upon titus In his rcmirk thu morniii lie thoitei us the ellccta ol i Ihat l kiiirit In Unite who entertained 1 It II Is I but a repetition 01 hUtory Hiilory I hot repeated h ittell nil 1110 time in the Church ol God The lljol ol Moimon it lull ol it Thai I re cord khou how the tons ol Ithi I divid rd I sume listening lo lucikr touch enter laming Ihu tpirit ol tebelhon other cnlcrl lining the Spirit ol God and hcckin tor lu 1 love and union Ihoi who > Itl kit il lo Hie spirit ol 1 ucile r suukht the destruction of the otheri nlHI not Itelllll Ii llany In ubnllilo that vhich was right hey lebcllcd agulnst their lather they determined luhave their own way reiardlost ol the rikhtt 01 olheis And Ihal history Irum thu btkinnini ol it to tic end shown clearly Ihe operation ol these two influences Iho Spirit ol Gouh bringing Ihu peuplu mtu union mid lovi and the spirit uf ueiler I which menu in I lie own wisduin and iou Hit I own purposes has perimlled tu comb upun thu euilh lu let uoutinlt hug uut Icstiuction whciever u could kil itucontatOilob the people lu tiniest bell ihiuugh unlit II wrought the enure des incliunol two races 01 peuplu un Hns cunlinent lhe Jaicdilc rco nnd Ihu Ntphld loan Ins wise Iur as to look a duo Into uur nn pujilion 11I1 I hi i U 1 I u i in lob by the lciun I ul Ih B p I I so trouble m I amu UpUIi tin N plait peuplt md I tutu lu valor to them Ue cause Iho rceurd is a nost complete and iuureini UIIoXCI Ihuo11 i then cparnn from Iiib spirit of union of why hh I hove readinlhl pra > orol the WerJ rJ avlors i Uhen thuy hoed no as to re Come the fulfilment of this prayer and nate united Ihey prospered on the I eight Imnd and on Ihe bIt the eaith was blenied for them U ytIw of htn ichfitu and etery clement of wealth contained In the earth and there In I no purl of our earth that m so rich In all the Irmrnts of wealth is chit hleal ron nentj set at their command But in lione day of prosperity when every lilng lurlnhcd Mime mm in ur nime action would arite in thir midst Abel with prIde and vanu > an Move ol the lr yielding lo tier 1 opiiii si Lucifer and propoilng plan of various kinds in order to disiuib the peace I Ibis people ol God and to create distension among hem It wao time fruitful source ol all heir woes No trouble ever came upon hat people only through their yielding 10 this spirit of dimension and of reo iclhon which had come down Iroin Ihe I couned tint wa held before the world wa peopled All the prophet who o concerning the detlruelmn ol the scphlte I ml ion were led I lo altrhute the lownlall of II at people which IhIY by he spirit of prophecy taw would surely come lo Ihe fact Ihat they would fall in 10 disunion the 1 Savior and the pro IllIcit predicted hint four generation alter the coming i ol lt the San nr Gui I would live in peace and Jesus rejoiced IVIo IJ over them lie said how great Hit joy was alHut the utnciallon which lived when He visited them for He sid that lot Oe soot would be lost and to I i outd b lor lour generation Hut alter hat a falling iwiy would come They would union to clue spirit of Satan they would lot their love and ilivlde and he result would be their enure alinlhlla ion 1500 nation lon ur own experience my brethren and sitters Is I tcty similar to this Can any of ton put yoir finger on any Onnllhl rouble Ihu we have bad that ban I t lad its nrigl i In professed Latter i y SIl dlsstiniing leon us an J turning against u o5 I tell you us I tiat been said I already ill i llib Conference there is no power on earth t > eo ii no power In Ihe domains of Ilu lainiiid I Set con disks or diiturh lull I peup e If they are only united No mar also helium roe we lay I she tu Imga il is I sit nghtcuua tInsS i we are unlle I we i in sum i aiiamU the world un l ad itswiuiulu I Wu can tl not 1 only i agun vmule I cncmits hut we tm 11 mil nKainM the intisiUlc hcmuol < lulne which Iucl I far ha at Inn I command ali we can stand unshaken and immovid amid the temuuais that may break upon us or whaler may be the character of the nnjult that may he made upon uv upn United wu are btruni we are strong as the Almighty uur aider I In Heav n end Os Itio nC iesuo when luiiler vi led away one ihlrd of lime hOI il I beeves with the utile of ilmroylng lie plan of salt ition and i nn ing to luxht Ihe purpo es of the ather I Hut when discnion come In our mldm t when disunion inaniletts loU when you we m1I who e1 themselves Latterday Silnt yielding to tin spirit ol batan and rcbrll ng in YrU feelings against the Spirit I ml l God and Pin work of Cod then there I caue for 1 apprehention I 1 I fur 11 lo tiembc I we ever do tremble i < Ie that it and always hat been the Iruiilul source of our troubles and I alw ays will be Union therefori ought to be die 1 key note ol f the entire people as I it the duet 1 corer tone of the saulern lena tore ab the Church It ought to II he more desirable thin anything el < e I among us How shall we obtain 11 truth we hove I by enc man hating his own way and carrying out hit onT dootuluui Uas that the w iv Jesus our uncut xcmplar I 1h All but I nave hiarl il uchcl Hut taken i away man indep I ndenee There aiu tome people w ho serum lo have the idea rr rebellion and d subedit uce irr videlicet of In depend IKI tui I ol uihood Well I am glad lo know hal so far eat lulI I concerned I neter look that view 1 I always fell that 1 wa just G liidepcu dint in being obedient cmuiih I I know I let mil h heller hIlts I could po tibly feel I I weru d nohnlieiil I a not dcnendeme necestirv to b disobedient lo allow in lilersi ore II lie head l 01 Ihl Church ciiuueeil lip hhe ile three torn wo oiHlilule what ho I called the llr > t Itei item ol mitt Church ol Joint Chiist of I I tiler day Vlinti One It Ihe President I1 I ho ulhr 11 > are his counselors Hut ml lluee ire Iretidcms aecuruink tu iho revelations title hlw vet hi ell the key o Piesidcnt Woodiufl ii dlitln uihed Irani every other ana of lit by the act that he pa ceo the ky ol Ihe 1110 on the earth lie poenl thy Sup rein o authoiity I his olce 10 U In I its pin e lrlngiitu his the voice 01 Go I Not lint he It I < 0 nut that he It Inialllble Ho I i u a fallible man I Iht i mnteloranre filllhle nun FIle 11111 I I resiliency cinnut claim inJitidiully I or culleciitef mfa llbilny Infjlliblhiy b I not riven to men liny arc fallible Hut God Is infallible Anti when GUI speaks 10 tIle Churh through him who holds the keys i IC the word ol the tturd 1 to this people Can col 1reslden oodiull do hi Itch Ithout hit counselors I do not know whit he can do or ithi he mikht do but I know that he does nut do II I know thai OI Iretident S OUIIE I dlil not nor Ircsulfiit aylor I know th il resident 1 Joseph bnmh did not Ito I sought the coumc of his counselors Ihuy acted in comeit And when the 1irti Presidency ail m concert they are II podccr UUI at II mat alll by Urothor Ior aylor I ou I rldiyil the I irst lideuey were divided and the Twelve were divided then wa would nol nur the blessings that Cod hit I promised and II 1 do not know what what wutild be o r fate I know thouh what hit been in the pan Joseph J Ihruukh lalte brethren had his life taken mutt him lliote nearest to him betrayed him in the days uf which I President uoodrull hat spoken I and ut the very last thue who were nearest to him were among tie inn who were the mtani III i ringing him tu hit death row how Uu null ihe FIrst 1 Presidency 1 Ou we have a mind ol our own those who I now us emjudke of thin I n our duly 10 miku our thoughts known upun every subject hot wo ihoulil not bo 1 ird In our hearts we shuuld hu soil nnd h tender so Hi H thin Spirit of lol will iiilluinie ut It dues nut do Gut 10 he i plnii nated and set m our letling and tlniK 11cc u our view n lliecorrei core but to hold hearts view uur vtW har open tu receive re-ceive the mamlelatluns ol the Spirit uf God I suppose each onu of lu ms i fond ul havlni hu own way I know 1 am lam I wilm I ionic s that Hike II lu n t i > i It l w 1 ittci I Uu tat 11 t tutto < I I < 011 lu I ttltu nt0 I h I I I 5 w > I h I be I cdl cOutdc lit lIIIIIey I ul iho tttutntt I wrIt n duty ol cart fiejiuci ytliruui1 ju ihouiurch Flu 11001 lent of Stakes and their CtbtiutOt ions the IIhopo and their Cun itirn ond all who act In presiding p ilions honld b united I Is I our duty so Iho Ht Presidency ol the Church scrk for this tplril of union for which the Solar I prayed anl to be one lu bring our feelings In subjection and when two agree on A thing and the third cm nut see il let him Mt 1 am 101111 wiih VII No leel ng that cntcH Ilin my hiatl shall land between 100 i mil me SiipiKite that one mtn ha m > rt xivlom than another III It belt r tu i any out nil n-il in that it I not so who il yun ire imtedonil bteakliiggennl > a plnn lih I itl i a policy that t may liolnferu r in uine teepee Is it mor effecllvi I i mtn ue imled upon I than a better lol w mid be upon which lie > were ditl lid Hut ome may a k l where come m Ihe nollol ol t Cod In such eases a < tine 1 tin-e should underttand Ihu Guil ours men as InslruinenK In carrying mil Ills iurpoes He lite theht m curding lo heir capacity He gives them oppor unity lu exercise their agency ami to work out development I rn Fume 1 Icrtt I gate lo the cllldrtli ol hroeh I uller I eavlng ol tg1l1 1 I what is called the huw I uf I carnal cummandments It wa dUe d-Ue ly an Inferior law to that whi h He I desired them to hat yet it time i rum the ljnl Helntplnd I IIio nrv tutu I Moses to do that lor the people because they were not prepared to receive and lut YI practice higher truth and live up 10 higher laws The tirsh 1 Presidency ought to have in the fini place their hear MniJu tu iho glory uf Gid to raCe no personal I lcd IG 11 ng YI thai will Influence limo tt ts any lullcy hut hive their motive pure and then when they unite on any thing a ul give 1 any counsel I tell you tint Go I will auilam that ned cacti I IhioiiilH He will sjpplenicnt It by Ilk wisdom and power and nuke It Heel v Fur I lie 1 ° mt Presidency ire bunuurial mm Uc call only see aceitain daiunce Go I ices lu I the ulmoa limit Photo are no bound to IIU I tlghi Hut tin re ore boiiids to our lus 1 tie rrquiie uperhunan wisdom of UI So iiuy at Hi kites I lu us He Ptit nls nut Ihe path and If our molltit are pure aid wu ate um til on any plan > r p ihi > lie will bless and sincWy Hut in 1 He I will louise It to ceulul Fh it c tllutus thu strength of Ills 1 list troteucy I their UII i Iv ind the puy ut their nnlives They may erraol I w ho due r III nol At I said we aru itmbbe I I men Whatever my views nuy be concerning Ihe Church and lit inlilliinliHI suppoiu there are none of the ulh IMS ul the Church who claim infalhmhty Certainly Cer-tainly I do not claim I lor mysell Hut oh his we are united our motive pure ant we dived ourselves of every pa sunal desire and bias and atk Cal to take away all hardness Iroin our hearts and all blindncs mm uur I minds and then tupplliate Him for His niching II i 11r Hurel I come hen I Ihu Twelve Apostles ant the oilier olhiceru ol the Cl lulls h when they carry that counsel out unitedly and In tita same spirit will b bleed and the Church will be blessed and at Inv I Mid God will supplement our weakness by Ills stiength and our want ol knowledge by 1 Ills innnllo knowledge and ttms I great power In his way the Chunli of Christ hat always been led Occasionally men arise who towtr above Ihe multitude in the extent ol their knowledge such as the Prophet Joseph and others whoe imet ror need I not mention lor so the Lord revealed lo Abraham there are inferences In spirit lie tpoko ol the Kukaubeam or Ihe Iara and 01 Ihe difference niamfeit In them that one star wa greater and brighter than another until Kolob I wos reached which in I neur Iht thrune of lie ternal I and He said II w anon with the npirili allt I men Thee are dillerencet in spirit There are ilillivM LM leo 01 Inlelilkcne I 1 among Ii tetluttiil ol men Uu ate not all 0111 dr id Ic Hut God semi luilli in > loiially 1 man Ihat tuivir liku a ki mt I tin mnlst of his fellow me ilh Irhel I Joseph w is of th u Kind ThTi hivi hOI Innunierahh en iniplts ul I lit illuilt 1 i f our e liurm uf that kind odium knowledge foresight f I and mlellLinii I wue vu far ihead of their conlpuri mil UUMII who hvrd coteinporancou bib ly with them that they eoulel tol com up to them flu 1 lliuiih eoiil I not cole uptoJiMiph J I IIlouircl itiv hIt lie loulo iitve revealed Satan lu on if wu ha I 010i i prepared I 1111 I t wuild have lul lir Kre Her than those that we have corned I nut the Lord iUil with Ills I children nmciiu h He kites them Inn licence aicor jinj u I I iur op icily to rrceiva I Theuf Oil t mn such os Josuh and others gIna ihu counsel mat is adipied 10 the cut i Hums and ciieum at 11100 ol tin lbctltu k 11 though they may lieu hull I it I Is not I ix it lip what ought I tube tu-be littler 10 kte Ihu people sunn thing Ihey will uet il it u not hhlr I 11 fullness of r tic liw i ul Unit batter to lead l them on uiiiil I 1 eir capacity is en lunged and hut an pripared I to receive hikher pincple mil truths lint is Site way God nas dune with HIi I peuplc UI There I are mint linniii wl that the Icadint men uf this Church ian see and underHand under-Hand that II otto unit nt Impar to the people nor iA tin people to do them Wh > 1 Hi < IUM they know that the pole would nol tome up to the re nuirement I mil hit thereloro Ihey would he disobedient littler lo give them line upun 1 1 m precept upon precept pre-cept her i little ind there a little thin to kive U em something tlut llly could nui ro tOil aid that they would rebel ukiunsi b ibtal I It HID manner lu wlueh Ito 111 I de iN with His I children and it is the III mer m which w lie nunn I nun-n pircd ot the old I deal 1 with their follow uuhlbc iking as I Tint Presidency Presi-dency it wu could lI hive our way there UI ale many ihaniis Hi it wo woutul make but yini know him I dilheult It it I lo have 00000110 upun I many points Now il f t e i I usi hneidettiy 1 are in the eomliliun thai I have heretofore re tcrred to GI I is with ilium a id He will simam Hum 1Iu 1 nut Hunk you Cal linil three mi n it least I do nut know of any linn men whu feel I reater sense ul uiui unuorilimeHi for the posi lon they in eullid tu liii Hun the tree Presidents ut 11 I Uiureh Toe 110 I resilient I you licott and you know Hie leuling hIlt 10 I h ci Kcspccling President Presi-dent Small I ltiiii I Ill eU I know that we have bath lent overpowered by hit lsacnnootottrolttili c kiieM Guil knows I nttirvvuil I have tle > oU III Ihu puattUi II I u oulil n ivo mud my was I lube cted unl I > IJIUle I it oat Gods will lint I il 1 ull 0 I I I lIuloel hitI wit in I ti 0 I lY hruol 1 1 tlbtuitllttt I I tt I I i IIdh do 11111 I I I lu I I 10 tIn ii I I I t clitaily bitt Ii loot tic ltdoatltt I t C0 I td u I lice pUlor hat toti u u 11 u1 110 Iu le l what 1 am I would hive connection with thlsufhcc I ttuatit I nut touch il if I did not know Hi i it was the will ol God that I should tot in tills position And I know tin In i ine teeming ol Ircsi dent VVoodrull i KIIUW III i Is the feeling of President smith I know it Is the leellng ol Ihe I welve and if the Llders generally Ulien ChIc apirii ol Gul cOle upon ss we Iud I uur unworihi ness and hOot nothing but Gods power and bleiung cal SIM un us In bearing lit > under tns great responsibility whlcu He has el placed I up > n us My brethren and sisters I speak of union Ihu I tiiet I Ir oldetmiy mist be iustted I use I once must he united tot amung luemselvr alone hut willi IIP 1uI I Presidency Iney I mut see eye lu eye with thu I ° its Presidency 1 ney should e > me and mk counsel h uf he er I irst Presidency And it was said by President luscpli J P I smith Hits morn hogS when men to things in Ire andre and-re not willing to brink luau whleh Ihv Shove Into the hlll ol day there Is I iways cause lor tear I We snould have our let open and bu willing for all iiIsr brethren lo read our he ills and our thoughts Ue thuiiUI enter into no arrangement nur have any cunnccllun with anyil ing thai wo hive toiomeal It t I not the spirit ul God thai trumps cueccainiehhn Nor should we enter mlu thing without being willing lo atk ounsel respecting them no nutter what lilly be I It I our duly tu ask counsel to seek Ito nnml and will ol Oud fur God dues speik through His tuC vanI anti He lions K ve cjumel Ihr jugi iictii unio IIe ptu ie I he welve Itl ought lu ue in His conlitlun Icy ought nui tu un Ine sjcaly and the nsel ol lIlt Itimt I it Prvsi Irney II I i we WAi Ills iur our mil K Jriiutiuin Ihe Lord knuwa we do nut Hut u is the order vi the Chun h that Hie Twelve snould seek uMiusel Irvm titooct whom God h lit plaitI to preside Aol they tim juld Ue rot in asking eullusul and I oil III 1 n it dj ail tiling without II In Iliu unie saner Hie IreS el itte of fIn S axes f-In their Cuunsului sliuu U ask coun seh hut lliihups and their Cou seior uuld 1 counsel ii and the cvui Presidents I Presi-dents ut t lu Seventies In their place luuiU A k c untul alI k tiIt y aru uinler too lection of the I welvu Apotttrs unu are llicir lily leaders alder lie flut Piesi Kne > ul Ito Cnurch At 11 1 u a nu i Khuuld U IIIV1 cuuiuel whuit cjiiMilllii his leuw il Ourrvlstt 11 h avu uu ugl as we ul tile I I irst Ietimdu 1 Ci ol Ills Ulureli I tu counsel 11 matters concerning Ihu I I Umicii it I ji knowing tlm mind and wth I uf m fellow sir I vault up < ahy ul I President Uuml mil I Ou sat want to give cuuusel to anyone on any unporluni aaor null oul Presidents Uoodrull and Sinilli hearing it h nini I gelling their vieat cun i ermng it u lierwite I might IK giving one kind of counsel PraISed I luifpli t I Smith might b giving anulher kind ul cuuusel m I when President Wuudrull heard our counsel he might not heod cuulI 1111t 101 agree with cutler ot us Ilienlori tie should be union In this the iould I II Ihl retpect on te heart l ul l every othcer in Hie Chun h A counselor tu a President ul a Stake hat nu dullness to gIve counsel h without he knows it is I In accord with the mind ol his Ivihow servants The wtlve I have uo business lo du it I Ihey hive nu nghl lo gu here and there while lucy have accesi lu their lelluw servant and are operating in conjunction with them and counsel on their own responsibility relolhlily In the management of the alums ol Ihe Church has can see II care were not taken In this direction we thuuld b divided and conluiion would ensue I Is I just as ntieseary lint we should be un ted In giving counsel m regulating IT rt liOn affairs of fho Chuich and r of the SIll uf Ian tin I is Him we i hl sound in 1 nuohiisId dextrine I have no rIgId lo go Into a Slake ol 101 i id kite luunsel and arrange ullairs unless I know that that bon I un omj it In sincl accord with the leehngt onti I use counsel ul my lelluw scrtanln nur iuto any man alll I ten then 1 must respect tin nutli ml I > Hi it pieules in ihil rpl I 1 MitntK quiring cuuntelmiy be impiir ml lull I n nut 00 important but hItt it iu an kiuiuiy be dHetred until me uniteu counsel i an be uut ilneil So u is in nil the branches ol Ihu Chun nand n-and in all the work ol Ihe ministry There must lie union soa remember thu story ot the be Ihi in king Immure Ie dIed lIe cilled hs buys foelher 1lolhor He itaniled 101 a n itii of airunt and asked itt ulliilat lu Occult ihe bun h Ue put it aerusi i u knee md he tried aitch H led ham cmd ml iu i He reuelel I eagle e1 Ins buys to try and they enc i lulled lo bieak tIle I ltouui I hen he commanded l hit tu breik tile ba id thai ui itwd Hie arruws 11 ty did no Nuw Iry nnd break Incm he iil houly they liioc Ihi m with Hie greile eie wparalely bj I is with u ThI nol wa uut ui iled we are easily broken bin when we un < unite I we innul IIP brake hSuul 1 ie Cllolr urlk l ntn amilv ink couiel tnal 1 klw I I un sattiiin dIn d-In giving 1 feel Uioiv I wuuul led very weak I I were I > In I it Kidman because I lola I laniedpeihaps by having Inat c unjel tIm llcd lnei > lure uhen men eume iur euuniol all 1 have the idea that they coo kt littler suited by eoniing to me ur 11 I Uroti Joseph F 1 Smith I do nut u nit tniin lu Uilnl II Ihey ejnm lo me Hut I am going to Lite them I sunte cull isel thai may nut hu m accord iO with the counsel 1 ol Hie other brethren rune ol u should du this and no man should seek Iur counsel I in that spirit Vu should htumitttin iking cuunsj turn Ihe allalrt ol the Church will rol 1 un and everything will move harmoniously Iheiu will no peace and union In the couu ut tls ol the HUthuriiiet and thu Church will Icel the imlucnco ol it That spirit of union will run through the Lnurch und all will be benentud that will ue llmi received and by Hie spun I le reelvd tnioyed My breihren and sisters above all things therefore we should seek forth for-th spirit of union and love It l should b sought fur in uur councils and we should not contend Now uupposu thai I should lake I t Into my head lu say hull a certain ole is Irue and I con timl rOt I determined iu hate I so duet my euDlenllon mike i Hut Sai puse t iiit 1 uhuuld cuntend maul loot until the Sector came tint i It I true wi u d my contention niaku i true c ei I1 nit slot I lannol change a piinciple ul Iruth hen 1 why contend or dispute ur arjue abuut uf A man eunlenes ihoul njmelhlig that happened ii iho p isi md hu m UiMcrmineil lu hIv i tu h n nil r i inleiids Hi it u I nol so uI a h1 hi 111 ull io IIO 111 I I t ltutt I It I 10 I I IL I i 0 I I I I I I I I I 1 c I 1 Ittuli Itttt I o0000 itt nu ttail gn tilottgtlt m I den time and in truth bv our contention Bull I will let yuunhere there Is I rom fur diflerencrs ol opinion In regard lo the policy to be pursued there ourht J Ink I to r1 no contention I h wever Got I speak against it We have no right to be l n disputing I contentious people And whenever I dispute I will i my brother I am likely lo grieve the spirit of the Lord and darken my own mind Therefore lee us avoid contention iu our councils and in all our Inieriourse one with another Ol coarse at Isiythcre I Is a g r chance hoe dillcrcncc I ul views respectIng respect-Ing will y I often amuses me lo hear ume ul our brethren say Well he Is I a policy nl nII though there ucis something some-thing IVY bad abuut a mit bing a polity nun Hunk I however I know what in I meant by that term Nuw there Is I lou pulley und there is bad volley I bahiive In good pulley I believe we I ought to be a politic people and when I lay a p iliilc people I mean a wlso people tokutg l advantage ol very circumstance cir-cumstance that we can to obtiln our right and our liberties and tu get recognition dl lr ognition I in the earth that our clue i wuiell may Iw known The ililli ulty ohli ut to we are nut knuwn II we were belter knuwn v > u would lie teller though uf I II I a good thing lo pursue tI i wise puhry not douching bending old yielding set firm A a rui k where Ihe principles of tiuih are involved ready r to take hold ul every proper ail vtsnltgc tu be gamed lor the Zon of jwl ami make use ul II lut tin pro loliun of ghteuuineis and liberty and true Iruedom in Hie earth My brethren and 1 sisters let us stop iriuiieiiliun and not be tlllf and set in urging our vow > UI course where there is I wrung being tlonrwe should be him usi rock Ulwrc men are teach leg lube doctrine we should not keep inland ulluw it 10 be laugh in our hearing without I ° hissIng against 11 thtt t we tired nut fill Into the spirit of iitcntlun and quarreling over thai Ve malt useour inllucnci mil lei what we Hunk and then it i u is nut receive I J lei u gu we hate done oir duly and not 1 Hie tiiin IH loosing around lo inn wnere we can Imd liuli Home men ae c Minimally itctc 1 i into duciilne and trying lo reveal I mislerie i us President Uuodrull referred lu this niurmng auutii tIe Godhead md other thmgk 1 Ilbcy I want lu know a great many mysteriei Now I wu will tic that which lies before us we will gruw In know IiIke and God mill live an reu ltlimi Old m revelation and luthln will b eon e tied I Irom us i I have tel lu mike these remarks thta Iternuui un thu important topic Ins i i ol the utmost importance that we sliuu d be I united U hentvtr you see lon at lackm the wulk ol Gad and the ser anIs 01 God yuu may know that the adversary is I at work He h sin reiions fur being nt work And tiho weapon have always bees lies and hnsis rclbrr sell alion I is I in chin wy hal lie hut brought al uut his wicked designs Irum unio tu time II he could mike tint Cul m1 tn people behuve both the Mm lrel leney mccc eleceiten and were ready tu lake I advantage of them It would f please him very much I ha could make I people beiieve that the I welve were ills Hunts and could nol b relied upon and were looking lor I sell lpn I wuuld gieally please I him It it I on thw uccuuni thai he tills Clue whole world so to speak with lies concerning us He will guun doing it until he it I buund lIe will hue tsiaand ind then he will not have power lo deceit the naliui s as he ha had up lo Ihe present time I Jrn bpcablng shoot men like Hie Pronhel I having I g views superior tu other men Ihe Mine thing may be laid l abut HIM people Clur way are ahead ol HIOH of the world they cannot comprehend our views Ue lake view 0 things which wem utterly strange lo them On Ihu lusllun 11 1 virtue alone the major Ii > ul piuplt cannot agren with U In mi tin l uut men siuuld be strictly Irety virtuous and they du nil understand l liy tta should Hunk that mod h tetere lilies ahould be alii lied to the Cunishment of iduliery fornication and melted 1 sins file l cinnut understand this And so il is In m my things We are trying lu live up tu I higher lawand lu hit lIe world ho our plane nod we are being lilted hlkhir all Hie tme ourselves our-selves 1 Ihruugh the bpinl ol God uiui Ihe revelation of Guil I l ho I n relt work however to upill a people like 0 e are I t radio I old tradition aul bbu I and old of our stops thinking es peeially when we tire urroundeel f by ha ren II ew such lemems us we are 1 lhse influence of their example combined ltr our in Rented tradition are puwerlul tu con tend against Many of our young Imit I because ol thu I is I a heal tnal 1 this people to exposed lu such thing I am tlianklul they are dub ln loose u cut they are Nu 1 uuurn when I huirul trunsgiestlon and sin ei i u diy u iong din rising Kcnurallun Iwiuldlike t to toe our Mils and dauxhle s jruw up very tour tony peru l mcl jrul trample tr-ample 10 Hie wrl I 1 am iuippy to think tlut there are u krat niaiiy m ittia c iiiititiua mrcin heart I and suit Ink lu Hie extent e1 Iheir ability to upha I hem tInes alibi 10 hdl mull II smut hrethro iililsicrx on tu a higher pi mi Jo ih ill hu the woild up by degree ltie tiuhctoun CM our teaeiilnks ln 1 Mruidy iloue this I 11 a kieat extent I huitu I teen sully ta > < > il deal lately miiikhni will odur pyoplu mil I am opr > m I al Iliuiik 11 I luve ben ette tint 11 n tile Inll lie cileci uui lolls n r U lctvcctig llhslctl i It r people I at i urri 11 at lIe nwm lr in which Ihcv I chIc i i ii m I i o u Uuaregrdii11 o tIll gtt lr tutu 1 lul i I say obscurity Vi i i nn tiitut ohtcunly but morn par il ily mm the midit uf misripii t m d > us ami fllihuodi Hut hate lt 0 i til J uium hidden 0 from Hie vfirld l liii i rIle are begnlllilif lu ioick al I Us tlidtibtclei enl Hunt 1 he Iur I is I idlenvtlug I lion in his ruuouumct nod lie is bringniKtu liv I Ills 011 olcerlll tg live Il ruriia ni ion us lu I i prepniu uuistlvcn lu ku un uiui increase in Ihe three nm thai lu 1 Ins liliusi toil out I JII piulit nv Hi j Ibens lu of wistium Hut huvi Ien l puiiieil out upon On Irom hn I iulll hug and the counsel is which we lute rot elveut con ceimng our nude 01 Itt thhO hill Hut we tuuld rrmember Husr thinks und put mtu practice the le i hipns 01 Jllnhull I ol llriKlum of llebcr uf John anil Vail 1 the mighty nun tint have lived I amim us and worn out tnelr lite m II 11111 teieh Their ut tcacluiirt mu more tencllur1 loro lent baa than gold lnt they Imvii passed I unheede I Now lei us lukin 1 tu null them to our memory lei I us i tul Ihe records th u are liii tie ul Hi ir Ia hints and see what wisdom Ins beui h kiven lo us Hiruuili tin st it i mil 11 < I I wei 11 ltleoatug II Iu I 0 I less x i all ami si II t 0 I ml 10 I tttit I i l I I i tI td tin I I I |
