| Show WONDERFUL PROGRESS RSS OF THE TUE CHU CHURCH CH nt fl tile Iho J 2 In ii tim Iho hail HolI hailI jew 11 I 1 lOlIO 1000 II I ELDER SEYMOUR B YOUNG Small of Growth Evidences of Work A ALand Land of Zion q to tho Pl Puro ro In Iii of pic I I I uk ask my a anti d Is IsIL I hP In OUt our faith und m IL a Or r I knoW that I 1 must bo be In I of the tho LoN In order I 1 II r r nak I ta ble for tor yOU ou or myself 1 Ii Lid for this m this ot of ott have i W 0 pd Je should Is one that we tot r t 10 g 1 The I very highlY we Ond today fn t a In buIl taU I every heart hoort to r jolce huld to our minds we Ie of this n fl tb the harS to Oot hod that we may ft t our OW lit of Ills Spirit to id nd us u that measure u I joy that we are entitled to s II I t I you OU my brethren and sis thu Is the work ork of the tho Lord Lords t I the efforts of the s Wr of 1111 vII that hils always bean beon th h Saints wonder I tICS hns been matle ven from fromI th I t the or of the It IR fA trOt trull this work had a arf ary ry rf 8 If you reo re r mY brethren and amI sisters the It If one man WOM aA the of th entire world The power r Ibe be f rd wa made manifest through r ro OI that lie ho teU h world the truth tell them t r their unbelief and dr Ir lick lerk ot f faith gro Ero long this the Lord Heal more light and knowledge to ho he In turn was given r h power to othor of the tho message that he had re mo from Irom the Lord while the they In nelt turn others Thus the tho therk II rk began beran to spread and grow And veil nil of which had so 80 long iong the minds of mankind began p lItt There Was ns a rift In the clouds n flier It had been dark before for forr r rg so 00 far ar as time the truths truth or of orthe the Gospel Yore were eon oon med the ot of light and ruth rth to appear 11 By and b by of the hol holy began I Ibe I be organized and the tho authority to toach I II I ach and Ind administer the ordinances I q be Gospel Gopel became extended nd ind o the and integrity of thia nan lUn whom hom the Lord llOrd had list Wr with lIh those who had accept m I r the work lork commenced to toi i 1 In the IlInd until finally n a Stake I 7 a was organized and then II a hitch II Over that first HIgh Council V Jj Church the Prophet Joseph and andT IJ T j presided Then an or orr oriL r iL lIon was 18 In Jackson Jackon rry After Atter the Saints Inre n from their In that part ot of otI I m nd ad there was lOS a call by the tho thoI I mt t Joseph Joaeph for a company of the en to go with him to Missouri Ie rn to bring relief to those h b hid h il been Hn despoiled of their homes L h o of this his company was r g zed med Into what was known liS as liSZ Z 7 S I Camp at a 11 little town call callo called rt o nw these thele brethren conell conellI I I Zions Camp were but n a mall mail mallI mailI I I with their enemies for Cor CorD D only soUls Fouls but the thea they p a he principal men ot of the Church In Int t I Ly LI Great good Was accomplished I r journey or of this band of brethren Jt h t i marched about ZO miles to and fr In the following spring the Prophet Joseph received 1 a ar r lion tion In regard to the organization b ani the first Quorums venty and the Lord r revealed to 1 that he was to 10 honor these n a who bo had been In Zions Camp and andI I f then In responsible positions In i organization of these quorums quorum I o GROWTH OF TILE THE WO It K Kt l t Is probably a 11 matter of surprise p pie who are Icu ices observant than Saints that such won I ro res has been made b by tIlls g In theIr organizations since that In It was remarkable too th Lt L of intelligence In regard to tn tI tie tID plea of life and Il salvation that was t I to th the Prophet Joseph JOAeph and those r associated with him hut rust that he devoted his end and his biB talents to time the work of time the L lie III never was found In any way thE word of the Lord but was ys ready to 10 receive counsel from lIb and to ask aek counsel Ills 1110 heart as al open to the Intelligence which time the tI Vas continually givIng to 10 hIm I he became great he became and lie he became a powerful seer and revelator unto the 1 I pIe J some lome of his broth breth ft to ho L Were Vere chosen with him In the their high hh callIng and to unbelief and the Pt rhet JotI Josephs phs mind was wae always lit III ip by the wisdom and revelations of 1 hn Lord and ho he was In truth 1 a I rbt Into the people all the time t i S Op OF DIVINE GUIDANCE Iii Ia the ot of the tho quorums r the hol holy we le see Ree evidence t f tb Ib thin 1111 of the Father Per Ier I anti and line has always char m Id d the work or of the Lord from the Today we enjoy grent ri We e are under the divine f I r if Prophets of the Lord From t he the tho word ot of the Lord 1 I cit It lAke I Stake of Zion has bas crown 1 r Ii b that It has baa had to hI order to facilitate time the is of o the th work lork Two additional I X k I haw hv be formed out of It I It t g the he largest of any Stake ot of that I Is And so time the II h I ii and spreading We ne re 1 two to ml II thousand Elders In the J lilt hield the tho GOI I f time Ibe Lord Jesus Christ without 1 r i of earthly rewa reward ht bat ii 11 I tim hope of receiving they that welcome t r t I Well done thou good and t I te servant They go forth Jr In the Lord leaving their t r nd loved ones and nil all In the Iho p lot t of time the ot of souls Our 11 too nN am In a flourishing I If em with an enrollment of up sr Ir 4 of hundred thousand officers t 1 a ra r and Time Tho Mutual Im ment A Associations arid and the other a pr In Zion also seem leem to ho he In t 5 lemus lemul condition It seems Beems to me mn on era ora of D a and ond advance r p e such lIuch as we have never known be dawning upon On us usAN usAN r AN WORK rw it We mm inUIt remember one thing I II an I individual work ork Others mn may aM attain salvation la but I I not saVe us The Apostles ot of Stakes the 1 lz 11 the general and loral local r may I b r t ne faithful but that will but h We Ie e to work OUt our own on salvation ra do C 1 the Work for e be me Is mother another t C z bU And We must mut re l I hi although we e have a standing huh hurch today It r fIlth tuh and an whether upon we ve II d gala tb that standing to the tho nl Promised reward I heard Nt si i r Snow AY tt not Ion long ago that the letter leller A RB th time first rat lett letter r of the and that the law of tithing was Wille tile letter A to this people at al urea mt fint I want to Impress upon ullon nil all our minds only by keeping the rom come of the Lord can eRn we to tob b faithful to the end ond We have hap not kept thIs law ot of faithfully In the tho past hUt but we hOlle to do so 80 In tIme tho tu fu Lure ture and vo 10 hope hOe that this lOa lre pare oUr hearts heartH for time the or of orall all other laws pertaining to tn the hob 1101 Priesthood that wo we may be counted worthy orthy to 10 stand The fhe Lord 1011 has said If WI we are faithful In keeping thIs IR law this land shall he be tL ii land of ZIon unto us It has haa been In II a mea measure uro 1 a land or of Zion unto us Stakes ot of Zion have hae been heen organized In III every part of this Intermountain 1010 and they are aro Increasing nil the time timeA timeA A LAND OF ZION INDEED While and plagues are aro going forth In the nations of the earth the Saints are corn ly Iy In peace and surrounded with the and comforts of lire life An Anthis this thle has Ish been Indeed a land or of Zion un an unto anto to every Saint who has lived the I lined Young once UI NY to a number or of im who hall had just come the plains with ox teams Brethren why have hll you OU come here her replied that they cane because they thoy wanted to come corne corneto cometo to Zion Do YOU OU expect to find Zion hers eald he They said they ther did didWell Well said President Young I prom promice lee ice you this It If you 00 have hao brought Zion In your our hearts you OU will find It here you will not find It This ti Ii the case with all of us mimy n and sisters It If we te have lIao tIme tho love of the GoI the spirit of Zion In lJur on hearts It will 11 be indeed a aland aland land of Zion unto us ue We can onlY do this however through OUr obedience to the th or of the tho Gospel Not onlY It become olle us to observe time the law of but we are required also to nil all other laws and to keep our with God and with each ohm ohmer pro er W We must attend our fut fast meetings our Priesthood meetings and be dill gent ent In going to the tho house of worship an aim opportunity It I behold hero today house nearly hilled but It would be macro Inore than filled If nil all the Saints In this Stake of Zion had the spirit In their hearts of going to meetinG This neg lect Is a matter ot of r ret to nil who have 1 a realization of the obligations that we e OWl owe to our Heavenly because we have promised to keep Ills commandments and If we do not go we can be fed with the bread ot of life we likely he be found wan wanting It If we do not live up to the that are so 80 kindlY offered Us day by day we shall hall not enjoy the Spirit and power ower of God MESSENGERS OP OF PEACE Toda Today m my brethren and sisters our Elders do not ro go out with sword lont with nor with musket but they go as soldiers of the cross preaching time the Gospel of peace and ond love lov and We have hav fond hopes when the they have hae finished their work they will reo me turn unto us In peace and safety Whereas If we vere compelled to e n them hem forth to fight and to take the lives of DC their fellowmen we would ouM bo be sorrowful In very er deed nut flut tIme the Lord tins Ills people If they are faithful that lIe will 11 fight their bat batties batties ties I 1 believe no lie will lIe Is fighting their unItIes battles by giving them power to the truth to the no na lions ot of the earth In order that all allmay may Inay come to 1 a knowledge of the same and war var and bloodshed may cease ceas In the world We desire II a reign of peace light and ond truth troth We should therefore set an example to our child children men ren to our childrens children to our neighbors children and to all 1111 with whim whom I horn We come In contact that men our good goot works mil may glorify our Father who Is In heaven that thereby we may bring honor ant glory Clor to Ills name and salvation to ourselves and our families I testify to you OU to today day Ilay that the Gospel t is III true and that Joseph Smith was anti and Is a 11 Prophet ot of the living God lie He is IB the great tIIt Prophet President and amId lea leader er ot of time tho Gospel dis disPensation of the of nil all times And those who have followed him In Inthe inthe the prophetic ministry have hao been m men n of God divinely inspired and 11 we have hae and toda today divinely inspired to lead heal the tho Latter day Saints rny we walk In time the light as tho they are In the light Is my prayer In the name ot of Jesus Amen 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