Show E EE EEE IEE I IV Hi Hitt tt REORGANIZE TION Of l a A I y V Tilt THE FIRST fIRS T PRESIDENCY V Duties and Privileges of the tho Saints A A v y vy p The Path lath of ot Progress mid Ex ft V Opening Address of or of ot the tho Saints L VI PREST JOSEPH F SMITH to bo Mado ot of A I Conference Order of ot the Priest Idest PriestHood of or Special of or the Church VA V w Jesus cui J Christ of or J Saints In tn tho Taberna Tabernacle Hood and Manner of ot Voting 10 I VI A A l 11 cle oIo Salt SAt 1001 Lake t City Olty Sunday Morning November I C E eee eee F i My Iy brethren and sisters Bisters I 1 do not ex cx expect expect to occupy very much time this morning but I feel teel that it bo bt proper for tor mo me to make inako a n few tew remarks remark as ns wo we ore are gathered hero In tho the capacity of oto a special General conference of ot the Church of Jesus Christ of ot I Saints for tor the purpose of ot acting upon II matters that may be presented to UK us in Inthe the tho order orlIer of at tho Church and of ot the Priesthood It is only recently that we held 11 old our semiannual general gene rill con conference conference ference which was largely attended and at which on tho the lust day wo we were privileged to hear the tho voice of President dent Lorenzo Loronzo Snow who spoke to us for tor the last time In tho the lIsh and left Iett with us his Instruction and counsel In III relation to some of ot tho most Important matters that pertain to the tho continuance of oC tho the ministry and anil an tho the labor of the I of ot Jesus Christ throughout the tho We Wo little supposed then that It would bo be the last time ho would up nIl pear before us or that wo we would bo Lo favored with his hili presence his counsel and wisdom but tho the Lord Lort has hns taken him from ITO our midst lIe Ho has finished his mission here and ant the labor now devolves upon Ullon us who survive It is ia our duty duly to take hold of oC the work worl vigorously with lull determination and purpose of ot heart to carry It on with the help hell of the Lord and In accordance with the inspiration In of at Ills IlIa Spirit as ns It has hila been done In tho tiLo past jast It Is our 1 privilege to live nearer to the tho Lord If we will Ili than we have havo ever done that we may enjoy n a greater er o of ot Ills his Spirit than we wo VC have over ever enjoyed anti and ant that we may advance faster grow in the knowledge of the truth more moro rapidly and become more moro thoroughly established In the faith All this thin how hower however over ever er will wilt depend upon the Increased faithfulness of oC tho the people of those vho ho have made Irn o covenant with God by b vho tho have come cOlne before the thu Lord Jord with broken hearts and anti contrite anti and with unshaken un determination tion In their souls that thal they will fight the good goo II light fight that they will keep the faiths that they will work ork righteous righteousness ness nesa and that they will viii defend of Zion by II their example as well au as by their professions TIlE THE PATH OF PROGRESS SS Wo We can make no advancement only upon tho the principles of eternal truth In n I proportion as QS w s i become established upon uton the tho foundation of ot these theBo principles pies ples pe which have been revealed from the heavens In the latter days daN and de do to accomplish the purposes of ot the Lord ord will ili wo we progress and the Lord will all nil the more exalt and mag magnify magnify magally ally us UD before the tho world and make us to assume our real position and stand standing standing ing In In the midst of Ot the earth We have cen looked upon as nM Interlopers us iR M fanatics as believers In a I false ic to wo we have been regarded with contempt and ant despicably we wo have been beon driven from our homes homos ma mn maligned and spoken evil of ot everywhere until the people of the world have como come t believe that we wo ore are the of the earth anti and scarcely e fit tit to live Thero there are aro thousands and thousands of ot Innocent Inno nt people lu In the world whose hoso minds have hare become so darkened by y the slanderous reports report that have havo gone gono forth concerning us that they would feet teel they thy were doing Gods service to de deprive deprive a It 1 member of this Church of life lICe or of ot liberty or the pursuit of ot happi happiness happiness happiness ness If It they could coult do to It SAINTS TO BE DE BETTER KNOWN The Lord designs to change this con condition condition of ot things and to make us IS known to the tho world In our true light as true truo worshipers of God as ns those who have become becom the children of God by repent repentance repentance repentance ance and by h the tho law of adoption have become b come heirs of Ot God and Joint heirs with Christ and that our mission In this tills world Is I to do o good to put down Iniquity under our fe feet t to exalt right righteousness purity and anti holiness In the hearts of ot tho the people and tu h establish In the tha minds of at our children above all other things u n love for God and Ills His word that shall ahall bo be O In them the as IlS a 1 fountain of ot light strength faith and power load lend loading lending ing them on from childhood to old age and making them firm believers In Iii the tile word of tho the Lord lirtha restored Gospel and Priesthood od and lInd In the establishment of oC Zion Aon no ito nomore more moro to tl be thrown down nor given Ilven to another people If f there Is 19 anything that I desire above another In this world It 11 Is that my children shall be become become come CollIe established In this knowledge and faith so that they can never neer bo be turned aside from It OBJECT OF CONFERENCE Wo We have h o met on this thin occasion to con confirm confirm firm or reject as ns wo we feel disposed or as tho the Spirit of tho the Lord In us may direct the action that has hll ha been taken l 11 by y the tho leading councils of oC the tite Priesthood since our conference and since the death of at our beloved President Lorenzo Snow I debiro de to state to this congregation one or two tO things that may bo be proper to mention In order that you may stand why wh we have acted as ns promptly aa 13 a we have lIac vo done In these matters After Art th the its death of ot the th Prophet Joseph Smith mith the Twelve Apostles continued ns IS UK the presiding quorum of ot the tite Church for tor a IL number of or years cars but finally they thoy were moved upon by tho the Holy Spirit S to reorganize the tha First Presidency of ot the Church with Brig Brigham ham Young as President and Heber C 0 and WIlar Richards as DS lila his counselors elors In reality thin this organization might have havo been effected within hours hour after the th death of ot tho the Prophet Joseph Joeph Smith but their action was as delayed until they found by experience that the exercise of ot the functions of ot Presidency and the government of the Church by b twelve men Inen at the head bead was as not only cumbersome but was not fully tully perfect In the order of th the Priesthood as established by byth Urn th Lord LordOn LordOn On Ott the death of ot President Brig ham Young President John Taylor Talor followed In some Fome measure the of ot his predecessor pred and It was wa some time before the tile Presidency of ot the Church was Willi organized The Presidency was finally organized organised however with John Taylor TIllor as President and George GeorgeQ Q Cannon and sad myself as counselors At the death of President nt Taylor President Woodruff hesitated and he ho allowed a little time to pass the Presidency was again lI aln organized When at nt taut rat he lie became convinced that It was aR his duty dut and ami necessary In order to carry out the tite purposes of oC tho the Lord he lie reorganized the Presidency lre of the tho Church At that time he gave a n solemn Injunction to hi his fellow servants In re relation relation relation lation to this thill He lie It understood that In all future time when the Pres Iru President ident of ot the he Church should din die and thereby th the First Presidency become disorganized It would be the duty duly of ot the proper authorities of the Church to proceed At t once without any unnecessary sari sary delay to reorganize the First Presidency As All soon noon as es the now news reached us of ot th the death of ot President Woodruff who was in California at the time President President dent Lorenzo Snow said to me It will willbe willbe willbe be our duty to proceed as us soon as pos sible to reorganize the tho Presidency of at tho the Church ChUlch A All As you are aware after the tho burial of ot thIS the remains of oC President Woodruff he proceeded at once to do dothie thie In this connection I may tell you another thing President Sn SnOw w said salt to tome tome me you will live to be the President of ot the Church of oC Jesus Christ of ot Latter day Saints anti when that time comes you ou should proceed at once anti and reo reorganize 1 the lr of oC the tho Church This was WIlS his counsel coun el to me and tha the same was given to the Twelve Apostles In accordance with this principle le and with tho the Injunction of or President Snow within on one week of otter after tor his illS death the tho Apostles proceeded to designate the new Presidency of or the tho Church and wo we did It strictly In accordance with tho the pat pattern pattern pattern tern that the Lord has established In Ills His Church unanimously ORDER OF TIlE THE ImI desire I to read a little from Crom rove reve revelation lation In relation to the order of ot tho the Holy Priesthood that you yot may under understand understand stand our vIews concerning adhering ns nB nearly as aft wo we can eRn to the tho he holy bOly order of ot government that thal has baa been established by revelation through tho the Prophet Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph seph Smith In the tho dispensation of ot the of times We Wo cannot deny the fact that thal the tho Lord has effected one of ot the time most perfect organizations In this Church that tha t ever over existed upon tho the earth I do not know ow of or any un more per perfect perfect organization o than titan exists In III time the Church Of or Jesus Christ of today Wo We have hlo not always car carried ned ried the he ho order of the Priest Priesthood Priesthood hood we hiLva varied from Cram It to seine extent but we Wl hope In due time that by b the tue of ot the tha we will be bo led up imp into the exact channel and course c that tho the Lord has marked out for tor us u to pursue anti adhere strict strictly ly Iy to the ord or order n r that J at Ho lie has hall established I will wll read from cron a it revelation that WI ww given to the Prophet Joseph Jo eph Smith at ot Nauvoo Hancock Co Illinois January 19 ISO which stands as aim the law lr tho Church in mim relation to tho the presentation of ot tho the authorities of ot tho the Holy Priest Priesthood Priesthood I hood as hs they were werD established In the tue Church ana rma from which I feel that we have no right to depart The Lord First I T give unto you ou Hyrum Smith to be n a Patriarch unto you ou to hold the sealing blessings of my Church even oven the of I whereby yo ye are aro sealed up unto the day clay n of nf redemption redemption tion that yc ye e may mn not nol full tail notwithstanding notwithstanding standing the tho hour of temptation that may come upon you youIt ou It may ma be considered strange e that the Lord should give first of oC all nil the Pa trl yet et I do dl d not know Jno any an law any revelation or any commandment from God to the contrary that hns has ever over been beon given glen through any an of ot the tite Prophets or Presidents nt of ot the Church At tho tile same time tinte we well veil know that this order ardor hns hits not been strictly strict followed from th tM the day da wo we came caine Into these valleys valleS until now and wo we will not nt make any change chango changeat at It present hut But ul wo we will first take it Into Int consideration wo we Will vill pray pro over It II we wc will get et the mind of ut the Spirit of o God Goi upon It o IlK as upon other subjects subject and hh bm united before we wo take any action different to that which has hns been done f i iThe i iThe The revelation continues I I give gie unto you OU my servant Joseph to 10 be 1 11 a n pr presiding Elder Ehler over all my mity Church to tu be a Translator n a Hecla tor a Seer and Prophet I give unto him for counselors my servant Sidney Rigdon and my servant William Law that these may constitute tuto tute n a Quorum anti and First I Presidency to reise re the tho th oracles oracie for tor the tue whole Church I give 10 unto you my servant YoUng to be a President over oWr tho Twelve traveling Council Which Twelve hold the keys kes to open oen up ur the th authority of f my kingdom lom upon the four corners of ot the earth and after that to send sand my word wOr to every crea creature creature ture They Tile arc C Parley P I Pratt Orson Orlan Pratt Orson Hyde William Wiliam Smith John Taylor John K J 1 Page Wilford Woodruff Willard Rich ards George A A Smith David Patten I 1 have h taken unto myself his Priesthood no man from him but bUI verity verily I say un on unto unto onto to you another may be appointed unto onto the same calling And again 1 I say MY unto you I give Unto nto you a n Hugh High for tor the tho cor corner cr ner ncr stone of Zion Viz Iz Samuel Bent H If 0 O Sherwood George W Harris Charles C Rich Thomas Grover Newel Knight David Dort Dorl Dunbar Wilson Seymour Semour Brun hirun Brunson run son I have havo taken unto my m lel elf no man his Priesthood but b t another may 13 be lie appointed unto the tho same Priest Priesthood MOil hood In Imbi hilI tend stead and ont verily I say sa unto you rou let my servant l Aaron Johnson be O ordained unto this calling In his stead stend David Dald Fullmer Fulmer Alpheus Cutler Wit Wil Wi liam lam Huntington And nd again I give unto you Don C Smith to tobe be n a 1 president over a 1 quorum of High Priests Which ordinance Is ii Instituted for tor forthe the time purpose of qualifying those who shall be bo appointed standing presidents or servants over oer different rent Stakes scat abroad And All tid they th may travel niso aho If It they choose but rather be ordained for tor standing presidents prell this Is the of God their calling saith the Lord your yourI our I 1 give S unto him Amasa Amosa Lyman and Noah Packard for tor counselors that they the may preside over oer the quorum of High Lord Priests of ot my Church saith the Lor And again agin I 1 say ear unto onto you I give unto you you John A lucks Samuel Wil WI liams lIans Iams anti Jesse Baker Daker which Priest hodd Is tb tO t preside over er the tho quorum of ot which quorum Is II Instituted for standing ministers nevertheless they may 18 lila travel yet H they tile the are ordained to be standing ministers to my Church with saith the Imi And Anh again I give gle unto you ou Joseph You oung Josiah Butterfield Daniel Mil Henry Herriman Zeta Zera Zer 11 LevI Hancock Hancck James Foster FOller to preside over the of o SIn en te Which Imich quorum 1 Is IB instituted for tor traveling to bear brar record r of my name nam In ir nil worl t wherever tho the traveling High Council my Apostle shall hall send i nd th 1 tc to prepare a 1 way be fore lor my m face taco The TIme difference between teen this thU quorum and an the quorum of ot Elders EMer Is la that one U Ia I to traul tr I continually anti and tho the other Is to preside over Oer the churches from time to time lime the tho one has hai h the tho r Hilly of presiding from time to time lime and the tho other hsi no responsibility of the tho Lord Lr your God Clod The Seventies have bays hae no imo responsibility of ot presiding |