Show SAINTS SHOULD KNOW THE TRUTH Address by ELDER HYRUM 1 M SMITH At the Sevont SemiAnnual Conference of or the tho th Church Of or Jesus Jus Christ of In tho the Tabernacle Salt L h City Friday Frida October 6 G 1905 I My brothers and filters slaters I greatly de deNIre j Hire NIre Ir that you shall accord mo no tine till tarns same attention you Yap havo havu extended to my brethren who have havo spoken that you will assist mo Ins by your pray ens that in to b bearing testimony to the tho truth of ot the everlasting I may do BO Sel BOunder under the to Inspiration of at tin HID Spirit of at tho tha Lord The Latter day Saints ctr certainly certainly havo hoo wonderfully good times when they gather rather In their general gen lal con conferences They never fall toll to come to together nether gether In tho the spirit of ot prayer and with witha a n great desire In their hearts that the Lord will havo hll 0 to say Gay to them through Ills IUs who shall speak and when they come together In hi Inthis this thin spirit they never fall tall to receive the tho word yard of at the tho Lord that word or 1 which Oils fills their souls with joy and ant thanks Hiving and which alloys any doubt that may have found In then their minds They never tall fall lo to be ho built hullt up and strengthened and they go ErO hound horn 3 niter the conference Is Ie over feeling tho the Lord Is le with His Hie people Now the thine thing amt 1101 Is IB un ml my mind this thle afternoon la lu the tho greatness of thu work which has hns been heen Introduced Into the tho world In this day and ago Ilia go through h the Prophet Joseph Smith W Ve meet together hero here In numbers lumbers and yet though thou h all 1111 the Saints met together tOl ether they would only be he a 11 handful compared to the multitudes of or people that dwell In the thu earth Wod v have been bem highly favored of the thu Lord In that He Ile tints has sent Ills servants unto us liS with the word of truth and aid of reve revelation revelation lation and lie Ito has hos put It Into cur hearts to receive that word and to oh ob obtain thin tain a testimony of the tho truth of oC the revelation which Bich lie has given to till the world Wo We younger ones one tho the young oung men mall and the young women of ot Israel who she w ho have e been so eo highly I Ibe favored w ns as to te tobe tobe be born In the tho Church having tho testimony testImony mony of at the tho truth born In u us and ami tins hav having ing tho the seed of ot truth grow and lilt develop within us ua most assuredly ought to feel te 1 thankful to our Father In fin heaven for tor It The world still Ileth In III darkness This Gospel of oC the tile King Kingdom door dom must be preached pre ched In all ull tho thu world ns as a n witness before the thc end shall come corne file fhe angel who Introduced this thin Gospel came come with It that It t might bo be preached to every overy nation kindred tongue ami anu people And while we wo are doing a n great deal towards the carrying of ot the mes sago ago unto the nations of ot the tho earth mill the progress we are making when we consider the vast amount of work that must bo be done In is only small and we wo have only advanced a little way I believe nil all that has been said ot of the by b our brethren who have spoken I believe belleva they are ore tho children of oC God Cod and that they I have the testimony n of the truth burning c within their souse sour I 1 believe bellee they tiey t l i love the tho truth and lind desire d to t keep I the com con of oC the Lord Yet I am constrained to tp believe b they still need moro morn labor among them every day tny than ought to be necessary nece I believe that they should houM be he firmly founded In the tho knowledge of the truth by b reason of ot the great groat ble blessings nga Lord has hns be bestowed bestowed stowed upon thorn them and tho tins great means menn He JIe has placed In their way Wray whereby they tilE may Inn learn of ot Him They have I the Holy Scriptures the Bible which contains the word or of Sod God thu Hook Book of oC Mormon Murmon the Doctrine and aM Covenants and the Pearl l arl of ot Great Price they have the Journal of ot Discourses nl o period lenis ionic books and anil papers which ore arc pub fished from time to time containing the tho discourses and a 1111 Inspired words of the servants of the tho Lord All 11 there them they have anti and nil they need do If IC they the have han the desire Is to tf open Ollen the tho books and Inti there rc reed reAd the lire word Of the Lord rort In addition to this It stems seems essential that I the Twelve and amI the Seven Presidents I 1 of the tho Seventies shall shat visit the various Stokes of at Zion lion and spend upend time I month after month year ear utter year eUr exhorting the Saints to II proving them at times limes for tor wickedness i anti folly fall laboring to keep them themas lh as ns It were pre to tho the line and antI from departing by degrees dec ees from their full Cull I duly duty Now thin thiB Is what I think ought I not to be I think that the Saints ought to 10 know the truth ns na well ua us the ser eer servants I I of ot the Lord They ought to b bas bas be beas as firmly grounded In the faith It 11 I II I ought to bo ho just jUt us as Impossible Impo to move them from Crom the truth as liS It t Is to move the men mm who stand at nt the head of the this I Church and the time of ot the Twelve and ami that of oC the tho who labor among the members holding the Priest I 1 loot 1001 of ot Seventy might be given to t I those these hundreds of at millions of oC people t I who still dwell In ill the world without a n knowledge of ot the lute truth I nm am con constrained conI cond strained to believe that If IC the same samp I amount of Inspired preaching of tho the word of oC the this Lord that Is U done dona amonG the Saints were era done dOM In tho the world 1 thousands and tens tone of oC thousands thou ands of ot honest souls Bouls who ate atu now In the world might lie io brought to tho the knowledge of ot the true truo el and they might gather sa titer with the tho Saints and enjoy the tho blessings of or the Hie t le house of oC tho the Lord and there lhor i i labor for tor their own salvation and for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the redemption of oC their dead We Wo ought to rely a 1 little more than we wedo v II do upon tho the Lord rord and upon the Intel Intelligence Intelligence 1 Ho Ito linn has given us to develop the tho light within us to become better In III Informed Irv formed to be ba more faithful than w ware ware are notwithstanding good testimony of our faithfulness may be borne now My ly brethren and sisters there la Is no reason In the world why the Saints should not keep the commandments of I the tho Lord there Is no reason why they need fall tall to do their duty dut towards toward the tho Lord and towards their fellow men Surely the Lord has hos held out the tho hand of fellowship to us u Truly Ho has haa not withheld when we see have havo asked hIIm He lie liar has fulfilled on our heads the prom leo be that If IC we will ask of Him He lie will give cle freely unto ut us u whether It be he wis wisdom wisdom wisdom dom or the necessaries of or life or In Intelligence or knowledge no matter what It be If It It Is for our good antI and for the good of the children of at men He Ha has hils not withheld It from us All things It would seem thAt tho the Latter day Saints could possibly desire the th Lord lorl has given JIen freely Wo We ought to tobo tobo tobe bo be His ills people We ought to hang on ono firmly o I and steadfastly to tho the truth Great will M the condemnation of oC the Saints If It they fall to remain faithful after atler all that the Lord has line done dona for tor them A season hue has Just passed that has been wonderfully and bounteous to In the tM Saints prosperity abounds on every C hand temporally and the Spirit of oC the tho Lord Lard Is being be In poured out In III great abundance Prophecy revelation and the gifts of ot the Holy Ghost nr an also enjoyed enjoy ell by b them All these things the Lord has dune done for tor us Ought we not then to be he true and faith tot ful tulln in keeping Ills Hit commandments We ought not to 10 complain If It our stake con como come and nud go und and we do de not havo hlo has In la our OUI midst one ono of the brethren known knowlI us as the authorities of oC the Chuich Why Wh my m brethren and II ull all inch who wino hold tho the holy Priesthood are arc au nu In the tho through the Deacon the Lord may nay speak unto the till people and give Hit His word of praise 0 or ci reproof or ur bestow beltow upon II POll them His Hid UI h blessing The Priest and the tho Teacher likewise e The rhe HI hop the HILlh the Seventy the President of ot n a I Stake all nil of tho these v servants of ot the Lord Lard ate are authorities of ot thu Church when you ou them In your Ir midst you OU may lIay hear the word of at tho the Lord preached you QU stay may hear and nee cco 0 und and feel feet the thu In Inspiration Inspiration of ot the tho Lord lorl Therefore you be I content You Vuu should not feel fed to complain even oen through though one OM of ot tho the the First Council of oC Seventy or even ovell the First Iut Presidency Und It to be with you ou I I You should rend read r ad tho the word wor of ot this the Lord lorli from Cram the books and nud Kneeling I town down I I around the family you I 1 commune with the tho Lord and ask Him Ulm for wisdom Judgment and nn enlighten enlightenment enlightens ment t s cat You o should depend more moio upon Him and less les that than some somo of ot us ua do upon those who constitute tho the authorities of ot the church Then turn your hearts my brethren and al to the nations of ot the earth to tho the kindred kindreds and tongues and peoples all nil of whom aro are the Lords children who ho are arc scattered throughout tho the length and breadth of oC tho the whole world In untold numbers many of oC whom are aro only for Cor an nn opportunity to hear heur the word of the Good Goad Shepherd Pray not only for tor your yourselves yourselves selves seles but for tor them also Pray fray that the door of ot the Gospel may be opened to them that the tho servants of oC the Lord may be sent lent unto them th m and that those thoat who have havo this work upon their shout shaul shoulders ders of oC carrying the Gospel unto all na ru nations may ma be bo at liberty to go Say Bay that they thoy tho may mo go 10 with your blessing and that you will endeavor to more greatly appreciate the local authorities of ot the church some of oC whom sit round your our own tables and hearthstones nod are nrc your our sons saris husbands and fathers who ho hold the tho holy hob priesthood I 1 was going to read from the Scrip Scripture Scripture Scripture ture but I J hliN havo almost let It go by byr Again the kingdom of oC heaven Is Ilk like unto treasure tel uro hid In ht n a Meld n ld the which when lien hen a twin min hath path found he th nn anti l for tor joy jO goeth nod all that he hll hath bath and that held field Again the kingdom 1 of oC heaven Is h Ilka lIte unto a 0 merchant man seeking goodly 1 pearls pearla Who when ho ha trail had found one olle p pearl arl ot ut great Ireat IrIce went a t an I 1 sold ruId nil all that thal he hi had und and bought U It It Matthew IS 1115 Do we appreciate the kingdom of uC God Dad In this way Do wo we value lIue It above all else In III It U more dent to us ua than tho the fruit of oC tho the field held than tho the treas trous treasurer ores meli of oC tho tin mine urine than Ihan the wealth that can call be 0 gathered from nil all of the and occupations of of life lICe lo Dr we wes value niue s kingdom of ot God even as n a goodly pearl which Is beyond price 1 I believe we do All else chic Is fa ns as nothing when compared to It and a 1111 we wo would gladly It If need be be sell D 11 nil all we had hall l I bs possess posses s It ft and make malto It our or In ATI or i it 11 t least leant len t to become n a member In the king iring kingdom dom New my m brothers and sisters cleave unto the truth Lay ay hold holI upon thu Ihl Iron rod and never release that hold Go Co forward steadily with your our eyes ees set Det takers of Its fruit which Is the word of ot the Lord and which above nil alt else Is hr I upon tho lira tree of ot life until unlit you are par moat most Joyous to the soul Mill of oC the righteous man Do no faithful nit nil your our dnA days Pre Prepare Prepare Prepare pare yourselves ourselves to help In the work worl of oC the tho redemption of ot the human race ant do not be content to say lY In ray heart heartis In is n a knowledge of oC tho the truth I 1 know the gospel Is true and I rejoice In It and then atop Alop Do not stop there Say Fay that nail still more 0 Lord me nn nil Instrument In Thy hands It i all Thy servants who have been called of oC Thee rhea wonderful and powerful In Instruments Instruments Instruments I In Thy hands hand that this same name gospel which my lilY soul and I which me gladness may b bl be sent lent unto nil all the world that my neigh neighbor neighbor bor my sly brother Thy children c may muy re tu tubules bules In Thee even cell with mo ms by facing being belli you OU my m brothers and sisters slaters May Mn the IheI brought Into Thy fhy kingdom fay the I powers of ot evil never be he permitted to o 0 I testimony ot of the tho truth ever be with I tempt you ou from Crom your our duty dUI or from the Iho 1 path of right The Lord will be with you ou and build you ou up and make you B n power In the world for tor good and through us II des es through us ue even een a all as through Father Abraham because e of oC our faithfulness In keeping the com commandments commandments commandments of at th the Lord shall the whole world bo be blest blent and bo be led let to glorify God This ThU Is IB my prayer Nayer In the tire name of oC Jesus Amon Amen n a 1 few y oars we wo shall be members of ot I Ithe the legislature and then see e I nut But these e will willbe he be In the minority voted down by h the tho tin saloon I oo n majority If It the temper temp r once people neglect scientific temper temperance r ance Instruction to 10 favor Ix yil Tem Tern Temperance perance legion work for tor latter reaches only n a tow tew thousand thou children while tru tin public schools of oC that state reach rench more morl than n a million and n a half Inuit I the tho th majority of oC the future voters oten on the saloon question A thousand nn are outvoted by a n million every time I repent what I have havo said Bald before The Tito child la Is born who will see sec the last legalized aloon I brewery and distillery go from Crom our land IlInd l and he ho will not be ht bevery hevery very old ohl either olther when that glad tiny day lilt rome conies If It we now r remember r to do our first Work stork first Hut but every ever neglect on our part to secure 8 CUrl the foregoing three essentials In the tho public schools of oC our OUI communities Is putting off ort the tho day of oC Every local option state tate that has hns a n good temperance Instruction taw law In I line him In Us Its own th the metro mentalities for or lt Its III saloons If It lu its saloons are ate not closed whose who o e fault Is It |