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Show if we do c r duty and if we hold out to the end we will surely reap our reward. Bro Piatt, from Pinto, said I acknowledge the hand of the Lord in his dealings with this people for ho has blessed us' and provided for our necessities when we were in poverty and when we could see no way of escape ho has always provided pro-vided a way of escape for his people. peo-ple. Although we have passed through many hardships, still he has always provided for his people. John S. Woodbury said I realize that I, with the rest of you, have covenanted to keep the commandments command-ments of God and I know that I of t' times fall short of doing all that I should. I know that we, as a people are. trying to keep the commandments com-mandments of God and that we are gaining more favor with God day by day, and he knows the desire of his people, that they are seeking to keep his commandments. Choir sang an Anthem. Benediction by Richard Bentley. 0ixxi5La3r Sorvioofl. Sunday, Jany. 26, 1896. Meeting was called to order and the Choir sang the hymn on page 219, "Behold the mountain of the Lord." Prayer by George Woodward. Singing on page 259, "Guide us oh thou great Jehovah." The Priesthood of the 3rd ward administered the sacrament, during dur-ing which time the choir song a Becramental hymn. John L. Smith said it is with a great deal of pleasure that I meet with the Saints. I was baptized in 1836, was ordained an Elder when 16 years of age, and have always al-ways sought to do as I was told. Said he knew that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and that he was always a friend to the Poor. Said it was the duly of the Saints to know for themselves that the gospel was true. Advised the saints, young and old, to so live that we can be recommemded to the Temple of the Lord and perform per-form the labor necessary for the redemption of our dead. James L. Bunting, of Kanab, said it is very gratifying to meet with the saints and perform a duty in partaking os the sacrament of the Lord's supper and thereby show to God that we do remember Him and are united in keeping his coramamdments. Spoke of the time when he, with others, 38 years ago, crossed the ocean and the plains, for the love of the gospel gos-pel that was in them said they came to fulfil the prophecy which says "como let us go up to the house of the Lord that we may learn of his ways and walk in his paths." Showed to the youth the necessity of walking in the paths their parents pa-rents have trod, for they have made a plain track and it is very easy for you to see the way, and if you will follow it you will have a joy that nothing else can give you, and we, ai parents, desire you to hold out to the end. Said there never was better time for the saints, and advised the saints to make ourselves sustaining, as for as possible and create around us the very things that we nead for pur own use. He asked the brethren breth-ren the question "when we plant our gardens and we water the ground and do all in our power to raise from the earth the comforts of life, can we make it grow and produce tho things that we need?" He answered tee question in the words "no we cannot." So we must as the scriptures inform us, "Trust in God for the increase." So with the gospel. If we sow the seed in faith and do our part manfully, for the cause of God, with as much faith as we do to bow the seed and raise our crops, so he will give us the increase and he will never leave nor forsake us, a |
