Show CACHE conference the fhe sermon delivered in the ane logan tabernacle by PRESIDENT woodruth on sunday afternoon may ath 1892 some good advice PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF I 1 have hate desired to talk awhile to the latter day saints who are assembled in tins this house but there are a few things which I 1 desire to speak of if the lord will e me to do this acceptably in ili tile the first place I 1 want the faith and pr prayers a and atte attention antion 0 of the la latter ater day dav saints I 1 want the inspiration of almighty god for the lord has blessed tile inc with rense renge enough and revelation enough to know that I 1 have not power to do his work to preach the 0 gospel unless le 1 I have the inspiration of almighty kli god I 1 have also had revelation enough to know that no other nian man that god c ver ever created from the foundation of the earth to this lay day ever will have power to perform this work only upon that princ principle aiple I 1 feel eel very thankful and I 1 feel to rejoice that I 1 have the privilege 0 unco nee moreon meeting 0 with the saints saint S of god in this stake of zion ion and within the walls of this house and I 1 will vill say gay that I 1 am full of wonder and marvell in rny my mind and spirit at what I 1 see and hear that I 1 can look upon an assembly of saints like this here in the day and generation in which I 1 live who have been gathered to together e ether by the power of god I 1 behold before me here a congregation of men and women n e n who have been gathered wore t together og t h cr by the inspiration of almighty in 1 aty god I 1 believe the B book of mormon 11 ormon the revo revelations lations of god liven given us by inspired men from father adam adaill down to this day have portrayed your history they have declared unto the nations of the earth those events which are taking 0 place today to day and by which power and principles these latter day saints havo have been 0 gathered a from all nations under heaven beaven this L ia certainly marvelous mar veloue it is a marvel and a wonder to any man who can reflect upon the scenes that are taking place in the earth to today day especially in these mountains of israel I 1 marvel and wonder because b because most of my life has been spent in tile the church and kingdom of god and in my my reflections I 1 behold and see pee today as I 1 have from the organization of the church Chur cli the hand of god manifest in all his works no matter what 1 p ivers may exist in the earth no matter what powers may labor and ebelt themselves to hinder the progress of the kingdom of god and the the accomplish of his great work they have not power to perform it the lord almighty M holds in his hand power to carry out those great and glorious principles which have been revealed for the exaltation and glory of tile children of men I 1 cannot help tell to rejoice and be filled with thank thanksgiving iving in beholding 0 a in these scenes I 1 realize the alie 0 powers of darkness the po powers ivers of wicked men and devils the powers of fallen spirits who made war with the heavens beavens and righteous principles and nero cast out out of heaven down to the earth where they have dwelt ever since they were cast out of heaven for thousands and thousands of years those powers havo have labored all these powers have been to thwart the decrees of almighty 0 god in ill this mighty work which lie ile has set his land hand to perform but tile they will never have power to thwart the decrees of god with regard to his work when I 1 realize that we came here some forty years ago into a barren desert a little handful of latter day saints through the persecutions of the inhabitants of the earth against us and look at our works 0 S see cc what we have performed I 1 will say for one that I 1 not only mary marvel el and wonder but I 1 am filled with thanksgiving and feel to say glory to god in the high highest cst for all these principles that are manifest in ani here in loo logan an you have a temple here upon tile the hill built by the latter day saints you havo have had power to go into that kernp temple I 1 e besides 0 others t he r 3 from surrounding ro rounding stakes have had for years the privilege of vill going 0 into this temple here her e and to 1 perform er ardi ordinances bances nances for tho the dead we have a temple in st G george corge for the latter day saints I 1 had tile privilege of presiding there a few years and of assisting in the work of redeeming our dead we lve have another temple in manti where many thousands have also I 1 been een laboring laboria to redeem the dead to me these things bilings are great and glorious to me these the se things 0 lire are worth all the sacrifices we may le be called upon to make as saints of the living jod in our ur day and generation the very fact that you and I 1 have lave had thi thit t privilege of going into these there temples and attending to the ordinances of the llou of the lord for tile the redemption of our dead those men and women who will 0 go 0 into tile temples and do such buell work will lecome saviors of their fathers father house T they h ey will hold the keys of salva salvation ti on of their fathers house worlds without end when they go into the spirit world th they i will v iia u understand n ade r s tt n d alio li 0 they a are r e net a and the h e w work or t eliat h a t they ex y 1 have done n e I 1 look upon this as a greit great blessing to the latter day saints I 1 havo have sometimes wondered why the lord permitted iiii his son to remain so short a period of time in the flesh ile ho labored in preaching only about three years and a 1 half hair why was ile he not permitted to rem remain a in with the jews and in jerusalem with alie faints of god we ine understand that ile he went to the spirits in ill prison to licach the gospel of the son of god to them to open the doors of life and salvation to them their prison doors were opened and the spirits were liberated I 1 have had similar reflections regarding joseph smith true he lived live a longer on oil the earth than did tile the lord jesus christ after he be entered upon the ministry lie labored ome lomo fourteen years then lie lic mm taken away I 1 have often fel felt t in my my mind how we could rejoice to seo see joseph smith in our midst with the latter day saints who have received the gospel abrou through 0 ii his hia instrumentality ile he and his brother were martyrs for the word of god and like betus christ they went into the spirits in prison so have scores of others were lvere our eyes opened so that we could see and comprehend the thing of tile the kin kingdom kindom dom of god and the work of god on the other side of the veil we would not marvel at all why so many of the apostles and elders in israel have been called thither those men are arc not idle they have just as much work to perform on oil the other side of the veil for tho the redemption and resurrection of the dead and the coming of the son of I 1 man as wo we havo have here upon the e earth to prepare the bride the La lambs nills lire life there is a meaning to all these things the there re has been a question asked sometimes I 1 lave have been asked this question a great many times in in my t travels among the world why aby the lord chose joseph smith I 1 have told them why why has lie he always chosen the weak things ad of the world to confound therise the wise adam seth jared Mahal aliel Illo knoch cli and were anions among the chosen ones of god tile lord began the world by giving thern them the high 0 and holy priesthood the lord r gave them power and started out this creation by giving them tile lie privileges of salvation offering ca them in the bc beginning annin the holy priesthood and the wark work of that priesthood they were weak and humble men when the lord wanted a kin king 0 in israel and had the prophet go to jesse to choose one of liis his sons to bu king ile he through 0 the prophet rejected those who seemed d in the eyes of men the most favorable and chose david the youngest youngea 0 who took charge of the sheep but the lord hail had a motive in it jesus christ was born in a stable and cradled in a in tiger ancer yet lie he was tile only begotten son of god his was a life of stif sun ering fering a life of sorrow and trouble the house of israel and the gentiles Gentil cB wore ivore oppose opposed tl to him yet ile he was chosen of the lord ile he was wa the savior of the world when ile he comes again ile he wont come as a lamb led to the slaughter as a sheep dumb before tho the er 11 he will come as the lion of judah clothed in glory to reward p men e acco according arding r to the deeds done in in the body I 1 meditate on these things 0 a great deal for this thir is tho the element the lord choe in former days and ii why by did ile he choose o joeph smith who ao was called an illiterate boy why did lie ho chcon hyrum Bri brigham g liani young the twelve apostle and others i the lord never undertook anything t hing unless he be had however A to carry it out tho the lord chose those men because ile ho could use them lohere is an apostle go out into tho the world as I 1 and these brethren have gone from the mills the plow the hamner hammer and the various occupations of life whenever we have undertaken to do that we have bad power to preach the gospel to the world tellin telling men to repent and go into the waters of baptism and havo have hands laid upon thern them for tho the holy ghost I 1 will ask why nyby is this congregation 0 0 here today to day they are here through 1111 tile hie powers and principles of tile the gospel of jesus christ the inspiration of almighty god told you the gospel was true you received the holy gaoa for your selves therefore the lord hath bath amado use of these thee elements this work has been carried on until the present day through ii the opposition of fallen spirits and the people have gathered to these mountains we have made a history in ill the world As this work has been accomplished bcd until the present hour I 1 want to say oay to all men that all the powers of the fallen spirits and of wicked men are not able to stay this work you need not be afraid that zion is is going to fail zion is going to he built up what we have done 0 so o far has been done in the midst of opposition in the midst of trial and sufferings among the latter day saints the lord lias has power to lo carry out his work why should not we rejoice why should not we be happy we would better be poor as we have been in other days davs than be lifted up in the pride of f our hear hearts ts and neglect the work that the lord lias put into our hands bands why should not I 1 rejoice when I 1 look on this people when I 1 look at your houses and see your our wealth I 1 say the lord has blessed this people above nl I 1 other people in many instances they went vent through a great deal of poverty you have clothing to wear you have plenty of food to eat cat and a great many blessings have been bestowed upon you in spite of the opposition that lias has been manifest against c you and 2 against ainest this organization we should love one another we e should carry out this principle of the gospel we should not find fault one with another we should pray one for another and should try to do each other good I 1 pray gol god to bless y you ou to bless those who preside over you and the apostles that dwell here and those who are laboring in the temple here I 1 desire the fulfillment of those great and glorious promises that have been spoken through the prophets and apostles by the holy which may god grant for christs sake amen tue THE republican organ of this city lias has recently declared against the discussion of dead issues iff aes ues 11 and yet it still advocates tho the garff power Fc che helne mc |