| Show davine SERVICE oan clotted from rout first t jale I 1 have leave often had a 1 feeling e of pleasure and sati satisfaction faction when ahen contemplating our position ai a people in this regard ird that i the lie practical nature of the work required of it us is as individuals and I 1 have lave felt pleased with its character nhan hen comparing it with the systems and with the suggestions 1 which have been cell offered by thinking men of tile the world I 1 believe we have a I 1 right to be justly proud ill antie cle fact that many who have received this gospel years ago ago and anali many who have tra traveled meled abroad preaching this goi gospel pel have been ridie ridiculed tiled tile linger finger of azorn his has been pointed at them I 1 feel that we it in beelin feeling 0 a measure of pride that this people who have lave been cell so despi despised ed and hated by tile the world are arc the people who have advocated principles ei les in this age that are today to day I lein ilein lein accepted by some rollic of the greatest thinkers of the present time who are not of us does docs this thi not tell us something arc not those these things way marks anark s along time which show u that it is only a matter of time when in the lie future we will that position which the spi spirit of prophecy has said aid we will occupy that we would be b as a light get upon a fill when tile the law izzo eo fourth from zion and the word of tile lord from jerusalem Jeru salam does docs it not show us that those words which have lave been littered by the prophet joseph Sit smith ilith by bv president Brig brigham I 1 hain your young h b y our late president apostle john ta talor lor that tile the time would come when cheli we ive would be as we often hear bear tile licad lead and not the feet 1 beet it instead istead of being oil conid considered cad a very very i ignorant borant people wo would bs be classed as a very cry intelligent n p people ople jiust as shiely as certain principles which we advocate have been accepted by leading thinkers of the pre present Fent time my teR testimony to you i ir that other principles which we advocate will lie be accepted by leadin lead ing ali thinkers inkers such is tile destiny that awaits this work while we know by tile alie spirit of prophecy that there is a great future for tit alie church of jesuis christ of latter day saints it se eains ins to tile me that that very kaw dedge 0 hould stimulate greater effort on oil our part in order that we ire in ty ly Ir ogress in something of a ratio with the work of toil aa lis individuals divi duals many anany of us may he be left hy by tho wayside many of us by our ovene own negligence in li 15 and our own lack jack or of fait may bo be left by the I 1 lie wayside in the progress of this work when wo think of the foundation upon which we rest and of tile possible future that it ii before us there is certainly something to stimulate ua its when an older elder preaching 0 tile the gospel abroad is in fired by y the Spi spirit of testimony becan lie can say to alie people if you will e faith in god if you will repent of your sins and be baptized for the i emission of them and have hands laid upon your oil leads loy by those having auy any ity you will receive the holy glio you will know fur for yourselves whether this work is true or not with just is as much truthfulness van the ane statement be gnadt t the you to ig people who are lorn born in the indest of tile latter day ti maints ints D liy v complying with the principles you will avill receive a ony for fin yim antl ami when you know that thi 1 it is gods work then you yon have a foundation frund alion upon alii to build lit let li t it ns faludy carefully the pres ot it let us view our surround ings 2114 c now I 1 believe that this is v ill have i ton tendency denev to brighten brig liten our nr and enable us lis tai ti act out of abos narrow ruts eliat we are arc apt to get a V t into th tint tt it will have a 1 I tendency to make inake n realize more ol of tin tile ical greatness of the real glory and power of our heavenly father Fat lier by studying the beauties or of nature we nye will I 1 become cc onie broader in in our vicars views I 1 tell you ou we ire are arc narrow when we ive think that everybody does not agree with us in everything every thins thina 1 that happens is small and unworthy of notice I 1 tell you we ive should know that god lias has placed the children of men ell here upon the earth that they have a Inis mission sion to fill and thic eliat ile he has endowed them with a certain degree of intelligence none 01 1 of us are perfect we should learn to view the good that is ih in others and if we have studied ill an individual closely and carefully we ive will dis cover that t is soul something ething good in him and if lie he lias is developed that which is bad so terribly that lie lias has gone for astray the more need has lie of our charity the more need has lie for the helping liand hand that we can call extend toward libin tile lie more charity wo ive have for our fellow men the bro broader at ier we can view their situation A it seems to tile me that we approach nearer the place of rod god out our heavenly father Fat lier ilow how would we ourselves appear supposing ile he were to act toward us its as we nye often feel to act toward our fellow beings being where NIl lere would we be we lla have ve 1 a I great deal to learn we behave have a 43 great dezil deal to do tile the man who peri briDa a 1 noble deed the file man inan who is actuated by a boblo choul thought and inspired to a noble effort is bane fated himself it cannot be other w h c I 1 bear testimony to you that tile the gospel is true that joseph smith sinith vas was a prophet of god that tile priesthood lias has been restored and and that the authority is iq i s anion amon I 1 us ua to lo administer the ordinance of life a and n it s salvation al let vs its endeavor or to comprehend these hinc hin 0 c let U us 3 end endeavor cavor to re hect elio llio who hold the authority of priesthood that is to aci acot the authority which they t ile v hold tile the power of the I 1 priesthood I 1 do not believe that we nye should worship ship any individual wo we tic aio all human beings but no lie should respect the authority which god lias has placed upon his holy priesthood may iol dod bless vach and every one of us its is my lily prayer in the name of jesus amen PRESIDENT are arc some onic matters that I 1 have reflected upon while our brethren have been speaking C today to which I 1 feel our attention should lie be directed brother lett lei it is made a remark which struck tile me very forcibly it was that wo should come here prepared to be admonished or taught t under the influence of tile holy spirit directed through those who alio inay may speak indeed it is tit an important matter for latter day saints to be prepared to be thus administered or taught 0 by those v lio ho may inay lie ile called upon to speak the alie speakers ak us to I 1 exe exercise reise our faith in their behalf i and in doin doing that they to do nut not tall talk of themselves but by the influence of tile the gifol holy y spirit that res rests ts it upon poll 1 them in ili their speaking aking 0 tile they inay may admonish us in many ways attl and I 1 may touch upon some onie doctrine d that we are partially parnall v f Lil lilliar avith and may inay encourage L those who listen tit through rough their ti timely inel v i instructions ast rilei wo we should come prepared to be d taught 0 and admonished I 1 have listened with willi pleat pleas ure and ili interest to the remarks rei of our brethren we vc should ent endeavor leavor to 10 lise if pos possible ible above the that are arcu round around us its and tend to hold us ul down we 0 should grow in ill order that the time limy lic be hastened when universal leavi shall hall iju be enjoyed on oil balth when ne achs of our god 0 o d hill hall ca cover ver the balth us its the water do the lie deep what liand ind of if condition will that bo be will it not lita heaven it seems to mr ille that that i is tile idea convey conveyed convey rd vil there is t Z eliat us its forcibly when nic a view the path in which our heavenly father is ia tr trying 3 in to have lave us 1 walk salk anil we should endeavor to approach p that condition if f universal al love anil and peace shall hall prevail on oil earth when hen even cren out our great lawgiver ile HP who died for us its shall come collie in person and ili reign upon earth as king of kings C pud mid lord of lords our situation upon the earth will be one to be enjoyed if we do that which has been referred to by oil oar brother if we live as we should live in ill tile the present it is this part of the reli religion ion of jesus christ thit that strikes my lily attention more forcibly than any any other pait of it it is the practical part of the gospel Z it tends to build up in ill ciali a better manhood to to make tile human family better than ti 1111 it is at tile the present time finie the oba object cc t of the gospel is too to bring men to a state of i like unto god od himself this may inay seem stran strange c but I 1 firmly believe that this is is the alie possible de stilly of every man inan and woman wio will oboy the laws of the gospel of 1 csuk christ there is something sonic hill 0 to encourage enco urao 0 us u there is something 17 we can call grasp with a degree of satisfaction we ini imagine aine C thill bilings 1 I s but when we lye get at their realities we lind find they are arc not what we imagined b them and we will vill not be fully satisfied until we arrive at the destiny of the faithful latter day saints Si ints you who have I 1 hal tile blessings of tile the holy endowments dow ments understand what is aliat liat lias has been sealed upon your leads heads you oil understand what it means to a limite at ct and as you grow older you will know wore more of tiles hese abill things s there is a grand future us the idea conveyed here this afternoon that the world will acknowledge the principles of the gospel is one worthy wortlie of our consideration Is it po possible ible says one that these principles are to bo be by the u whole hole world that truely is the destiny of those principle eil lc which you you and allot I 1 have lave embraced or it is said that tile the time will come when every knee hall bow ant and every toll tongue LIC confess that jesus is the christ chrict and when they confess confers that they will confess all th tha principles principle of his holy religion ainee t lie n n ezit ion odthe church it of christ in ill this bisp dispensation there lias as been a I 1 contact con howth of alie tit work of god I 1 gro el granth tit that lias has astonished azel asel toni shed the no orld in ili p pile te of t the lie difficulties under which till tiie people have labored tile work of iod god ila hai advanced joseph linich lini lh attention wa was draun to it very forcibly it i cenica as if the people were io to lie be annihilated joseph sail said that is as well might the puny arm arin of man undertake to change tile the cour conri o e of tile missouri river as to undertake to toll stop tile the purposes or of tile ill al knighty 7 have we wit nut witnessed the puny effects of anians mans strength upon the work ork of goil god ila has not his work been a as the stone cut out of oatlie the mountain which would erm crush if to pieces and grind to powder all who should try to stay ite n growth you and I 1 in may ay step aside but the purposes es of god will roll on in ill pile of the puny influence int luence of man inan ours 18 is a religion the holy it is been conferred confer coil berred rud upa upon n us lis the holy hol 1 lias I been given unto uh and it is for us tv to lo put into practice pric tice that part of the lite gospel gopel which we lye I 1 heart heartily ily endorse the remark that wr should honor the tha priesthood prest hood of gott we da not lionor honor man we lionor honor the priesthood that eliat lie holds that is what wo light to to do as elders as priests as Is ten teachers chers as deacons as seventies ay as high pric its I 1 feel pleased this afternoon to see aee so many of the latter day saints meet together I 1 believe there is a desire to inquire more closely into the condition of things that now flow exist the file conditions that exist around lib its latter lay day st ilits today to dav day bold relief re lipfin in comparison with the situation that exists exist in ill many parts of tho no doubt many at ari lacre who vilio can in read of the serious conditions that cistin your native lands by eliat mcana yuu arc cn abbed to appreciate your your situation and in this you can call see sec liow how that the power of goob boil ha hai boen manifested in your behalf lie half there will lie ile a wonderful accomplished N yet et and the very vents events which are arc now taking place in tile the midst of the nations of the earth will bring about a cmrk which heretofore tiley have lave been unable to perform lier form in the midst of thee c things we ive are enabled to thank the lord if we nye think of it we ive are arcs enabled to thank him mr his goodness and mercy and for far the truths of our holy hot religion we should think what we nye should do in order to consummate tile the purposed pur posos of tile almighty 11 mighty do 10 the best st we can observe the cove nants that ive have made sonic file will go C 10 from among this people po to build U fill the was waste e places of zion and will not bo be satisfied until they know that there is a 1 temple built on it thit sacred spot pot that has been dedicated for the lie centre stake of diun zion and other localities where temple grounds M have baen dedicated that work lias has to lie be done lie the work of our father in heaven is to extend all over this great land of ours how can call we as litter latter day si joints i n ts be narrow and contracted i in ii oil our ideas when the principles of our religion C teach unto all mankind manc peace on oil earth anil and good will vill to all men there is everything to encourage c u its the purposes s of tit the lord will move on oil and let us is move inove on with them thein let us its keep keel pace with them doing 0 our part in an ail honorable wa way ire arc a few remarks I 1 would like to make upon other matter that pertain directly to us its as wards and and settlements settlement I 1 notice here in out our city and have known it for years that we nye have as brethren that preside ii eside over the lie various wards as bis bishops bol and counselors as is good nien men as I 1 know of anywhere men inen who I 1 believe have tile iv wel elfare firc of the people at heart now liow how often have lave tit they been asked to take their places on oil the stand ilow how often lias has it been beef asked that eliat our br eathen of the high council take their places on oil tile stand ilow how peculiar it is ia that uc lie feel we cannot do it that we nye fesl feal we would rather sit with the audience now I 1 believe there is a certain degree of modesty that becomes all in men C n and women but when asked to do dot this liis it is our duty to comply with it and if wo we feel that sonic some one may think that wu we aci iro to be fore foremost moEt or desile to exhibit our ours cles or de desire ire to bieak chrit should never curtail our desires in doing what we ive ire are told we V e should be obedient to elioe placed over us as tit the authora under our care those spirits and unless we ij bo careful or ol them tile we wc eniy lie ile responsible for some sills that might inight result from our negligence once if I 1 thought choti lit it possible po for one man tu to accomplish this alii I 1 shot should go to that individual privately 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