Show X NOT 17 I 1 lt word ward is i not original a ill I 1 think I 1 Ing ng that the mormons cormons would aou lil better their condition by leaving this land nod nail taking up tip their abode in the he far off eo cast where polygamy is tolerated tile the suggestion lias has been mado be fore fare and commented upon L come by the press of the ile land to on in out oot idlor aldor some such plan might seeni seem feasible but to one of tile the mormon faith not so such a one realizes that there is a destiny liis his people haro to lo fulfill binl and that too upon this land of america this land to ailin Is one of p promise upon Us its soil tile the greatest wrea test government of modern times ba ns been hed the gospel has been restored in ili its falness and power the church of jesus christ has been organized sed and thus a mighty M work has begun arid much ling has yet yd to be accomplished there is a sacredness cr attached to it which cannot be readily shaken from the mind of the belieT cr ile he may inny look upon tha ilia land of palestine as a holy land aind with a B great future before it for that class of ef people everywhere known as jews yot yet america Is his land arid here is ie the elie place where lie he expects the peculiar pr culiar blessings which will follow hose lose whose privilege arid and business it is to build and establish aon ion ile he believes that there is it a work to 0 o lie done here in bible prophecy as also the prophecies of the great latter day prophet joseph smith while persecution se trial him lit in th alic e face there remains A liopo hope founded upon it a strong faith in inspired promises made ili that lt a a time will acme when freedom wilt will be enjoyed here the mormon people believe too thit that they have hare a mission to lo perform in ili bringing about that freedom the prophet joseph lias has said that the time would corne come when this people would save the constitution of their country in fulfilling this one prophecy there is ii a noble mission before them one that wilf will require patient endur enduring int 0 and fill constant struggling 15 for tire the right by tho the trials it 15 said come the blessings alce it is believed by them that the trials being being M heaped upon the people tend to educate them and pre prepare liaro them for the grand work before them A strong 0 love for freedom is being developed dov eloped that trait trail in the lieiman character h moral 1 courage 0 which is TO so admirable is cultivated and made to produce a good fruits other blessings wo we need not mentia n hero here mire arc tire the immediate result of the trials there is also the future to look forward to it is believed by this people th that it it will be an easy casy matter mailer for the I 1 supreme u ruler to change 0 affairs in his own time ail season so as to bring about ills his purposes short periods ilg 0 of lime baro in ili the history liis lory of the united states witnessed witness ea grast changes in public opinion it is therefore po possible sible alint b by the time little thi tah 3 people were begir beginning to establish them selgas in the lind hold of the bedouins Bedou ins a chinse allange in ili governmental affairs anig lit take lake place here which would open tire the door doer of liberty to llie lite cormons mormons Mor mons their position in the these c mountains at affords attardi them grand opportunities when the lite turmoil all and strife billich is predicted to corna come upon tile nation take like bdate then liy by reason of tire common interest arid anil union of till this people there will be pence peace here rather bather than lie ile discouraged dia raged by tile trials there is reason for this people rejoicing for in them is seen scon tile the ful fill of prophecy eiten certain predictions conic come true tiler there a are arc good rood reasoning rea soniNo to suppose aliat oil others aers will in their turn conic come to pass further olin this that cause is most dear to the cormons mormons is accelerated in its 0 growth by the PC persecutions this li has s S been the case akoni the time of the or organization of the in another part of this issue is found nn an account of tire progress 0 of truth in one field of Ision ity labor showing that persecutions have aided a it ALA ats y alight n ir wild wad kl ft ward that hint tile jv jea s colue to this lanil land of 0 amei america ica for the pu purpose r of securing their full arid and gaining gaining a ft possession of a land upon chich to build their city as a to on 0 est to 10 the that ali it they t go a to that abal far off eastern cattern laud I 1 |