| Show sE AND OF SAINTS A An Delivered by ELDER HEBER J GRANT GRANTIn In tIle the Salt Lac Tabernacle Sunday January J 26 1908 by 1 W V In the Die knowledge that the tio t I rejO fP J or r i ok ork or k o C Hi h Lord la I I IL L Hint thero wo hns han never n cn ben n Lt during tho t G years calI that t t J hAxO vo been connected I viti 41 I t I I I quorums of ot the priesthood or of ort I ln t C rh E h when thoro II haM haH H been tre existing between the tho re bera of ot the tho Church and their len cr there Is i today There ro never been blen u n time when there thoro was tW M JIM Ii fl n ut lh Hi III II Ih Church Chich from the UI down t tO tn thi least leut nr 1 O or the priesthood 1 I believe without through that ht t n nIt the It I I of fl f 11 in tho t Ii o Bf of tit tho th Ib 1 and the high rs ar ax living nearer to tn God Goa are aro ring tIC commandments of tho the Lord t mOl rnO perfectly and aro are iT better example than they thoy over ever did till didt t fort rort 1 they are Ib more zeal rind nd In their ti te na with the thO force firce of ct example lo ate are urs ur 15 inZ n tho he PI to Gono cervo the tho Lord Id t r in ln thI r I bello bette also that tl eo work woric of cr the as riMer fler In a I better condition thin than It Is today When I realize that thoro there lu Ia been opposition to the Iho Church from trout tIC the day It was Cd d th present I r rejoice when chen I 1 contemplate till the present con condition and LIOI 1 1 am Im convinced of the truth of ot the tho saying Eu that IhM nothing can Will bP b done against us but what thou bo be bolor for lor us I liMo hall read the history of eme nf f those thos who were well prominent In opposition to our IlIr people I the of J f Missouri and anti Illinois and nany run an men who have devoted their time II e and talent and tiit great ability In opposition lIlon to the I t rhall hire hall e w n them disappear almost like liked d dp dw before the till nun BUll end their Influence tide t de with them thorn I have havo scon seon that no 1111 formed against n fon has haH prospered fT I hind and I oft ott tunes times In the hh SOURS on ong of zion There Is i cne In our hymn look book by b Ellza 1 11 n nEllo nosy Enow Ello that I r heard suns sung BUn a It couple lo of ot hours ago age that I believe Is prophetic 0 o awake my minstrel Let my m harp forget Its it spell poll 5 0 say In sweetest accents Zion prospers nil all U is well velI Strike a chord unknown to sadness adnes sn Strike and let leI Its ItH number tell tellIn tellIn tellIn In tones of or gladness Zion prospers all Is I f well welfare Is III my portion lId And ad I feel Iel my III bosom swell With a n warm diving divine emotion When she prospers nil all Is well Zion la io thy day Is dawning Though tho the shadows swell Faith und ind hope hone the morning Thou are arc prosperIng nil all Is 15 I well swift witt messengers are treading The Tho high courts wurts where princes dwell wen d wenAnd And AntI thy Ihy glorious light Is spreading Zion nil all Is III well wellIn wellIn In III listening to tho the reports were welo anile anti In itt noticing the audience IlI lencl at he tie morning meeting of or our ta e tin thu Assembly hull ball I t was 1111 impressed li the tho that Zion IS prosper Itt Jq I l have baro attended Sunday morning of ot conferences in III that build InK lJ f In VI Ih da tIa 3 of ot Ul the old Snit Salt Loko tab Hate of ot when the tour four stakes el ti cI th Ih city elt anil tho the two stakes In ho III want cl nty wera vere nil all united In one and the tho audience then thion was wall no larger than I PAW aw there this morning nt at the th cm elI of or only ono one of oC the city stakes I have hare attended priesthood oi i 1 the tho Liberty of o the tho Ensign stake tak sad and of ot the Salt Sail Lake stake and onti It Ii shi and every ono of oC thorn them I havo found a larger gathering of or tho the Lat latIda Ida fda holding the thc priesthood at these th c monthly priesthood meet inert ing In than thun I havo hu peon ott oft times limes In III the Assembly A hull huh when tho the six stakes tiers ture 1 have I Io seen a IL very ory larger gathering at the monthly priesthood meetings in the 41 laic tak ci ri Zion ZIn then than I lover eer KW II In 11 tho tIle thouM uM 1 tall Salt Lake stake of Zion Man when the therk rI rk x stakes s were united So In very Jf l I ZIl prospers hll Os nil all It I I Is III well el 1 Tho Saints as n a people havo lIa hta vo 11 lImon for to themselves regarding th tie divinity of ot this work vork In which wn we u at I r met lIet many man men nien tn In mv 0 lire lIti who havo said Hahl they could coul not understand or comprehend how It t aL K 1 tint thit the tho leaders of lIt the Church tad had U power pOr among the Mormon 1 Kr us a i wo we are alO termed by hy those no flat j f II Thi power lOVer that till this lend leml lemli tJ f tIlls a POSSESS Is In lii the tho In i nh IIi i le i est ha nay llo tho I Individual at of every wan man anti and In m the tue th that th II h k they are uro engaged work 1111 having tho Iho t dl de that this Is IH Gods iol work worle they tho ne nc nei O i 1 respect fI t thORo Whom ihorn nod 01 has ch e i io I slon nt ot the Iho head nu anti direct roc II affairs lr l ot or this Church Joseph one remarked that ho he taught th Ih T corr princIples of ot f gov Homet they K governed vc 10 them RO Mon IO Saints have lx been Ien en enl S1 1111 liy by U LL grett t l H rot 11 1111 I is nt nt of 0 lr own It ft day 1 a w fre i u by b some that tho the Utter Latter art 11 a weak wILk people governed Y a 0 f IiI men mon Being I omit 1 of f tho the kui rs of If the thu th people lant t O to 10 those wh Who entertain uh Uth h hl IU am i that ml they thoy to 10 a tho l ot or UI lt nt L IK time head justice over ovel 01 ih M l they the give gle us Ul credit mid midot Ild eles not ot to us b he aue U th Il as it a it pw I ile IR an a a t 11 most I the Independent itt limy hey IhlY I Kif ai M t thy I hi y mi a ie the lie mom ii IK Pl Upon time tho ot of l lb Why h nearly every cory 1 il 1 1111 J who HUH hitis hll em omit In 10 I gospel 1 of if Christ out Ih I h w tI hus 0 nt B 10 so II I n 11 rae I 0 til 1 In t I lit ideas Mena tim I I UI I lOll ts i In Lh I Ii I I B ti I Wi I lieu L excel lon friend reM tI 01 their toh own litH h thOu lifelong K alil ml nit I hey thuy 1 thought thought gut tho the 01 NO N n ii moro html ti tut so t of Cf 1 t dIt the tha 1 ot Of f life I J ni It r I r nn on article fa l nut by 1 I 1 runk Ink V Y it L of the tho o C 1 lit t rm Till fa st S i It i i i in II lie t I hi Km 1 m and 11 ii tnt 1 t at thi h time I 1 oi Itt u n iota WIS li un i ii i J M or I It told of ut tho lie t He I 1111 man l II ono one of If time thu tim re mark v ii t countries Don lotI DonAt 01 I lrI At At the tho 10 time 10 ut of f M hit I i 1 i his M M y WIS tIM ut fl t k i L ty md a ml when hut hla hil u mil lie he Invited 4 nv d tho ho t hloi who the b ti tj hini iii in II I homo hefty i lit hi bi ru l 11 h ho hi us 1 curtain m ht Ihl t L i 1111 lother the r out t to u OK u I u ul L TI flit phi ii ly con l it l t i i t thy iTi at nt time thu near h t I fan wiM I 0 Umi It I I win H ye v VS y t ny t tell I ii uro ro nn Ion con wu ii I thu journey 1111 It I r 1 wl I walk or r V 1 hou to In tovu vu u 1 n 11 tny 1111 home hOlo hut hO lit I ln hit 11 had nil d nl Olt unit I Wits Vf 11 tO 51 in iii II N Ho MJ hi vt his ls fit thor them mill ii n it that thu hoim 1 Ul t lit elder to tl t ti walls wil I k tu tl t n hil I 1 1 1 1 I L t I h s 11 t hi ny Would got wt u j n ii tid t Ii t 1 hiM ht 1 that Itch A I Imi hl la hll tho they lb ft food und In I l 1111 1 1 f St thinK Id hI l hl him n j Aji t 1 iii 01 to gm I wil I t ii him hll Ii lot A t t n d J it lii II I it tIme tho t J 11 itt 1 P 1 ItI lik t it v I l 1 to ru I clot hI i ug t tl l 11 i mid cold im it II 1 iK I but ut Hm the Ih cn lr W cheerful end only nl said Nevor Neer now how hio rII you are Irl when w WI We there thel will wi be bo a It wOrm al fICOla wo 0 will wil have havo dry clothes und anti lr good food They Suit and atI received 1 tle warm varin welcome The he young man wan Wt lU x IO st thud oust ous to till the Joy JO of OJ the ht true that he ho hl did not hot wait tilt to tl get dry He Ito turned to his hll father athel and Ild mid uld Congratulate CI me IC tether I have hl found the tho gospel of or Ir Jesus JI ue Christ t I 1 have havo embraced It I am aimi nl a Saint l The he fiLthIer father u UI mini said 1111 o inn 1 my son Ron did thu 1111 1 I understand you 01 to say 10 thou that you ou are arC n a I Mormon Mot n nOh 7 Oh no 10 r I say anything about being bellI a I Mormon Wi Vo Vc believe bellevo In tin tl Book Dok of O if Mormon but people might Just Juet a at well call those who believe bel eYe in lit tho the Bible Biblo Bibles an UR to call al us ut Mol mon mons U It 1 Is ridiculous our OUS name I II is Saints time the of lt Jesus Christ of ot Oh yes 10 said sal the father r but an nn answer el one Ofle question A 11 ro not mit tin t lm peo people pel thin called Saints also niso known in the tho world ns as a Mormons Oh OI yes said the tho son con I that Ihl t Is 01 Very Vcr well velI wel cald the tho father that M lt I nil alt 11 I want to know lie IIo lo got got up Ut 11 and alt walked to the door A Ai AI ho he opened It itlie ho lie said sll My son Ron then theme Is II tho the door Go a out Olt Into 1110 tho tIlo storm and never dar duik daron dal on en my mimi I door doom agnin ChoNo Choose this day be between between e tween mill all 11 that limit I possess between fath litti father er or and mother and home and friends or 01 this hateful religion The he boy 10 turned to his mother who by h this time had hail heroine become deathly death pale lie Ho pae stretched out his arms and ancI said ule Mother do ilo 10 you turn turl mo me out Olt of house and Ild hOlo Do you soy say goodbye goodbe to tome tomo C me mo and anti never leor want to look upon my amy I face ae ace again V 1 VAnd And Ami the tho mother said Your fathers rathers word Is law in lit tiltS this hini hou e my I on The Tho young Until man with wih his dripping clothes othus on ln turned to tIme the elder and said Come brother lot let us go g SAINTS SAIN ARE MADE OF That is the tho kind of material the tho Saints are lre made linde lade of o nOd and Iud It IL Is useless u elesH for tor people to undertake to toll tell lel mo 1110 le thai men with wih such sUn strength of 0 character who embrace tile the gospel In Ina Int ina a t fur tu oft off land 1111 live dye Ivo or ten tn Cl thousand miles mleH from ron here her who homo home homland and family tamly and friends to t gather up UI to 10 Zion and amI work vork for fOI Ito tho cause of ot truth ale the class chum of oC Individuals who can curt be led around and ali handled by b a 1 lot lotof lotof lotof of shrewd arrogant designing and and corrupt mon inon Yet some people III In the tho world believe that the tho Saints ure are a I weak people who aro are governed by hy a 1 few tew shrewd men I am reminded of ot a man maii lan who was WUI engaged to write a mt pamphlet setting forth the resources and at attractions tractions of or Utah Inviting people to tomako tomake make mako permanent homes here Among Amon other things ho said Ihl that lint there ther was no other state or 0 territory In tIme the Union where tho the taxes were welo iso no IO moderate It Itis 1 itis is needless neele s to 10 say SI SIL to you 01 that was WiH many years ars ago I was itts un art Instrument In get getting getting ting tillS this Individual Ito tho I privilege of ot writing that pamphlet After enough of at tho the pamphlet laid had been sold so 81 iii that tho coat cout of or the pamphlet was las realized then thou this gentleman was WiS to havo hIo all oi the tho proceeds and ho lie needed tile the proceeds He lie was very cry prolific In I thanking mo me 10 for or assisting him to gut get the th jot Job of ot writing that lint pamphlet I Isaid Isaid said to 10 him Do not Dot thank met mer I never levor want oily credit that does not belong llong to me With Ih aforethought I pot got t you the tho job Joh of or writing that pamphlet because I knew you would have to toll tell tel tho time truth I want to say nay to you that hint a it aliar liar lal ought to 10 I havo n a I good goo memory and you 01 are lre deficient In that particular And now I ill ask you In view lew of such luch und and amid such articles that you 01 once olce wrote oto and to which you 01 signed your name did you 01 ll 10 lIe In the tile other articles or ni f In Inthis Inthis Inthis this pamphlet tl In one of your our former articles you 01 oa said saud time the he leaders ot or the Mormon people a lot of wicked and corrupt men morn that limit they tho controlled nil all ni the tho people polle from fron ono end of tIllS this state to 10 the tho other that lint they dictated every state county CO and territorial office alke that they put rogues Into ollice Now Nm you on onay way ay In iii no III I other state or of territory are aro time taxes taxIs so rio 10 moderate What hat iv it 1 pity pi tho the Mormon thieves could not be exported to reduce the tho taxes of or other people Now Non I 1 rejoice beyond expression that Zion Mon prospers that all 11 Is well wel that tim the work of at God Clod Is II growing that tho th confidence of ot the tho th people In the leaders of ot the time Church Is perfect erfet that the tho Pro peo people 10 plo nt at largo large are keeping tho the command commandments ments m of led God better In my II Judgment Ju lont than at It any an that 1 I havo been hoe II as UK with wih them bent This tills fills Ils my heart with lh Joy and 1111 nn 1 gratitude I that halt from tile the presidency of at every mission hill all ni over oel tho the world the cry el Send us its 11 moro more 1010 elders CherR because h IHO the Ibid Hold HoldIs Is white all ni ready to harvest t and Ild we vc wedo wetie do tie not have havo hale laborers I re iC Ie join In 10 tile the material that composes time the rank and file 10 of o the tho LILt Saints that they tho are arc the tho saute Hamo lamo kind 1111 of people ns as this Ihla young man In lit Scandinavia to whom I 1 have referred Ho lie lt Is I not the exception hut bitt be ho Is one onu of 0 those that constitute tho the rule ruleA A OF OP I 1110 do not need neoT to go 11 gt clear over OWl to t l Scandinavia fur for an Illustration of at lo tiu dulon lon Io to this work My Iy mother With raised In very vely comfortable who she was vas 1111 raised In itt II was wal considered In her hur girlhood days Ilu itt Ir among people who huh had good I property hounds und ml hail had hlll HUf luf NIl t means to enjoy life bite le In hi tho tile sunae I In which It I IK is called Her II father anti 11 mother were dead and sho sire lived 1111 with Ith her he were cre wealthy that In It they wore roro 1010 When imori she sho embraced they Fald exactly the tle slime 1111 to her an ns that father t to his son Cho between DO Lie many lun thousand a It 1 year n set t lel income upon you fHI this thlu religion tel Igloo You 11 have hao disgraced the thu inline ni 1 0 of o 1111 that you yo heal bear hlll wo Vi 0 never want you OU to come eOlo Into our OUI you renounce this his I 1 hil tel Igloo If I you yell 01 will wi do elo tb unit that come leak bark In ono one year or hr any 1111 time told and tho ho string Hiring U is out nut timid and Uld you Ol will wil wi ii be le Thank Jod she hu ho 01 rut to tn pull pul the time latch lutch Hiring ho to Utah OIK omni lived In III poverty My Iy died whon holl I t wits 11 nine aloe 1110 days old ohl but Ihl sIti he never hungered or longed In lit the lie loan least degree for tilt tho th oan LII huLl III comfort she li could have havo had by renouncing thu Ih ROM god g pel iel of u Christ which site Mho knew was WOH wal true lUl I havi hI 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