| Show S SIn In over an nn epistle of or the Twelve Apostles to 10 the Church of oC Jo Jesus u Christ of or La Saints signed by Brigham Briham Young Toune oun December el 23 ro 2 1117 which we wo referred to 10 for tor the tho purpose of ot showing the unfair manlIer manner in which It was wu partly quoted by a preacher we 8 noticed an tui Invitation given to people of ot all sU countries and per fI r to gather to the e valleys for Cor forthe forthe I the purpose of or building hull up III a great strut The sought lOugh to be made by lIy bythe bythe the opponents of ot the Mormon people upon the general public is that the Saints with Brigham Young at their head came caine to this spot In order to be he 1 Isolated Isola led and to set up an Independent government or an Imperium in III Im Imperio perlo perio Notwithstanding the fact that Qt III the thin time lime of or their occupation ot of this soil noil the Mormon ormon Battalion was up upholding upholding holding the honor of the United States SlaIN in tn tho war with Mexico and Inti that the thu Hag of or our country was WM flung to the mountain breeze while hIle this land was Mexican territory still the erroneous Idea idra prevailed anti and lingers 8 still to sumo seine in the public mind that the Mormons were hostile to 10 the thin national government and desired to tu be entirely excluded exclude from other ether people We e there rON fow copy COPf the tho following paragraphs that epistle showing the senti sentiments ments of ot the Church leaders headers at the this clont of ot the Iho year 1117 f I 1 Th rile Tue kingdom which wo iso 0 are estah U it not of ot this world but lg Is the of or the great rent I GOO God It IM is the I fill fui oi of righteousness g of or peace of ot sal MIll atina to every soul wul that will receive It II nom from Adam Alam down doin to his Ills latest III poster Ill ity JUt Jar good will Mill Is 3 to toward rd nil all men and anil ln we desire their In time hole find and In eternity and we will win do thorn them E g Hi oh ns III far an as God will give us U the pow Ilow H er and antl men will wilt permit us Iii ii the I lege g rind we will harm marni no man but If Ir men will wili rl rise e up against the power of or the to 10 overthrow Ills valise 4 It Ii hem know that thul they the are arl runn running nj on the tho bo bosses Se of Jehovah a MI kler and os us God lives 1118 they the will vIlI b i be overthrown 1 me then yo ye E Saints come COIe then th n ye ve le nin men of Jt f the till earth parth come com then Illen l i Wise m 1 ye 1 rich ye 41 noble a to the ge or of f the Ct I rn In nit au nallon AntI ami sod IlIn king and tongues and hIde And anil din leti nn en the tace fa ot of the oni anti jilIn th the of coil u help Us to 10 build up the om of oC Iud hod the I ot of truth life lICe and aM salvati anti and y ou shall ahall lf ehl mr the among sanctified the Loni JeRUs Christ to make u up hi jewels In hell and no power on earth or can prevail revall against ngai you yu Attention Is to lo th t the h kind ot of I kingdom kIngdo which Ch President t YOung Toung and hll hi to oi and 1 Promote It 11 was WI not a organization different the front from e of the It wu Wa not mat a hostile e S de ed i to 10 overthrow or subvert lu vert the theY b by the fathers or of OUr country The kingdom In view fM the Spiritual kingdom of God bleh PreSIdent Y the Ung CI embodiment ot of true Irue and aDd the or of i anti and p GO IU Ii aCCOrdance with the mic de ot of the Church the begin Plin flirt With the requIring lilt of Gud tI People to 10 He n In lion the flOWers that iw until lie cenes wi hOlt The vie hole right It IN ia to 10 I reign Iho shows that the oC ci the Church Chuh te Ih In I throughout th the de sited not DOl only oni the bien beti gathering or of Cronl not the tour four earth to 10 quarte of oC the UI Zion ZIo In these taint moun but bUI JOO people le of oC all and dp de and anil parties who hI were tl ton here ie dwell In leCes t UI tl full to ho how chat the pleased I II and II and nt 10 long a as th ti did upon ellen th the of If That II the bates the t bleh ac Saint and today todar II It the tbt language ot Of a APostle ot or the latter hUtt days clan Art Am Ibe t p And full to lVery every err DIllion d ent crud |
