Show Nt ml G DA DAf f CO fR CL Characterized by b Fine j 11 was and Very ery Large Meetings SPEAK HE FIRST PRESIDENCY I Va Great and ud Thousands ged the llie le lock Visitors from rom Far and Near I conference of tho Church lM td iy under auspice of the tho nature The weather er l tal and tho attending crowds crol ds lvery section of ot tha treat ru even cven Canada was represented 5 having not ft I few members J the crush on the Tern Tem TemIe mu I Ie E block Mok In the tho tho wholly Inadequate nl wal noting nw held In h tho ow wel 11 J hall while nil an open air meet meetIe hal In front of f the Dureau Ie lok f t information mi n first faceting of tho day In InIX InI frt IX I Tabernacle and It vu W called caled to or it at 10 liy hy President Josepn wh d OFFICIALS PRESENT ere present of the general e Of Ot the th Presidency F John H Winder and o p H ot the Counci ot Ce O M Smith and A Smith First Heven Heen torn I ot Seven S les Seymour I n Young II G OtO ge Reynolds 1 0 O nulon 8 S Wei Wel s a Jothan M Of Ot the tr William H n Preston 11 Dh T arton ulton nn P Miller br of mallY e ow ht their presidents of or and other leading men of ot tho thone otter ne choir and congregation pang Ean tho Te ins hl C come Ce ye Saint no toll tol nor la lator tor fear br But with Joy wend your ay The opening prayer vuu wu offered by b Joseph K B Taylor by the choir tho Iho anthem I From afar gracious Lord Thou hast holt lathered Thy flock k OPENING DISCOURSE ne opening was delivered to Te Pr ld nt Joseph JO eph F Smith who pole u a follows folos PRESIDENT JOSEl F SMITH Ming very Yer greatly dependent upon tt Ih of tho for tor the tho hi I r Influence nce of ot Ills Hs Holy Spirit I 1 am lighted this morning to welcome tIM nit nil congregation of or Saints t th opening meeting of ot this seventy fourth annual conference e of the Church We our conference on this beau beautiful cal morning I 1 believe under Ut th divine blessing fa tl wt I cf I Almighty God Tho ho has hns guided th d tn of Ills Is people from the thc or of ot the Chur h until the pres ruton I and whose overruling power hns us from tron the hands of our one en BUI tl and al guided us Ul in our footsteps nl ad In our ur Journeying Into Inlo the tho tops tOPI cf 01 these mountains where by b Ills 18 we have hIe had ha n 1 measure m I of f l Ia for tor lo 10 trw tt o many man years and we bY keen ben permitted I to grow nn I In crone erme in numbers number and an n I 1 beleve In filth Intelligence and m n a n bolter and of Cf the tho principles cf 01 Ute lift n which havo hoo cen to the earth In the tho latter Inter day Y tint t Ul the administration ot divine 1 Ct to man through the ill dl MM le of 01 the t Prophet Smith t In this work vork whom the wId In the tho beginning beg and IW by the power Influence 11 upon them for tho ministry bleh they were called to fill ni und and p r mint t Church 1 h hl i been by the th wisdom o man ut lt thu Ihl eople has hns been directed n H their until the tho present It I niton r n by wisdom of ot Him who II I wove man und and whoso whose knowledge i rW than thal that of ot man and ando boe o power p r Is Ie above the power cl man for It u I unto our Mr we aro for tor t h vt e have hao enjoyed and for tor te w f nt condition of UIO Jpe f t Gd 11 this Inter r r ln nd the tho J M The Th hi ml of tha Irel m iy not nol lu II b Ie to 10 all 11 There may bo bu 11 many tan tho workings ot 1 in the thc progress 8 and d i fel p f tn t JI nt of thu IS t work I mere I h ere thoI ow who feo eo jn In tIld In Iw nl of ex l tl r f t tt from Its IMS n lh I he overruling nl 1 t I fh rr h 1 I vho sent His Is Only 11 lo 10 lh th w to become a anil i a I to C nil u fr Ih In It the Hio world orld that I lo V Jig I IU IlS rich a I M II s le power h and 1111 I L f huh hh h He HI I might tID I t all il the tho children of t 1 h 11 J In arisen n to li ml obey Ills law r 11 I t I II I with gratitude to t n t t knI Kr I Father fm tm Ills Us lo 10 lou 11 Ih u l to Ills 11 I of ot our nation mul 11 t OHI Ih Ilo lt of f the whole holo holoM M I I tho 1 11 t only ue I u I IJ IP In of those Nf 0 rf 1 J w 1 1 l tho rent great na naIr Ir I 1 v V I R wa go gort 10 nn I l cont rt f n 1 hut hit I II I u IM mark In that n Ih I I T that tl t I c ii 1 V urI r 11 1 11 4 u l Iho ho erth t r tl I und I I i 61 al V U II I I rot iIA wll H I HI tho B ft III II or t th rorI I l lt fa faI r I I I I I 8 In Int InI I 1 I ll t ot t Olly v r wo tho thoc IA f 1 f i Ir 1 II i I I tho c r 1 I IP I r II nil ni huml lY 1 d 1111 In I i th QI I tho I t I J II w eUI t in or ll 1 S es favor w i Ild imi thu L r i will wi Lure r It r hit Il r clr el ba nn f ut tl 1 1 hI with wih Him In I le il t the tho n oM h haO vo yield t 1 1 tH tC of t t I ot pen r Saints by I It r I I 01 Ih h no f tr the I I hi h 1 hav heen In I bo ln In I I i f Jl 1111 lO I I 11 11 fh I I Y of O nr I Ii i h w h ni J 4 t J III int I r with wih i Ilp II Iff 1 ou my hr ril ff r Onn rl 1 tOn my Ond tho I mindful of f Uh out all Ih I I Jl ft 10 wi It reward you to your our faithful faithfulness ness nos In 11 observing tho laws ot right righteousness and alli of ot truth No man need leId fear In his heart when he Is conscious of ot having lived ld up to the thc principles oC truth and ns nB God has re required reo It at lila hand lt 10 hi hl 10 best knowledge knowl l e and understand ig I l do not suppose that you think or that that anyone will wi think that wo esteem our ourselves selves as ns perfect or as different and part from other people ot the world i a I are Indeed I am om sorry to sir S1 al nl together too much like Iko the rest of ot thu th world In ma maI y Wo people wih like passions II weaknesses Ilka Imperfections DO doubt dOUht results resul of ot hu huan an the tho rest r t ot or mankind Dut the tho difference lies les here Wo We hwe hade 11 ado n I covenant In 11 our hearts God ho Et Fa l ahel her that we will wi Bin that thai wt we will wi eschew esche the err cry appearance of ot evil 01 as far ns 19 w wi we i can that we will 1 overcome t o tho utmost our nur weakness Irone los nos to evil and wrongdoing wo wi took light t from all 01 sources of ot light Intelligence that thal wo 0 will wi that comes from above nhe and ani andl l id our ears open ollen to listen to the words of ot truth to 10 tho ie voice of It standing to tho voice of Inspiration hat comes COles from thu th Lord or that thal may como from man mal Inspiring men mel to do tl better to Improve to In II the of and of ot Intelli Hence ence in tho world and that vo wo will wi ourselves o 0 far I 1 J H 1 Is la rO tor or us to do so clean puro PUI and Dispelled from tho sins of ot tho Ihal Is 19 Wo We have cov co with God that we will wi do this thi and aid wo 0 expect that God vl require ua us to o keep this covenant that vo wo made Him and that wo we will Ith all al our might to live 10 consistent 18 lives laws before the tho Lord Lor and keep kp Hit Iia It J IB Is hard very hard Indeed to makei nl c ho the blind see ce or tho deaf deat t Is Isi 1 i truth laid ald down dowl In the doctrines of ot ho tho Gospel os as taught to the tho Nel upon this continent there IU nono so ns R tho those who wll wil not sec tel onel there lre nono so dent deal dealis is Os who will wi not hear h ar There nere oro who will 1 not nets seu and who will wi not hear henr It is vain aln to attempt toi t open their eyes for tor they will 1 to keep them shut It I Is la vain that that we to their to hear for or they lovo closed et th their lr cars eal against n the tie everlasting co truth and they the Mil wl nit ft hear It Wh ore we to do I H ns n these Are ro o 0 to tu I Shall we Blacken our In II tho least tse these condl I lons exist In the world 7 Shall wo turn tum bock tho plow to we have put our hand because h ther are ao tholo tholon n lt tt that will wi not seo Urn thu ruth and will 1 not nt hear the voice olce of ot tho of ot God calling them to repent repentance rei nt ance Ince and td ti obey the tho commandments of ot the tho Verily nol H Jo would bo IJo n 1 weak nn on un unprofitable profitable sen ler ant ho rho would turn m ov y from tron U them the aro who ho will 11 not repent of or their and nl turn unto righteousness Our duty Is to keep steadily onon II ld upward In tho rd Almighty has marked out fr frus us to pursue Keep the th hon hont he the lamo of God In your revere rIl Mid lovo the name namo of Him wt o e blood was shed fir r tho remission of or BM tor or ortho tho world honor hold hoM In tho tle cst cat f teem him whom God raised up UI In his childhood to lay Iny tho foundations of oC tills this great work honor that power and all that authority which wo call cal the Holy Is 11 th til order of the tho Son Bon of ot God and which has been conferred upon ullon man 11 by God Himself Honor Priesthood What is Priesthood H I la 11 nothing more III less Icu divine au authority committed uto uM man from Goil That l II t principle wo Wt should i honor We t hold holl th keys of or U Ut Ut t and ana ourselves U I had hn been cel conferred upon tho great gea t m s of ot 11 It 1 hll indeed 1 may Iny eay IY been beon upon many ero Mot lot worthy to t receive It who wh have IHo not It and who ho havo brought dl u 1 th n l and aO Tin Tint ho ws 1 upon them t of tho fon on f God cannot cannoth h I pd In I uny In dog f t M w m will ll Its power powel Its Is Ir Irtie tuo tie i 11 d rI e wih Mm who Is 18 coi it lIt who Ir Ir in his hll soul rd God ami t l I felU tel w men u H will 1 nc 1 toro force ana power with him who do 8 I nut not honor U UIn I In hb life by b complying with tto t o re reo reni ni of heaven domo dOlo people think It Is a IL sin lor tur a n like the Y lo to claim that they believe wl wi h nil their souls soul the world would ni bo better I If only the tie lawn law lawor of or God could bo enforced in inthe the tho world coult think that If It a authority It law If Gods i to bo enforce 1 among tho children of ot b of their men that It would men mel It I would In Ing them Into II to bond boM bondage age that It I would debase and de degrade grade crado them thol Wo do not nt look nt this In Inthis 11 this way Wo 0 that aoda Os will willin wi in to l men that thu liberty II lon comes through obedience e to tho OOH comel pel of or Jo Jesus us Is tho greatest of or liberty that can enn como to toman man There Thoro Is 18 no liberty men en enJoy enjoy Joy nt J pretend to enjoy In II the tho world Is li Pit It founded In the will wi and lu It tho law of ot God docs Ioel not have hao truth for IU underlying principle ami It I I II error makes lund m n It is untruth that degrades mankind U I Is II error tho l Inell ck of a I of ot 1 Gods laws and Ind Clo ls will wi leeI me 11 In tn the Oh on a n with the hrut lenlon for tor they the hlo no 10 higher instinct no higher principle no n higher Incentive no higher lon than tho brute world If Ir they the not Inspiration that comes tram from n 1 himself higher source than man I In Gods law Iw I J believe beleve that It Is Ills 11 right to rule In the world 1 beleve that no man h ha s or 01 Mo valid old objection In his hil mind to 10 government of ot Goj OO nM the rule rulo of Christ In tho earth Let L t us tun pose for tor a 1 moment that Christ was wn lere and that He was al bearing rule In Inthe Inthe the world Who would come under His Js condemnation Who would be subject to His Hl word worl would bo t c In disharmony or with God aD Would the righteous mon man Would the virtuous man the pure and virtu virtuous ous woman 7 the pure and the honest In heart the upright the straightforward ward those thole who do the will 1 of ot Would they the Ire 10 In rebellion to Christs rule rile If Ir Ho Io were to como COIO hero to rule No They rheY would welcome the rule and nm reign of ot Jesus Christ In II the earth They would welcome His Hs law In acknowledge edge His 11 sovereignty they would has hasten hal tel ten to rally to His Hs standard and to up hold tho and onel the perfection of ot His Hs lawn la If and alli of 1 righteousness Who would then bo recreant to the rule of or Christ The whoremonger tho adulterer the liar lar the he hc who bears false witness neigh neighbor neIghbor bor ho he who necks leeks to take advantage of ot his hlf brother brothel Ile who would overcome destroy destro him hm for tor his hi own OI worldly gain lin or profit the murderer the dl of that which Is good the unbeliever In the eternities that Ho 10 before belore us tho atheist perhaps although ni hough I think they would not bo be so from Christ as n some lome that profess to be he teachers of oC His Is doctrines and advocates of ot His Js laws 1 It would be he the tho rebellious tho wicked those tho o Mho ho would woul oppress enslave them IC they could coul Such as 0 these would woul bo be the people who would I not nol welcome tho of ot Jesus Christ ChristAro Aro Ari thel uny who profess to be Latter day lay Saints Sall ts In this class cass would fear to have Christ reign rule Now O wo 10 do not claim God rules In II the tho Rente e the tle world charge us UK with believing Wo do not It claim nor profess protes that Jems reigns In tho earth carth carthal ns al tho world charge chargo us UI with believing We say sa that vo 0 would welcome His Jl reign Wo say Iny and we 0 feel In our hearts wo we would love 1010 to have hn 0 Him HI como COIO Ind reign n rule among men We say 8 and ant we believe In II our hearts that to o tar far ns wo overcome our weak weaknesses nesses our Imperfections our re rc rebellious helous nature whir which h Is against the will wJ of tho Father no 10 far ns Oi we wo lre to the carnal mind I and tho wick wickedness edness ond tho of at human nature with which ve e Iro beset so 10 far farns ns O we ore IC able to the grovel groel Ing condition of fallen man luan and attain n I higher plane of ot virtue honor purity and righteousness that so far and ond purl no 10 farther tarther does Christ the Son of God reign rehm In our 01 hearts And Ald wo would to God that we were In such a n condition that He 10 would reign supreme over our souls ond over all 11 that we wo possess Vho ho shall this Who shall say that It Ills Is wicked to obey Christ that It Is wrong to follow I In His footsteps obey oboy his laws AVo Wo will wi not say Iny and ond we wc will wi not If It vo 10 can enn help It I per pcr permit mit ourselves to bo be crowded Into the tho corner corer by b which wo WI will wm have to con COl fess tess that we wo would rather that hell hel should reign on earth than heaven should We Vo would rather God would reign that heaven would smile that thai righteousness nesA should smie pre prevail vail that truth should cover tho earth carth carthas as the waters cover the tho mighty might deep We would rather every overy man lal and every oer woman on 01 was a child chil of God and ald an nn heir Indeed ond a n Joint heir with wih Jesus Christ We prefer that We Weare are working for tor wo pray pry for It I we preach tho for this purpose wo hope by h tho blessing of ot tho AN AI mighty upon our efforts labors In the world that before this work shall have hae completed Its and tho ob oh of Its ls existence In II the world overy tr knee chall bow bol and every overy confess Jesu Is I tho to tl thi honor and glory of or God to the redemption of ot the world We Wo ore or Ing to keep k p right on In that line lne ns n 1010 as ns God OM will wi give us 11 our liberty Iber and permit per Ir mit us lS tr tIIe live In the tho llesh 01 when we shall cl our here go g behind the veil el with wih the 1100 that has been heen conferred l upon us here and Its 19 keys authority and old power we wo will 1 continue to administer for tor the th redemption of o those tho o that havo hao died without n I knowledge lorI of ot the tho truth In II tho world of ot spirits until every son sonam SOl am daughter of Jt God that has lived I I In upon n the earth hll have had tho th 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