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Show THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY; APRIL 8, 3953, PRESpENT GRANTS CONFERENCE ADDRESS . Worn (Continue fm - On) 'the benefit of the council of in $iffh prieU, assembled KirUaixi. end Uie Church, "and also the aainta in Zion And I might add. and alao for the people of all the world, ti "To be sent greeting! not by commandment or but by revolaiiou and the word of wisdom, showing forth the order and will of con-iati'a- iiIod-f- " ' day" When t aee pictured a than presenting a beautiful woman with an engagement ring on the of a ring of dgaret smoke. top 1 realise why thojbord aaw fit to talk about the men who would have evil designs in these last I never see one of those days signs but I think what an absolute crime It is that such a thing can he permuted in a civilised country "That Inasmuch as any man driuketh wins or strong drink among you, behold It ts not . good, neither meet tn the eight Pf your Father" The IiOrd save It la not good, and all the legislatures and alt the and all the senators and congress nil .the officers In the kingdoms of can say otherwise, but world the that wilt hot change the word of of heaven and the Creator " only in assembling earth, yourselves together to offer up -him. before your "And behold, this should be of the W'lhe, yea, pure wine f grape" of the vine, of your own make "And again, strong drinks are not tor the belly, bet tor the washing of your bodies." I do not suppose that when. we whisky, wins, beer, etc., much gi of t will bo used tor the washing people's bodies. ' "And, again, tobaoco I, not the for the body, neither for belly, and is not good foe Mas " " F lease keep in your minds that khs is th Lord speaking. t "but la an herb for brulsee and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill. hot drink are "And . hot for thagain, body or belly. "And again, verity I say un- -i to you, all wholesome herb fclod hath ordained tor the eon- - j stttuuon, nature and us of Otan , jUKvery herb In th season thereof, and every fruit tn the season thereof; all them to f Used with prudence and thanksgiving. "Yea, flesh- also of beasts, and of the fowl of the air, L , the Lord, have ordained tor the us of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly. "And It la pleasing unto me that they should not be used. Only tn times of winter, or of Cold or famine "All grain Is ordained tor the tiae of man and of beasts, to be th staff of lire, not only , for man but for the beasts of the field, and th fowls of heaven, and alt wild animals that yun or creep on the earth;, "And these hath God made for the use of man only In times of famine and excess of hunger. "Ail grain Is good for th food of man: as also th fruit pf the vine; that whichtn yield. Oth fruit, whether th . gyound or above the ground 1 "Nevertheless, wheat tor plan, and corn for the ox, and oat for th horse, and rye for the fowla and for swine, and for aH boasts of the field, and barley for alt useful animals, bud tor mild drinks, as also "V ther grains. t "And all Bmlnts who remember to keep and do them Bato ying. walking in obedtsne th commandments shall re-civs health in thstr navol and I - l! 1 BMMTosc In thing bonoag - 1 hls-pres- ent s Of I T I faint." I commend to all Latter-da- y Saint that they read th marvelous delivered from this stand j testimony by Brother Creed liaymond who won a champ lone hip tn raoing aud wm the only one on his team who mad n record, white the other who had used wins tailed. "1, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that th destroy- - ' by them, ing angel shall pass a tho children Of Israel, and pet slay them." Heads From Patriarch J. has been a great pleasure to It me today to read the words of ths Lord given to Joseph Smith. I am now going to read to you the word of ths Martyred Patriarch: . "Th Lord has told us that Wrong drinks are not tor the Who Is it that will belly.' say that they are, when the Lord says they are not T That man who says, '1 can drink wlea or strong drink, and it will not hurt me,' is not wise. Borne will say, 'I know that it did me good,, for I wae fatigued and feeble on h certain 'occasion, and it revived me, and I wee Invigorated thereby; and that ta sufficient tor me. It msy be tor you, but It would not be for wLe man; for every spirit of this kind will only a produce greater languor when its effects --cease to operate upon the human. liody. But you know that you are benetiftod? Y e. so does the man who' baa mortgaged hi property h know that he is relieved front embarrassments; but his temporaray relief only t binds the cords of bondage more severely around f him. The Lord has not Ordained strong drink for the belly, 'butfor ' the, washing ot your bod' Saints remark, atony Latter-da- y fWell, it era not riven by com. mend, therefor w do not need to obey It. No true Latter-da- y tlatnt in Justified In saying that if reveala hia will to man the H 4e not hla duty to Whey It unleae the lord commands him to do The will of God, In whatT al i "In the temporal aalea- lion of all aainta la the last - daya irn aJd, for the tempor at jMd'let salvation of alt peopla in all of the world In the laat part days . "Behold, verily, thus aalth the Lord unto you: In cons, quenr of ovlls and deaignal wMch do and will etlst tn the heart of conspiring men in the last g, And these are the laat days, "please remember. "I have warned you, end forewarned you. by giving Unto you thin word e wts-by revelation." !om Mgns Cause Thought 4 "And Shalt find Wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures." , promise Marvelous What a marvelous promise! t la there anything to oompar witk health T Those who have been noaf d oath's door many times and who have suffered year after year la not being able to accomplish any of life, know thing in the batu what a valuable thing la good health. "And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not And again, Tobacco ire not for the body, neither tor the and it la not wood for belly, man, but is an herb tor bruises and all ck cattle, to be ussd with Judgment and skill.' Tobacco is a nauseous, and abominable thing,slinking and I am surprised that any human being, Should think of using it for an rider to eat or amok It, especially la a disgrace to him. He ts not tit tor th office; he ought first to learn to keep the Word of Wisdom, and then to teach others. God will pot prosper ths man who usee it. And again, hot drinka are not for the body or belly,' There ere many who wonder what that can mean, whether ft refer to tea or coffee or not. I my It does refer to tea and coffee. Why is it that we, are frequently so dull and languid It ta beoause we break the Word of Wisdom. PiiMti preys upon our systems. and we do not .comprehend the things of God. Th devil takes of us, and w fall advantage Into1 temptation. "Let th Paints be wise; let us bay aside our folly and abide by th commandments of God. So shall we b blessed of the Great Jehoveh in time and tn eternity. We shall he healthy, strong and vigor- -, us; we shall b enabled to legist disease." I warn From Pioneer It I sometimes a thing to turn back. W will good turn back to the great pioneer, the man who with others erected this wonderful building. At the time of 11 erection It was the greatest building In all the United Btatca, with-oany center suppprt to the roof. Ho started to build a which oot millions of dollarstempi when there were people her without tnekna excepting their hands, their courage. their ,tolih and their knowledge that God lived. President Brigham Young said; Ho long as you are able to wnHc and attend to your buai nsss, it ta folly to say that you need ardent spirit to keep you alive, xhe constitution that a person has should be - ut nourished and cherished; and whenever w take anything o the system to tores and stimulate It beyond Hs natural oapaolty, it shortens life. I am physician enough to know that When you are tired and think you need a little eptrttou liquor. take some broad and butter or bread and milk, and Me down and rest Do not labor so hard as to deem H requisite to get half drunk In wdor to keep, up your wfcrito. in-t- n 4TiiTn pn will follow this oiounsel, you will be full of Ilf and health, and you will increase your intelligence, your Joy and I i Comfort. "it is a piece of good Counsel Which the Lord denims lua people to observe, that they may live on the earth until the measure of thstr ursaUen la full. This ts th object tbs Lord had tn view in giving that Word of Wisdom. To toons who observe it he will give great wisdom and understanding. Increasing their health, i giving trengih and endurance to the faculties ef their bodies and s minds until they shall be full Of year upon the earth i" Brnefltt Proved! 1st me testify to toe benefits of It. President H rig bam Young served this people front the day that he was ordained an apostle for 49 he passed away, long yearn, uutll with all the oar-rand that rested upon him, andhardships when he wa a Old as I h away passed f . Ho was in vigorous to. I am health of body and mind, sure that what they oailed.put inflamwn mation of the bowels append I. Clue Why! Beoause the pain disappeared and wo war all that he wae os th road to recovery. But what really' happened in that the appendix had broken and th pain bad disappeared, but blood poisoning had set in. Tho successor to President Brigham Young served this people for he wad II long years from the ordaim d an apostle. Thedayyuoceroor to John Taylor, W Ilford Woodrult, Ik tins served people long from the ,' Unis that yean was an be chosen apostle. Loro n so Know, who succeeded WtUord Woodrutf, served (this people for H years, and Joseph F. Bintlh served them 99 years. itober J. Grant has served this people tor , 69 years. j Leaves Troll lreueiyt I leave my testimony with you that t, believe as firmly as i Iwluvv in this world that i would anything not bo standing her today talking to you if 1 had not obeyed tho . Word ot it tsdora. W hen my appendix wo removed it bad broken and blood poisoning, sp they said. In the third and last stage had! net in. There were nine doctor present 'and eight said 1 had to die. The chief surgeon tn toe Cnthutla hospital turned to President Joeeph F. you bmJth, and said' 'Mr.. poaaitNltty ned not think ot such aSpilth, or probability sa that this mao shall live Why, tt he should! Uve it would be a miracle, and thta pi not the day of mtrnriro " Asks Doctor Why That Was the-- message delivered me to hy Joseph F. Smith himself during bis last sir knew, and he aid: "Our doctor friend who said tt would be a miracle ha passed t away. I never saw you looking , tn life than you do nv "healthier today. Heber ' I said to the nurse who told m doctors that I regarding throeto nine meet anyjet them, did not want and bellev- one said who except the I would putt through, Hhs ed that eatd"He is the house dor tor; I will ealt him In." I asked him why h disagreed , with th others, and hi smiled, (He was a southerner) and he. aatd' "Mlstab Grant, ah pust took a chance, suh. Ah havej felt the of, papulse, suh, of thousands, tients, being a house it odor,Uri-tn many many hospitals, but ah ah felt a pulse just like yours, suh. Why do you know, suh. the tests that I made during an hour and three quarters. that you were under the knife ytiur heart nevah missed one single beat, and ah mad up that that" heart would through Not Contaminated What kind of a heart did t K Canada amt Mexloo; from Port land. Main, to Portland, Oregon ; -from the Canadian border down to Florida;! in the Hawaiian Is- -, lands and tn far-of- f Japan, pro. claiming the restoration - to too earth of the Gospel of ths Lord Jesus Christ, tbs plan of lit and salvation ; bearing my witness that X know (hat Uod lives; that Jsau . 1 ths Christ, ths Bedeemer of mankind, the Savior of the world, and that Joseph Bmlto was a prophet ef tho true and living God. Continuing th remarks of Brig ham Young; "Many of our sisters think , tea. they cannot litre without I will tell you what w can do 1 have frequently said It to my brethren and waters It they cannot live without tea, coffee,- brandy, whisky, win, beer. tobacco, ato.. they can die without them. This ta he- yood controversy. It we had the determination 'that wa should have, ws would live without them or die without them. Let .the mother impregnate her 'system With thesa narcotic tafluenoes when she ts bringing forth a family o tho earth, and what do sh do! h lay the foundation Of weakness, palpitation of th heart, nervous affection and many other tllai and diseases in th system of her off- - , spring that will afflict them , from the Cradle to th grave. , la this righteous or unright- - , sous, good or evil! 1st my sisters ask and answer the t4,w question tor themselves, and , the conclusion which each and , every one of them mag coma to t this 'If I do Bn Injury . to my child, I sin.' ' I Doctors (live Ltlttnxr , X bars been trying to find what a brother wrote to m some day ago. and so1 ha he but wa have failed a slatument that I wish I could read to you here, tf it be true and I have very little doubt bur that it Is true to th effect tha there are some tl phvst clans who will not answer a cat! 0 a wife who Is to become a mot h if she is an inveterate cigarette smoker, announcing tost the rat of mortality lia altogether too grra among such, for him to risk hi reputation. president John Taylor: "For this purpose he (God! . has gathered us here as w are here today tost white we are toe natural a vo rapursuing tions of lidr. we might at tho same tlraei lie taughlt and instructed of God. that we might learn the laws ot life that w might be purified from th and Infamies that corruptions axuit tn the world, and that our spirits might be purged from everything that tends to deteriorate; Injur or destroy man; and; that w might bo enabled to comprehend thoa . i rat-cla- ss 5 . i -- have! I had a heart that had pure blood tn tt, that was not comamin. aled by tea. coffee or liquor. That Is why the poison la my system Th doctor who was overcome. had made an operated upon m agreement1 with me that he was to die me te had If and he did tail oo that I could write, a couple did not write But I of letters; them because in th kind deuces of the Lord it had been revealed In a manifestation that I did not have to die. Men Sag w cannot receive communication from but miy wife the other world whose body lies In the grave visited my wife who ta ally and told her that my mission was not yet ended; and I had received before that a blessing by the gift of tongues from that ldentioai wile whoa body waa to the grave. And what was in that blessing! Thai 1 should live to lift up say voice ha many lands and to many ellme proclaiming th restoration to too earth ot th Gospel of tho Lord Jesus Christ. Prophecy Fulfilled I had not lifted my vote tu many land and up ollm at th ttra X waa to many the hospital, but subsequently X have lifted wp ay rote tn Kngland. Ireland. Boot-lan-d. Walea Germany.. Prance, Belgium, Holland, Bwltserland, Haim Norway, Bwedeo, Denmark, , i i N principles which pro calculated to elevate, to exallt and ennoble mankind, and to prepare them tor the enjoyment of a place among the Gode In th eternal world I "And Ire regard to drunk, ones we will not be contaminated nor disgraced with infs my of such conduct and n th honesty of amaa ran only be tested by Ms having temp-- tation within hts reach, ao no man can be ronetdierod as acting property who oarenot let liquor atone, when that ta within his roach. Virtue does not constatj simply In being prevented itofrom committing evil but having temptations presented . before us and then goveentreg our pension and appetites. Good! and evil are placed 'before uai no mat. tor by whom. It to for us to resist evil sad drove to tho We ,aro told Hint it is right tq Mm that Oveceometh that 1 will grant to t down o my throne, as I have overcome and sat down on tnjf Father's tbrone.. Neither do we want any excuses for any of thee for God witll Condemn things, us If we bear them, and hia be enkindled wrath ua.will and we Shall find against It a hard matter to pack such Infamies upon oar Shoulders. Now ft 1 fof us to choose course we wits pursue. what ' Want Real MMs "We want net who aro Saints from principle, - men j t aw w7yiOii (lh If you J who love God. who keep Ms com mand meets, men who aro pur and virtuous, imen who aro- - seeking to glorify God through Obedience to hla la as, od men ho do these things because they love tor do them. i "W have entered into bovenants with God, and It fa otaiy on th condition ot our keeping our covenant lnvio-tat- o that wo shall bo entitled bo the exceedingly groat and which proclou promise b La made to ua And he dou to Is ton to him." expect Pena Woodruff Quoted President Wllford Woodruff: "We aro sca Into this u Tutt to tena.) f u |