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Show -- :6.0fa....':e.:i.'''''.,.0'.-......,..-:To-l- 'y.p"0.ri.!.'qg By' PRESIDENT GEORGE ALBERT. know the truth Father, who have understood that, they may has thepuposèTofil1e,aMwho becauseHlt the- man will do this have accepted the gospel of said, any Jesus Christ, our Lord. To- (God's) Ill, he shall know of day 'yve have more than 5000 the doctrine, whether it be of of our brothers and sisters of God, oc whether I speak of -- Fall teat of the address delivered April 1, 195e at the 'opening el the first session ofr the 12Ith Annual Conference elr the Church ef Jesus Christ elr Latter-da- y Saints held , ha Salt Lake City. Lb; BRED rwthrrv my-th- is sell." the world as missionaries OUR WORK in the world mibrethren ang sisters., is to urging the people of the, world not merely to be satisfied with reach out after all of our Hear what they now have, but to enly Father's children at borne seek the Lord and go on, with and abroad, and if we will do the promise that if they will du that the Spirit of the Lord will Church scattered-throughou- t mem,: - betty constitutetrthe , , , - - -' k, , . - - , - - - - . - ! - , --- '. ' '' ' ' ',, , :2,, ' ' 4 ,,"'' --- -- -- --,- ' . .,10,...., -- - - , -- - , -- t" .S.6,..a to.... ! ' .-- : l'P',;-aoir- . IQ. t , ,.4 ' results .'" , - , keeping the-tom- , - I AM TEAT GRATEFIL indeed - , ,: to be here this morning. Since I was here with you last, I have not been In many parts of the world, but I have tray- eled some, and I have found faithful members of the Church, found the wards and branches of the Church Increasing in some sections to the point that their meeting houses will not bold them.. The result is 4.hat two wards, and hi some cases three wards have to meet in the same house. Since Woricf-Wa- rIIdosed we have built more tban 200 meeting houses and dedicated them, and we are stilt building and are short of places in which our people may worship. The Church has increased during the past year more than any other year Since it was organized. It 1 is not our Church. It is the Church of Jesus Christ. God gave it the name, and it is flourishing. How happy we should be, not that we have increased in numbers hi the or- - 1 , s. . .. . ..., ' It , ' .. ''), 1- ' t ' ',, ' ''''-- t ,- ' ,'--; s ' - , i..-..,....- , 41 . , :, , . 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'7- 4. , 1', , i 7 1 . -- n ' ' PRESIDENT GEORGE ALBERT SMITH .. that that more of our Father's children, more of his sons and daughters, have been brought to an understanding of the truth, and are coming into his organ- ization that he prepared to teach us the way of Ills and lead us along the pathway to eternal ganrza--liö- 4.,' ' . a t , - from- - , mandments of God. , , or three shall meet together in his name he will be there and PiéSri.i.ithBettows--i.'THi.T'-..:::.Blei0-i..,6that to bless them... è But this morning we - are here in great numbers, and ci..ö:j:O'67570:ieiO-4-'.'Of'i'-',1-A4-40.'ic-ài'féiO'iichappiness. this morning the Spirit of the I want to take ,this occasion Lord is here, and all of us to personally thank you. my 4W-frit blood he a to was Son want take this of the that ofFresident ChurchI God, have tome prepared to be brethren and sisters, for your occasion to call to the attention Albert Smith's clew then as we have had edified under the influence of 'kindness to met I have received lag address at the stxtb$elL. of the older members of the calledthe same, will not go avtaydis attention, his-asr congratula-. some who have lived a sten of the Illth Annual Church, appointed. since has that time cards that and it will not Um' pearance of and feel their Conference of the Church, lives, quite part Conditions in the world reacknowlto me be for demonstrated possible Is beyond secure. The fact that nobody any poiheld April 195: mind us of the fact that our s edge, and if any of you do not they- are on the sible doubt that he was what Heavenly Father, knowing I AM VERY GRATEFUL that I Lord's side of the linereceive any word of an acknowclaimed to be. . what would occur, realizing that I want you to know to attend the been have able All temptation and evil lion The Church is organized, ledgement the people of the world were that Just the same appreciate not paying attention to him and sessions of this conference; the devil's side. If I had time I and the missionaries go out in your kind rememberance of me of an the could tell thankful had have that I you experience all the world to share thq, gospel., in my that those who were in charge advancing p great of ' of in- - the variz companionsitithis new truth, but This is the work of the Lord. ous nations of the earth bad group, most of them in this and was a great preacher of the to share the truth that the Lord This la the Church of Jesus to take this oc- gospel, and because of his building.-I-wahas alre'ady revealed. - Christ and - we have all 'the disregarded his teachingsand casion to express my apPrecia- ure to stay on the Lord's side Of When be was asked bow to blessings that may be enjoyed knowing this, a- 'little tIon e them-thand 'the Into went dark Invoke the line, and upon over a hundred and twenty pray, I am reminded of a part by- - anybody any place ' In the blessings of the Lord for these died a bitter apostate. of that prayer, He said,' "Our world. 'That is what the Lord boy years ago he edjusts women and children who NONE OF US are secure not yet 15 years of age, one' men, Father who art in heaven, hal- promised. "But seek ye first have stoorduring these long cept we keep the comman- lowed be thy name, thy king- the kingdom of God, and his who bad not been spoiled., by two no with of dhurl meeting, meats of out tleatverdy-Fatbe- r. the philosoi)hies of men, but and all these will be done, in righteousness; place to sit, but they have stood The ,,,thwi, of inuteouenese dtinYttiiiterthy earth as it is in heaven.? That things shall he added unto you" one who believed in Gott suffi- here In the house of. ilia Lord Is thae highjway of happiness. Is the purpose of, the gospel, AS WI- - SIT ciently to go out in lb. woods to be edified by those who have here In comfort and today we are thinking of and ask- - the Lord which of done theitielatifeTrimture ,.There Is no other way to auMori- In marvelous this what a marveloui thing it was um , all the churches be should join. you will receive your blessings, sweet to the today, listening fh; Today the people - all overwhen the Savior Was resurrecte- strains music Ile was no doubt astonished and I am ettre the, w,51 besuf- world the sons and of of about the when he went imSon and when the Father d,the his talking ficient to compensate you for same -of our Heavenly daughters subject we have been, the mortal body and forever. appeared to him and told-hito the voices any Father, wilerieess listening thetamerimls! we of When think resurrection. to join none of them, that they as SS 'yaws az BUT Hill DZ WANTED called to ad- those of who are iarth Redeem,errence.y" ' 7"' the resurrection of our were all astray. to be and dress so we In peace and is that do heaven, us, As a result of that remarkThe gospel of Jesus Christ Is er, I am ofreminded that what the gospel is Intended to quiet, not in anxiety, as is the to his life the Was purpose of Joeeph the only, means by which we able experience to teach people so that it will case in so many places in the prepare us all, to Make Path do, Smith as o- - boy,we seeht the What-- a 'wonderful thing It be.' wW.s2led.11 gihiretn the inthi dd.Here we that we could all walk In that world today hundreds of thou- - C Sometimes' be. We think of and re- land of Zion, and In this part of wod would ,...: us eternal happlbring sands of men and women who Ave we Ire sure of It be- ness as wen as joice.because of the on. resur- It that our Heavenly Father set have turned to our Heavenly CAUSI6We hi the Wills presence one another. rection and yet he held out to apart for the gathering of his of preserico He gave his life smd test- us as a result of, that that there people snore than a hundred DISIERIT SECTION Lied b7:Us shedding of I3I , iwia si Aprn lo, Ilse Ceatinued Continued es rage $ rage,111, - - only way.t Because thel:62d knew that, 120 years ago he established his Church, and from that time un-til now his son; and daughters been going through the hue world pleading for the oppor- timity to shareWilli their fel- lows the joy and happiness that ' - ,- - - .0- ..t - , - and happiness in this world, and that is for the children of men to repent of their-- sink turn to the Lord, honor him and keep his commandments. That is the - It' does not seem possible Iso, many opeople could be here thilL morning. , , But there is one man miss- I Uremember think you, will sill bim.ile always has been here- - he has not failed. adnce I can remember, to be in a conference. He always has a boutonniere in his coat. Ile came in from the north side the stand to see that everybody was seated, but in providence of our HeavealY Father that good man has been summoned home. He has gone back to the God that gave life. refer to our faithful usher, George B. Margetts. One by one we are going. The years are passing. A year ago I was only 79 years old myself. Now I am 80. There t are those on the stand who ere than L The Church Is getting older, but fortunately to take our places in the ranks are the younger people, not only of the Church, but who are coming out of the world into the Church cif Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in the various nations of the earth. - IT IS WONDERFUL to be here this morning. It hardly seems possible that there would not be room for everybody on a busy week day, but the Tab ernacle--i- s city, and the thing that impresses me most is that our Heavenly Father is keeping his word when he said, if even two ia'--' out,-but,ther- only - r. ' , - -- -1- 1 Id - to-o- ur p- y- 7 - - secure-unles- , - itotki-glii-lo- religious-worshi- years.---4---- lie -- 4 nt , , 2, - , - .! e m - - may-hop- e L,"rr' iP -- URCH r saws - , - sl -,.. swklightit- y over-flowi- - , . mu-lio- ' to God, that war will come, and&'-- 'dwell in our souls, and we w will not tmlywar, but pestilence; s be happy and our ,home be the abiding place of ' his other destruction until the , man family will Holy Spirit ' When we realize the uncer- from thil . earth: ,.., , world the in exists does The world not that tainty today, realize that the strongest that, brothers 'and siste r nations of the earth as well as Our Father's other the weaker ones are arming to who are In different parts of the teeth preparing for war, earth do not understand tha thet we may know that it is only a those who are not members tdray question of time, unless they the Church of Jesus Christ Saints. They hatat repent of their sins and turn- Latter-da- y an Idea f Church-o- Christ of Latter-dan Sainti. Today more than a souls claim membership In the Church, and this morn is filled to Int and many hundreds more are in the Assembly BalL and on the grounds. - elf Lord-liEni- - I 1 |