| Show REMARKS bredder Br DT eider Elder walford woodruff bowery april 5 1 5 f reported repeated BY G IX I 1 watta WATT 1 I will ivill say to 0 o my brethren and sisters that I 1 count it a blessing and am a privilege 11 to occupy a few moments moment this morning in bearin bearing my ny ny and arid expressing my feelings to you antu hope what little I 1 may say may be d dictated by lia lla the holy if spirit for I 1 have lived long enough in this wolla to know that I 1 can neither wither edify myself nor the children of men without the holy spirit I 1 have a few thoughts upon my mind which I 1 wish to present since I have attended this L fon fei fel terence ence I 1 have listened attentively to tila the teace teachings counsels reproof corrections festl leili testimonies monies an and 2 subjects which have treen beeri given t lousby lo 0 us aby thom thor tb servants of god it brings to 0 o mind the days before I 1 heard mor monism 1 I 1 have spent hours and days and highs among the rocks andin the forest paying to almighty Almish lity ty god gott to enlighten my mind and lead me ithe dihe in the paths of rectitude and duty and that lie he would let me live to behold a people he could own who did receive the re relations revelations of jesus christ the fhe gospel the principles and cown covenants drits which the tiie ancients received arid and enjoyed the lord revealed to me liat that have tin privilege and I 1 have lived to see the kin hin kingdom glom cf god set bip up it is before me today to day in this ibis taber nacle nacie and all the blessings of lle ile lie the priesthood i alii alil all tile the covenants and all the power decet necessary sary to lead a people into salvation is here today to day I 1 want to say in answer to my ry f fueling ee lings that as I 1 realize the kingdom of god is here hete I 1 ire ITe realize alize also that we have a leader to it we live in a great greit and tant day and generation we lir live in the midst of the mighty work of god in a time when he lie ha has hay 3 stretched out his hand band to accomplish that great and mighty work in fulfillment of the word of god wi itten in the volume of revelation which points joints to 0 o our day any maa ma a who has a particle of tile the spirit of bod god call can see that there was great thin things s to transpire in our day we are in our there P are re but t a few of the of almighty god got that have yet been declai declared ed in our ears in com corn P parison a r M to that which is lo 10 come no man is q qualified u a to stand at the head of the house bouse of israel to carry out the great pair purposes oses of our god unless he b is inspired by the ibe almighty all the fhe timp we have such men at af our hea head joseph smith was of ulal that clas class s from his childhood or f fram rm r m the tile time the angel rent the vail of eternity and showed him bim jhb ahe record of ephraim until tile the day of his death lie was mas led by ih Il leliand cf of god no man had any business to say unto hi m why dose fiot 1101 I 1 so lie lle helas was a shaft in the llan lian if tte at mighty Iti it snot less so zo now with w ith pi president young who stands at the be head of this people forbe for he does point ont out the way in which this people should walk who is ingoing folrn to take hold of 0 the ark and steady it for liim him no mail man Pre president silent young has the right lo 10 make lisp us of my ID name or yours sotir s before the people bv way of correction corre clion it is not our business to call hilm him to an account for it if lie has a right to correct reprove and guide us and arid has lids had hartoo too todo so all the tile day lon ion longani long iong gand and he has been a father to this ibis people continually I 1 have been acquainted with him and traveled with him for many deais aid I 1 twill will say I 1 have felt many a time to thank god that he has given to us its fat fal fathers I 1 as icare radd rand teachers ers who xue mye bee been with mercy and compassion an and with words of eternal life ibave chave wondered wandered many a time in my life how hov I 1 have passed along so smoothly as I 1 have I 1 have felt that I 1 have ceetta been worthy of correction in a good many things yet I 1 desire to pursue a counse course whereby I 1 may become jusli justified feed fied I 1 have my weaknesses errors and foi fol follies lies lles and can see them by the tile light of t the I 1 ie hoi hot holy noly spirit there is is nothing no t hi n I 1 have ever done in my life ilfe was vas wro wrong g but hut ut what J have been sony for tor I 1 know pre president zi d e n t youn yonn young is endowed with wilh the power of go god it and so do to you know it andi know he can call discover weaknesses in marry many ofus and lie he corrects us its for our good the reproof a friend are far better than the kiss kisses s of or enemy with begat regard d to correcting the T twelve or any body else I 1 am glad when we are corrected to see the brethren kiss the ilia lod iod i oil ocl we wp have to learn to build up this tills kingdom before we are prepared as polished shaf shafts ts ill in the hands of the lord to stand up tip and ma magnify nafy our calling palling as apostles of jesus christ there is nothing that president young brings forth for this people to carry out but we at aie ale e all ali interested in whether we una und understand ler it or not should 1 I or any man it in the kingdom 1 of god feel for a moment to object to president youngs handlin handling a or controlling goldor wealth it for his own benefit or the rolling of the ilia kingdom nc ne we should not I 1 gadnis had bor lie he has clearly manifested before our eyes from frum the be bining until now nova his talents and gifts as a financier binand and w L all know he lie has been profitable to the he church and kingdom of god to zion alon and this whole people it matters not to me whether it is in build a temple establishing a carrying company or anything else that hat is presented for the he accomplishment of the purposes purposes of the lord and the building il up of Ns lis kingdom and tile the gathering of israel we are ate equally interested in in it and should yo vo to with our and carry out tha ahe mork work assigned af u blahy many things will be made manifest unto us its and our laboi bbous s will have to extend through many channels ways and ami means before the way is is prepared for the coming of the son of man I 1 feel thankful to god that histand is over us he re has guided controlled and delivered us from the hands of our enemies we may thank he the lord that we have amah among us who has got the tiie holy ghost enough to ta reprove sin sin whether amon among his wives or his best friends or worst enemies what would become of this tins people were it not so we would go to hell heil I 1 eli eil ell no man mail can govern liis 1119 steps step control his ilde life correct his erious if there thene was not somebody inspired insl insi jred by the power of god to lead in hi this matter matten there is a jast cause many times for reproof and corr correction e cllon clion and ani it if is a goad an sign to me when we are reproved Jt it shows shows there tire are redee redeeming in ing qualities in thi this people when president ent YO young 1119 lilg wants anything cf of ns its leate leare alc ate are not w what lat let us its re pond to his ais request we have to build up this kingdom by union and faithfully following those inen men sat to 1 leadus ead irs its or else we will be scattered of god will be taken from us its ifie take any other course the pi residency esi esl dency in their thein remarks here liere have re to the hatred haired of the tiie wicked against us jesus says chave chosen you toll olit out of the ni world orld orid therefore the he world hate bate fou iou you if you were of the worle work the would love its own but because I 1 have chosen you out ol 01 the world therefore the world hate youa look at the hie world they are ore divided on e every ery is hardly two wo ennior mc nor mor women united in matters of ginpei government rim ent or reli rell giori send an elder bider 0 this church to proclaim to them the gospel of jesus christ and you will see the devils in hell belt united with the priests and people of christen dom io to oppose him they lalow lonow they are wicked and weltering in their own and abominations bat but here comes a rom nom oman ram to proclaim to them the word of god why do they oppose him because lie he has the hesli testimony mony of jesus jestis christ and is sent sek of god do the world worm have a false religion that we are de have not the trite faith falth no they are afraid that what we preach is isoo too loo they are afraid of our union in the valleys of tile the mountains it lias has more terror in it to the hie kings kinas of the earth than any other subject that has been revealed to man in ibis generation are tire afraid god is with this peopled people that lie he controls them hem the exists among the he nations nova novt is s anciently when the jews said he jest jesus jesi is will take lake away our outplace place and nation if he is let alone this should be a testimony to all tik lire world when they see the spirit of division iii creasing increasing upon almost every subject they cannot unite upon any subject only in opposing the latter day saints I feel to say to 0 my brethren and andl sisters let us make makeup tip our annis to do right and let our uon union mon increase and truly follow the men god gott has lias set to i lead load us there is where our salvation aies some of us have llave been in a masure measure reproved and corrected well what of it no doubt we deserved all we have got and morche should not boast over each pach other because one man mart is reproved todal to dal da you may receive the rod of chastisement tomorrow to morrow let us its prepare ourselves oui selves so thanin thamin wit alsover we weare are corrected we may be passive in the dialls of of god and ani thank the Lord for whom eliom the he lord loves he lie chastens chastene cha and scourges urges every eveny son on and daughter lie he receives when I 1 get through li if 11 izan ican carl call only find myself associated with the TA tsei twel el e apostles of the latter day saints and with his pepie people 1 I will be satisfied if I 1 call can steer my vay way through this thi life ani and ant havea place with you yon itis all alwil I wili ask I 1 pray he tile lord dord to bless yon you and nd mp me and more particularly pry arly ariy the presidency of this church and clothe thenn them of bod ond and with salvation vi that their hearts may lilay be filled with joy light and ruth ruth and may this people rise risa up tip an ana ci ll 11 umble humble tile file themselves before the lord and arid ta kethe counsel that is given to tb them them e that thai we may cay be bewel educated in the tile things of god arid arld abe be blied lent children chil dien in treasur treasuries hg up tip flicia hitchings ings and in carrying them out that we may be saved sated inthe in tiie tile kingdom of god which is my prayer in the name of jestis jesus amen arnen |
