| Show DISCOURSE by bishop lorenzo D young nowery bowery sunday morning april avril 19 A 13 bl BY J V LOG LONG I 1 am tol toi told by b president dent kimball kimbail to s sand land i up and speak is as the spirit nay may i 1 clate elate and aud I 1 aim am glad nul nut thankful for tiie tile the opp orlum although I 1 live anve no p particular irti irli eular subject upon rny iny in mind wind but a mail man viat t lat is filled or that has a very elli ill portion of tile the spirit of tile the gospel 11 in linn is 13 never uever at a ious los to fame fate to this upon the tiie principles ol 01 lr etter t nal nui li we tor for I 1 believe tl at lormor urn embraces ba b i truth and if so there is la enough to occupy the u antion of a congregation for a few moments ile he must be absent minded indeed who cannot collect c the tiie s ol 01 0 his mind wll wit wio win camlot cannot s eak hite reAia ely gly to the tho saints of god ellb 1 I he of til y mind mild bouli lead hrad aila ilia ne to talk a great deal deai if if I 1 wale were to talk lipon upon all ili ill tho ilia subjects tuat luat occupy my mv reflections when I 1 reflect nii nil ct upon the ilia work of the llie latter bs and ai d when I 1 see ste that deop a of whom wilom the prophets 1 1 1 I 1 e ts have ime spoken spike ii planted in the vals vais c of iko iro E 1 1 aim alm in of the words of the sert tits ids lys rys of f god spoken thousands ol 01 yours ohr oar ago agot x v lin li n I 1 their cattle catte their fl acks and their berds ilk lii riis rijs swarming upon lipon tile llie mountains of ephraim it causes mo many meditations upon the as us well weli as s tim present und dud the tiia future I 1 have liae beheld tiia tha saints of lattur day das da when they thuy bere rere a mere handful but now they have oen wen t en g gehred dithered out from the various vinous nations of the 0 nil nii a and id tile llie gospel has been preached preg cred to many people p ople and comi compared lafed with t lose iose w 0 received tle tie truth in u the tho dds days Q e are quite L dum lum um crous erous they tiley were only a few ahen when tt ilen lien I 1 contemplate the tile circumstances of tins this crople today to toda loda day compared irh inh their condition ten ur or fifteen years eurs ears ago ilic contrast is is too great to be expressed we are here beloved saints in the enjoyment of le tile blessings of the tile almighty we Q have had iho tho privilege ot ol 01 w assembling in in conference Confer ence erce to gocel cele I 1 la ra a the anniversary of llie ilia organization of ilia llie church of jesus jesua christof christ of litter ietter letter day da saints we ave havo hava had llad tire tite privilege of heathie those things which were rich and glorious and I 1 truly trul feit felt that my soul was vas fd PA not alth wini aith honey only but with mantia mainla mixed with lulli it I 1 leie JOE lo 10 rejoice this morning in in assembling with you and I 1 feel now there thera tl era is is a good spirit per in g the minds of this people there is is a peculiar sweet less bess attached to theoans the words ons of the servants ben ants of god at least they ever ferl feel sweet to me ilia and there is isi a certain sorri sorrl something ething which slices siimes s ices up the fie words of tie ile ta 0 serva servants its ol 01 god to every faithful sahit and aud there seems to bu be something in all their heir sa y ings ingi that is is dall fail tangible olbie gible 11 something that other oilier mens mens wens words are not seasoned with there lias has been bien a world of in in truc tion ilon given unto this ibis people and there have been feilds of r lection opened and a great variety of them too C amm aam beut lent to serge serve the tha reflective rifle clive mind for weeks ecks aud and months several have spoken about building a temple to tila llie name and lil ill n honor of the tiie gud god whom we ave profess to serve sine and worship tins this was lo 10 me rne I 1 well remember that a lew few years ears earb ago llie ilia saints S anns first talked of builds g a temple tt to lle tile lie tie loid laid their god ili in the tiie early earl eari days das of jospph joseph the flip prophet Prop liet ilet wl when tie lie saints were assembled in kirtland kinland it was aas vas strange f indeed to many to talk of a temple tempie but now it its is a aver verg very common topic of conyer conver conversation sallon I 1 in those tio alo e days ilia tile lord commanded his servant s joseph juseph and his hia associates to go to and ui d buld lian linn a house at that tirre a the congregation of the saints was small and their weah weak compared wili what it now novi is is but notwithstanding that they persevered with w ith lih the tiie strength they had and they viere viero ervvry ero vry very energetic and by their indefatigable exertions s their undaunted perseverance and continued labors a Ter temple tempie was reared up tid and iid tiie tile he ilie sams haills tec ter received elved lived their blessley bless imy lwy therein the 1 he commandment has now giov goue gone forth for the ceope to build a temple tempie in this valley and I 1 want lalit to say a few words to those who are not t engaged engaged upon the llie public works those who tire are dot not laboring lor for the building of the lle ile lie temple my words worda will be to show them that tint all can do co something for tiie the building of the house of tile lord vine alne while exhorting you ou isha isba 1 shai I 1 exhort myself my avres and children to do what we can for te tie building 0 of ilia tile temple ol 01 tile tilo lord jf if my memory selves me right has ilas been situe liue or nothing hoth noth ng said in relation to the small items and therefore I 1 will call your attention to his this for a few rno ino moments ments there is little or nothing but hut v hattan bat hat can be done bythe by the female portio portion ri of this community if they once undertake take to do an anything y thing 1 they lare tire aretty sure to accomplish ac it there nas has las iab been a good deal said to tile the saints relative to reducing their own clothing manufacturing fac turing at home the various ai tides of con s this is very good indeed and I 1 will merely say by way of backing up that instruct fior ion bior that hat there are a great many liere here thi this thil is morn ipg ing eil sri g vio who can knit hnit a rew cew pairs of stockings stocking mittens vr ur suspenders and carry them into the ilia tithing stora and be therril their nations donations lo little litile or much they alipy IV 11 be e accepted you will remember reme that it was once said by a very good man when a certain ascertain widow cast into info fhe ilia treasury of tile the lord ibe the two mites that she bad had given more than all the nich rich men who had cast in Ibe liberally rally raily of their wealth and their abari ance if those articles to which I 1 hz have a laded aie arc not wanted during the he varin wana redson reason IL ly ey will be needed next fall As the day lias has ali aft already eady come wien when we can build another temple to the he name of 09 Israel israels 3 god and therein do the works of re option clarp dem der tion for our friends who are gone aone behind the vail let us therefore beg begin in at the first lay to with our and heip help to bulli build up the tile temple of the tile lord lont jat ulas vire we may through our diligence rece receive ive lve tile the blem biem blessings ggs gicla will be given in that house I 1 am aai persuaded there are but few who are not capable oos af doing sad ething I 1 know that we are but little apprized of what is being belig done upon ifie public works br Brial Bria liam fam lir b r heber lieber andar and br dai dal ddniel iel lel have ibe the labor and care of these great they have the care and responsibility upon upun 1 l air shoulders and where are the men inen that hold hoh tip bande banda if we do we vre shall be blest but it we do not we are have no claim on the tile and ana I 1 ain am sure if ve we do hold up tip the hands of the tile servants sen ants of god upon whom lie jie haq hai laid the burden of his kingdom it is cerla certainly a new thing lhing for there are generally a few feir of the careless negligent ind and care for gothing hindee men who are aie all tile the time deelii seeking to build themselves up instead of f seekim seeking 21 fust fist 11 the things of the tiie kingdom of god and then clanet claiming 1 athe the promise is that all other oher things I 1 harl hari shall hall J be e added bre Brel iiren iren and sisters the time with us is short this we may naturally anticipate tile the work esex extensive and tile llie laboi labo ers reis are few and bild tile the lord iia ila has commanded us to po go to and reap down lle ile lie the erth earth and the prophecy of daniel is about to be fulfilled viz vb hiat hlat tile tive ittie lttie little stone cu cut out of the moun mountain tain wat wit without blout hards bards shall roll forth become a g gleat at mountain mounta 1 lu I 1 mid and fill the earth lve we aret arct are aref t hose loe ioe servants of god who are going to rici riel forni this great preat work and our leaders those who have been called and appointed to take taka the he lead ff cf this dispensation are right bight bere here wiell in but this AN mork work ork is not for three men only neither is it llie the work of the gwehe exclusive exclusively f y j but it is 13 for ear aury eury y man aa alid a A every vicinal acin A cin oln ail all to do all that lies 1163 in ill heir their power po tei ter vei to this great work brethren and s alers ser let us be diligent in performing those dulles dulies incumbent upon us and above all other things filings 10 lo do liot ilot let us be blocks be fol foie fole e the great grent wheels of the kin kindom kingdom I 1 dom but always letus fisli the load ahead lt every man and every wom woman an that wis wit wishes lies lles to see tiie llie cause of god advance put to v ith all ail might and let them ahe roi clabor roS labor to perform the work will obtain the ard if it is but a little we iet itt us id rig it cheerfully I 1 am aware that prayers s are very good and very necessary in their place but I 1 can tell you I 1 hat hat yat we want something besides prayers to move this cause along alon aion we ave avant i ant the labor the tile bone and the sinew the eyes of all nations aie ale upon unon upon zion upon the handful of li eople people that are C collected 01 together her ber in these valleys I 1 llave heard ars brigham Brig liam llam and heber sayi say hat this is the best place pla pia ceon son lon earth to make saints because theire there is is not much rain and crops cannot be raised without labor therefore the believers unbelievers un will not stay here and I 1 am glad of or it the lord has given us many good things lie he has 6 given eisen ven us fl flocks and lipids and many mahy man cattle and I 1 rn remember ber if that lat but a few years ago there wei wel e dundr t eds and thousands of animals in these more than there are now but the did not appreciate them now we want those very animals we need the he sheep shepp to produce the ilia wool to clothe ourselves with will but a few yells ago sheep were looked upon as nonessential non essential and thel there e area great m many any things that hat look like non lion essentials but in reality they are needed by the people and this community will be made to appreciate preci ate ever evel every Y alesin blessing that god has given us I 1 recollect that during the conference e ery ahing that pertained to salvati salvation oli was said to be eisent essential ial lal that doctrine I 1 believe in and I 1 sie see that we are beginning to learn that the e are no non essentials in th the kin kir kindom kingdom dom of god we are called upon upon to 10 prove ourselves faithe falth faith fil I stewards over the few thing things s given into our charge we might devote all our time lime and influence to the cause but unless that time and hi fluence influence be properly applied what will be the result just the tile same as it is now nov the he sheep are not here they tiley have died they have starved to death and with all the exertions ve we call can make it will take coil call sider libie tible time to get as many cheep here as we wt had a few years ye arso arao ago zao in reference to the cattle it might be said that there aie ate too many now far more than alq ar taken care cf this is admissible with all but the time will come when we ave shall learn to take care of all the loid lold puts puls pu s into our hands we have the pleasant spring and summer before us ii mid and every blessing bestowed that is is necessary essaiy for tor our welfare will the people wait for the loid to send rain before they sow sov their seed or will they tiley go to work an I 1 plant their gail gaic gallons lens tens and their fields I 1 tell vou von you my brethren this is a busy and a hurrying dispensation look what a great deal dea of of work there is to be betone belone dione the amount of grain that is is required to be raised and the am important octant work of building storehouses prest all ail has told MS ais and promised that WP wi shall have or four plentiful harvests and aud lie he has commanded us to I 1 lay I 1 i up tip to feed our families and the strangers wa who af will ere long iong coine come lo 10 zion I 1 he le has also oid old told us to lay up a 1 sufficiency ency for seven years and to count five in our families ia milies where thel theitis e is now only one Is there not conid considerable erable enable I 1 iason labor la aar aon thep then upon the shoulders of this people should we not try to accomplish all we can be faithful servants of the most high and should not our sisters be faithful ill lil in spinning beav weaving i ity 11 and taking care of the lambs at it home doing all thin thid things thins s to advance tile hie interests of zion which is is to become the beauty of the world and the glory of nations the tile great and mighty denof men of the earth will ere long visit zion to behold the wisdom of such puch men as those who stand at the head af of the kingdom cf god upon the earth jesus said that great and arid mighty me men n also the fie queen of the south came to see the wisdom 0 of f solomon but said jesus jesusi a greater than solomon is is here what was the the great wisdom of solomon compared with the wisdom that is r quiren required to accomplish the great work of tile the harvest of 0 S i lit ats it 0 let us be humble that you and I 1 may be enabled to keep the faith and lay hold of all the promises we have heard considerable tall talk about Cabout cats and kittens and we have heard t that bat they would be let out of the bag bacr and anti by and bye we shall see that the kittens kitten are running nimr nimy at large and if they dont growl so that we ca can n hear theia thela hem up here in in Je deseret seret I 1 shall shail be surprised I 1 tell you the cats are mewing awfully and the tiie lion is is in the forest lie is is gone up into the 1 we have laie lave got to be faitha faithful al and dili diligent ent and to I 1 continue laboring and pushing forat forwar ij the gnat great of zion for it is destined to roll until thel the kingdom ff zion crushes every other oilier kina king kingdom dom I 1 and until jesus will asquine that tight given into inlo him of the father rather which is is to be the president over this earth I 1 pray pr ay iy god id in the name of his son that vve anay enjo enjoy we uie bles bless i of the tle holy coipel foi pel pei and ind evie een t ally enjoy ete tte nal lives through our fa faithfulness i amen aristocracy otie one of or the parvenu ladies of cincinnati who would be wonderfully aristocratic in in all ller hei domestic concerns was visiting a few days |
