Show REMARKS by ily elder joseph IT 4 young bowery dowery thursday morning april Apri 9 0 1857 DEPORTED REPORTED BY JT V LONG 3 I 1 feel brethren and aisters sisters truly thankful for foi this tills privilege leg e of adding my testimony ony jn it regard to Morn that I 1 know it is true that it enid enia abed noted flom hom god in ili connection willi my young brethren I 1 call can say silat thill I 1 have never had uny any particular desire ao staid d up in this stand or jn ju the tabernacle unni until this tins forenoon and illen then seeing and arid hearing from llie ilia boys boss my I 1 felt that it fired rne me up arld and that I 1 wanted to speak 1 I 1 felt before I 1 was called culled upon blidt if it I 1 did iid lid rt tave nave have tile the privilege of bearl beati ig iny testimony with cherest the rest of my oung brethren feel bad with reference lo 10 the truths of the gospel which we preach I 1 have testified of them in other oilier blaids inid to other people besides the saints and it lias has gibej given 1 me ne great joy and satisfaction when in ili a fr foreign e gil gli land and when I 1 could leopld stand up alid arid preach the gospel go stel to or strangers and I 1 never sais siv sis the time buti but bul I 1 could geta get a good audience aud lence when I 1 was wab thus engaged erl all feelings ol 01 loneliness would be moved lel lei removed noved arid tild wherever I 1 was I 1 felt that lint god was my friend and that flat angels were my associates when I 1 was in the world I 1 endeavored tado ta do my duty and to be a faithful witness of this gospel I 1 1 rejoice always ili lil lle lie hedi heir jiing ing the truths trudis that are spoken by the of god and I 1 ilis ills also aiso 0 raice rl in bearing hearing testimony of them ID myself self seif for I 1 know enow inow that is is true and I 1 do nut not want to know anything else elso because it embraces all ati 11 truth 1 I have heen been raised in this kingdom and expect to continue to be raised in ILI it and arid to increase lucrease and id grow ili in the llie knowledge of the truth and to rise until I 1 attain to the ilia perfect stature of a man ili in christ I 1 pres pies B young that is to fill an air earth I 1 have lave been called c illta during curing this conference to 10 go again to the tile nations 01 0 the earth to topi preach eadi eddi llie tile 11 1 gospel this time lime three of my cousins are goi got going 19 with me tire and this makes my heart glad giad I 1 recollect br kimball said a few weeks since that lie wanted tile the arns arus to draw their handcarts hand carts across tiie the plains and arid this tins I 1 suppose we are aie called to do and I 1 rejoice in it for i know tile tire he grit is ism it me I 1 tell you my uro bro brethren thren ind and iud bisters ei that tint although I loin lain iain ain oin a fe feeble ble mail nun in body gold could not riot hire me ilia to lay liy lis aside my handcart hildea rt und lid tid go in an any other way I 1 feel that when wilen we i get I 1 to the nations where we are des destined lined to go ii it s will ia 1 be a testimony to this tins people that we are the s sen er lints tits ol 01 the tire most must alib high god tl I 1 know hilow how these bos boys feel I 1 had the same that they tiley now have but wilca wilen they g I 1 d t to their fields of labor lubor they tiley vill will be fullom I 1 he llie power of god their hearts will be made madelo to rejoice j m it the operations of the holy spirit a kind cind nd they ili will ill not see the man mail that will be able abie be to gainsay guisty their words and the learned the tiie wicked anzilie and llie 1 11 y will vill be confounded they will realand fear and tr tremble enill before these yourd young servants of the tiie loi lot loid lold d I 1 limie alv liv these trl tri ti ings lings and Il peeped expect to them again I 1 try to be humble all the he time and arid I 1 know when a man mail is humble before god that lie he vili will be inide strong I 1 have three brothers brot liers that are out ii li ia 11 the ministry and they tiley write to mo me sometimes and arid I 1 rejoice oice olce in ili the tile good spirit which they enjoy aud and if I 1 should not be permitted lo sie ste thim them T for the next 25 years bears it is all right with me I 1 hope ue ive shall shail be ready to go forth and arid bear off the gospel till ilia work is accomplished acco in plis pils hed bed or till jil ill we have bos boys to po vo in ili our stead then their perhaps god will find us a place at home but I 1 do not wish to ety at home to I y off the llie armor of the tiie gospel until every son and antl daughter ol 01 adam i shill have llie ilia privilege of hearing and participating in tile llie blessings of salvation I 1 want to work until I 1 have dolie done all that god reg requires elres eires at my hands if I 1 can call do this I 1 feel that all till is 19 right ngit with me arid and god whatever the tiie servants of god may dictate aliat that is right with wit lime ilme me and if I 1 carry out their instruct instructions i ons ans I 1 know that I 1 shall do well and so will every man and arid woman before me lil ill conclusion I 1 testify before you that jos josph ab smith was a prophet of god and arid that lie pre gidos yet and wilt will continue to lead this people as lie did when alive ile he always will lead thein them from chii time forth and arid for ever alid and I 1 can also bear testimony that president brigham g is a prophet broket of tiie ilia lord 0 and that his words are words of life to those who receive them arld and his words llave always been sweet to me ILI in public and arid ili in private they have built bulit ape me up in the ilia principle principles S of truth may god bless conand may I 1 have an interest in your prayers while abroad broad i I 1 ask these blessings blessi gs ili in the name of jesus Cl christ irist amen |