| Show REMARKS byeller By Elder wilford woodruff bowery sunday morning sep 27 1857 1657 REPORTED BY J T V LONG LONO we are glad to see tiia the brethren return home from their long missions or short chort ones we are plad glad to greet them to hear them talk to see their faces and to hear bear their testimony that thai the lord has bas been with them these icings area are a plea piea pleasure ure to u us s who remain here in zou Z ou there are a multiplicity of evidences that goa is with this people and that the lord has been with his el ei der s wherever they have been from the begin ningon this vork tork work york there has been something peculiar connected with the tile elders of this church from the beginning you may lake the tho rest of the world politically liti cally kempor temporally ally aily spiritually or any other way and there never has been such an in example in the ilia eyes eves of heaven earth or hell liell ai his bis been in the elders of this church in poaching piea plea pr aching ching g this goabel to the nations rations of the earth the harld barid of god has been in the tile work from the a and ud it is in it yet and the hand of the lord lias has been with them to succor them all the time the revelations given from front heaven through joseph concerning ing the elders have been fulfilled to the eny ery very letter there are many things tint that are con consolin solina and ode one one is lo 10 know knoo that tho the the lord lori is is with us that lie he does reveal his mind angwill and will in thie the ordinances of the house of god G od und and through lii lil ili the administration of blessings whether by or by the twelve apostles or in it the tile endowment we find those blessings are fulfilled to the tile very letter the tho brethren today to day have hive h ive spoken in re reference terence to the blessings that are ara given iven to our bres brel brethren hren when they po g 0 out on their mi minions rei lEh to the tile various nations of tile tha e earth arth I 1 remember the them lay ilay very well when we bet blest thoe thoa missionaries that went to india and to europe and I 1 must sa say V that I 1 never had such a variety of feelings as I 1 11 had at that time in blessing br luddington Lud dinton I 1 recollect that I 1 was vas fadul th and I 1 well remember that I 1 could see nothing but seas waves and storms the seas feas appeared to be heaped up and end I 1 knew mat that hi lie was ging g ing to see storms and be exposed to troubles and dangers but there waa oce one thing that t wa did bless those brethren with that I 1 rejoice in and that is that mat they thay should return home again daml well our words worda have all be ben beti ti fulfilled to tp the very letter and arid this gives give s ua its consolation if it we go 0 forth and nave baie the priesthood prie chood and apostleship upon us the holy spirit of god though it 1 may not ba be visible yet it does dictate to us and it is so in it is eo so in goins oln oin oi I 1 n tp battle against the nations of the earth who have hare given their consent to the shersing shed sing of the blood of tile the prophets Prophet sl I 1 br brigham feela calm and serene as a su summers in mers reels morning and il in his desire to save gave israel he be wishes to save also aiso the lives of our enemies if possible why wy is he be so calm and arid steady it is because god is is with linn city and ard and armies are ao approaching and ready ly to tos swallow up this people yet ha he and his brethren feel calm caim and the lord reveals unto them thern by the holy how to govern and control the th s i people they have hava had a long esperi enca erca in in proving iro ving vinz tue ibe al mighty god who holds the destiny of the saints an and I 1 t the tile sinner and has ha he ever fald failed tailed ll 11 us ho no never cover some of our in brethren have told their trials here hero today to day and ard they have said that they have not done much but the greatest work they hava have ba done has been in baving saving saving themselves but this is natall not all ail they have dote doi e tiley they have hive done something g eise else they have llave accomplished the purposes of god it in india as much so as though they had baptized every king and queen in thoe those islands they have literally fulfilled tile tho revilah ons ous of jesus carist in carrying the gospel unto them because those those tf o il nations 0 could not have beu left oft without excuse and the earth prepared for tle the tie j judgments ct of god if those elders lad not gone and prea pree preached ched to the people of those nations no matter if they llad clad hai had not have baptized one yet they are aa as much justified as we who first went to herefordshire Hereford shire england gland giand d and baliti baptized imd 20 or 30 priests in a day they have have fulfilled tile the commandments in carrying carrein the gospel to the nations it is no testimony to mo rne that a man is 13 not faithful because he be has not net baptized numbers of princes lords governors and ami king kins not at all the lord has lias sent them there lie he lias has tried them and put them in strait places but has he be left them no lie he has bas not lias has be he not brought them thena forth we have had tile the ta of br musser who is here and we are see that it is the hand of god that has been over thern them and we are glad of it and wo we do not expect that hat the lord will send tiie the elders out there again until they the have other missionaries and ard messengers ines that they cannot stone far or feather but messengers that will ivill come with their sharp sickles then they will find that they have messengers that they cannot conquer nor overcome I 1 feel to rejoice in these things and to trow row now that the lord is atwook at w olk with this people we are livin living in a fast ase a ale a an aye ae ave fineg fi aught nt with great preat events and every day is to pass tile tiie predictions and more revelation is bein ing fulfilled in in on one a year now than has been ful filled in centuries before we are livi living ag in a day when that flood of revelation is comics to a focus fus and that focus we stand in and we at ale aie a seeing it 5 fulfilled day by day hii hil thi tei wicked rage raae rae and the heathen lnla iniz imagine oine gine a thing arid and they say let us go and teke uke a prey and a spoil let our eye be upon zion and let her be defiled bit bat they krov not the thoughts of the lord neither understand they his counsel god wil wll mork work m ork for us aid alid ald us if we do our duty and arid zion will soon be free we will not suffer the oppressions oppress ions of 0 our enemies as we have done I 1 1 I i you need not net fear all we have to do is to be p pass ive lve in the hands of the loid and follow the counsel of oui our leaders aud wad not be particularly acx lous ious that the thol lord should reveal to you yon or to me moe roe his mind and will and intentions concerning our present but pray earnestly that the spirit of tile the lord may be upon those men who stand at the head bead ait alt ye we have to do is to live lne our religion and when the presidency say come here or go there let us be on tand land hand land to obey and all will be right let lct the peo ie le be quiet and pray that god may reveal his liis mind trond and alid f t ill to thoe those at the head bead ve may have our gideos of what we should do in this or thit cae case but there is is no man mar as well qualified 4 to leaf lead phd nad pad govern and direct for tile the salvation of 0 the tile peo people pie ss as that tnt man whom god we have lve lre ive as gord leaders as vie we need there never was a better leader given to israel nor one inore more capable of leading tins tius people to salvation than brigham young g lie he is is filled tilled with the spirit of ged day by day if tile the united states stales make war upon this people the he lord w wll wil il hold them responsible for it arid and uie hie measure they mete will mill bo be mea measured ared unto them thein again and if hes hey ibes are ripe alid rial the cu cup of their full the they wili mill be shattered to pieces their thel un anwa lon ion broken up and arid strived d they will wilt be visited ted led with willi thunder and lightning and lail hail and am I 1 the judgments of god and ei every ery cry nian that will not draw lis sword against his neighbor will be old ged gad ad to glae flae to zon 1 are sending their armia here to destroy us but I 1 ak wk no to nian man to weep for utah or sheu 1 their heir sympathy for us not cven even my relatives or the pries priest tp tile the doctors lawyers creditors or editors ko no not even one gun sun baul from the ures pris dent flent of til the united states down through the lile whole nation who have given consent coment to our death for they will hape hate plenty penty to bear beir thenis themselves hem Elves selves and ard they may save their ir weeping for tor themselves and their children the lord will teach I 1 them hein that trat their proud looks and haughty feelings feeling 3 wil nil be laid iud lud imd low lov it is right to play ans and it is liht ric rig to keep our powder diy dry pray for foi the tile of or ibis church pay p ay for them to have the S or irit it of revelation ve we have never seen a day wilen ilen lieu mor ni mori morl crisni sni was taking such a stilie stille as its it a at tile the present th time ite lie they may come cosne oer over the plains their songs about what thy tiry th y will oil do when whan they th yetto get to auh but many of them mil will find a place in be bell best before ahr y bethere ge get 0 here there there hae have been many truths taught hee here today to day many who have been hare dipre for fore years urs uns irs do ao not know k now or realize reaze A the thi ll 11 great ble bie bl sings einga we are ara in th ahbe se vaness vailess of ol 01 moan moun talla talha our gral grai gr laries ananea are fil led with bread breal and we enjoy peace and ard the comfor fortt of life we aeme to the tile tabernacle of god bod add lind associate wh holy nien and we f hould should be holy oa oure oare nelves relves olve elve if it e are not it ie is our own fault tault you hadean have isil the blemings ble bie sings q which the celestial kingdom and laars of god grid impart import urto men pil ply oa the earth while the gentile a ilione I 1 I 1 ave suffered ruin wickedness gud ami abominations of every eiery kird hird to in their midst until they are ripe fer deso deto ruction do they not 0 arst for the if IL the e stints si ibs its arld and vvera ever nian man who is righteous do da abey tue not delight in in wickedness tile they thes are full of wrath and arld di ai ger and they are lipe ripe for the darn dain nation of hell bell ves les es the 11 UA t libas i 61 3 of 0 ibe earth alej are ripe ten then e be faithful alid nd diligent in all ail thi g corni bitted to oui our charre chaise even esen tho da I 1 the hie lord bas has I 1 as suffered silT ered pred gome some ot of t e bieth bleth ren a to I 1 ir ga through slait sait places placer id in das days which wl ich are arc past and alid gone gole gor e and lie he may rius still call u to po go through I 1 strait places laces yet he will sustain ua us when wo trust ira iri him hlin the lorl loni has suffered some of our prophets and apostles to le be marty ared gred red aid ald uil d what for lor that HIP the cup rup of the iniquity inqui ty of the nations be b fulland full fuli and that bis his nants servants st might bs be elow ned led luhrs ot of god and ard jont heirs faith esus chil chri cit sit to a mart rs crown through the of the enemies of truth many man of the saibi saints is lave been worn out iut lut ut as a body bod hod tile the kingdom and ard people have been ried lied coffas effay victo victorious ricus coq cog derors we stand cowand now noa and hold the keys leys of the american we stand in the strong chambers of the mountains ino rno s and can the lord god give us be ibe victory he can ai aad d lie he will and lie he his hai teen been t ten een rg us for thi hy by pouring pouring out upon us its his ilia holy spirit uniting the people w who 0 have been willing wilin g to repent and nd forsake their sins and I 1 hope we shall shail continue to the end I 1 am tin glad and my soui soul rejoices in t these ocse bese things and ill lil I 1 1 li leve that the people are ready 0 o shoulder their r gurs guts gur s and walk into these katl Lan yoriS sonis and line hile them from arom here to fort bridger in defence of f the constitution of the united states and the rights which both the lav lam laws s of god and ard man guarantee to us we hye have had to stoop to our ene enemies niles heretofore and bear many things from them worse than death but it there 1 ia zoy an thing that g give e us joy and consolation at least I 1 can speak for myself it was when I 1 heard the brethren say you y ou are free brethren vou you are free aid aud ald vou you mav may prove drove yourselves before god and men inen that you aie are sll wil liftig 1119 lo 10 defend yours sours yourselves cives cires against again t tyrants and cp op j pres pree sors 0 bhea when I 1 head beard this thi s I 1 was full of joy and who wh 0 1 would not be V aho vho would not i rither either d a than 1 bow down to the yoe yo e of the enemy ii it would ld I 1 sweeten death to a man lo 10 know that lie should lay down his bis life in in defence of freedom freedon and the kingdom of god rather alan to lorger bow bovy to tp the tile cruelty of mobs even if the mob have the narna of being legalized by the nation I 1 thank god and I 1 rejoice that this people are to 0 o be free from and oppression and that they are determined to have peace if they bayo have to tight light for fur it and anil if the yoke is is F vr put on again it will be oui ourselves selves and isay esa y god bless this people and aud the ies les that have gone to the nations no matter whether they have baptized one or a pt th thousand 0 usand if they have done the will of god notwithstanding the s may flesh thunders ers eTs roll and earthquake A boilow bellow the lord lii ill extend his band over bis his ser Fer servants tants avd pi protect thera thena as he has done those that thal I 1 li have lve ive returned wo 0 to us and the lord wiil will remember our breth brethren that th atTire are lowthe on the plains Ws and iet lat us remember them in our prayers that the lord may be on our side and let us be on oil hand and be ready aaby arly ariy and and the tile kingdom will spread abroad and it will smite the image imae not only on the toes but on the head which may god goa grant for our sake amen |
