| Show DI E by elder eider lo 10 SL renzo grenzo D young tabernacle oct 25 1857 I 1 t I 1 f pupated BY bysco glo GIO D WATT awo ag yg I 1 can truly say alit elfeel like ilke r v 11 region ohp t the tho things pertaining to the kingdom of 0 f god whichard chare are and right to inan I 1 hiiva been corot ortch r y broth er dr speak his hig have 1 mo nilion has bas ben bea good cooj 0 to o the saints and hiex bor tation has been ben such as iye tvs bil all re to prattis pr p actis artis in our future lives r en I 1 and before the saints I 1 can only fee feel 0 thank the tho lord and biess bless tho tile name narrie of lri Iri irilla mia mio ePs pla gown gowl bi ealise calise he hu led ins his people if iti the tha way the th hoi id go for s sIvi tion while white canten fig ai dig g upon the the tho lter dav saints brive ve P i t though thol thoi gh alil alii abl abi those thi chiyi thiv yi I 1 i i i cb c 1 h in ill fu funner suriller riller ages laver nave past I 1 discover that thit there is 13 a striking irig resemblance between the two tso indeed they are of one ore family amily they have havo eirl ciri braced Kb raced the tho same principles and an are arp trying to cakry C out t he the d daca act oct ill in a t a aj t pr 1 e fd db by tile tha and end by testis cht chi chilt vt our Ril etl R decider cemer and eldr eidt eld eid r brother iv n a 1 11 a d tl e ki li j ddll doll of beaven heaven ig 19 like seeri beeri cast car inti binm he tile ground and aud ity lip Siy of it took root but tong since since has the master taken his journey i izitta a fai fat country an i 1 chevine the vineyard li is been let out to hus hns and th icik ii i ik k god that hat we wa ih li ia P la til te ce time ot of 1 irv harvi larvi rv t ipe i pe p use I 1 alwaes fild hild bild the tiina ut oi mure more j yli linn lian tile tiie seed sped 1 ilie ille ue there is 13 a great meat reat harvest to be herfor performed nied and the tha elders of ishael have havel been engaged in m that harvst harlost for cormany many years past aid aw ald tome soine of the wheal has been gathered out add arid placed in the tho barlier of the lord lond 3 c chave contemplated 6 whua titling here this morning aings a as a t to 0 what 4 would h have a ve been the condition t of g the latter daiy diy saints supposing we had been lei lef alone 1 one I 1 in ll 11 kirtland every meditating mind can contemplate at a glance the situation this people would have been in today to day e had been left fo to ourselves in the cleasant groves grzes of missouri which vie nie e shall thank hea heavens veils king by and by occupy and nore tj to us vs but tut the tha time has not comer come yet I 1 say had permitted costay to stay there could the lord have fulfilled the words of the prophets Prop liets which were spoken by the inspiration of tile the holy spirit concerning Z this people in the latter day verily no suppose su ose we had been permitted tore toy emain main in the city I 1 of nauvoo Il linos s could the words of the tile prophet prophets have been beed fulfilled concerning concer ning this people in oui oni our day no but the tha lord by his unseen seen land hand and ael a outstretched arm and by his wis wl dow dom wa which ch i is beyond the comprehension of fiche bei belis is led his people to chist place prepared aud ali all d i reserved ld by him as chambers of safety foghis for his 1 41 1 itts ill lil in fUlfill fulfillment alent of the words of all ell the tha holy Pro Prop heig phelp since the tile ivorid bean began ipg with the words of til ill the prophets can remember that the thO lord has promised i tb through rough them that he would hio hie his peo j pie le in the tiie last his fits wrath and a d ja ind digua ignar tion on should pass 1 the wicked nations of the earth eind the tha testimony of the elders of israel ip ija the tha situation and circumstances of the earth parth where gher e they h uve ave travel td for por theist few jew years noes dora it not por par portray tray tp most hgr hir horrible ceno feene of suffering 7 abominations ita of the tiie cast aro ara pr practised practiced aclise d among amon those nations that bear the fair title ude of christian nations arid and they h have hava a re lupken tire we dee deepest estor eglof of eil ell others in degradation cation catlon wickedness anz anT and wretchedness Is the tile lord vexing the tha nations yes and there is no place wie rethe rothe lord could better secure Us lis leopla than jn n these valleys behind these towering dg bul bui bulwarks bulwa walks iks chich his bis us enemies enemies c annot cannot tin ow down powder and ail ball bail cannot move them behind these the lodl lord lias ims securely planted his 1 little ill lil ile lle flock where he lib hast hasi nourished arid and chebi hed it by prophets and Apps apos apostles lies lles and watered vAt ered t with the de detts d etts of heaven strengthening ift with manna the tha bread broad of heaven inspiring the hearts of his sr servant an to eive give prito it that nourishment that is necessary to make it grow until its branches run ran over tile the W waland V a and ind zion becomes I 1 terrible to her enemies eremie when wl they t h ey shall coma up i to war var against her the prophets Prop liets hava bava truly spoken of this day an 10 looked ea upon it with wilh admiration when I 1 c cali calt to 0 mind ind that I 1 have haven the honor of belna beina a mem arf bar of that church which the he lord almighty has lias planted iii in the latter jatter day it filis fills my heart with sensations of joy and gladness which language feis to express or communicate my brother said bigbear his bis hear beai heart bear t leaped with jo loyon boyon yon the of july when tiie hie declaration of independence pen dence was declared my meditations and aud sensations were no doubt floutt something like those of th e fathers who fought for the tile liberty and independence pen peri dence we ought now to enjoy they were glad of the dawning privilege of worshipping wor shipping god in their own way and of worship worshipping wor shipping that god iliin th ey chose chosa to worship whether it was the god of abraham isaac and jacob or none at all did they not have to fi fight for that liberty yes should any of tile tiie sons of zion fall in the tho contest for similar privileges in our day thank heavens king they will have the privilege and honor of sealing their testimony with their blood and of becoming martyrs in tile ilia latter day to heavens cause will their mothers fathers brothers and arid sisters have aay reason to mourn mourd because their son or brother has died a martyr to heavens cause no for they will wear a martyrs crown which make makes s it more desirable for us to go out in ill the tho defence of heavens cause and ard lose our lives to establish this kingdom and arid help heip to sustain it u upon hon kon pon the earth or to dwindle away in sickness hunger and ani nd bib brought aught upon us from the ungodly conduct of our enemies s w have not agrest many already fallen victims to their cruelty yas yes have not I 1 seen many av women men and consigned to the silent grave because of ta tiar r eru tru cruelty elty eity I 1 have and all because we e are the friends 4 of god wera vera we standing in open de defiance wil all of the tiie mandates of king immanuel 1 would tile tiie they be our enemies no they are the enemies of jesus our elder bider drother brother who wilo has for a long time withdrawn himself as lie ha said in ill the barahl parable when he compared the kingdom of heaven to a man who let out his vineyard and took a journey into a far couil country try jesus jeus has hag taken lis llis its lourn journ lourney journey fy but thanks bp b to heavens beavens king klug to god our heavenly liea bea vanly venly father he has said 1 ill in these last lot days my illy son aketo ake to yourself li be mause cause it ia is yours for lucifer has borne rule lo 10 conff I 1 1 on that planet pane now you go to wo work r h EDO nuo r n re volu ze that planet and guyy and sanctify it from tile the actions that exist upon it that it may kb ia prepared and ald brought back to mv my presence this is the work in which alch we are now eng engaged aged ageo if there si could be a man or woman of the character that has ilas been spoken of this morning that wishes to go away flom this people I 1 wish they would go every honest latter day saint sant has f ft i it and prayed ald aid ai d hla bla prayer has been in the 1 al at noon in tile the evel n g and at midnight lint flat god would w mid sweep swep his viney vinel vineyard ard and purify it land I 1 i un e it 0 ot i all the dead ax branches liches that they be burned and anti blown away by he ilia I 1 wind widd vi n d like liko ilie ifie he chaff of the summer threshing floor NOW vs it not tile the prayer of everyl every faith falth faithful fill sint suni sunt kint tint god world would set his furnace in zion and 1 la ln n out ca t ie C claff edff and arid th the tha branches which are w i raup and dried that no nothing think but the bear ig bratichak bratic hns has might be left mhd pure in heart I 1 hlat hat bat tier there might be no dairing strings no back bitin bitinas bu liri iiri qs alandt r stealing lingor or any evil thing amono among te tie tse admits of god who dwell in zion we have seen such things hero here to a bertan extent iveel I 1 feel giad glad lad in my iriart and feel as 1 I could jump up and cry hallelujah all ali and 0 glory 1 like a M matho til tia dista j because the kin hin kingdom d oin orn of god is apt up and eiven riven to tile the saints of the most high the th e yoke of oppression is broken off and independence is 13 given to us as far as is now necessary ane required that the kin kingdom kindom dom of god may inay advance on tile the earth why not rejoice and he be glad there are some appendages to all this and one little item drops into my mind now one of the simplest things in the world that is for the sisters if i they have not the privilege of knitting mittens and stockings to go to work and make ma I 1 e pieces aces of patchwork or anything that will keep warm that are out iu in the mountains no doubt but we shall see tight timer limes but the lord will guide his servants and his kingdom king doin doln will prosper pros p er and every saint will learn how eow TO appreciate blessings when we have tile tiie them I 1 n but there is DO no occasion for any person to be afraid 1 I 1 there have been a great many things sied here in the way of common conversation I 1 suppose that a good many of the saints think that ewhen when the tha old jeremiah isaiah an and others prophesied they used to get down on a bench and kneel before the congregation or gt into a dark closet where the they y could speak through abnot a knot hole and ilava hav their jerice scribe scriba write it or perhaps have a ec coffee Beesack back sack covered over their heads and ashes sprinkled over that it I 1 have bisard abin robn roen prophecy here every sabbath eay oay and in a thousand years after alter today to day days when we read over their the prophecies spoken by the old oid Prophets will ivill sink lala lata to ins insignificance ance cane angwill and will be forgotten even as gs chewon the gon wonders of the last days in lit gathering irr israel cl will chiow tino v into tile tiia shade of foi forgetfulness the mighty in j miracles at the red sea S a and in the wilderness so it n lull voll ill ili be a thousand ears hence helices wharf v elisif we ave read over the prophecies delivered dau deU vered in 1857 1851 why because tilee there I 1 is a great deal deai daoro pend we now naw see SEQ se gup guu brethren called to go into the tha mountains ains and this people are expending expanding much to defend the tile cause of zion we acknowledge br brigham young vuna as president of this cli cil church we ilive lon ion acknowledged him as us such also br heber G C kimball es us his first aud and br daisiel 11 II wells as 13 hia his second counselor this quorum consi consult ates tates an zin embodied power powen where does it centre in the heads and ana and ana it ik comi coma compares ares with the triune godhead the father fathers sop son and holy ghost are these three men who compose the first presidency one they ate are god has ordained them theirl oil on earth to fulfil fulfill his purposes build up his kingdom cast down babylon 2 on the face of 0 all the earthy eurth cleanse cleans thi this s planet from fromi corr corruption 11 eption and arid prepare it tvr lor a dwelling place for immortal saints has not the tile lord embodied all the tile priesthood and arid power of his kingdom in the head of the fi fust fist st quorum of his church yes where should tile the power of this people be centred cen tred in that personage whom god has ordained to lead his people and as I 1 have lave prayed my myself z af not that ahe ibe lord would tell me rne anything particularly about the ari armies of the tile enemies of god but make it known to his servants bluham brigham heber and arid daniel that he would w ouid give ai ve such counsel to his servant brigham as would be necessary for the advancement of his kingdo rh tiie the destri destruction letlon of satans gatans empire and the downfall of Baby babylon lony lont I 1 the spread of truth and the universal reign rein of peace oil on this planet until the land of joseph yoseph is purified and the people of god return and arid ga back with pu pure r e hearts and contrite spirits to jackson county according to the words of the sert servants t of god and build the great temple of the 66 lord according to the words of the prophet joseph well here we are a free people we are at liberty to go out in the defence of zion which we never cou con could id do before the elders have hake been to the nations and besought the people to repent and leave off their wic wickedness kAness to reform and be baptized and be saved crying as johntae john the baptist did tiie tile the kingdom of heavens heaven is s at hano hand had the he nations opened he door to the ger servants of god to freely preach among them before this thi time the gospel would have bei been sounded in every ear and when that is done doce jesus says the end shall come when the olive tree begins to put forth its buds beds know ye that summer is nigh bbb stone that is cut out of the mountains without hands has hips beatin begun to roll and it will fall oil on the feet tots lots and legs of the image and crush great babylon to pieces by its power the nations will bo brohen broken I 1 have long prayed that the lord almighty alright would destro destroy y the nation that gave me birth unless repent yes I 1 pray that eliat it may to pieces and become bray like ike an old vessel that is broken and thrown out to rot rit and to return to its native elements let us keep the tile commandments of god and at a will be right I 1 want to say a word in relation to our present position it be cometh you bod and I 1 to I 1 ba for tile the truth all the latter day eints feints have said they are willing to stand up in in defence of the cause ortruth of truth the old methodists used to say when they got up in the pulpit to speak as I 1 have today to day that they were ready to defend zions cause at any riak they knew but little about zion and her batse cause and tile the principles of eternal truth but they tiley hatte llave been revealed and taught to us from tile tiie stand sabbath after sabbath Sabba fh no people have been blessed with wilh the privileges of the gospel of the tho son of god as we have we are free for christ has bas made us free and ani th the a apo apostle s t I 1 e s says a Vs wh whom 0 m the son makus maate s free ig is free inte indeed cd if you are free by the blood of the covenant P aind find nd have redeemed your yourself s elf eif b by its 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