| Show by sanday ra patriarch john young tabernacle sunday morning oct 25 1857 BY J V I 1 am glad giad to ie here add and to bar my testimony 0 the truth I 1 shall shail totoni be presented to my hnud by the tha holy 6 know that 1 have bave tiie tile the stig of the tho faithful servants of the loru lord 1 I realize that their thein players in behalf of those these mouth ie decor cor iho lord I 1 realize for that this is a time when it as that every man and every woman I 1 the spirit of the loid the tibne has men and women in ailis church and could pass along without a great deal deai of the spirit of the jle Jie aveis avels to rest reat upon them but I 1 want went to may ray brethren and sisters that that ticie has gosie by aad no man nor non woman that professes to bo a af pf tile most high cans tand fand any longer in taj church and kingdom unless they have falth faith inthe son of god f r our prophets and apostles long iong been teaching to the people that tha the firne was apar at liand lland when everything could should be shaken shahen tl at that which conid could not bot be shaken should remain you leaie often heard hearl it proclaimed from the stani stand tint tha time was near at hand band when the line would be drawn tee i het time has come that was eicken of by the bet micha when we should discern betwixt him that god rod and add him lim eliat I 1 realize my brethren and sisters that tah is the day when we need to have with the heavens the day when we want the holy comforter to abide with us continually for I 1 know it is a trying time wah the tho saints it is a A gurung point and I 1 know tint none but tile pure in heart can stand there never was a time since aba church was organized that I 1 have any of when there thero was more necessity for the people being united than there is at this time for we irb ire told that union is strength and this is what wo want at this time we all ali very well weli know and understand that we have ao friends abroad in the world out of this church when I 1 consider his I 1 an glad giad that I 1 cad can say today to day and beair testimony that there is now more union amone among the saints than ever was before bince I 1 have bave been in the church can I 1 speak good concerning israel today to day I 1 can I 1 have hale no misgivings in my feelings for I 1 i tell teli you my brethren the loid lold god almighty is on our side he is for us and aud vho aho can be against us I 1 know there are ane persons who are against us iq their feelings a few such buch are now before me who have their misgivings heir faith falth is not concentrated sometimes they wk on one side of the picture and sometimes a the other and sometimes perhaps the devils tak iak ethem believe belleve that we are ail all going to bs blown biown the four winds by our enemies I 1 can tell teil you the tho devil does not sleep in thess ne sand I 1 do not believe that hi has siept slept any a longtime but he works powerfully with the icren of disobedience therefore I 1 exhort yon be obedient Well weli says one 1 I thought wa were obedient is true there is a very large largo majority that aro are t this does not prove that they are all ali so and know they are ara not I 1 am thankful that things are as well weil with us as they are I 1 am thankful that wo have got prophets and apostles and I 1 know that thesper bitof the gods has rested upon them alid it 53 resting upon them and as kocg as the tho people will as hes hey are told they have noti aig to fear for nothing can harm anem but I 1 can tell teil you what the devil is doing it is as the apostle said sald we are not altogether ignorant of the devices of satan now S itan is hard at work and the lord is to failen the angels of heaven are arb to work the fallen angels of heaven are to work and I 1 tell teil you in the name of tho the lord there is a mighty wan war well weli says one who will conquer and over comee the lord almighty will overcomes over coms comb hi saints and his servants will overcome I 1 believe belleve that the scripture would apply very veny well to thi people which jesus segus used to hh deci pies ples ferriot Fe ariot arlot little flock for it is youn your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom you perceive that they were small in numbers arhe called hem little I 1 can caa say to my breth ten ken and sisters fear not for it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom Z on is tree free and I 1 rejoice in it talk about revelation if there has not been of the greatest rev relations elat ions lons given within one year to the saints of god then I 1 know nothing about it says sass one 1 I wish you would tell teli of one of them 5 well weil 1 will for nothing short of the spirit of the living god right from the gods of eternity could have brought our military into the organization ithac they are in now I 1 want to know how the prophets of goi god calud have done that without revelation they could not have done it was waa there thero ever such sueh an before no never uever since the days of moses then they had their captains of hundreds of fifties and of ensi ensa aldno prophets have gane gone into the organization I 1 since that time and I 1 contend dut hut this isby rev rey j elation and aud it was by the revelations of jesus jesua christ that these birgs were made manifest I 1 feel thankful that we are where vve ive are at the predent present time we have aud aua sometimes nook hook ache present prospects cf the curreli antl anil compare it M of its in taney tandy and I 1 am perfectly at lle ile lie mar mari 1 iveous strides k bus hug taken we have haye I 1 been driven from one oue place to another an affa ct ed until last of all ail we havo leen been driven into thel mouna mound ins to fulfill fulfil the words of the Prop liets for it coH con cohut Qt have been done in any otiler why way the of the poet wil uil apply very well weil here god moves in a mysterious way wax y lils ills wonders to perform I 1 hea haa enly father today to day that there is tp number of ile lie saints m the valleys of ahe and I 1 know liat ilat bojt will clil work all ail together for our good oun esmits eu mies mits gave ripi ripS than ed fo have done jobre uns we had always been ro a place could jack up a rock and it and abd it rid ald fail fall on to us but they thes have to agod ngod many times limes before it wll wil sf voice aad 0 to 1 he lime liae hns kingdom can cau no more ie othen athen ki g jo W what bat hat the not destroy it was bacso ia avas here and abd ta lond lord fd to go oil he bad had gon con 04 jath city abid were destroyed affie nnie lord bas has nations at aneg yueg ad he hasi haai he bould leetroy ll 11 e nation and 1 that babylon should adl but that bo tilo case so lo 10 g es this church is in atly s nse of the word wit t tle tie lord has designed to cut th our independence acis dt cared oared til 21 of last luly july and I 1 was filae of it and end I 1 feerd of it today to day there is a gadal for us we are re 1 quiren to UR andl andi so that we may ba enabled to sulan om selves through the 4 to come coma I 1 raise raisa that is time lime for uhe the saints to look aad oad every evers man and every woman should be en the watch tower wide awake and havo hava falth faith ia the son of god goi and aud call cail upon his name nime although br brigham said sald here at that was wag not tune to pray much ha meant that we should not spend too much of our time ii praying I 1 suppose the war was uppermost m his bis as it is in every body alses but in speaking to some brethren about it I 1 told hem that it was all ali mormonism you know are some pome who neglect to pray and there are others who pray too much or in other words they do nothing else eise but I 1 hink hank some of our orr sisters might be a little more diligent in their faita prayers and good works white while the brethren bre rhren are aro in the mountains 1 to stand eland in the defence of zion I 1 that some of the tho sisters have a things to attend to I 1 have understood nut hut since our brethren have gone the sisters have hare und to set things in order in the family bt I 1 think they had better belter let iet that alone I 1 know the devil will try every at d if he cannot an inroad in oue place elace la will in an other if ho cannot get into the brethren he will try to get into their thein families and aud he will work there and set ahm at with each other I 1 tell teil you sou it is time for us to cease quarreling with each other we should be united m our families in our 3 and in the kingdom of god if wa are united we shail stand and abd overcome there is no mistake about that at all ali and it llivera should one half of the people and go away the other half is pretty sure to stand I 1 heard br brinham say sas that if there was not more than ihan fifty that kep the faith falth and are united the kingdom will be sare sure to stand fc is a great thing for thil brethren and ana sisters to be united in the cause of truth I 1 have travel j ed a great deal deai among the bret hien bien especially in the southern settlements and jinever saw fiad the union the strength the is in the people at this time aid ai ald d as long iong es yol yoi will continue humble and faithful to the gospel and keep the power powen of od hajou then theu cur enemies cannot eave any power over us in every place where I 1 have hava been and heard the saints pray they have prayed for the lorato confuse our enemies to clothe them with darkness dankness and add to cause rear fear to come upon them lias he lord heard our pr ayere yes he has for I 1 have havo noticed dark clouds to as traveling along the eastern mountains mount alas aias and they move up and down as the troops move and my prater is that they acay be clothed with snow anat has hus been my prayer prater for some somo time aud and I 1 still continue to iray fray for darkness to cover them says one you are aro a hard hearted he arted man I 1 cannot help belp that I 1 love iove to pray for my enemies and jn doing so I 1 have fulfilled the word of the lord lora in that thing I 1 do not pray so much for our enemies that are out here but it is for the whole world you yon know all ail mankind every class and society of mankind have got their artillery pointed against this people tee deil dell and his emissaries are ont out agarrat us the want to destroy our prophet and to glut themselves with In blood of innocence inno cence cerce there is not a spot where the lord can tarry outride of these the mountains ahe rest of the world is babylon in the tho strictest sense of the word 0 how the devil desil does labor to diffuse he spirit of babylon among the people to do bis bih his he hs sent his bis emissaries across tiie tile plains a thousand miles to bring destruction upon the but the lord almighty has defeated them in heir plans the angel of the L rd has stood in the way wax as much so as in the dilys of the prophets and if our asses have not spoken our boys have and the way of our cur hedged UP so th they cannot get here and they never will so long iong as the tha people wiil do as they are arc told tah is a comfort to my heart bow how I 1 have hava longed to see eee tins day 11 hen the kingdom of god should ba free freb when the saints should enjoy their lights rights their privileges as saints cf the lord aln 3 what we bave have been laboring for it is what joseph joserh and ail all the apostles have labored for day ald aid unwavering when I 1 lock baek back upon tha exertions wilch which have haye ben maba mada to spread the gather up israel I 1 see seb that it is hviid all ail that can I 1 un not atin etin gnage guage to tell teil the tiling ats I 1 see it butof hide fice it to say sav that oia hia ghezin of the nord lord his is the only placa place there the lord ites a he bas has no place atily with tho iho lefter letter daf day saints bic bec duo the loid lold unholy temples he the pure in heart and end he dwelis dwells with them auti sisters let us for the day is ours the tho kingdom is olus bivs all ail is ours for the lard lord oa our oun slie side and we haive ing tat our morse to be afraid of froni front ourselves thaia elb ils n aso tj as men aud and women do as tiffey ai eold and kepp hepp it in to degood dont they aie ale sare sate i v tt thiera BO need to fear feaz about ip and sisters fed hed jeareal jear fau faL are weak thoy dp not feel baffi arga Wr ga abe one no wah yah to vigia aay any to temptations asaf Therit monie tonie wi 0 know what it is to be drivon driven fraai their bobies and eliat in tha dead p cold nd nd many of persons lre hare zahava oud ayd to bis pine church there trials as those already if wil wll bo 17 eil ell with ua truer thing than that if itna leite heru here it vili vill be for our good for our syU swu ion lon and spiritual and they still be ietter loiter off than ever but cut alili 11 the tha peo mn keep ar drops they aie sie told they nil ull stay helo beje eg lobigas thi bave bavo haye a mind foaad then go we and add build the ibe Temp leia tho the center stake oi zion ti perhaps I 1 do not feel right but my feeling dellver all ail the tinie tinye that the tha load almighty vili deliver us annd we shell find every thing to byork ber her for our salvation for oun our good and welfare and for welfare of zion I 1 never reail of ady any people arder heaven when tiley were obedient to the prophets of god gol lo 10 those that led I 1 say I 1 never heald of such guch a people being given into tha hands enemies when tho the wela gevea up to their enemies it was wag when they became wicked ani and disobedient awl and made derision of the prophets and apostles that were sent unto them but when they were obedient to their apostles Apo stleo and prophets and to the servants of god then their enemies had no power over them so it is and will he with this people I 1 can speak good of zion for I 1 know the people are obedient I 1 have really thought in some gome places that the people would be willing to sacrifice ei if called upon tollo it and also aiso to lay down their lives livos for fon the cause of god and to carry out the counsel coursel of the servants of the lord every man and every woman sern determined to put forth their hand hani to sustain the servants of god in the causo cause in which we are er engaged it is generally said sald that actions speak louder than words and with us it s as br grant used to say fay yankee doodle doodie do it and as long iong as the people do this all ail will prosper with israel the saints who are filled with the spirit of the living god like to go and hear hean the servants of the lora proclaim the words of life ilfe aej salvation I 1 reel feel thankful my brethren that things are as well weil as they are with us and I 1 feel thank thankful ful lul every day and every moment of my life and I 1 see and add realize a great deal deai more than I 1 can express but I 1 can truly schy that I 1 am not discouraged in the boly loly warfare war faie fale I 1 have always believed from the first moment that I 1 heard his gospel that thai it is the tho work of god and that it will stand when all ail oilier kingdoms will go to ruin ald and sink siuk into ob buon huon we know that the kingdoms of babylon musi must fall and aud kingdom must rise for we know it is the kingdom of god und and I 1 have always known it ear sinca I embraced the jhb work I 1 have had lad double in relation to its truthfulness beall the ground gained and all ail the advancement have mide has been at the tha mohit cf the sword to be sare sure I 1 sow ut ehte matter matten to be rooted and grounded an fn me eni end my prayer is that the lord almighty will preserve me in the faith falth and that he will kerpies kee hee pins piES in the hollow of his hand haud goes zoes to prove provo that this is the kingdom f god remember that in tiie llie nise rise of this charch church I 1 used 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