Show DISCOURSE by elder G D grant tabernacle 1111 march arch 15 57 REPORTED BY DY G D WATT brethren and sisters being called upon to offer a few words to you this morning I 1 arise to say that liat I 1 feel to rejoice in the things of god which ch pertain to the up building of his kingdom ani arld and als ais aisi alsi in the tiie soci boci society ty of his saints who assemble themselves together bobear to hear the words of eternal life tint tiit t are spiken by elioe who address you from this stand I 1 real ze my weak weakness nev yet as with all the children of god upon the earth my strength is in tile the lord our god arid and inas inasmuch mitch as we unite ourselves together with a determination to serve him build up his kingdom kin gilim and be ready to do our duty as his servants on file fila earth we are strong indeed nothing can break us asunder when we are ire obedient to the counsels of those who arp placed to guide us if we are wide awake to farry birry Z arry zarry carry out their thein counsels and arid determined to uphold them making our individual se ves and interest of minor consideration the ard is ever ready to strengthen us and arid we need not pot have any fear of an cipo opposite ite power I 1 real z that the gentile nations are wide awake to do 6 their eart cart art in bearing down and destro jiing the children of god when they have an opportunity to do so and it is is for us to be endowed with willi the spirit of godana to be wide awake to build up this kingdom and to sustain and uphold his servants whom he ha has endowed with power from on high to lead us and to protect and shield them and if we are united in bone sinew spirit and every good flung we can protect them build up U P the kingdom and whip the devils but cut if i f we wa ar are e sleepy or only half awake to our true rue interests and to protect protecting in 9 the oil and the wine the devils will have gleaten greater gi eater eaten expectations of overpowering us though they will not be able for the children of our god are awake to their duty and on hand band to perform it and are seeking to be as wise in their generation as are the chi children binen biren of the devil it is my determination to ever be awake to the interests of this kingdom my soul is in bio blo imor alo ra nion monism ism and I 1 am in determined wit i 1 the feeble efforts god shall enable me to make to build up and str strengthen enthen his servants in all their doings on the earth fre I 1 realize alize hat that have I not at all times properly appreciated the words of eternal life I 1 have not always treasured them up to the extent I 1 ought to have done and looked upon them as a priceless eless treasure as the food of heaven li eaven there are many blessings which we as a people have considered too chea cheap chean p but now the day has come in which we are beginning to appreciate oar our blessings sin SID we see a determination manifested among the saints by their trying to live their religion from day to day and by their being united in the strength of god to build up his kingdom on the earth thus shall the hand of our heavenly father be over us its for good the earth shall yield its increase and every blessing shall shail be made manifest which god has in store for his faithful sons and daughters thus shai shall shail we be prepared to abide a celestial law to come up to the true standard of righteousness right eo aaness work in the harness as valiant an soldiers in the tile testimony of jesus and return to inherit a land which god hai has chosei above all oher lands where we may lily worship him acceptably and prepare to meet te kivior when he shall shail I 1 come to 0 o reign ile he has dromi gromi promised promised sed to come and lie will come and we w who 0 are prepared will know it and realize it when joseph jos eph hyrum and al alt all tile the saints who have fought the good fight of faith and have been valiant unto death in the testimony of jesus when they shall come to dwell on the earth those who aae are saints indeed will know it and enjoy their society but those who are slothful and have lost the bight of the gospel will come coma short of this blessing us to wide awake and have our appetites keen for things S of t god revealed through his servants ants they are precious and not to be trifled with WT c could not nol confer a greater blessing on the servants of god who preside over us its on than to live oar our religion to behonest be honest with v ith one another and with our god and make evereth ever everything in 9 we do the interests of his kingdom we are becoming a great people we ive are strong in bone and in sinew and arid when we aren are nerved enn enu up by the power of god and th the holy priesthood nothing can hinder us lle lie tile elements are at our cam command nand annd I 1 rejoice in the he society of the tile saints in the things in s of god in the blessings blessin rs I 1 enjoy in in common with you I 1 have often heard ars brigham heber heher a anel anil others say they never felt greater giester joy than when the they reached preached p tile the gospel gos pelto to tile the nations of the ear earth th I 1 c can an say this there is joy in pr preaching earll earli the gospel of jesus christ and in ga gath in the honest hearted home to the he valleys atlig of the mountains ins and there is joy in uniting with them here to build up his zion on the eari earl I 1 rejoice that we have men at our head beai who understand how to hold the helm heim of the kingdom even ars brigham Brig harm haro heber and daniel I 1 rejoice in their socie society t fon for heir their words are sweet sleet to me and I 1 hope and pray to be able to treasure them up tl at I 1 may have a continuation of my present privileges while I 1 live on oil the earth that I 1 mav may always be willin willing and on oil hand to bear my testimony and put in iii my mite mito m to oil on the tile right side of the scale and to be ever armed with the gospel pre preparation pa ration to defend build up strengthen I 1 and carr carry Y out the purposes of jehovah as revealed by b his is servants we can do a great deal more than wa we often think we can we are arc fearful sometimes and do not riot realise sufficiently that we have conferred upon us its the holy priesthood in consequence of this fearfulness tearfulness in consequence of riot not having congi dence in ourselves to study and seek dail dall daily dally the interests tera teri ats of the kin kingdom dom of god on the earth wo we are arc retarded in gur gun our oun progress I 1 believe there the re are dpn in these valles valleys who who care very little for anybody besides their own dear deir selves selve or lies iles these they consider consid er must be he looked after and cared for in preference e to the he kin kid dom of god it is good for eor us to understand understand the tho purposes es and ob objects injects the lord has lias in view in in establishing ing his kin hin kindom kingdom dom in the last days day I 1 feel glad brethren and sisters that I 1 am liere here with you yoli and ind have the privilege of standing before you this morning it aia ail nortis affords ine me great consolation I 1 am happy to see this large congregation oe of saints and the desire that chiefly actuates them is to do their duty and forsake their heir sins sin I 1 have heard tr or brigham Brig liam ilam say here he be was ashamed we had to call for a reformation I 1 hope holie he never will be made ashamed again or to feel that the people have stopped their progress in he things of god I 1 lt lif us live in the hc enjoyment of our religion and then we need have no fear of any powe on earth or in hell bell if it we will worship 0 our air gd G nl and keep on the gospel armor we can discern without any trouble the wicked and half hearted onas in our midst when we enter a dwelling we should know whether the spirit oe of god dwells in that house or not I 1 have no fear that we shall have wy adv tt orbie orble if we live tive in the enjoyment of the sli sll spirit it of god my bly prayer is is that god may preserve preserve us in the truth that we may increase in hilow ledge leage and be established in unity and strength even for evermore which lask aask it inthe mma name of jesus christ adem |