Show REMARKS by president john young xoung bowery chusday ihus thursday day april REPORTED by J X V LONG brethren and find sisters I 1 do not feel as though I 1 could be justified before my heavenly fa father ther without speaking a few words relative to those young brethren X who are to take their leave of us and of their friends in these valleys I 1 have very many things upon my mind all of which I 1 should like to say but I 1 scarcely know which of them to lay before you first I 1 will commence rii ril my remarks concerning them by saying when they gt get among the nations of the earth eartle they cannot say as one of old said wo aro are not prophets nor the sons sous of prophets for many of them are sons of prophets of the living god many blany of them are going to be ministers of salvation oi i to the nations of the earth and my rayer is that the spirit and power of the most alost high and of their thel missions may rest upon them from this time forth and for ever the congregation responded amen I 1 will tell you what kind d 0 of a spirit will rest upon them thom you know jesus came into the world to save all who were willing to be saved jy his pl anand to this end he sent fortia ills llis apostles among the people these young men are ambassadors for jesus chrit Chri chrisand tand and they will have the same sama spirit that rested upon the apostles after he be ascended up oil on hi high gb and that spirit taught them to say unto people awe we beseech you in chris chrls chrimes stead be ye reconciled to god and this will be ba the stand these young men will take I 1 feel to bless them in the name of israels god and I 1 seal upon them tile the blessing of a ather father F and a pat patriarch and I 1 promise them the tho inspiration of the holy spirit and say that it shall attend them from this time forth and be in them thern as a well of water springing ng up unto everlasting everi ast ing life and they shall hall find as jesus j esus said eaid the comforter which shall shail lead them into dl 11 truth and bring alt all things seasonably to their remembrance 5 there are a number of my nephews going out w tsi thi ta this mission and I 1 feel to bless them and say that they hey shall become mighty men in the kingdom of god and I 1 pray my father to grant that they may ever have the gathering spirit ill in them thern for that is tile the spirit of the gosp eland those who have it call can do good if you yon ever find a spirit that is not a gathering gat helg heig spirit it is not of god I 1 ii hive ive lve a few words word also for the birgh pries priests Es and for the elders generally the gospel spirit is a gathering spirit and jesus in alluding to this c suba ct said eald liow ilow how flow often would I 1 have gathered you together as a lien gat hereth her chickens but ye would not noil we want this gathering sprit cultivated among the people and we do not want the high priests and elders to curse the people but we want them to bless them 1 do not bof know that I 1 have any right to reprove anybody but the high priests but I 1 have havo these things ill in me and I 1 feel that I 1 must let them come coma out for I 1 want to have the people blessed all the time tinie and I 1 scarcely ever feel like cursing curshaw any ono one I 1 said a few words yesterday but I 1 did not say all was in me and that spirit has been burning within me ever since and therefore ther eforo I 1 thought tilou iliou gilt glit I 1 must let out a little more of the spirit and aud the things that are in me brethren be faithful and the tho spirit of the lord will be in you continually and yon will indeed be of salvation I 1 have not said more than half of what I 1 want vant ed edt eit to osay obay say sas but I 1 believe in short sermons this is what I 1 have always taught and especially during the past winter wilen aman anan a plan pian has a shot to fire I 1 believe lie should fire a slug wd ind not be hammering all day to get out what might bo be said in ten minutes Theae young soung men and boys are going on sion slon sund sand I 1 sap say bay say in the name of israels god that a convoy of angels shall go with them and sustain and protect tham you need not be afraid my young brethren no not one of you and although you never spoke in a public congregation yet you shall be blest with ua terance utterance and with great power ow er and luene luere c the great men of the nations where you go shall shail he be made to fear and tremble before you for will feel tile tiie power that shall accompany you you have got the glad giad tidings of the tilo gospel for the redemption of tile the human fbi fb rilly and I 1 many times wish that I 1 also could go and do some good among the tiie peeps afar off but I 1 cannot I endeavor to do all the good ican at home iu it the tho various districts of this territory tl TI e testimony marly mariy of jesus is the tile spirit of prophecy 5 and ana that tf testimony ony will go with you and it neter never you you humble cht do the world know they do not in ome acts seem to have the discernment of tho tile jackass this may inay appear a comparison but it is a true one for if you get a lariat round the neck of a an 1 i ass lie he then knows that hat he lie is c aught caught hu nut hut t the tile world do not know when they are aro canahl nor when they are whipped voice that 19 ig 19 trued true trub god bless you all al is my prayer in the tho name of jesus chhist christ amen |