Show MINUTES of the general conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints held at the new tabernacle great salt lake city april 6 10 a an m prest brigham young presiding present 0 of i the presidency brigham young II 11 C and W richards patriarch john smith and isaac morley twelve apostles Q pratt W Woo woodruff draff G A arni sroni Seve seventies rides joseph young zera A P rockwood henry herriman presidency of the stake daniel spencer david fullmer high priests quorum john young reynolds cahoon caboon pi presiding bishop edward hunter honter clerk of conference thomas bullock george D watt reporter conference was called to order by tha president dent who stated that at the last conference we ad adjourned oum to meet in a new tabernacle on the tempt temple W block lock and we will now proceed to dedicate this hall Q and lake up the business of the conference as the spirit shall manifest itself to us he then read the hymn lord in the morning thou hear which was wa sun sung by the choir under the direction of james jaines smithies Smil smithies hies chorister president richards offered the following dedication PRAYER great and all wise god our heavenly father who dwell eth amid the cheru bims and art clothed in light as with a garment in the name of jesus thy son and b by virtue of the holy and eternal priesthood with which thou hast bast endowed us we come before thee upon this occasion invoking thy rich gif gifts ts and blessings to rest down upon us pour our out we pray thee of thy spirit upon each afifi and every soul now waiting ing lievore b afore thee that our hearts may be united as one and that we may approach thee in a manner acceptable cep table in thy sight sight may every emotion of our souls arise in unison un unto 0 thee in humble praise and adoration borall for all thy mercies unto the creatures of thy creation we remember our father and our god that we are indebted unto thee for our existence for bavin having been sent upon this stage of action in this day and generation in in which the f alness of the gospel of jesus christ thy son has been made hanif manifest est in which the celestial messenger messen er from thy presence has again again proclaimed the wayze life and salvation to the chil children ren of men upon the earth saying fear god and give glory to him for the hour of his judgment is come shadowing forth the restoration of all things that have been spoken by the mouths of all thine holy prophets since the world absan beg gan establishing the pure principles le 1 8 0 f 1 the Et eternal ernil heavens which constitute the laws 1 11 1 of f the kin kingdom tie oni of our god upon the earth 0 opening p en r up anew the great principles of revelation and communication wi with the gods of Eter eternity ruty principles which have been hid in the heavens heave M for ma many centuries while min roana y generations have M d and dia died looking for the blessin blessings gs and promises of this d day ah desiring that they might have a part in the great preparatory work of the coming of the son of man in power and great glory ory to reign upon the earth we remember before thee 0 our father that we thy fhy fler servant now in thy presence rese tice having heard the heavenly message and fisl yielded ded obedience to its holy mandates have become the happy recipients and par takers of WW flus holy ministry i an and thai at we have oft times been delivered from the power of satan and toe devices arid and machinations of wicked and designing men who have sought sot our oyer overthrow throw and conspired against our bur lives seeking to destroy us from the face of the earth but thou 0 our Fai father lier hast bast ever been mindful f al of u overruling all seeming evil for our greater good until ly y thy nii mighty gaty power thou hast bast brought us to a glorious inheritance in this goodly land choice above all other lands far from the retreats of mob bers and murderers who have slain thy prophets and from the land where their blood yet cries from the ground for vengeance to be poured out from the heavens mercifully hast thou dealt with us our father tor for through an all the scenes which thy people have been called to pass all the perils mid and gs and sufferings they have had bad to encounter thine angers angels have watched over and protected us and the gentle and refreshing influences of thy spirit have comforted us and we have been spared as monuments of thy fhy merey while multitudes of our brethren and friends have fallen by violence disease and death and their bones have been left to moulder upon the prairie and in the wilderness wilde messi while we are again permitted to gather ourselves together in this goodly place and bring into requisition all the powers of body and mind with which thou hast bast clothed us for the advancement and building build ng up of thy kingdom upon the earth when th thy people eople have e called calle d upon thee in the their i r ex ahou hast bast not been slow to hear arbut but hast bast exerted thine almighty power and encircled them in the arms of love and of mercy until thy people have been permitted and enabled to build and inhabit to labor and enjoy the fruits thereof and to come forth from our comfortable habitations this morning to worship the lord god of abraham isaac tind and jacob jesus and joseph in this commodo commodious i 0 us edifice ei erected for the assembling and worship of thy people oft times have our hearts rejoiced together in councils in meetings and in conference yet never have we met when the manifold mercies and blessings of our eur heavenly father called for more ardent praise and thanksgiving to his holy halk name than at tile the present in m this spacious mid and commodious room which thy saints of latter days are now permitted to occupy od nd here in this place peace appointed for the assembly of tiby y saints on we this the anniversary of the birth day of by church and kingdom upon the earth in this last dispensation from the heavens and in the midst of th the e col congregation gregat tion of the most high god we thy servants 0 our father in heaven in the name of thy son jesus dedicate and consecrate this house unto thee and unto onto thy hy cause for the assembling of or thy saints to worship before thee and to partake of the Sacrament of the lords supper and to associate thy people chwe i m for prayer for praise and thanksgiving for tasting fasting and mourning for transacting business L relating to thy church and kingdom or for whatever pur purpose aly 0 se thy people shall assemble themselves together in thy name aset apart and dedicate this house as a holy sanctuary for thy t people unto the lord for ever and we consecrate t the e ground upon which it stands and dedicate acate it unto the lord our god may the floor upon which we walk be holy under our feet and the covering which protects us from the snow the rain min and the sun be holy over our heads may the walls which protect us from the chilling blasts of winter be holy mound about us and may the doors and the windows ind and the slips and the fastenings and the trimmings of this house home together with all the various materials of which they are composed be holy unto the lord for the meetings the sacraments and the transaction of the business 7 of thy people and we dedicate and consecrate that portion of this house where thy prophet and thy servants now are to be a holy and sacred place wherein thy servants may stand and declare ah thy word and minister unto thy people in the name of 0 thy by son and before thee 0 our heavenly father and way may every part and portion thereof be holy unto the lord our god and may no unclean thing be permitted to enter into any part of this tabernacle but may it be preserved with tile the vestry thereof and the doorkeepers thereof and with eveia every thing pertaining thereunto or round about a holy boly and sacred sanctuary wherein the pure in heart steart may inay rejoice for ever and no foul spirit ever be permitted dermitt to disturb their worship may the angels from thy presence be within and round about this habitation and when thy servants shall stand in this sacred place to minister unto the people may they feet feel the blessed influence of thy heavenly messengers messenger sl may they be filled with the holy G ghost host as with manna from heaven and be clothed in robes of righteousness and may the visions and revelations of the eternal worlds be open before them continually and may thy saints ever have the listening ear arid and the understanding heart to receive and improve upon the instructions of thy servants that they may grow into tile the stature of perfection that is in christ jesus that they may be one with him forever I 1 if thy th people shall sin and repent of their sins and cal calf upon thee in in the name of jesus from within these walls then hear bear thou in heaven thy holy dwelling place forgive thou their sins and give them answers ot of peace and may thy fear and thy dread be upon the heathen that may enter into this sacred place and may ahk thy spirit rest best upon the honest bonest in heart who shall hear thy t y word from this stand that they may believe obey and be saved with thy people and now our father be pleased to accept the e dedication of this house which we now present unto thee in the name of son as a tribute of from thy people and listen to the voice of our supply cat ions that it may be preserved from the rage of the elements and the pollution of ungodly men and that thy glory be upon it and abide therein forever so that when thy saints shall call from hence upon thy holy jainti name in righteousness then thou wilt hear in in thy holy habitation habitation and grant an answer answer of peace ness bless all those who have assisted in in the erection of this edifice may they ever rejoice in the labor of their hands and have nave the glory they desire in the presence of their god bless those also who have contributed of their substance for its erection with all those who have desired to contribute and have not had the means or opportunity may they also partake of the rich inheritance of a celestial glory and habitations of comfort and delight among the children of men bless all those also who profess thy name and have had the means to contribute for the ing of this house and have neglected their privilege and their duty may may thy spirit rest upon all I 1 such t that a they may humble themselves repent of the their short comings before thee and in tile the sight of their brethren and arise arige and do their duty from this time henceforth and forever that they lose no more blessings blessing S through in thy service bless thy servant brigham with health and strength of body anti and of mind with long life and peaceful ua days may he be endowed with thy S spirit irit and the revelations revelation of eternity continually I 1 ans and may thine angels visit and sustain him and ministering spirits from thy presence attend him in all his ways guard him 0 lord ord from the malicious designs of wicked nan men arid and turn aside every shaft that is aimed for his inbur injury y fit and prepare him with every necessary qualification to lead and guide this thy people and may and ability tte be according to his duties and the burden he is required to bear may the rich blessings of heaven and earth be poured out upon him and upon his household may they individually and collectively benj enjoy the communion of god and his saints and have bestowed upon them every desirable gift that shall promote their peace com comfort fori health mid and happiness bless his habitation and all therein his flocks and his herds the ground that he cultivates his fields his gardens and his vineyards bless him in basket and in store and in all that pertains unto him bless his counsellors Coun thy servants heber and willard with the same blessings may they always live in ahe the unity of the faith and preserve those bonds of love and union which dwell in thy presence continue to streng strengthen their faith their power and their influence until their voices shall reverberate thy word in tones of thunder throughout earths remotest bounds I 1 resounding in every ear make imade ready for the marriage supper of the lamb his AM kingdom has come comes prepare to receive the lord I 1 I 1 bless the aged patriarch 0 our father may his days continue to be mul multiplied and his faculties be strengthened and may he be be filled with the holy ghost to bless thy children as he approaches the dawning of a brighter day that amid the exhalations exha lations of a celestial estial glory he be may seal blessings upon the heads of t the lie fai faithful until thou 1 receive him unto thyself to rest with his brethren in thy presence and may the like blessings rest upon all the brethren of his quorum of the patriarchs remember ber the quorum of the twelve apostles with their president orson hyde grant 0 lord that thine cigels may go before them and preserve them from all evil wilt thou give them power to overcome all the designs and purposes of wicked men and all the devices of satan dmd nd may they be enabled to carry the gospel to ever every y nation kindred tongue and pep people I 1 e upon the face of the whole earth a and may th they ey they ug have ave in connection I 1 with and under the direction oi of the first pi presidency esi dency of thy church power to roll forth thy work upon the earth like a mighty torrent that no barriers can resist wilt thou bless them father in the good things of this world that their families may be provided for during their absence and while OR OB missions of thy will to the nations and among all people wilt thou encircle them iu in thine firms arms of mercy and preserve them one and all to the accomplishment of several missions A and safe return to the bosom of thy church and to their families in the valleys of the mountains bless with the same blessings all of thine elders of every quorum who arii are absent upon foreign missions to the nations and islands of the sea afar off may the quickening power of thy spirit rest upon them and their b air words be like fire sinking i deep into th the e minds of their hearers and their testimony be as the sea that is broken up roaring and rolling with no rest until the voice that as never man shall say peace be still and when all the honest in heart shah shau have listened to the whisperings i s of the spirit of our god and learned the way 0 of f I 1 I 1 life e and salvation bless all the families of thine absent servants 0 lord bless the high priests quorum and the quorums of the seventies of thy people yea the presidents thereof with their councillors an and lea 0 au the fhe members that are striving 1 r in their warfare to overcome the world and its evils and are endeavoring to roll back the curtain which has so long en shrouded the earth in darkness and act the minds of the people in bigotry superstitions superstition ig ignorance ora I 1 ic e and sin and until wickedness covered the f face e of the whole earth and there was none found thereon to walk in righteousness before thee but all were walking in the precept of men and in the vain imagination of their own hearts 0 lord god almighty we pray thee in the name of jes u fo inspire thy servants the high priests priest and seven Ns ties with the influence of thy holy spirit pour it out upon abo teem in great ef fusions and may they gird up their 1 loins and renewing their strength from the fountain of light and intelligence which thou art spreading spreads i n A forth K come up to the help of the lord against the le mighty and wax strong in the cause of our god to th utter overthrow of all his enemies even to the downfall of satans gatans dominion that the kingdom of our god and his christ may be established upon an everlasting foundation never more to be taken from the earth bless 0 |