Show REMARKS jay president YOUNG tabernacle april 5 1860 MillOR REPORTED TED BY G M n WATT I 1 have been happy in hearing the brethren bear their testimonies today to day and I 1 have a word of consolation and comfort for you I 1 hope to live to see the day when the lord w will ill iii bring again zion in its fullness full nes when the watchmen will see eye to eye this period of time is ig very desirable disi rable to every good and faithful person and I 1 hope to see it before I 1 lay jay down this tabernacle to rest I 1 can say to the brethren I 1 do not think that I 1 have ever heard a more satisfactory testimony from them than I 1 have today to day an observation made by br george halladay is true that if a person suffers his feelings to rise above the natural level of his capacity they will ivill sink in the same ratio ile he wished us not to consider him an enthusiast I 1 do not know that I 1 have heard a person tod today to d day ay that I 1 thought to be enthusiastic A firm unchong able course of 0 righteousness through life 1 is what secures to a person true intelligence the brethren today to day have advanced a great many ideas which are true mani manifesting fisting an interesting te and instructive variety lamat I 1 am highly bly grat gratified iffe ifie with the remarks I 1 have heard we have very scanty ideas concerning the great plan called the plan of salvation the system of doctrine ideas alid and practices that pertain perta into tb all the intelligence ench that edista in eternity very small min minute tite and abstract ideas and principles are given to the tle children oe of men in relation to it because they can bear ba bu little a little here and a little there as it is ritten een ten by b the prophet line upon line an cep cop capt up upon precept 31 isyou if you can receive one into oday o day y it may prepare you to receive abnot th morrow pertaining to the things of god annd 1 I ery happy and ana rejoice much because ca juse I 1 V bye ve v that I 1 am zum now looking upon mahan mehan dv amen rn n who are steadily inc increasing reasin in kihl kill hirm firm in their integrity truthful and iye ite layers rs in their hearts though I 1 1 ome A 3 has bee been A observed giveaway give live way to temptation t are over overtime p by the enemy and are led aivao thise expect As many as will be 4 0 theli theil thell their calling ling and manifest their faith faithey by their good works will find that they belong to the tiie elect and eve every one that forsakes his covenants and aria hisom his god and turns away from the holy delivered to them will find that thet they they belong to that class who are reprobates go god has given us ability to do good or evil According to certain principles inherent in the organization of the hep people they can believe the truth or Ais als disbelieve belleve believe it ard arl arid believe a lie they can falby or clin dine truit truth they cap conti nuck do gooda or fot ajit forsake it and commence to do evit evil every manis cara capa of doing either good or evil he 1113 haa has 11 13 llla ills hes own choice and will be judged by his works V we will see the time when it will be said to us aa as written in inthe ahe new testament out of hine thine t own mouth will ivill I 1 judge thee I 1 partly judged a man who spoke here today to day from his own mouth I 1 have not much to say about him le god be his judge and yours and mine if you wish to receive and enjoy the favor of our Heavenly father rather do his will if you wish tiie tile fellowship of his saints hurt not the wine and the oil nor seek to destroy them as maw many do the man I 1 have alluded to has sought diligently to destroy the oil and the wine to destroy the virtue truth and holiness of this gos gospel lozel ile he who lifts ha heel against the lord and against his anointed il vill lii find himself a poor pusillanimous weak instrument in the hands of the devil to accomplish his hie designs it is thirty years tomorrow to morrow since joseph smith organize organized this church with six members what is it bow how almost every nation kindred tongue and people that would receive the gospel has had the p privilege e it has been proffered to theland the mand thousands and hundreds of thousands have been baptized into the church and the lord lora will call his own out of this people and will prepare the zion that ii sp spoken of for them fo to dwell in if we wish t to enjoy ay the S spirit p irit of zion we ive must live for it eng our I 1 ur religion is not merely theory it is is a practical religion to bring present enjoy enjoyment meat to every heart A brother on my ight told you his experience that there ig is no for taking any mans maws word for the truth of your religion for it is the privilege of all to have the testimony of jesus to have the spirit of prophecy I 1 have no gre greater ter privilege to e enjoy oythe boythe the spirit of prophecy than you have I 1 tave have no better a right to the holy ghost than you if you will live as you are taught you will walk in darkness no more but will walk in the light of life I 1 pray that we may constantly do ta this it is ini my continual prayer I 1 pray for all whom whon I 1 ought to pray for arid and as I 1 ought to pray for them capt gibson says that he would pray for everybody in heaven earth and hell I 1 love to see men manifest that good feeling but I 1 will insure that if I 1 was in heaven when satan rebelled I 1 prayed that satan might be cast out cast cant out ta th dogs and wolves that will feed on the sheep sheen cast all bitterness out of your own hearts all anger wrath strife and lust and sanctify the lord god in your our hearts that you may enjoy the holy rost ghost and have that spirit to be your constant constant companion day by day to lead you into all truth and then you will have good doctrine good feelings good wives good children a good community and finally you will be saints in the fullest sense of the theford word but not yet I 1 believe we shall be saints through the grace of ged I 1 feel to bless you to praise you my brethren although we are continually afflicted with more or less foul mean low groveling contemptible spirits in our midst I 1 do not mention names but I 1 know where some afe aie are now sitting in this house the latter day saints are improving tomorrow to morrow the church is thirty years old we behave have enjoyed ourselves ours elves oday today to o day tomorrow to morrow let us ns have much inore lnore more enjoyment joy ment than we have had today to day the constitution ution of man is such as to be liable to be driven to extremes ile he maym mayn may efe compared to a bark on the ocean tossed to and fro by the influences around keep your eye on oft the compass and steer straight forward and you cannot sail too fast but if yon get among the breakers and rocks your hark bark may upset keep your our oun bark straight for the port and there Is s bolanger no langer er 0 of your having 0 too much of the holy ghost I 1 have hardly heard beard an inc incorrect orrett idea iea lea advanced today to day and I 1 consider myself a jud judgil in these things I 1 judge ul dge israel in in their doctrine and conduct a and nd i know ow whether cheth er they are or wrong I 1 can n say to my joy and satis fac tion we are are improving ml 1 know that I 1 am when I 1 compare my present power of mind tc to scope in truth and my power ot ok with with what I 1 possessed ti twenty venty ten or years ago I 1 am almost astonished at r myself and to see the improvement there is in th people but we are yet children althou although gt we are almost as old as was jesus when h began to preach it is our privilege to continue to gro gr groland ovand orand N and the lord will protect his ills people op and saie sape save israel and all hell help heip ee e t it L may ma y the lord god of israel bless every on of you yon and his humble servant who is speaking to you amen |