Show REMARKS by pres president ident YOUNG Ta tabernacle berde j ill all of june 3 reported by G D watta I 1 am thankful for the privilege of standing before you and feel desirous to enjoy the spirit of intelligence that when I 1 speak to the saints I 1 may be a comfort to them and strengthen theland the mand so dictate and guide their minds that they may receive strength and consolation in the faith of 0 the gospel and in the hose hope of eternal life one ne reason why I 1 have not of late addressed YOU oftener is because I 1 wish other brethren to have an equal opportunity to speak to the people I 1 often regret when we call upon the E elders iders to speak in ih this tabernacle to hear them say that they have been in the church twenty twenty five or more years and have hate e not before had the privilege of speaking in L to the saints in their large assemblies ap c a reflection upon me or upon may ray brethren be because c ause we have not invited them to bo preach we would be glad giad to have all such ger Per tiers fiers solas ons preach let us know who you are for it creates a feeling of regret for any of the brethren to intimate that they have been neglected some who have lost the confidence and influence of the tha saints may expect that confidence and influence to be restored to them by me rae and my brethren I 1 have always told the brethren in our private conversations that that is impossible it is a work we cannot accomplish com I 1 might call upon a person who had stolen your cattle or your horses and taken en them to the camp and sold them or who had stolen your fencing or other property to address you from this stand but would that restore confidence no we might call a man into this stand who hag fag been in the habit of getting drunk and appearing intoxicated in the streets but would that cause the people to have confidence in him no if I 1 and my counselors should strive with our to support and recommend him that would not give him the influence he wishes but would disgrace the mail man of god who undertook it if the elders wish to exhibit their talents before the saints and the them make themselves acquainted with all the principles they desire to represent in speaking and administering ministering to the saints and if those who have lost their influence through disreputable proceedings wish to regain it instead of expecting pe cling el to I 1 regain it at once by being called into this stand go to the private prayer meeting an and S there humbly pray god to bless you and your brethren when you imagine that you are neglected and do not have the privilege lege of exhibiting your talent I 1 speak of those who have been in the habit of doing wrong and thereby have lost confidence pursue a course that will convince your brethren that you bave lave reformed go to your neighbors house houses and tell teil them you have appointed a meeting hi your house call the brethren together and pray and for them and let them thern see by the power of the spirit of the holy gospel that kat repented of all your evils that you will refrain from binnin sinning that you will noi not pain gain be caught as heretofore transgress ingae he law of god the grace of god assisting mm in I 1 if f you can make as good a beginning as did an oid old lady you will do well she went to a school house h ouse and on her return called at a neighbor neighbors tsi isi who inquired where she had been ShO replied 1 I have been to meeting ilas lias has theroleen a meeting 0 yes and a glorious one onel too 11 D dear ear me we did not hear of it ft wire were there many there Not gothere No there bere were not many who was there why my the lord was there and I 1 was there and had a blosel good meeting if you cannot get any on to i meet wit with hyou hiou you ie be sure and have the t with you and you will soon gain ence e in ill yourselves and have influence IV our r brethren an n can gain influence in this kingdom an irain him himself in it or magnify ill lii his call cail ailing w hout out the power of god being with him persana aust st 8 so live that they can enjoy the tig light t 0 ohe he holy spirit or they will ety eoy have ave no q in themselves in their religion nor n their gol Goi godana dand will sooner or later turn from be e faith they are in sorrow and leave in in i arch earch of something that will satisfy their studs lads have been to camp floyd tithe lithe the State slate to their native foreign ianes lanes a n I 1 grind find that comfort and consolation they have ise ibe L th they ey need not go out of their own housa 0 0 accomplish this for the lord is near t em m the gospel is a at their doors life and sal a eon yon oil are with them em if they will only repent 4 belr beir sins return to the lord with all their if Ls and humble themselves until they get t cirit they will then learn that they nave have have t thyre breasure asure hunted for in 14 california in car tso ISO eon con gralley alley ailey and the world over the riches of eternal I 1 life ma yaho a 1 naho feel that you are in the least sli sll slighted egere ht egin to have your meetings and if there is is no person jerson to pray with you in your own houi es pray by yourselves until the lord meets with you and you enjoy the light of the holy spirit then if you wish to call in your neighbors and pray with them andhor and for them there is no law against doing good you have all the privilege you ou can ask for to perform all the good you have an any na talent to perform when a man compla compia complains his nis that his talent is not appreciated by his brethren lir ethren he is lacking one important piece of information more important to him thin to any other a knowledg knowledge e of himself this would do him ill in more good than all ail alibis his great talents without it when he knows his own ability can understand himself he can properly pro kerly apply every talent he has without that he cannot do so those who seek for knowledge and eternal life understand understands the exhortation just delivered by br george halliday so far a as I 1 heard it was very sweet very good without the light of the spirit of christ no person can truly enjoy lif life ilfe a I 1 thou thought br halliday very correctly portrayed the f feelings ee gs of some when alluding to ertain certain wives becoming in A as skillful and noted and a little more so in their own estimation than were their husbands iam not in the thy least fearful that any ny one will gain too much knowledge of god and ind through h that knowledge undertake to dictate me if if you know the spirit of god have the power of revelation and know the mind of the lord from day to day I 1 am not afraid of your disagreeing witla with me do not have an any fears of knowing too much lest you should tel Nel feel to rise up and dictate di me as wives in many cases do their hnis brus bands you may examine from the beginning to this day and continue to watch in the future and where y ou find a mancho man mah who wishes to steady the ark of ot lou iou iod bod od without being called to do so you will find a dark spot in him the man full of light and intelligence discerns that god steadies his own ark dictates his own affairs guides Us his hi 3 people controls his kingdom governs nations and holds the hearts of all living in liis lais hands bands and turns them hither and thither at his pleasure not infringing upon theira their dency agency deney there is not the least danger of with persons enjoying the holy spirit with regard to those who leave us br eim kirn balls comparing it to removing disease from the body boey is estrue true ever every y ual levery every family aud ayd every portion of the community that desires to leave this kingdom the quicker they go gothe the better for us its the sooner such branches s aue ace severed the healthier will be the tree its roots and stock will become more power culy C ul uly and it will spread its branches to the nethermost parts of the earth dead branches tend to make the tree sickly if they are permitted to remain let them be cut off that the healthy branches ma may drink more strength and vigor from the roots of the tree and the foliage of the whole tree be beautiful do 0 not have the least fears in rega regard r d to this church and kingdom some elde eide elders eiders and perhaps some presiding elders entertain a fearful looking for the time when they shall be driven again br kimball has told you that we shall not be we will not unless we ive are disposed to the lord has lead this people from the beginning from the day that joseph obtained the plates and previous to that time the lord dictated him he directed him day by day and hour by hour ile he lead this people in diffie different rent parts of the united states and the finger of scorn has been pointed at them officers of the government of the united states have lifted their heel against them and this people have been driven from town to town from county to county and from state to state the lord has his design in this you may ask what his design is you all know that the saints must be made pure to enter into the celestial kingdom it is recorded that jesus was made perfect through suffering if he was made perfect through suffer buffering suffering ini why should we imagine for one moment t that we can be prepared to enter into the kingdom of rest with him and the ather father F without passing through similar ordeals the iniquity of the evil doer must be made manifest and those who hate the tile kingdom of god on the earth must have the privilege of filling up the cup of their iniquity the lord has led red the people through scenes of sorrow and affliction but what have we passed here durin during the two last years nothing comparatively speaking I 1 I 1 can say that I 1 do not consider that I 1 have ever suffered anything for this kingdom nothing in the least I 1 have never sacrificed anath anything ing without it be the evil propensities that are sown in our nature springing from the seed that was sown at the fall may that be termed a sacrifice I 1 will not call it so what do we possess on this earth do we even own our bodies had we the power to produce them la Is the intelligence in these bodies our own did we organize M anize and implant it no human being hag haa had power to organize his own existence elisten ce then there is a greater than us are we our own in our bodies are feour we our own idour in our spirits we are not our own we belong to our progenitors to our father and our god we say that we have lost an ox a cow or a horse or 1 I left my f faur a w my house bouse and have sacrificed a great deal for this work this is a mistake you had nothing to lose not one particle of all that comprises comp rises risea this vast creation of god is our own every thing we have has been bestowed upon us for our action to see bee what we would do with it whether we would use it for eternal life and exaltation or for eternal death and depredation degre dation until we cease operating in this existence we have nothing to sacrifice then let us not talk about sacrificing arifi c ingy the lord has led the people carefully along and dictated according to his ills pleasure br heber says we have been going from place to place until finally we have come into these valleys in the mountains why because we were obliged to the lord has had his eye on this spot from the beginning upon this part of the land of joseph read the history contained in the book of mormon and ask yur yourselves selves whether god has ever suffered a king to reign on this land will he ever no this is the land that was given to joseph the son so well weil beloved by his father jacob and no king will ever re agn u upon on it but the king K ing the th e lord col coi could that book have been br brought ought forth and published to the world under any other government but the government government overn ment of the united states no ile he gas has governed and controlled oled the settling of this continent ile he led our fathers from europe to this land and bound prepared ire Ere pared the way to break the yoke that aund them and inspired the guaranteed freedom in our government though that guarantee aran is too often disregarded he cocu could bring forth his work and has prepared a people to receive and commence his kindom kingdom kin dom could this be done anywhere else wo no ile he has keown from the beginning of creation that this is the land whereon to build this zion he knows how to commence his work and how to finish it and ile he will finish it where he I 1 commenced it how our faith would stretch out and grasp crasp the heavenly land where our father adam dwelt in his paradisa ical state that land is on this continent here is where adam lived do you not think the lord has had his eye U upon it yes ile he is the king of all the bartt earth and has reigned sur preme according to his own good will and pleasure and makes the wrath of man wort praise raise him ile he has had bad his eye upon his work and har haa led this people from place to ilace elace place until he has led them into the chambers chamers ers of the mountains into the holy hill of god and they will reign upon mount zion many have looked upon our trip trill south as a great stumbling block because we left our houses and possessions I 1 am willing to see my houses in ashes and be stripped of ever every y description of property ifft if it ia necessary to the advancement of the kingdom of god that move was made for an express purpose it had and will have the desired effect and will accomplish com all the lord designed we have prayed that the wicked maybe may be confused broken and scattered are they not broken and scattered and are we not here we are and we will stay until we go away ani ana should the lord require it we will make this region as clean and desolate as it was when we found it do not murmur nor complain about this that or the other I 1 now wish to ask the strong minded men the talented men we say nothing about strong minded women how many of you have had wisdom enough to procure ind and lay up for yourselves produce enough to last until up harvest you may call this a small matter how many of you have wheat or floar flour to last you a year if you are without bread how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are arc your talents if you cannot procure for yourselves and save against a day of scarcity those substances desi designed ned to sustain your natural lives you wish wiz to come here and preach to the people when you have not knowledge to sustain yourselves temporally to say nothing of a spiritual salvation you cannot save yourselves a wife and a child from starvation unless soma somer one takes you by the hand and leads you and yet you want to make us believe that you are almighty big men I 1 exhort the brethren to seek unto the lord for wisdom if you cannot provide for your natural lives how bow can you ou expect to have wisdom to obtain eternal lives god has given you your yo ir ex istance your body and spirit and has blest you with ability and thereby laid the foundation of all knowledge wisdom and gand all glory and eternal lives if you have not attained ability to provide for your natural wants and for a wife and a few children what have you to do with heavenly things you know how to raise wheat and corn how to build a house or a barn bow to raise a horse a cobor a sheep and how to manufacture wool because you have had practice in those labors from your youth up tip tut dut out you do not all know how to preserve such things to yourselves and make yourselves comfortable instead of trying to find out how god is made or how angels are made I 1 wish ibish you would try to learn how to sustain yourselves in your our present existence and at the same time learn the things of god the things that await aito you that you may begin bein be in 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