Show REMARKS sy by president YOUNG klch Kich richmond mond cache valley june 9 REPORTED by dy 6 D WATT I 1 will speak to you a short time and then we will proceed on our journey so far 4 as g I 1 I 1 know now no other valley in this territory fe is equal to this this has been my opinion ever since I 1 first saw this valley vailey and op I 1 greatly desire doire that it may be filled with saints and not with rowdies not with horse thieves murderers and rioters who roam roa ru over the country regardless oe of right can I 1 have my desire gratified if the saints saint here will be faithful ua will not contend one with another and will sanctify the lord god in their hearts the spirit of 0 the lord Dord will reign here and make your settlements too strait Jor for the ungodly but if you arg are slack and neglectful of your oui duties if you forsake covenants ani and wander into dark dariA hiess fiess ess the power of satan can reign here fill this valley with those who love and serve C dod god od make your settlements as it were a zion an earthly paradise and you will in the highest degree gratify my feelings and desires it all depends upon us brethren whether satan shall gain dominion dominian over us ris in this ahls king kingdom dary dory god has set up or whether he hall shall not my bly faith is and my prayers day by day are that the lord will reign in the midst of his bis saints the inquiry may rise does the lord reign upon the earth 22 we could answer ye yes jor it is his earth and he oleth according to his pleasure and it will yet be devoted to those who serve him but in consequence of the agency L that is given to the intelli intelligent ent child children reil rell of our father and god it Js s contrary to his laws govern men tand character for him to dictate us in our acino aciro actions ns any further than we prefer if we cleave to him and enjoy the light of his spirit he be will lead us day by day but it is left to our agency ts is in our option whether we counsel that comes from heaven or baket ta keihe he counsel suggested to us u by our common foe this is an act of our own responsibility lity independent of god or the devil the lord will rule the acts of the children of min men and bring out the results of those acts but will apt dictate them in their acts contrary t toJ their wishes this he has al ready re adyne e of which we are witnesses for him aey mey ey the travels of this people and you au wil will see ee that the acts of the wicked have teen been to destroy this kingdom and yet god has ruled the result to promote and extend the kingdom to exalt it and bring it into note if the wicked had had their desire they would have obliterated this kingdom years ia ago git g it would have ben blotted out of ex existence tence they acl on their own will from their own chai choice g god has produced the result and wherein iney ibey have tried to destroy us they have ballf bums buma js up of this we are witnesses A few feie words with regard to your situation heredi aereal discover that this is a new settlement you have come here this spring to t make a commencement and you are rather scattered what mat would could y yoh do provided the indians become angry and 1 suddenly attack you suppose pose pole F a bev f I 1 them should iome bome come down here at a time lime wh waa the tue men are scattered at their labors whay what could thi aa to these women when there is a man here another there ann ana another yonder an indian cormer corner to th door of a house and bafo before le the man can arrul arrive e from a distance his wire wife and children are laid ald aid low by the rifle toma tomahawk haw or knife should a small band of hostile indians comee come suddenly upon your settlement every woman and child might be destroyed during duri durin th absence of their protectors ten cid u kill every woman ani and child hene hefe and buak read you up Is this good oo 00 policy no noi nol I 1 will hive give ive jve you my counse counsel b build ild iid good sto etes es move aloi re your families an and wagons close clos ether V then it you are distin bed you ou are 11 ilasa ic a and every one is ready and a at once wl what mt to do the I 1 lians llana ns a c ked and ignorant the they ar are e tau st steab ella eija a and to kill each other aff and th the a nab e and it i is nonsense for you to expose ose oge y yourselves gurt durt q yi ves ft is a weakness and error you igli igil say that you wish to be on your lots heh unite aoa aea build some kind ot oft common defence that yr women and children may be safe so arrange your kt acks of hay and grain rain that if ohe one is burned burnid the rest need not fe be set get on fire by it this is my counsel to you yoland and you cari cart cao aso with ith it aa as you please aa As yoi cat cal get atar ab IL t jp put ut gaoa good fences around your youn c city ty lots an ud houses that thab any person may maybe be justly proud poud r of when you yon have done this you have exhibited your talents in providing game of the comforts com forts forta of life but 10 lo do not sel set asie awne r hearts on your buildings for I 1 would gould rather ratha have ave you remain in your our wagons and dug r do that we have to learn hofto build up bp zion and to realize re ailse alise when it is bu buil bull that it la Is not ours until it ia is given to us Ts ayour father as our eternal ba habitation bi tatton we own nothing balt but the talents god it has as given to us to improve upon to show him whala what we will do with them when you have built splendid habitations be as willing to leave them as you would to leave a dugout dug out say the lord gave me I 1 ability to complete this building itis it ignot not mine he can dispose of it and it he wishes me to burn it P all right I 1 at am wiping 11 these are the f feelings every saint should have improve this valley perhaps many hundred more persons will move here this season and many more settlements be made do not be anxious to have large farms more than you xou ou can till but divide your lands with your grethren Kr ethren brethren and make yourselves humble and happy this is temporal advice so to speak but above all so live that the light of the spirit of the lord will dwell in yon day by day if vou you do not do this it is hard to live I 1 mormonism but take this course and it is the easiest path to walk in there are many here today to day who can say in all truth and sincerity that the words of jesus as the disciples have written them are true my yoke is easland easy and in my burden is light 21 many of you can say that thab the yoke of the gospel is the easiest a person can bear and its burden the lightest I 1 feel to bless you and pray that you may dwell here and have wisdom to preserve yourselves and raise your children to be saints and sanctify yourselves that you may be prepared for the things that are to comee come for great events await us I 1 have not time to say more god bless you amen i |