Show mw s by by Prel dent G W aadi 1 I YOU 1 t G lie lle ach ak le june it igo loo I 1 GO L r A E ia F reported REPORTED BT BY G D what to say in a short time when BO so man many ideas present themselves is somewhat difficult to decide dide the gospel of salvation which is an astonishment aada a stun stumbling oling block to the world is true they seem not to know what conclusion to come to the of the latter day 9 cents aher ants and their communications one ow with another adother and with the world are astonishing to p the people they wonder ahat causes us to gather into these valleys in the n mountains 1 what causes us to become one to h hearken to the voice of one man to be controlled troll ed dictated and governed by one individual this is marvelous in the eyes of the world but is it marvelous in your eyes brethren were there thele no other proof than the one ness nebs exhibited in the midst of this people that fine dl 11 ne is enough to condemn th the world that oneness can not be found ang ane chere else it is produced only in the hearts heart heartsol of the latter D day y and Is not manifested in any other c immunity no other people will pick up suil port iora ors of their substance as the they y can awl travel tb hsands and tp gu sands of miles milers fathers and mothers leaving their children b lean iran ig thein their wives wives leaving b ii c children leaving their parents brit bers hers and ani fixers leaving each other after t is As 11 strang 0 d leaion lj as it is called a and 41 wa wo n they an ar gathered hearken to one I 1 inan man tois tuis circumstance creates the deepest regret eg el e in an the heart of our en enemies ennies erdies more seem seemingly 1 nan inan all other r ets of the latter day saint saints s when I 1 ws Ys in en Englana did 1 I apart from he fhe priesthood exercise exer else elsa an influence over any of your to cause you to come here an and locate oaire in clire olire valley was I 1 the instrument that caused vou to forsake your friends in your nat ve f country and gather with the latter day nay saints your youg enemies will tell you that was wis the influence that I 1 held over you winch prompted your movements but that is not true I 1 have no more influence over the la ter tor day saints aside from the priesthood abao you yon have oitt other if the spirit of uth does ni not spay e thi t through rou t h me and dictate mv my words they ar are no nt better bette r than the words 4 if any other man ir le the holy ghost mani tests to you one thousand or ten thousand miles from lere that this is the time the lord has fixed for tor building up his bis zion that this is the he time spoken of by the prophets in which the saints are commanded to gather out from the th ivic wicked ked iben ihen it is the spirit of the moat most 11 eh that hes bes influenced and controlled you and not me D v ir r any other man av arr you s with your fo location cation catlon are aa you satisfied with yourselves are you satisfied with the brethren are arc you satisfied when your minds revert to your native lands your former friends and t tha the e old homesteads where jou dou rou you spent your child childhood boad are me you bats eais toed to make maka these sterile plains your adopted home to live hore here in the mountains forn forr new associations with those who are entire strangers to you those perhaps of other countries and other tongues are you yu satisfied ath all this if you are it is evidence to you yon so far as it goes that you are a ar apted of the lord it is evidence to you that you have chosen the good part it should be satisfactory evidence that you are in the path of life it if you love god and your brethren with all your beatts hearts you may see or think you see a thousand faules faults in your brethren yet they are or organized ean gan iced as you arethay are they are flesh of your flesh bone of yo they are of your father who is in heaven we are all his children and should be satisfied with each of ol her so far as possible the main difficulty in the hearts of those who are dissatisfied is they are not satisfied with themselves how many have moved here this spring I 1 know not some have gone to carson valley and a great many have come here and as I 1 told fold the brethren last night a part did n not t seem to care cake much if afat at alli ally ail all which way they v ent and had written on their wagons to or cache valley wo we dont care a d n h 11 are such satisfied with themselves no nor with anything nor I 1 will ivill say to you yon my brethren those oi oz you who are from the eastern states and from in england land scotland wales and ireland or any acy other part of the north of europe that you ou have A far better country here than you T dd in your native land you have a beautiful valley though some of you perhaps are discouraged perhaps some will not live here hera because they have to irrigate the ground or because they have to go into the mountains after affer wood there are many throughout the valleys who were raised where etwas it was much wo more re difficult to get wood in winter than it is nere I 1 have dave lave known farmers obliged to cut cown theli their orchards for fuel because they nid uld mold rold not haul wood a mile on account of deep snow enow the ronse rouse in which I 1 was born was so covered with snow one winter before I 1 was two years old that there was no way to get out only by cutting steps and beating a path to the surface almost every year the snow would woud cover the ground from four to six feet df p and otten often when a crust formed on the stone walls and high fences were bereno no benl neni to sleighing in any direction son sorl a may feel a little discouraged discourage ed because er cattle vii vil vill not live here without being YA lil lii mor mm or lesa leaa during winters how many are u re thare there in the mountains of europe that ahat t dlo ulo be thankful for a privilege to go out to t a e seig c 0 aiese mountains and make little pa IF ies ns by packing soil from the bottoms 9 il tbs the tha old country obtain their SM w r i living in that way a j my brethren h and lifters sifters from ital itai italy 41 for in instance ance are ate my witnesses thi many in that country f would be be glad to 0 o get et a f few square rods roas of rock on which to pac pack f soil from the low lands and make gardens and to gather f feed eed from the bottoms to keep a cow through the winter though many have moved here this spring with but limited supplies of provision how many mahy n do you think I 1 could count in this congregation gre gation gatlon who go hungry day by day do y you u think there is is even one person who has not as much as he can eat at least as often eften as once aday a day these are temporal things but over which the devil causes many to stumble go to your native batice lands in foreign countries many of you and ask men there who are thirty years old and probably women too how often in your I 1 lives ives have you had all you wanted to eat cat never you may find thousands who could tell you that they never saw a day in which they had all they wanted theat to eat are there such times in cache valley no Is there anything connected with this locality that should discourage you no reflect and ask yourselves whether you have the least cause for complain tin bin in tho the exchange of your youn 0 ur countries you 0 u may int ini inquire quire why this land has been s so 0 long held in reserve the design in this coun not being settled by white people until recently until the latter day saints came here not a person among all the mountaineers and those who had traveled here BO so far as we could learn believed that an ear of corn would ripen in these theses valleys we know that corn and wheat produce abundantly here and we vve know that we nye have an excellent region wherein to raise cattle cattie horses and every other kind of domestic animal that we vve need need we also knew this when we came here thirteen years ago this summer bridger said to me nir dir mr air young I 1 would give a thousand dollars it if I 1 knew that annear of corn coin could be ripened in these mountains I 1 have been here twenty years and have tried it in vain over and over again 1 ibold told him if he would wait a year or two we would show him what cou con could dear jear be done A man named wells living with avith miles goodyear where now is ogden city had a few b beans eans growing and carried water from tho the river in a pail to irrigate them reflect upon these mattere matters read the writings of 0 X the prophets search the world over and can y you on learn of any location to which the words of the prophets can so justly apply where the P people eop terji e of the lord were nvere to be hid up irl in the latter iatter a alays in the chambers of the mountains you cannot no man here has any good to be discouraged no good reason to complain and those who will so live that they are satisfied avith themselves will be satisfied with the country and with their brethren this ibis is a splendid valley and is better adapted to raising saints than any other article that can be raised here berei compare the tombstones with the number of those livin living in any other city district eor country for of time and you will find here less graves of persons from one day to ten fifteen or twenty years old than in any other country you was ever acquainted with it I 1 is the best country in tho the world for raising saints many may inquire how long shall we stay here we shall stay here just as long as we ought ough tto to shall we be driven when wego we go if it we nye will so live as la to be satisfied with our selve sand will woot toot drive ourselves from our homes we will never be driven from them seek for the best wisdom you can obtain learn how to apply your labor build good houses make fine farms set out apple pear and other fruit trees that will flourish tere here also the mountain currant and raspberry bushes plant strawberry beds and build up and adorn a beautiful city the question now rises do you think it best for us to live in cities lay out your cities but not so large that you can not readily raise the whole city should an enemy come upon you your houses are now scattered and you have not closed u up your fort when new settlements are maie mase made where they are arb exposed to the indians settle so that they cannot get the advantage of you this has always been bien my counsel the settlements in this valle valie valley vailey y have been exposed to indian depredations but now there aresa are sa many here that if they build in a prudent form they are able to defend themselves first secure your lives ilves and then your property against indian depredations we do not wish to hear of any of you being killed when the indians become cross and you on see in in them a wish vish to stir up difficulty the Kr grethren brethren ethren should immediate immediately lybe ba on their guard I 1 and in going into the kenyons be careful that enough go to be able to defend themselves and have each one take his firearms with him there is is peace now and pro probably ably will be for sometime though we do ri not ot know but that ne net it week weed week the marauding ma indians about you may lill a few men in the kenyons kan take care of yourselves ofir Ives and build up a safe and beautiful city make good houses I 1 learn earn how to build become good mechanics and business men that you ma may know how ahouse a barn or a store house ouse how to make a farm and ho how w to raise stock and take care of it by P providing ra V ti n 6 proper shelter and every suitable c convenience v e e for keeping it through the winter and prove yourselves worthy of the greater richest richea that bat will be committed to you than this valley and what it can produce those who whoa are slothful of the things committed unto them in in a temporal pointon point of view th the eb blessings les ies sin pertaining eri gainin to the world how ca can I 1 h hey e y expect e c eternal ri hes to be committed committe d t to t their b i c charge t ga on the other hand the neighborhood or community hat that adorns its city farms ga ganiels gani dens ens and supremely loves and sets its ade aff econs upon upon these abingd atter nev never echave have havo deen been seen 0 or rhad hd anything il p enjoy I 1 t learn to improve the earth and to sustain and preserve your yourselves selves upon your inheritances and then pray and exercise faith that the lord will make our feet fast here that they shall never be removed until we have the privilege of going to build up the centre stake of zion let your faith bear bear dear a holy life enjoy the spirit of the lord and you hax hay satis batis satisfactory actori enjoyment and solid consolation and are ready to go here or there to do this or that as the lord shall at your yb ur hands his spirit is what has called you here live and enjoy it continue and its increase and your hearts li arts wil wll will be comforted and you will grow in grace and enjoy the truth we have hive come to pay you as cirit forwe for we wanted again to see cache valley and other places we wished to see you and to have you look at us do you think we nye are 11 mor mons yes some of you saw me and others of the brethren in england what do you think ofus otus of us today to day dowe do we talk to bouas you as we did in other countries Is mormonism as good to me as it was vas then yes and every year I 1 am in it it is better because I 1 learn and understand more of the dealings of the lord with his children on the earth more of the design 11 in the organization of the earth in its being peopled an ani and 1 what the lord intends concerning c its future all these t hwd are before us I 1 will not detain you for I 1 purposed speaking in but a short time to tell you that I 1 feel as well as I 1 ever have my spirit is full of joy and comfort and I 1 feel to bless you all the time and to pray for you continually and day by day to bear you in my faith before my father rather in heaven heavens I 1 long to see a people pure and holy and to be so myself to see the day when sin and vile corruption will cease on the the earth oarth when min man will cease to hunt his fe fellow low manahen man an when every mail man shall try to assist his fello feilo fellow av and add joy 0 a and n d co comfort to his f friends riel i ads neighbors and ff a all ail round around him this is s what I 1 live for and intend to live for the lord being my helper and to pray and persevere shall we like the presbyterians rians methodists and others simply prepare to le die dle and then depart no I 1 intend to persevere in fighting the devil until he is driven from the face 0 of the earth and it is turned into a paradise and so prepared that angels and jesus vill will come any and dwell here hm may the lord 1 biess bless you amen |