Show I 1 YOUNG peoro arrovo 1 I 1 ni i r KT ny 0 D WATT I 1 am 1111 aill habein haadin ba ha 4 Apin aein bein the privilege of again meeting in ni with you sou I 1 lam iam well weil in spirit ani in boda ody addy 1 rover never was wab better letter in my spirit than I 1 am the ile day I 1 liaw now enjoy is the b best e st didy day 0 of lf my lite life these days are the best tid tia d vi ys Is I 1 ever lived and abd I 1 expect them to grow better the many reasons I 1 might a give grefor for this I 1 will omit it is sometime since we met with you yoa her hei here bere e next sabbath I 1 think it will be twenty six tatnall ir since I 1 was das was upon this stand our circumstances chirr cum stances then were very different from what stat today to day since then some of our relatives and friends have been cen consigned signed to the ellent tomb but there isa is a goodly number of f ua still livin gand the under which we are today to day should influence every beart heart to rejoice iffe if wee could but understand and aad see things as they are compre comprehend liend the dealing the uie lord the workings of ochia his hin kind kin hind kingdom d omi yit tit t would b be a a ma matter ater of great joy a and nd rejoicing to us but as yet we ive only see and understand der stand in part though it is oar our privilege to colive co live that we may know things pertaining to our condret cond det here as they are understood by more mors intelligent beings letus letts let us faithfully improve upon what we do understand gan oan you discern and understand the dealings in gs of the lord with this people from the beginning i if we can understand tb isit Is in tided dud a matter of great rejoicing tint unto us al alt all I 1 bein beings gs who are crol erOl crowned viled with crowns of glor glory immortality and eternal lap pass through every ordeal appointed bein beings as to pass through to re gain ilieff glory and exal eval exaltation tation every lvery calamity that can come upon mortal beings being will swill bufter bulTer cdo edo come upon tle ala few to prepare t anero e U t to enily I 1 the presen preseD presence ce of the lord if we 01 ahe the 9 that abraham obtained we mus 9 so by the same means that lie he did if it aleah wear ever prepared t to enjoy the society of tyl abraham yb it itaoch no chIah noah abraham raham isaac 01 Ja cobor of their faithful faith tui tul of ahe hv faithie faithful prophets and apostles we m must us t through the same sarae experience andrain and gain t ane in enow now I 1 ledge edge intelligence and endowments that th arwill N 11 prepare Us to enter into tile the celestial 1 in I 1 W of our father rather and god how many of r tiu tin A latr letten letter dwy Day Saints will endure all these af t tl ings aad be pi prepared pie pared to enjoy the presence t r and the tile son you can ans t tt 4 quest p at your leisure eve every ry tri trl triai trial al ar n av p rou you have passed through ar are nece I 1 y for Y owr s1 sa salvation v ti T r treal t this lils lilb people are a cea of bearil beading bearing n is to hold ho with fae falle br brethren hren bien lien which would v you oil oui choose to I 1 lwe ime av e komes comes al athis this people have hau douen donen dode dose D m i rpy lay uv ay aces and yourselves to le e aig aim I 1 and arid awk new homes and add make new acq aca a stran me country cr or to live fp ip yo ul houses and upon your possessions and be ilc ill falbe false that U in be readily angered by emy ewy il mii ent aint X tn lansee nansee see thee those in this congregation who were n when anda aBda were ready and awl artinus to kill kili the feiy fc saints then ady agre re but the saints would rather rathor suffer all t I 1 w was sum suf flirtA there add and in other ohe states imae t M be aws dobli oed ged toive tolve with those thos e wj V wo rould A swear I 1 falsely I 1 a against g W n s t themi and dec mod aid be e 9 guilaf 0 tev ter e r y k i adof of abo aboin aboid ey would buier ker ver leav belr heir beir howa seek beek I 1 I 1 make ng t der the necessity ec e A 0 of f f tr wita rb haf e ai and n d drang irl katein at g in the naffee of stags god t the e ungodly the wretches who would desirey destroy tacia from frosa the earth eln sob may think thathy that have flave passed serious trials during the few years past but so far as my dwir experience and knowledge 0 go 90 I 1 lii iii have a ive lve past through no scenes of trial or sorro sor rov I 1 have never felt better in my life th tharal di have during two or three years past I 1 akst botio t 1 know enow that I 1 have hire had wicked eons bous di ori ungodly un odly fie feelings lingg pertaining to the wole whole mattei though I 1 may have bate f felt ea t desir desirous pus pub at a fumes I 1 to lay righteousness to the line aad and JU dment d ment tp te the plummet aad and sweep away the refuse of if ites lies bs but th that atwould would onby only have gra greg that which pertains to the natural m man I 1 ani am bonfi conn lent tent that it would not have hare satisfied that immortal part within us that is is pure add holy but hut esmore osmore more of or less of the weaknesses ness es incident rit rif to tb the fallen port on I 1 have hav e som soa etGes had feeling feelings got sot oe this kind araw raw otar biar swords sw orda ye yo elders eldert of israel and never e item in so lo 10 lon lod L as you hav bare e an eamy up on 0 the dj earth th I 1 sometimes felt relt before the he giov move ilke lite ike taking the sword and aaning staying my I 1 ene enemies mies until they were wasted away aay bat the lori lorl ald did no not deti desin design h his this and we ire have remain if ed in peace nieace and quietness do you see persons who have bare been in this church for the deathly dra dought tight atit to their mouths by ahe the wicked yes have you jou not seen them forfeit right and tue to the kingdom of god upon the earth amr iri irl yield to a paltry foolish fallen failen disposition to to do evil yes wives have been bein called to weep and for their children and husbands husband for their wives and children and tind children for their parents the parable of or the savior still holds good the net sli still sil i I 1 gathers bather good and arid bad there are families here ere whose husbands and fathers are now preaching tre ire E aching reaching the gospel gospe they will return by and y 1 ap ard will brinn bring brin the tha thair their fr sheaves with them tho t 6 se who have been contorted cont conk arted through their labors will v ill lil follow them and there will vill be b e a 1 few who will be steadfast and live their heir religion ion lon h t not all who are gathered from flom the na nations for the gospel net will gather good and bad and will continue so to do as long as the fishermen cast their thein net into the sea bea still a righteous person will never be discourage edbur wilt will constantly contend against his evil passions and against evil in his family adi ani ani neighborhood bo and the lord will utterly cleanse Ms his thrashing floor as with the besom of destruction pe fe not discouraged for it is a joyful time da you have peace and plenty yes Ws we ye have all tile the time enjoyed peace and plenty in G 5 L city great peace have those who love the law of the gospel and nothing shall offend them great jov joy have they who love our lord i jesus christ and great peace do those thosa enjoy who delia della P ht in working the ahe works of ri ht lt L t the blessings of heaven attend att end you is my prayer contin continually nally be faithful ye saints sainta contend against evil alid and cease not to take every measure to do d 0 away with all the e evil evit vil that ts is in your midst until god shall sanctify sanctity a people and prepare them to dive dwell awell I 1 I 1 in his presence marver marvet not that we have what are called troubles marvel not that our enemies seek to destroy dest oy us 1113 and the kingdom of god from the earth thee these persecutions are to prepare the humble and faithful to dwell in tg the presence of god the father and hi his s son son while the vast multitudes of the earth must dwell in in the king dono domy prepared for them thea but cannot weli weil well dwell in his presence if you expect to gain the glory you anticipate never grieve e nor sorrow nor mourn at the provi dences of 0 god wl when nen hen they catte you to sufferer eror to part with ei every ery earthly object you have if they cause fathers and mothers to separate from their children and hus bus husbands bands from their wives it matters not god Is ia our father and the oT offspring spring of ot adam adain are our brothers and sisters who is my fattler fattier mother sister and wid brother those to the will of my father in heaven goi god bless biess yn you amen amed I 1 I 1 |