Show OBITUARY i k i on the oth dinst we attended the obsequies to the body lidy of elder stephen who mho departed this life on the be eth at 6 pm he was born lorn in england june 1789 previous to his death he wrote the following fol foi lowina 1 I stephen longstroth was baptised baptized sed on the ath of bf march alarea 1838 1938 and ws ordained a t teacher acher in the of the latter day saints on the 2 ith b of march of same vear year year and was duly authorized to preach the gospel agreeably to the author y of that office while I 1 was in this office it m as my earnest earnist desire to please god in taking up my ray cross to I 1 preach and ond exhort the people to embrace the gospel of 1 jeslis jesus christ Il Thio illione liong nil nii h my zeal ili in the cause causa of righteousness and diligent desire to persuade men to forsake vice and embrace virtue I 1 was ordained a priest in the baine same sa me church at the rules at and d regulations of the said church and was duly duly authorized to preach the gospel agreeably to the authority of that office on oli the loth day of nov 1839 whilst I 1 was in iii ells vils office mide my del isire sire bire was to improve in the knowledge of tile the gospel of jesus christ that through grace I 1 might preach this gospel from the above it is plain that father longstroth commenced to write his own obituary notice ba bus wasi wash kasnot not able to finish it we will continue ft from his bis journal he ile was baptised baptized sed and ordained a teacher I 1 under the hands of elders 11 II C kimball and orson oreon hyde hae and vas was s ordained a priest under tinder the blands ol 01 of elder elders IV richardg richards joseph fielding ani and william willia m Oi Ot ayton eyton november loth 1840 be he wag wab was ordained an elder under the hands of elder eider 11 IL C kimball and on march 1841 was ordained a high nigh priest under the hands bands of elders heber lieber C klan Kian ball bail anc and 0 hyde llyde at england tn in 1844 his tiia family he be arrived in nauvoo aw and in 1816 received his endowments in the nauvoo temple ile he was one of the first fira firm fir A public hands bands to work as a carpenter carpnter on that temple tempie wa add contin continued tied until it was waa illiad ishad i shed shaf lie tie krivoa with hla hia family in utah the bosom of the church here li b re kov kor 26 and was one of the tte to commence p work on the public throughout a long illness he manifested that forit fortitude tude and patience I 1 worthy of his calling as ih saint int and servant of the most high highs in the tha last few days of his life when he be could could seak beak lie he was ott orien orten nen len heard to say sav 1 I am full off hop aop 1 the e following is is q brier brief sketch of the remarks of prest frest hebr debef C kimball on oil that occa ocea occasional occasion Jl it is thre years since I 1 baptis baptised sed sd brother and glur i ter longstroth and from the hirst first day of their entering the church to the present time hung oil on to the shi ship P faithfully in fair wilcher and in storm br stephen lon linstroth bab baa finished his drori work and laid his body off for a season and he is with oat spot ot or blemish his bis life has atlen exemplary lar for awta aftA to his duties as a saint of the mun lab lph iia lir 1 was a scrupulously honest man in his bis e od these principles he has J fite d by precept and anil example e I 1 am mn a 6 1 the whole faini family lv and can sabit arr arg gp 94 family we have no reason tw to bui bul 1 hui a 4 0 world mourns for they are desti dessi destitute tuf tut bbb the gos gospel I 1 g gives ives the future is it brank nyc to hem bern br r longstroth ong is not mar far pr froal n not 0 t leave his bis body until util 11 be OV engere ee gere sere M ere tt it is laid that he may know htow where ta 0 come andl get it again then he lie will be escorted by y the spirits of of some of his bis acquaintances to where the spirits of just us t men made perfect are gathered together which is not far away awny and there he will mingle with joseph and aind hyrum and willard and the saints that have died and continue his work in reeking seeking tt to overcome come the countless countiess numbers of evil with which they have to contend in fhe the spirit world who are constantly seeking to destroy the kingdom of god upon the earth where is the spirit world it is in this world it is around about us its here are arc the spirits of the old Gidi Gadi anton ruL rubbers bers who are seeking to overthrow this people as they did the th kingdom of god and the people of god anciently they united with the spirits of the wicked who were thronging ging around tah the aties s of the east to bring that hat t army upon us i a few years ago lut but they failed in their pur durpos os br longstroth is where lie he can 30 do more good to his bis friends and family and to the ikin kingdom 9 dom of god on the earth than i L he bad 1 taid staid here in the fe ili ill I 1 am proud jt A brol brother ther j 1 kp ph e it fur he be ii i or ode one e c ct r th ho c girst fruits of ri iny i ay iy y labor in iii a forel fore n lai lal 1 and hi h bas LAS rema remah 1 I 1 fj iti 1 1 il t th r i L 1 d 1 I 1 err larf ii li ms i pd sd p s d flit fuit ful ull t will increase to kIng kingdom domi dominions and nd powers infinite in number and all these kingdoms wills wilis ro froin from thit that s llie lite n e tree thit that t kingi I 1 I 1 fiand piani d in ail all it elt eit allt il U laii kanand and afi 1 I 1 rl L L L 1 i N wil ull ia tj ti C I 1 C r cr i I 1 C 1 I 1 t f 1 came into the church in elig england land over twenty three years a aso 0 o under my ministry stry and ard what I 1 sy Y of 1 r steen will wiil equally apply tj to a aj te T my M y k I 1 sg a P fro fra in n sli cf c F 0 D WATT her f r |