Show DISCOURSE jay president II 11 wens bowery budday rep september tep 30 1560 BY J V LONG lono 7 I 1 arse arise my hiex hiel hren and sisters being be in ever eter willing togia to give my testimony tes tei in behalf of of the goodness ot of dof gelland Ge cland oland biml tile the in which we are erl eil engage Uj evea eyet evea evet the latter day work the buildt building hupf of the kingdom of god udon unon upon the earth eart ht I 1 Y know ido ino 4 1 is the desire of my heart to meet every engagement appointment antl anti duty pon ine by reason of my calling and in und undertaking er taking to become a latter day saint when I 1 made my venant covenant cp by baptism I 1 did it with an arid and with a desire to do the will of mii oui deaveny Hea hta veny father in this generation I 1 did it arth a determination that I 1 would irow irom that time forth do the will of him whom I 1 lher ihei covenanted to a and that I 1 would do all ait those things that hat should be required at my hands that I 1 would perform every duty according decord ing ipp to the be best hest understanding r I 1 had constantly looking to the lord to give lne ike me better understanding greater light and more extended knowledge knowledge e of the things of his kingdom kindom kin 11 dom these were my feelings I 1 then they have haxe been my tay feelings ever evor silice since and I 1 hope and trust that I 1 shall eyer be i i guided by the same spirit I 1 have bave ever felt that it was good to have the testimony of oe jesus in my soul it is for me and I 1 consider it is for all of oc us to respond to every esery call that shall be made whether temporal tempora lor or spiritual and aridi I 1 debiro desiro that we may f feel eel to respond ivand do whatever we shall be dictated to todo do with glad giad ile rie hearts ants atts be thankful for the alty and esteem it a high privilege to have a part in this work we should strive to get faith in everything that pertains to this work arel anel feel that it rests upon our dur shoulder dpra to jo perform amil apil that it U behoves behaves each one of us to fe in that way that will promote our own own interests therein and give ui us light liht and knowledge which will enable us to that spirit 1 in our bosoms which has been promised as a well oi of water springing up into everlasting life to all ali the f faithful aitho til iii sall sali ts there is a consolation in our religion which noes goes to every heart and by it every man woman and child may receive joy and sat s i faction while acting under the sweet influences of the noly holy spirit having it I 1 within wi thinus us to dictate and arid guide us in the path of virtue and truths i when tile the spirit of the lord influences fluen ces any man mang especially the true arid aid ard faithful saint it fails him with joy and peace and arld makes him bim hi in the performance of I 1 duties abd tbd spirit of tile the lord carries witly it its own reward A person ran deprived of i this uns influence meets vax with difficulties unties upon every hand it is only by being obedient obe dent and submitting ts td the counsel of god in all ali thing that we can call fully enjoy that good spirit by acting acting a upon this principle in a family capacity andin manag managing irig our individual concerns for fr it is in thus thug acting upon the ples piea of obedience that farr farl families jiffies afe aie are united that spirit will unite unit connect and cause the elders to see eye to eye pye and this thus aromi note toe teo the advance adrance advancement melt ard pd pro prosperity properio perit of f the lve cause we have all espoused we cannot fulfill fulfil our engagements with the alright Al almighty might y i without we have that spirit it with us we should so BO live as to acknowledge the good spirit continually we cannot do this unless we let iet the fie bie bhe spirit spins of god cd rule in temporalities ties as well as in spi opi spiritual ritual matters mavers when he whom born horn the lord has called to 1 stand at the head bead of his church as the mouth piece of the almighty s beeaks speaks eaks eals to us let us find out the that leads him and follow its dictation and then we shall bhail bewell be well weli off and do wail how of often teil tell instead of cherishing the head bead and ond nd letting that dictate the whole body how bow otten often I 1 say do we seek to avoid avo d it ic perhaps for the purpose ot of having it some other way or passing off in some other direction this thia is not right we should let the spirit ol of the tho lord rule and the law of god abide in our hearts irive if we have the law of god dwelling in us lis and it if we practise righteousness and ana live by correct principles we may have it and will increase in light and in power with the heavens and with allgood all good men pen we should cherish hab that hat law let it abide in us govern end control us in all we do and say let iet let iet us square squared our ideas feelings and spirits to it and bear in clim that this is what pre erves serves u us sla klo and ana connects us usi together in the straight and narrow way that leads unto life eternal let us nourish that kind hind spirit in our bosoms g get zt ight from the pure fountain and not grieve it away by our unwise and sinful conduct we frequently do things according to our f feelings and opinions jintil until we in a great degree ise lse lose the liht light of the spirit which should control and which would if we would lat ba be a guide to our and a iid lid lead ead I 1 vs us in all ali lai lat do and say bay and ad certainly we ne edt edl to guide us aid to enable sto render ut selves useful and be the lueana of doing great good in ID the tha kingdom of as god ofner offer a kind word to them that are cast east down buoy up lip the drooping spirits and anti to do all we can to sustain each other in tha trials and arid difficulties through which we have to pass in irr this state of cf existence it is ia a consolation and a great assistance asal assi tance to a man mail who tries to te be a saint to receive a word of bericot encouragement ira tra gement from a friend it prepares the heart for the warfare of life lift it makei makes a man feel stronger in the lord lie he is thereby better prepared to perform his sa as a member of the King kingdom doin of god upon the earth we all have a great variety ot duties to perform some are required to act in one way and some in another ano none can say that they have no part or lot in the matters I 1 in i n this j kin eln kingdom kindom dom the hie gospel embraces every branch of business that is useful every depatt department ment of literature whether scie scle science rice tice or classics everything that is useful in the world all is necessary to its accomplishment and the bringing about of the purposes of god in the i last days all that is good and true trae is necessary to the completion of this mighty work in this kingdom there is scope for thiep the mind and there is dooin room for the exercise of all the physical powers of mankind there chete is seme beme labor for each and every one to perform they peppie may have to change from thir their old customs they may have to go ge from one kind of labor to another by reason 0 of their being put in I 1 different circumstances and coming from one I 1 country to another this with the faithful saint makes but little difference let us all ido do the things that are batore us with an eye i single to the glory of god and the bal bul building kling jiin ill lii i i I 1 of his ilia kingdom by pursuing this conr cour course we I 1 shall shail able abie to accomplish acco what whatever eyer shall shail be 4 appointed ap pp it unto us that will tend to the gathering of israel and the brining bringing D about of the great great latter day work i the me work wor that is 13 now transpiring is in ful fitl fill nr nent of prophecy cy and in this we sho I 1 uld ha have haye ve joy and if we need anything to streng strengthen th us in our holy religion and to buoy up our feelings feeling the things transpiring around us should be sufficient to do this and t to u tim stimulate us to further action people are biou blou bioust ht from every nation kindred tongue and people by the instrumentality of e this priesthood and tile the power that accompanies the testimony of oe the he servants of god behave we have as gleat a testimony as any of tile the ancients in regard j to the work in which we are engaged and and we I 1 j have bave lave increasing testimony day dai by day that i should I 1 ca convince the most sceptical we see seed the hand band dealing of the almighty from timeto time and the spirit is ia bearing witness from day to day that this is the truth of heaven and that hat we have the oracle divine truth in our midst the lord has not left himself without a witness if there had been not nothing in written there is 13 8 sufficient manifest to prove that this is the work of god in wh ch we have engaged to induce us to learn oly oty owr our i duties and perform them and to be ready anti ahil willing to turn our hands to this that ana the other purpose a as s shall be necessary to denatte us to obtain our sustenance to cultivate the soil beautify the earth and cause the wilderness to blossom as aa the rose if we are actuated by bythe the right spirit we shall go f orth forth b building di up P the kingdom having our eye elre single I 1 gw il e to tt the e g glory I 1 ory of god instead of gathering garnering together for our own particular benefit and to sui suie I 1 our natural wants for my eart part when I 1 embraced ti this a I 1 felti hat I 1 had fo affairs affair of my own for the future I 1 fett felt that could live any where and nd any how hov if I 1 had the society of the saints I 1 then expected to have to 10 labor with my hand hards I 1 erpf ct tp p have lave a rough I 1 alsage ras sare sage I 1 had not then seen mormonism as behave since seen seeh it for a few stars years rr previous evious to that time J 1 had seen turmoil trouble arid and strife I 1 had bad witti witnessed essed what has now dow becom a tho history of I 1 ha have seen an and known it since we have heave arrived in these valleys of the mountains here it has been comparatively peace and prosperity with thi thil people this came the more acceptably to me lne be because ahad looked for something different I 1 embraced the gospel with that view and felt that 1 I was determined to cling to the rope feeling satisfied that ahn tighter I 1 blunz to it the le less s s it it would hum hurh my fingers suffice it to say that I 1 have hare ever felt as aa I 1 now f feel beep to hold fast lo fo the ship zion I 1 we can gemert gentri generally lily llly see other oiher p opler peoples fault faults much quicker than we can our own you all remember remember hc bo doubt douht the account which patriarch john young gave of the devil devils ls look rig glass the glass wai wal was represented as one in wh eh ch a man could see his neighbor f faults abts disten instead d of his own now who ia a there among ti ug alt but can seq ree onn our neighbors 0 fallin failings 11 a sooner than our own I 1 will guarantee that tha t we can all see the follies follie of others arli ani and at the game gama time be blind to our own but we should be a gret great deal better employed in looking into our own hearts jn governing ourselves control ing thosa those pernicious feelings fc siina and notions that rise an a our bosoms and it in eve y such from oar our hearts instead 0 oi oui with looking into the sheaf af j fairl furs of others I 1 know from exper experience lince that it is a very good lesson for me to look into my bosom there is 13 the flatterer flit arid and by bir sm lying ourselves wo we can easily pert tive blye how bow liable we e are to neglect ourselves ard look into affairs with which we have nothing to do people do not look into their own hearts rigidly enough 1 and therefore they do not see aee what vi hat bat has been the he brom prom prompting P ing or leading mo moo tive that has caused them h 1 to judge others othero instead of The 1 he inward monitor orif if we will let bi him m have full play wil teach us many things that are aue applicable to ourselves ourse wes hes and anti if we moie mole fully into ourselves we ue shall fid fi d that we are not always acting from the best of motives thoe ad gs guthat that we do in regard re ard to others fur for we often of ten coine cou con e across their nobou there are a great many mady persons persona who consider sider their own way the tiie best ves ts much superior to any oth r persan per sn s IP IE will compare that with an unprejudiced mind and liberal soul we may reject our own bantling and leani leant that there are other others whose ways waya are preferable to our own we will vill take it for granted that wi we are actuated by the them best beat of motives even then souie soule so alb ale would woud go go toworu to work in ill one way and some lii iii in another to bull buil 11 i 1 up the kingdom kindom kin dom of god dod but we web wet hoult all ali febi feel interested ah in taking t that course that wilt will promote our interests lr if each one is is to have his own way wray and ami carrs carry out his own on noil noti notion then there will be no ef ecott lit wit to concentrate h nee no union every ohe oho ono should seek that which is 13 the best mst and anil be ba submissive to ta the wll wil w 11 of god in all things anit and not strive to follow tollow theu then own peculiar notions we uie live to learn ind nd ina 1 should so conduct ourselves da as ito tto make good use uie of what we experience I 1 have bave hav hai e had a great greit many ideas myself upon subjects as they have passed bafo before r e me but after aftel they are axe consummated I 1 a that if I 1 hi had nad io had bad my iny way wa A it woul would nog not nod have been near so well those who have bave ave aie more light greater comprehend compre hens on ani who are appointed to do those iliin thins thina s which are re gutred of this peo peoples can call do ao EO alth nith yilth better detter understanding hence I 1 I 1 say we should readily yield to that wisdom and arlt I strive tr see a ty in carrying it out in this thia way w ay we w e can call soon learn to see seq se what is right land and best for this people we cannot possibly bly believe that the almighty will suffer those whom aam dom be h e has appointed to td lead his people to go astray we vve have all ali confidence in thi thio and shall shail have haye if we do our duty then iben let that spirit whick ailien we re so BO much desire to have hae in our baarts hearts can troi trot and ind govern us perm t 1 i to 0 o er ancale every vile prine p pie le and influence ce and do not riot ien len et our cur notions anti and traditions stand ill in fhe the he way wiy 91 our g a ready assent to the rolling forth of gods goda kingdom in in the last days das the tue liw law of god A ouid be our jo joy tile tiie stud study arid and the knowledge ot of it are blessings that have been unto us in this I 1 generation the lord has conferred ti iks its I 1 holly priesthood upon us as he fee vat vai has his opened up a i communication between Ls is arid and his hla throne e by which we can open abd find oui in reo reg regard ga rd to the principles piea plea which have be been en I 1 taught from this aana sand stand asp weli weil aa those taught by the prophet joseph this 1 his is k a gr great at ant an ani I 1 important era in the tho worlds history it is a great privilege ge given in the experience of the hum huian i ax race god has ha S shon n himself him belf no respecter re of persons the other portions of the human race have or will have this coipel laid faid before thein it fiad already been presented to great extent and the people inight have it A it if they bad 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