Show semi bemi anabal conference the semiannual semiannual conference of the church of at jesus christ of latter day saints con in the bowery great S P 1 lake city oh oln sunday october 6 1861 at 10 am president bigam brigam ri gam Y ung ling I 1 there were on the a and 0 the first presidency presidents brigham you g lieber heben C Q kimbill and daniel II 11 well veil I 1 of the twelve apostles orson hyde or won bon hi pratt sen john jhn taylor wilford wood ruff george A smith ezra T benson lo 10 1 delizo snow siow erastus snow enow and franklin D It richards ichards of the firs firsa presidency 0 the seventies joseph young sen ben levi W hancock ancock II henry Her hernman zera albert P rockwood horace S eldr dge arid and jacob gates of the presidency of tte the hi ift h priests quo rum um edwin D woolley and samu I 1 D It richards ichards of the presidency of this ulis stake of zion daniel david fullmer and georze george IL B wallace wailace wallace of the presidency of the bishopric bishoprick ed ward hunter leonard IV hrdy 11 ady and jesse jesee C V little I 1 of the patriarchs john smith and isaac 16 ll orley forley I 1 reporters george D watt and john V I 1 laig L ng I 1 the COL conference ference was called to order by the resl resi ent after which the choir sung a hymn elder wilford woodruff offered 1 pray ra yr y r choir sung pil ill praise my 2 alader while I 1 lve ivo breath president brigham young sald bald when the litter latter day saints came together iu in this thib ca pa city they generally wish ish some instructions which they have not previously had but flut he be desired to impress the principles upon the minds minda of the congregation that they had no right to require or the lord of a prophet an apostle or other servant of god any furth r rj intelligence until th y had imar improved ed upon that I 1 which uey mey had already received if we could j come crae to the standard our ai loes lues es would be filled j up tip wi h r and we should m ani rest test est in fri our every act that the kin dom of god and and sad the building up thereof was the first j 1 thing in our hearts then the lord has an abundance to pour out upon us of know edge 1 pony pow r and the good things of this thia life when 1 w we e have sought the kingdom of god and its ri righteousness with all our hearts then we cn can attain to he resl rest and assist in the building up of the kingdom temporally temp tempi rally raily we can then go fo forward ward and build the tempi we to lay before lefore the conference con frence the necesis ty of tie people paying their labor tit tithing hinr hing ind ond et f assisting the kingdom instead of taking out of the pocket pockets of the church As the I 1 first day of our bonfe conference ence is on the first day cf the week wh ch is let iet apart for the worship j thip of our father we will devote it to teaching eachin ing the spi bpi espiritu ritu 1 things of the kingdom and then thea tom torm to rn m arow we will attend to the buhl buhi hek rel row now elder john taylor spoke of the ignorance aud nud aua and aiknes ai knes kaeb a in which we were shrouded be for the gospel came to us and the light and it has brou brought ht to cur m rids it reasoned a up n faith aik aid and obedience and the y of increasing therein and said that noth voth ng ing could secure us the greater bles bies blessina gins sins e of the gospel but complete submission to the mandates of heven beven he ven president heber C kimball made some bome anted remarks on antha the principle of obedience 10 stieny lierly alluded to the subjects of tithing and j consecration and referred to the apostolic ron ton ronse i se cration and the fate if cf an ananias arrias and sapphira who lied to the apostles ile he neati next eliud d to the gifts of the spirit as bestowed udon upon n the faithful udon boon the first principles ples pies 01 or t the le gospel h he sald said we are uni ed and a asked ak ed if we were a also aiso iso united in tem temporal become ra I 1 tb things ings tend tand nd remarked that if we do not become one in temporal matters we cannot long remain waited united in spiritual things i choir sung come all ye saints who dwell on earth benediction BeLe diction by elder lorenzo snow ap rpm in 1 singing by the choir prayer by elder orson orbon hyde llyde chlor sung liow how happy every child of grace grice the sacrament Bac was then administered by bishops Bs J hops shops ed ard hunter lorenzo D young abraham 0 smoot and jonathan pum pug mire elder orson hyde made a few remarks about the crops and the general prosperity of the people in sanpete county wh re he had been living preal president derit brabam showed the propriety of the elders corrects correcting themselves and j not nog always be din dinging dangling gling at t the e people to do things and perform duties which they themselves neglect explained to the conference the principles relative to the people being one la ia all things briefly referred to the tite present ailace u ai lude lUce state of affairs addair js in the state elder orson hyde gave some sone valuable and le lessens on domestic economy president daniel IL wel s urged upon the peo beope I 1 e the observance and reverence of the sanata and the necess recess necessity ity of keeping it holy boly sa d that if we obey the lord in the days of our prosperity we can the better call upon upon him in ill the day daj da a of oar our affliction Is if is the duty of the people to to sea a propriety in the counsels that are given by the servants of th lh lord ile he referred to the late agricultural fair and expressed himself highly gasified gati fied with what he there saw and said we ought to take courage and endeavor to improve and increase in all that is good we shoud strive to add to the number of home mai ma red bred articles artl arti cles cleb we should also encourage those who are engaged in the manufacture of leath leather tT nails tats bonnets soap we should likewise consider the propriety and justice of paying ia i a good I 1 ray lay ay to the home ma u as ti the stores ile he counseled the bishops to leid lead orth forth in doing these thina thins we are laboring to accomplish the union of 0 the people an i 1 the the cone our a s and m ans for the bringing about of the purposes of the almighty let us then thela strive with our to fear god keep hi hib his s commandments mand ments love iove arve and obey him and respect all his bis ansti uti ois 2111 an iet lekus lelus let us not strive tv t walk them under our feet as a vain thi g C he lye counseled the brethren 0 bring in their tithing to the store bouse house ct cf the lord the j grain the vegetable vegetables a and the molasses moLs ses instructed i ted the bishops chop how bow to organize companies of m n and teams and send them all through the wint r to ha haul ua stene atene from little cottonwood for tor he the temple the presidency wanted to engage all the masons who felt d to come along alone and work to prepare the rock for 1 tying hying up I 1 in n the spring the lord has saved these valleys of the mo stains hta itis for his saints and not for the world it is ia the duty of saints to work only for the build building inZ up of the tb kingdom of god choir sung 0 happy souls who rry rray nry dismissed by elder IV IV ph in the tle Taber tabernacle nuie nule chor gung tung pral praise seye aeye ye the L rd god rood rod to raise 22 tois tais being the first meeting in the taber nasle since lince it was i le ep pairee paired aired alred enlarged and made suitable for tor public worship ip president B young offered the following dedication prayer oar father Ft fiher her a d our god we present ourselves before thee on this bocc occasion sion blon in the name of thy son jesus christ in wh se name we ded cate ct our cur ourselves selves uno anlo thee and ti tb thy y gerv sery ce for building tip up tri tny kingdom upon the ea tb for the be promotion of righteousness for gather gathering mg the house rf ff israel and for stab eibing thy zion until the laws of zion thail bhail b come the law of all natili a we a sj sa ded acate unto thee our friends murfa our families our breler n and th ir farlies fam iles ilea lies liea t n I 1 fr friends lends wl wi h our flocks and our herds and our possessions as thy people we dedicate unto thee thy k egdom in elery every nation a d alonz smon all people where thy gospel has been preached and thy iby kingdom established we dedicate unto thee this thib hoube housh that we row tow occupy and the I 1 grou berou d upon wh ch it as aa it hab has b fore been dedicated unto thee we again dedicate it unto thee with th addition and ond improve laenos that hava bava been made upon it we dedicate to thee walls wails he fhe foundations upon which the timbers and floors rest we dedicate to thee the walls walis above the foundation the zd obies and all the wood work the timbers and the lathing and plastering en cn the walls the doors and tle hangings hannings hang ings abe beof and we desire that they may be opened and shut by the sain of the most high we dedicate irate unto thee the timbers timber i ef cf the roof witti with all the appurtenances thereunto leion belon le longing ing the brace timbers that st renti en and nd abstain sustain th the e roo roof f w with ith th the e la lathing t b ing a and ald na pl a ter ng cf th the e 1 beilin ceiling also the he shingles and the board boar dupon i fastened and and bo ts ta licate of iron that bind the together we nse d dedi t d acate unto thee the dow frames a and n d t the h e babb gabb and glass and the tz immings thereof and all the conveniences p ertain n to this buning bu iding bo h those thosa that are on the ground and those that are in the ground we dedicate unto thee the sleepers and the flooring above them and the na la Is that bind them to together aher and the sa sra s a s that re t upon pon he h fl or we ded acate unto thee the pulpit and the pi upon which it rests and the sats s ats and j that pertains to the stan 1 we dedicate uno thee the organ and the foundas on upon which it ress and all its appurtenances and coave inie nie i c cs awe I 1 d dedicate edi edl cate ut to thee the new portion of cf this honse bonse the dounda foundation tion upon which it rests and its ita conveniences above and below octher with wilh the former portion of this our pi ice of cf worship which thou thoa hast bast p pr r bitted us eg to lo erect wherein herein tv to worship the name cf the lord of we ask thee our father in the name of jesus christ thy son to let thy presence pre genee genge and thy power dwell in this hall and suffer buffer not nov thina thine enemies to ever occupy it thoa thon art acquainted with our ur falt felth faith falth b aza akl our hopes with our labors of love with all that we possess for al things are open before thee let ri ss and pe c e here e that thine holy angels angis may take up their abode here and daei with us let great deac the peace of 0 god that basseth aier usler a anding dwell upon thy f eople that enter this house kiy the spirit and power ot of the th holy ghost rest reat upon male and demae old and young and middle aged that come here to worship thee in spirit and in lit truth and let thy servants who sleak beak seak to thy people in this house be inspired by thy wisdom and with thy power and be be filled with the revelations of jesus jebus crist let them thus be bl bibbed ebed at this time and in irl all ail time to cone come bless B ess esa thy sa Sans ns n s in every land and clim cilma ard and all that palta pertains pal pai taina ins to them we pray thee to bless thy pr estwood in all their abiding pl pi ces and in all their fields or of labor pour out thy holy spirit upon the faithful of thy abr servants tsy and preserve those who are laboring in foreign lands who tray I 1 from nation to nation from people to peo le ie and from land to lo land and to gather and bave eave the honest in hea bea t may great peace and arld great po power ver be upon them and round about them by day and by ni night 11 ht and let ahm not be hurt by any power powen alve alre give 1 hem em ev ry qualification that is requisite to their respective calling and standing before tte e and the people among ahm whim they minister give them money and means food and raimen and the tha hearts of the he people give them abundance to gather up th the poor and brin bring them home to zion bless the inhabitants of this territory we thank thee for the land jand in the chambers of thesa these mountains we t ank thee for the mountains fo the kenyons and the rug rugged el rocks for the sandy and sait balt wastes I 1 that burr surround cund and embrace thee theae hirling hiding places for the poor and meek of the earth we thank thee for the pure stream streams ef cf water that flow from the kanyon g r ages es that gush forth in the mountain mou nain tope and ana 9 come to us a healin cooling reviving be beverage we thank thea for the healthy thriving legeta ion lon on or atlese fat valdes of ephraim for our I read bread and meat for our habl babi a ions and our raim nr nt for our families friends and for the society of thy people for useful animals and arld for all the conveniences and creature comforts of life all of which we dedicate unto t ee our father and our god we as thee to bless blesa the quorums ot of ty I 1 servants who ho have as ambled this aventi 9 I 1 with the high quorum may we all feel one in christ and let thy ir spirit loit irit of wisdom be continua ly ath us as thine n e elders that none may feel in their hearts some of heber tome of willard some of jeddy some cf D dniel nel some bome of joseph and some of brig ham some of john some of paul and some of chrit carlt Ciri rt bless us with understanding that our c ipach tes tea iea may reach to the heavens and our anin s be opened to beho d heat hea heavenly enly eniy things and things upon the tte eaith and things under the earth that we may be acquainted with the power by which thir th works are organized and sustained when we meet as its high priests as the twelve apostles as Seven seventies ties tits as bishops as asi E ders as priests j as teachers as deacons and is as mc meu ubera bers it this thy great latter day kingdom that is ia growing upon the earth according to the words of thine an lent prophets tsy mav mal we meet 21 as mem oem members e rs of the gamt gams body and in all our I 1 communications icat ions may we have the spirit of intelligence intelli inelli reice getce aice to receive as 26 well as 83 to give and f all be benefited benefit td together we dedicate all unto thee and ask thy bl eissing bleesing up n all the subjects of our prayers in the name of jesus jesua christ chast our lord amen choir sung anther another hymn bishop E D woolley arose jend and said that we had bad met in ahe the i ame of the high priests quorum but as there was wa no busi busl business riess calling for th tha t I 1 immediate in m ed late a action of tb blat at b body ody the W meeting would be devoted principally to preaching ile he regretted that br john young sen the president of the qu rum conid not be present owing to a recent accident by which he be had been so unfortunate as to sprain his ankle but it afforded him pleasure plea piea gure bure to communicate muni cate uncia uncle johns blessing and good wishes for the brethren of the quorum and for all ali a 1 l israel elder eider phineas 11 young remark d tat t at through his whole life he be had not felt a in m re ng interest in the things of he kingdom of god than at the pt plesent besent time spoke of the tho power and authority of the Melchia idec to regulate and preside in all spiritual matters and the duty of the priesthood to control tem temporal rorai th nga unde the direction of the gave his hla views lews upon the doctrine of consecration elder samu W richards observed that lie he had 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