Show SERMON kr by brigham young tabernacle May 11 reported SV BY 0 OD D WATT I 1 wish to inform you that I 1 am here and doing in what many years yea ago I 1 resolved to do the bilt beat beat I 1 can watch for the signs of the times all ali is right and the devil is not dead for which vye hive have great reason to t be thankful it layou you do not know whether mormonism Is is true or untrue I 1 am perfectly willing that the devil should assail you until you learn for yourselves As br orson pratt has jast just observed the elders of israel have labored long and arduously to preserve this people in the faith and in purity ity notwithstanding all this gome some men at and gur women when they have an art opportunity to jan jon j an heart and hand with the thoroughly cor rapt make it their meat and their drink to turn their backs upon tipon every upright principle and ands practice we wish that such person persons wo would aid ald leave our society for we do not pot feel willin willing to fellowship them I 1 will say aay for your consolation that as soon noon as the time arrives hen when ben thi this q people have been proven sufficiently to satisfy y justice mercy merey will peace bo be fulty fully restored and the valleys of ibe the mountains resound with the joyful voice voices of he the saints until then I 1 am perfectly willing that the people do without preaching I 1 wi vill 11 pray r ay with them and for I 1 hem them what fo for r to keep the devils devits the corrupt the hypocritical the ungodly and those that alove love iove and work iniquity in the kingdom of god I 1 say god forbid I 1 am aca accused by enemies enemies and by the enemies of the lord jesus christ of possessing in great influence over the people of tb hig hit is territory yi I 1 would to 0 o god that I 1 had sufficient to every man wan and woman work fighte bs ness nebs an ani cease anig iniquity rity pity and so live that angels angela an ani anil I the spirit ot of the god of peace would dwell with them day by day but that influence I 1 have not I 1 have an inn ina influence tience but I 1 have only what the fprd has haa given me no man will gain influence in this kingdom save what he fie gains by the influence a and nd power of the holy oie one that has called him to nebs ness fessand and virtue that is all the ina influence bonce I 1 ha have ei and I 1 pray god that I 1 may never have any aa different freden freren t inal influence lence I 1 if f I 1 should lose my falb faiai forsake noy coy god an and d M my y religion lon ion I 1 h hopland hopp hope and it has baa alwa always a been my Y prayer ehat that I 1 may never have influence over ovar a wafe child friend or neighbor to crag them down to bell beil it if I 1 go ko there let me go alone at it bas baa ever been my wayer player that if I 1 have lave influence over the people it shall be exercised to induce them to fors forsake alif alef their bins sills and cleave to t righteousness righteous nesb nesa I 1 seek for an increase of that ird luence influence and seek to the proper bli eli bounce source irce it is my const constant arlt arit prayer that imay I 1 may haye have in influence over the spi opi spirits rits of the children of men to lead them from the power of satan 10 6 the living livin GA but dit wa A a ant be tried in oui our our f aithan in mir our tience valience na va the whole man must be tried 0 o know whether rhe he ii i for god or fi for 0 r the of darkness whether he be will cling to that which is a hater of righteousness or to hib bis father and savior there are thousands in this tiu a kingdom who are willim willing to die for their religion blit but are not willing to live it this ia a great difficulty the mat MAI ignorant blind and superstitious pagan upon the earth will w ill lii die for what we call the heir rif nii nonsense though to them it ia Is as true and sacred as our religion and god are to us lie what a man mart will suffer stiffer for his religion is no proof root whether it is true or false br pratt in ils gis his remarks said that we should not be governed by tradition yet we are and so are the whole world more or less and those who are tradition ed ii ii a false religion are as willing to die for it as men and women are for a true religion and priest priesthood hoon boon that a man is willing t to odle odie die dle for bs religion is no proof of its being true neither r ia is it proof that a religion is false when one of its votaries vot aries apostatizes from it or oar religion teaches leaches us truth virtue holiness til fil filshin faith falth thin in god andin and in his son jesus christ it it brings to mind things past and present unfolding clearly things to come itis itts it ts the foundation of mechanism it is the spirit that gives intelligence to every living be jn upon the earth all true philosophy originates from that fountain from which we draw wisdom knowledge truth and power what does It teach us to T o love god and our fellow creat creatures dreg dres to be compassionate full of mercy lonc lone sa and patient to the an and d to those thoe who are ignorant there is a glory in in our religion that no other religion that has baa ever been establish eai eil non pon upon the arth earth in the absence 11 of the true priesthood ever evi r possessed it Is the fountain of all intelligence it is brinz bring heaven to earth and exalt earth to beav ento prepare all intelligence that god bas baa the hear bear toot toof the children of men 0 mingle with that intelligence which dwells in eter pter nay nUy and to elevate the mind above the trifling and frivol frivolous ons objects of time which tend downward it frees the mind man nan from darkness and ignorance gives given him tint that intelligence that flows from heaven and qualifies comprehend all things is is the character of the religion we belleve in our oar ecclesiastical government is the government of heaven and incorporates all govern ma in ili carthand earn eart hand band heil hell it Is the fountain tle maln mahln spring the he source of all lichti igat power and government that ever did or ever will P ex x it circumscribes the governments of this w worlo world orlo orla and when men and women are filled with the power of god they can comprehend what the prophet means when he speaks of the lords weighing the earth as in a balance and in measuring ea I 1 the waters of the great deep as in the hollow of his hand band that is jie he jle comprehends all things and BO so can men who abo are filled with the ghost comprehend all things needful for their salvation and exaltation all human governments and policies are weighed by them as gold is weighed in the are comprehended by them with the same facility and clearness that a farmer or mechanic comprehend comprehends Ft his particular pursuit and no being poss poes possesses bases pases intelligence in any degree that he has not received from the tte god of heaven or in other words from frohm the fountain founta iii of all intelli intelligence ence whether he acknowledges his bis god in it or not no man roan independent of the great ruler of the universe ia is capable of devising that which wg ws see and are well acquainted quain ted with all mechanism good govern ment wholesome principle and true philosophy of whatever name or nature flows from god to gin fin finite iteman man what for to determine what he will do with it it is for his bis improvement and advancement in the civilized life morality and true religion this has been taught you from the beginning as the unmistakable features of our holy religion mormonism is said to be diffie different rent in ufah ulah from what it is in other countries it should be b very dlf dif di derent lerent let me explain when the elders eders go forth to teach the people that jesus jestis is the christ and to gear sear testimony to the truth of the bible though prec precious ious ions portions have been taken from it that the book pook of mormon is true and that th at the revelations given through joseph smith the servant of god are true and to call upon the inhabitants of the earth everywhere to repent of their thein bins sins and be baptized for the remission thereof and receive the imposition impo altion of hands for the reception of the holy ghost and to confer the holy noly Priesthood that believers may magnify their calling until they ar are gathered what then they should find mormonism dior Alor monism more than it w was as taught them in foreign lands how should they gather with the same spirit they received when they receive the gospel then wb when enthey they are gathered to the fountain bead they are pr prepared e ared to receive the further things 0 of f th the kingdom gr sto sio m Is this the true spirit of gathering it is and is a preserved 1 hy those who come prepared to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth but the long journeys journel s the perplexities perils and temptations darken the understanding and becloud the minds of many insomuch that when hen ben they are gathered they are not so well prepared to receive the further things of the kingdom as they were before thy started this as 13 a pity it is very lamentable bilt but such ia is tb the e fact to some mormonism appears very diner ditter ent here to what it did in the countries of hein their heir nativity why wh because their eyes have become dim and their hearts cold so that they do not behold things by the spirit of god as they did heil hen bell they first embraced the gospel in comparison they become as other christians the christians of the 19 h b century tell you how btuch binch 1 light I bt they received how they were exalted on high egry jab jah how happy I 1 felt when I 1 first got religion how do you feel now not gnot so well that is the experience of the christian world and unfortunately unfortunate lir it is the he experience of many who are called latter day saints 8 some e exclaim 10 0 that we could feel as we d did id when we first received the gopel 2 if you b hav ave ava not known and understood mire mare more than you did dm when you first embraced the gospel itt ift yon have not grown in graze grase and in the know ledge of the truth it proves that you are arc not yet worthy to receive further blessings blessing how can you expect to receive blessings that tb agyon yon you will not improve upon lot let every man nan and woman that believes in thre the redemption of zion the gathering of israel the calling of prophets pro leilh on and d apostles in the he last davs days a and d theil the building u 1 up of the kingdom of god no more to be thrown down come here prepared to receive the mysteries of the tile kingdom and to learn the further things of eternity to bring heaven to earth and in their understandings be exalted to heaven haaven and would you moosee bee see men and women going back to the states and to california and joining bands with the most moat corrupt a spirits that heil bell he can spew out I 1 am still here and intend to remain but whether F ishall bhail continue to have bave f alth lith enough to carry out my desires is not for ron me to sav though lam iam iam Dam 0 one ne of emhe the best hands bands in the world worl to hi fight ot doc dog in flocks of sheep and I 1 desire to stay star until the last one is kicked from off ithe ethe earth and a place prepared for the habitation of saints and they prepared to re ceide the savior when he corr copies conica co nica pica es ealus ban baa been upon the earth tarth a graat great many more timos times than you are aware of when whom jesu jeen makes hig bis appearance upon the earth but few of this church and kingdom willbe prepared to feeve him and see him fa face to fac fact and converse with him but he will come to his temple will be remain and dwell upon the earth a thousand years without returning he will come here and return to his hi mansion where he dwells with his father rather and comp acain again to the earth and again return to his father according accordi rg to rcy rny my icy understanding rhen angels will come and begin to resurrect rhe dead and the savior will also raise the dead and they will receive the keys of the resurrection and will begin to assist ia in that work will the wicked know of it they will know just as much about that as they how new know about mormonism 1 and no more when all nations are so subdued to jesus that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess there will still be millions on the earth who will not believe beile belie vein in him but they will be obliged to acknowledge we liis li is kingly government you yon may elay call that government ecclesiastical or by whatever term you please yet there is no true tribe government on parth earth but the government of god or the holy priesthood hood shall I 1 I 1 tell you what that is in short it is a perfect system of Govern government men t a king kingdom dorn of gods and angels and all al beings who will submit themselves to that government there is no other true government in heaven nor upon the earth do not blame me for believing bel bei leving roving in a pure and hol hoi holy government Is man prep prepared ared to receive tm that government he ia is not I 1 can say bay to these latter day saints you are not prepared to receive that government you hear earmen men and women talk taik about living and abiding a celestial law when they do not so much as know what it 1 is 83 and are not prepared to receive it we have a little here and a litte there given to u to prove whether we will abide that portion of law that will enable us to enjoy a resurrection with the just while I 1 was in england I 1 heard beard much said about the revelation touching the privilege of the living being baptized for the dead A high priest who had just come from america ani Ari erica thinking thin kirg that he be could enlighten the twelve upon the subject baid said br brigham I 1 heard joseph fay pay that baptism for the dead was waa one of the first principles of the gospel and that even the twelve did not unde understand batand it nis his feeling was 1 I am a high priest and the twelve do not understand the matter I 1 said to him my dear sir do you understand all of the first principles of the gospee when I 1 bear such expressions from men I 1 know that they are very limited in their understandings about the priesthood A man who has had his mind opened to the operation of ok the priesthood of the son of god who ho understands understand anything of the government of heaven must understand that finite beings are not capable of receiving and abiding the celestial raw taw in its fullness when can cin you abide a celestial iau law when you become a celestial being and never until then when you beat men and women talk about living a celestial law you may know that they are ignorant of the fact that no finite being is living it in its fullness or can As it ia is written we have line upon line precept precept here a little and there a little and it Is something that accords wilb with the capacity of finite beings and you improve upon this and the lord wiil will will open your minds to receive more and let yon ata see the order of the eternal priesthood but if you do not live your religion you cannot receive more are the latter day saints ready to receive zion from have they wisdom and knowledge ta receive and conduct themselves properly PrOPer lv in the society of angels angele I 1 think not while iwas I was in far west and the mob began lagather 10 lo gather there determined to kill joseph he be preached to the people and said baid if you yon bad faith and would live your relia religion you would prove the revelation to be the lord says bays 1 11 I will right fight your and if necessary sends send down angels to save you from the wicked grasp of your enemies there was an armed mob of some arrayed against some of us they sent in a deputation 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