Show REMARKS by president xoung YOUNG tabernacle oct 6 BY 0 D I 1 am pleased with the privilege 0 of standing bet bea before cre the saints to bear my testimony testimony to the truth and to express some of my thoughts pertaining tini to eternal life the knowledge of the truth should be prized by all saints there are no people blessed to the same degree as those who are blessed with the words of eternal life men may be blessed with the things of this life may possess all the blessings ula mia this world can furnish may have honor lionor and ail all d glory of man but all this bears no comparison to the blessings that are bestowed upon those who understand the ways of life and salvation one giene generation ration passes away and another mcc succeeds eeds mankind are continually chan changing gD kingdoms and thrones arise and are gone like a vapor that basseth away the glory of man is 13 but for a moment are the tho nations that have hav e arisen flourished and passed away prepared red to dwell iii iu eternal life in another state existence we ve are blessed with the words and ard and way of life through the gospel by one who has deigned del dei ned to call us brethren not by adoption iu in the le strict sense of theford the word but is flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone one tho who rho has redeemed us the generality enera lity of 0 mankind aro ara ignorant of 0 the xeal real relationship that exists between them then and heaven they do not understand that god is our oar father by adoption mo no but we are his children by a legal inheritance lie he gave hib hie only begotten son pertaining to the th flesh to redeem the whole family of man who can define the divinity of man only those who understand the true principles of 0 eternity the principles that pertain to life and salvation man by being exalted does pot lose the power and ability naturally given to him but on the contrary by taking the road that leads to life he gains more power more influence and ability during every step he tie progresses therein mankind cave have power I 1 given them to propagate their species specie i an exa lavon JaHon the c celestial el estial kingdom of 0 god by DO no means lessens that power on these points the children of men are shrouded in mystery and uncertainty when we w e bay say that we are blessed above many of our fellows we may also say that we have the greatt greatest reason to rejoice in and love our religion to walk humbly before our god do good to each other and forsake all evil and the a appearance arance of it Is this too much to say and be do doea does it rob the blessings th eLord has le Ite stowed upon us of any of their rich en joy ments the greater our privileges and the greater the blessings bestowed upon us the nore more faithfulness faithful nebs neis and diligence are required in in our callings to save the children of men when you approach the throne of grace and petition the father in the name of that savior who has redeemed the world do you use that name as the name of a stranger if you understand your own religion you petition that personage as you wo would uld one of of your brethren in the flesh Is this strange to you it should bring brin near to you things that pertain to eternity give your reflections and views a more exalted cast stamp your daily actions with truth and honesty hon eity city and cause you to be filled with the spirit and power of god I 1 have reflected much upon the subject 0 ol 01 religion the world of mankind their relations one to another and to the th author of their being and the object of their existence wo we are now endowed with that knowledge a proper improvement upon which will enable us to secure an inheritance in the celestial kingdom of our god millions of the inhabitants of this earth have striven to their uttermost stretched their minds to the greatest extent to become acquainted with what the lord has seen fit to bestow upon us without any outlay of labor or energy on our part ile he has seen lit fit to call his servant joseph smith jr ir p and submit to him the keys of the kingdom of i heaven to reveal to him the mysteries of salvation and bring to light things thing that have been hid for many ages things that the world have been seeking for wrestling with the powers of heaven to obtain that they might know now how to make their escape from t this is wicked world and secure to themselves a sure abiding place an inheritance that basseth not away thousands have spent their lives the best part of their days to search out what has been revealed to us without the least e exertion of ours when we say that we believe the gospel and land rejoice e in it let us not forget that it is to ui us a f free ree fee flow gift glit ft how liow far did you travel to obtain it how much money did you pay for it what did you perform to prove yourselves worthy of it the blessings we enjoy came to us without money and without price have we not great reason to be thankful that tha the spirit of the lord has touched the eyes of our understandings understandings that we may secand that ile he has given us his is spirit to b end bend our dispositions to his ills requirements we talk about our trials and troubles here in this life but suppose that you could see seo yours elve eive tb ausan suppose and sand millions of years after you have proved faithful to your rel rei elilion n during the few short years in this time a and d have obtained eternal salvation and a crown of glory in the presence of god then look back upon your lives here and see gee the losses crosses and lind disappointments the sorrows arasin arising g from disobedient children from wicked parents who have opposed their children who wished to embrace the truth the persecution from city to city from state to state being 1 hunted and driven you would be con stained to exclaim but what of all that those things were but for a moment and we ye ara are now here we have been faithful during C a few moments in our mortality and now we enjoy eternal life and glory with power to progress roo rog ess in n ail ajl I 1 the boundless knowledge and through jou the countless stages of progression en enjoying ayin the smiles and approbation of our father ather and god and of jesus christ our eldr elder bi birther other the child who has his fathers razor or any other article dan dangerous erous for him to handle and about the use ol 01 which he be has no knowledge when deprived of it his trials are equal according to his capacity we seldom think of the trials of our little ones ibn we say to them xou you must not have this or that you must roust do so and so to receive my smiles and tm approbation ap ro bation you must not think for a moment lou iou that a your ju judgment ament wisdom experience and wishes are to he lie compared with mine does not the eater of all living liv conduct himself in in this wise towards his c children ildren lie he has revealed to us that lie he will prepare asfor glory for life eternal will preserve our identity forever if we will be guided by him but bilt we must be obedient to him for he ile understands more than we do we should destroy ourselves if we were suffered tor to take our own way hence we are taught to suffer the father vather to 0 o point out our path rath to an eternal duration hereafter where our present afflictions will appear as flimsy as the shadows of the morning ithac that flee upon the approach of day god od bless you amen REMARKS by president YOUN G oct 7 lisio i by MY 0 ID WATT 1 jesus jesua chhist christ io in bis his tea teachings chino chiro made glato the difference between the powers calculated to destroy annihilate dissolve reduce to nai tive element and those which will eternally endure in view of this he prayed to his father for his disciples and wished them to pay particular attention to this one principle in in their faith the words he is recorded to have made use of are sanctify them through thy truth thy word is truth As thou has sent sect j me into the world even so have I 1 also sent them into the world and for their sakes I 1 sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through the truth neither pray I 1 for these alone but for them also which shall believe on me through their word that they all maybe one as thou father art in me andi andl and I 1 in thee that they aiso also also aiso may maybe be one in us that the world may believe that thou hast sent me and the glory which thou davest me I 1 have given them that they may be one even as we are one I 1 in them and thou in me that they may be made perfect in one the savior sought continually to impress upon the minds WE of his disciples that a perfect oneness reigned among all celestial beings that the father and the son and their minister the holy ghost were one in their administration in heaven and among the people pertaining to this earth between them and all the heavenly hosts there can be no disunion no discord no wavering on a suggestion on a thought or reflection on a feeling or manifestation for such a principle would differ widely I 1 from the character of him who dictates t them em who makes his throne the habitation of justice mercy equity and truth if the heavenly hosts were not one they would be entirely unfit to dwell in eternal burnings with the father and ruler of the universe A perfect oneness will save a people because intelligent beings cannot become perfectly one only eternal by b acting upon principles that pertain to eternal life wicker wickes wicked men may be partially united in evil but in the very nature of things such a union is of short duration the very principle upon which they are partially united will itself breed contention and disunion to destroy the temporary compact only the line of truth and righteous i ness can secure to any kingdom or people either cither of earthly or heavenly existence an eternal continuation of perfect union for only truth and ani those who are it can dwell in celestial glory this truth we have and we offer it without money ol 01 or price to th the e world who are beguiled benighted and deceived ived by the artful mass of superstition bigotry tr tradition fashions customs cliques and play plans that have been growing and arid ripening from the days of adam until now introducing discord strife animosity anarchy and crime of every grade suffering of every kind and premature rei death to millions they are embracing tracing shadows and trying to retain that which will perish in their grasp and leave them desolate all organized matter must dissolve and return to its iti native pl element ement unless it is made pure and holy capable of enduring eternal burnings all principles principalities powers thrones kingdoms dominions communities neighbor neighborhoods hooTs and individuals with their factions public and private their feelings feeling sand and aspirations that are not concentrated in the oneness taught by our savior will come to dissolution into native element says jesus 1 I and arid my father are one 3 they are one in their faith purposes and actions the savior being subject to the father in all things again he be says gays for I 1 c ame down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me again sico 1 I corns to do thy will 0 god many more of the sayings of christ might be quoted which v aich set forth this principle of oneness that I 1 have upon my mind and wish ta to impress upon the minds of the people I 1 do not hesitate in saying baying that if the people will concentrate heir their faith and works to accomplish the great object of their existence their troubles sor Eor sorrows borrows rows anxieties difficulties contentions animosities and strife would be at an end this idea I 1 wish to apply more particularly to those who are called calle to act in the capacity of presidents bishops counselors high councilors councillors Counci lors and to every man holding office in this church but I 1 also wish it to apat apply to every member both male and female I 1 will wi I 1 say to my brethren and sisters were your faith concentrated upon the proper object your confide confidence noe unshaken your lives pure and holy every one fulfilling the duties of his or her calling according to afie the priesthood and capacity bestowed upon you you would be filled with the holy ghost 0 s t and it would be as impossible for any man to deceive and lead you to destruction as for a feather to remain unconsumed in the midst mid of intense heat hent I 1 may not be able to convince you of this fact buti can tell you that it is true I 1 can reveal principles that pertain to this oneness to 0 this holiness of life but to malre make the peo pie tle ile believe belleve and practice them is another thing thin 1 can preach the gospel but I 1 cannot caf make eople obey its mandates when they are not so disposed that is a matter left entirely to themselves I 1 call can tell you how to avoid your difficulties jars contentions and sorrows I 1 can tell tel lyou you how to establish peace y plenty and happiness in your midst and low toh to maintain them theme but I 1 cannot make you ollow follow my directions if you are not so despos ia also is a matter matten that I 1 left entirely with yourselves and you must reap the reward of your own doings 0 whether they b be good 0 or r evil in some instances tha the people lose confidence cong conf idene in their bishops and the bishops los love confidence in ift themselves and in the people were it in my power to bring the people to understanding and obedience I 1 would place them in such a degree of advancement that their bishops could not live in their midst unless he administered ministered edin in his office with holy hands and with a pure heart then it he we lacked the th wisdom and discretion to judge righteously between man and man he would be filled with the revelations of eternity to enable hirato judge like an angel to discriminate between right and wrong to point out the path of duty to eve every ry one and to designate what is required d of each person in his respective calling but this advancement is for the people and bishops to obtain for themselves through the means the gospel supplies I 1 have lived in tb days of prophets and revelators revelatory I 1 have hava beg bem subject to rule to the powers that have beez and now are this is not new to me my own e experience ermence has led me step by step from fron day t to 0 anay day aay and from night to night when fear comes upon the people that a bishop or president is leading them astray and introducing evil among them it proves to me that the people are wrong and are destitute of the power of their holy calling they are willingly deceived it i is s folly to say aar ay that a community of saints who are living up to their callings can be led astray by their bishop or president there is no such luch principle in all the th kingdoms godhan god has made it may be that some pray that their bishop ma may be led wro wrong 1 that they may get rid of biz ma him if BO so is that t taking a course to save the children of men take a man of the weakest intellect of any in a ward and ordain him a bishop and then let every othen other man in that ward be filled with the power of his holy calling are they not ready and willing to give give a word of counsel to their bishop when they meet him their faith is concentrated upon him they pray for him early and late that the lord will fill him with wisdom enlarge hla hia understanding open the visions of his mind and show him things as they are in time and in you all ail all ali know that even such a man would acome become mighty in the hous house of israeli Isra ibra eilf elif he had the faith of his ward ard the capacities of all ane sane persons persona are capable of enlargement you may take the weakest man in the church if he is faithful and ordain orvaill him a bishop is 0 an and he e wa will grow row into 0 wis |