Show REM REMARKS apes ares br ur miler elder JOHN TAYLOR bowery G S L wf april 6 REPORTED BY G D WATT this morning we have heard beard a number of things in which we are individually and collectively interested as a people it is difficult baever hov bov vever rever for us to comprehend our true interests and the things that would be for our best good rood thia this arises frequently from want pt of a correct understanding of matters that are laid before us from which cause we arrive at wrong conclusions I 1 do n t know of any i wax way vay whereby we can be taught instructed aud audber be made to comprehend our true position only by being under the influence of the be spirit i 0 of f the living god goci A man may speak by the spirit of god but it requires a portion or of that spirit also in those who bear to enoe enable them to comprehend correctly the importance of the things that are delivered to them and hence the difficulty the lord and his saints have always had bad in making the people comprehend the things that are especially for their inter ests we all consider that if we cou d be taught I 1 of 0 god it won d be very well wen Is I 1 suppose u the world generally would consider consi dit dir it to itose be e a great gibat blessing then the question arises in their mind minds whether the teachings they receive comes from god or not how are they to know khow that I 1 know of no other way than that is spoken in the scriptures baere is a spirit in man maa 1 and the inspiration of the almighty it understanding and again we axe toll tou ia in the new testament ment that I 1 no yo man the things of god but by the spirit of god goa 11 hence all the wisdom ail all the intelligence all the reasoning all the philosophy phi and all them bents menta that be brought to ta bear on the human mind would ie bb of no avail unless the mind of man is prepared to receive this teaching ilg prepared b by the spirit of the lord the same spirit whick conveys the intelligence hence we frequently make a very great mistake in relation t U our out duties in relation to our tieso ies les lr in relation if t to 0 tile th e obligations radons that rest apon us 9 in relation to 6 the church and ad kingdom st of go d dupon upon the earth and it its government af ahme tots its laws its influence and the bearing ng of those hose I 1 laws and thir influence upon us and what I 1 part we lave to act in relation rea tion to these matters but if we bad had the spirit of god and walked in the light of revelation and were i i guided by the principles of truth and were in im possession ourselves of the same spirit by which the truths of god are communicated j then it would be plain and comprehensive to j our understanding and every thing we w try to j accomplish would be easy pleasant comfortable and arid joyous and we should all of us feel that we are the children of tile the living god that we are basking bask irig as it were in the sunbeams of heaven that god is our friend that we are his friends and are rady ready r ady to unite with him in the ashment of bis his work under any an ani all circumstances whatever and I 1 frequently consider that it is in consequence of the ignorance and darkness and short sight bight sightedness edness of the saints of god that we do not lot walk up more readi y to enjoy our privileges ages and fulfill the various obligations that devolve on us to attain to now ask yourselves when you have been leen living up to your privileges and the spirit of god has beamed upon your mi mins rills and your souls have been enlightened with the candle cardle of the lord with the inte of beaven heaven and you hare have hale walked according to the light of eternal truth if in these moments you have not always felt ready to fulfill any obligations that were required of you and whether you have not always performed your duties with iut but pleasantness and satisfaction to yourselves I 1 f ut when our minds are carried away with I 1 the things of this world when we lose sight of the kingdom iri Ici ngom of god and its interest interests s its s fiman flory ory the happiness and well being of the uman family and the events that we are expecting to transpire on the earth and the part that we are to take in them when we lose sight of our various duties as fathers mothers husbands wives children and fathers and get carried away with our own notions ideas and selfishness eind fend we become involved in evil it is then that it is difficult for us to comprehend the things of god we say that we are the saints of god so we are we have repented of our sins we have been baptized in the name ot of jesus christ for the remission of sins bins we e have received the laying on of bands for the gift of the holy abos aghos y we have become a part and parcel of the church and kingdom of god upon the earth we have believed that we were forsaking the world and its devices evils borrup ions frauds and vanity and we have possessed and anti do possess the principles of eternal life we have bave beli bell believed ved and do believe that god has spoken p 0 ken that angels have appeared and that god has opened a communication between the heavens and the earth this is a part of our faith and creed we believe that god is going e to revolutionize the earth to purge it forn from iniquity of every kind and to introduce righteousness of every kind until the great millennium is fully introduced we believe moreover that god having commenced his work he be will continue to reveal and make manifest his will to his priesthood to his church and kingdom on the earth and that among this there will bean hean be an embodiment of virtue virtues ot truth of holiness of integrity of fidelity of wis ora ova and of the ane knowledge of god we believe that there will he a aa temporal kingdom of 0 god organized th thau that atwill will be under the direction and auspices ot of the lord of hosts and that in all our aftab agg aff nie uie 9 they relate t to things temporal or 0 r things spirituals spiritual as we have been in the habit of calling them we shall bhail be under the diorec lon tion ion of the lord as the scriptures say it shall come to pass bat all the people shall be taught of the lord 2 this is part and parcel of our creed we be that we hall ball rear splendid edifices magnificent temp es and beautiful cities that shail shall become the pride praise and glory of the whole earth we believe that this people will excel in literature in science and the arts ant and in manufacture in fact there will be a concentration of wisdom not only of the combined wisdom of the world as it now exists but men man will be inspire inspired J in regard to all these matters in a manner and to an extent that they nover arver have been before j and is we e shall have eventually when the lo 10 lords ada rda purposes ae a e carried out the most magnificent buildings the most pleasant and arid beautiful ul gardens the richest and most costly clot ciot clothing hinr an and and ani i be the th most healthy a d the most inte lite i ite people that will reside upon the earth this is part and parcel of our faith in fact zion will become the praise of 0 the whole earth and as the queen of sheba sal aai I 1 anciently touching the glory of solomon the half ovit bad not been mili tolt her so it will be he in regard to israel in their awe ling places in fact if there is any thin thing great noble dignified exil excited ted any thing pure or holy or or lovely anything that is calculated to exalt or enable the human mind to dignify and elevate the people it will be four fout fourd d among the people of the saints of the most alost high god thia this is only a faint outline of some of our ou r views in relation to these thin things and herce we talk of returning to jackson Couii coulty ty to bibi buld d the most magnificent temple that ever was formed on the earth and th the tha most espien lid city that was ever erected yea cities if you please the architectural designs of those splendid edifices cities walls gardens bowers streets etc will be under the direction of the lord who will control and man mai age all thebe these matters and the from the president down will all ali be under the gul gun daice taice and direction of the lord in all the pursuits of human life util util eventually they will bec ben exl exi bled bied t to r bereit erect will benit be git fit to be bp caught u that when zion descends bronil frigid above mon ill lii also aiso f from forn b beneath A and be prepared to associate with those from above the people will iii ill be so perfected and purified ennobled exalted anti and dignified d in their feelings and so truly humble bumble and most worthy virtuous and intelligent that they will be fit when caught up to asso late wito that zion that shall come down from god out of heaven this ia is the idea in brief briefs that we have entertained an fn n relation to many of these things if it we could keep onn our eyes upon this a little while and then look back to where we have come from examine our present position and see the depravity ignorance and corruption that exists where we have come from and arid that yet exists among us it Is evident that some great revolution revo ution some mighty change has got to transpire to r our minds our feelings and judgment our pursuits and action actions and in fact to control and influence us throughout before anything if f this kind can take place and hence it is the light of heaven comes to reflect upon I 1 i the human fiuman mind when we can see ourselves aa as god go 1 sees u and comprehend ourselves as he be comprehends us and understand our post tio as he understands it we should have different views of ourselves than we have when unenlightened bythe by the spirit Now no wonder onder that joseph smith should sa say y that hefel thi in self shut up tip in a nutshell there was no power of expansion it was difficult for h b m to reveal and communicate commus acate the things of god because here there was waa iv as no place to receive jt it what he be had bad to communicate was so much more com 1 preben give sive enlightened arid and dignified than I 1 that which the people general y knew linew and ana comprehend edit was difficult f for or him bun to speak lie lle h f felt feit elt eit f fettered and arid bound b so to speak n ever every y move 0 ve he made and to it is to the present time yet e t thi thia this being a fact and these being part of the tt e things we expect to accomplish there must be a beginning somewhere and if the chips do fly once in a while when the hewer bearis beg ns to hew and if we do squirm once in a while it is is not strange because it is so difficult for the people to comprehend the things which are for their benefit we have been brought up so ignorantly and our ideas an and d views are so contracted it is scarcely possible to receive the things of god as they exist in his bosom it is easy for us to talk about heaven and about going to jackson county and about building up the kingdom of god etc it is easy to sing about it and pray about it but it is another thing to do it and hence the difficulty the servants servant s of god labor labor under all the day long is in consequence of the ignorance weakness and infirmities of those they have to do with and yet we are more enlightened in reg regard a rd to these things thin any other peo pie an and d have made more progress yet how bow far ve we come short what does it resolve itself into we are arc saints of the high and we actually all of us believe in those doctrines embraced in our creed question whether I 1 could find a dozen here but what believes in these things I 1 have spoken of who does it affect the kingdom of god has to be built up ups and a revolution must nee essa rily taki take take ilace place place not only here but throughout the wor ivorid we expect we are goins goinz a accomplish the things of which I 1 have s spoken olen for they are a part and parcel of our faith how shail nc we do it who will A ill do it do we expect the folks in in the states will do it p or do lo 10 we expect the government of england t to establish the kingdom of god or the people and nations of 0 any other part of the world I 1 could botzet men in thia this congregation gre gation that would believe this we sup pose that the honest in heart from different nations will be gathered together for the accomplishment of these purposes but we do not believe the other nations will do it in fact it is as m mch ch as a bargain to get them to believe some of the first principles of the doctrines of christ then when they have made out to do that and have arrived here it is a little more than a bargain to get them to believe other things as they are revealed notwithstanding we all believe somei somebody 0 dy ba has got todo to do this ark that it has to b be e d done on somehow and then if trey they tiey wont do it in any other nation who has to do it we are the 0 ly people under the heavens that are making an attempt at it and a blundering one it is no doubt the majority of 0 this people really do feel in their hearts a strong desire to keep the commandments of G d and help to establish his kingdom when they can comprehend correctly ilow how sha shall 11 these things be accomplished the nations of the ia world orld orid will noldo not do it for they are opposed to god and his kingdom if ever the latter day glory lory which we have so often spoken of sang of praed about and about which the ancient prophets have prophesied ii brought abou tit will be done by this people for there is not another people under the heavens tha that will listen to it then it is a matter that attaches itself to every one of us its from the pi resident pies ident down we are bound to the lord by to help fo 0 o huili up his hs king d dom oin orn bir irr air the ea earth th 11 how 0 w shall we do it shall we do it by every one of us having our own way no we had bad that where we came from as much as they would let us we hear bear people say sometimes that things are not done here exactly as they are done donkin england n land in the united states of course they are not we do not expect it we do not look it we are associated with the church and kin kingdom dom of god we are individual members of that church and ki adom and individually we aie tinder under responsibilities in that kingdom taking ghisi thia ot c the eatter m att er ilare llave we joined this greitl great interest riter 1 est ad and ik come f s y country to buil bull up tip ourselves to beek seek ou willi wilband and purs pursuer ue durw our WD plans and le oarl children grow utin in the same bame waybe way lobate wo bave bate grown up in the s tine ignorance an and ani dark at ress folly weakness and imbeck ity or shil shii shalo we try to lead out in another path eek reek l neek th tab guidance and direction of the most moat high nigh go lead out in the paths of righteousness 04 ourselves and let our wives and children fol tul W our example and learn to be better and in intelligent and wise than we are if jmj 3 only to live that we have embraced this gos pel WP we could have lived somewhere els eis else eise 4 t it is barely to exist that we could havee have dony one in another place but it if it is to build up t tag kingdom of god upon the vie earth then there iii Tsi a great work devolving upon us to attend lS individually and collectively and thahir whatever the lord reveals to us for MS 1 stance there are ordinances to attend tog too t of what has been termed of 0 a spiritual nature nat ur e w WB a ari ani required to build a te temple tample nipe this laborde labor we hav have got to perform 1 I has always been a max 1 I with the lord that to obey if ii better tha sacrifice and to hearken than the fat fatovi fa toti tofi jbf rams ram 3 1 t I 1 her He rethen then is a temple to be built the foun folind fot foi ind ini atlon 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