| Show instructions my y president in april ana may stay 1 as ga 3 to kie the lie latter day saints IH itt the south bouth 0 of great salt kake aake ake abc city ns rotTEn BV BY G n D WATT on the of april 1863 the Preal president dent ami anil company left gret greit salt lake cit city y and arrived at Am amerlean Amei amel eilean ican fork fort when the follow ing lap instructions commenced we shall never see aee seethe the lime time whon we shail bhail swa eha not noi need to be taught northen nor when here there will not be an object to be fee gained I 1 never expect to see the time that there will not be a superior power and a superior knowledge and consequently ly incitements to further progress and further improvement to look for salvation fiely fity years hence and do not king hing for salvation at the present time is god has placed the meals beai s of salvation ral within our reach and the volition of the creature is acil ath a own disposal bis sons sens and daum daug daughters liters avail themselves of the means meins be he ha has supplied 11 uro uto plied piled for their ea j doing good for themselves it Is gratifying to 1 h hirn M we may rejoice greatly in tho the possession of tho the spi spilt split it ilot of truth and IB iu ibe the power of god which elevates the soul to the contemplation of hea bea heavenly venly thing thin gir but it does coes not teach men hew how to raise corn corf the lord could impart this information in a special revelation the tha bame came aa as be instructed adam and ere ETC how bow to cover their heir nakedness he thawed ulim ulem low how to make aprons of learer fearer and costs of skins a d instructed adam in extracting tha the metals from their ores the name same as one OBB mn man instructs another ans anc ther people often wish tny iny they try bad had the power tf god upon then them this is a good wish and the power of god is a power that would aid men to accomplish much more 0 than they now do it thy th y possessed along with it a liberal supply of sound information and good a nse nee the biow ro low vr gr of god and true knowledge are component parts of godlin ess ext and all the providenc provi dences ts ef of god dwalt olit out to us 03 are ari for the furtherance of his kingdom upon the earth we should be willing ta to acknowledge his bis hand band in all things and be b his bis faithful f UI bons sons and anor daughters alwa alwaes 9 ready and willing trilling to do what he bids ua no I 1 I mormonism is as dear as ever to me la III all uhe the lh prophecy a delivered by joseph saith smith i I 1 do not think ther thera has been one failure and al ei tl that lat has been foretold prophets concerning the last days haneen has been fulfilled so far not one jot or tittle has failed or will wll rail fail the lord ia is kind to this people and if we could understand things as afie they really are and be bias as willing to help ourselves as a the lor loi lord id ia is to hep bep hep her us we should advance much auch m more rapidly in the knowledge P ot of god than we do every providence and dispensation ot iloa sobo lt his biff earthly children t ends directly to ilfe ute and salvation while the influences and powers exerted by the enemy upon mankind and eve ve ry suggestion of our corrupt natures tend to deang death if there exists within us ene one feeling one desire that is not devoted to the gospel of the son of god and to the building up of f his kingdom on the earth that feeling or dettre desire so 60 far tends to death knowledge increases among this people they know of the things of the h king kingdom om of G d e today to day than they did in the days of joseph smith there was confidence due from his brethren to joseph which he did not receive in bis his death they learned a orfita ble bie esson and afterwards felt feit that if he could only be b restored to guem efiem how obedient thy would be to his bis counsels the influence and confidence conn jence dence that wre denied ta to him since bince in a great degree been centered where nhe rethey they see it beon belongs 9 still the 0 d leaven more or less reigns within athin musj us our traditions lead us to reflect upon death as we formerly daj and 1 tb tt suppose that this life ia is only des designed ned to prepare us to meet the last mou moa antof of the dissolution of the body this life is Ls now the ony lif life ilfe a ti t our oue us and zid if we do not appreciate it properly ro perlY it is iii impossible to prepare for a higher E and more elaud exail exall ted life we ilys live tc day i to prepare for life to t O I 1 and if we are I 1 p to live death is divested of its terrors for we did die only to live in ai ather alber er cenci tion tiou in fact if we oaly only a lire life we w will never die our oar bodies m mar may il alip blip hiep a in th the iet ici grave for a short shori time the ear car carvaly baly bly faly plu IL let 1 cles cies a of this tabernacle will return n 0 io o theft the mother earth but that ever living power r within us will never sleep and we w shall receive our bodies again the purpose of our ilfe lifa a giroud out ld be b to build up the zion of sur eur ur god to gather thie ifie ht house ol 01 irael israel bring in the fullness tull full nesy nesi of the gentiles store and bless the earth with our ability and make it as the ganen garlen of eden store up treasures irga gura suna of knowledge and wisdom in our cur own understanding purify our own hearts and prepare a people to meet the lord when b he comes the tha world is awrore aror e and end we have lave to right it t under the direction of heaven for this pur posea rewe we located upon the land of zion and nd tho tha land of zion Is nor koi b and south america the land where our heavenly father made his appearance and planted the garden if f eden this land ii is choice above all other lands upon the face of the earth we occupy these mountains as a safe retreat from the poser a er of our enela enera enemies 1 les ies when we birst first came dere here we did not know that we could raise grain of ary ar y kind probably some parts of south america are as good for rising wheat as if Is this and in no part of or north worth america cam can they raise taise stuer seuer wheat uhan than Is a raised S here bere god has blessed tb abe e so soil for our sakes and we e live and prosper contrary to the expectations oe of eur our persecutors those who are aliens from the common commonweal wealth of israel may try to live here but without our aid they can not raise a subsistence the country where joseph smith jr found the platea plates was then as good a country aoun ry for grain and f fruit f uit as could be found upon the whole land but when the latter day sainta saints were obliged ed to leave that region the ground began to cease yielding the accustomed amount and the yield of wheat decreased probably one half the lord blesses the I 1 lund lind ind the air and the water where the saints are permitted to live the blessings of the lord are great upon this pe people le they are increasing in flocks and herds rier tier and are gathering around them property in abundance on the right hand band and on tile the left let them be car caf careful eaul that the they y do not place their affections upon the things of thit this world and forget the lord their god tb the e e earthly a rubly means in t a na wui w harti ta w we e 1 av eb buehn t tu e tabled to gather around us is no not noi ours it is the lords and it he e has hag ha paced pia pla ed it in our hands handi for or the bu briding iding up of his kai kingdom adom and to t extend our ability and resources for tor reaching after the poor in other lands we lve are here persona es et of tt bernicie designed to be prepared to dwell with the gols but bat weare far from that knowl knowledge d e we might have possessed had our forefathers fore fathers enjoyed the priesthood pries thoad we have and had we been brought up in it f fon ton tom on orn our youth seeing that we pas paA possess sess the holy priesthood we should introduce a code et of t traditions adit ions lons among our children which thov they will not need to unlearn as we ave have had bad t to do we haro bava received the sprit spit of life light and intelligence that comes from god out of heaven and thus we have become his bis galatr Sali tr and we have gathered to these mountains to learn how bow to live and what the lord resigns designs to do with us we came to these mountains because we had bad no ather other playe place to go to we had bad to leave our home 3 0 es a and possessors pos on the fertile lands of 1 illino 11 1 an i t to make our dwelling places in these d desart degart v rt w wilds I 1 I 1 J s on barren sterile sernie plains amid anid 10 lofty lofey t t y ruled mountains none dare come here te 0 live until we came here and we now nod fid it to be e one of the best countries la in the text MA tb thi world ol 01 mankind matil gna dna have taken a course to alienate ibe elings feelings re of each other they have destroyed the little fellowship and confidence that abat were former formerly in man towards his fellow man inow I 1 now allude in particular ti to the christian world they have taken a chirse to break up and rend to piece pieces tery every trait of frier with few exceptions none dare trust his neighbor and we have to restore that bonfi conn lence fence which has his been lost we have to restore wholes yme ome government and administer wholesome laws to bind the feelings of the beope toge ber the lord has instituted laws for the government of his bis popl popi and has given ui us rulers aud and judges that are of ourselves and it is our busies mebs mess to accomplish this work of reformation beginning with ourselves I 1 try to better my life and I 1 believe that my brethren do I 1 can see a visible improvement maxtin in those with whom I 1 lam iam am most intimate i ly acquin acquitted ted though we are in the world yet we should be as perfect as mortals are required to ba b we are not required in our sphere to be as perfect as god and an angels anels els eis are in their spheres et man is a king kin 0 of f kincs kings and lord lor a of lords in embryo could I 1 in the flesh b acome as perfect ai god in the spirit I 1 cond could no eta stay y on 0 the th earth with my friends to hold hoid close COU con munion with them and peak with them face to face as men speak t to 0 each 0 other t earth narth home famay and friends have endear e endearments monts which tie in here until we have accomplished a c ofir oft work in this probation and become ripe for tor that great change which a aits us all I 1 would like to atay on this e T in the flesh and fight the devils until the la las lak me la is subdued 3 ard aed and when T hen the earth and ancl its f rg V m Is are vese 1111 wholly oily olly de dev div v ted led to the savior of 0 f in at I 1 will be perfectly satie satisfied fied phd w willing t to av my grave grare or be changed in a moment m 0 m e n t I 1 in of an eye as the lord lil wiil ill A As weak and fallu we are arc the latter day saints are arc my delbat their society is sweet to me I 1 crave no ahw they are the ony any eny pec per perpie pie I 1 wish to see so and as belate with unless in the line of my duty I 1 do not wish ever to associate with any rny beope who do not believe in eio tha gopel of the son or of goj god I 1 hav no des fee feb re to again bh ath id ld the face of 0 an uever Never aspeci I 1 y of those abo tho I 1 aye eve had lad the privilege iv liege of receding rec eving the gospel and bave have rejected it I 1 hope I 1 shall live to see this thia people serve the lord with an undivided heart and affection a I 1 their days devoting every day to god and his work they have bave assembled from d 1 I parts of otlee ahe earth to these valleys expressly to serve god and live their religion the nations of the earth without exception have wandered far from the fountain tain of knowledge kno wedge ana and the ibe the ieiri it g gives ve to 0 his covenant people it beems teems as though it ft afke akke take the age of an earth like this to bring back bask the children at 0 god to where they may know their father and understand that they are his bis offspring in consideration of these thing thins things g is it not stranne strange that we shoud lust af after ter the gay foolish vain things of this world that we should be proud haughty arrogant selfish covetous and contentious aboud not every person pro professing fesing to be a saint so live lire that the spirit of got god will dwell within wilbin them like a burning fire and wb ahn n chastisement is necessary ces sary let lot it always be administered in the spirit of eknes mk nes whether to a wife a child a brother or a sister ec god v wishes withes e aery sery ery one of his sans sons and daughters to purify their hearts to be bep p spared to dwell with him we W should never permit ourselves in the bean beg ning nine of a new day to converse with a wife a child or a neighbor r unless the spirit ui ur go god J Is with us retaining it 1 far for our companion ahr through augh the labors and business of the th day un until d we retire to K rest at night jeans jestis says IN M I 1 lk ay qiao yomi 7 on ott 7 ow dam ev AA nas oss B I 1 tham them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray fortham for cr I 1 them which despitefully use you and persecute ite youly you yon etc because we are re commanded to to love our entries enemies ent nies ob ghail all ail we forsake the society ef of the saints and leave tor for california ad and ol 01 oher her hgr places to mingle with j them and ard itlear swear curse gamble and do all manner of iniquity with them then no this is not the way to love your enemies I 1 would not exhort you to hate bate your enemies but I 1 do wish that you would lt let them alene alone st averel severely verell it we do anything we will pray for them in tead stead ef of giving them for naught our time our energies our gold and gliver silver our grain and the good nood things the lord has given to us for our individual and mutual benefit pray for them and let th them e m alone unless they are trilling willing to hiar hrar the train I 1 wish this beope to pay particular attention to the education ef of their edi children dren if we can do da re n more we should give them the facilities ef of a common education that when our sons are sent into the world as ministers of salvation and as representatives ef the kingdom of god in the mountains aiss they ibey can mingle with the best society alid and intelligibly and sensibly prent present tho th principles of truth to mankind for all truth is the offspring of heaven and is incorporated in the reli rell religion gien glen vi vv lych bych chith we vie have embraced we are pro progressing ret res ar I 1 B this ibis branch oc ot mental improvement some of our brethren have been indomitable in their perseverance tu to divert the m minds i do of our youth from an excess oc of frivol frivolous OIA ota a and light amusements to the mora more useful and add profitable habits of sudy eudy budy and learning I 1 might here heye meri meil mention mantion tion elder david 0 calder who has successfully been teaching in great salt lake city the tonic sol faly fa method of sing ng ht II 11 teaches three distinct c classes asses altogether hundred scholars lark lars P twice a week every accomplishment ev every ey poli poti hed thed erace every every attainment attain in mathematics music and in all science and art belong to the Saint gand gaid said sand they should avail themselves as expeditiously as possible of the wealth if tf knowledge the sciences offer to every diligent and perse ering oring scholar I 1 am very much opposed to the practice of seit seii dIng our boy boys out en cn the rad raa getta gerta herd hard a ock in doing doin doln this they 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