Show REMARKS by PRESIDENT 17 YOUNG tabernacle city june 4 1864 1804 j REPORTED BY 0 P D wart WATT and he lifted up his eyes ejea on bla bia disc disciples aples and said blessed be ye poor I 1 or yours is 13 I 1 the kingdom of heaven again hearken my beloved loved brethren bath not god chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which ile he bath promised to them that love him again blessed are the poor in spirit for tor theirs is the kingdom of heaven A few words upon the subject in these t teta e ats will answer my purpose and feelings jesus had no other meaning than simply blessed are they who have the light of ie revelation to understand the of god and to know him and themselves the rich that he and other ancient writers have defered to and that we often refer to are those who trust in the riches of this world and forget their god I 1 do not know how bow rich the children of israel were when they forsook the lord but I 1 suppose it vas waa with them as it is with mankind at the present day there were rich and poor and they did forget their god who brought them from the land of egypt and ard out of the house of bondage with W a strong and mighty and outstretched sr etched arm they forgot him so tar far that they transgressed all alt the he fairs laws ile he had bad delivered anlo them the m they ahey considered those laws but of trim trifling ming fing importance and esteemed their own laws and their own ways to be jar far belter belief than the laws the lord had bad instituted and they broke the covenant they had bad made with the lord their god they deemed his laws lon con essential to salvation and instituted laws and ordinances of their own which the lord did not recognize and forsook his institutions and ILs lis ordinances they became wicked and would not seek after god god was not in all their thoughts whether they were vs ere rich nicher richer or poor is as to the things of this world made bul bui little difference with regard to their faithful nes and their life and practice in the ordinances of the house of god and the knowledge of his provi dences I 1 have not learned that the possession of goo goods da and chattles ch atties attles tenements house housep lands g god odI silver bliver wheat or fine flour wine or oil makes 4 any difference with the faithful servant of god the lord loves those who trust in him who feel their dependence upon him and aad feel and understand their own weakness and ina lna inability ability wh pare para oara thankful for their or andI and ans bae hae teto bas full confidence inthe in the provi dences of the trusting in his mercy and goodness to bring them off conquerors whether they be rich or poor the toe lor lord loves all those who love him and keep hib his we say to the brethren at this time seek not after gold nor after silver nor after any of the prec precious ions lons metals that are bid up in the tbt earth for as yet they would do 3 ou no good if you possessed them but suppose we had bad a few thousand millions of gold and silver would it follow that we should be destroyed because we possessed this wealth not in the least it if we are destroyed through the possession 0 wealth it will be because we destroy ourselves jf if we possessed hundreds of millions of coin and devoted that means to building up the kingdom of god and doin doln doing good to his creatures with an aa eye single ea to his glory we would be as much blessed and as much entitled to salvation as the poor beggar that begs from door to door the faithful rich man is as much entitled to 0 o the revelations of jesus christ aa aja is the faithful poor man whether AV hether we are poor or rich rieb if we ye neglect our cur prayers and our sacrament meetings we neglect he spirit of the lord and a spirit of darkness comes over us if it we lust for gold for the riches of the world and spare no pain to obtain and retain them and ind feel these are mine J then the spirit of anti carist comes upon us this thib is the danger the latter day saints are in consequently it is better for us to live in the absence of what is called the riches of this world than to pos sas aas them and alth with them inherit the spirit of antl artl christ and be loat lost we had beter better labor to produce and trea iare tare up the golden wheat the ane aoe flour the pu e wine the oil of the olive and every product for food and clothing that is adapted to our climate I 1 anticipate the day when we ire can have the privilege of using at our sacraments p ire wine produced within our borders J 1 I do no noi L know know now that it would injure ua us to drink of pun pur our own make although we would be better without ib it than to it to excess ald and it t would be better for us to without gold ana aaa silver sliver than to ruin ourselves with them if we had plenty of goldana god and add silver we could neither eat nor wear them as we do food and cio clothing thing we could not with any comfort wear shoes or slippers made of the precious metals and hats bats bonnets caps ac made of them would be equally uncomfortable and unprofitable tae whole world seems to be intoxicated in the lust of their hearts after gold sliver silver and stones they to be frantic precious seem beem to obtain ahem them to me this is as vain and nonsensical as the cb changing anding fashions in swelling and diminishing the proportions of their clo do hing death overtakes the votaries vot aries of the god of this world they will be willing to give all they possess of earthly barthl wealth for knowledge and power to rebuke lath death leath and be restored to life and satan answered the lord and said skin for skin yea all th that a man hath bath will he give for his life then 1 abail shall we obtain riches for the sake of being rich wo no the enman famili family are formed after the ima lma image 9 e of ciu clu our r father and god after the we earth was organized the lord placed his children upon yit lit it gave them possession of it and told them that it was their home the place of their habitation from henceforth he told them theta to till the ground and subdue it ile he gave it to them for their inheritance and todo their will upon it then satan steps in and overcomes them through tigh the weakness there was in the children of the father when they were sent cent to the earth and sin was brought in and thus we are subjected to sin the earth is pure in and of itself having kept the law of its creation and mankind have acqua actually ll 11 brought on themselves all the bin ein all the d dis i a 1 trebs trees all the an anguish guiab pain bickness eick ness nees and death hat that are upon the earth since man has brought this upon himself who but man can effect a restoration from sin ein to purity from death to life if I 1 injure my neighbor in any way I 1 am the only person that can make restitution and obtain the forgiveness of my injured friend neighbor or brother when a child revolts from under a good pa parents rents control it is the place of that child to return to bis his father like the prodigal of old and reinstate himself in the friendship and ind good feelings of bis his injured parent mankind have forfeited the right they once posse possessed sed bed to the friendship of their heavenly father fattier and Ur burrough rough sin ein have exposed themselves to misery and who is to bring back to the sin stained millions of earth that which they ha bac hac c lost through dis die I 1 t atoo la Is tu pant plant smiling peato and plenty where war and desolation reign who is to remove the toe cerbe curse and its consequent ces from earth the homestead of mankind who shall ay ray to the raging and contending elements peace be sti stil 1211 and extract the poison from the reptiles tooth and the savage and destructive nature from beast and creep illg in thing who placed the dark stain of sin upon this fair creation man who but man roan shall remove the foul blot and restore all things to their primeval purity and innocence buccan but can he do this independent of heavenly aid ile he can cannot not noi to aid him hloi in this work heavenly grace is here heavenly wisdom power and help arphere are here and gods laws and ordinances are here the angels and spirits of just men made perfect are here jesus jesua christ our great high priest with prophets apostles and saints ancient and modern are here to help man in the be great work of sanctifying sanctify ing himself and the earth for final glorification in its paradisiacal state all this will bee bed b ac campli hed bed through the law of 0 the holy priesthood if we bring back all aji things through the help of our heavenly father then shall iball we possess all au things the earth and its fullness and all things pertaining to time and eternity even all things that man was made lord over then blessed are the poor or in other words blessed are they who know for themselves i that every blessing which they receive whether spiritual or temporal is the gift of go 1 L blessed are they who are poor in bill spirit it or blessed are they who feel their own weakness and know their own inability and the power of god and enjoy the holy ghost blessed are they who trust in the lord jesus jesua christ and who know that be he is their savior and that in him they can find mercy and grace giace to help in time of need these are the blessed ones no matter if they possess all the riches of this world what has that to do with the humble and faith falth faithful bid fid heart such a person is not affected in faith as a follower of the urd jesus by riches or by poverty it if we ever attain to faith enough to obtain the kingdom king dom of god as ve anticipate we shall obtain all the wealth there is for this kingdom in time and eternity we shall ball not rob ether other kingdoms but we aba 1 l possess the ibe eternity of matter that lies in the path of the onward progress of this kingdom kuig dom and add still eternity and its fullness full fuli nesa aesa wili win continue to stretch hout bout out before its us the grat powers ot of eternal wisdom will be exer exercised cited to enhance tile the wealth beauty excellency and glory of this kingdom previous to its being introduced into the presence of the father and the son this work worst we have to bep perform A great many think that the kingdom of god is going to bless them and ard exalt them without any efforts on their part this is not so every marl man and woman is expected to aid the vork work with all the abilay god has given them each person belonging to the human family has a portion of labor to perform in removing the c curse urse from the earth and from e eiery ery living thing upon it wh n this work is performed then iii lii will ill they possess all things K dball remarked that he had bad been told that so meld not believe all that he said or all that I 1 say I 1 care not one groat whether they believe all that I 1 say or lots rot r lot ot or whether they love me or not I 1 have no co cern about that if I 1 can see the people 1 in ing god with all their hearts building up his kingdom on the earth garth and bringing forth righteousness I 1 do not care whether they ever think of br brigham or of br heber C kimball or whether they believe what we bay eay i or not if they believe belleve what the almighty says that will content me then will they thep 1 realize what the power of faith will do for a people will the latter day saints observe the law of the lord it if they will it is all I 1 ask of them you can read the law of the lord for yourselves in the old and nw new N w testaments in the book of mormon and in the book of revelations given tor for this church through joseph the prophet if this thia people will believe the testimony contained in thebe these four aoki co concerning the kingdom of god upon the ie earth and the hand band dealing of the dence of god to his bis children and do lils his will I 1 I 1 promise aromise them eternal life for such a eliet ellet and euch such a practice will lead them to the fountain where they can know for themselves as moses the prophets jesus the apostles and ancient saint sal sai nt joseph smith and others of modern times knew where like them we can receive the spirit of eternal life through our lord jesus christ by which we may know enow the voice of the good shepherd whenever and wherever ne we hear it and as we know mow the voice of the good shepherd BO so obad we learn to distinguish it from the voice of a stranger ranger the voice of the evil one we can then lon ion clearly understand the things that are of god lod and the things that are not of him and be e able to see and judge all things as they are j for he that is spiritual judieth all things i yet vet be he himself is judged 0 of no man J but ibe ie anointing which ye have received of him ideth in you and you need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing tea cheth you of all things and is a truth and is no lie and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in him this thia will lead us to the glory and the excellency of the knowledge of god which will be given unto us by the manifestations of his is spirit and by the living oracles of the lord which are always in the midst of his people dr br kimbail kimball Ki caball said there are more than ten yea there arc aro command aenas sufficient to direct every person upon ibe the arth armb and in every place and at every time matr they nay anay be uli ull oil through life I 1 and that would incorporate the tile whole life of man shall we neglect the la law v of 01 the lord lordi p which is perfect converting the soul boul and turn away from the testimony of of the lord aich which is sure ewe makin making wise the simple the statutes st autes of the lord lord are right rejoicing the heart the commandment of the lord is pure puree enlightening theeres the eyes ale the fear of the lord is clean enduring forever the judgments of the he lord are true and righteous altogether lore More tobe to be desired are they than gol goi goodyea gold dyea yea than much fine gold sweeter also than honey and the toe honey comb mankind have departed from the commandments of the lord and the fear of the lord is not before their eyes we have been trying for fon or many years to them the difference between the laws of the lord and the laws of men between the ordinances of the churches of men and the ordinances of the church of esus C christ agthe of latter day sainta let me inform alithe blithe latter day saints and all the inhabitants of the earth that the lord will not be trifled with we have oten ofen of en been told hat bat when the lord set up his kingdom on his bis this earth and sent bent forth his se servants to administer in it lie he would defend that kingdom himself ani and exert the powers of heaven to bear if it off you remember reading in the parable of the wicked husbandmen to whom the lord let out ut his vineyard that when ile he sent bent servants 0 o receive the fruits of his vineyard they ironed them and cast them out but last of all ill lie he sent unto them his son saying they will reverence my son but they bald sald among hem bem selves this is the heir come let us kill nil him and let us seize on his inheritance rhey they blew him when the lord therefore it of the vineyard cometh what will ile he do unto husbandmen they say unto him ile he will miserably destroy those wicked men and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen which shall render him the fruits in their seasons were not the jews destroyed ed scattered catt ered and broken up as a nation rhey they e IV were re because they made war against god and a nd against his servants whom ile he had ailed d a and in d sent to them with a message of salvation 1 atlon had a pretender arisen anda and pro ro ceased a e d to prophecy in the he name of the lord 0 rd when ibn ihn he lord ord did not sot speak through him 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