Show continuation OP OF PRESIDENT YOUNGS TRIP SOUTH X sept 7 1865 EDITOR or took our journey from nephi at 8 a in drove against a head wind and rough through Il clouds of dust all day arriving in round valley at 4 pm p m elders P F D richards and A 31 musser parted from the company at chicken creek settlement to visit gunnison and the settlements on the sevier expecting to join the company again at st george they were accompanied by a lelent sufficient escort of mounted men for bishop ho callister arrived here this morning and several brethren with him from fillmore among whom choin were the filmore brass band improvements in this place have been limited since the presidents last visit considerable labor has been expended this year however in getting more water to the settlements one saw mill has been put up tip but their grinding is done at fillmore twenty four miles from round valley there are about forty families in the settlement MEETING AT ROUND VALLEY we met in a good log meeting house at half past seven ol 01 the evening cold and uncomfortable prayer by elder ezra T benson i pres B young spoke a short time eldera elder eider W woodruff reasoned upon the position of the saints and the condition of the world they have been lieen in darkness for ages without a man inspired by the revelations of heaven to teach them and ignorance sin sin and iniquity abound we have the society of prophets and apostles who reveal tous to us the principles and laws of life it is the right of him who presides over the church to dictate us in all things pertaining to the building up and guidance of that great kingdom that daniel said should be built up in the last days he advised the people to plant trees make hein heln heir their homes comfortable and increase in in everything t good and praiseworthy elder charles choe s C rich referred to the coining coming of the son of god and said sald that all our labors to beautify the earth and make it lovely are but preparing it for his presence th the e only way to obtain true happiness is by doing the will of god when the spirit of god is poured out upon us then arp we happy indeed riches without that spirit have always failed to bestow upon men the happiness which they tiley have sought it is our duty to take a course to remove evil from ourselves and from the earth then we bless ourselves ald aid and we bless others when evil is removed from the earth T vu then it will be prepared for a reign ot rig nig righteousness 1 elder george Q Q cannon reasoned on the objects of or our existence showing that we are aro hene hem to progress to exaltation wh our pathor patter and ad god and be chome coome participants rn an his glory and pomer pov PON e b bein r obedient 0 ien len t to his nis H is commandments mand I 1 ments S iller LS L S S elder eider CE T TB trenon en enon n on P ond ont the h e 0 1 e kingdom k cin tin gd iq in 0 od and 0 of f tide tire y si ca a I 1 elabd dr r t I 1 orn oin 6 aad nd energy t that ha t ha have ve to b be e employed in accomplishing comp lishing it he counseled the saints in relation to various matters pertaining erta ining to their everyday duties and ral la borsand bors and assured them thein that if inthey they continued faithful the lord would work with them in the establishment of his I 1 kingdom upon the earth pres pros young gave some advice ofra off a local character with reference to their fields and the watering of them after aften which the meeting was dismissed by elder woodruff FRUIT pruit IN ROUND valley valney wallet VALLET vai vat LEY ney it has his been thought that fruit trees will not nourish flourish in round hound valley this however r is a mistake peter boyce has p planted la out an apple orchard 0 of f some fifty or sixty trees which are now noty three years from the bub bud bud and have made an excellent growth and look healthy some of the trees bloomed this year ana and many of them are set for fruit next year it is considered by those who are competent to judge that the lake from which the round bound valley settle settie I ment receives its irrigating waters can be made to supply water sufficient cint to ir irrigate 1000 acres of land if used judiciously and with care while only acres are now under cultivation it seams that the borders of that lake are used for grazing purposes and there is an objection to making a reservoir of the lake on this account but this need not be raised as an objection when we consider that the bases of the mountains east and west from round valley to the sevier are covered with an abundance of bunch grass THE STORM sept ath in the night the storm broke upon us and it rained and snowed incessantly until near noon today to day at S some of the company started out and all arrived in fillmore about 2 PM p m the mountains in every direction are white there must have fallen upon them from six inches to a foot of snow gillmore at four the people assembled asse miSled for meeting bishop nichols opened the meeting elder george Q cannon addressed the congre congregation ution on the work which we have to perform as saints and directed the attention of bf the people to the assurance wr wl ich we have that god will hear ilear and answer the united prayers of his people that his kingdom may be maintained we have a few things placed under our control that wey wea we may learn to use greater blessings yet in in store for us if we are faithful elder charles C rich remarked that it was seven years since be he had visited fillmore and he was happy to mark the improvements which the people had made in that time he spoke at some length upon the blessings which we enjoy through having obeyed the gospel and upon the duties of the saints temporal and spiritual encouraging agany the people to continue improving im provin 9 in al ail all things elder E T benson compliment complimented the people of fillmore on the fine display of fruits which be he saw before him it had been thought at one time that fruit could not be raised in that locality but pres young had always said it could had encouraged the people to persevere and the result was before them the speaker encouraged 0 the people to continue persevering in every laudable work and practically apply the coull couil counsels given by the servants of god elder wilford woodruff there ha haw has never been a time from the beginning to this day when this kingdom has jim not been on the pro progress 9 ress we have seen gloomy I 1 only times but the lord has never deserted his faithful servants and t ile the spirit ailed riled S t of god was with his poor afflicted ic saints in ili all their doings and I 1 11 M troubles bow yow look at this thid people and their great prosperity look at t this I 1 lis ils fruit here as an evidence of it such fruit cannot be raised in the best fruit districts of the east who has given to us these great blessings and this great prosperity ro it is our god go d the god got of heaven Ee averi averl then how faithful we should be in keeping his laws I 1 am much pleased to see the improvements you are making here and hope you will continue your your labors labors until you make this place very desirable the speaker then encouraged the saints to sanctify themselves before the lord an and d to continue their improvements making their homes beautiful and desirable that their children might have stron strong g inducements du cements to remain at home and net not wander bauder off where they might be led iod into info doing wrong bishop dailis anno anao linge d a st r lenng ace ame ng for nor r to n 10 adlock aj 6 lock loek and n d invited he neslon n and t co company pany eb 0 a arty party un n ane e ila iia hal hay 1 I w where ere meeting was is being early mandle mandie andle andie light this thi evening meeting dismissed by elder lorenzo snow the evening came kand ind so did the party which lasted untilla until ha past eleven and was seemingly enjoyed by all the president deAt retired early sep elder lorenzo snow we ve have received this gospel of the kingda kingdom jor for the saving of ourselves to mal mai make bur selves happy in this world and lo 10 the world to come and to make us usuke jike like god the gospel teaches us h to take the elements that are at our command and produce from them al the comforts we need and when dibe dibb 0 e ili lii m a proper way ana and with a proper purpose ee ose honestly by any aay man then has he satisfaction in his labors inow when he is in the midst of these works of f im improvement ro movement is he willing to leave all ail i to go abroad to preach the gospel and use the means he has for the gathering of the saints as readily as to use them for his own personal benefit while he has been engaged in iu building his beautiful mansion and aid planting his fine orchards did he give way to cursing and swearing and anger if a little thing went wrong wrone was he faithful to hi his 1 s prayers t and was lie he faithful god and his brethren and to alevis duties did he become abd abusive to his family the gosp gospels als given to us to learn to build ourselves up in the prin principles elves ciVes of holl holiness ness and ind happiness in a god godlike ike manner sanctity ing everything we gather around band ourselves to the lord our god this is a beautiful location to awid a holy city to our god and here wa we leay may take the elements around us to put them to pure and holy uses if we grow in favor with god and servants we must labor to buildup build ap zion in establishing holy cities ta tolar r god if we expect to be great hinline inline future we must commence com menee mente here addao an dao as we are counseled to do I 1 in the spirit of the almighty and in his b honest and upright principles I 1 cye cre VO tye e a should hould work ourselves hp ftp from noir point diio iilo t 0 point 0 1 nt in knowledge until we becske fi like ilke k e god our work is a work hofto day it has been truly said man who will not create around elm eim every facility and comfort of life ith the means in his power will not cultivate I 1 iti ills his mind in all of our gett ingin this world let us keep ourselves pure and holy and feel to pray kev Nev never kever Filet let iet me get dle ale me riches of the world only upon honorable principles that wilen when I 1 et them I 1 can enjoy them without ret jet gitte itte mess 11 bishop H E D woolley discoursed upon the good results arising edthe saints from the president tra traveling ieng through the settlements elder eider geo A smith expressed his gratification at the tile manner in which the people there had voted at thelast election 1 1 and the energy manifested ly them in going to the polls ace jig rig pres B young spoke quarters fers of an hour wh which I 1 arbre ay iy ported as N were also I 1 his kis prevy s courses on rip meeting dismissed by eides eldes U watt s respectfully v G 1 D qa waster jr af 1 |