Show housle should jl br about kl k keeping L tha god may be justified LordA lord borda as Caleb and joshua were oui blessings will depend upon oun our acts they will be withheld as long as is weare careless about ut gods godl eom com as koon boon soon as we yield implicit obedience thereto they will until plied piled on nur our head this we shall find to be me true 11 desire desiro to see 6 zion rl rhe rise e and the lat ter day saints prospered and blessed J T want their prayers players day and all ail night 4 lit for zion for the priesthood and the kingdom of god pray for the tho lord to make bear in carrying out oud his promises made aade to abraham isaac and jacob joseph ephraim andua andUn ana and manasseh concerning their seed beed in the last despen rray pray for your enemies let them benefit of your prayers the nord Lord knows they shall have the benefit day dayi and night we are commanded landed dahis word to pray for our enemies and dud I 1 believe the Latt erday saints do pray for theirs and aad I 1 have more faith in the prayers of this people before god in getting power to build up zion and overthrow her enemies than in all the weapons of war in the world I 1 3 would not feel so if I 1 had no po faith falth in god but the fact is there is a god in israel T he has created the earth and he rules over dver it and anait it is wis his right so to do for it mis footstool and aud he is co coming in to reign upon it and everything that we do here in attending to the ordinances din ances of his house prepares the way forand coriand aids in the accomplishment of that work it is now thirty seven years bince since this church was organized and all that time it has been slowly progressing the elders of israel the twelve seventies high priests and bishops have traveled abroad among the nations pred preaching ehing ching the gospel and every man who has been baptized every sin overcome every city warned every nation in winch which the gospel has hag teen been been preached has hag been conuch accomplished in preparing for the coming of christ every temple schoolhouse schoot school house village or br city that we build every acre of aroun ground t that ha t wa we dedicate to the lord every step we wo take however small it may be has its ts weight in preparing for the coming of the son of man we are not going to buildup build up zion in a day though the scriptures say a nation shall be born in a day nor will wil I 1 the kingdom of god goi be built in a day but we must labor every day as it comes and 0 so o we gain a little and keep gaining and the lord is going to labor with us let us not abt be discouraged cou raged but do good as ag we have op ope opi port unity und and try to overcome our sink sino sin bin and imperfections and set not our hearts on the things of this life so that alipy may draw us away from the commandments mand malid ments of god inasmuch as aa w we e do dohi dohl this swe e will increase in power an and d dominion and the kingdom of our go god d will spread itself abroad until the law 0 of f god shall go from zion as well as the word of odthe the lord from jerusalem and god shall shail sul sui dictate among all the children of men this is js our work and in no greater can we be engaged it is a 1 labor worthy angels and saints brethren and sisters I 1 do not wish to occupy any more of your time this morning I 1 feel well with regard to the work of god I 1 rejoice in the lord I 1 know that god lives and reig nr I 1 know this Is his people and that this kingdom is his kingdom I 1 know this is a very wicked generation and that the judgments of god are at their doors and aid unless they speedily repent that they ahey will eunner bunner a great deal more for their sins hins than thau the saints have for trying to keep the commandments of god I 1 pray that thit the lord will wilt prepare us for that which awaits us and the world that we manhave may havo the tho favor of god enjoy the holy ghost and that the spirit of truth may direct dired us in all the acts of life for jesus sake amen |