Show V 11 law lam k GRANTS grantsville VILLE march 0 25 O f aha daniel el wells accompanied by elders eiders george A smith and george Q cannon bishops L D young and J sharp shap and elders H J faust L youn young and others recently ly visited 41 0 I 1 q ah b held heid three meetings on oil the sd d anda ant wo vve ild iid meetings anthe aa a t aich we were kindly and wisely instructed in our duties as saints the education of our children 1 vas was forcibly dwelt upon ehla this education was to extend not simply to imparting a knowledge of letters and figures but to th the e qualifications necessary to become good artisans arti in every useful branch good od lawyers good anatomist anatomists ads and surgeons hgo ea n s good botanists good legislators gators and g good hodjat sst everything n necessary essary to be lone done in spreading the gospel building up the Kingdom of god and ana occupying honor honorable able ablo positions in it the subject of lm importing orting machinery was treated upon very spiritedly we were solicited to unite our means and efforts to immediately import the necessary machinery to work wool into a good article of cloth cioth also to take care of our sheep to improve the breeds and consequently obtain a better quality and a greater quantity of wool wooi president young related a little of his experience peri perl peri perl ence enee when a boy in his fathers family they had bad to make their own cloth at home or go without and lie he informed us that the time would come when 1 if f we did not manufacture our own ow n cloth cioth c 10 t I 1 I 1 y we would have to go without the raising of flax madder and many other things necessary to supply our wants and enable ena bleus Us to be self sus ta ining were strongly urged trading with our open and avowed enemies was referred to and some of the results of such a course were shown in a manner not nott to be misunderstood our not more fully observing president youngs counsel in regard to laying up wheat for the past two or three years was mentioned as a reason why the markets around utah are glutted if the amount per head bad had been universally ver sally laid by in this territory according to counsel the surplus if any would have been in good demand and would have comman commanded ded a price far more remunerative to the producer than tb an the price now obtained consequently our present financial condition would have been much better ketter better and we would be better able to import the requisite machinery the word ord of wisdom was impressively taught and its ita physical mental moral and financial advantages were made apparent and finally obedience of children to parents obedience of wives to husbands ds obedience of brethren kek rek to presiding officers union in families and settlements purity of life honesty in dealings the directions odthe priesthood in all the affairs of life when thole those directions are necessary and many principles of a saving and exalting character and tendency were earnestly adjoined dd joined upon the saints and the tha spirit within testified of tile tiie their ir correctness and appropriateness j I 1 r have faith that 1 though i all may not be remembered a at t least many of tile fi ie teachings will be of incalculable benefit to this settlement it was remarked that our leaders were regarded by that part of the world not of us ua as designing men and I 1 admit that aey they are not designing satan like but de signing godlike they design to lead gulde guide and direct the sons and daughters of adam who will adhere to their instructions and follow their example to the eternal possession of etor eternal ilai ilal health wealth happiness peace bace salva tion life and immortality in n the man edons blons of our father in heaven jhb inspires stires them to action and will sustain t them em will truth despisers despised gospel re jeeters lin liu desaint improve upon such designs r WM JEF RIES nies |