Show ninie nirie line ANNE N F ill ERI N U opter C CH 01 OF ol lesus CHRIST OF imer lener DAY sams SAINTS ilme aliat liat ro fh THE map fortieth co conference dot tit f we ta church of jesus christ chilst bf la latten latter ater oky gay jai saints con veiled according to enton ln on april uth this moaning at t tep in new tabernacle Taber tabor nacIe nacle the h p hate interesting koeing nature of th tb P tires timed zel wel i m facilities ties for ta travel vj from fro Ahen ohen lor tor ern settle settie settlements men ts nii nil and d the be hiti titi pitiful ful fui weather having induced larger numbers of the saints thail thant usual fro from the country districts to the thy eity city iii the the congregation was more nunie rouB ith wan is usual at the first meeting foi fol for poi nearly an hour before the tue tuo fhe op opening of the gates and about two hours before tile the time announced tor for opening confer enge denpe a living avin g 4 astrea tream m flowed llo flo wed joward towards a the temple tempie block ana and collected on first south street many faces could be observed among the throng that had bad not been seen then in this city for year years 9 ca capic p t Beez lys 11 martial artial band was on ob thee aground an and I 1 increased the interest hd animation mation matlon of the scene with IW its enliven A tine Line ng strains on bon the stand were wire of the first firs presidency brigham young geo A femath feml th and paniel aniel H wells I 1 of they the twelve apostles onson orson hyde orson prat john ta tay y jor wilford wood rufer charles 0 rich bich lorenzo Ij orenzo brenzo snow erastus Sno bno D Ei charae charde geo Q cannon brigham trutie j un and omd joeph joseph F smith bilth 1 ulo 1 1 r n 91 i L LJ i h 0 of che the first seven Presidents df dev sev seven M 1 fa I i ii if ties 1 i joseph I 1 wibert Albert 1 oW bod boa horace horibe 6 eid ead arid and john ival W IF 6 of thi ibi 1 presidency i of the fhe high illel icil M A J eitt arnorf j ja edvin 1 edwin gedwin 11 D woolly and ana va richards It ichards r 1 spi l 1 it t of the presidency of this stake of df zion john W george B wallace t i A of the presidency of fhe the bishopric edward hunter leonard W hardy rand nand and jesse 0 little r A there were also BIB bishops hops elders elder s and pleading lead ingmen men from every eveny evely evel y settlement in the tid e ter territory rit 1 0 ry conference was called to order gider by bt president brigham young bw n the choln choir bang eang the tho hymn com aena ing ifie the morning breaks the shadows flee fleo prayer by president geo A swab sut Sui oil cli the choir sang bang i i 11 thet tha towers of zion soon shall rl rise president GEO A sni SMITH IT H A addressed 4 essed the cori Coti conference feren ce on tue first at t principles of adf the gospel the lit latter ter aday day saints had bad had never bern been permitted to htay ksay iong loh long 9 edio efio enough figh in n une one place to enable them to build a bouse large enough tp accommodate all who wished to attend our cur conferences by lir tithe othe blessing of or god however we are linow knowin in a position that we will hot not hot be under the necessity of requesting an auy any of our brethren and sisters of the city to stay away to makei make room for the saints from the country forty years aan since ati all on the 6 ath th day 0 of last April Apri lythe the church of jesus chri carl christ was organized with six pix members bembe rs at that time fragmentary portions of the gospel of ichrist christ could be found in the various sectarian churches through throughput the world but when the gos gospel pel bel was restored by the almighty through the instrumentality of the prophet joseph a complete system was introduced have we adhered to those ordinal ordinances ces and those glorious principles which were incorporated in that in the ahe days of 0 joseph men were tried and tempted and many were led astray by false spirits at one time oliver cowdery remarked that if he should apostal acosta aize the church would be broken u up pt the prophet told him ho however holever fever vever was the work of the lord and it would roll on without him this work Is iff not dependent upon any man wan pi ar set oc bf men in the days of joseph jowas it was predicted by many that if ahe he w were era gra destroyed the church would fail fali fall tp pieces fet yet it exists today to day and is mg more 1 power rower ow e r IM felthan Ithan it eyer was may anelo t ar lotzof d of life ilfe and glory bless his be servants and all isriel ja my ahsen ua niel ls welds welli the lard knew ta the night right 7 r 6 veal his gospel to his children andee and he sent his hib messenger to ahe ahe right joseph IHO the kne knew that joseph joserh would receive it 41 and could ney nev never erbb be I 1 induced to deny it the children of men have theil thell gency to accept or reject the principles of the holy gospel when those principles aro ar unfolded to them those who reject the gospel take upon themselves an awful responsibility the lord will leave leveo ail all 11 of or hib his children without excuse those chodo who do not nob know theaoa pel in this life will have opportunity an in another sphere the latter day saints Ss ints knoy know in ip whom they have trusted they have dav relied lie y upon him who is indeed R vother pother A ther the gospel should be sweeten sweeter to ua ils now than it has eyet evet been and guid we wp should hirla be willing were it necessary t to 0 place our all even to our ou existence oa on ithe the bitar altar for the furtherance of the tho cause of godda god on the tto bartil arth when any an new principle p pr or even eyen a i new now idea respecting pa some old oid principle is advanced many are ready to oppose it how many for foi instance i have raised a hue and cry because th the people eople were counseled not to trade with their enemies the kingdom and th tb greatness thereof wil wilt ever never be giyen given 6 a people who would hand band them over ta t the devil as fast agthe as the lord bestowed them the lord tests and tries his people to see bee whether they have integrity and those who fly the track the moment they are tired show to him that they have no integrity jt it is the greatest calamity that can an bea befall all ali a person to make shipwreck of his most holy faith in all ages of the world the people of god have had to endure the hatred and persecution odthe world the tables fables however will finally be changed th the e 84 saints t yet have power to arec t a ahola te temple tempie unnie raple to the Lor lord daud dand and aud the glory of god shall rest upon the temple and the li habitations of the saints YOUNG youna I 1 said that the people would world be required during conference tp pay payl strict attention an d to k beep good order he thought it would be advisable for the bisters sisters tb make arrangements to leave their babies at home as little children could not possibly under understand stand anything that might be said and alad by their ahey they prevent uhe he congregation from hearing cefoli As our r congregations will be of necessity large we ne will wi be compelled to be a little exacting in 04 on those points Refe referring dring fring to the fiig illg filthy thy practice indulged in by some while abc t meeting meet ipg pf af chewing tobacco president young said baid on gunday Su haday faday after fter nee uee meeting nep going through ane thie gallery which had been occupied aupied by those tholet claiming na doubt to tb be aud and perhaps pr hape brethren 11 you might have ripp supposed posed that cattle had bean bf ben n standing around there and dropping ohp their r here gnik gnit there wl were great quis quid of loba i ceo coo and places a foot or two tilo ft t q smeared with tobacco juice I 1 valti the doorkeepers door keepers when in an the future ut ure une bex ibey hex observe any persona g te eata eats and floor in in this way to eq ats u them to leave the house hous and anda thes they refuse and stop out ladd be smearing their them and lead them out carefully jy lyana aud and and aua kindly it ift isan ia an imposition tor those claiming to be e gentl men toi to tot spit tobacco julee juice for ladies ladie tp to draw thein their clothes through and besmear them or to fo leave their thein dirt in the thip house we request all addicted to this pra practice etie to tc omit it while in this house hoube elders of israel if ir you mus must t chew chow tobacco omit it while in meeting and when you leave you can take a double portion if you wish to PRESIDENT YOUNG yo una UNO made some excellent practical remarks in relation to the necessity for the saints being continually taught in the things of god the choir sang holy lord god of hosts 11 conference adjourned adjourn edtill till 2 pm prayer by elder geo Q cannon s THURSDAY 2 p m meeting dg wa was i s c called to order by dent Brigham young the choir sang hos annah to th the great messiah ll 11 f prayer by elder brigham young g j jr r the choir sang what wondrous things we now behold 11 ELDER ender urson alyde dlyde YDE we ahre are engaged in the cause of god I 1 know that joseph smith was a true i prophet and although we cannot s see e e him with the natural eye yet he is it giov moving ng in that cause we are engaged in only can dan I 1 bear my testimony tl that lat ial joseph othmas menith minith was sent of god but that irest inest lles rest brigham young younk his fe legal gal buc sue isser sd although the ene enemies niles ulles of pres ident iden addy may vent their rage au and d spleen yet their machinations t will have na more effect on him than the warring barring elements which gather around our mountain tops a have ap u p the twin peaks which have with stood the storms of ages the man who has been appointed to lead israel will still stand an immovable pillar of the Almighty the latter day saints should be prompt in paying their debts T they thoy h ey should owe no man anything but love and good will we may turn away those to whom we are indebted with borne bome frivolous excuse but we cannot inthis in thib this way turn aside the demands of justice if we are slack in discharging our obligations and have no nm fixed determination to do BO so will the lord hea hear and answer our prayers pr ayera so some me people run i to debt to gratify pride and basill ion this is not right isome some actually sell their crop of wheat as soon as it is it sown such should deny themselves them selve seive veo urgencies ind cies cles that can be dispensed with it would be well for the people to ash aak themselves whether r they have settled their indebtedness to the emigrating fund whet whether berthey they have paid up their tithing their newspapers ac joseph the prophet once said that the majority of this people would never go astray if we will walk uprightly and honestly the blessings of theford the lord will rest upon us I 1 expect to bee see the day when those who have sought the injury of the saints will feel ashamed in the presence of honorable men god defend this people and their rights is my prayer in the name of jesus amen ELDER ender telca here in these wilds of North americk america lisa usa Us lis a great people whose views are 0 odie orie e who believe that god has coni commenced menil menia id forthe for fon the last time to establish llis his kingdom no other consideration than the building up of ofelon zion could have induced this great people to gather together in these valleys had bad they gathered to a ric rioh rich h country other motives might have been beeh assigned for their gathering we came here because god commanded us to come we were willing t to forego the luxuries that abounded abounded in the countries from which we have come comet we believed before we came here that the lord would in this mount mountainous hinous country raise up a great and po powerful people we had faith in the prophecies contained in the bible some of which say that zion should be commanded boget up into a high mountain and that an ensign shall be lifted up to the nations and unto which many people shall flow the kingdom of god gid will stand forever whilst all earthly govern governments men ts shall crumble crumbie to pieces jesus said if ye love me keep my commandments commandment before a people can obey these commandments it is necessary for them to know what they are I 1 xe member remember when I 1 was a boy visiting the prophet joseph in ill seneca county new york on the snoday of january 1831 a conference ef of the church was held and at chef solicitation of the peo le for the prophet to enquire of the EQ rord lord ord what was required df of them a revelation was given to the effect that they were to gather up to the state of ohio under these circumstances the only way those people could havo hav manifested their love for jesus would be to obey this comman cowman commandment dment thi tho th people at that time with but few exceptions rejoiced to have the privilege of obeying that command commandments and revelations are given according to the circumstances of the people unto whom they are given many commandments mand ments and revelations were given to the saints whilst in kirtland ohio he commanded that a temple should then be built and gave by revelation the pattern after it should b be e erected even to the minutest particular the people manifested their love for the lord by obeying his commandment in that temple the prophet elijah visited the prophet joseph this was in fulfillment of the prophecy of malachi that the hearts of the children might be turned to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children previous to this we knew know nothing of salvation and baptism for the dead who had died without the knowledge of the gospel elijah was not the only ancient prophet that came and ministered in that temple others came and de deg livered to td the servants of god keys con conr necked with and last dispensa tion azid and here around ine are nied men who hold hoid h old oid those keys whish were delivered bl by r heavenly messengers and although apostates may arise and rae their thein heel hebl against the lords anoint anointed edl eal yett yet those bope keys will wiil never again agala be taken from th eT earth the saints sainta were told by the ithe lord that unless they obeyed strictly his to the purchase of lands lauds they should be ba scourged urged and drive driven iii by their enemies and although the prophet jeseph accompanied by a prominent eiders Elders traveled over one thousand miles miler among we the saints and warned them of theiu thein the judgments dg of god that would visit them if they did not repent of their short comings the saints were driven from place to place until finally they being led by the servants of god came country in 1831 the lord promised that the saints would before the generation had all passed away thab that was vias in existence then build up the centra alake of zion where a temple shou libe reared a and n il the glory of god would rest upon it iusti I 1 rejoice to see so great an improvement in the latter day saints achas taken place since then they are r e more united now than they have ever berat any former for mertline time they will continue tio improve until they shall be associate with heavenly beings t conference adjourned till to P or morning at 10 the choir sang j ato f se t ej ajsa we thank thee 0 god for 0 p J 1 prayer by elder john Tay taylor iorg lorg j wt FRIDAY 10 loam am meeting was called to order by president brigham young the choir sang gang d f see how the morning sun 1 l i prayer by elder john W yb young xoung erg eeg the choir sang 1 f hark listen to the gentle gentie bree breeze ze ELDER zolin orn OHN TAYLOR waylor TAYI OE all mankind need new the guidance gulland e ot of the almighty without it it is ini 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