Show REM R ARKS ares sr fildbe ELDER CHARLES C gia RICH DELIVERED LIVEnED DE at it me the forty fifth annual conference col a f er of tho the church of jebus jesus ofir at st of latter day saints sainte in inthe che the meto tabernacle suii suli lake cey on raz lu morning norring tit rit oth ota 18 1875 5 REPORTED DEPORTED BY DAVID IV EVANS r V A Ms HAVE hawe been gratified this morning in n listening to the instructions that we have received in relation to the principles of life and anti salvation it is no ne doubt the desire of every individual to obtain eternal life in III the kingdom of god but to do this it ia necessary that we hear hean and obey the commandments which he b has as given g iven on this thia subject as well as on the manner of building ding up his upon the earth earths in every dispensation of god to tuan man he ie has lias had bad purposes for his people to 0 o fulfill and a labor for them to perform er form and those purposes and that hat labor have not always been the came ame in every eve ry respect but as is fr AS be the principles of or eternal ue tife are lre ire concerned they have been and wili will be the same from all eternity to nil all e eternity er when noah was waa upon the earth lie he was required to build lan san ark r enoch enoch to build a city the phe pho tsin their several dispensation nad a laber labur to perform fier form varying somewhat according accor diug dlug to 6 the nature of if the circumstances by which they anatlie andt ind the lie lle people to whom they were sent ent were surround eil A the apostles chosen by the savior had to pro proclaim clatin the everlasting gospel to all the world and the same may be 1 said of the servants er of god in our day da but in every dispensation theau g who have been willing to receive reg the tho everlasting gospel gopel kopel have havo been required to sanctity themselves by living according to its precepts that they might prepare themselves for the co coming gillig of the lord As we have been told the dispensation in which wo we are living lt is one ono of gleat bleat importance it is ix the dispensation pensa pen bation tion of the falness of times in which kall tail things which are in christ will wilt be gathered together both those which am are in hea hen heaven and those thoad which are on the earth the labor lauar which ii required of the saints cannot can ean not be pei performed formed short of their being gathered together tog etheil ethell for it ii i i absolutely necessary that thai thal thai they should in all things observe the commands of god in building up his kingdom here on the earth which they could not do while in a scattered condition the birthl building ing up of the kingdom of god upon the ear earths earth thIs Is a labor labon which will wilt require a v our attention and our best effort eff brt have no timely idle idie awny away or to spend pend in foolishness but our eyes should bo be continually single kingle to the glory of god and our dar efforts should be as the effort of one man for tho the accomplishment of his purposes wo we meet together in conference for the express purpose of taking these matters into consideration and of being instructed in our duties and in tho the requirements made upon us by our heavenly father iii lit spreading forth his gocci gospel amo among 13 17 ane inc anc nations thab that the honest I 1 in 11 heart therein may way hear bear and embrace thema and bo be gathered out with the tia lute and lind thus thug have 1 better opportunity of accomplish ing inar their upon the v earth farih ra I 1 esteem uch sueh such beh s opportunities as tile the presen present t as gl glorious orlowe and anti as a means of D f great blessing to us all ali nil how now is it possible for us to build up gods kingdom on the earth unless he directs our labors and bestows bestons upon I 1 us ug tho the int luence influence an and aud guidance of his holy spirit it is not possible and as the labor jabor which he requires of us is of the greatest interest and IW importance tu to us and indeed to all of inhabitants of ohp earth it belio behooves oves us to heek keek diligently unto him that we may become the tho honored instruments in hh hil banor building up his kingdom this is no jno mere fancy or chiment chimel it on oil the part of the latter day das we aye know that among the tho bew bed of the tho chirstian Cur stian world there is nothing certain about tho iho life to come or about their accept acceptance anco huco with lod iod god the moat they attain to I 1 ia at thi api re rv is 19 a mere more hope th thy y hope they are accepted aad and they trust their mins lin L hin in aro are forgiven I 1 but with t ther thee 16 la faithful ls thrill latter litter day saints sainta the ea case io ia very different they thoy know and eari cari bar ban testimony by the gift 41 apo iver of god that they ara are right iu in his sight eight they know kunow they have received the everlasting ps pel they thesy know that are laboring in accordance with hia hla mind midd and aud will and they know that they are building up ills his kingdom here herb on the earth this knowledge knowledg elk eli is a source of joy unspeakable to the saints and possessing it they ean can leave native lands homes anid arid pos ses Ees sessions parents parent friends everything thi they y value and bind ho hold hoid ld dear if ned necessary essary in order to and accomplish the labor which the lord requires at their hands hand the principles which have been laid before us this llis morning in regard to a self seif sustain lug people are lila iain lain inand and easy to be comprehended they are seif self evi ovi dent to every re lebling f le eling cling mind and riad are worthy for while we alre are dependant up upon 1 on others for this that thal and arld the 0 other thor which ia is indispensable to our and comfort ive we caa dait plainly see that our c courso course urso is not only duly not the most advantageous to ourselves but also that it is not the pleasing in to our heavenly father eather tor in g the revelations given by hi him in the early rise of this chuich church his saints were requested to tp pursue uch such a course in their home phairs as would make them self sustaining inin W we have seen times in our expert experience en cc here in his hid bli Teni Teril tory when it has been extremely difficult for us to obtain from abroad many things which we needed atud and there is attie doubt that wo we shall see such times in the tile tiie very great grea gren nepes necessity sity to in in I 1 regard to temporal willaree will tree free us from tile the incon that toad would arise in such a genc yand that can only ony ouy bo be done by pr producing q as far gar aa RS poss pops possible accord ling ing lug to td our circumstances and tho th possibilities cofou of our orr r climate and territory aveo thing that we need to sustain ourse ourselves ives in and convenience in the gospel we find z a t remedy fo fod for every evil A faithful observance VU ela cla of ot its principles wll will eventually ali all y freo free and deliver u from the conse cons consequence quence of every eyll evil practice and the principles ot of the gospel believe beh ben eve ill in are easy jo 0 o adopt and in they areas ap to a co community nimu eimu ato as to an individual we are told that in in union there is strength then if ai as we wil wll will I 1 g go to and rid iid as the heart of one onet man mail arny arry varry out the tha counsels of the servants of f godl aou J will bo easy for us to avoid any ally which wo we otherwise might have to encounter A glance at matters abroad in the tho world will show uhe iho difficulties which tl ho e ap pp people ople everywhere have to con contend tend with wilb and if it we could trace them to their source cour sour wo should no doubt fand find that they arise through the absence of the one principal reasons of the great difference between us and them ia that we ob observe erve this principle much more generally and perfectly than tny they do and hence bence we freo free ourselves from many of tho difficulties and troubles which they labor this union will become stron stronger c r among us in temporal as wei wel well weil i aa as spiritual agurs aalur in in proportion ai wi wo we observe a and dk keep ep tho the commandments and counsels counias of our heavenly hen Hei venly fathers fathke he has sald said that his maints saints E leonid become tho the richest of nil all people buchow but how will this be brought about if wo we follow our former notions and the notions of the world in ill general what more can wo do than they thy have dodt doot wo might say simply that wo we could bring about the very same result here as us they have there 1 but that would not spread comfort and happiness to fee f fan as na temporal things are conc emed emeil amon among the whole ef of his ills peo pe 0 pie and irence hence if his promise un unto t 0 us on this subject ia is ever fulfilled it will only be by our following his counsel in all things how thankful wo we shou should ld be t that bat we live in an age of the world when god ia sas sag again aln ain willing to tor speak to his people and to tell them what ho he requires of them I 1 say what a bie ble ing lug this ii n to to the dainto aint A and ii to th tche 01 W whole gie gle wor wo ld af aloy fley would rece nece receive 1 ivo ive iff it but it it is written thalas thata 01 it was asin in the days of noah bolh sp q I 1 should ai it be in the days dass af the tho conling coming of the rqn n of man this was verily so the were not willing g to hearken to him they ahey would not hot believe h hia lia 1 testimony neither would they receive liis ills counsel it ia Is measurably measurable sa in in our own times limes the world af altange carge mani bani manifest deit the same unwillingness to receive tho the coun counsel el af ar heaven as they have done donw liau iian in any auy y preceding ling age but a few havo have been ready and to receive the inon luon mony of or the ther servants of god and they bave have been lleen gathered out from froh the nations nor nur for ar tho the ho express purpose of preparing themselves for the coming of the lord and to engage in the labor of bf building up his kingdom tihon upon the earth and also to do uda doa a v vork ork rork for the salvation ofa those who ho Y llave lave lavo gane p ne before then thea itis it is for foi us a as latter day 0 o hearken beark en fo the voice yoke of god and to give diligent heed to all things thing s which ho he has proclaimed t te and which he be requires of us is in these days lwe awe it we take this course his bl e hir hip P 3 bestowed up upon n us s li liberally berall y jn in the pat jat will bo be dispensed more abundantly in these thing thida things j we have or right tore lo 10 rejoice abd and ag saints of or the most moat high god we do rejoice lii in the knowledge of the fact that his hi hand hald has been over u from the tle da day das that ch the 0 eharth ofis s organized 11 ditl six ix hie nie members abers unta 1190 he present time MW his hand bas been visibly manifest in our pur bhain behalf and his blessings have ha ve bee abbe been n showered upon Us ils a anui andi ild lid nap msp hav have 0 be been leri seri led by his jower joger anti and dictated by his servants ants auts al all ail 1 the day lon lou long rong if it this had bid not riot been so we sh should on id adt have oc occo coplea tia fo eav abe able position which wa we occupy today our enemies fould would could nome romo Us ds long ago BA but th the tho e op stretched arm of the god we seive geive erve has been beer over us ul and his hia cies cles and abid blessing have bave lyeen been freely ie bo vei stowed upon 0 u and we e have been wen sustained b be from this time forward we have need to to e exercise faith falth wb have need to put oil oti our r trustin him dimand abid adda weba we have vei tei la baras he directs u I 1 presume that the feel feeling no 0 of t allivie all ail who ahr haye have fate received 1 alved a knowl knowledge tago tage of the truth of the gospel is 11 to do everything that the lord liora requires q ot them and that they will devato all their energies of body and mind the thy building up of Ms his hereupon tiie tile theeart eattle tb that we may pursue this course and adopt this policy and perform perr orm the labors that maybe continually required of or us and ultimately be saved aved and ex excited gilted in the celestial kingdom of god is ii my tny pra prayer er in the irame name of jesus amen |