| Show P 0 bodlos 1 5 X OR R E L egl TE togo ato toto CONGRESS 19 KI 3 TH ME 4 itil ITAL F HE f MAY DAY TA till forts forty seventy tv emi ema annual Annu ai conference of ift iff je christ of latry bab bas eoa coa venea thib thia i looming in the fhe new NAV tabernacle Oct october oler oth 1876 1870 at 1 10 0 T W r I 1 pres ak ylie flie 1 f odthe Y beb pes n hani ham you daaiel daniel H wella of the twelve apostles john taylor wilford woodruff pratt sen 0 C rich lorenzol lorenzo snow erastus enove rinow F D richards geo Q Ca cau Can cannon caubon bon unon brigham qin ain young ya usi uni jun joseph F smith patriarch john jehn smith of the first seven sven presidents of seventies jos young albert P horace B K ge john johm V van n to tt levi itano si of the thi af pf presidency of jac fac he ii sigh UA priesthood ellas smith odthe of the presidency of this stake of zion angus dr cannon david 0 calder jos joa E taylor of the presidency of the bishoprick i edward jEI unter leonard do n a rii ril W ahardy VH ardy robt T burton be kidi ildi the above authorities there was a general representation of bishops and other lead leading ingmen men from all parts of the territory and a large congregation of salu bain saints ts con Cou conference ference wil wll was called to or order orden er by prest B YOUNG a the choir hang lang sang bang great god attend while zion sing g the thedy joy that fr from 9 m thy presence springs prayer wayer by prest DANIEL H WELLS the choir sang the great and glorious glor lous ious gospel ight las has ushered forth u unto nto nio my sight PRESIDENT DANIEL danien ii vis wis read the psalm ti how hoi good andla ow pho phe amant t I 1 ills cis rf orbre thren to dwell together in unity it Is uke like the precious blat ointment ment upon the head I 1 that lan ran dow down dapon apon the beard even aarons beard that went down dowl shirts skirts i of his garl gari garments 1 1 As the decof dew of hagpop andins fis the tha dew dewi that descended upon the iho mountains of zion for there the bord lord U fhe blessings blessin i for evermore ever mord he referred to the times andi ands places where god revealed his mind and will to the children of men through the channel of the tho holuj priesthood the work in which we are how eil engaged has been pre pro phe sied about byr by the tho prophets of old and is to be found in in the holy Scrip scriptures tres ile he aiso niso dweitt on tire rire tile necessity of union among the saints saint of G god goa d to successfully bear on oil the kim gd om af jiji it was the best government govern meni upon the earth because it was the gov ern ernt ment hent of ot igodt it I 1 include pl eveny every fi taue of bf reached in its ram i fixations ficat fleat ions lons to every nook and iworner vurner vunner wil wll J virthel vik the thel saints resided the brin prin olp cip caple lof lef af deliverance the bonat S age in lit which labor jabor ing unde under r taskmasters task masters and brought ti them to a jandot land of liberty and rree free dom where they are tau h 1 come fisele a self belf sustaining hil hll ana people this thia wa a preparatory wore work to gather the people together gelber to train them in correct principle sand prepare theris fon for ithe 0 ing of our lard hud end saviour josua christ it wa at or tb tue the e utmost importance that we it ia u S it a ift people thus seq should act in ini unison standing shoulder to shoulder wl with til tur our head in all things in order may successfully ackom accomplish illish the purposes af the he almighty we could il not ot do this by being lukewarm ohalf hearted but a whole sou led people putting on newness of life was waa needed to face the enemy and check the flood of corruption that deluged the world no man mau could lead a people in this great warfare unless he was waa called of god as was aaron neither could any one go forth to minister in holy things unless authorized of god which the christian world were not for the authority of the holy priesthood had never been given to them but bat we testified before ali all men raen that god had bad had rev revealed eyale d his wig holy gospel to joseph smith through ene eno the ins instrumentality trumen tall tali ay iy of a a holyan holy angel el this was the work of god and not of men and all those who had embraced luand come these valleys if they took hold with hon est hearts no difficulties or trials would ever cause them to a aize from the truth god appealed io the tue and add judgment of eb children lidren ildreD and not to their enthusiastic feedings lie he exhorted the saints to lead lead lend a lawful ant and ani moral life not pot with a hypocritical long face 14 cheat lemat ever everyone yoni they could but to be pure lire kire holy add and abd night right righteous ebu in every situation of life and thus become i a I 1 light to tho the tho the world worthy of imitation by all men this work commended itself to the understanding af mil all that we wo as might address ourselves to the kf work york faithfully anu and ti be saved in iu the kingdom of god was his prayer ELDER ELDUR WILFORD WOODRUFF said the gos gospel el of f beius jesus jesua christ was just as true today to day as it was in the days of adam or as it was in the d days ays nys 0 of f nauvoo rau Jau god llever never had bad g had ad a peo peb pleon thu earth what ile he always held with them through his servants the prophet prophets L the th gospel had been restored in this our day as the fulfillment fulfilment of prophecy given in the scriptures the bible was the record of the dealings oLG of god odwIth with the jews and those revelations given through john elator on the isle of eatn patmos ios los pertaining to to the restoration of the gospel and the and famines that were to deluge sheea the earth jtb ia in the last days would elelta eve ry 0 onte I 1 db of them be fulfilled thi the mormon non Is s d a record 0 oa the R house otise of israel that thid inhabited this continent and the dealings of god with them through hii hll servants th the e prophets the be book of doctrine and covenants contained many revelations that god gave to his servant joseph smith many of them having been given before the church was organized what made joseph smith what he was was the power of god and the gospel of jesus christy i bythe by the power of god this people was waa enabled to rec receive elve eive the testimony of his servants by his hig power thi this s people had been gathered to chis territory the once desert plains we now inhabited had become fruitful by the dower power of godme were here living in peace and had bad been sustained ty bring about his I 1 p purpose reposes rp oses the he word vord of the lord had haa b ad gone 0 e for forth th that be he would sustain t ain aln his s people who had bad ze received t the he te testimony ti aup bof of his servants and i keep his is if the lord nord had nat itt iti kept apt we should long since have een sea scattered t re ofir enemies let uv u be e encouraged and pray for foy hi his hoi hol dl i spi spirit ritto to ba be with ui us that W we 11 might keep keem hia his hw hla commandments for fortion zion must elu diu be built bulit upa d the unbelief of the world would not prevent the afie fulfillment fulfilment of prophecy and unless this continent repented of t their thein belr bins sins believed cou jf jesua jolua christ and were baptized for the fhe NAils mission le sion slon of bf their sins thil they e I 1 the 1 jud ts of vf god ato the ous john Joho I 1 J A i I 1 1 1 ahe 0 edil coil relence adib ra a until 2 P pip rp uj is m ili ici iii ta artt choir i san Ean ancin angin garr darr rr 1 i gdali ded aed pir fir i j i D benediction C b by E eider elder 1 ld e r I 1 lois Loii oli ohl enzo UNZO 7 N Z 0 i ST S 1876 4 1 i i 1 2 pm i r T 31 r j t i cams kue aue saints who dwell on ovin otin daise raise 1 I r it prayer by dy lder eifler ider junr lt Y 1 t r tda tua sang bang I 1 ih wi v j T daniels wisdom may I 1 know knew gith nith and aud eboff 1 4 ELDER LORENZO SNOW 1 i read a ol atho 25 capter of the gospel by matthew ath ia niao alao a few verses versea from tiie tile the igich of st mark fro from the ath verse alid and said it was a serious thing one to assume the authority of god unto the thee children of men in his name and administer to them the ordinances of the ever over lasting gospel this position or relationship lation ship we bad assumed before the lord our god and ho neatly testified before all men that this was a met fact god revealed himself to joseph smith and communicated to him the power and authority of the holy priesthood to mahe make known to the children of men the plan of salvation 11 he adverted to the immediate subject matted matter mattex af bf the tho parable hiar riar rated in his text and applied it to the feelings and circumstances that existed in the experience 0 of f many ninny elders of israel showing the importance of individuals who occupied but bula buta h very humble posit position loii in life temporarily laying a good and road broad foundation for honesty I 1 integrity n grit and alid faithfulness that woold i 0 way for their future advancement van cement no matter if we had but one talent jei jet that talent be e well used thAt w we might prepare e ourselves par far OT additional talents being beng addea added un tous and aud not because wo we gadbut one talent lock it up and not put it out to usury if we did so we should certainly have that one taken from us and it would be given to others who occupied and dud improved their if we could only get the saints sainta to allot act in whatever avocations they might be called upon to ao labor jabor in and work honestly aind and faithfully especially t ally aily in connection wilh the united cited ni ted order they would then be 1 in A afir a fair way of obtaining the true riches but we must learn to be hone honest st in our temporal affair affairs or we could never attain to the enjoyment oy of eter eler eternal rial riches if it was a good work it was dg a glorious work ork in which we as latter day saints were engaged therefore lat lt us Vs sill in our families and the church jn which ph we weid were ai bemb lem iem bifi ers lab labar with all our to build u up hll a zion to our god arid arnd establish thid prin principle ciRle cirie of righteousness tha W e might secure to ourselves etis etia eternal inal inai life amen ahen ELDER chaeles CHARLES a HIGH much the instructions we had been listening to amm the 8 servants of godia gorgod God god was just as willing to dictate ia us as he 40 was fa p dictate to his san jesus weme were we as eifling to by dictated ed asJe as jesus jesua stia w was gas P alm u bingta obey the i mandates es of our heavenly eav enly culy esus our e elder laer brother was because wea waa fere under d ahn ahl a indeli much obligation tow tor to daillie do ds tiie llie W will ay of goagis ime ite 1 tras G god bequir U ed iol of us t the fhe f a irol f t ane ble bie of I 1 zion 6 plaint fin fiA bythe by the way and indal awa feeling celing tk that t doneen pugh forwe were to endue to theand the end mid arid it 16 was vas expected os otus ofus to be lie honest and true lae very position of life wherever we were placed in wd gospel gehad embraced the there re vis wis waga wagn wasa a remedy orall our ills and for all our trials that wa sure jn ja its Lp application to tb pur dur ur ever everyday evir life ill lil no laate what gur our faults falli failings rigs i an anav disappoint ments went when hen men v eaje jod ay their own whims and imaginations magl magi nations and confusion opre were sure to be bd the result but when men were guided idea by bf divine ie revelation there was possibility no failure or disappoint disappointment ment me he then latter lato day saints to carry out every overy principle df righteous ness nm that had been taugh taught L esfan us and d fake pleasure in performing all those duties that the lord required of us to tu build tap u p ther spiritual ihm regarded it as a great privilege and to be bo a mein member I 1 of the chu church rc 4 an ib andante dafid datte ad to to tabors labots that pertained to hims himself elfand and his dead deace finds friends he then bar e testimony mow that he knew joserh joseph smith togi toai a prophet of gound ncy noy jah at Brigi brigl lam iam was his lawful spec spee successor successor essof possessed with wath all the power powe find lind and authority io build up the Ling king dom he he E eler eter 0 india 0 t to 0 th eju J of god tuat that wourl e u J 81 snort lybe poured duft mit upon the wicked world delt EIDER F FD D RICHARDS i eaid paid alti athe principles 4 he chehad liston listen wl very profitable to him we the elders of israel did not live for ourselves but for all mankind it was so in C every e ry age of the world when the authority of god was upon the earth earthy if we were to hold still the veny very iva stones under our feet would euld euid the world kne knew forthe principle of new revelation was entirely repudiated by thip them ili iii and such C was the ehe thick darkness lingass that had bec bee beclouded clouded be W ou deel the minds of the people and they had strayed so far away from goola god that they actually deemed it sacrilege ege ego for any one to come 0 me unto thern them ith with thus wa saith 61 the lord it was only by demonstrating the troth for ourselves arid the testimony of the servants of god that we obtained acknowledge that these things were true and that joseph wah was a prophet phet t in the principles ples pies of the goi pel pei he was was with the saints in everything that pertained 19 tp the building up and furthering the caulp of zion ELDER YOUNG JUN j said it was wag a pleasure for h hin 13 td tol testify to those things thinks that thai h received receiver by the spirit or 0 rovela revelation kloa tIPA adas he was satisfied chaty that we had une kne th fah oracles of gog god with us he knew that the p eople people hall ba abeen bon ben gail gathered lewd leod together by ohp tha tha spirit of tion jion were wera we among the pure in kv hp sparland arlaud arLand amoni pang their deity ua rd we WO using our talents in b build U U nu I 1 ingup 1 tup up the kingdom pe bod vue NUO were we as fathers seeking beeking sei sel aking tb become pure in heart and teach teaching 6 61 ur ir fAn fancies Jilles to become so also aled ible ibie was satisfied that the of 0 this people were bendeb endeavoring yuling to do right although tilo uh P we had bad many imperfections and aud weakness oi if we would only unit unite together as wo we had been in str ld mpr our oun enemies overcome lis its A let ui usi 1 0 one n 0 another a li q t er either elther ei thui by word or deed b u f Is erly qia nig tb to build wild each other up far bf the house 6 of f pod fod tod cod and that ny we might here hereafter affe afie r i carry out the tho these of salsa was his prayer ada adjourned ined tillo mor morrow morning clock tuy the a anthem hyet thy tola towa i r g amu awu ri pl aliw ym y luit i 1 1 I 1 left I 1 A i D lil fil iro 0 ni i L WA i a t kopd ou s ye re 16 ow hebold rl r ej aa Y pra bra Pta yerby elder ged ged acan sone kone 4 y bid 43 4 3 alfi bt 1 l jn v od nd 4 i 1 h si fi lovy lory nara para to come i i n ae ter eer dyjor 6 dY I 1 ia lor L ja her as 4 conference to such be brought he form fort ua us it wag was absolutely necess necessary dry that bath bo th speakers and anid arld arid hearers should be Und under erthe the guidance and dictation df the spirit of the living abd for men in any age or bf the world to understand anything about god about things past pre bent sent daid himself biad to reveal knowledge whatever had been known about abuit the tho gospel of jesus christ or mhd and priesthood elther either in VL ancient or modern times had hail been revealed from heaven by G add through his servants w whom 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