Show meetings at and cv cedar aci ama AWA wednesday march 27 editor aeder deseret et news thebo the company til iii hany bany spent the sabbath at the beautifully situated little eity city of parowan carowan Pa rowan the the Tho weather wab was delightful and in the mor morning ning Ding about fifteen minutes after the tolling of the bell could be seen in the neat well yell seated meetinghouse meeting house bouse full five hundred per hons anxiously waiting the arrival of bf elder tarlok and the b brethren of the twelve I 1 I 1 1 when all the brethren of the company had been comfortably seated on thesta th estand od a motion was waa made mude to the cnair leader brother bi other thomas durham and awell a well weil trained choir at once awakened dional feelings with their soft sweet musie music 1 when prayer had bad been offered and after another hymn hail had been sung 1399 eider elder otson orson pratt spoke he sai sal dafter dufter the expiration of twelve years he be was pleased td meet with the at parowan Pa rowan rowau and to tivit swit ness tho the growth of the place during that time it was a great privilege conferred them and theSal the saints lits of the southern country to have a temple among them the loid had said there were certain tai tat blessings which could not be received except during the pov poverty erty of the saints unless it was in a temple the endowment house in w which latch we had officiated ill in the ordinances was only temporary but now it was w longer acceptable table for that purposes purple for our condition was sueh buch aa as to make it imperative imperati vm on our part to build tempes temples lie he esteem esteemed ed it a great and gio glo glori riou rlou ous oua privilege to journey with his hia breth bretl ien len to the house 1 e of the loid many blessings never conferred upon any peoples in former temples had been reser reserved ved to xo bet be re repealed in this dispensation of the fullness of times the speaker fuit fult fully persuaded that A as far as the lord was wab concerned he hp was waiting to be saw ble bie Bings upon w ju in fact he was willing to confer them thern in the kirtland Kirti and temple he there revealed to the Pro prophet piet joseph ote the dedicatory d edica tury pray prayer erand and many of the faithful thero there received great and iud gio glo rigus manifestations the ordinances uan c beof of washing af feet acdan and anointing of the head with ou oil were given there at the he dedication of the second temple which was built Nauvoo in iu nau Kau s stil gruter greater greter blem blex blessings were received many amany in the ahe first tempy had testified that ahey they haw saw the heavens opened and that oat angels appeared to them and in divera divers other ways were his glorie manifested that temple was constructed ted ae gording according to rev revelation elation A few weeks alter thit thil be dedication joseph mith A and arid oliver cowdery entered into the iho tempie temple and aud prayed d to the lord lor da and great and gio glo glorious things were made viade manifest t to them on thal that occasion bro i pr pratt a tt here referred to page or 91 the new edition of the Ige doctrine trine and Coven covenant alin alip which contained a record of what was seen aud nud beard heard at tat that time lief referred erred to the vision that joseph bad had in which the this pro phet moses appeared to ing anti and bestowing on lim him tile the keys of the gathering this being we the dispensation when scattered israel would be gathered together fry from 1 t the e four quarters of the earth which h had bail never before been dono done after this elias a appeared to him comm corn nip matting the gospel of the tion of abrahamy abraham saying mav that in us aea and our seed all the generation after us should be blessed afier thi vision had bad closed another glorious vision burst upon them when elijah stood before them saying behold the time has fully come ac the them dispensation of the ful fui fullness liless irless of times brought in all the keys and authorities and glories and promises prom ibes made in all the former dispensations concentrating them as it were in ones one to bring about thion the ibe union of all the former and saints both of heaven and earth As temples had been built so abd his blessings ha B num number and alid magnitude should wo not abw hepe hope in faith that god would accept tour gour present tempie temple atour at our hands and autive unveil 11 ll the heavens to those jhb were pure in heart and also hope that in thi house bouse 0 ordinances never before revealed faight be administered I 1 now 0 J V our duty to 0 obey bey ali ail and d fulfill fulfil the command written in the book of Covenant covenants ss given before the saints were driven from mis missouri surl suri commanding us to seek the face of the lord how should we prepare P tatia re re ourselves for this important r occasion through prayer and watchfulness and by observing all the laws and ordinances of his kingdom in the millennium when man and beasts birds and fishes as well as the earth would be more oriesa orless changed inthe temple tempie or temples he be would hold converse with bis his people ezekiel saw this time it was said to him son of man behold the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet where I 1 will dwell in the midst of the children of israel forever and the they shall not pollute my holy nase naze name anymore if it were necessary that temples should i be built buil tall in order to receive the lor lorda d in the days dass when the curse would ioe toe e more more or less removed how bow much more so lu in these days of darkness the lord had given ua us the high prie o ilio hood aud mud the ordinances per tain ilg jig to it and without which no mail could cupid louk look ort on tho the uhe face tace of god and find live thad that meant to converse with to facer face r Moses sought to sanctify the children 11 of IsrAel ill ili order that they might be prepared tobb to behold hold bold the hibe life lord but because they had not 1 jseph prepared red themselves they could not hot endure his presence and therefore the lord was wa angry with them if the lutter day saints did not prepare themselves to behold the face of the t lord ardi we should certa certainly iLly incur his hia di displeasure PIL asure tl elder pratt concluded by saying that he what he had said would have a tendency to induce us to prepare ourselves for the great day when n the durse purse of god would be bo removed from ubbe vue earths earth and ald all flesh should see him bim together elder joseph P F the next speaker kald it was not characteristic of the lord to bestow great blessi rigs oh ob any people who were d worthy unworthy h of them it was the privilege of the latter d day ay sal hal sainta saints p ts to enjoy the light and testimony of the abd and arid without which we could not be fully acceptable to him it had beien been sa saad ld t ahat that man roan was waa aa as prone to tb evil as the sparks were ro to 10 ily upwards As our little children appeared unto doubtless i i appeared before gur bur he heavenly a father where there was good family government and love iove and abiding abidin k in ili the family circle there was not dotso so much in u necessity to correct aad chide the children yet because i 0 of their youth outa failing miling to comprehend our desires they oftentimes caused us anger could we lov iov love iove dour our c children botter than the lord loved ut yet we were deserving of chastisement such being the case vo ive should show aen Jen leniency leney lency to our children chil ehll dreu dieu we professed to be her ter servants of god did our correspond with our profession certain worda of wisdom had baa been given to us to regulate our li habits abitT of life s which were applicable tosil to oal all did we observe them or did we pay ten ton flow to themo thero observation he said they were aa nomo moment hardly worthy of consideration if nieu and i women young alad and old were w hire tire a aked ke d M why if ishey indulged I 1 du aged ihas thas themselves elves I 1 in n ati thinks things tugs lugs di dis is countenanced b by the lord tn tue most moat ch chaldis ildi 1141 sh n excuses Ibl lwi bilt klit up heard beird there thele isas was a aloi baiar laxity on m the pir plat t of 01 afi tue saints with pith IV t regard gar d to 6 keeping the thi la jaws or gal wo would u 1 balk break the sabbath da dav day r lr by g going ta othe otho oahe the canons hunting their stock etc ete and try 1 to 16 6 justify themselves voi vei in dol dold u so we were commanded to swear not hot at alland hii and bever never to take his name in vain yeu yet how many miny wern were there who were in iff the constant babit habit of bf breaking this commandment themselves but wit kich aich actually fat fal did it in the bearing hearing of their children thus affording them a license in per perpetrating e tile the same bame sinful children were alwa always ready to imitate the ways of their sen seh seniors lorg iorg eald eaid buch auch men stand excused before G r it 1 and could they ee their thein children imitate their lives boy ilio it if the latter day saints livedus ayed up to the knowledge they processed how jong long would it be before thui thuy woula would bet bei prepared to seethe see the ibe face of the lord and zion redeemed god b had a d said he be would cut his N work mrk short in righteousness the ime time would come when fearfulness should take tako hold hoid of in IDL zion in our oun present coul limn liMa how could we expect other ithan than chastisement from god i 1 some considered it enemy if they should be to 1 da 0 f their faults whereas they thep 8 should h 0 1 d 1 receive it as that of a friend tho the ea should find place ju vun vur guk ouk hearts when en we were told from the stand af pf our oun follies and wickedness nesi desi 1 wa was that abich if r against would revile igaina When the spoke lle ile lie breant every word he joe baid said saidy baidy and Aug hii hil ri must be complied aub or condemnation lay ac at our doors how could wo we presume pre spine to filby move an and d act in the capacity of 0 servants girvan ts of 0 G bod oa pay paying I 1 ii g so A little I 1 t t to j rp e garito his laws hiede wiene 0 gospel required obed obedience lenee lence pf af us t acknowledge his han dinal nothing could c happen happ t uV ui except the bord lord permitted ita i eany many ill kil allowed owed themselves to talk abbit about tracts of president xoung young xou ng and 16 because pasq 0 of f their lack of I 1 they be boyed was bom hom athing wrong ye we should rev rei Wallow nelver allow ourselves to tn question guestion or with the priesthood be ru cause that thal spirit was of the evil one oae and the lack pf af pur under ulder stiv adini was in eow cow consequence sequence of c our tir lir own oin zahie affie speaker te testified stifled that he be k knew n ew that joseph sm smith itil was a prophet of tha thel living jiving god go dand and tha wa ih elord lord and anges angelo had hack ap Ml learo neared to bb knew too that th the book of mormon was true and an d that at it was vas was translated b by the gift and nud aud d po pow a gadi and i that b a 1 J joseph oli 66 ph aa ill lii t vacho PI syn aa as ihie the instrument tot estabi establish ekil fili the god god upon the earth in thistle this the last a gub luh 0 and that this thia kingdom kinga would jinever r lit Tall ili lii bue buc all that b had bad a d I 1 been e ea spoken ot of would b be consummated if we ive had bad to become one mila and js seeking klisit first the tho interests of the god in dolne doing lie he laid said raid we were vere working for qun our oun own jn u teresta te rests add goddad had obtained his bis bia hig glory hla hia ahi crown lie he eseed kil all 11 thing thino sand ind was above ab ahin thin gs id tb the afternoon elden elder jo renzo silo a di scour orl oil coi c co cot i and ind united arder the short time timo remaining WAS oleu occupied jedby by bishops nay gay ton pres on oh 1 budge rhth e evening elde elder john taylor addressed whole of the time thile san mandity ban day wa waa truly a a day ay of neith the good people of at laro varo van ami bishop dainels darnels floii ozithe visit of purba ethren vas waa discern abe in inthe he coun toba teba aceti of the people an has haa been beeb effected he 10 man Q for its jil ct the they y com commence mence with reither and wood in their several branches they already have a 6 iP operative stock of gi general mer men shee sheep berd herd herd hurd and co opera tite tiye live cattle cattie herd all ail pay ing ohis ofis A three roomed frame house vibe la being 1 hs conveyed from froh he lere here in sec sections see on nine wagons which is tobe erected att G earge for the accommodation of 0 f the people of tot Far biwan twan iwan by whom it ig Is boned s while they sojourn there fo for r temple k pur purposes poses roses the ground too on which vis nis to stand haafeen h as been purchased sedi by a an excellent method or of 7 ensuring ft welcome to sit fit SL georgey G eorge 11 ne nicie very favorably impress 5 ed with parowan carowan and tha people md ed very kindly kindis received by bishop dame daue oa monday 0 d ay morning pan of the I 1 ih with elder E mer C 0 rich sned raed ahead of tie tle other reaching viii a r city clayh ibl time lo 10 hold a ame e g thereat it ll tinie the other art axt t with ith elden elder taylor reached kedar udar about three hours bours later jaten A ati clock elock rither aither meeting was held 4 re at which t he e brethren of the twelve jp reached preached a twenty minute minate emon enon on on the building of tem temples ples plea gir eli ell purposes and the natu nature vp ind und Seges asit sity of their ordinances in e evening another r meeting was waa eldin in which sisters ric Bic haros barda ban and snow now participated d di dl I 1 ding dang of course their remark so port portion loik 0 of f the OZ E T the h e u unoccupied time was waa Q in 14 a very lively arid interesting te resting of the brg bre brethren haill were timed to tp ten til iBl 46 people opre of this one of pr the a places of the terri 0 CI L have tee the father fatherly jy cara care p PC 2 whop ho Lunt who was one of its mot tot settlers leis the iown town la Is about gh years ys old and is certainly tre rrb cre alto aito bafo anders tho the bishope yiahia ole oie saul d ivay iray ay sald 4 vye we doing gin oin fairly weil weli well wall wo w haves hayes havea 4 wt J wo story ory brlek brick buildings buil bull dingi with ilar liar for poli ur 60 co awe ha haye aja a po operative sheep alid tannery ail all in a propsper and we yve bave have nol no fosta tes teg is ilea dirig cedar on tuesday to we reached jn jil time timo to ha forenoon and nd afternoon meet moet ing ng at these meetings elders JElde alosa F smith UC rich orson pratt P A richarda bie Bic hards harda and johni johw taylor spoke HC here re ag as at other places es much good rood instruction was aas impart ed and und indan ab excellent spirit prevailed brother brothen W W roundy boundy son of bishop Roundy boundy dee ded deceased eased is acting bishop here brother myron S boundy roundy boundy and jolin williams are now search of of the late bishop who who wha it will be remembered was wash drowned when in the act of crossing the colorado river with president D H wells wella and company a year ago having beard that a body and a buggy had bad beeri been found this with brother williams has gobe gone in the identifying his bis father the company continue well weil we wd leave leao leae now for GA GM G |