| Show c um PP a 1 adu JOSEPH I 1 T if beulin ehilt w illi MM 1 76 the oen Gen gmora crall conference AP tit til 6 1682 ar TS 7 7 A w r pont POUT M UY jay geo OEO F r 1 bibbs 1 nearly all the brethren m who have aboken Ap at this conference have i referred to tho tile the circumstances in which wo as a people peoples are now placed and it emin unnecessary for me to matko mateo any further reference to this all prevailing subject with which tho the people generally ly are more moro or less familiar and in jh which wo necessarily aro arc considerably interested but while tho brethren who have havo spoken have merely referred to some bome of the sayings of tilo tho prophet joseph and to items in the revelations through him to tile tho Cli cil church I 1 feel impressed to read in the hearing of the congregation ono ODO or two passages from the tte revelations previously referred to I 1 will there therefore totes call the tho attention of the congregation to a iverse verse or two in the revelation given in 1831 which will ha bu found on page of the voltrine and covenants i lot yat no man break tho the ja laws wa of tho the land tor for ho he bat the tho laws of god hath no need to brcak brens ubo laws of tho the laud land wherefore be too subject to tho the powers that bs rho reigns whose whoso right it la to tind tina subdues all au enemies under llis ills feet behold tho laws which yo have received Toc elvod elved from my bana hand aro arc the tha laws lawa ct of the tho church and in this light ye yo shall hold hoid them form behold hero here Is weno wedo the 1 quote from a revelation pl stion given december Ve cember 1833 page according to the laws and aud abo tho of 1 ibo ibe keople i eollo which I 1 have suffered to bo be established aud and should bo maintain maintained od for tho the rights and protection of allness all ail flesh according to lust just aud and hoty boty principles principal that what overy every man mas ma act in doctrine and prin olpe pertaining to rut fut futurity urit at according to ghe tho moral agency which I 1 have given giren unto them nat that every man may bo be for ws own owa asins in the day of judgment o it Is not cot right that any maa man should be in bondage ono to another and roc tor this purpose hato havo I 1 WWI established he i the constitution of Ws this land by uhe tho hands bands of wise wisse I 1 men la ell eil whom I 1 raised up unto this very fiur tu pose and redeemed the hind land by the bh of blood blow again in a revelation on pago page and now verily I 1 eay anto you concerning tho the 1 iwa laws lawa wa or the tho land lc it is my will that my people mple shau observe to da do au things gyr gyrl W th mu nim ja nil supporting the that it principle of 0 f rno rne freedom in maintaining rights and privilege siber longs to nil all mankind and Is justifiable beloro me therefore 1 I tha tho lord urd justify you jou dnn aria your youn brethren of my church la in law which ischo 13 tho constitutional law ct c tho bho land and as pertaining pert port aUng to law of man whatsoever la is moro more or less thair these cometh come came in ehll I 1 tho the lord god make you sree free therefore ya karo haro freo indeed and tho the law alno aino also alao mcketh you free nevertheless when the tha wicked rule the tha PI people 0 mourn ivio hore here soro toro honest men nico and wise men should bo be bought sought foe tor diligently and good men and nise wise men yo should observe to uphold whatsoever la ja iem less than these colboth coleth of etu and I 1 nive give unto you a commandment that yo re shail shall forsake ron lor saire aalto all evil and cleavo cleave unto all ali that yo shall ilvo live by every word which deth out ot the mouth tt at god I 1 or ho he will give rite unto the upon uno line precept buon u a precept prec cp and I 1 will try you and provo prove and whom labeth down hib his ilfe life in my cause causey or my elet karnga ne 14 sike aike a ike bhai ahall nind fiad flad find it azain again even lre ilfe ire eternal at therefore be not afraid of your tour ene cne t for I 1 have bave decreed in ammy my heart saith balth th tha iha lord that bat I 1 wll wil prove you in la all things whether couill abide la in my covenant even unto demba that you may ba be worthy for ifko if yo will not vot abado la in my lay covenant 30 3 0 are not worthy ct of me this as I 1 understand tand taud it ia is the law of god to tho the church of jesus christ day saints in nil all the world and the tho requirements hero here made of us must bo be obeyed and practically carried out in our lives in in order that we may secure the fulfilment fulfillment of the kroml wh which ich god has made to the people of zion and it is further V written vr itten ilten that tha t inasmuch as yo ye will wiil do the things which which I 1 command you thus thua baith saith the lord then am inbound otherwise there ia Is no promila pro misa we can therefore only expect that the kroml promises cs are made and will apply to us when wo we do tho the things which we are commanded wo are told here that no man need break the laws of L tiie the land wiio wilo will keep heep tho the laws of r god but this ia Is further defined by the rawa rama passage ve which I 1 rend read afterwards the law 0 of f the laud which all have havu no need to brcak break Is that law jaw which is the con of or tho landl and end und iud that is aa as clod god himself hau defined it and kud whatsoever aven aver is more mora or iem less than this cometh of evil N now ow it itt teems to me that this makes makei this matter BO so clear that it ia b not possible for any man whop ro to bo bc a member of tho tile church of joers jeers christ of latter day guy bainte salute to make mako any mistake mistakes or 01 fc tou tob to the coursie cour cours she bhe houlde pursue under the com candoff 1 go gou goa uin din in relation to the ob ber eer vance vanco of tho the laws of tholand tho the land I 1 maintain that the church churchon of jesus christ of latter day saints has ofed oved ever over been to anvil laws of our country I 1 maintain also that I 1 have a right 0 this opinion opinions as an ond who waa was no ra conf abord born 11 AW American soil put but yao descended deen des ded dej from patents parents 79 P ige genera genora ner nor tiona tlona were isoni borri 1 in anfio arric amonica america ca I 1 have bale a right to interpret tho tha law in iff this manner and to form my own conclusions clu ciu blons and express espres m my opinions thereon therean regardless ft tho opi opan R lona iona of other men eli ell I 1 asic ask myself navo cavo you broken what constitutional law have you not observed I 1 am bound not only by allegiance lo 10 the trl urt mid aid tho united states State vr but by tho the actual command of god almighty to d observe and obey every constitutional ladof law of the tho land and without hesitancy I 1 declare to this congregation th that t I 1 have never naver violated noi nor transgressed any law I 1 am um not amenable to any penalty penalties of the law laws because I 1 have endeavored red frd fro fromma from nimy himy my youth up to bo be a law abiding citizen annd arid not liot only sos bos so bilt to bd a a preacher r of righteousness and not only t to areaba righteous iless 0 ess by word words but bat by example what abere fore have I 1 to fear the lord lont I ont almighty requires this people to ob ae serva berva ive the tho laws of the land to be subject to tho powers that be so far aa as they abide by the fundamental principles of good government buthe but fie will hokd hold them responsible if thoy they will pass unconstitutional tut ional lonal measures and framo frame unjust and proscriptive prescriptive lawray law jaws sas pay ay did oid chad nezzer and darius ia in relation to the three hebrew children and Jan dar daniel naniel lei lel if law maker maher have a mind to violate their oathy oath brdak their covenants and their faith with the people nd from the provisions 0 of o tho the constitution where is 19 thalah t ho law jaw human or anios as an individual to outwardly imd openly proclaim my acceptance of their act I 1 firmly believe olio VO that the only way away in which wo we eau ean can cau bo be sustained in in regard to this matter by bodour god our oun heavenly father is by following the illustrious examples woin ju uj ana aba hll hil u upon pom poT poten tn ownien of men who seek seeh tjabring us bondage and to oppress us wo we mu must st obey god for ho has commanded us to do so and ab aletho the tee eam cam a lim tim e ha has declared that hi obeying thier tiler laws which he ke liza lizs given spie swie a pie pre will not necessarily break tholon on laws of 0 tile land I 1 wish ish to hero here my avowal that we people called latto Latte rony roay ay saints bainte 3 hns has been ofen afen repeated from this stand pro lre lee ire tha the most law abiding tho the anost ost O sl peaceable p long iong suffering and arid patient people th chati at can to today fay day jai be e found within tho confines of this republic and any where else upon the face of the eaith ear to j aud and we t intend ta continue to be law abidi abiding ng BO so far as the til constitutional lasot law 0 the thi land laud 4 1 and wo we expect to meet the consequent consee tes ies teb of our obed obediente fente lente to the tho lawna lawand bid jid commandments mand ments of god li lluc konen kenen n ell eji these are aro my sentiments Y expressed sef bet upon tila tiia subject now I 1 delre to read rea d pas sam sav in in 11 revelation re on which whim will wili bo be found on n page 0 of the doctrine Doe loe thino trino ind covenants commencing et qt e firt verse i is verily I 1 say sat lizut my frio nash nast bo be h hold hoid old oid I 1 in wil 11 rivo giro unto you v U revelation ev elatIon and com mayim that thau N yon you act in the tho di of concerning cones rn the tho sal Eal galvadon vadon an and ral lon ot 0 toun your brethren mhd hava kall 1 M t oa the bhe land ind ot of zion being driven and amitton emit tan by the tho hands bands ot rnino cromlee on whom awill I 1 will pour out ny wrath wa measure ing int asure in mafte own time timely i fon for I 1 ha havo have TO suffered them thus thu air that they might 1111 fill up the tho measure of their fai jai qui qullies ties that their cup might bo rull foil and that thos thol so who esli call themselves anner anlou my name might be chasteney chastened chUt chast ened cued for a little sei besl bei soa SOU with a boua sora una und aoa ana grievous grid gri tous Tons chastisement mccau because 10 they did not altogether un na to tho bho precepts and wiloh I 1 gave unto them I 1 but Bt verily verny I 1 say unto you thata havo have do decreed a deoreo decree V h my ry people halil hilll reava inasmuch ai agi they hearken from ves tia tery very leour unto ho counsel COUIL 01 jhc wh ch i 1 I thao the lord their god bhail shall rivo rive unto them thein geboe behold they for I 1 hate lave decreed it be g so I 1 to against mino cn onilea rom rpm alita ery cry hour 1 and by hearkening hearken dig hig to nil all aliv M words which 1 I the tho lord their theft 0 godf od oha ohm shail ueal weal unto them themi ahoy thoy shall to prevail until tho the of tha ifrid eld eid n ard rd subdued beet and the earth rim rin his bis sa alven elrea unto tha the saints to it for brAv nver cvar erand epand and ever but nut they tet 1 keep not bot roand ments and tad hearken not to aberge an MY uly words tbt kin hin dom often T v orld ahall bhail r vail rail against them wens wars sat sot to tobo tobe bo a light unto I 1 the ho horld and to bo til lil tho saviors ol 01 melli raen nka IVA r r p t ad and ulas udas they fegy are not tho saviors salo is pt fit men they arel anel areas anaas as salt sait thet that has haa lost its savor pad la is orth good 1 I but dut tease ho effo cast out and trodden u under ndoc foot of men but nut verily I 1 say unto you I 1 have havo decreed that tt it your our arp b ren which have been scattered scatter od shall yr return turn t to t tho land lani ot of b oretan 9 and build up the aste places of 4 zio zion Z 11 W 7 vib ab 1 t 1 1 1 it is somewhere writt written en as nathe nathu t h 0 wora wona ward of godt GodL that the enemies emles emlea of bf the people opio of goddan god can do nothing against galust it zion to view fl for or a few moni momi ent the irl ill factory story of tho the church Cli cil and see how tar far the acts of bf tho the enemies of this people have gone tolva towards rida when joeeph first looked upon the tho faco face ol 01 the father and the bon boa in 1020 until the boor book bookoff bf mormon t wa va translated und published hed to the his emles amies did diet not aeao veasy their to him they sought hla hia life ilfe continually they blackened his ch character ar acter they maligned and proscribed pros bed him and his liis name was vas cast ou out as evil among allinen allx nen but mark vou T bouat oust at the tha beginning of this period joeph joseph was wag a lad lid ofa of a little over 14 cetak of age and during theio the 0 o nine yearb yeara of per was but bwl a h boy boyhe he had no ast gast vast congregation v sa we emelye yom YOA us this thia cuming to sustain encourage r ur cheer mink hip bip ministry and jaborg labora ho he the world friendless mid und cast out maligned and persecute don every hand i tho work apik his bis enemies prevent him from froni performing informing p 1 e the which ll 11 had boen aboon pent to accomplish coi coy they t tried ried nind find they did their utmost 7 they not only made mada frequent to imprison him under the law a but they ibey made several attain attempts apts thus stop the tho p rv the work in which ho hi was way engaged aney spared neither pains nor means nor did i thoy hey from frim hypocrisy falsehood and misrepresentation to accomplish their purpose purposes but they signally and he continued to steadily pursue his courm coura fc rind and performed his work translated the plates plated published tho the book of bf mormon mon and in 1830 orga organized bizek the church of or jebus jesus christ chiist of lauer daiy hia fia ints to the law of the tho land y u when tile beok of mormon was I 1 published and organic org aniz ed did they cense cese their endeavors did the hatred orthe of the tho ward diminish did tho iho wicked the tho ir i eions did hoy they hey cerrai rom sla bla slander blander lider ing ine ing misrepresenting tp jl tv hotot lo tot toh loh alic pro peo gresk greEB ofaria of thib this korv wora noi nol they did not but on tho thio contrary as the work developed q the church increased iri in gumbei 9 and b began edaa to spread on tho the tig kig litand fi tand on the thai left jeff the feeling of hatred animosity bi bitterness and had persecution increased tlona ely and any as the tho church bs be camo stronger hen her enemies become more numerous andral anda ned ined strength but notwithstanding we moved OD on built a temple in kirtland ohio ironi from wh whence brico we colonised colonized colon coloni feid bed sed jackson ks 0 n county missouri we vve were avre atter after wards warda driven into clay caldwell and laviosa davics s councle count coun tle la missouri wherle we founded rounded now pow colo cole riles tiles like the snowball marting parting from min tho sum urr frajt mitt of bf the mountain whim no nob not t agn only y in bulk bull bud bur afi velocity 80 so d did the work rork of god increase in the midst af fth tho t opposition pirse persecution cution and d of in the midat midst of af all the powers that were wore exerted io to stop it I 1 it movell move right olf ori bat but at did they sub suh succeed ceeil ail itt j j gri til expelling ur t people from jackson jaceson Jacks jaces county countr and froni from tho the state P af pf f missouri yes yeb they drove the saints sainta trop from their homes deprived thomm thorn of |
