| Show UTAH rake STAKE CONFF conference BENOE Quarterly conference of utah stake heid held in provo city com ngat 1030 am rm R m november 1879 present joseph F smith of jhb quorum of tho twelve robert T burton and cbs chast IV penrose of city the presidency and many of the bishops of the wards warda ft a of the stake after the usual devotional exercises Preal president dent A 0 smoot introduced the business of the confer ence expressing his hia pleasure that the apostles were prompted by the spirit of the lord to visit the wards of the stake with a view of awakening the people to theft duties ties and anticipated good results would attend their ministrations among the people the statistical report or of theSta the tho kv was then read and the gene errand raland local presented and sustained by unanimous vote elder bider 0 W penrose addressee the conference he explained the necessity of voting to sustain the authorities of the caurel church that me the voice of the people might ba ba united with the voice of god all things in thia church according to the revelations were to ti be done donn by common consent voting for certain men as aa prophet heers feers and revelatory did not oot maila malia bucl buch but by virue or ot their calling and appointment whatever god designed to reveal to the church as an ort orl organized body would come through thein them and we by uplifted nauda nanda fiad our willingness to receive all that might com efrom god through the legitimate channels he spoke on uie the duties of those holding the priesthood and the power that belongs thereunto of the ample field of jabor labor open to all who obtained the ibe spirit of the priesthood of the peculiar sphere ot of woman and her powerful influence therein of 0 the duties of parents to their children and the beauty and attractiveness in woman of the adornment of a chaste loving and gentle spirit far above the array of fine apparel and antl tha the glitter of jew ekis ekle the speaker in conclusion lorea bowa powerful power ful tul testimony to tue the th truth of the work 2 pm president john taylor tayler was pres ent on the stand eider eder robert bobert T burton barton said the motive that should actuate the cinta in their coming together should be that they might through faer devotional exercises and the instructions that might be given be belter better to perform theli duties in life referred to the immigrant saint coming into a country entirely strange tp to them such people should receive the kindest at ten tiou abild should they become depressed with the trials tuat that they meet and fall into dau dat kness knees they should bo be led back with kind words exhorted to honesty soberness purity ot of motive and obedience eider elder joseph JF smith quoted the baying saying those these who are not for us are against us whish is espell especially true aa as pertaining to the work of the latter dass days he alluded to the importance of the labors pt tiie the teachers whose duty duly was to lead the people J iu n works of rig it ia is easier to do right under all circumstances cum stances than wrong an evil act begets others bringing evil consequences shame bhame making us unsettled in our doubt and uncertain ty while the upright man has no but has anticipated plea piea pleasure as to the results of hib his honorable acts tae the gospel teaches leaches this and requires ua us to lead moral and pure lives livee the speaker continued at length with instructions calculated to bless and prosper the observer thereof Sunday bunday 10 am elder brigham young bald paid the world generally held the idea that the religion of we latter day saints waw waa something new but it was I 1 lot not so soo as the student of the bible was well aware the idea was prevalent in consequence of modern departing from the way of the lord he denounced the tho spirit of contention if feelings of animosity are nurtured they wiil will lead to apostasy yve wo should avail of every opportunity of doing dolne good in eo so doing our capa capacities I 1 and usefulness will be enlarged and increased until zion will be redeemed and alad the peace and righteousness of god god prevail elder jos P F smith said haid s raid said in order to reap the reward of the righteous w we e must do the works of the righteous and must comply with certain laws to entitle ui to exaltations in the kingdom of god gid the speaker here hero alluded to a section of the revelation Be on celestial Calest jal lal marriages marriage doc and Cov paga page I 1 verbe verse 26 upon which bome some ignorantly if not with base design asserted that its language and intent waa was to place a premium tim upon crime and is accepted c d by some as a reason for sot dis dia be belief it inthe revelation reverted to manja mans weakness in being seduced td errors and acts that are pernicious to the exalted nature of man and that entail upon hib his off spring offspring diseases and arid evil propensities which aeta acta are avoided by the very brutes themselves the speaker presented a strong argument in die dib dis dle prot prof of these ideas showing that though forgiveness would be granted to all manner of bf s sins bins in a and blasphemies repented of except the bin sin 0 of shed shedding d ing innocent blood the course of the persistent sinner would necessarily lead him from the path of rectitude totham to that extent that he would become so degraded and debased that meroy mercy buld C could not be extended and the eternal J justice of god would be executed against him aim jn in punishments adequate to the of fenee sunday in prest crest prest taylor gave a report of his late traveis travels in connection with other brethren to many el of the wards of the stakes of zion expressing pr the pleasure experienced la in observing the energetic and und successful labora ot of the people especially of those who had been engaged in the erection of the temples in cache and sanpete counties he then touched upon the political rights of the fhe people in their connection with the government of the nation the laws ot df which should be obeyed and its enni ef ficera cers respected yet there was a principle in connection with our social life one of the gien greatest test principles advanced by the lord for the wood bood of the human family with which one of ortho the laws of the land was at variance i he suppo supposed 1 sed congressmen were crowded ou on to the passage of euen laws by the force of a strong bigott sd religious sentiment many honorable men of the earth express themselves that we have been cruelly treated by our government we know that the lord has transmitted the law jaw of plural marriage through his holy priesthood I 1 it and all the decrees and edicts of the world cannot change my mind contrasted the course of ot a certain klog king when daniel vaa cast into tha den of lions and that of president bayes hayea when cited 16 pardon one ol 01 our breth ren reu but then that aing king was a heathen and che the latter a t christian this question regarding our religious belief has been decided by the tho courts and the laws of god are at variance which shall we obey here the speaker called upon the congregation to manifest by raising the right hand if it they were in fa eor of obeying the laws of god in athi this respect which was unanimously responded to by the congregation shall wo we abubo abuse the tho peaple that thad are opposed to ni ut no but we are sorry that they arg are not more noble nobie nobler we will not forsake our country for the failings of oti a few meri mery men nur gor will we deprive others of their rights our oar motto is freedom to all with all its faults our government is the best on earth and we wei wil plead our rights la in a juat just and noble manner the sp speaker ealier ealler continued at length deprecating the practice ot of going to law predicting that those who would bring i their brother before e the he law would woula be tried by the law jaw to the full fall 11 encouraged the educational interests 0 the territory applauded and blessed the B Y academy under bro karl G maeser and counseller counselled coun selled the observance of sil all nil that phat was moral pure arid lenno bling apostle joseph F smith gave gate instructions as to what constituted a legal legat marriage there being no statuary law on marriage in the TenH Terril bry marriages solemnized at the endowment and there wras bras was no need for to services of aj a justice ustice of the pea pey peace c e in this thia mat matte teb tee eitner eliner before or after marriage a at the the tte endowment house hoube it did net not make it any more binding before the law ian but showed a lack of faith and way was in n direct opposition teachings of the priesthood ot of god ielati relating rig to these thebe matters PreEl president dent A 0 t in conclusion plu piu cl made brief remarks expressive pre saive salve of bl his enjoyment of the conference until february 1880 benediction by elder U RT bur ton amones clea |
