| Show GENERAL conference the sixty see oes pu nd semiannual semi imag annual conference of jo the j church ot jo anser christ jo ari latter day saints convened at 19 OT 10 V f ini i gai ni on sunday october ath 1891 ut in eoj oe tabernacle Taber narle ol salt 1199 lake 1 04 city id wat huep wilford woodruff presiding there were on the bubis of the leala ret presidency wilford woodruff Bui orge qi cannon pug and joseph ff 1 41 laith of jo the council of jo toe twelve francis rj lyman H heber joao grant john AM taylor mariner merrall Merrl ll anton H R arl lund pu pula and ahra a H cannon patriarch john council noc llou o of 0 I 1 e seventies semour ej young C 1 related 11 H roberts paw and george y enolds yn olds of the presiding bishopric villain 6 preston and john 11 winder there were alao numbers jajo of isa ta of 10 pug and of jo other leading thren from various SIM parts of jo utah pay od surrounding region 1 he conference eagal bum called to 01 order y president 1000 george 2 a Q 1 0 cannon he choir pula and congregation sang the yuin commencing ma a 1 foundation ye as saints jo 0 the eq woi lord wd T bior AO your faith ul in hla oxe excellent juella word the opening prayer was offered by hotle M X W merrill on the mountain tops appearing lo 10 or I 1 the herald stands I 1 ja runs bung by A the choir IL out ae conference was addressed by 11 QUo AOI wp s otto horning that I 1 MY am a very happy t ta my heart is with gratitude SS 06 p W y X heavenly father for the otta that 1 enjoy it is over seven 9 bince the presidency of jo this aboh 00 paw and as many of jo the twelve gava a occupied this stani 01 today sup sad PUS I 1 feel that we ill reason n to thank POE god pug and re lip tit iu SIR his name joi for the ocil blessings aa privileges that we oa enjoy this 9 turning to 01 apostle the speaker asbed Is 11 there saw any ineta man uva telling what lilla is 91 in his y he has OU no evil ul in it S snow ma IS au gin ident woodruff 0 brother snow alls N agut at he eq goop does not IOU aull know A of JO saw any ons such q py therefore I 1 sig say poo god bless said 1 t et for exercising his official ul in viaU liberating president acl P q smith pug and I 1 caw am I 1 thankful P smith is 91 with us an today tov other man bof bleat every eq be mor jew jo gertile Ge otile catho tom u fal K fio or juryman who ante auer iq 1118 daane 4 to this pow and not iou siao only resident smith inq but susua many of jo I 1 I 1 afta h hav the privilege o of 0 lisone dioz 1 a hus thus t fin on this occasion gjere ad grazil is I 1 ou no harm ut in that thought othlo nul i IN for thai ia si the way sim I 1 op do feel go pS bit owl 06 SK my heart I 1 of is full of jo agrati pm ih leasing to ol sua my fel jol for SIN they som have done every 1 lat ads to 01 good pug and to ol awod ie fit of jo GOJ pug and everything bada to 04 evil pug and to 01 op do ilao evil w be of the wicked OUO one I 1 log feel ua hav reason to rejoice eq be 41 0 r ajo ri for oal ta deliverance v and pu tit aga tsa which he has bull wrought 4 1 oil ua r I 1 rejoice in at the union 1 ata among us an ow as a presidency of jo this church and the twelve apostles sall these are bodies of jo men who o of 0 HV all men under japan heaven should eq be united pollan in the work of jo the eq lord ul in which a we a are aig engaged I 1 op do not jou believe there JOAO ever has eq been a body of jo men in at saw any age of JO the oal world who gy as a general thing are more united pollan pug and happy than are these today I 1 pug and while we om are here assembled together 0 11 ja I 1 hope pug and trust that we em sew may have 1 abe doulat inspiration 1 of JO almighty god with q us on ul in our jno teachings ul in our ino instructions in at our ino counsels we shall 0 all ili n upon our ino brothers to ol address us on a and pta I 1 sig say ul in abe name of jo aej abe lord let us sn all have peace coved r ada a smith next addressed the assemblage OR he said plus that agreeable to 01 the request of president Pre aident woodruff 1 he arose to ol speak to 01 the saints for a short time that morning according to ol the inspiration that he might receive pug and the strength ell pug and assistance that might eq be given him of jo the lord of himself he eq felt very weak paw and incapable of jo addressing so OS vast I a congregation BY as he now MOU saw before him eq be felt exceedingly humble in at the sight of jo god OR he P desired to 03 add bis acknowledge ments pug and also his thankfulness to 01 those expressed by president woodruff Uni in ua that he eq was som permitted to 01 meet with mia the latter sup day saints that morning OR he was deeply lviN grateful Injo to ol his heaven father for the privilege of jo meeting with quim them in conference in U that tabernacle for the first time in seven pow and I a half years gives to OL wih him eq be given the glory pug and honor for every blessing that they bad received pay and eq be was ova also thankful to 01 the president of jo the united states for exercising clemency towards him pug and again giving him his franchise aud his citie the community ul in which he eq lived OR he was also most isom grateful to 01 his friends who gave their influence pus and their assistance to 01 this ial 9 pao end OR he need not IOU name them for they well ilea knew the oal work tatt they had done he all fully acknowledged their kindness see under POO god pug and would endeavor to 04 act consistent with the circumstances UI in which he eq was nm placed i paw and n congill altion ul in placed in at order that eq be might eq be able to 01 linoa continue ona his useful neBB ul in the midst of jo the people IV at large anjul 0 he loop desired pal to 01 sig eay that bis faith ut in the gospel oi jeane ghrist had undergone inq but ono one change since he M met 10 I 1 with the saints there before they might ask what that iaal change was his the change that I 1 answer ga was this has come upon sua my iva faith aj since I 1 bad the privilege of 10 esq meeting with a 4 you nos si is will that SM my faith I is 1 as much fervent as BY as much more giom oile stronger jaba it 01 possible determined as 09 9 much more for it to have grown in at the lapse ot lo that ot is the half seven pug and a years WOOS change that q has BY come n upon bod SW my only faith in regard to ol aj the a principles of jo the f OR he loved the gospel a little gospel Iod better than he eq DIP did a 8 few aal years silos ago he eq loved his brethren is a little alliff better he eq was sia trying a little gilm harder to 01 eq be a better man today than waa the case a mol few pug and he was endeavoring years to 04 fowe ago the best of jo hie understanding standing and ability SIM to 01 live aa fa a little nearer unto olun the lord now than he eq pip did a number of jo years gives ago these were the eq changes that al had coone upon him during bis bill exile during his absence from the people pula and from bis home he trusted that he eq might continue ul in this direction to oi grow PUN and develop lf ul in faith in at understanding ul in humility pug and I 1 in u all IV I 1 the graces of jo the gospel until the bal perfect day 11 he desired to ol exhort his brethren pus and sisters to ol op do likewise to ol eq be just as 99 faithful as it 11 was ova possible for them to 01 eq be from this time henceforth pug and for JOAO ever they had q pie received the truth inasmuch sw as they had liquia embraced Peo the gospel that had been restored to 02 the earth ut in this dispensation through the eq prophet joseph smith they were engaged in at the right cause they were walking ul in the right path inasmuch as they sell were ua endeavoring SU to 01 follow the al precepts of 10 that gospel lod let larl them continue 11 an ul in that path lot jet the spirit of jo the gill lord expand their hearts pug and minds enlarge their understanding quicken their perceptive faculties extend their sympathy pug and love PUT and increase input inand their faith paw and diligence ul in the performance of ig all the eq duties which devolved upon them as 99 latter day saints all would then bo well ilea with them the kingdom of 30 gad was the kingdom of jo J righteousness qui moel esou christ W himself being the otil chief corner stone cc and the latter day saints were his subjects jol for they acknowledged on no king inq but king emanuel onnouma OR he a was their king lawgiver ja and ruler jalna OR he was swa their dictator because he dictated to them by the influences of JO SIR his holy spirit he inspired their il hearts to ol op do that juill which was right paw and righteous ul in SIR his sight he reproved them when they pip did wrong OR he showed aa them through aj the influences of his holy spirit the right course 0 the gill righteous way pus and he inspired their hearts to 02 walk ul in thai lut a way sv the kingdom of jo god was established upon the earth we elj pug and christ their head was A BY king OR he had said MY that they should be subject to kings pug and to ol emperors pug and to 01 presidents Jents pug and rulers ul in the midst of jo the children of JO men paw and to 03 the powers that eq be and to 03 the laws that are until man he GIR comes whose right it is 81 to 01 reign and subdues all things unto nun himself this was sum the eoj work in at which they aa were aj engaged this was na the hope that inspired I 1 u their bearbo this was the desire dethe is oi that was before ajo them that they might eq be subject to 01 the powers that IBM eq be that they might work AJOM righteousness in u their SIP day and age that they might eq be faithful in U the eq discharge of JO every duty devolving upon them BY as men pug and women occupying a 9 position ul in the eq community ut in which they lived that 1841 they might eq be pure aind minded honorable truthful honest pug and sincere in at liv all they undertook while they acknowledged POE god a BY their head while they acknowledged christ BY as their ruler jonm king lawgiver paw and mid preceptor still they were subject pug and always had been hoeq subject to oi the governments under joplin which they dwelt ilam pug and they expected efto Pajo to 01 yield obedience unto nun the omer jaws which existed when those laws mal st were made for the govern U ment of jo the children of 10 ulla men paw and for the at establishment of JO peace owed paw and good order in 1 0 the eq midst of jo the world where good government did not IOU exist I 1 in U this their lom i great and glorious country 11 was ova ml because the eq forraht forn government was SMA not 1011 TOOS good it 11 was ova not IOU because w M a rule their laws were not intended to be good but it often happened because those laws were not properly administered or be cause the administration of the layr was on entrusted trusted to those who were not just j in their hearts these were circumstances that they could not control they were creatures subject to these conditions and mu it yield obedience to them they must honor this law of god and also the law of men and seek to be good citizens it was the right of every individual within the sound of his voice and throughout the world to exercise his or her own judgment as to what was good and what was evil and so long as every man or woman did according to the light which he or she possessed that which was right and avoided that which was wrong they might continue to plead with bod that the errors and evils and wrongs which existed amongst us might cease and righteousness reign in their stead it was the duty of everyone every one to pray to god that justice might be administered and truth upheld and sustained in the midst of the children of men everywhere As latter day saints they believed in the son of god for they were christians in every senise of the word in believing this they did not alone depend upon that which was written in the bible they had not to depend entirely upon their faith in this matter it was true they read the bible that they read the testimony of the ancient Apost apostles lesin in the new testament they read the record of the Nep hites 8 on this continent and they believed their testimony but over and above that greater than all this they had in their hearts the inspiration of almighty god the revelations of god to man teaching us that these things are true and that god lived that jesus is his son that he died for the world that his bial blood cleanses us from all sin through our obedience to the principles orthe of the gospel and through our fidelity to the principles pies of righteousness in our lives anat was why it was imps impossible sible for a man who had once received the testimony of jesus christ to forsake god and join the various lama which existed in the world today they might depart from this gospel from religion from christ from the knowledge of god from the faith of the gospel of the son BOB of god but they became infidels this bad been proven and was known to be the fact how careful then they ought to be who had the privilege of knowing the truth for themselves after enlarging upon the subject of faith in god the speaker went on to say that luring during his exile he enjoyed perfect liberty because the gospel of jesus christ was the gospel of liberty and whoever received it was free indeed though chough he be be in chains in bondage or in prison it made no difference as to that me was free because god had made him so and there was no freedom greater than this those of their brethren who had been in prison for conscience sake wore were free keneven me men neven even though restricted of their liberty for the time why was he free because he owed no man so far as he know knew because he did not entertain malice in his heart toward any man hatas no mans debtor to his knowledge andaca cord cording ing to the bestif his ability he never wronged or injured anyone if he had let that man come and show him wherein he had wronged him and god being bis big helper he be would make it right to the last farthing he had endeavored to live within the pale of the kingdom of god the gospel of jesus christ and that would auld make all men free inasmuch as they would receive the truth his brethren and sisters would excuse him if he displayed little fervor a and enthusiasm might cau call it fanaticism if they they pleased what did he care so 90 that he was satisfied and knew that god had spoken to him that he had received the truth it made no difference and A nd if they had received the truth could they be less lesa than he no yet with all his thankfulness with all his fervency faith and confidence in the work in which they were engaged he be WAS waa not as earnest devout and thankful as he be should be there was still room to grow to improve and enlarge his usefulness from day to hour and lae he ului w intended to try and improve upon each opportunity they must be subject to the powers that be subject to the authorities odthe of the priesthood and of the church to their subject counsels of righteousness subject to their directions in righteousness they would only counsel in that which them was good in the sight of god it was not an exhibition of freedom or manhood for met men to disobey the words of god and the righteous counsels of his chosen serva servants lats A man was a coward indeed who would do so go there was no cowardice in a man obeying all times righteous at counsel when it came from the presidency of the church from the apostles from their presidents of stakes fro from abair their bishops and teachers lea chers and from rom those who were authorized to teach instruct and counsel the people of god it wail was manly it was noble it was independence of spirit for a man to hearken to such counsel and to be obedient to such men it was brave for the against the people of god the world was world looked and upon the latter day saints with scorn contempt and thought they were deceived but rhe fhe they were not 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