Show REMARKS made at the me general conference of the chuch in the tabernacle sau salt lake city sunday morning october ath 1894 by PREST WILFORD WOODRUFF 11 tRE REPORTED PORTED BY ARTHUR WINTER I 1 feel as though I 1 want to say a few words to the latter day saints although I 1 am in very poor condition physically to talk to the public this has been one of the most in interesting er esting conferences I 1 have ever attena attended ed and if I 1 am allowed to be proud of anything I 1 certainly I 1 save p vb felt proud and have rejoiced at the fee spirit that has been manifested by the apostles in their teachings one on 0 of the subjects that they have dwelt upon I 1 desire to speak of and that is with regard to the word of wisdom the brethren have dwelt very strongly an this subject and it is right that they should the word of wisdom applies to wilford woodruff the president of the church and it ap applies lies to ift alt the leaders of israel as wea weft as to the fee members of the Ch church and if there are any of these leading men who cannot refrain from using tobacco or liquor quor in violation of the word of wisdom dom let them resign and let others take their places As leaders of israel we have no business to indulge in these things there may be things contrary to the word of wisdom that we indulge in and that we think we cannot live without if we cannot let us die president george Q cannon has been 1 laying ay in r before us the truth with regard r to the position tion which we occupy here re this is the work of god and we stand as an example to the world therefore all of us from head to foot should make up our minds to keep the commandments of god if I 1 do not value alue my tny standing my salvation my crown of glory and eternal life more than I 1 value thase things which are represented as being unwise tor for us to use then I 1 am not fit to occupy my position and this applies to every man in israel we all ought to take a course whereby we might be justified before the lord we live in the last dispensation and falness of times and we are placed here to guide and direct the affairs of the church of god on the earth hence we ought to be wise men jure we ought to be righteous men holy men temperate men we ought to be men that will stand in a position to receive the spirit of god to guide and direct us if we do not stand in this 0 position abou 2 we are not fit to perform this work aret brethren kree sad aad sisters give heed to the teachings that we have received during this conference As a people we are advancing van cing and not standing still we send elders abroad and they report to us every little while what they are doing but there is a class of elders at work every week that do not report i tto to us you see their works though you may not comprehend them As the savior said ye Y e may discern the face of the sky but can ye not discern the sirs signs of the times the latter day S saints i ants should observe the sign agns s of the times the lord is fulfilling ful fulfilling fillin everything that he has said chere there is nothing given in these records of divine truth but will have its fulfilment fulfillment messengers have gone forth in the world to make the commencement and to ca carry rry out these great events that are spoken of in the revelations of god I 1 think it is time we should improve and advance the lord is going to cut his work short in righteousness or no flesh will be saved the lord is at work for zion and he has made no mistake in calling the latter day saints to these rocky mountains the everlasting hills old father jacob gave to joseph in in blessing him we are here and laboring to promote the inter interest estand and welfare of the church of god I 1 feel to rejoice at the manifestation of the spirit of god during this conference many of us have been in this church a good while and are advanced in years I 1 I 1 hope that what time we remain here we may spend to good advantage let us try to do our duty in all matters appertaining to the work of god I 1 am thankful for the blessings we enjoy today zion is is growing the earth is advancing the judgments of god are approaching the lord says after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes that shall cause groenings groan ings in the midst of her and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand and also cometh the testimony of the voice of rings and the voice of and the voice of tempests and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds and all things shall be in commotion and surely mens hearts shall fail them for fear shall come upon all people the revelations ot of god have got to be fulfilled when some time before the comin coming 9 of the son of man and that is not lar jar oft off therefore let us try to live our religion and set an example before one another and the world I 1 accept the reproof of any or elder if there is any requirement of the lord that I 1 am not fulfilling that is the way I 1 feel and I 1 think we all should feel so we are greatly blessed in having received the gospel of christ in having received the priesthood and the power to go forth and warn the nations that they may be left without excuse in the day of gods judgment and the honest and meek of the earth have been gathered to the of israel that they may stand here in holy places while the judgments of god overtake the world joseph smith was raised up by the power of god and the priesthood and apostleship has been with us from that day to this and will continue until christ comes to reign christ has pass passed ed through his trials and afflictions he has redeemed the world H he e has gone home and he sits in glory with the righteous and will come with them all the prophets and apostles those of our day as well as of other generations will come with him joseph smith stood at the head of the greatest dispensation god ever gave to man these things are true let us try to do our duty walk uprightly before the lord and appreciate the blessings we enjoy let our prayers ascend before the lord to assist and guide us in everything that when we get through with our work we may be satisfied it the eyes of this people were open to comprehend the truths of eternity they would see the importance of laborin laboring while the day lasts our sons ana and daughters if their eyes were open to comprehend what lies before them would also labor with all their might to qualify themselves tor for it and our sons would be prepared to go to the nations to warn them that their garments shall be clean from the blood of all men elders are being sent to almost every part of theearta the earth and the cloud is beginning to lift from off zion the world is beginning to see us as we are they open their eyes and marvel at what they see here we are beginning to be understood better than we have been and this will go on until a great many ganv in the world will reel leel that utah is a good place to live in our lakes and rivers will not overflow and drown us but we will be protected irom the earthquakes from the cyclones and from the judgments that are now overtaking the world very strange things have taken place during daring this year and the judgments of god will continue I 1 pray god that his blessings may rest upon us that our eyes may be opened to see our ears to hear and our hearts to understand our duty a and nd what he requires at our hands that we may be justified when we get through we are all passing along many mani of our missions will close in a short time and we will go as others have done then if not before we will comprehend the blessings we enjoy when we get the other side of the veil we will appreciate this dispensation in which we live I 1 do not know whether we do here or not I 1 think many times we do not I 1 have a desire myself that as president of the church as counselors as apostles we may be united as the heart of one man that our spirits may run together and we may see alike feel alike and understand alike and that tha twe we may be a bulwark at tie toe head of bf israel mak t that at we may be justified before the lord 96 so ewhen r that a when these judgments come upon the earth we may be prepared to meet them which may god grant lor for christs sake amen |