Show BRIGHAM YOUNG the first day of june will ever remain memorable in the history of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints as the anniversary annive reary of the birth of president brigham younger youn gir which occurred on that day in the year 1801 it to la ii impossible to peruse his history y and reflect candidly on the various incidents of which it is made up without feeling that he was a special We berenger mese enKer in the service of the supreme power tor for the continuation 01 the work the foundation of which had been laid uy by his bla martyred marty red predecessor the hartory of the church centers for a considerable period round him he appears on the scene at a most moot critical stage when a leader above MI all needed an indomitable will superior wisdom divine inspiration and strong faith in the power of god theme qualities were his big in a marked degree aud in the band of providence they became instrumental in we the salvation of the church it is nearly always the fate of great men of god to be misunderstood by the world generally their plane is so eo elevated that from the point of view of common mortals they appear small EverY everyone ODO has noticed that to him who ascends the lofty mount mountain RID objects lu in the valley below appear very insignificant it is also true that to those who remain below be who ascends to the the higher level appears the smaller farther he be proceeds from them until perhaps he be is ie invisible on account oi 01 the clouds that often crown the asje majestic peaks but it to la nevertheless a tact fact that from those heights views are obtained and sensa senea tiong GD enjoyed oyed entirely unknown and unexplainable tv tr those who never attempted to emancipate them selves from their lowly earth bomes it to is for reasons analogous to this that the greatest men of god in all ages have been denounced by their fellow men man to succeeding generations it has nearly always been left to under stand and appreciate tbell work the experience of brigham young to is oo no exception to this rule his lofty genius was too much for those unable to follow him to that purer atmosphere where he could look far beyond the horizon limited b bi the mountainous prejudices of the age and receive visions relating to the present and future he finished his bis work howe however verp and that will remain to all generations a monument of the divine mission MINIOU he was called to fulfill years have not yet passed away glues bince brigham young was called to his well earned rest A great change in public opinion has bus already taken place end and today he be la is almost universally acknowledged wo an one of the most remarkable and greatest of men in this thin century he la in honored as the empire builder 19 the founder of a state destined to take a place emong the most moot prominent of the atie sisters in the union of respect to the memory of the leading utah pioneer are will idaly given by gentiles as well as santa the recognition of his mission has already commenced but brigham youngs work did not end with the redemption of this immense desert defect for civilization nor was this the calef aim of that work it was a means towards a still greater end and this thi 9 lat iter ter was the planting of the church of god in a place where liberty of conscience should be established where righteousness should obtain rule in the tb temporal and spiritual affairs of man and where under divine guidance a people should be fostered dedicated to the service and worship of the almighty kyfor for the future benefit of all the human buman fa family colly his mission was wag similar to that of moses and his bis experiences were strikingly like unto those of that great prophet and lawgiver yet in all be conquered through the ibe power that had bad called him and sustained him throughout his remarkable career and future generations will be able to view the beneficial results oi 01 his big supreme faith in and obedience to bis big father above |