Show TH ANNUAL conference Y E R E N C E to conference n ferell cc co convened ened en ed in in tire tiro tabernacle G S jj olty city n friday april ath 1866 1806 at it 10 am ples Pies president ident Bri brichant Brigha ghanT nr young lires presiding ding 1 ti i there 1 the stand presidents D brigam ri I 1 sel mel 0 and da daniiel H weil well the first presided Pre presidency cy oon oron hyde john taylor wilford wilu d Woo drull droll george A smith amasa ini L laniau mail mall ezra T benson Char charles charies lips C nich rich aill lorenzo lo 10 e zo snow erastus snow franklin D richards and george Q cannon of the twelve apostles john smith patriarch Patri alch aich joseph young levi W hancock albert P rock rockwood wood horace S eldredge and john van so cott colt 0 0 of the first presidency Pre of the seventies v e gitles edwin D wooley and sam uel IV richards of the presidency of tile the high priests quorum daniel spencer at navid david fullmor dGeorge an e B wallace la the presidency of or thi tsi ams rf stake of zion lon ion edward hunter leonard jleonard W NN nn n n vv awl J r r C efti the pipi A deney dency of we bishopric george D watt walt and edwardl sloan reporters w with til ill a great reat many bishop and elders the gie aie tabernacle choir led by byeller eider Elder robert er t sands occupied the lisul usual place plage the american fork choir was in fronton front of the s stand and and directly under it led by elder E R hunter singing sweet lff iff the work my god my king by the choir loir president amerlean IT C kimb kimball til ill pray prayed aed led american nier nien can fork choir ahng sang wake e U nic nie le song of jubilee jubliee r 0 I 1 elder ezra 9 T bellson wa was dalie daile dalle called op upon to speak and said aid the present was an all important ume not alone for the saints at buffor but for all I 1 1111 mankind 1 achil the kingdom of god is ig established appu the earth carth not by ho the passions ideas adeis or notions of 0 men but brt by the power of god and tile I 1 revelations of jesus christ man s not carr earr carrying on this work nor doing what whit is dying done one it t is god d who direct directs atlle tho the destinies of dis gig hi own work ork upon the earth carth and he gives visions revelations wisdom and ana knowledge io to his servants and who can help heip it he referred to the arrival of the pioneers in this valley and to the condition of the country at that time we did nob not come here in our own name panic and strength but hut in ift the name of the lord and I 1 in U the strength of the god of israel and if men mew come here and desire to do wickedly vic kedly talby theny will find that this people are opposed to it t mentally and anil physically the work is is onward and though thong ah we bave have opposition to encounter ene enc bunter if we exercise pa tience and be hemblo before god keeping his commandments wak w will see the work vork of god overcoming every opposition and extending righteousness over the whole earth eaith he bore test testimony to the Divi divine libb mission of the pro prophet joseph to young being ingus nis successor to the purity and divinity of plural marriage and to the ultimate triumph of the principles of 1 truth I 1 11 1 elder win wm willes avilles sang thereisa there isa iss place in utah that I 1 remember welly well elder eldor geo Q cannon spoke on tho the fulfillment of the promises promise which hleb god hg has made to his people pepie and the assurance that those yet in the suture future will be as certainly fulfilled referred to th the 0 blessing of peace enjoyed b by the saints under the most peculiar ye jw culiar and adverse circumstances when there veretha we ve rethe least prospects of its lid continuation md to toche tha perpetuation of bf this and other blessings among the they are arc faithful singing by the tabernacle choir prayer by lorenzo snow i rl 1 I 1 i 2 rpm pm 1 before time for opening the meeting halt hatt arrived the tabernacle was de densely crowded every niehei niche 0 of f available standing room koom being occupied the idor loor doorways ways blocked ip zip and crowds being compell edito nut but side 1 i singing by the fork cli ell choir dir din prayer by elder george 1 Q I cannon singing by the hie tabernacle choir president joseph young addressed the saints on the peace peaceful fiti fiTl and holy feeling which accompanies the possession of the holy spirit and on the I 1 ings which are obtained through obedience to the gospel he exhorted them to continued and increased faithfulness bore testimony to the truth and I 1 prayed rayed for the blessings of god god to rest u upon i aud and abide with his people prest D H wells touched upon our constitutional rights as citizens and a 4 members of a religious organization he showed that the tho lord required thi thise generation to put away evil corruption and nd and practice righteous 1 ness god will save aa us by our obedience to his laws and if any come to this territory or 1 nto into this church for anye object or from froin an any luo Ino motives tiVes other than pu pure re and holy ones they are dede dode deceiving iving themselves better have remain ed where eliere they acrin the world itis our right as it is tho the to worship god according to our out own on views and faith without our in any way interfered with fr this iii s r tight agli t will be guaranteed to all ail nien men when the King kingdom doin doln of god bears rule wherever that rule extend exten dg oj f he referred atho to the charge of disloyalty brought against the saints silo showing w ing that the elders of the tho church have ever in inculcated 61 bated obedience to the laws in every place where they labor and in this territory faith falth faithful ful fui adherence to the conati constitution loution of our country without their bein being the first instance iq in tho the bistor history y of the e church of our dour having hanflig opposed any provision or refused to accede to anything that did not seek to rob us of our constitutional almit nights rights s when we preach our principles before those whom they are laid can please themselves whether they receive or reject them but con congress gress sitting in cession has no to decide whether ati uty ity par lar i iti iii iol rui iro tro ire true or orfan fae the constitution throws its broad folds in lu protection over all religions 1 in n 1 the natii nation yet et some of the tho e contra contradictory d 1 principles taught by opposing sects must of necessity be false 1 he cautioned the saints against being led dy away daby by the influences of evil which are seeking to seduce them from the path of righteousness i 9 h cou virtue and holi holiness ss and arg urged e them to be constantly on guard against such corrupting spirits E elder eider ider lder wm villes willes salig sang an original song written by himself hearted mormon elder eider ged geo A smith spoke briefly of his travels traveis lately through tooele thoele a and nee utah counties aud and of ahto great iner increase e of that lie he 6 saw w everywhere on hi his travels traveis vels 1 he strongly recommended the instructor to be placed fah 14 be hal ral hands of the rising generation as M ii means menns of or supplying uhl ying sing them with in an ill lii attractive manner mauner singing bya byj t amerlean american eore fork choir prayer grayer rayer by y eider elder ider lder edward L sloan saturday ut I 1 10 a m I 1 singing by the taberna cie cle choir prayer pray cr by py elder john tay t r 1 american fork choir sq n 14 4 if a w who ii 0 k know n the joyful sound E elder eider ider lder GO get 1 Q cannon annon then presen presented td e the authorities of the church to the conference who were ware unanimously sustained by ote jin in the following or OP A brigham young president othe otho ifil C hureh church of jesus cloist of M latter twi day dar saints heber C kimball his finst first and daniel H wells his second coulis counselor elor dIor orson otson hyde pres Pros president ident of the quorum of the twelve Api apt apostles luiey bAloy and orson orgon pratt sen 9 hux hug lar 0 wilford wood rulo ruit george georke amith J M ith amasa amash al ayi leman lyman an ezra T dyenson Jy eh enson joil foil charles C rich lorenza rigg Era erastus snow efee FiEt franklin lift D richards lie lic hards alia and george Q cannon members of said quorum john smith patriarch of the church daniel taniel S spencer pencer president x of this zion ahil and geor george e B wallace wailace alia and joseph AV V abug lis his counselors coun elder eider david pavia euil Full fullme bier fier vhf bhoj 1 lafirst wa First counselor to prest riest V D spee A 1 bein boeing toeing abeln 9 released at III ili his s own request eaf on I 1 account ac ant of his failing health beala william john L blythe blylie john sohn T caine Ho wando spencer claudius V spencer ai jphn fe q quires hire s wlliam william H joi Jol folsom som M murphy thoma E L jeremy jeromy geo W f alha thatcher schei jpseph 3 mah peter ref hei ne t beker members ettli of tho iho high fth ft h council john jhn Y dulig young orrt illah priests quorum 1 D woolley and aud amuel V j t az A J akun n I coq joseph yoi yol Yi dung oung ii g president s of i T I 1 the I 1 I 1 eil ell i hasl cu aa u seven presidents of tho thas ey enties and t levi SV V hanl haul hancock aock an henry ry S dla dia urn pan alb aib albert ert P R rockwood 0 k 0 6 d 11 horace aa 66 IS E el I 1 dredge jacob gates au and ana cott colt members of the first of the seventies i a A villiam S q 6 ires P d t etheel ie E ders dors quorum jaines myhl myha nd a veter peter latter Latte ihl fhi his 1 s counselors i f n edward hunter presiding til leonard IN y hardy and anil josse C gitle Gj I 1 lle lie Tle 9 A 1 his counse lqis I 1 i samuela Samuel Samu elG eig 6 ladr the priests quorum vi lff iff niam liin chiffi ael aei and aud nobert roberk robert brice his counselors uns el or s adam spi spiers 1 lers president L send bind hind e ens ris quorum quork 61 ioeny 1 I har blip Dar eiBi ff eji tji IN martin lartin lenzi his mumei ors james leach r s I 1 d af a fl I 1 ir deacons D an qu quorum rupi ran I 1 yan MIR 14 his 11 counselor couns conns elor clor 4 W B flau I 1 ec for the church chuoc of jesus S ya libatter ater day saints Z I 1 dnniel baniel H U nuj a tp cut of public works ius Sis ant OF pe brinham Bri aham noung young president of t choper he aw fetu 1 l E migrating fund smather tm ather the poor heber 0 H U wils abells and E byod by od huntor his ills asir asil auts auls antl anil agents lints for foi said V fund iino C geora jeon jeor q al 11 A oll hii one ra ral nal I 1 church chuich recorder iii adgil wild witford jar ir bis his assis a sli sll win wm I 1 elder eider P aj H xou you young r g referred i fo w the gospel being brought to his fath fathe Q r house and his fallier father his chis brother presidents joseph young and himself beng being baptize shifty four year years SIgo ago 1 he pointed out rie catlon has jias inva rh dis his attended obedience to jila ct the tile ehu church reh ims JAs ha conf continued inked to ca grow and prosper mccreed angly 1 r elder eider john D T lio llo IIo Allis ailis r er ang sans aug well plow welL weil ils lis lor loy sor and aud joyful reap HI elder john showed that vie rie e do not foundoe found to have author aut horky from god i baving having received it from any other or f through brou h any church upon the c onith oarth t the 0 au 0 the rc i et etwood hood canies conies god and we know it ho he put the question direst Js Is your religion true erue and do it when the congregation responded res 4 with a perfect shout of with this knowledge khow ledga we are tl ly people in irr the tho world who have th tile d courage to preach and practice truth and d gUiness and reprove in equit I 1 took odthe subject of marri marriage fage tage wives 5 quoting tile tilo the tho provision provisions with reference reference to religion reli rell gioni and showing that marriage malv maiv jago iago is 19 recognized reco neco nihed ivr thue thuu ortie si reek catholic and aid anallan Ang llin churches eum cui robes ai aa a religious ceremony wan and d avital patt natt of religion in praying tho doctrine dOD doo trine trino is a necessary pant part of ourt ofin faith falth he said I 1 t joseph he told bold me that if this was not sustained this church it continue to advance it in ini j adly not nob only odly our happiness in timy tim buta i and every man or woman weman c claiming lalog ma in the church who opp opposes opposed 0 lipo cipo this principle is on the high road if not already apostate god will maint maintain ain aln his work works ardithe an dithe maraio mg rale ralo corrupt beings who seek seer to bring brin w lon ion iek lek ick edne among her hen people i will wiil fall tali 11 ia 1 accomplish we remain faithful to 11 lignin y t the tho h tabernacle choir aira Jira yerby elder eider F D ric rie richards alla aila id d V I 1 1 saturday 2 pm pha laig iwig bigby py tha thejA theta merican fork choir prayed prayer y elde r joseph F smith Singing by the taber tabernacle naele nacle choir E elder eider ider lder george borie Q cannan read the fa lowin lowing g names of elders selected to go on missions and submitted au matted them to the conference 1 which sustained the selections WA raut rant edward petty and isaac 16 kimbau G B S L city john rees and ani wit lawin dwin box elder george hunter ardd arid ali all john jolan trie urie T cedar city moses logan john peter burg 8 sugar U r house ward elmer taylor spi john ezra ara pace harmony u acet st si george marius marlus ensign md G 2 santa clara ciara ed nv I 1 I 1 r 1 N A P ank 11 n D rl richards ds reasoned on 6 illiberal 1111 burai beral and persecuting erse catli ar manner in which the saints rl ints hav been treated because thoy have e dared to seive selve serve god and keep heep al 1 commandments the wrath ana and en n 4 inthe wicked wie wic been r ano iii them yet wt could the tho ill til il 16 ud our ario r 0 t d k und the tuo ofin SDI with V 1 blesses ves lii III his hib and guly duly they eludy Y r tol toi ests esta chiy ouid donld arnov know thu that a 01 th their eli dir irn andsley and tiey 1 I oui ouid dl a oid nid i i d seek counsel from froni 04 enre str van ants U r d 1 tn y V i t r W da qa angi n foft own n I 1 hone i op p I 1 de t Georgi yat yAi fsmith have been littered uttered concerning iho ike destruction of mor imor and its she wine wing it has hab and aud has lias prospered while apostate who sought to bring ew edill lipen 1 en vo sunk arc from liti 81 slight lit an and eatty hen nt att bider eldor do r of by refer n the evel al nf in i nth early cays ayi who llad nad had lied be and WK wv ta ilustr k med ted tio wa r nial ninga al ti way to evil and thes the b of f macs macy in a avery very veny inter th dking Aln 17 tori torl he lie showed apostate lea iea darmo darto ail all the suffering sunne ring djs ery cry and alid bitt drnas m hichi render exist able V anniem k bytho bythe amerlean American Fori choir b pr pray rray vyv tyvr 41 ai de rj D bolley JS cc sinn stan Siaa ilay flay ath athy lam 10 1 am i singing ft g by tho tho tha faderan mider elder ay M singing by tile tife foak choir w i liv hax a edw rever sever d A d oti jiu the sa elred eed led am entered ape saints 19 s is with 1 1 the ahe i fjord em ew ft thia people to emelil ke elli elii w in vi TA p be it V I 1 i r rt eldar jima idi McAlli cAllister ster ater sadig let plem them talk taik ti a 4 fo fallow ilow liow ingria mes nes report reporter eu by D wa i fa 1 give me gi stir to tu the peo pao and isaah be if 1 I ean can make myself heard by this thib vast v b lage of saints T has been said by our brethren athe commencement of our na meeting and during conference Conf h regard to the social life and 00 ratter rafter day saints and aud 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