Show sunday services religious services were hold held in the tabernacle as usual sunday afternoon elder joseph E taylor of the stake presidency presiding elder claudius V spencer addressed the congregation he said that what the world termed mormonism was 1 the true gospel of christ it contained all the gifts and graces enjoyed by the former day saints yes yea all the bleesing promised by jesus christ and bug apostles to the true believer here ig 19 a test that the whole human family may know if they will of the truths of the gospel believed in by the latter day saints it la Is the promise made by him who spoke as never man if any man will do his will he shell abali know of the doctrine whether it be of god or whether I 1 speak oi of myself fV the prophet joseph in all humility but by the power of the holy ghost gh promised premised the honest in heart in hla day that if they repented of their sins and were baptized zeil for the xemia nion aion thereof they would know of the doctrine that he taught whether it was true or not the same game promise has been held out by all the edders E of this church to the present day when ever the church of god has existed on ibis earth the gifts and bles blessings singe per tai kalning ning unto it has prevailed and been enjoyed by his followers it is a very remarkable fact that whenever god I 1 had bad a people on the earth to whom lie he revealed himself and gave them laws jaw and for their guidance 1 they have in every instance been perse I 1 buted by the childr children enof of men and in lital 1 very many cases put to death for t the he e truth trutho o sake our savior in his day J asked the populace which of the prophets had their fathers not perse buted and slain 91 since the year 1827 up to the present time the church of god of which we are members has endured all manner of persecution for the truths tr a sake mavy many of our prophets eldera hucl and people have laid down their lives for the word of god have been slain by the enemies of righteousness the speaker recalled some of the hardships trials and persecutions endured by the latter day saints since fince the organIZE organization 1 of the church in this gener antion and pointed to some of ef the marvelous marve loua manifestations of the lord in behalf of his downtrodden and oppressed people as for instance the feeding of Q the people in the prairie of iowa by quail alter after their exodus from their beautiful city of nauvoo while they were camped out in the bitter cold winter of 1846 1847 after being robbed of all their possessions their crotee tion lion on the plains plaine from the indiana and again their deliverance from the he ravages of the grasshoppers perg by the gulis shortly after the t b 6 settlement of this valley by the saints god had been merciful to us ever since we came here and would continue to be through all the scenes of life as lit in the past if we e were true and faithful to him joseph smith was and to is a prophet of the most high his successors in office 1 presidents brigham young joh john raylor and wilford woodruff are also prophets of the lord and their teach ings together with that of the A apostles Apost postles lea and elders of the church in this dispensation pensa tion will save or condemn the people ot of this generation according as they observe or eject the word of god the gospel was far reacel g in its ito daiute it not only effected effect od this lite but the life to come hence the latter day saints have erected several tern tem ples pies the last of which stands on this block or square east of this thia building that ordinance work may be performed for the dead and d they be prepared to enter the place of rest prepared for fedr all the redeemed of the lord |