Show TA sunday jau jan 11 a m the congregation was called to order by counselor C F middleton and the choir sang the hymn great god attend while zion sings prayer was oo 00 cred by elder joseph parry and the choir san sang C sweet is the thi work etc tho the first speaker was ELDER SAMUEL he had been studying the ways of 04 the lord fora long time to learn these is is the object of our gathering in these valleys of the mountains and we arc are required to walk in the ways he walks in tile speaker finds that we are the children of god with abom we lived before we came down upon this earth byway by way of parenthesis Elder Eggleston made hero the observation that what our modern apostles and prophets speak to us under the influence of the lord is scripture to us as RS well as what is written in the bible thus president young years year lago ago said speaking on resurrection that nothing ever was made fashioned or formed without t there bei being ng g someone who made fashioned ort or formed ormed it and that with a certain definite purpose thus all the inhabitants of the earth are here for a cause in the spirit world our former existence wo we could not learn the distinction thic tion between good and evil we have come here we have lived and learned something which wo we would not learn in the former stage of existence now we have an knowledge of good and evil the speaker i illustrated I lust rated this with the condition of adam and eve before and after the fall we cannot be saved in ignorance hence bence we should make use of the limited time granted to us by learning the things pertaining to the principle principle ciple of salvation speaking bof of himself elder E eggleston leston referred to his inquiries in US his young days his anxiety to know whither he was going to be gathered then and similarly at the present day when he lie realizes the approach odthe of the end of earthly career he lie is solicitous to know and understand about the place to which he is going he is convinced that ho be is going back where ho he came from taking with him the additional education acquired in this period of probation neither will we stop progressing in in knowledge and labor when bellave passed behind the veil but we ive will continue instructing the ignorant in in the knowledge and principles of the gospel we will also continue to leam learn for ourselves under the guidance of authorized organic eions just the same as liere here on the earth our vives wives and daughters will also have a work to perform in that future existence the wives sharin sharing the priesthood with their husbands speaking of children who die in their infancy without t having learned the things of god the speaker testified that the prophet joseph declared positively that fathers and mothers who were faithful will receive ones one eJust just as they laid them down u the instruction of these children in the gospel will be the work of our sisters in the life behind the veil referring to the resurrection elder eggleston Eggle quoted the sayings of t the ae prophet p et jo joseph cali that there could be no joy without a body and he gave it aa his belief that we will bo be re resurrected surree d with the same flesh and bones in which we were interred elder eggleston Eg gloston stated that having baving lived 41 years in the church lie felt as is well will yea better in the gospel than he lie ever did in his life and concluded his instructive re marks with a sincere prayer that all who were associated with the gospel would remain faithful to the end observing the laws of god and forsaking evit evil if we arc are just we will be viled to be gathered with the society of the saints in the life to come and share the blessings of the lord BISHOP ROBERT nir endorsed the remarks made by el der eggleston they were of god and therefore were true worthy of being put into practice by men and women the speaker then continued the subject showing that a great many p people eople in the world pursue their own ways and follow t their tur air own inclinations this wo we should not do as the plan of salvation which will lead us back into the p ence cc of our father in the celestial eal kingdom has been laid out before the foundations of the earth and is the same now as it ever was it is for us to consider the principles of the gospel and the ways of the lord A good many are advancing in faith and knowledge the sisters as well as the brethren the lord lor a speaks through the mouths months of his servants and uis his instructions feed and edify us our calling the labors of the priesthood is to build up each other and all the human family to assist and strengthen those who are weak to do kind acts to our fellow mortals Inthis in this way the lord approves and blesses us on croves t this is rock the church of jesus christ is built the rock of salvation it is a glorious thing for us to have the testimony with us which we can have when we do right aad and live our religion the world maym may assail sail us and attempt to disrupt up but all they can accomplish is to drive us dose close together to unite us more firmly god has undertaken his work in ahse last days and it will not bo be overthrown ove abrown but come out triumphant the speaker dilated on the glorious privileges and mission mission incumbent incur on us and closed with wit an earnest admonition to tho the young poo people PIC never to do wrong lest they have to regret it tho the choir sang an all anthem and elder IV 11 wright pronounced the benediction |