Show FIFTY THIRD semiannual SEMI GERI ANNUAL conference of the tile church of jesus jeow christ of latter day saints in salt sall lake city SATURDAY oct 6 10 am congregation was called to order by president john taylor the choir eang sang come thou glorious day clay of promise prayer was offered by elder J JD T mcallister tho the choir eang sang arise arise with joy survey APOSTLE P r D addressed cd the congregation 1 the lord be thanked and praised for the tile privilege wo enjoy of meeting together from time to time if we take a retrospective retrospect ivd view of his to us we see that he ile has been for fur us continually step by step every obstacle thrown in our way yay has been removed and god has caused us to prosper tims time will not allow us to enter into detail but suffice it to eay say that the great that our enemies seemed to wish to substitute among us have signally sigu ally failed one after another these efforts have been to bring us to bondage but what lias has como conic of it god has turned every seeming evil to our good when we were not longer allowed to carry arnis annethe the red mens metta wars upon us ua ceased and thus has eiery ei every ery obstacle thrown in our pathway become a stepping stone by which we have paved the way to prosperity and arid we will continue to 0 o prosper erand nud go on to perfection A man re representing 11 the supreme State beauty of the state from which he lie came was placed in our midst and succeeded in getting gett our representative out of congress agress also in appointing county officers which if hey they had succeeded in getting them into office would have overthrown our local office offices but wo we have another man in Cou congress gress and the voice of tile people haa been respected until we have officers of the tile eollo coplo elected and qualified for all he local offices in our territory rhe the man clio sheild have been acre to a ign these commissions ia is now dw conspicuously c an absent his own actions having ieving seemingly driven nm from the people and find left liis ili work to another seeing this should we not feel tu to praise god and give fc we have im in in our government and in spirit we have the most beautiful church government instituted tile earth the day will come 1 lieu these who will not take up tip t heir bywords against agui list their neighbors fleo flee to zigir fer for safety rhe tile lord ig is manifesting ilia his power ahn e that that arabe arebe fall ing etheln by earthquakes ato and terrors from every hand vc we live iu in peace and alla for it wo we 1 should feel to t thank gud god and re oice o ice enjoying these blessings bi wo ive hould it become too proud of I 1 our prosperity it ia is a great bloss I 1 ing to us that vo we are continually persecuted that wo may remember god and sec we the ilia perec cution directed against us coll cod and overwhelm our enemicio ene ener mici nici let us purify ourselves I 1 let every bishop and elder we thai that lie is ie not car carrying ng the sins bills of any man let iho ill ry drunkard be e labored with aaa he lie bring no shame sha nie upon tho the church chrusch wo we not b bo bo to afraid or 01 making 0 a aror that we fau to do right let et the laboring priesthood csere citte cafe their theil ballint calling that they may inay b be rime coult strong ast V blacksmith by bv labor we should humble our ajr children chil dicu right that the they may i entert thae be house of the luid dad clean and pur as they cams came into the world wo aye speak much on the gm greater ater hicri ines which are tire terrible and destructive to choso who indulge in ip them but let us not forget the smaller sins the tile sabbath day lay should be more observed among ua us our meetings ba be better attended we should sold no not run after doctors BO so much except in of actual necessity ces sity sitT exercise faith in god and trust rust in him and wo we may rest rat assured t that ho ile will hear ug if those who are not appointed to death alli and antl if they are I 1 let et god have them juat aa as we want nil men n when we cali cal lupon upon them wo we do not want vaut a long petition when wo we call upon it roar mal to go upon on a mission informing us of his As abilities a ili les as 06 a school teacher and proving fr or his ts rel ettee no we want him to go just as god wants tewo whom ho 11 calls ile wars holle honest st asked aro we Is i a ciul sincere it ill what wo believe do believe what we teach etherd or do to wo in ill ou our r weakness wea knees knea one tiling thing aud and sometimes reach abse afef these e are ques should an saint ions which caw wa llave have been pee yer for located hero for the purpose that lat notify tho tile body bm ja wo we sip tile may inay fruit fiat art aw L cirit r which aich teaches slid 10 be pure ure holy italy it ilot too f rho love of riches ri chesis si dangerous dang eps ta robbery yv to donop baa Us led men ta 44 afy ol 01 oly and 0 oppression wo we should sea seek y to abols avoid thi for if wo we allow it a wall of separation will spring up between cla classes sea that no preaching can bridge when wo we compare the riches of this world with those of eternity there can be no just comparison p arison it is a mistake for our y young 0 ung men to lay aside the things of the gospel to turn their attention to banking real estate and merchandise that they may akings wealth for no money except it be obtained according to the rule of god will brint bring peace and when they wake up tip behind hind the veil vell they will find that in their greed for money they have lost that t h at which is far better than the w wealth of the hills eternal happiness happiness give us rather the prayers 0 of such pen aea as are willing to co go to the ends of the earth full of faith and integrity men who devote themselves to the riches of this world sacrificing principle will rho rise in the world beyond poorer than the poorest dorest man in israel better to rose lose all wo we have and be clot clothed led in poverty and a blanket and know that god hears us and we have his ap approbation ro bation than bo be clothed in gold garld and gems and know that god gives ives no heed to our prayers APOSTLE ALBURT ALBERT carrington CAR KINGTON addressed the audience lie he felt pleased leased that god had given us the peace icaco and prosperity that we enjoy we cannot wonder that the people people of the earth in their blindness and in n their darkness do not understand the IQ glorious principles of the gospel for or no man can know the things of god except by the spi spirit of god and the question arises arises do we un der stand these principles and blessings wo lye enjoy ell Y blessings that are in n the rea reach antof of even the weakest low how long shall we be in preparing ourselves in being perfected in this great latter day work the wicked will wil I 1 wax worse day by day because wickedness will increase abright as righteousness makes inroads upon the earth it behooves us then to continua continuo in tha th work that we may perfect and make the work of god our sole endeavor we know that no power can overthrow the dork bf the lord for wickedness ind and lies can never prevail against truth but will only tend to further t and cause it to shine with greater brightness of what avail is riches lo 10 us compared with nith truth we ire are simply stewards of all that we ye sets the only u use a we should nuke make of wealth should be to further hc purposes pui posca poses of the lord further farther eyelid our actual necessities we tave no use for it i the choir gang sang an in antiles an anthem I 1 I 1 tha tho lord will comfort rt zio zion n benediction Benedicti by patriarch john smith I 1 evl if i i 12 2 r PM it the tile r n was calletto called to W fr b prot john taylor or tile chair I 1 j 1 17 dy jesup mighty king i i trayer by elder A bot the choir eang sang Barth Harth with hot ct ten thousand il ersa TT wilbord wilt WIL rORD ORI i addressed the congregation 11 he did not feel like lett ing the con ferance go 0 o by wit without holat baying raying abing aying somei some i thing tie ile nad had been ed tried by listening to t the lie eudera w ho ib had ad spoken it would bi notise for him to tell us tin this s is the kingdom of god established by his hi 6 command amarra mm arra we do know that this tills is ig true kno knowing wing ti aliis ais it places us where we wo call c all down all the tho opposition igil of th the 0 world it n need bcd not bethought strange that this is the caso case it has been so from the begin beginning nida wo we fire called to rise riso up tip and aid god in in establishing these up 0 on the whole earth the speaker had been associated with the tile church for fai 50 years ind lie had never seen the day when the church was in in as prosperous a condition as it is today to day tb the d presidency are united as one cian man and god is with them and manifests his pleasure with their work the twelve have never before been more united than at present they arc are men who practise what they pra preach cli no man has any y right to preach r ell in in this church what wilt be does 0 po pot practise inthe if the Pred presidency deric and the twelve observe the commandments mand ments of god it devolves upon presidents of seventies enties high Prie priests its high council pro pre and all ju authority todo to do the tile tam am the time has bus come when all such shall ob obey eythe the law of god A divid dividing ing li line will be drawn between th those se who obey gods gotts commandments and find those wh who do not god gott has given unto us the kingdom of god and weca we cannot n not ignore aside ili his coni commands 1 e reit it nor turn m ands lie he ro joicey that the eona sells of brigham young jedediah 11 II grant and heber C kambau were following in their fathers as we had hadwin witnessed e ased jn in listening to the remarks of previous t sli their fathers arc are nw over them with intents in firt thi arhip a gi glorious 0 rious worl work wu li M h cosla 0 ats of heaven on our tide side to inspire us to zeal and diligent dilie dili zent ent eart j the h 3 kingdom will advance if you IV wish ish to know its fis history of 1 ir Kingdom read the stick joseph j 4 fik J t 1 4 avor t i at and judah tile lord hag has never made a faila failure re will ho he make one in his work in latter days he will not the lord has given us the law of celestial marriage and the world makell a handle to use against us hut but what do they caro care for it if they desired des red its destruction only why was it that the church received more persecution before the revelation was given than it hos fins received ever after at it was given to the prophets that they may increase in the heavens above and to us that we might claim our wives and find children when wo we depart to that god who ga fialo V 0 us birth with regard to tho world we wo have no enmity against them we are willing to obay obey the laws la ws but when the world say to us you have no right n to worship god as you desire wo we can not obey their desires we claim tho the right to worship god aa as we please and in the name of israels mel s god we ire will do so and leave the result with god and the world life eternal life is what wo we seek andee and we trust to god who holds in his hands bands the destiny of the nations and if bearo we aro faithful wo we will at length inherit eternal life 4 PRESIDENT MITT ord Q CANNON then read the following names of missionaries baries who were unanimously sustained by the large audience names of elders who have been beca called on missions adrice the april conference 1883 and arc are now in their fields of labor october oth 1883 GREAT BRITAIN george barber smithfield Sinith field scandinavia nelso nelse peterson Pc terson bloomington larar lars fredrick Sw alborg gunnison Gunn isoa anton henry lund ephraim Ep braim UNITED STATES henry rudy loth ward city charles madison donelson Done laon ward city mormon miner fairview john george moroni barnes kays ville thomas st cep leford wood woodlan an wilt wil lard thomas butler richfield edmund franklin durfee aurora david franklin davis ward vard city john Roid head woodruff arizona H minor wilcox paris james andrew russ Ka kanoh nolla kidney sidney john alexander aleyander bevan john jamas jamus humphries paris new now samuel iv Pi rovan rowan william franklin franka garner jar ncr X north ort ogden oden y tua I 1 I 1 RUNIA t john jd hn wank I 1 I 1 jah ward city missionaries for october conference 1683 1883 1 w BRITAIN 4 william east bountiful ogden 0 J arthur cedar codar john in Gr griblin illin newton nen ton john kaysville Kays ville ii j armstrong johnsona johnsons pot oft 4 piron iron co jr farmington Farming tou georgej 1 blat l let warn ward i Jimia IV ti thomas m 8 spanish nish pork fork Z I 1 i t i L ledwards K ty 4 r Wilt V 11 ardt leu spanish pork ork gergotz tl hunter 11 unter besl 1 ru ard q ogden t stancu NAVIA 1 amm aidt ai Wt J onlah au forrd ahcin rn 11 boioni alban A L alil 1 r c I 1 ansen fairview EAir view rw U mauti t I 1 h ephraem Ephr alm lars Lara larsen Lareen Brig brigham liam At angust gust Valen titie brighom brigham ath ward 1 l UNIT lV william illiam A aniesa iless farmington A AB 13 henry day draperville Drap erville i john J holden john johne EL E booth provo i w james mason rii w CANADA edward Sto yenson r BOUT rt 1 1 1 11 david idess georgetown i jolin E rt a Joll joling Jo linW nW gailley david ja H cannon jr st 0 george geo goo J wood bury ila elias kimball meadowville Meadow C ville hyrum kimball kiln all 6 JOB jos 1 L jolley moroni ormus A bates tooele thoele 13 josiah thomas davis da vis filimore I 1 allmore ill more lyman shepherd beaver jasper camuel it B bennion ennion T Taylors a lorsa villa illa thorn thomas sheu sada david 7 ld Arlzo k ri zoila faa dudley merrill st 15 david Y id I 1 1 1 arizona IC fi arizona jqseph cluff qu thatcher tha aher cr arizona irizona SWISS AND GERMAN 0 josefi A smith franell lyman jr provo frova bleaker Klei izer evans lebiz friderick erick schoenfeld 11 righton jacob mount blount pleasant akanni 1 paul hammer flammer vaa ward city lohi jaseph H kelt lith aarol F M ih ddn w th the lor hij wa jw lv ov pir a j A A f alti th tha imia kai laria aa ICU IV awl s floess il wh neglect arct bip tha siu aher after a bertain a ae e tha kin in be upon the head ot t 4 ie wat we Ws avs 1 law 1 Sta iZay an N tb a ata 11 V W i 0 1 hi 0 church but this first one in many cases has been neglected many ilan parents paren ts feel incompetent to teach their children notwithstanding their faith in the gospel every ever y parent should ask and know if ho he has 93 done his duty to his children and if not let him from this mo m merit become more careful in this regard several years ago it was thought 0 best beat to fill upilo up the lesser quorums in the priesthood to prepare the young for their duties and inako them fit to receive the greater priesthood these things should bo be continued and are worth worthy y the consideration of all those in authority that our youth may receive that care and attention that shall make them faithful saints and worthy men jand laud women if we are not careful about these things the children who are more precious to us than all other things thing a may fall away and miss eternal life and the fault will in a great measure rest upon the ya parents rents to the presidents of stakes and others who have yeung young men that are sent upon missions the speaker desired to say that all the encouragement po possible isible should be given to such that th a they may prove faithful and true and when they return let them not be bd allowed to throw off the harness but let them continue in their work that they may become shining lights in zion tho tile speaker bore a powerful testimony to tho truth of the 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