Show PIPIT FIFTY FOURTH I 1 or I 1 file aerni amieal conference of f uio I 1 of jesus christ of latter day saints I 1 held in the salt L I 1 kakoi tabernacle the fifty burth semiannual semi annual conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day sainta was xiv held in the tabernacle salt lake city beginning saturday oct 4 3 I 1 at 10 am m there were present on the stand of the first presidency Preside ricy john taylor george Q cannon I 1 of f the tile twelve apostles wilford woodruff lorenzo snow erastus snow franklin D Rie richards bards brigham young albert carrington carrin I 1 moses thatcher francis mar marion ion i lyman george tea teasdale dale heber J grant and john IV taylor chuh counselor lo 10 the tw twelve e daniel IL 11 wells patriarch of the church john smith of the first seven presidents of seventies horace S El eldredge dredie abram H cannon and seymour P B young I 1 I 1 4 artl of the I 1 e Pie presiding siding I 1 bishopric william B preston and robert T ebur bur i ton also a number of presidents of f stakes bishop and elders from arious various parts of utah and surround ing st acca and territories the conference was called to order by president john taylor and the choir bang sang fua mil to tho the brightness of zion glad morning I 1 s 4 prayer was offered by apostle F 9 I 1 richards too cho choir ir sang bang the hymn on oli page 33 softly beams the sacred dawn JOHN TAYLOR aai Baid leave have met together in Confer conference crice to attend to the bariou kinds kind of business that may be pre before us associated with the 11 of god on oil earth for many years we have thus met together and I 1 have generally general ly greatly really g enjoyed ourselves having met together fth er ihie ihs morning morning I 1 in this capa city it is s our duty td toliff lift up our hearts and seek for the blessings ot of god which we should always alwa s enjoy we mccu occupy py a becu peculiar ii ia r position ta to I 1 the nations of the earth and it is our duty to understand our position to god and to 0 o each other and also to the nation natio wc 1 on these occasions the saints are gathered from all parts tarts 4 of zion to be taugh fin lin the principles I 1 of tha the church of god Pre presidents of stakes bishops high councillors councilors Counci lors and tho the various officers of the church should always be present on these occasions that they may be instructed in the principles pl es thai tha are promulgated by tb eLser of god there arc are things of vast importance connected with the purposes of god in the last days the dispensation of the falness oi of tir times ries embracing all other disben captions cat ions has dawned upon us and in it the falness of the things of god will be taught and things will be revealed which heretofore have never been heard in the earth he ile haa has gathered to together alether a people and revealed to them many things that bad laid bidden sin since ce before the foundation of tha the earth he ile will continue to reveal ayery principle thattis to be a associated with the salvation of man we came bieu As der peculiar circumstances ai and god GA has greatly bless blessed sed us and wo we feel to rejoice in the mercy and kind kindness that i ahe hep god ad of israel has as vouchsafed un unto to us all kinds of vituperation and falsehood are set afloat afloat to injure us y yet t it t makes but little difference difre rence w 4 us ill for we know in whom I 1 we wb be lieve in wham we put our trust god has set his hand for the last time to build up believe his kingdom and we know and believe it he ile has oddi i us free while the world are beeking to enslave us us bu t NW know 11 he e will protect us and keep keel us fr free ee we place ourselves under llie the b banner anner oell of his Is pro protecting t echi ing care and I 1 let et other men do and kas as the they y please god has blessed ua us in 0 our ur elease homes omes and in the labor of our hand land and he ile will continue to do it as long ai we care are faithful our granaries are full word of plenty plent cornea comes fro from m all parta parts of the la land 7 and among the people there is a feeling of peace pence and rind and a desire to live near to god god has blessed us in all things and we feel to return to him our thanks and our praises some of the people complain com I 1 that they have plenty but no sale for fbi it the tho speaker considered there were worse things than ale plenty n ty of 61 corn clorn and an abundance of the t ahinga I 1 ill I 1 ga of life in all his travels among the saint sainta he be found peace and thousands if of happy happ y homes inhabitants have brighter prospects before them than any other people of which ha ill knew klie up on the tile face of the earth while we have no other trials than abundance we WC should try and put up with it I 1 mal many ly of us have seen the tim when ewhen this was not the case ewe in our settlements and land in bis his tray travels els north and south he found prosper ity and peace let us so live that we womac may merit the continued mercies I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I V A 4 I 1 I 1 1 12 and kind approbations of god let us set burdle arts se w av py pre pare bursel vector ilbo abe powers ahr thrones es an and d principalities p 1 a i aties i in n store fo for r the faith faithful ul who shall a abide bid in the god godtz to the end 10 1 0 ri r Was was plas pleased af to meet again alite S saints aits and th thanked a eked god goa that h b f had been spared to behold this thi soc DC casion how few there ard who ho have bave lived upon tha lhart earth chivilo who have been ready fo id receive I 1 of f god and anti be witnesses of juesus christ upon the earth no man can tan obey the thel commands of god without receiving the bec prosecutions of of the wi wicked 4 d hundreds u drca of ofa years irs ll 11 have ve passed passe itam ayd the worlie I 1 have not had bad the opportunity af pf behold beholding apostles and I 1 inan i the he earth iab I 1 until our ir day I 1 11 lie has fact up tp hia his kingdom gapa i cupoo u P the earth before he shalliot far or the last time prune his vine vineyard aar d 1 never before have sa saints ints elivd upon the arth ant tit the devil dev 4 il has t them and d ofer i come then thewl but b U ii we W e 1 know that ih at toi iol to i by godinas bet up hi kingdom a kingdom that dan abt beaver be over i come b but u i aich snail shall ensure forever according to the testa testimony dy of the holy hol prophets the urd lord will stands stand by his kingdom alie destiny I 1 of the ahe nh i bios i ia hi ill hi 11 is hands and nd his words will ivill never fail in 14 this church the organization I 1 is 19 perfect perfects and in in the age in which we now noirl find 0 ourselves we Blib should dId 46 so li that be ojea teado d 0 manifest in ou our I 1 4 kufis cihat I 1 aad 1 be weimar have the power of god with rs chiy elders priests and all alt other quorums whose 0 particular duty it ig is pot to preach illie gospel I 1 abroad should get gt lo gether and improve in iii their meetings meeting wo are not to 0 ie o dormant fay this is g contrary to the will of lq god od but should come together and abd 1 improve merove ourselves 0 urs e ives in iii the of the he gospel the world d and god desire doire a and expect e of ua at we shall prepare to w give i ve to ha the world ibe be gospel of christ here heie are the iLama Laina to whom ire asa as lar hr as we could to introduce the gl gospel pel of god and teach them lo 10 avoid bloodshed I 1 hu and d live lve I 1 better vea ives I 1 I 1 I 1 the time is near at hand I 1 the gospel must be adlo al all I 1 the gr branches anthes of the bouse house ofas f IB rael ati it ia 8 now V given ive U to 6 the ifie gentiles anciently it was first given to ito the jews the day is atha iid when I 1 if the tho Cen gentiles tiles will not notton p lop th their lir persecution of the he gs eel will le ie tat en from irom kheua and anil e given to the Jew sias it was anciently 1 taken away from the jews and arid now given to the gentiles the breaker speaker i had lad never bad any benit fenit bearb of t the e fi final u at triumph or it the aiom of god all tho the danger lies with each of the saints individually fc abod I 1 and evil arc are placed befurt arsa aso to which we cli chose lose and upon IV which path we choose depends our state of exaltation or condemnation in the ber hereafter gafter thai we ve in luht I 1 jAk 4 n a i wise ell choice 0 1 ce and bo faithful to the end so that we inight rec receive i eivet a crown amongst m I 1 otist the righteous dg was the berv fervent aut prayer of th tb speaker the I 1 choir sang the hymn 0 on 11 page I 1 i now let us sn tb tha q da v ofal I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 the adjourned till 2 Z p md m P prayer ra e er was bared by apostle 1 arenzo kaoi lorenzo S snow 1 I 1 I 1 1 11 I 1 1 i 1 I lift I 1 I 1 i 21 n rpm hill the congregation was called tw order by preast and the choir I 1 I 1 0 awake mv minstrel stivi I 1 t braer P rayer by bj aiosi apostle c brig brigham ft ham young i p i ri S the choir sand ahyme begin ning I 1 5 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 w were ere not ashamed to downour own oar lorl I 1 is diw dw 1 addressed the congregation taking for his tea tet t a portion portion of the revelation in 59 of the doctrine and covenants beginning at the verse J A and nd inasmuch aa yo 50 ilo ao things with I 1 thanksgiving ii i with piper P chese F ful much laughter for fot this khi 8 ia su bin but ut with a glad it heart cart and a che cheerful efful countenance te nance 4 the of the earth is yours etc he ile alo also quoted a passage ironi page afie where it i Is 1 said qaid chakey 11 ut q who will pot take taked up their aiford al against ainest their neighbor m musac needs flee to xion zion for safety he ile also falso two lines from a it hymn which the choir sang during I 1 ahe the morning services services 1 1 hushed be the accents ofa orroW and J 1 I 1 zion in glory beg glad reica ai 1 the read from th the 0 D doctrine 0 atri 9 e and verb er suggested b by Y the di discourse scours e of president Pesi delit tailor NJ tor the lord has lai always been 6 eri buffi fal strong to carry out his own I 1 plans and it matters no not t what WI hat op e position ia is brought to bla r upon his d designs I 1 he is certain to jov 1 I 1 come them 1 11 we remember tb tag 0 promises or of god lo 10 abraham and bow ow they were fulfilled alao the promises of god pod to ancient israel ho lie had ind car certain daiil designs fe signs in in ey every ery re 1 in ill 1 i I 1 opa i jjr j y I 1 1 A 11 I 1 1 I 1 J s cj M U i ILI i il n I 1 1 qui rement israel had bad no fean about the cons consequences of the plans of pod so puentes q ong g as they lived up to botho th 0 air c menu which he imade I 1 of ali them e M all manner of opposition was 6 bru fill t to bear aarto to void hia people at go 0 S cannot be dovec 4 come and ana h qu cc there was aas no nee need d on ov the part of israel except regarding their own personal nets acts elsas the same in the days of jesus and so it 1 I has been in i all ages goda pe people opla araas are asked ked to do what is the will bf who guides them and clity bleed not fear buthis but his word 8 w ilk COM 0 to tw pass and his p people eo I 1 e ba W I 1 they do 10 his ili gilr wili 1 J speaker pea kor had bad read ea d hove hov the condition 6 bf the i balents had bud been beeh froll I 1 01 U dwal the I 1 peo should 1 be bb il gathered f 1 ed ari and prosper ros pe in the tho abundance and if nepes Q ofa f the pait eartha fi afi ahls ls jig bo been an done through the power powe of the thel almighty upon ali their eirl a haac done this ata 4 9 tA y PI ne gaii guided edar by taj pote nthan of their ahe J fact that wd are herd herm iby the arm the various nation s ocho of iad ho earth prave ih that t we e aci j I 1 caved chesligh the sligh t olba 11 holy 1 spirita p 1 arlt wb cb tau taught 9 bt ui that alo was r again gi established in the ear earth a and tha we wd with all ouetea ts sing in t tho sang thai I 1 I 1 we haac sung I 1 I 1 zori in glory begins bogins b er glad reigns sod has bai made us f free rec and lias given tous to us that bind ua 4 in a brotherhood of love and eliat jayd us a knowledge of df mhd resu W which leaches us the jo y 9 t the meetings mee tinga we shall have in tha word to come when mother shall clasp be her infant to her breast and husband shall meet bis big wife and i otaka face flace to faba face in I 1 joy 19 PL and loye together in th the b and d nere where am sin shall have no power and partings shall no nomore more take place with these joys before lu ua 1 let mhd world ta 1 1 I who persecute us fear the power t that h at given i ua lia strength for like it was ma 9 with the saints of god of old the dec decrees V aiu ill be 1110 if f we nye keep his COA commandments and the cintr intrigues ig u es lot of 1110 wick wicked e d will no not t pr prevail aqil a again or the will of god concerning 1 I I 1 I 1 us I 1 I 1 it A 13 I 1 APOSTLE ERAS TU KOW F I 1 I 1 I 1 A congregation giving givings an uti r interesting account of hi visita td fifthe tile futh rn t there I 1 area arpa few aw f amon among thai beoo have a va nasta apostatized gizi and adol gly gian pil them s v aa willing too took is in in lie the bm hands ids of our enemies to betray the Sa saints ilits and arid it apts it must be fco bo lor for in all the tile world there are people who liko I 1 I 1 arpy upon the innocent dove ve have a mission to perform in preying upon the good and thief iano cene yet ard we aro enjoined inea td 16 ai be e 1 t in n jl j bula tnt and foal tand la firm in tolie h a ep and ol 01 when 4 we ahau receive I 1 the reward that patience long r suffering and endurance will i bring to io the faithful wo we have our agency and have havea a right 4 to choise the right or take the V wrong ro ng ortall ll people up upon i on the arth carth mhd cabe tau gar I 1 up under persecution ution I 1 bebau because se god godias lias gayen ua us a of the 68 ings in store for the righteous and anal the regard wol up far th them emin in heaven V e are chastised aliat we may be var r the 0 impress impresses ea imp tupou on au all artho kb will ill bear hearthia His word lay not up auto yourselves lies treasure bif ina rc iii moths otlis corrupt and I 1 t thieves CI breal ada all ilg steal a 1 but blit lay jay ye rather up treasures treas urea in heaven where moths do nat corrupt t and d thieves do not brak bronk and arid balfor Wal for where your tr treasure a are re there ther 0 also aro arc your your hearts let us cherish the lovoff lovo of kiuji be nathe the gos pel the holy spirit and the king coill oford that 13 fis troyo the doye and find t the ie iamb M we must I 1 1 list learn to tb ba kindard kin kind dand and gen tic under all caie circumstances u i ces u and 1 nd avoid courting persecution cution as in much it q I 1 a aa s pos possible golc A ill be many w who V beck to det destroy t ray 1 I 1 MI u where has not prepared I th the 19 I 1 w way ayt I 1 we 1 need 1 a no not tf fry ry t to 0 w 01 w the gospel seed for t there ibo weeda of wic choke chole it gut and aup the fr aw W q W borne rue 11 the choir eang filp 1 i itin I 1 J 0 y ye e s ghighi where vilier 6 th ho a C clear L ar blue sky oky I 1 1 I I 1 arches over in or flig the vale frer I 1 I 1 i i n t f i i 0 0 u feren m anjou aln ru ed 1 t till i I 1 I 1 a i 1 I 5 te pt alt i 0 9 ray catl XI bert jq J q II 11 I 1 oh pae f i I 1 I 1 J i 11 i I 1 I 1 i as semiannual SEMI E NJ ANNUAL confluence conference r 1 nn SUND SUNDAY AX oct 14 5 7 10 ara am g caifa yva 11 h calletto called to 0 ar del rai rrb 1 the ke clois g tia I 1 liyan f inn 25 see he how the lie morning 8 u af ig w TT I 1 prayer was hy 9 erastus snow x uth on pa gory i J f 1 ohp gaylar sal APOSTLE FRANKLIN D RICHARDS addressed tho the congregation C taking for hid his test text apportion 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