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Show that thoie who bad tahen if upon ' kihemselvc to ju them, had mis- j lged them, T hey were not in the , s:ne position ai their lenders, were uoVv in pos it'ssion of' the sax j kivnv-, kivnv-, ledge.di.l not understand ti.e cirt'inu-s:.tvcs cirt'inu-s:.tvcs bv which r-w.M-e surroiin- nHMVraSWMM IUIIHMHMPlliUI Aiim ivom it ? 1 i.I lault-fi-.idmg and cherish-1 ii hartiue l In-ait ever 1:11113 a smner I 10 r'-peutenci ? The au.;tis who sux-l roU'id us k virus and aie ,;r.evd when w liuw h d -iit i hi to ll raid ate e..cii uilv.-r 1 n-ver hud occ 010.1 in ie.tk oHirtwtse I lian to c . inmed I ut 1 . ' checbed by tins Spbi I o teeonie this 11 Iv inline! ce. w ill tend !0 inu.inu. U.MM J I'UW Sjaa W INI I I ! ei.ee and t I -se wl o am in possesion o t.r.s pcCais t;tlt tealiz-; lh.it we attf in-1 f .r tli- exptess putouxi- (,f netlect-inij netlect-inij mil I'haiar it-n, 1 ttiM that (he Lat-It Lat-It r d iv sums w ill set k diligently tm al! i.( d gfs and t -specially lot lhat i f w i -iloni, and I v-i'.l s.v.k w ill put'.' liMns,ii, lai'h. you will n cieve it. 1 ask Ci.,d t' tjive unto us tlit vxuds ol a! v..tt- t,, the bread . I I f I li.it all m iv be lt d. and gift gi-ft til hence thankful i t it ami t ie spa.i he poms 'Ui bo ;ibnnd u.lly upon us, knowing in their heiiis liial He is ihe ti d of i.ur S iUmmoii. T'n s I ask m the name f Jc:sMi. Aneti t on t will pievent us bun say ii any thlur, anvwhete, tit it we arid not be villa,: to say in liit p:cstnte f the pe; S n ceiisuitd ot even ill tiif- piesr-ncv ol holy angels. It sn:i bun-elf was ui.Fjitig ed lo that exitut tnal the people put h in to death. 1 myself would aim st as so n !i d fault with the an-el .loroii',or Hie pro-pliets pro-pliets and aposdes of anc:e.it davs. as A ith my btelhreu. In my si;iit uie l'ro-phet l'ro-phet Joseph was pe:lei:!i m. Witnout having li .it poniied out I me 1 knew j initl the liist time I evtf sw Mini, a!-thouh a!-thouh siiitoiiiided ly a tutml'tr i.f men Dining the entile tnnj ln-t 1 kueiv Itini lie seemed angelic in eMv woid a d dei', ant! were, the.-efoR', inoap:!-lc tf rctt'J'.-r'ng a just jnJmcut, cr oi fonuii.g corrert roaciu .loiu. It is very ta-.y to itad lauit. I beiieve if th.'ie w-re hoi ar.geU dwciiing atuoiij us, and we were to view then ai we do our brethren and sisters, usintf only our po r buiuau judgment and knowledge, we would hud much that lookid amujiti their coniiwct. It i of the utmost importance impor-tance tiiat in i!u mlicial capacity.auJ in our pri vat lives -vt: use this spirit of discernment v.itii greit discretion K ;.'J 'jy M. f.ilcn.UHcioi . Kstetitied syn-ji ot a Discourse tl.hvered t Kpliraiui, Feu. isti ,i8yi to the I'euple of Sua 1'ete (Joutity in tlotifereticc awembk'd, by VHKK. 0BOK0E Q. CkKtiOH. The jnesetitirig of the authorities for the uircval of the peojde, which jus', b-eu doneiu y our reeu:e, alt twitch tney are aimiist without ex cent! )" una uiioUiiy usiai;ied,is not a mere rirm. dee 1. l:ideed to me lie was m re I. so an angel ot God than a living man. Many people foin d I ault with Uiigham Vonii'.;, but I never Hid. For the iast iwtlve years ol his Hie 1 w,u as mtiiiUie Willi nim as any hvti . man and saw no fault, only virtues, leainr-ss ef sold, ijred'.h and depih ol intellect, richness ol iiiit. 1'nese were ti .'V when our i.i- ce mises was of that private n.iluie hen even great men aie supposed o unbend and unbosom ttiemselveJ. and 1 nevt saw anythiiis unwot hy ol bis mis, siod. or b'S greatness, 1 c.it: sav ofhau as of Joseph, iioiliing but word-t ol A iiiiiaiioii lor the spirit of ;hu in. in. I did not luok lor faulis: 1 was not desirit.g to I see imneifeeaon, and I hero tes ify with- an-.i mucit fiiari'.y. caa icti the lasting wrong that may be done to a manor a woman, by repeating sornctlung detrimental to them when ihe whole situatioii uml all the reasons, rea-sons, are not in our possession, or the motives that prompted the act. Ths L iurr-d iv S.dnis should riot for-el for-el t:i t. what tli-;y m.-.iiiie oat to otheis w I! b nieisineii oat i-j- them ajain; that as y.i i jude ot.if.is, so :-nail you he iin'ned 1'n.il ii tile cons-tut ions and in Hives ttiuaitf'.'iiut. to oilieis aie good you aie ptoiun-ed chaihabie tie.f.metit in te.utu Tins lelleou.iii Ins always btcn a mtat r.tunfoit t 1 in-:. The Pro- It fv rJsit ilone in order to coaform to a custom, or an established rule whieli ius no special signilhcance. Tiie fact that it is done at every quarterly conference, should not i'jr-scn Lie Importance of the presentation. presen-tation. It is not only a privilege C iiei:ded to us to approve or disapprove disap-prove of those placed over us to guide us spiiitually, but it ia jjrave ilaty to eigii the meaning of the a :t when we lite our hands to sustain sus-tain these mea. It should be the fediuL's of our hearts whica we ex- out reseiva.ion that no truer man ever I ved. When God honois men shall I II at honor ihtnif Hislbi not honored every nun who hod oiiiee in H.s cirurcil and kuijjdo n trom ihe deac 0,1 to the I'tesidein? Then is it not our duty lo sustain them by faith and pt iv-ers; iv-ers; by good wotds and gu-jd woiks; by a n iriu iii uisi to k-vetv ral. made tin pliet Isaiah said tiiat J.sus would not ' jud;.;e in "afier tne siiil of li s eyes, nei.iter re,t jve .if.et the li'Mtiui; oi his eais." II nv dill'ireut it is with us! vVeheat, ami w e proa nice ju I ieiiieii'; we see, and we eotili: to eei.au Conclusions, when it is not pos;j!e w dt the aid ot hoiii e its a d eyes lo he t.io;oii;iilv ac-t) ac-t) -tainted wit'i moovt",, lloic sa case oiat will than aie '.his piinc pal, taai has coins to my kuowle.li. One ol tile twelve hjj isllea wh.'e liavexig was at-.acked at-.acked Willi a seveie si(.kieS ol the iiowels. The symo, tuns i.e. e very dis- pres-i, an'l not the compliance to an empty form. In doing this you have entered into a solemi. covenant with God to sustain them in the position po-sition in ivhic'n lis has placed them, with fa.th, prayers and good works; and it is ail necessary. We should be cact'ul, exceedingly careful, not f speak e.'il of the Lord's annoint-ed. annoint-ed. vVj, ;ti a people, will have to lea.'n that ia order to be acceptable to Him we wiil have to keep these pledges with our whole hearts, not reluctantly. It is a duty toexerci.e faith in their behalf honestly before the Lord. Most of the Latter day on us, aud a fa thlul fulfillment of eveiy duty? Those ho are clust-n of God to pioiioUnce judi.meiii 111 an ollical capacity capa-city s. and to us ni lbs stead, and it is letpiued ol us that ve neat mem with title respect, bonal litem with our he aits iressin;; and biandy 'di pefaCtiUed lot I him and lie wastitially peisaaoed totaae some, witli beiic.'kial icsul.s. lie is a man wito does not think luiuor, but as lie Hoveling, he met a man who ami hps, and jjtve them 0111 laith Iji I he fulfillment ol llieif dj.iesas God desiies. li is almost nnpcssiole for a man to fa, I when the faitn and ptayns ol Uie saints I aie boiiestlv and eatut-s Iv ofieted in His aiits have eutered ito holy placs, ud there made nica tjlHgeB, at4 if tbete promise wcr literally kept wt ,j i - 1 . a brhali; then if we wuiitiraw tins sneuitm iruau toe taati we have coveuan cd be-lot be-lot G' d and the Long ea.iou ol tne ha. lit to &usiam,ltOv ui are we respon- top,c i stud t .iked to ilia. rUtsU tattf luu bad parsed im, tw' A..l M Italljf ftihtue4 leat itt-t ttlsc aUuold siued iliiin of i tHu.idy on bis wouiu uc an atujoii pcncci ptopie. There are many who violate thii covenant without reflection. They Allow their tongues too much freedom, free-dom, and before they are aware of it have broken sacred covenants, made before God, and their brethren. This is a doctrine as old as the Church itself, arid it is a recognized fact that one of the greatest evidences eviden-ces of a leaning toward apostacy and a loss of the Holy Spirit.is this find ing fault, speaking evil, or making .disparaging remarks about those placed in authority. It is ai evidence that the spirit of God has withdrawn, when, an individual evinces this tendency. It is dan- b'e for his miiaKesf What a happv, aud what apowerlul people we Could be il we could once learn tins impoiiant lesson. Husbands , dou't try to bud ihelaulis and impeiltc-tions impeiltc-tions of your wives, bat seek to see only their vutues and those 11 als that aie commendable. It is not a ood plan to couiinuall Ihitist ihe weaKnesses of a pei sou belote theii eyes. The plan per-sued per-sued by some paieu s toward their cail-dren cail-dren ts pioduclnie of much evil. It would, in must cases, be oeuei to single out their vii.ues and commend them. This would incite to lenewed exertion in this direction. while they leatn to took upon sin with abhottaiice. Children who never said a Ci oss woid to each ot bet would be neai to petleciiju. How tet-tible tet-tible it is that husbands and wives should cmarrel belore iheir children; it is indeed in-deed a shameful spectacle. A man biealh.aua get tn mca ttva lie was a di inking nun. Suppose he had detect-1 ed tliia brandy suiell, how was be lu know it bad been latum lor sickness? Another cncutns.auce I leuiemtei li one wheie calling upon another prominent man one moruaig, I Ion, id him suffering with a violent headache, but he was not willing to appeal to violate vio-late the Word of Wisdom, ailboUjjh satisfied sat-isfied Lhat a cup nl cufke would icliev the pam. I besought turn to laKe it,aud he finally did so. Suppose some one had come 111 while he was diinkuig it. lu all prooabihty iney would have gone away and said tnsy bad seen this bioth er diink ug cotiee; giving the idea tiiat lie was an naoitual diuikei of it, when the truth was that lie very ieluctau.lv diauk it as a uied.cuie. How f.asy it is to coma to wrong conclusions, con-clusions, hen we have only ihe defec "" gerous to laith, to murmur and find fault with those in official position. 15y a moment's reflection we know that apostates always give way to a great deal of this, and it is a sure ac-companyment ac-companyment of apostacy. . As has been remarked it is a great blessing to be able to know what manner of spirit we are of, or whether the feeling which prompts certain ideas and urges to certain courses of action, is good or evil; and the Latter-day isaiuts cannot be too careful how they speak evil of each other,and those whom the Lord .has placed over them. "Well," one will say, "are we then to shut! live evKKjnce 01 our senses 10 guiae 1 us. We are not to be judged beiealter DV the evidence of ear or eye, and I am thankful lor it Tne Lord is capable ol judging us m rijj.iteutisuess, mercy and equity. He will be able lo know eveiy nioave, eve.y cuetnns.ance, every weakness weak-ness ot out human natuies," liie e.tent and po.eitcy if all n.li.iences Wi.htu and v. 1 hour; We 1111 jud 'e each other a communities, communi-ties, and a ! J v.du.Js. Good Latter-day Latter-day Saiat-. wo.ii eacn other in litis regard, re-gard, eve i tlit 'e who have been educated educa-ted to a ve y h ijh s.audaid of light. Hatsh juocme uuiie against auoilier is not ol tne Loid. He itquites us 10 nave chanty. When we lead wuat chaiuy i, we find that it is long-stilieiiiig, slow ,0 angei, not puffed up with ptide and 111 sboit, that it we had chanty one towaid should not take his business cares and perplexities home with him, but should let it all slip off ard leave ihem at the thteshold, go to his wife and lanuiy in a spnit ot peace, that they may be glad to see him. Not weighed dowti with tbetaies of business, irritable, cross, so that when his back is mined Iheyall breathe a sih of relief. I am mid that some men aie almost savage and that they sometimes justify themselves for ibese uteadbil lempeis, because of the care s they are cal'eJ upon to shoulder, as the suponei of the fam-'y, but tbeie is no question out the wile is equally burdened. Men have much to try them.aud women also, and ihe remembtiance of ibis should make each cue wiling to bear their share and not disiie to desuov the harmony har-mony of home. Thiie are men who really dread to go home because of the frequency of something very like curtain lectures. This is not lishi. A woman should remember that almost all llie happiness ol her husband's l.e lest in the spirit which she disseminates through the home. And the husband should never be blind to her efforts to make him happy, nor lail in appreciation. Women have much to make them irritable irrit-able and nervous, and the husband-should husband-should meet the'r confidences in this regard, re-gard, in a spirit of love and sympathy. Both shuuld look upon their childien as direct gifts from God, which they are, and set that example ol forbearing Kindness Kind-ness before them, that will nourish love in iheir hearts causing them inafteryeats to look back lo their childhood's home, as a place lilile short of heaven; to look forw ard to a leuuion.and a reorganization reorganiza-tion of that home in eternity Will this another we would put the best const. uc tion upon suspicious actions, and not the worst, Since it is impossible lor a man to tell the motives of the human heart, of his own knowledge, it is lo be greaily desirid lhat every Laaei-day Saint should avail himsell of the privilege privi-lege of enjoying the gift of ihe (bscreii-ment (bscreii-ment of spirits. Those who are called to preside and especially Pi esiden. sol Stakes, Bishops, HigtiCouncillors audiiioLe be.'ote whom many affairs came lot adjustment should possess this gift. Without it they can not pronounce good judgment It is needed before our ctiurch tribunals where men make plain statements,! hat is not befogged befog-ged by eunuinjr men as sometimes is the ease in the conns ot Ihe land. There is no attempt to clear the guilt, to deceive and make false appearances; yet af.er our eyes to the defects of our neighbors? neigh-bors? Are we prohibted from telling tell-ing a brother or a bishop wherein he has done wrong, and by our silence acquiesce in it?" No! we are permitted per-mitted to see these things, and in a .spirit of mercy and charity, to speak of them. The spirit of discernment was ghentothe Latter-day Saints with the gospel; it is, in fact,one ot ahe gifts of the gospel given for our protection, that we might know what manner of spirit those are in possession of, with whom we come in contact. We wish to avoid using this precious gift in a wrong wav, .therefore, this examining agency the most searching inquiry there are many thins which do not appear, and unless these men do have the Spirit of God to quicken their uuderstsndiiig, to enable them todts .iein that wnicii is hidden or obscure, it will be impossible for them 10 render a just judgment. No pretense can deceive .hose upon whome mis spirit is poured out liberally. This blessing of disceiii'iien, however, may like every other good gi!t, be used wrongfully. We may grow to criticize too much, through the great clearness with which we see. Eveiv person ia possession cf th s gift should remember that it is not their privilege to speak agaigst tho-e in authority or even their brethern and sisters. The prophet pro-phet joseph admonished the saints on one occasion, that wilii all their tlouiid-erings, tlouiid-erings, and short comings, never to permit per-mit themselves to break solemn covenants, coven-ants, and be., ay their bretheten; he exhorted ex-horted them not to prove uaitois aud ar ray themselves against those appointed not be tne case where all the membeis of a family love each other? If there could be anything that I desired next to my own salvation and the prosperity of the woik of God, it was that my children should all love one another. an-other. God has blessed me very much in this respect, I believe they have all carried that spirit of unity and good feeling feel-ing with them. This should extend lo our kindred, friends and brethern and sisters in the gospel; and finally all would become as one family. As a inie the Latter-day Saints are a good tempered people, and it is so strange that we do so many thing to wouud and lacerate each others feelings When this weakness assails us.we should go before the Loid in some secret place and ask Him to let hb hcly spirit lest upon us. I don't know what we would do without ihis God to go to. It is the assistance he gives us that enables us lo bear our buidetis; it is this spirit that lifts our loads, removes our peiplexiiies, must not oe exerciseu altogether in inding the blemishes and weaknesses weakness-es of our sisters and brothers. Many things which look wrong, and which we might pronounce against, would be very different in our eyes, fould we know all the surrounding circumstances and the reasons there for. What we might denounce as vicke 1 or unwise when we have only :en the result, might be the best that could be done, under the circumstances. circum-stances. No person is in a position to render ren-der accurate and equitable judgment judg-ment unless he can occupy the same position as the one judged; it is the jonly way that a correct estimate can be gained of the reasons which he had f .ir taking such a course. This js true in all matters which we are accustomed to call matters of policy .md the management of the Stake. We must first understand all the motives mo-tives that incite to a dgcisioa before we are in a position to ate attempt to judga with propria!?. Tat frophat Joaeyfc Mi4 tU feitfc ot tha bratuten aonnected with him during the early days of the church. There were those who also found a great deal of fault with Brigham Young. In both theae cases subsequent subse-quent events justified the Prophet and his great successor, and proved sooths our anxieties, and gives us the peace, and repose we seek for. There are some who aie naturally of a brooding, gloomy and despondent pint, but this is not of God. and should new be encouraged. I will giva you a tale whereby yosasay know ii the piiit tew r m peccaswoit of 11 of &oi; His 'spirit Nit aaprinaM, dtles. Ibope.psMco an4 joy. waile tha opposite, 1 casis down, oppreseet brings daikness aad gloomy forbodings. To those inclined inclin-ed to take the worst view of things generally. gen-erally. I would say, seek for the gifts of faith and hope, through which these gloomy anticipations may be dispelled. Charity is noteadv provoked, it cover-eth cover-eth as with a cloak the liltle faults until we can correct them. It is full of paii- by God to cai t y on His work and thus ar ray themselves against ihe Son of G..d. When Jesus spoke so forcibly of Ihe dan gcr of offending these litllc ones, it also serves as a warning to us, that "the least of those in the kingdom of God" ra andor th care ikvai era that naver ttaeps. T-ii aageia a Urfoie tha tact) tS faiwat aantiaaaSr, to testify against 1 fees ku wieag t&Mt We snwt apeak wionj pi irately vf a aiaa and think there s n. gieat baim done, but I warn you that the a iels of God are there. and wiil not let him be butt by you. They have been chained with keep inland upholding him, and all you say to injure or hint lum w. I be held against you. If we do ste a fault in one of our sisters, what is gained) y exposing that |