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Show are of our town. County and nation. W must submit to the laws enacted by our ! delrs;a es, pay the taxes that are due, j land submit in a great measure to the cond'tions imposed by local oflicials We ate IwiiiK schooled in valuable les sons; and while we are led and clothed like other peoide, and while we have our prelurences and opinions I ke other people, we are ei tilled to the spirit of the Lord to enable us to work in harmony. har-mony. Tnere is no family, no town, no city, county or 1 aiion, withm tse'l that c in contend.ai.d ti I stand and prosper. These things we s.i uld avoid and tty to be united as well temp nally as we are sprittiaily. Soppuse that thu Apostles, Bishops, and other officers of the Church xhould be as divided about church natters, what would become of us as a people? aHwanaMMaMBHBaaMaaaaMeHBaBBBaaaaBaaBaaanai be gained by reforming. If it is lack o( faith or obedience to authority, non at' tending meeting, profanity, then the the tilings necesaiy to each house will ' be presenitd to the humble worker, ac carding to the needs jf those with w hom he communes Thev should admonish the people to abstain from worldly mind edness; and teach faith repentance prayer, and above all things that thev desiie and t uur sh in their hearts that most precious nift -charity. Let this good work go on until the people are cleansed fiom sin, and until thev overcome over-come their weaknesses and are brought into a slate of righteousness belore '-he Lord. These brethetn who go should be men of Gbd, their instructions in public should be in harmony with their private lives, and the people to whem thev go should be able to discern it Their work and words should be plain; andl believe I'res Peterson will send out just such men. I have this testimony to bear to you There i nothing requiieJ of vou, that Is not also required of the twelve apostles. IVe have our seasons ol fasting fast-ing and prayer; we meet together and partake of the sacrament, confess our sins and make peace if it is necessary. We find it quite tasy to be one in th Kingdom ol God, in the building of Temples, but God requires the I-atter Day Saints in San Pete to also be one in political busiuess. We are here to set an example to the whole world ol how men and brethern should dwell together. togeth-er. Not only 1'res Woodruff, aud the twelve apostles, hut every elder, te idler, idl-er, deacon, should go in aud out, whether wheth-er he be laboring temporarily or spiritu ally among the people, asa man of God; a living testimony ol his faith in the principles prin-ciples he has espoused. 1 pray God to bless the people in this valley, that there shall be an abundance of snow, and water, that you shall have grass and that it shall be a beautiful season in this vail v. That your Temple shall be filled with earnest workers; and not fall into the hands of the enemy; that the Latter -Day Saints may alwavs be in tne great majority, that your children chil-dren may grow up in the fear aud admonition ad-monition of the Lord, I ask it iu the name of Jesus. Amen. i am satisfied we should not have been gathed heie in the valleys, or Zion so lar advanced toward the lultilltneiit of the deiis of God, we would have been cast out instead We waul to cu tivate spirituality. It is not designed that men should )e tvtanized over, compelled against theil judgement to submit, or against the spir t of God to yield to num bers; hut as theie is but one right way, find that way, and arrive at a unity ot understanding by counseling I jgether Unite in your wisdom and search out the very best methods for lencitig your fields, making your irrigation ditches, improving your stock aud cultivating your fields. Work in harmony to build up your cities, tu market your surplus. Tnis i the sp.rit ol of the Gospel. Are we not one 111 our spiritual aflairs when we meet iu conferences, although we have our individual prayers, and lamily wor h p within our own homes, apatt from each otaei? There is no contention conten-tion as to who shall be the members of the various quotums, or who shall fill a vacancy in the quorum of the twelve apostles. We can agree upon all points ol do trine. with regard to the ordii ancts an principles; the gathering, building of lem.ilci aud working there in; we can see eye to eve i 1 all these matters, and retain our manhood, individuality and free agency; and we shall continue to be distinct individuals just as long as eter nay lasts, but we must be one, even as ihe Father and Son are one; even as as Adam, Abraham; Ehas, and alt the prophets aud appostles that have ever lived have lieen one with theKather and each other. They were distinct and si-peiate itid;viduals, even 'ivinij in dif-irat dif-irat epo R-- of time and yet thev were one. One in spiritual understanding knowledge and desires; one in temporal matter; one in a1! things. Differing not in principal, methods, or testimony. As Jesus and his Father were one in laying the foundations of the earth, in the organization org-anization of it, and the myriads of planets, plan-ets, in instituting the plan of salvation, V, SERMON Extended synopsis of a discourse delivered at the Ephraim Quarterly ( Conference, on Saturday Feb. 14th ' 1891 by Apostle F. M. Lyman. It afforct me great p'e isure, my brethren and sisters, to be here in jrour midst today, to have the privilege priv-ilege of participating with you in the blessings the Lord has in store , for us at this Conference. I trust and believe that we have sufficient faith to call down upon us the blessing bless-ing of tha Holy Spirit; that those ; who speak to us nay be inspired to 'ay just those good things to us in the way of instruction, council', and admonition, suited to our reqttir-menti. reqttir-menti. It would seem that the . Latter-day Saints are so well taught and instructed at Semi-annul and quarterly conferences, their Sabbath meeting and various quorum meetings, meet-ings, to say nothing of other organizations, or-ganizations, the labors of the bishops, bis-hops, and teachers among them, the heads of families inside the homes, 'and the quiet presence of the Holy Spirit in each and every heart, that they would sometime be sufficiently instructed, and fed enough. That they would be so grounded in the principles of eternal life, that they could not be turned aside, that they ' could not forget, or stray to morrow from the path of safety that leads mankind back to the presence of the Father. But so it is, we seem in . a manner short of memory; indifferent indiffer-ent to a degree to the blessings with which the Lord has provided us. Measureable we are ungrateful. It seems to be inherent in our human nature, our fallen and sinful nature, that evil things have more influence with us than good, that forgetfulness and indifference takes position of us to the forgetting of the good things have more influence with us than good.that forgetfulness and indiffer ence takes possession of us, to the forgetting of the good things taught us from time to time. They are as it were, plucked up by the roots, or - dried out for want of nourishment. We come together often, that the ground may be re-seeded, and wt receive the same good instructions again and again. We have so many conferences and regular local gatherings gather-ings which I have mentioned, that it really seems that we are just completely com-pletely floded with all the teaching necessary to our salvation. That it would be impossible for us to be- cannoi we, my oicinein auu simci. uc one in our small temporal interests. Let me sound this warning in your ears. God requires us to be one in temporal tilings. Let us learn the important les-ns les-ns of pane c .vielJing, and obedience: Let us set a good examp'e before our children, and not leave as a legacy to our posterity, this spirit of disunion, and suspision to po sion their minds. And above all, let God's will be done. Let us cultivate in our hearts charily, until they shall be filled and flooded with love (or our brethern; then there will be little room for devision. If we lack the Holy Spirit, il there is a deficiency of it in our souls, then we are not living for and claiming tint, which, as Latter Day Saints we are entitled to enjoy. It is the duty of every man and woman in this church to have this spirit from the ap- fiostles to the least members, and to so ive that tti is perfect monitor is not quenched in his heart. Ttiat it lives and abides there, ready on and a'l occasions to tell them what is the right thing to do. Let this man, this intelligence, be guided by the spirit of charity and humility, and not given tip to the weakness and errors to which mankind have been prone since the fall. Brethern counsel together with regard to things that concern the welfare of your communities; or your welfare as individuals; in-dividuals; let the spirit of God he in every heart to banish stubbornnesss and willfulness until we can cast out contention conten-tion from our midst and come to a unity of understanding. Uccide together togeth-er who is the proper man, or the proper method, and then act in concert, that we may be as the solid earth not to be shaken. Is there strength in division? Could either ol our great, national parties retain re-tain their potency if they divided into factions? D you expect to enjoy the favor and blessing of God while you woik with bitterness against each other? Do not be twot 'bbornto yield a little occasionally. I have to yield, not to sin or wrong, but to the will of God. We have all heen required il we would have salvation in the Kingdom of God, to yield to repentance, baptism, laving on hands, the gathering aud many other commandments of God. In order to reach the goal ol my desires I must over come the weakness of my fallen nature, aud so must you. We are tempted to sin and transgression many times by influences in-fluences that we do not under stand. As we came down upon the train last night, liro. Cannon suggested that it was a $reat blessing to be able to know what manner of spirit we were of. We are not till of us sufficiently well educated to kuow this, but we should humble our-se'ves our-se'ves hefjre the Lord and seek to know lis mind aud will concerning our course in every .sue which we ate called upon b: decide for ourselves, or others. How humbly we can pray in those cases where we can see that we are threatened by danger.sickness or death! It is just as essential, my brethern and sisteti that we have His Spirit to guide us in matters of business politics, or any other matter that effects he conditions under which we live.for they will have a bearing on our lives and characters, and may be either a help r hir.detance in our progress to salvation, The corps ol Home M.ssionnries that have been called to labor among the people, visiting from one waid to another, anoth-er, should go in the spirit of their call-ins. call-ins. Mod ot ifcw,o dotiM, f!t rt hnm-bl hnm-bl when fHy wi ralltd to thfs important impor-tant positon. Prohahly thonght them j selves very unsuitable men to undertake so delicate a mission; that some blunder blun-der had been made Wondered what they should say to the people. Thete his been no mistake. They are sent as G iddiiects.go nj; two by two from hi u-e to house under theitifltitnceof theSpirit of trie Lord, and that Spirit should be able to make plain to them what aie the spitittial needs of that family. If it be intemperance, the talk cart be directed in an efloit to display the advantage to co'tte careless.full into sin and trans (fressiop. But with all this we are till a pretty good people. Not 'sinning in large matters, not guilty of crimes, but we let in the little foxes to spoil the vines. There are not many murderers among us, there are not many house-breakers among us; we are as a rule a people who 'pay our debts, and act honorably one with another: But we divide in business matters, and are not united in politics as we ought to be. When we are just what we should be, wc will be one people.one party.havins one common interest. This would not be in compatible with free agency. agen-cy. Your conscience need not be bound, your judgment hampered or your manhood smothered. It should be in matters of business and secular sec-ular government as in our religious gatherings. 'lis true that in our temperalities, business and politics our interests seem to conflict, but in reality they never do between those desirious of public wellrare. Measures Meas-ures of public interests should be: 'eartftillf weighsd, and whatever is dona should be by eommon consent . In the Church of Christ. It is the duty of all to yield a little where no principle is involved. Do not ' nulify your own strength, and cottnterace the power put forth by your neighbor, in these contentions. conten-tions. . We are politiaians, 111 common with all other citizens under our government. vVe are interested in the common wel- |