, 1877-09-20

Here are the twelve, appointed hJ tile dnget
OF t;ht, who hold tile keys Of the nric*ihntsl and
the authority 10 act tn tr,irr an.l regulate The
Lyman anil Elder Sidney ls1g,iou. They were
rounsetots in the first Presidency and they are
cuunselors 10 tie twelve stll. II they keep their
pEaecs, but II either wl.hce u 1T a. 'si'ulc@-
hiui the vail wi.ert Joseph is"-l - Times anu
scasoiis," volume 5. page bsi. ---
rllR TWELVE APOSTLES TO the FRoST+
Once more the necessity for the Twelve
Nstes % no 10 s:sp Stxar and ssss ant r'ss
Day Saints has aritei'. Tie same spirit wh!st'
re.lcd upon the Psophct Joseph bcfurr his
Mlriyrsanm IN tnstructinE the Twelve Aposttes
as to their duties and responsibilities ami thu
necessity OF their bcaglng uH the Kingdom, hR%
rested upon the Prophet Brigham during this
pnst spriug anu san,mtr. 1icrelcascL all Ut the
twelve, who were presiding uycr stakes. fsoln
tt.ose duties, selected tttlers to flt tnse pos'-
t,ons md taught the Church that the Twelve
APOSTLES were taffesl hy tle.r presttIoot to nrl
IN wider and more extended sphere than to h.
Presidents o! stakcs. AL !'ts teachings and
c,,,lnscts plainly lntlicnte,l that there wu,.lf ee
MI lnereass Of responsibility aud jurisdiction
resting upon them, mud thai thry would lie hr.d
tn etrtctcf accountability thnn they hull beetl.
We Gan now understand and nttn n an ttnpor.
tnt,cc a.l.t siGrlflcllce to thee teachin9s ind
couuitcts which we could mol at the time they
were given.
sEEKlxo FOR "nKvELArioN."
On Tu:stIay last, Sept ., the TWO .o,insclors
Of President Young and tcn Vt thu Twelve
Pratt ind jnseph F. smith, brtng absent In
EEelAnA-hctl a meeting, and waltei uron the
Lurl. With humble, c0ntritc, and sasldenctl
hearts we earnestly sought to learn Ills Mimi
Lnf,l blessed Us With tie srirlt Vi nn,on uni
rontlcsccmled to reveal to Us what steps We
SHOULD tnkc. Elder John Tlylor. the scntor
apostle. and who has ncted rs thu rrrsIeEt of
the twelve, was snhhtnously sustained lt ti,at
Fh'4ltloil. With the saint liIntlntty nlsu II was
voted that The quorum of the Twelve Apostles
!; tle l'resiifng quorum and authority lit the
Church.
PRACTICAL VIEWS or THE "ytsiox."
revelations In the past history Ut the Church
that they eonltl nut bu igtl,ru,l eiiler l,y Lt,u
Twelve Apostles ur br the Presidents eoll,lsrl-
ors. Ilcncc, again, as similar cOuren WAS
tho two eoun.s!ots OF rrc.hicnt Young
Presidents Juhn w. Young ahl Daniel II. Wells
--wcrc. unanimously sustniacl as une. with
cntitscl.rs tu Atsd associated In action With tile
Twelve Alost'cs. To f..elI.ate tI1e transaction
OF business, Il was rntcd ,tgani.nrflsly that for
the prcscut President juhn TAylt'r 6c Lated
by BIothrEB Juhn W. Young, Danel II. Wells,
mil t;eurgc u Cannon IN attending ~ business
culncctc.l with the 1emplus, tho public wurks,
and other Church affairs Of q financial ctlarac-
:
AN k1HoKTarfos.
Anu now. Brethren aud sisters, VIC cxhoTt
you to Hr0tlsc Yourselves nnA SfEk INTO tho
Lord 1t, feryet faith anll prayer We klnw ,'ur
Futncr III Heaven Ii u uUl Of rcvciatlun. liz IL
rcndy aud Willing to pour ont Lis hlesslngs AMI
Estts upon thosc whu seek unto lflin for tneni.
We need tlirln as individuals a,ni ~ q people tu
quality Us Iur th5 duttux wtIch ,leyolyc upon
uh. Nc wpulu remember an1 carry into ptac-
tlral ctiert thu counsel md Instructions wc hare
80 literally received from uus departc1 prcsi-
!luht lis has kono from US, but tbs t[ock Is not
left without q shepherd. Lattcr-Day Saints
should 80 live that they will know tho voice of
the truc shepherd. aud not be deceived by
rrctentlgrs.. THIS Ia the privilege uf every
inti1lber VI the Church, AMI the Latter-l)ay
Salht VINO does not i've 90 % 70 nave the rcvtla'
uous u 1csud cothtahtlV "ltn nun stah9n tn
Elcat dndscf OF oeth9 uose1sed ahu falling
a"as. VIZ Hefc oelore US thc oniialhs w a!li
t.e !GacGl'hE ~ Tioh; 1nis tan onlv oc 1ohe "
inc n'u VI tne iosu' Al the b12ns Whicn thc
!.oft p'ehaea 10 sent IN .nese asL aaYs ate
!nnk1.x thG'r appearance 1hey SHOW tnat tae
nuf " s''u Losa ~ Ieae. EreuL Wolk hus ~
ne uunG: nls thele u 1ut Httle tl1ne 'h WHICH ~
aeGoaapieil ~ E1eat u'''Rehes 10. tnereloee' re-.
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