The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-08
FIFTIETa SEMI-ANNUAL CON-
FERENCE.
SECOND nay

OOm6g n6 LoaL Love the LOTQ.
Prayer by Franklin D Richards
Choir sang the hymn on page PIG,
Behold the Mountain Of the Lord, !"
etc.
Il ELDER ALBEIT CARRINGroN was the
| first speaker: feel thankful for the
privilege OF meeting with the saints
and for the protecting care OF God.
In regard to the blessings We receive,
| sometimes consider whether We are
sufficiently thankful for them;
whether we increase 10 faith and in
good works; whether We live in ODE
diencs TO the commandments OF God,
we're careful not TO give way to temp
tations, or not as ready TO forgive the
faults OF others IS Ne have need of the
forgiveness Of others. Our Father re-
requires AL that dwell on this land to
walk in obedience to bic commands,
and he has promised all who do so
that they shall prosper, or il not that
they shall be cut of from bis presence.
We can see from the history OF the
people who first occupied this land
that those who kept these laws were
pTospered by God, and when they
dwindled away and became wicked
they were swept Of the face of the
earth. This experience was repeated
by the people VINO succeeded this Fret
race. but portion OF the latter still
ex st in 6 doWnuodden and savage
state. And We hatter our
selvss that we can go on
and prosper. and continue de-
Ieliot in the ways OF God. Do We
fancy that We can be more favored by
him than other races have bsenf II
We are careless and Indifferent We will
also suffer, aod Justly so, at the hands
OF our father. Will the wealth of the
nstiOn preserve US any betier than
the ancient peoples were preserved
It would seem that human beings
could easily understand these things;
that they would seek for, and when
found, would clesve unto the pTinci-
pies of the gospel. 1t is often raid
lignorAntly, and sometimes wilfully,
that We, g small handful of people,
Gre Inclined to De rebellious and etif
necked, not realizing that We have
been gathered from all nations and
that all of Us who have come here
have been schooled in the learning OF
the world and have tried all the ways
and customs of our fellow beings.
When they realize this they should
quettion il we have lefi our homes to
coms to this place 10 please our pride
hilton m ft1Ffhnr
scheme OF the natural man, the ans
Wer would be no. We have left our
homes, amidst the jeers and SCOTS ef
our fellow men, not Tor the
sake of ease and comtort-ior
the place was dreary and foroidding-
but for the sake OF the blessing OF
God. We fud ourselves q people that
the wide world may visit, and see that
We are far more frugal, economical,
moral and self-.ustaining than any
ether people on the earth. Should
not this be somewhat of 9 testimony
that We are not the kind of people
We are sometimes represented. 10
looking back we learn from the Bible
that God personally taught Adam
and Eve. Acd we're they any more
bis children than We? From that
time be has always taught ole people
bis requirements. except in the time
when there we're none sufficiently
obedient to receive them. Ii in the
days of Moses, it was necessary for
them to be guided by revelation, how
much more so is revelation needed
now to carry on the great latter day
work upon the earth. Our Savior
taught, and did the will of the Father
even unto death. In our day this
work ia being carried on, and how
can it be conducted without revelation.
Our fellow beings should be able to
comprehend this; but, alas, in spite
of all their learning they will not
receive it, but they actually teach and
believe that there is no more revela-
ton needed. Our father in heaven
is now revealing to US his purposes
and his requirements in relation to
the great lstter-day work. This is
the kind OF people We are. We are
engaged in the grsndest Of all works
and he is giving US here little. and
there little, line upon line and pre-
cept upon precept. Il there any
nobler occupation to be conceived of
than to be co-lsborers with our Father
himself in trying to eradicate all that
is evil and erroneous? How thankful
we should be that we live In day
and generation when God has com
menced this dispensstion, and has
again revealed himself to mankind.
We ought to receive this privilege
with thankful hearts. He has said: 81
will choose OF the weak things Of the
world and with them l will crush the
wiIe." You see by this that he does
not do things in cur manner. We
Houlj say choose the learned and
wise and the wealthy to 90 your
work. How many OF the worldly
wise and mighty are found in the
ranks Of the followers OF orr Lord
after fifty years of preaching7 Not
many. II that class had been chosen
they would have taken to themselves
the glory. They would have said my
skIll has done this, my wisdom hath
accomplished that. Our father un-
derstood this, and said 1 will choose
the weak and with them will crush
the mighty and confound the wise
men of the world. Should We not
feel to be ready to thank God for this
and to do his will with an eye single
to ms honor and glory Tnat is the
kind OF 3 people We should be If We
are living up to the line of our duty.
Has he net conducted this work in the
manner he Eaid2 l think that the
people who differ from Us, and do
mot understand Us, would be
ready to testify that be has literally
lfulflled tniS revelation. Had be no
right to do this7 He had and he
still continues TO work In this
manner. Do not they despise US and
say We are unlesrned and foolish.
, Most certainly they hiss us, despise
( us, SCOT at and deride Us. This
: ought TO be proof Of that testimony.
VINO does not know that there has
been no person, no matter how great
or learned, who has been able to cope
I with these weak things, these hunters
i and fishers, In the principles OF eter-
nal lie. Never have they been able
J to controvert the principles set forth
by the elders OF Israel. Should not
j this be proof. Il seems to me 90.