The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-12

! 1t Is gratifying to see the oneness Of
g feeling and united sentiment which
has been manifested in cur votes.
You could not get votes OF this hind
anywhere else in the world. But this
does not, as sumo suppose, emanate
from the people. Our priesthood
and it's blessings we're not given us
by any people nor by any oombiDa-
ton Of men. II was the Lord that gave
them to Us, or We should not have
r had any priesthood. We have had
an example here to-day which should
be guide for us. Let me here
refer, with pride, which 1 do, to my
brethren of the twelve. While they
bad the right 70 exercise the author
lily of the First Presidency, yet, as
Brother Pratt said this morning, when
} they found they had fulfilled their
duty, they placed the quorum again
on the footing the Lord intended, and
were willing to fsll back on the posi-
tons they havs always held. quee-
II ton If you conld find such willing
ness anywhere else. Men like
power, and honor, and Office too
well to release them easily. Having
comprehended the condition they
acted accordingly. They saw the
necessity of this and moved to organ
ia the First Presidency. and alter
wards for the parties that have been
selected. The next movement was to
present the pan to a priesthood
meeting as representatives from the
various stakes and then to pursue the
course that has been pursued here TO-
day, that each quorum should vote.
aud vote fully and freely and without
any coercion, aud then that the
whole congregation should vote. This
Is emphaticaIly the voice of God and
the voice OF the people; this is the
plan OF organisation as it was in the
olden times. You have all done this
by your votes. Now continue to be
united in other things az you have
been in this and God wilt stand by you
hsnceforLh. Any man that opposes
principles of this kind is an enemy OF
the people and an enemy to God.
tod has selected priesthood that will
communicste bis thoughts to bis pso
pie; but he does not wish to coerce
people. Where The spirit of God is,
there is the spirit Of peace and bar
mony. God bless all who love God
and fear him and try to keep his COM
mandments; and when you go to-
your homes carry out the principles
you have learned and you will be
blessed AID your posterity will be
blessed. l bless you by virtue OF the
holy priesthood, in the name OF Jesus
Christ. Amen.
ELDER WMFoRD WOODRUFF: There
are many times when ! have great
desire to speak to the people. 1 can
not say it is 80 now. Still, | will bear
my testimony. / have been pleased at
what my eyes have seen and my ears
have heard; and | believe heaven is
pleased also. l believe We are going
forward in what We are doing to-day.
| felt it was q solemn eight to see
what | have seen here to-day. VIVA.
We have done here to-day will have
lite eject IN the heaven and on the
earth. The responsibilities that We
bear as elders are very great. We
have been called 10 preach the gospel,
to warn this generation and to build
up Zion unto the Lord. It is great
calling, and | feel ne should try to
comprehend these things. reflect
great deal in my own mind in regard
to these things. ! believe no greater
prophet than joseph Smith was ever
raised up, sa7e Jesus Christ. / have
heard him say, brethren you don't
know me; would to God l
could unbosom my feelings in the
mouse Of my friends. He was or
dsined before he came forth in the
flesh So do ! believe with regard 10
this priesthood and the men who are
called to carry the gospel-that God
pas raise them up and watched them,
to carry on this great work. II any.
thing will mske US humble, il should
be the fact that re have been called
TO do this work. Alter the death OF
Joseph | met him often in my dreams,
and have bad great many CONVEX
sstious with him in regard to the
church. He laid bsfore me the work
OF the Twelve Apostle and their re-
wards after death; though when /
aWoke many OF the things we're taken
Iron me. / have not seen Brother
Smith for long time; but l have
seen Brother Brigham Young Brother
Kimb2ll and Jedediah Grant. l
remember seeing Brother Brigham
since his death riding ahead of Us TO
a conference; he wss dressed in the
most princely robes. He talked
and instructed me IS 10 what
Ii should do. 1t has come
to my mind that Brother Joseph
mas left this work and gone ahead
into The epirit world, and that his
missien hiss now been left to others.
feel satisfied with what we are
doing, and that we should be humble
ourselves and magnify our calling
willis we are hsre, that We may meet
with the prophets and Adam and
Enoch and those who have gone
. home to glory. l want to go where
they are when 1 go hence. Brethren
and sister,, it does not pay us 20
spostatist; there il no money in it; it
3 does not pay us to sin; and let our
. prayers arise TO support this work
; that the spirit OF God may grow upon
us and that the Lord may accomplish
; all be has designed US to do.
r The choir sang the hymn on page
. 26S, the congregation standing up
3 and joining:
b The spirit OF Goi like FIRE is burning
d The lstter-dsy glory begins TO come
/. forth;
p The visions and blessings Of old are re
, turning,
!, The angels are coming to visit the earth
e Benediction by Elder Jos. F. Smith
}, Conference adjourned until Apr
Is 9th, 1881, at 10 am.