The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-09
FIFTIETH ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE.
THURSDAY, Sth. 10 SIN.
PRAYER BY Elder ORION Pratt.

ceiyed the gospel we covenanted Wit
God that we woald keep the com
mandments Of God, that we would
follow the spirit that brings life ant
light and nesrness TO God, and. that
should be motto with us, "The king
dom of God or nothing" How ia
we have kept these covenants We our
selves must be the judges. So far a
we have done this we have progressed
in good things, and we stand in faith
fuIness snd in perfection in the things
of God just in proportion as we have
kept these covenants, and We have
been losers just in proportion as we
have neglected them. II we have
kept these covenants We have ex-
perieneed Joy and peace ID our souls
and discounted the enemy, and have
secured to ourselves the blessings anC
privileges that pertain to a celestial
law. 1t is our privilege tt
enjoy the blessings that pertain
to celest al glory just in proportion
as we obey the dictates of a celestial
law. Just so far in our settlements
as we have observed the laws thai
pertain to our temporal aggrandize-
ment 30 far have we been prospered
and blessed in that direction, and just
so far as we have ignored these things
40 far are we weak in them. All the
information necessary for our tenn
poral and spiritual salvation are con
tained in the revelations of God. If,
in the past fifty years, We have not
gained such position as we could have
gained, the fault is ours and not oil
the Lord. When We take into con-
sideration the thTaldom in which We
we're and the spiritual ignorance
which enveloped US when we obeyed
the gospel, we certainly ought to feel
thankful for the deiiverance which
God has given Us and the progress
that we have made. 1t would proba-
bly, be well for the Latter-day Saints
in this year to renew their covenants
before God and angels, and make re-
neWed determination to live nearer to
the celestial law of God, that 30 far as
God gives US positions and possessions
in the earth, we should chow our
salVes worthy of the privilege oil
establishing the gospel upon the
earth. l bear testimony to
the knowledge of this work that ]
received when 1 was baptized.
know that [ received a physical
knowledge of the truth, and Of the
holy ghost when 1 had the ordinances
administered upon me, and that
through my administration of the
ordinances upon others, they also
nave received physical knoWledge oil
the truth as 1 did. This is my testi-
mony before this people and the Ia
lions of the earth. May GODS bleg-
sings be upon us. and may our motto
continually be "The kingdom OF God
or nothing"
| ELDER W. WoOpRUFF quoted from
/ Isaiah, ga little one shall become {
thousand aud q small one strong
matte a." In the last fifty years Hi
work has become 100, eco, and it vii
not take the half of another fifty
years to become 8 strong nation.
The destiny of the kingdom of Coz
is as spoken by Daniel, "a. little stone
cut of the mountain without handF
etc." 1 wish to ask if this is the work
of God, can the world help it, or with
stand it or make the word of God o.
no effect ? Joseph Smith, in Liberty
Jail. prsyed to the Lord and the Lord
answered him, and amongst Other
things told him that He had reserved
to be revealed in the latte
days all things that should bt
revealed, and a man nigh
as we'll undertake 10 dam the water
of the Missouri as to hinder the Lori
from pouring down blessings upor
the Lalter-day Saints. l view
tie world as dead ripe and We have
get 20 thrust in our sickles and reap
ITf we are not approaching change
both in the world and Zion, then
am lost in the revelations OF God
The coming OF the son of God is nigh
the signs of his coming have beer
seen for years. The Twelve are Sc
as Watchmen upon the walls OF Zion
and if they do not warn the peopl
when the enemy comes. and tn
people are slain, their blood will b
required at their hands. We cannO
allow sin and ini9uity to remain il
| the people without warning them, o
our power will be taken away from
lus. No man can use the power
the priesthood for seIf-sggrandizsmen
and have that power remain Will
him. It Is time for the el1ers o
l Israel to put away their whisky an
tobacco and other evils. 1t Is time
repeut and put away these evils fTor
us. With regard to the qualities
tons of men who shall have tn
: privilege of going into the temple,
! have to say that it is not right for
: man who yields to sin to go into th
l temple and officiste for the dead.
| we are going to build up the kingdoI
/ of Gcd, it is Tina for US to put ava
r cur sins and to keep the command
t ments of God. The eyes OF God al
, his SOD and all the heavenly host, ar
all the prophets and holy men of oil
are upon US as elders of Israel ar
We have got to build up this kingdoI
and do the work we have undertake
t or be damned; we cannot escape th
responsibilities we have covenants
Il to perform. Therefore, wake up
y Inhabitants OF Zion, for a great chan
r. is at your doors.
= ELDER ORsoN PRATT said: l fe
Il with all my heart TO thank the Lo
Z our God for the blessings conferred
: this people. Our year of jubilee
n PAST, it ended on 9th April, Isl
70 We are now living on the fifty d
- wear. 1t is to be hoped that the XII
acts Of the brethren in behalf Of t
i poor will not end with what hss be
"A done in the early part OF Il
~ fny.f year. The events viii
i have beeu predicted to tTauspire
~ the last days have been so fIequen
I'll sounded In the ears of the Latter.d
. Saints that they can hardly real
or that they are even now at their dot
The callmiIies and distinctions a
indiguations that have been promls
n to be poured upon the earth, l kni
~ lane almost ct our doors and the til
4 when the nations will be swallow
Is uc in all kinds Of calamities. L rs
n. THOUGHT that the opening OF the gr
re Pyramid of Egypt is anotner te'
~ mony Of the near approach OF tn
ed things. One of the remarkable
" liecls il the Pyramid is the grand 6
3 4. the nrard gallery. the measu