The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-07
SEMI-ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE.
FIRST DAY.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9Th.

41CcIuCn1 w llAOAu UOOul uI1 Luz
reno Snow, Erastus Snow, Frank
lin D. Richards, Brigham Young, F.
NJ. Lyman, John H. Smith, Moses
Thatcher. Patriarch, John Smith.
Of the First Presidency of the
Seventies: H. Herman, II. ).
Eldredge, Jacob Gates. john Van
Colt and William w Tay!nr. Of
the presiding Bishop Ic: L ward
Hunter, Leonard " Hardy and
Robert Burton. Also presidents Of
stakes and bishops from various
parts Of the Territory:
The choir sang
Mortals awake! with angels joiu
And chant the solemn lay
Prayer was offered by Apostle
Brigham Young.
The choir sang
Come thou glorious day Of promise,
Come ana spread thy cheerful ray.
APOSTLE FRANCIS NJ. LYMAN
addressed the congregation. He de-
sired the faith and prayers of the
saints while he attempted to speak
to them. The saints had gathered
from all parts of the Territory to
conference to hear the words or the
Lord, and therefore it was neces-
sary that they be united. The dis
courses Of President Woodruff and
Apostle Lorenzo Snow Yesterday
f0reshadOWed Il good conference
The kingdom of God las grown to
be of great Importance, attracting
the attention of the world, and the
Lord is moving men to search
out the true plan OF salvation. a
great lack Of sincerity, integrity,
the love Of God and truthfUiness
are everywhere manifest in the
world portending q future not
at all agreeable to the inhaoi-
tants of the earth. All the
world Is expecting that some great
and important event is about to
tlanspire, but are igDOoant Of its
true nature; while the Saints are
aware of the ealamities destined TO
befali the nations of the earth, and
are'nOt standing in fear. The Cos
pei provides i means Of temporal
salvation as well as method of sal
vati0n in the world to come, for the
principles of the gospel are eternal
10 their nature. Mems actions here
have an influence over them both in
this life and that to come. Their
associations, organization OF fam
lies, are also to endure the same as
when a man returns from mission
abroad, for man upon earth is upon
mission 10 do The will of God, and
his faithfulness, or otherwise, Lere,
Will to a great extent determine his
position and degree in the great here
after. These are principles by which
man will be saved reach into the
vale beyond, and they are but fore
taste of the pleasures of the succeed
| in probation, wherein mankind will
have power to progress more than
they have on this earth. Upon
gaining a salvation in the world to
come, providing man first keeps the
faith in this life, the chances are
few 10 do evil, compared with
our present opportunities
there is less likelihood that
we will not keep our neat estate
The Lord has given to US freely his
authority to preach the gospel to
world. to be sRviors among men,
and it is the right of each man to re-
ceiYe of the priesthood and bless
ings of the gospel, to petition the
Almighty for temporal salvation, OF
salvation from evil in this prOla-
ton. God holds the destinies of
men and nations, and no matter
whether or MT they belong to His
church He disposes while they pro-
pose. We shouldJ pray not only for
ourselves alone but for the honest
| in heart the world over and try to
redeem the wicked from their ways
and place them in the ways of the
Lord and to this end we should have
full faith so that when we breathe
forth the sincere desires of our
hearts. we viii be heard, and God
will be pleased to Grant us our re-
quests, so that all can enjoy the
blessings Of the gospel and we over
come our selfshness. Although the
Kingdom of God has been said to be
left with this people, no man mol
set of men can say they will con-
/ tinue obedient to the wits
peringS of the Holy Spirit
! Tie Lord has set his hand to dc
a great work in the earth, but WE
should be wise and not think We
cannot fall. Study up facts and fig
| ures genealogically in this Territory
You will and from some of oul
wives from ten to sixteen children
Lwhile in California the average il
from two to five. The speaker was
strongly reminded Of this recently
while in Apache County. Arizona
! in gathering up congregations. Il
! small ASSENT les OF people there thu
number of children Was most strlH
| ing. God is thei etore multiplying
the people. Our children should b.
well taught before they are PLACED
upon their own resources, for if the!
are not they soon forget thel
prayers, their meetings, and wande
into by and forbidden paths. Bish
ops and teachers should keep al
eye on our young. Elders are sen
to the nations to gather the honest
but those whom the Lord has glYel
US should also be cherished ant
brought up n the ways of the LORD
We are commanded US to teae
our children. and make them VI
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