The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-18

developed, and that those things
spoken Of by Thy servant Joseph
may begin to be made manifest. We
therefore pra> Thee, to grant that
when Thy people draw nigh unto
Thee in the holy order chat Thou
hast appointed and revealed, that
Thou wilt hear their prayers, and
lock with favor upon their supplica-
TORS, which are made in accordar &c
with Thy word, and Thy will and
Thy law. And if we are accounted
worth y, aud it is in accordance with
Thy will, and purposes, and not iu-
compatible with the holy order
which exists amor G the GODS, and
that Thou hast ordained, we pray
Thee that Thy presence may be
with us. We pray also that the
presence of Thy Son, Jesus Christ
our Savior, may be mere, and that
the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, may
be our guide and instructor, and
that Thine Angels may be per
mitted to visit this holy habitation
and communicate with Thy Priest
hood in the interests Of the living
and the dead
We also pray Thee as Thou hast
revealed unto US many things, to
give us a more clear knowledge Of
the te estial, terrestrial and celestial
glories, and the laws, regulations
and bounds by which they are gov>
erned; and the duties and respons>
ibilities connected with esch, that
we may be enabled more fully to
comprehend our duties, responsible
ties and obligations, pertaining to
sll men in the various con-
ditions and associations of life,
and connected also with this
naticn and other nations of
the world, that we may be
enabled to act justly, prudents
~, religiously and intelligently in
all the various relations OF life, per-
tanning to social, religious, political
and other duties deVolving upon US,
and that we may comprehend al
ways fully the relationship that we
sustain to this nation, to other n =
tons, and to the world generally ia
which We live, and understand
more perfectly our responsibilities
to the living and to the dead, to the
wicked and corrupt, to the honorable
and upright among men; to Thee,
cur heavenly Father, to Jesus, the
Mediator OF the New COver ant, to
the Ancient Of Days, and to the
| different orders, Quorums and Or
CARNATIONS of the holy Priesthood,
and to our brethren generally in this
the land Of Zion.
We ask Thee to bless the nation
in which we live and the rulers
thereof, for we are persuaded, o
Lord, that while great Wickedness
and corruption abound in all grades
of society, that there are hundreds
of Thousands of honOrabl men who
are DESTROYS to do right and main
tain the principles OF freedom and
the liberty of man, and who do not
and cannot acquiesce in the measures
taken by the thoughtless and IN
informed, who seem to be- DESTROYS
to jDjure Thy people, many OF
whom, however, through the circu.
latIon of mlsrepre sentation and
;alsehood, do not comprehend
the position which thy people
occupy, nor the principles
by which they are governed. En-
tighten their minds, we pray
Thee, and lead them ! the paths Of
life. B!eEs, we pray Fhee, all the
upright, the pure and Yirtuous who
are see king TO maintain and sustain
the O orioue PRINCIPLES of freedom
enunciatsd in the Constitution o.
the United States, and who are cp'
p;seJ to tyranny. m;srule and op-
preston; and save this nation, {
Gcd, from the infemy, under guist
OF law, Of being the SPECTATORS anC
robbers Of a virtu0us, inoffenSjvt
and God-feacing people, in violation
Of their constitutional rights, anC
because they fear and reverence
The aud Thy laws: but may thi
! house be preserved unto Us as hol.
place wherein to worship Thee, ant
to administer Thine ordinances, +
| learn Thy laws, the laws Of the uni
verse-embracing this world ant
other worlds; for the instruction o
Thy people in the higher brancbe
OF education, in all tire intelligence
scientific, linguistic, natural anG
theological.
Bless the honest and uprtgh
throughout the world and lead Jh
erring in the paths Of Righteousness
and as Thou hast decreed that ter
ribIe judgments shall overtake tn
ungodly we leave these things,
Lord, in Thy hands, and wish t
conform our lives to Thy will.
Preserve US, o God, in these va
Ieys o. the mountains, and let no
our enemies and Thine enemies
triumph over Thy people, an
suffer them not 10 bring u
into bondage, for Thou,
Lord, knowest that We sre seekin
to do Thy will and carry out TIL
laws; preserve US therefore in on
immunities, liberties and rights
and save us from the menscin
power of tyranny and oppression
for our trust, 0 God, is in thee.
BleEs, We pray Thee, the c1uncil
AID authorities Of Thy Church
The first Pfesidencys The lively
with their Council, a'he Patriarchs
the Presidents o. stakes, the Higl