The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-22

A feeling prayer by President Angu'
, ID. Cannon followed.
j The choir sang the hymn on page 79
PRESIDENT A. o. SHOOT
was the first speaker. 1t must be 9
source of laudable pride to this ard al
Joining stakes that you have here sc
beautiful an edi6ce, where labors foI
the living and the dead IL az be under
taken. Surely there can be- no greater
work than that for the dead. 1t is in
deed work of redemption. 1t is a
source OF joy that We can la Dor for both
the living and the dead. We can truly
feel that the course of Zion is onward
and upward. Despite the ef,rts of her
enemies, the cry still Is. "Give Us
o.m!" The Lord has truly blessed
His people in this land, notwithstand-
ing they are sought to be destroyed
But the Lord rules and Overrules.
take great pleasure in bearing my testi-
mony to this work. l have been en-
gagged in it for ffty-thrse years, during
which time have watched with solicit
tude and interest the course of events,
and | feel that we are now being pre-
pared for a more glorious work than
has yet been performed. This Tempe
will be benefit both spiritually and
temporarily. A Temple is blessing to
all within its reach. This IL day OF
| warning and few words. So ! will close
my remarks by saying that l am just as
firm as l was IN the days OF NsuvoO.
know that this is the work of Go ]; that
Joseph was a prophet of GC d, and that
his successors have all been true
and have Carried On the work. We will
not be displaced nor Zion moved from
! her place if we hearke to the voice of
the good Shepherd. Let US abandon
our follies and vices.
ELDER ANSoy CALL
next spoke. I d. not expect to address
you and impart doctrine, but if can
say something of comfort, 1 shall be
gratifed. Ny acquair lance with this
people dates from 1881. l have been
personally acquainted with Joseph
Smith, with the FIRST Twelve, and every
one of the Twelve that has been ap-
pointed from that cay to the present.
have testimony to bear. Ny labors
have generally been at home. l have
still scars upon my body inflicted in
Missouri because bore testimony that
Joseph Smith was q prophet of God.
NY labors have been in forming settle
ments and travelling. Ihave never re-
ceived ~ instlurlion from any leading
individuals in the church to do any
thing that was not for the good OF man.
kind. Much has been said concerning
our principles, and l do not believe
there is an individual who can testify to
| oil I of odd
to. | have heard Joseph Smiths pro
| phecy concerning individuals. l heard
him prophesy upon the heads of Lo-
reDzo and Erastus Snow, and as / sat
here. thought how literally those pre-
dictions have been fulfilled. l have
seen Joseph Smith stand in vision and
tell the position of these valleys.
have heard him say: II am viewing
the valleys in the mountains. | SEE
their snow-capped peaks and the rivu-
let's flowing into then." heard
him tell of the work to
be done and tell of the trials th at
would have to be endured before that
time arrived; he dWelt on the deaths,
and the apostacies that must take
place. When l mediate upon these
things l wonder how any man can
backslide. Let me admopish you to be
encouraged. Not an iota of what has
been promised will fail. | can say the
same of Brigham Young IS have of
Joseph Smith. There was never bet
ter or q more devoted man than Presi-
dent Taylor, and [ do no think these
men were any more jealous than those
now left to guide aLd direct US. Let US
listen and learn Of them hat we may
know God aud the principles of saliva
ton.
BISHOP KEsLER.
of Salt Lake, then spoke. What do we
know? 1t is strange CUES Ion. But
we know relating to God and the exal-
tation of His children. We have the
first five principles. Where did we
learn them2 We learned baptism
through the Prophet Joseph Smith, re-
vealed to Us through him, SIS were all
the other principles. The Lord revealed
to Joseph in TIE Kirkland Temple the
keys pertaining to this work. including
the baptism of the dead. l was present
when the prophet be sun the work Tor
the dead, and was among the number
who went and got baptised for the dead.
Line upon line has been given to US. II
came not all at once. l congratulate
you upon your OSauLlIul GID PIE. IEeT6
are thousands upon thousands of your
dead who will rejoice at this epportunit'
given for their redemption. l am salts
fed your labors will b. accepted.
President Maiben then read the quar-
terly report of the Manti Temple.
PRESIDENT PETERSON:
We are no. exclusive regarding ouI
Temple. We hope the strangers will
have pleasant iime, and we think they
should be permitted to go through the
Temple first, that they may return
home, If they desire, or remain if they
so choose. think we have reason In
this Stake to be proud of cur Temple
and so far as l am concerned, would
be willing to have every person go
through, even if il took two
months; that our children may
go through, too, as Latter
day Saints. We have greater interest
in the people the world over than any
others We have our geneS,ogy through
all the earth. We preach the gospel to
all the world; to Gen;iles and Jews.
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