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

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the humble efforts of thy faithful SER
wants in all the various peoples and
tongues among whom 1t has penetrated
| that they nay bear faithful testimony
OF the truth that has sprung out of
the ground, and of the righteousness
that has looked down from heaven.
| Have thou mercy upon Judah and
Jerusalem; hasten the going forth of
| this sacred record to the Hebrews of
all nations; raise up men and means to
carry the glad tidtngs of thy returning
favor to that afflicted people. Wilt
| thou hear and answer the prayers of thy
servants aad turn away the barrenness
OF their land? Make it very fertile as in
| days OF old; turn the hearts OF the ex
| lies to thy promises made to their
fathers, and let the land of Jerusalem
become inhabited az towns without
walls for the multitude of men and cat
| tie therein, that they may rebuild their
city and temple, that the glory OF the
| latter house may be greater than that of
the former house.
We render thanks and praise to thy
holy name tor the measure OF thy
Spirit sent forth among the scattered
remnants of the seed of Joseph; toat
they are pleased and comforted at
hearing of the record of their fathers;
| that, where they have opportunity,
| they incline to the arts of peace and
self-support. o, may the power of the
| gospel, through obedience, enable them
to be relieved from the terrible curse
which is upon them, break forth Into
the light of Zion, and obtain a fulfil
| ment OF the promises made unto their
| fathers.
We beseech thee, let thy peculiar
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Twelve Apostles according to the
presidency which have devolved upon
them by the death of thy servant Pres
ident John Taylor. Wilt thou
strengthen thy servant who is called
to preside over them and the Church
with continual inspiration of the
Holy Spirit; preserve him in health,
accept the laborS of his life and I'LL
him with the spirit and power of his
holy Apostleship. May the Apostles
be united in the bond of perfectness
with each other and prevail with
thee for the abundance and richness
of thy word, to dispense to thy PEG
pie. Preserve them from the hands of
their enemies until they shall accom-
plish their work. Give them power to
send thy Gospel to all nations, kindreds,
tongues and peoples, to gather thine
elect from all lands, to build up thy
Zion and establish toy righteousness
in the earth, and to attain to the power
OF their calling and Apostleship In
the flesh.
o Lord, bless the Patriarchs whom
thou hast appointed in the land of
Zion. May they have power to seal
blessings upon thy people by inspira-
ton, as did the ancient fathers, that
their blessings may be fulfilled upon
the heads of their descendants anu of
thy people.
Bless the Seventies with their Presi-
dency, to magnify their calling in all
lands where their lots may be cast, or
where taey may be appointed to labor,
that thine Elders may praise thee and
all the ends of the earth hear OF the
salvation of our God.
Bess those who preside over the va
riOus missions in all the earth, that they
may dis pepSe the Gospel by all proper
means Withia their reach, by writing,
by publishing, by sending thine Elders
to all places where the word of God
may have tree course and be glori1ed
by the obedience OF the honest in
heart.
EndoW thou thy servants the High
i
cations of their holy calling.
We pray thee to bless the Stakes OF
Zion which thou hast established. May
their Presidents, Counselers, High
Councils, with the High Priests, the
Seventies, the Elders and all that con-
stitute the authorities of thy church,
abide in the revelations of thy will,
that Zion may lengthen her cords and
strengthen Ter stakes in all righteous
ness.
Enable the Bishops and High Coun-
cis to decree justice and judgment in
equity and truth, that the Wards and
Stakes of Zion may be built up in
holiness, that we may be thy people
and thou be our God. Bless with them
the Priests, Teachers and Deacons,
the standing ministry to thy Church,
that they may be vigilant to put away
iniquity from thy Church, that, thou
mayest bestow upon thy people the
love.
We pray for thy blessing upon the
Relief Societies, the Young Ladies'
and Young Mems Associations, the
Sabbath Schools, and the Primaries,
with all those who are appointed to
superintend and preside over them;
that they may be abundantly blessed
in relieving the sufferings OF the
destitute and sorrowful, arrest
ing the hayward, and inspiring
them with love for pure intelligence,
and educating them in the way of life
and faith, that our youth may find thee
early, and the aged be established in
thy righteousness forever.
We dedicate ourselves, with our
wives, our children, our houses and
lands, our fiecks and herds, cur gar
dens and vineyards, with all that we
are and have, unto thee, the Lord our
God, for time and for all eternity, AMI
for the accomplishment of the work
which thou hast given us to do.
Heavenly Father, thou hast seen the
labors of thy Saints In the building of
this House. Their motives and their
exertions are all known to thee. The
hearts of the children of men and
every thought thereof are open to thy
sight. Thy people have sought to do
thy will in rearing and adjoining this
great structure. They have contrib
uted freely of the means which thou
hast given them for its erection, and
the hands of the committee and of
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