Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-18
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ELDER FRANCIS Il. LYMAN
i. tie Ssmi-AaHual Conference, Sal
Lake CRy, Saturday @ g5CraooH,
Oc,o5eT 4, 1879.

>leLEA-s li4saa ANAs- A-aa--'aa ~ A-A '.-a.+.N- ~
fore 4 conference Ike this should
receive the support Of the faith and
prayers of the Latter-day Saints,
because it Is 4 very great undertake
ING to represent the Lord and TO
-feak in HIS name aud By His au-
tho.ity. and the brethren feel their
weakness in doing it. They 10 not !
stand here az men who are learned,
men who are qualified TO teach 4
arser the manner Of the world; bat |
they stand bcf5retle people 10 speak |
as they shall have ulteTancc from |
the Lo.d. They have been Ium1rk- |
ablyb.csseI today, and tbeir testl- !
monies and exhor.sIions have haen
eiifyinE 10 those who have listened |
They have spoken % US the tr'I.h,
and the Lord has been with them,
and | feel 10 testify 90 the truth
Of their remarks, as well az
10 the truth OF sHe doctrines
that we have received from the
Lord through the Prophet Joseph
smith. 10 the record that he trans
lated by the gift aud power Of God
the Book Of NurmluI and 10 the
priucir!cs that have bsen laid down
frr tie salvation 81 tire human
family. The I.3li is On the side 81
the LEtier-day saints, auI lie viii
sustain them and preserve them.
Cur confidence today is not greater,
though We are so much more
numerous and widespread, than 1t
was IN the beginning Of the work.
Til. confidence and faith Of the
puulet Joseph and his brethren "a
the commencement - when the
/ Priesthood Of Nlelchi-uiec was con-
/ !grre.l. VIXEN the various qu0ruWs OF
{ Tie Priesthood were organized, when
! the Bish0VSic was established, Ther
I the ApCstlrship was conferred, ans
{ when the TG.ive Apostles were
I ri!nseu-Vas Just ms great rs 10 Is To-
/ d4y. IL is not because Of numbers
| bat il l. hecanse Ok The testimony ui
/. Jesus. We know tina. the L1ul h1S
savealci t. az the Gospel lie has
mode plain 10 Us lie truth, i-s power,
its value. He las lJhDrai with His
sr:vauts. HeprpseF-ei them when
they were few. When lie had uIl
. oue-Jo-eph Smi.h-te rr--ervesi
. him; and IL was ~ more difficult
I 20 preserve the Prophet alone ..'an
mt IL tpf-~ q r-t-rI. e two hundred
tauI fuy thousand Lltiec-ily
Saints. The W1sk Is not secure be
'rl.zc OF the great number OF lis
devatcas. II = secure because 1t Is
. Gods work, u1, the work al man,
It is the founder Of the work WHO
cares for IL. lie su-.Iius His seq
wants and His people. II has no'
. been tine Wis ium Of man, or In,
Judgment. skill and understanding
+ III man that has converted you
The Lord has done I-. the Lon
/ has given YOU faith. The Lord h1
. I given YOU repentance. Tie Lord Dan
! given You baptism. by which you
D nave received tine remission OF you
P sins. The good THAT y.u have dome
t. the L.gld has enabled yea TODD. Ia.
: . aaaa-HNNNNuM a.N.aa .H.a nav.
s ans that which y1I have accom-
s c1muli-hgi In tH=c valleys, yu,
! have Zone by tle aI3 ~ the LHrI
/. Tie E-1ri has given fertility 20 o.
D ssil. Tine Lori has provided tn
earth. lie has given u 10, the SCI
e sons. aud the fruit,uluess oil lh
a earth: ani he has given . Us IN
L hsrreaueSs rs vyii, aud the drout'
d. au. al! the good tgins- that IS
D have around us the LuTi las II,
e.. yided.
e The L1gi has nude Ills servant
Is one. The testimony Of B0'ls
l. Noses Thatcher IS trre. Tire L1r
u = with President woodruff. TIL
/ Larl Is with his C1uuSr.0rs. TIL
e. Lord Is with the Apostles. lie vi
Il sustain ami preserve them, if the
= keep His commandment. II the
ID tr8nSgre,s the laws Of God, they vi
.r tall, one ana all; hgl IL they ~
.e faithful and devoted g. God, the
-e ElIl be h1n0reI, l,veI agI rasp-g
Il I'd. a. they are today. Israel l'rD
I'd the .ryauts ut tus Lord. The ~
a tar-da- saints know the voice Of q
.r- tue Shcuhcrl. They uels o
ne Apostles. they hear tine Elders. a.
~ thy are Gy wine that q
IN LsrI j. with thee Apostle
ez that He sustIins them, that J
u- speaks through them. and That /
gives them Judgment. AMI c0uu-;
h ana wisdom, aui iaita, AMI lie 10
ne serves them from n. The Lord
NJ doing this. He has made them gu
Is Unlike tire disciples 81 ulLrD tIm'
H. they are not sekIng OCCASION again
~ on- ars;aer. But they magnify -a'
.ie love. aud respect, and are IL Ing oh
le another upand trying b. come near
-e.- 10 our Father vino dTells .f ugsvy
- That is what these Afc-j.e- q
I'D Lord Jesus Christ are doing. Tia
i'll are not divided. They are one. A.
to God is pleased with them and vi
Ike their l1bOrs.
g,i Sow. tlis is the god word III
.at we speak Tor ourselves; and [
NE Lord spraSeth through us, for 1t
true. Sustain the FsrvInts o! {
Of Lord. Sustain the organization
Al! the Church. Honor the Pries.hU
=. that YOU hEvs received, and Oh
-a- lab9rs among you; and thus h0l
Is I God. Flg 10 man cla honor O
les Father who diz-rggrls the Prize
ne hood that he bears.
he We live in important times. Al
MT thing very remarkable? Yes. ]
Saints are increasing rapidly. Tn
an are Spreading ahr,1i. They .
lm . increasing I'm faith, Iu union, =
eu ia a !-u0wleiE" 90 the principles
.he eternal lie. Ant the Irri mas !
ore wrought with as as a whole alul
lu- lie has wrought with uS igiIrilu
iri lv. as His servants. as His han
ht. ( maiieus. He has lahgrui with
tie i'm our families. lie has Labor
with as in our Wards. I'm our SAX
% in our gIprums, in our a-sociltiD
he lie has planted I'm the breasts of
the Llt.er-day Saints, iHiiyiiu1lly,
his knowledge Of the truth. He
the gi-en to as His Spirit, ami On
gt I muuicaliDu n1s been opened
he tween Us and the I.g.i. The Prop
ves Joseph has cluvgr-ui with Pr
-nt. dent Woodruff. Others have q
.5- the SAME. We have al talked ~
these brethren, and with oil
bl- brethren. The revelations Of
80 Lord have been with ~. We II.
I'VE known tEe mini AMI vii. III
Of Lord. am the cOug=els of the
.us mighty are dwelling in tine mi
II ar tls people. AMI Te are eSua
ave ing something ia tine near iu:t
OK We expect tine Saints O. t-iul
plo over sin. We expect Them
u bosom. more righteous, aud sin q
'c,. corruption 20 he less among .ngu
-ng the future Than l. hes been in
hs, past. and very much i--s than it
last among other people. II this
be- not the case, then ere we lis
i've pointed. During 1891 we oul
,ac- iuIividusiiy. 10 eek 90 come JUS
near b the Lord rs we possibly c
the by extra fidelity, humility, oh
but ence. and keeping the laws OF
too Lord. We should remember
prayers more faithfully than
zen have ever done before. a q
In many in Zion pray once n day,
an learn, IS / travel throughout
Mo- Church, that slue OF the bresh
OF think once n day Is enough % D.
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