The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-08

l wisn>to say | have been best 81 tie Lord TO
h n y, Of these things obtained testimony
", ,nem On the ss-caied Grand Prairie while
crossing it in November ISss- Itwas there thai
1ieathe. that the prophet, some apostles and
si"ers, 10 the number of about thirty or forty
,,su lust Deen taken to prison We were told
w heeu never expect to see them alive again.
Inc enem,eS OF the saints were determined to
oestroy their lives. / was made TO feel as only
a Doy OF seventeen years old would naturally
Icsl uneersuch circumstances, when aeoHt 1000
lIes from my native hcif,e in Seareh OF the Cos
1gei, Jhe servants and the Kingdom OF God 1t
was there in that lanely place, where the bless
rags and glory OF God shone around me, aud it
was Manifested TO me that we would have them
sniotiS US again; that the church would not be
ueStroycd-that il coald not be broken up. Ard
II was shown to me just how it looked TO Peter
ana ms brethren when Christ was crucified.
When / saw these manifestations rejoice d
exceedingly and l travelled over that dreary
praille with great delight, and afterwards asso-
GATED with the people. This Was the first testi-
rnony from God that received. And during
the last fifty years l have been travelling
throughout the nations of the earth preaching
tne gospel in this and European countries. l
nave been permitted to witness from time to
lime Many blessings such as the gift of tongues,
the Interpretation thereof, the gift of healing,
prophecy revelation, the still small voice in
DIVER ways and know this to be the kingdom
OF GOD j know this is the work of the Lord just
as truly as know any earthly thing, and know
ing this feel that the short time have to re-
main here is sacred and with what little have
am trying to help build up this church and
labor in defense eff its interests, in any humble
capacity in which may be situated.
You Will recollect that some few days ago one
amongst the apostles took the ground that our
Savior was as any ordinary man; that he lived.
was tried and convicted, sentenced and exc
euted the same as any other person accused of
crime would be. And when these things were
brought TO light you Will recollect that he was
removed out of his place. This thing struck
into my heart. This circumstance struck into
me like molten lead and it went down into my
soul thought what do / know about the
Lord, our great captain? What do / know
about our Lord AMI Savior Jesus Christ, our
great Redeemer? And yet am called to be an
apostle OF the Lord Jesus Christ to represent
Him on the earth. 1t came TO me with such
| force that prayed and tasted. l scare he'd the
Scripture PRAYED unto God until He, in His
pleasure showed it unto me- And ! can say
l knew that my Redeemer lives and
that He will come and stand again upon
the earth in the latter days. He came
upon the earth in the meridian of time, but
the inhabitants otof the earth did not want
listen to his instructions. He came and went
through his ministry, until the earth and the
inhabitants thereof did not want TO listen to or
| associate with him. He triumphed over death,
hell, and he grave and assembled up on high,
and there Will remain until his enemies shall
be made his footstool. You and are called up
on 10 prepare ourselves in body and spirit for
his coming-for his glorious return, when he
shall come and bring his ransom throngs with
him.
No earthly potentate. be he emperor. king,
NOBLE ear, lord or judge, has ever held any
title, nor has ever had any such prestige and
demanded such widespread attention from the
human Iamlly as has TINS our LORD ana savior
Jesus Christ, the captain of our salvation.
The revelations TO which President Wood.
ruff has referred US this morning contained ties
timonieS which have come down 10 US through
the ages. We know they are true We know
he passed through that fiery ordeal and wrought
out the Salvatioa and resurrection for all man
kind, and We are foS looking for the time when
hos inerG hal CON tn fllg
in contained.
We are irving in times When mems minds are
daf1lened. THIS nation and people have turned
a deaf ear. Their hearts are hard and they
seem 10 be hcightea and have no desire to know
the truth. Tney. will not listen to.us.s They
have turned their hearts away and they do not
care TO know anything about the kingdom oil
God.
We understand through the revelations that
the great father of lies is the author of this
condition OF things He was 4 liar from the be
ginning. He is the master OF these lies and
slanderous reports and IDEAS circulated against
US, and he rs keeping the people under the cloud
lof falsehood that they might not come TO a
knoTmdge of the truth. The blood of the
prophets is upon them, and while this is the
condition OF things, and while we cannot be
heard by the world in preaching the gospel OF
Jesus Christ, let us 20 to ouS dead get the rec
ords of our ancestry and work in the temples
for them and we will lind that when we have
gone rs far as we can will have the ministratior
of those We arc working for. This has been the
case with many already. Manifestations from
the dead have been made TO people working il
the temples.
Elder Richards concluded with an exhorta
ton TO the saints to remain faithful to thei
covenants.
| President Cannon announced that as the tab
ernacle WIS not large enough TO hold tn
people an overflow meeting would be held il
the Assembly hall in the afternoon.
The choir sang: "Arise9 shine for thy light i
come
Adjourned till pm
Benediction by Bisaop orsonF Whitney.