Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-04
Pr-sIdent wIIford woodruff


a.idressed the Conferences. He said;
| feel this morning 70 offer up the
gratitude % my heart 10 God, my
Heavenly Father, that my life has
been preserved TO again meet in a
semi-annual Conference with the
Saints. I feel thankful that have
the privilege OF meeting with 30
many u the Apostles, Elders and
Saints who have assembled here on
this OCCASION
Our Heavenly Father revealed
| from heaven, over sixty years ago,
10 the inhabitants u the earih,
through tine mouth Of the Prophet
Of God, whom He RAISED up, that
He had set His hand once more.
| for the las, time, 70 pcune His vine
/ yard and g. prppase the people OF
[ the slfth for the coming Of the
/ Son o. Man. Over sixty year, nave
Z passei away since tn0se revelations
wcr- gwen. The Isorl called upon
I the children Of men, 10 take upon
7 themselves the name Of Christ
l those who were willing 10 enter In
! The vineyard % the Lord snl preach
I the & lspel 81 Christ 10 them. He
I gave rs to unicTstaud that we should
Z 6e cll,,.i b 20 forth aud preach the
/ message uf the son Of God in this
I last Ji-peusatiOn Of the fulncss %.
Z times. Many Of those who engaged
I u carry out and fultill these
80 .
are today in the Split world They
have closed their mission, they
have borne their testimony, they
have fulfilled the object Of their
| creation. they have mlIniiiei the
hign ani holy Priesthood which the
Col OF heaven ha- sealed upon
Z thelr heads, 70 20 forth and admin
Z lister in the ordinances Of HE and
ssisati1u. 4 few Of Us are LEFT,
some If u still remain here in the
I fish. and We are still called upon 10
labor. We are still called 10 Oiiiciatc
I in the Holy Priesthood, and 70 adj
minister In the ordinances OF saliva
ton 10 the chi!iren Of men.
IL has been a very important dis
pensaIiOn. a very interesting gener-
alton IN which we live a. Latter day
Saints. The history Of this Church
Is before the world, aud re aIc stiii
passing through MANI intesesting
portions OF the experience Of the
WORK o.GJl in the las. days.
Iw!l. say b the is1tter-,iay Saints,
the Lord has fulfilled, - far, all
I that lie has promised uutO u. The
Lord has called many men-hun-
dr,-is OF them-from the nations OF
the earth, who have received the
Holy Priesthood, the authority 10y
which the God u Israel has always
administered in heaven and on the
elrth the ordinances OF life and sal
walton. They have labOrcd faith
fully until the present day; they
have warned the Inhabitants Of the
earth. All nations under heaven
have been visited by the Elders Of
( Israel ns far as the dJofs were open
/ 10 receive them. The Lord, 50 far,
I has warned the world; He has, -
Z far, carried out the object Of the
calllag o. the sons u men. The Cos
/ pei has been preached, and the chill
| dr-n Of meu have heand IL in every
I nation, inc!Idi1g o1r cEn. They
I have heard the testimony " thes =
l Elders Of Israel. Aad what WIS
{ the mission given 10 the Elders?
I To 20 forth and deliver the Gospel
I message 10 al the world. This PEG
I pl., were called upon 10 repent OF
I their sins, TO have faith In the isOri
I Jesus Christ. ami when they hal
/ fsilh ia God, In the Gospel, faith TO
I believe and receive those testimonies
given TO them. they were called upon
J 20 20 forth aud be haptisei for tine
! remission Of their sins. Then they
had the privilege Of receiving the
I layin. on Of hands for the reception
OF the Holy GhOst-
These are some Of The principles
/ that have been taught from the
I time Of Father Adam down . that
Of every Patriarch, Prophet, Apps
l ue-and even the savior himself
/ In their day and generation, As the
I only Gospel ever revealed t. the
human family in any sge Of the
world. There has never been bit
one Gospel; that Gospel Il "the
sane today, yesterday aud fOrever.o
/ That Gospel Is the same thar was
Taught by Adam TO his children;
which Elijah, Methuselah, aud all
the ancient prophets aud Tatriarchs
taught 10 their posierityi and the In
I liabitauts OF the eafth. Jesus Christ
taught the same when He came in
the meridian o. thine; He never de-
waited from il in any instance. Paul
the Apostle, born In due time, re-
ceivei the Gospel at the hands Of
the Lord, who said, though he or
an angel from heaven preached any
other Gospel, let him be accurseIi.
That Gospel was revealed 10 Joseph
Smith in all its fulness, pow
er and glory. with all it,
graces, gifts aud principles He
taught il % those around him; he or
ganized this Church on the 9th day
OF April, 1880; and through all the
tribulafiOns, prosecutions and trOu-
hles Of the Latter-iay Saints, that
same Gospel has been among us-
I feel thankful that have lived
20 long, connected with this Church
aud Kingdom, and that live now
in the midst OF the I.ltteE-day
Saints. As the Lord has SET His
hand 10 warn the world, 10 warn
this generation, 10 Frune the vine
yaui He will leave every nation I'M
der heaven without excuse, in these
Siays Of Judgments, ealamities and
tribulatiOns, which are about TO be
poured out upon the earth.
/ feel thankful that have been
associated with this people NJ 70 the
present day. How long shall! re-
main among the LatteT-day Saints
do not know. IL matters not with
me; but have the same testimony
10 bear today that / has. had from
the commencement Of this Church
THAT Il Is the work OF GOI-as PROM
ised and prophesied Of through the
mouths OF inspired men for 800
years bear my testimony 10 these
things this morning
hope and trust that while we
are assembled in this conference
our hearts may lie united in faith
and prayer, that We may enjoy the
Holy Spirit Of God. Without tie
inspiration Of that Spirit, Utah
would be as barren 4 desert, as far
~ we are concerned. today n We
found IL ON the 9th OF July, 1851.
When you heard the Go~:tl Of
Chris: preached by those humble
men who had been called from their
various c-ipations, IN 10 forth in the
Lorl's cause, inspired by tie Holy
Ghost, without purse or scrip. TAX
Ing no thought what they sh0a.d eat
Or Whist they should drink. you
knew that what they taught was
true. You heard and beiieYed their
testimony, and that same testimony