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DELIVERED BIT
PRESIDENT MILFORD WOODRUFF,
10 Logan Cache Stake CogGercace),
Sunday NDrHiHg, August
2rd, 1880.

s'NAtNAA1 TIT fAet.fs -AN.faeS
2rd, 1890.
4 have n few thoughts and reflec
tions which I would like to present
70 the Latter-dsy Saints who com
pose this conference; but in order C
do It, need the help auI assistance,
Of the Spirit Of doi, as does every
man who attempts TO teach the
people.
The subject that l have upon my
mind is, union among the Latter,
day Saints. The Savior said TO Hi.
Apostles anciently, and to the
Apostles in our day: q say unt1
you, be one; and IL ye are not one
We are not mine" II and my
Father are one.'' There Is a prin-
ciple Connected with this that I
think il very important to Us as
a people ami As a Church here on
the earth. With all the divisions.
AMI all the discomfort, and the.
Tlarrelings ami opposition among
the powers on earth, or that have
been revealed from heaven, have
never heard that Is has ever
been revealed 10 the children Of men
that there was any division between
I Cod the Father, God the Son and
g'i the Holy Ghost They are one.
they always have been one. They
always will be one, from eternity
unto eternity. Our Heavenly Father
stands n. the head, being the Author
IL the salvation OF the children OF
men, AMI having created and
psJplsl the world and given laws 10
The inhabitants Of the earth. Thi,
principle i shown unto u by the
revolution Of the laws which belong
y the different kingdoms. There i
a celestial kingdom, n terrestrial
kingdom. and a celestial kingdom.
There is a glory of the sun, a glory
u the moon, and n glory Of the stan.
AMI n one star diiIers from another
star I'm glory, 81 als1 i the rCsurreC-
ton 81 the deal. In the celestial
Kingdom OF God there in oneness,
there l. Mon.
Ia reading the history Of the
dealings % Col with men, from the
Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the
DIctrin" and Covenants. We clu
see that, from the days u Father
Adam, the Lori has raised up
class % men, in every iispenslti0n.
upon whom He has bestowed His
i'-ie-thOJI, and unto whom He has
given power and authority 20 do His
work upon the face Of the earth
among the children % men. Aud
tIe-s men have been in possession
10 principles Of union with God.
with the son % God and with the
Holy Ghost the Holy Ghost was
given b Father Adam; he was filed
with It when, in his las; days, lac
blessed those Of his sons who were
High Priests ami the residue Of his
pD-teriiy. Father Adam, Enoch.
Nose, Noah. Abraham, Islac and
Jacob, ami all those old patriar-hs
and prophets We're obliged 20 have
communion with God. They were
under the necessity OF seeking unto I
the Lori, f0E unless they had this
communion they were not
qualified b. DO their duty. {
they were dependent up6n .
lhr lJul Tor revelation. for Light. I
ani Tor instruction % have power % T.
carry oIt the commandments Of
COL This union that the Lord re- /
IIired u the ancient patriarchs aud |
prophets, aud which Jesus required |
10 his Apostles, was required Of I
Joseph Smith ami his brethren. IL ]
has been required Of all Saints Of F.
Cod from the foundation d the
world TIL today. Men who have
held any portion % the Holy Priest
hood aud have hal it. gifts, grscrs. |
auI blessings bestowed upon them.
have been under the necessity 81
having communion with God. In
the whole history Of the world I
have never real % any man whom
ipi called % stand a the head OF
His - 0rk, who mas not sought the
lspni while In that position: and the
Lprl has been with him. It i nv
faith that the Lord will never per
NIT amy man upon whose shoulders
lie places the authority anu rover
10 lead Israel, 10 20 astray. or 10
lead the chiliren Ci God from the
path u duty. The Lord would r..
move such man from his place.
In every age 81 the world the
: iiuis of Cod have been obliged 10
rr uui;eli. Babylon may divide:
the inhabitants Of the earth may
have all the division they wish for:
bat they will receive the results Of
That di-uniDu. and have done al!
the way through. City after city,
nation after nation has been de-
10y the judgments uf the Al
mighty whenever il has become
in iniquity. A. in the
.-1-e II SJiom ami Ci0mOrrah, OF {
Bthyl1n, Nineveh. Tyre and 81
ipu, and great many Othcraucient {
'iuc- and cluntrieS. But the Saints
u Ioi cannot prosper unless they
Ire united. This has been demon
-tratei In tine history Of the wurIi.
Moses, I'm his day, was 0b'igJ-i o. 5
have communion and fellowship
with God. The Lord gave unto
aim commandments, upon tables :
q stone, for the guidance of the /
II Israel. When Moses .
anne down from the m0untainand {
lW the rebellion, the di--ensiBn {
,ut the denominations Of the l. 4
ae!ites-that, Notwithstanding all
he miracles they had witnessed. [
cvelatiOus they had been given. {
hey hal made n golden calf o. G
yJr>hip. because hc hal come / q
1rs % them in time-he was - !
.uEry al their wicSeiuess that he q
at the tables Of stone 10 the {
mound and broke them. or G
'5ur-e You all know about | b
his. But Moses had 70 have 4
lui0n with Col. 50 in the /
whole history % the people 81 God a
n all ages. They have had 10 bc d
United. They have had to work to- D
,etheT. They have had 10 receive O
he law Of God together. Jesus 1
Sas one with the Father. Saws He. d
'For | came down from heaven, y
lut 20 DO mine own will. hut the u
sill o.! h m that sent me.'' This v
uipu was never broken between n
he Father and the son. The first r
evelati-n given 10 Joseph Smith II
raS that 81 the Father aud the Son u
he heavens were opened. and the n
SiEtr, with His son, appeared 10 J
l>cPh, IN answer To his prayer d
nj He pointed 10 His Son aud said. 4
This i my beloved Son: hear VI. e
inn" This Is n popularity that | u
ave no recollection Of ever being 4
manifest In any other age Of the "
.orli. Another peculiar feature y
1nnected with this dispensaii0n Is Il
lat the God Of heaven has beStow- =
1 upon almost all the male mem T
rs Of the Church the Holy Priest A
10l. a
This union was necessary between q
Oh ami the prophets and apostles 7
old. Unless that union had ex- +
a