Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-06

ssld that the presence Of 20 many
thousands Of Saints at this annual
conference Of the Church was In itself
great evidence TO him of the truth VI
the great latler-day work: The Spirit
Of God IA certainly moving upon the
people aud inspires them 90 gather to-
g,ther 10 learn ~ the ways Of the
Lord. so far We bsve not, ~ indie
viduals, nor ~ n people, pas.sd
through any experience or difficulty
that has not bvcn calculated " benuiit
u. The Lord will cause His peopl. 10
pass through such Ofienis a. will do
them the most good, and give each one
oi us the experience most needed. By
THIS means only will we be- able Ia VI.
tain TO that exalted position Tor which
we are aiming. AZ the tins the Saints
were being driven out Of Missouri
Joseph the Prophet passed through
most trying Hcun,s, but ~
lie lay incarconird IN drchry
dungeon, together with several
" hi- brethren. the liou spoke cpm-
iorting words 10 his soul, aud explained
Ia him, NJ least In Iau, why lie al.
lowed His servants thus u suffer
Says the Lord doc. aud Cow, l2s'
3-sG
''The people -hsli mover be- turned
against thee by thn testimony ul traitor;
mud although tholf influence shall east
thee Into tfouhio, aud iuin bars aud
walls. thou shall bo hal in honor AMI bat
for a small moment usl thy voice shat
DO moro terrible m the midst of thinn en-
omius than thu nvrcU lion, because OF thy
righteousness; aud Thy God shall stand
10y thee forever and ever. III thou ara
called 10 pass through irihuiainni " thou
art Ia parils among false brJ thrvni N thou
art In Iiorils among robbers. u thou are In
purils by lnud or 10y scn; n thou art no.
susCd with vii manner Of hil.c nccuSa.
dous. ifthino onrmio- nili upon thee; "
shey tear thee from the spcloty II thy
iath.r and mother aud hraihrun aud si.-
iersi and VI with n drawn sword thine
enemies tear thcp frun the husom VI Thy
wife. and Of thine Offspring
Aud " thou shuuldst
bo east into the pit or into the hands u
murdorurs. and the sentence uf death
passed upon thoci " thou DO east into the
deep; II tie biluwlng surge contpiro
against thee; II nOrcc Winds become thine
snomyi II the heavens gather blaokncss
and all the clcfncnts combine To- hedge
mp the way, and above all, N the very
Jaws OF hell shall gapo open the mouth
wide after thoe, know thou, INV son, that
those things shall give thee experience,
and shall be for thy good. Tho Sou Of
Man hath descended below them all, art
ihou greater than llef"
OF the many great and glorious rev.
elatious given TO the Prophet Joseph
perhaps none OF them contain greater
promises than this one. Ia that time
many prominent men In the Church
turned against the Prophet, aud be-
came traitors 10 him and the work Of
God, but they did not succeed IN turning
the hearts u the Saints away from
him, nor did their opposition 10 him
harm In the least degree Ia the final
outcome. As II was with the Prophet
Joseph 10 viii illbc with all the Latter.
day Saints, who prove faithful to their
God and Ills cause. Then let porsu.
cutl0n continue 10 rage aud bring what
II will; let thern bo another exodus aud
another breaking up Of homes aud
sacrifice Of worldly possessions, Yea let
death come In It's worst forms, OF chains
aud slavery, II will nll be for our good,
and We have no grounds for fear.
The speaker then read an extract
from another revelation, In which the
Lord commands his people 10 ere.
nounce war aud proclaim peace, aud
ssek diligently 10 turn the hearts Of
the children 10 their father, aud the
hearts OF the fathers 10 the ,childrenv
Doc. d Gov. ps: 1911, anu then said
II was strange fnct that notw Withstand
ing the peaceful mission Of the Latter.
DAY Saints IN behalf OF both the living
aud thc dead, they should 10 DETAINED
aud denounced ~ wicked and blood. !
thirsty people, and he accused Of dis |
loyalty and numerous other crimes |
entirely unknown among us. Peace |
on earth and good will 10 man n and |
has always been our motto, and moth !
Ing could be farther from the truth |
than the accusation that we ard re- |
bclllous and war-like people. Truth, |
however, though slow In It, progress
will prevail al last, and establish lts.lf |
on the ruins Of f,lsehoOd. And wher, |
revolution may succeed revolution, |
society DO destroyed aud virtue ami |
ruth be trampl.d under foot by tho |
wicked and ungodly, these mountain |
valleys shall preserve the virtues,
strength and elements Of truth which |
shall finally renOvato the earth AMI IL. |
store its inhabitants once mGru 10 their |
original purity and happiness.
APOSTLE Abraham u. Cannon
said he had learned u acknowledge tho
truth Of the saying that there needs he
opposition In all things; trials and dIni.
culties aro necessary To purify the
Saints, and It Is n positive fact
that the work u God has made
the greatest progress In the midst
NJ persecution, and opposition.
II IL very doubtful whether our mis-.
who have gone abroad would
have made much progress In their
various fields OF labor, II they Ind not
opposition. II Is said that
shan the iirst Elders who brought the
iullness " the GOSPEL To the nation on
Great Britain reported tho OppositiDn
They met with there, bsth from the
een aud unseen world, the Prophet
Joseph reloicod aud declared that he
knew the mlssion would prove a sue.
sss, which II did. Likewise In
where no many have
oined the Church, aud In other lands,
where the Gospel has been successfully
preached, did the Elders meet With
opposition IA their endeavors 10
the banner Of truth, aud In
many inslances they were imprisoned
Ind suffered much for the testimony |
hoy bore; but all this brought most
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