Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-07


Or nuther Ajlei-un, fpf Brother
R1skeiley, Zoe Brother ieishmany. orfor
any Of the men IN this tcmplc al
Logan; for all ordinances would he
stopped throughout the land Of Zion,
Confusion would reign throughout
Israel. and many men would be- made
prisoners. This trouble would have
come upon tho whole Church, aud We
should have been compelled 20 stop Tn.
practice. Now, the question Is,
whether Il should be stopped In This
mannyF, OF In the way the Lord has
manifested TO us and leave our
prophets aud apostles aud fathers free
men, and the temples ia the hands OF
the people. 20 that the dead may he II.
deemed. a large number has already
been delivered from the prison house
IN the spirit world by this people, aud
shall the work 70 on or atOp2 This IL
the question lay before the Latter-day
Sainte. You have to Judge for your.
selves. | want you 10 answer u fit
yourselves. shall not answer IL: hut
| say 90 you that that IL exactly the
coniitlbn We o. n people would have
been In had we not taken the course we
have.
know there are a good many men,
aud probably some leading men, In III :
Church who have boon tried and felt
~ though President Woodruff had Lost
the Spirit OF G1d ani was about 10
apostailze. Now, want you TO under.
stand that he has not lost the Spirit,
nor u he about 10 apostsiizr. The Lori
l. with him, and with this people. lie
ha, told me exactly what TO do, aud
what the result would be II We did not
do II. have bcrn called upon by friends
outile o. the Church anu urgod u take
some steps with regard 10 this matter.
They knew the course which the gov
efument were determined g. take. This
feeling hns nlsl been manifested mirc
or lee by. members VI the Church. I
saw exactly what would come 10 pass
II there was not something done.
have had this spirit upon me
for long time. But want
10 say this; should have let
all the temples go out Of our hands; |
should have gone 10 prison mysrlland
let every other man 10 their, hhd
not the God Of heaven COMMANDED me
10 DO what did do; and when tn.
hour canr that ! was commanded 10
do that, II was NIL clear to tue. | went
before the bpui, AMI | wrote what the
Lord told me 30 write. | laid II before
my brrthreu-such strong men a.
Brother Geo. q. Cannon, Bother Jos.
+. Smith, anu tho Twelve Apostles.
might ~ we'll undertake 10 tutn an
army with banners oui Of lts course M
10 turn them out VI cuutae that thuy
considered 10 be right These men
agreed with me-, aud ten thousa nd
Lattsr.duy saints also agreed with me.
Why2 Because they were moved upon
by the sririt Of Goi and by the roycla-
tons OF Juaus Christ 10 do u.
leave this with you, for you TO con.
template aud consider. The Lord IL
nt work with us. lie IL doing things
here that you no not comprehend.
Make these matters subject Of
payer. Do not IVORY; do not feel bad
about them.
rtjolco that God has revealed 20 u
the gospel. | rejoice live ina day
and generation when We have the
thurh oi God on the earth. We
have had prophets and apostles amoug
~. They have worked hers In the
llcrh and saved many souls. They
have died nnd gone 10 the spirit world.
Joseph smith holds tho koys NJ this
di-pens,lion. He win hold them 10
the endltss ages Of eternity, no matter
who may lead the Church after him.
The Lord has given u power to come
here and build temples. VIZ have
three temples erected In these noun.
taln-, aud many of the dead have been
redeemed In them, and they will have
yaft In the frs, resurrection. There.
fore, We ought 10 be thankful a. the
Lord. We want 10 continue In there
temples. We want them 10 be 90.
cuplcd by. the l.attsr-day Saints.
We want our brethren and sisters 10
continue TO 20 there aud redeem the
dead and blcss tho living. The Lord
VIII take care OF you aud your families.
He viii take care Of Zion, aud of this
generation, and lie will fulhl all that
He has fnid.
ray, God bless you. And He will
bless You u you viii heatken 10 His
couusels.
want the Latler.day Saints 10 stop
murmuring ami complaining nj the
providence " God. Trust In God.
DO your duty. Remember your
prayers. Get faith In the Lord, aud
take hold aud build up Zion. All
win be right The Lord il going 10
visit His people, and He II going 10
cut Hts work short IN rlghteouanes-,
lest no flesh should bc saved. | say 60
you, watch the signs Of the times, aud
prepare yourselves for that which u 10
come. God bless you. Amen.