Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-04

Of tue various Stakes Of Zion
to meet together ia their ass0clA'
! tions, and all tue SOCIETIES OF the Guy
In place like this tho Tatornsolel
| and the sisters IN the outer hettltnehN
meet together, anu let them get VI
md wOrs to a programme, and have
| time VI rejoicing. OHe thing,it strikes
me, rs an appropriate thing, to DO on
tbs occasion, would be 10 lNve some
/ one In each society get up an essay or
historical sketch ON the orgaEilatl9h
VI tile Relief Societies, giving DIS
tory OF them from the Jay they were
| organized. Ana sOfce Of these coulu
bo published, giving a history o. TOE
associations anu tho guOl that mas De.n
and Ia being done by them. ThisW0ulu
be u good thing 10 do; and thlnk "
wCuld meet the approval OF the fIesl'
deucy Of the Church, II will be hity
years the lTth OF next March since inc
organization Of the Relief Society anu
1t will he your jubilee.
We were also talking about BUILDING
in some central place--say IN SAT-
Lake CITY or Ogden, or IN each OF
these places,--a nail where You cOulu
| hold your conferences anu youf society
m..tIug-. Aud build II upon n plan
that would be seli-sustainlng, 10 that
Won would not have 10 call Tor
contributions from the society to
pay rent or taxes. But build u good
/ society hall, the lower story would
/ rent and bIug In something TO help
| the Door. do not rte why II would
/ no, bc NJ profitable 10 do this as TO en-.
ter into making quilts, or to 90 around
and collect means ~ order TO ioed anu
clothe TIA. hungry aud naked. II you
could build, sny IN salt Lake CITY, on
| a street who're business IL growing, u
piece OF ground could be got now al
reasonable figures; the increase In the
value OF the lnnd would be equal u the
taAeq. Aud besides having place for
meetings OF your own, tue building
being convenient for renting for stores,
for social reunions, etc., would brinB
you In handsome revenue by anu bye
10 help the cause along. II looks TO me
az though that woull be- profitable
thing TO do. go,
we have come here to stay. eve
came willingly, because We had TO-"
/ We could not help ourselves. we hau
no other place 10 10. Aud the Lord
/ has preserved us here, 30 far, ana We
7 IAANN kINM u ~ hik VI NAAN'N
/ | do not see how We are going 10 be
ousted. We are going 10 take root on
the tops Of these mountains ana epread
out. We are spreading out ON the
north aud south, aud are running over
| the borders OF the United states INTO
Mexico and CanadRi hnd on Tue east
we ufc spreading out Into wyoming
and Colorado; aud on TIE west we
would spread out Into that desert
little more II II were not that wewould
he eaten cut 10y taxes In that poor
little sagebrush State. IL u hau re.
mainel n part Of Utah u
would have been prosperous
country today. But II was turned
over 10 spectators, aud they have sept
the people away from II until II is n
poor little weakling, scarcely able 10
bear IT, own burdens. hut come OF
our people are there Ia Nevada, anu
our children are growing up, anu sliil
/ they are asking for more room; anu
! they will keep on growing, aua We
must have room equal 10 our numbers.
The land Il broad, and the Lord Is
mcfcihul to us, aud We Will possess our
| luheritaucos, not sell them TO epccula.
tors and boomers II we eau help 1t.
| think the Lattor-day Saints have
/ been exceedingly unwisc Ia many Of
/ these matters. Bat the Lord will over.
rule everything Tor the good Of the
righteous n they will keep His Spirit
/ and honor Him.
Ifthese are facts, why not lay the
foundatl0n2 We VINO are old can do
but little else than 10 lay the founda.
ton for our children, and lie, Us begin
TO plan IN our minds to lay the foun-
dalton. broad enough, 30 that our
/ children will not have 90 tear them up
and begin TO rebuild them. President
Young was man inspired VI God, and
/ hi. mind was broad and cOinpre-
| hensiye. We see In all the progress Of
| Utah his hnndiwork-the master hand
/ Of God exhibited In what he did. And
| 40 also was II with the Prophet Joseph
smith. lie laid the foundations OF
/ this work on the broad basis, Of eternal
/ progress. We have room TO extend
4 until we oil the whole earth with the
| knowledge Of God and His truth. The
/ Foundations laid by God through
President Young are good for US to
| build upon; and there IN not much
chance Tor us TO improve on tho found.
alton thus laid.
And Ia our new enterprises, whatever
we do, letus get the inspiration Of the
Almighty; and when we plan, let W.
plan for the future ~ well as today; 10
that what we do may not be lost In
! after ages, but DO good for all time 10
come, that our children after US may
say, "Our fathers buildod better than
they knew" and they will give us
/ credit for building we'll unon the foun
dations which have been laid for us. Let
Us 10y our foundations In truth and
virtue,in honor and integrity, In purity
and righteousness; then our children
will have plenty Of room and n solid
foundation to build upon.
May God help US toso build and lay
this foundation Is my prayer. Amen.