Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-30

came here. a li,i'e handful .of men,
Ia poverty and nillloti0n, came into
this barren desert brought
President Young In my carriage
into the valley VI Salt Lake.
He whs sick, sud he asked me 10
turn my carriage 30 that he could get
sight OF tho valley. / did s0. Hn cast
his eyes over IL, valley and looked for
SOME little dine. WHEN hc rot
through he said, "Brothcr Woodruff,
drive m. Here H. our home. 'rhis IA
the place G1d has pointed out fot Us 10
plant our feet have seen thi- place
bciore.n He began % recover right
from that time. Well, VIZ caml.I
there, ami we visited around almu.
President Young said, CHOW, broth
ron, 20 where you please; 90 north, 90
south; 70 TO any part Of the country,
anu " hen you come back you viii sny
this II the place" Men came from
California, among them Braunln, who
urged NJ strongly 60 80 ~ California,
saying that II was such fine country,
and we were there in n barren desert,
Hut President Young said, "rhis is
our home. Here we shall build the
Temple Of God and tho city ~ our
God.1 I think ,hIs has been plainly
fulfilled. Tho II. piration Of thu Lord
was with President Young at through
III, life, and the result OF u j. manifest.
l Travelled with him In The I 1T settle.
Ing Of tuis country. Where l. there "a
man that hn the splfit OF lnspitut ON
but can SEQ the hand NJ God
In these thingf? We have had
our day u aillicilon, Of PEREZ
Cu.iOn and poverty. All earth
aud hell, " may bc allowed g. use
such Au expression, were combined
against the Prophet Joseph smith,
from the time this Church was organ.
lied until he was slain In the flesh,
and the same spirit continued through
tho lilo Of Brother brigham Young.
Hut we CANT 10 thee valleys u the
m0ultains, aud from the LAY thnt we
planted oar tents In Suit Lake CITY
there has brun u degree OF pro 4gcrily
resting upon his people, and II haa Ia.
creased year 10y year until 90 ay. Tue
Lord has bevu with "a. blessings
| have been poured out upon thu LATER.
I dny Saints, AMI we have had plenty Of
/ food aud rnimcnt. But | hope that
none o. M will get proud and liflej uu
. In oyr hearts 70 thn, We stat. forget
tue hand that has given unto us thpc
/ thing.
THIS II disponsatiOu IN which the
/ L0ri has set llis hand to establish His
/ Chufcn, 20 build up HE Zion, u warn
/ the world, 20 prepare the nations f0l
| the judgments ~ Got, ami IN prepare
| HE people b. be uuitcd together a. tn,
| bride, the iamU's wife. My faill
centres IN the promises OF Cod,
| There Ia no power on the face OF thi'
| earth that can break this Church. Way,
/ Because God hOldl II in HIS hands
| lie Ia the Author Of II, and lie ha
promised, through the mouths u score
and scores Of prophets, that II ehal
stand. IL II In hiliilment " thes,
promises that you ARE blessed here will
Temple aud have power TO enie
therein 10 attend TO the orilunnces o
| the House OF the Lord. And when yol
| reflect upon these matters, aud see how
far these Things have been fulfilled
can YOU not have faith % believe tina
the Lord will carry I, on, to the end
| certainly have. know 1t IL the worl
Of Col. Aud the Lord has chosen thi
people, out OF the whole human family
TO stand In the Josh, keep the com
nAndments OF dDd, and 20 forth &
warn the world by the proclamation o
the Go8pcl OF Jesus Christ that she!
may know aud undorftAnd the judg
ments OF God which await them. tn
Lst,er.day saints have been workinl
ut this for sixty years, amt We have no
gDt through with II yet. Behold VIVA
IL taking place In the earth today! ]
really seems ~ u the day hal Amos
dawucd upon ~ when there is no otho
place Of safety Tor the human Anii.
than the land Of Zion. Three elements
lire, water aud wlni-seum b. hav
been chosen TO 20 forth ON u mission /
visit the nations. cities are burned uI
aui Hoods and whirlwinds sweep ava
towns and villages and the inhaDitant
are destroyed. Are not these thing
all proclaimed 10y the revelations q
God? They are, and they Will come t
pass.
Brethren and sIslers, this Is the mi,
sion given 10 u Ia the last days. An
that man Ia "A very foolish man VIII
will divide upon any principle againi
the Gospel OF Jesus Christ, / hav
, had more sorrow over one ap1state I
this Church than | have In attenlin
the funerals OF all the pa,riafehs an
prophets aud LRtter.day Saints that
tNtl AhAlh " w ARNhN yh'AshHN nc
see mon aud women die who hAv
been faithful know they have game
"a victory. That is the way feel 4
day. We must work together for tn
welfare Of ZION.
am glai to see you aud to spend
few days again In 81. George. wau
! 20 do what good can. expect "
shall all meet the other side OF III
, veil with those who have gone beiUr,
/ and have JOY and rejoicing In the o.,
, pei OF Christ. We should be- faithiI
, tn the Lord, and We should not fors,
, our prayers. Our sons and daughte
should be instructed Ia these thing
aud we should labor Tor their wolnr
4 What Joy and consolation II gives
father or a mother to have good boy
anu girls, who keep the word OF wi
!. dom, alteud TO Sabbstl, schools, r
J, member their prayers, and follow
!, tho footsteps VI their fathers; while
, gives US sorrow when we have cons Nj
: daughters that turn away from tai
= But havs hope aud faith that ii
= sons Of Zion viii riro up and mngnl
their cailiugs. | do not believe TN
I they will disippoint our Heaven
I Fa her.
. Seeing n portion of our gallery o
cupied by quite number Of our IL
/. mantle brethren and ais.ers, feel Ill
o posed 10 make "A lew rCmarRs.
h Tue first time I ever saw JOSEF
"A Smith was Ia April, 1884. met ~!
In the streets OF Kirkland. lie iuyit,