Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-15

will como to pass. My cons, the
sons OF my Counsclors, the sons OF
these Apostles, and the sons OF
this people, will rise nm by
the power Of God, and they
will take this Kingdom and bear Il of.
You need make no mistake about this
matter. They are tho element that
God has ordained, tho same az lie
ordained us, to do His work. Our
posterlty will not fortake tho Lord, nor
their fathers, nor their mothers, nor
the work In which they are Engaged.
Too many OF them, 1t Ia true, have
been led Rsirny; too many OF them
hive been found whore they an )uld
not be; but the 0ulk OF the sous Of this
people will remain true and faithful to
| lhis work. There u no other element
that the heavens look tO but the rising
generation Of the Lntter.day Saints, In
connection with the Lamanitos, and
they will be true and faithful. The
! 3pirlt Of God win be- with them, and
they viii follow tho footsteps OF their
fathers, ms their fathers follow Christ;
and they will In their day nnd time
stand-yeB, brethren and sisters, our
sons will stand IN thu flesh in the miiet
| II these Judgments Of Almighty God
when IL will require faith and power,
oven 70 commanding the elements to
obey them, to live. These judgments
are at tho door.
Brethren and slstors, many Of US
forget at times that we arc htfe on a
mission. When ! was but q boy | read
the New Testament, under old DR..
| Porter and Others, and 1 read about
jcsus Christ and His Apostles; that
they had power to command To. eic.
mcnts to obey them, power 10 com.
mand tho sick ami they were healed,
aud power 10 command the dead aud
| they @ofe raised TO life. "Oh," sail /,
"mGy live 10 10 u Prophot;may / live
to sec an Apostle; may live to see a
man OF God who will tench me these
| principles" The first sermon heard
preached by servant Of God em-
braccd the Gospel and was baptized.
From that day TO this have not seen
ono moment when have had
any doubt with regard TO the truth
OF this work. Whatever trials /
havo had, they have been
OF n different nature 10 TINT. say
TO our young men in Zion, arise and
| obey the commands OF God. Go before
the Lord anu get the Holy Ghost, and
| open your eyes 10 the work that lies
before you. Your fathers nre pSssing
away and going 10 the other side Of the
veil, where we shall all 90 In our time.
But the Kingdom will rise, and God
viii su1tnln II, ami It will never fall
rom this time til II Is prepared ~ the
Bride, the Lamb'B wife, for the coming
Of tho Son Of Man.
feel TO blcgB the Latter-day Saints.
We have got noble class OF mon and
women IN the mountains " Israel. No
better men and women ever lived on
tho earth. Read the history Of these
Relief Societies, these improvement
Associations, these Primnries, and the
lGburs OF our sisterB In Israel. They
have been true and faithful all the
way through, and they have
beeu raised up, tho samO NJ
stand In the flesh and to magnify tholr
callinga In their day and time. They
ure doing great work, aud God will
bless them, and l bless them with
every sentiment Of my heart. feel
A postlcship. Now, you talk about
union. Can Apostles dwell with this
work upon their shoulders without
being united? They cannot do II. The
ssmc Spirit bears record TO each OF
thom. Here are my Councillors and tho
Apostles, We are OF one heart and
mind, and VIXEN we have the Spirit Of
God there is nothing but that we see
alike in. Here Is Brother Snow, IN
aged man "a well as myself, and the
President OF tho Twelve Apostles; he
hRs got the spirit Of his calling and
Office with him, and God IL blessing
him. He ~ full OF revelation, full OF
tho Spirit OF the Lord. We have q
mighty work upon us, and we want
power In tho midst VI Israel 10 carry
ii out, and 10 DO what the Lora
requires OF us; and we shall have
power 10 do It. l tell you / rejoice
when lot my mind rest upon these
temples Of our God in these mountains
OF Israel. Who ever heard OF such 4
thing In any generatiOn?-n class OF
mon driven from tho society Of the
Christian world into the Wilderness
have power TO gather together and rear
thege temples unto the name OF the
Most High God, and go into these
temples and 10 attend TO the ordinances
therein. We hold and will hold this
keys OF the salvation OF our dead TO tho
endless agsg OF eternity. AZ the
Prophet said, the Lord has raised up
saviors upon Mount Zion, while the
kingdom Is the Lords In the latter
days. The heavens arc full OF rovela-
lion. The earth 10 full Of revelation.
The Bible 10 full OF revelation, as well
m these other books that we have;
and we have revelation, and should
have day by day.
/ thank God that | am alive, and
that He has preserved nue. up TO this
hour. | have good many times, and
some OF them lately, come pretty near
going to the other side OF the veil; but
know that have tens Of thousands OF
prayers OF righteous men and women,
whloh ascend into the ears OF tho Lord
OF Sabaoth day by day; and when
say TINT OF myself say II OF my Coun-
selore, OF these Apostles, and OF the
Elders Of larael. They have the
prayers OF the people. These pfayerh
arc heard and answered. Tho Lord
has taken whom he would take, and
has preserved In lie whom he would
preserve, according to the cOunseis Of
His own will. We are appointed
certain work, and when We get through
our sons viii take II and bear 1t OF
Zion will arise, and the glory Of GoI
will rest upon her; she win have power
in the earth, and the day Ia at hand
when, "a Joseph Smith said, thou
sands OF the great men OF the earth viii
come TO Zion to behold the glory
thereof
God bless yOu, and pour out His Spiri.
upon you, aud guide aud direct you
al. Remember your prayers. BE
kind to one another. DO not find fault
with ono another. We ought to be
careful IN speak ng evil OF one another.