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

AANN"H " NNN " ~ NFAfAHA wv ~ NHNfNA ~. Il
Chrst at the mouth VI T. ldufs OF |
Isfael, and they will ho " iteI with |
tho Church aud X ngdom ui @ ~, aud |
bring forth much good" littlc |
thuught, when | listened 81 those |
words, TIM: should ever live - see
the ulilment of these words NJ the
Prophet. little thought thni | hould |
ever visit The Rocky Muuntaius,of ever
see the Llinsuites o. whom he then
wdh Speaking. These men hn'Ofe me
toisy bring 10 my mind sayluge vi the
Prophet. Hts miud eNpa ndoi on that
occasion auil he had good deal 70
ray with regard 20 tbs ~ gress Of this
work, what the Elders 81 Israel would
have TO ass'thfough, auh the work that
God would require at their hands In
the redemption Of the Lamanite- nnd
the honest anu meek thrJug hOut The
world, sud In the builiing up OF the
zion OF Got on the earth. But have
lived Ia see these days. have live
to see tue Lamanitrs In these noun
tnins. I have Visited great many
Of thom--the H1nls, Lagu nas, M1quis,
Navajnsa, ApAchns, and gfeat
many Of these Indinn tribes. ] have
preached the Gospel TO them, IN con
nectiUn with my brethren, through Ia.
tysprutefa have spent many inter.
esting days with these Lamauites In
the mountains VI Israel. / spent three
days In the wilderness In Arizona with
petOue, the great war chlUt ui the ma
ton. preached the Gospel to him.
lie called his trihe together, stood upon
his lcut some Two hOura or more, ami
told his tribe all that We hsd said u
him. THIS tribe was looked upon ~ n
very dangerous onuiu tho midst Of TIE
nation, aud this pstoae had engaged In
u great deal OF warfare.
rejoice that have lived to see this
day; that I havo lived to sec the
Rocky Mountains; that have been
gathered with the ihlthr.day Saints
mere. A great deal has been done by
tint people, hat much more VIII have
b be- done. We tell sOmriimrs about
dreams. had dream one night
about our Temple IN Salt Lake. l
thought the Temple was dedicated ant
organized, and weas The Elders II lsrael
were laboring there ior thy redemption vi
our dead, aud suddenly thofe wa, door
opened Wa the west, ami an lndlan
chic came into the Temple, leading Il
| vast host OF ms tribe, AMI took poagus.
| sion OF the rompic, and | thought they
| performed more WORK Ia one hour thau
| we could DO tn " day. This made u
/ strong impression on my mind. | MN
satisfied that although we have done
little FOX the Lamnnitcs, we have got
| t. 10 great deal more. I believe |
sealed the first IAmsnitlsh man and
| woman together that ever were scaled
| In this dispcnsatlon. II was In the
| Endowment House, and quite num-
her VI brethren aud sisters were pre-
sent. The mans name was Lamar.
| believe the day will come when these
| Lnmauitcs, with the darN skin tA1l
rests upon them, win enter Into THESE
| Temples u tho Lord IN these noun.
taius and do a great deal OF work.
| They will come h. nu understanding Of
the redemption OF the dead. They
will have wisdom given unto
them. They win havo Hight
ami truth given unto them,
and the spirit Of their foreiathers VIII
be manifest unto them. AM
thankful that am able % bee
these Lamauites here. The Prophet
Of God saw what wOuld come to pass,
and he tlld the truth. As Elders oi
Israel We have fulfilled, In measure,
many OF the Prophets sayings IN rela'
ton TO these thugs. We have Travelled
10 tho nations Of the earth, "a lac said
we should do, and this Gospel has
gone to a great many nations. More
doors will be opened Ia the due time vi
the Lord. When these Judgments Of
God are manifest In the earth, the
honest In heart and inoek Of the earth
VIII have their eyes opened aud they
will bB very glad 20 ilee to Zion. | LOOK
back 10 the days when We flrst went
20 New England to preach the Gospel
aud when there were Saluta In aliuOsl
every cHy there. And when we wen
% England In 1910 we baptized Ovel
seven thousand Ia one year. 50 Il hai
been more OF less through the world
There have been people prepared q
receive this Gospel and 10 work for tn,
Lord. And We are only In the begin
ming OF this work, ~ II were. The DAY
will come when many VIII scalS u place
o, sliely, that they may stand Ia holy
places while the Judgments OF the LOr,
pass. Our young men will Tiss up IL
those days. They will remember thei
prayers ueiore the Lord. Their mind
will DO opened 10 see the work that lie
before them. A great deal has yet L
bu done, although the Lord will max
short His work In the earth, lest ~
flesh DO saved. am thankful tina
there Ia AS much done as there IL
thankiul that we have had the priv
lege Of opening our mouths among ia
nations Of the earth anu the islands d
the seq, and preaching the Gospe
What greater work eau any man b
engaged In than the saving " tn
suuls OF mem No matter how poo
we may be, II isa glorious work and
blessing to any man. When | loo
upon the Apostles ami the Elders an
bring 10 my mind the lab1rs they haT
) performed, tho miles they have traN
eled, the sOula of men they hav
brought into the Gospel feel that II
work worthy Of all acceptstion ,
angels OF men.
, pray the Lord that we may has
! power 20 convert these Lamlnitcs
the Gospel OF Christ. II IL true It HI
been hard work up TO the present
, get their minds open to compTehen
! these things, though many OF thei
have been baptized; yet great woi
. IL TO be dOne among them. "
brethren should remember this, az
treat them kindly. Let us do whit "
oan to make them happy and comfor
. able while we arr with them. Ii
+ our duty TO do what we can for the
' benefit, and 10 give them the Gospt
God bless you aud guide you In Il
! ways OF life. Amen.