Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-27

deal to establish the sugar plant, aud the
Church had to shoulder a great measure
OF responsibility In connection with H.
In order to carry u out. ! do not think
we have done wrong IN that When !
20 before my Fat her In heaven am
willing to bear my part OF the respon
sibility, because II there IS anything on
earth that was ever moved upon by the
Spirit to do Il was to unite IN that enter.
prise with my brethren. ! believe It IS
our duty to manufacture what we use,
as far as we can, at home. We refer to
these temporal things because they are
and always will be connected with us.
feel TO rejoice myself that we are as
well oil a. We are. There has never
been a period when we have been any
better oil than we arc today. ! look
back to the days when we came here.
We found barren desert. The man
that led us here was brigham Young.
He was a prophet, seer aud fcycla,Or.
lie was never destitute OF revelation
from the day that first knew him until
his body was laid IN The tomb. lie was
a great man-l man OF God. We see
the result OF his work here. lie was
our architect, SO 10 speak. lie fulfilled
his mission IN a great and wonderful
manner. and when he laid his body
down he went TO mingle with his bre,h-
rem aud the Gods
The Gospel OF Christ Is true. The
Zion Of God Is true. We are here In
iulflment Of the revelations and visions
OF the ancient patriarchs aud prophets.
Read Isaiah, jeremiah and the other
prophets. and see what they said We
came here by the revelations Of God.
Many Of the brethren felt Il hard to
leave our beautiful Nauvoo and TO 20 TO
the mountains. Had we not done this.
some Of the revelations OF God would
have fallen uniulhlcd. ! say TO the
i.atter.day Saints, have faith Let US
have faith in the promises and rcvca.
tons OF God. Do you comprehend
what Is manifest In the earth today The
seeds OF destruction are everywhere.
The judgments Of God are beginning 10
20 forth But who Acknowledges the
hand Of God IN these things' / rejoice
that the cloud Of darkness Is being lifted
from the eyes OF our countrymcn In re.
gard TO the Lattcr.day Saints, and that
they are manilcsting kindness towards
us. Speaking OF our visit East, | con.
fess Il was marvellous In my eyes to see
how different these things are today TO
what they have been In the past They
begin to see that the people In the noun.
tains OF Israel are white men, aud that
they have some talent ] thank God
Tor these things. ! thank Him for the
kindness we have received al the hands
OF the friends Of our nation, Ny prayer
to God Is that His blessings may rest
upon our nation and upon the leaders
thereof, aud that the spirit Of liberty, OF
law, OF righteousness and Of truth may
rest upon all American citizens aud
everybody that dwels under this great
government II Is one Of the greatest
governments God ever raised upon the
earth What has It been raised up fofp
That in the miis, Of il the Lord might
establish His Zion and His work
Brethren and sisters, let us be true and
faithful to our duties and 10 our God.
Let as look forward TO the cxaltation
and the blessings that God has In store
for those who keep His commandments.