Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17

% NeN 1NulA nave Tue assurance That
they could yet it back when they wanted
IT, Well, they loaned it to Bishop Pres.
ton, with the assurance that they would
get u when called lor Row, that Is all
right
Now, brethren and sisters. that IS
how Brother Woodruff feels about re.
lief sosictlcs. think they have rights
and we should sustain them 10 those
rights. They have done % great deal iu
assisting to build up this Church; done a
Grcli deal ON the Temple, aud in tie
ui1ing, aud in the work Of feeding the
poor
Row iu regard 20 our uuiug. we have
been called upon 20 feed the poor out Of
The tithing, and now hlty per cent of the
iIthing has been returned 90 the poor TO
feed them, We have su many calls 90
support the Church. that we think we
1huuld have the tithiug 90 assist iu these
matters; ! do not want any person To-
neglect the poor. President, of stuk.
aud bishops. ] do not want them Co
neglect ihs poor The poor wc always
have with us, more or les. but not To-
much as in other parts of the earth.
Now, ] want you % remember this.
There should be some place prepared
m all stakes aud wards where ouf sis.
tiers can have place 10 put their grain.
as iar Js Do can Doe aCC0m1li Not
having ga available clcairn. this
should bc done. ] thln'g iHu Lord iur
these organizations. and for 90 the ore
CARNATIONS ui this Church
Now there is the Young Mems No. J. A..
which b. good, and much good b. grow
ing out OF DO. Our young men ME called
upon to go abroad IN the ministry, aud
preach the Gospel 90 the world. aud the
knowledge ilcv have acquired 100 ihcs.
societies is invaluable 10 them boz their
llhurs.
As was said this morning. the Primary
associations are OF great importance.
Our sisters have taken hold 20. the
young children and taught them the
Gospel Of Christ When grown up your
children could not bee converted 90 Other
religion than that OF their fathers bu.
cause these principles OF Christ's Cos.
pei have been inHiiIigi into their minds
when Young Therefore. the Lord Is
pleased ior ul t1 carry ont these organ.
illtiOns in the Church and Kingdom of
God. Aud ] hope we will pursue pro-
per course iu these things. that we may
be- justified before iGe Lord
mediate q great deal upon these
matters aud ! think that every man in
Israel should understand we are here on
q mission. and that We have been pre-.
served for the work Of the last days. 10
bc born IN the flesh, men and women to
raise up "a postcrity, and p'cplrc Tor the
great work that has 90 De performed in
the earth. Now there is great respln-
sibili,y resting upon COS in the flesh. Aud
when ] look forward, ] find that our
mission does not end with this mortal
lite. When 30 into the spirit world,
shall find nay record there. A record OF
each OF us Is written. and iu the great
future you will find The history Of your
lives.
have kept a record Of my life, and
have made a minute OF what Is passing
around me. ] never heard the Prophet
Joseph Smith deliver q sermon but what
! wrote u down and al his prophc5ics
as ar as / could obtain them aud
had an opportunity I have many Of
the discoufses OF President Young, de-
liycred In this country aud abroad. /
iclt il my duty to write. and continued
TO write little every day. But we have
now our ready writers to take minutes
! Of proceedings and work, and to keep
record OF the same.
feel TO rejoice before the Lord that
We are here. We ought TO tfy and i'm.
prove our time as best we can. want
our young men 10 realize these things
and pursue q course wherein you may
/ De justified before the Lord. The
! enemy seeks 20 draw away our young
mgu and Others, and some of our young
men have been drawn away. They leave
/ the Church and stop praying, and 60
/ into bad habits These things ought to
/ be stopped as much as possible. ! 10.
i0ice IN my pustenly iu my sons aud
! daughters. We are calling quite q mum
/ Der Of the young men 10 80 10 Germany
aud other nations Of the earth, where
the Gospel has to be preached And
there will be- no stopping. We shall
call upon the world SO long a5 there Is
any door open before Us.
There seems to be q change Of affairs
la our Territory, When / read Of the
passage Of our State bill through the
House OF Congress with only five oppOs
Ing votes, ! acknowledge the hand Of
| God in o. do not know that there Is on
/ record an instance OF any bill Of admIs
/ sion Of new State into the Union pass
/ Ing with less opposition than did the
| bin 20 admit Utah, / can but thank
| God for these things because lie In.
| tends that Zion shall arise and shine
aud have equal rights with other people,
/ / believe the American government Is
| the best aad ireust government upon
| the earth. And the men were in
8plTcd % establish %, Look 1t the
! Constitution Of the United States, one
Of the best documents ever given 10 any
people or any government
rejoice In these things. feel to say
20 my brethren and sisters, may God
bless you; aud ! want you TO labor and
To be faithful And want every sister
! in ZION 10 maintain virtue and right,
cuusuuss and truth and prepare herself
TO become an honorable mother Ia
| Israel And want our young men TO
practice the principles Of night and
| righteousness.
Now we have four Temples built here
! In the mountains OF Israel; and the
Saints OF God go into these Temples
and redeem their dgId-their fathers
! and mothers, and others who are ln the
spiri, world The world do not COM
| prchend these principles. When heard
Of this revelation concerning the re-
dcmpuon Of the dead from the lips Of
/ Joseph Smith, whereby we could 90
| into the waters Of baptism and De bap'
| tized for the dead thought II was the
most glorious revelation that ever sal.
utei my ears in the flesh. The FIRST
| thing / thought OF was my mother My
/ father was living and could Dee baptized
/ for himself went and visited my
fathers family and baptized all who
were living IN Connecticut my father
stcp.mOther. my sister and other rula.