Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17
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luI church has been NlalA'" M'NI.N NH'
last few years by more people rom all
nations tbau ever before visl'tI Ns since
The organization Of this church. They
have come out here, end found that
there are no horns upon our h'dI', and
see that we have been mis.cprcseniei.
And there is q meaning IN all th.s There
has 20 change taken place. And &C..
i1ica in these things. Men come and
talk TO us. and they arc interested Boo Uur
position here. and they do not UNDER
stand why these things are 800. Boo Ger.
tain things have been suffered 20 De-.
ZION must arise and shine. Tor the
glory NJ God must rest upon her and
this prophecy must come 90 pass. anil
here is Zion In the Rocky mountains.
Aud the blessings given TO the seed ui
Jacob. shall be- upon the head of Joseph.
and upon the heads OF his poNci.N We
arc the descendants Of Joseph Ninety.
nine out OF every hundred of tlIs people
are the descendants Of EphHim. that
have been scattered among tIe nations.
Now this is ouf position today We arc
here raised up Of the Lord and ihg Lord
BIS with ua. and the power OF God Is man.
Tested according to our faith and ga.
tigncc before Him. and hashcen che case
since the organization OF this Church
Here are aged sisters whom ] used to
shake hands with when they were laun.
women IN the old country, u ihH county
Of Herclofdshlfc. How came sou h.rc'
How came any VI you from ihH nations
OF the earth where the Elders visited
YOU. and many OF them went ont 4s boy
20 preach the Gospel, aud they came
there because they were sent Many of
our boys 40 now and they call uu the
people to gather. and they tell Them. I'VE
have the Gospel 10 preach 90 YOU i.
YOU will receive our testimony aud obey
the Gospel YOU shall be saved We
offer YOU tie only Gospel that was
preached and practiccd by the Apostles
and Prophets" They offer ibg people
these principles, and what is the RESULT
Az of YOU who come from abroad heard
these Elders testimony. and the Shirt
Of God bore record 10 you that Do was
true, and YOU went and were hIpufsI,
and had hands laid upon you. and y1u
received the Holy Ghost Now bad
no, the Spirit OF God been given 20 you
you would have stayed 90 home. lWh
would have been as barren today ls
when we FIRST found Il, unless Che 10,
had given Ills spirit 10 the people Here
you have this testimony aud you have
come from the nations 30 fulfill those
things pertaining to the Gospel OF Christ
aud the building up Of the Church aud
Kingdom Of God.
This Is the condition today. our
numbers are but few compared 90 the
nations OF the earth. But We are not
going to lail. Zion will remain here.
and II will be a safe place for any person
who gathers 10 It from the nations OF
the earth
What Is the matter In the earth' DO
any OF you read the signs OF the umcs'
Why, ] was twenty years old before ]
heard Of murder anywhere in the
vicinity where ! lived. Oaa murder was
committed In the New EueHni States.
one man named Long cut his wile's
throat, and the people iclt as though
q great calamity had come upon New
England. How Is Il today Il takes
several columns Of newspaper to tell
you OF the murders and suicides that are
committed in the United States IN one
day. Who ever, in past days, heard OF
such cyclones, killing thousands Of pc0-
plcl The angry waters washing whole
towns into the seal Where is there "a
man IN the earth, who conicsscs OF
acknowledges the hand Of God in these
thIngs'
We as Latter day Saints ought to oh.
serve these things. There Is meaning
to them. The Lord Is visiting the earth
with HIS judgments and Il will continue
until all that you read ln the Bible. the
Book Of Mormon aud the book OF Doc
trlnc and Covenants, has is iulhIlment
IN the earth.
These organization, here were given
by the Prophets of God. We have
our Relief Societies, our Young
Ladies Societies and others. These
were organized i0r a purpose. The
Sabbath Schools, Mutual Improvement
Associations, all organizations Of the
young IN the community open the way
whereby you can 40 exercise your rights
and privileges, your gifts and graccs to
gcthcr. and which will save our sons aud
daughters, our families and friends. and
unite them to us in the Kingdom OF God.
Now ! want 10 say few words con.
corning our Relief Societies. They
were organized by the Prophet Joseph
Smith, In NauvoO. 1t an early day, and
he took great interest in the organiEa-
ton OF that society. Aud he knew by
the spirit Of Inspiration, what result that
organization would have In the Church,
aud he saw by the spirit OF inspiration
the necessity Of that society. And now
they are all through these mountains, In
every ward. Now ! want to talk little
upon this subject
These societies are assistants to the
presidents OF Stakes, and To- the bishops
Of wards. aud ! want 10 give a little
counsel to the presidents OF our
stakes. and 90 the bishops.
You call upon these relief societies that
are IN your midst, 10 build temples.
tithing Offices. and 10 give Of their sub.
stance for one thing and another Now
/ want to give little counsel, and tell
you how ! feel We as authorities OF the
Church should look upon them in the
position they occupy as having some
rights.
Now about wheat. They have been
called upon long time ago to save
wheat And IL Wg should have famine,
we would have to call upon our wives to
feed us. Now am opposed TO throw.
ing anything IN the way Of our sisters In
laying UP wheat As President OF the
Church, have no right to go aud take
that wheat from them, Why Because
they have rights MS well as ourselves,
aud we should sustain them in those
rights. Now / do no, know about your
stake here, but there has been u feeling
by the bishops in some places, that they
have a right TO go aud take that wheat
without giving any receipts for IL, aud
that Il was not necessary for these so.
cieties to lay up wheat But It Is neces-
sary and we should sustain them In IT,.
And while the sisters are helping Us to
build our trn,plr. and tIthiug Offices Ne