Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-07

only Interested in his gencaosy. bur was
very anxious to learn, insumuch that he
sought diligently and found Uu, the fiEut
Of the first man, who is Adam or first
| father, through the fathers unto him.
Any one desiring 1t can read list of the
! irst i.,ICH or patriarch, in Doctrine
aud Covenants, section TO- paragraphs
81 81, giving the lit from Adam to
Mythusclah, the gtandia,ht ol Noah.
/ Abraham 'urther says that the record
! of the Punarchs concerning the right Of
'Ne Priesthood, the Lord preserved iu
Ills own h1ads
Now, how did he come by the record
winch gave him the knowledge OF his
r,ht to the Priesthood Undoubtedly
u VAS brUush, by Noah In the ark
ih'uu 90 the Hood. O.her history informs
o., that Abraham spent Il number Of
/ years Of hi5 early lie with Noah and
| Shem, and was taught hy them BOO 900 the
knowledge Oi God and H. works. Thus
whatsoever knowledge NulH and Sh M
were possessed OF or whatsoever re-.
cords they brought through Oh Hood n
tie ark, all this was available, 600 doubt.
20 Abraham. and he being Inys. m
the Almighty God, became q mli OF
nNtl fAAlaNlAlNhlN AhlAAl Ni.h' 10 NA.l.Il..
could be required which was too great
tot him. aud o b. became the father OF
the faithful, and the friend OF God
lhlye read these portion OF scripture
that We may get the subject U' Erenug
records ana OF Writing history especially
sacred history, before our minds iuf con.
sidcr1'iOn. Since the temples have been
constructed and the ordinances
. -.
ptoIlr have obtained q better UNDER.
standing Of the importance ul Keeping
family records, family history aHa ggnu-
| olOgy, than before, We have had one
among us who has seen from tN. early
days Of the Church the necessity ufthis
! md has entertained the subject with
great uicfCsi, aud perhaps with as great
Importance as anyone could when there
was so Little necessary use for tHe same,
and that is Dur worthy President Wood.
rull lie has from the beginning oihis
public career kept a journal and a
history, aud we are indebted in great
measure to his cNertiun, together with
that of some others, for many great aud
powerful sermons which tae pIOphet
/ Joseph lowered ~ the Guy of Nauyua.
We arc indebted, say, 20 his records
NlA t|NH 'lNIlH lAI NtlN many Nf tnU Sc
precious truths that We have now on the
page Of history TO enrich o ifsylyes with
Same OF the most important matter,
pertaining to the most sacred council
that were Instituted by the Prophet
Joseph are thus brought down to our
present time, aud boy them ", ltr made
the happy r,clp cnts OF many blessings
and ordnance. In after time, Nu have
1yeh limited in our ciiJr,, Go write uD
the history OF the Church, because oi
our records being IN a scattered cuHlI.
ton, apl because ui our not having Vet
obtained the historical items necessary
tom 'hg more distant portions oi the
Chutch We have had Brother lvuiyn
visiting i.Ou ward to ward, from
stake 90 stake, ton mission uii D.
5 on, gathering up the earl, history ot
,hr founding 90 tue t,lyM nt, 900 tan
and the surrounding territories lie
has been with you, learned Of your con
dniun, aud has gathered up Wnat iniur.
nation he could getnecessary for a faith.