Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-31
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! derstand that the Lsttet.day Saints
! are fulfilling prophecy In gathering 10
. these mountains Hnd bulldog boust-
unto tho Lord. This 10 btCauau they
have not the Spirit Of God. There ~
more sold comfort AMI happiness 10
he found In the reiigi, II Of tho
Laitet-Ihy Saints than In any
other religion la the world.
lie referred to the prophecy Of joseph
| Smith that the Saints would gather TO
these mountains and would tuiid up
cities and large communities and thus
they would eventually brcOWs y
powerful people. Much u the .roiic
lion has already brou fIlillied-which
no one can deny, aad the remainder
will be- Contaminated. II r'fcff, d at
length 10 Tue prrHecutiOns Of tho Saints
both IN the states nnd IN Uah, au1 the
manner ~ which ihry have been de.
prvod OF 40 much u thyir property BY
tho roypfumeu. Hut, said be, there
afosgt times tor toe Lori 10 favor Zion,
anu this h one Of them, tor lie has
caused the government 10 restore 10 the
! Church some n tho properly, aud this
| time may como when tue Uuiioi
/ States will DO called uI0n 20 acc un.
Tor the remainder N the property
Of which this PEOPLE have been wrong.
fully desp1iled, lie hlso spoke on the
| Word of Wisdom, anu said there IL no
/ excuse Tor Uur not rendering obedience
! 10 that Word and WIN ~ the Lord.
| lie oShuf.ed 10 be- true 10 God, 20 them.
selves hnd the covenants winch they
malo with tho Lord.
Tho choir sarg ami tho meeting
closed with prayer ty Elder Fjelstud.
NHa. .s...
"a Seventies conference wns hold, NJ
which much valuable obstruction was
.ivun AM u number u important quus.
lions WrIr answered pertaining ~ tue
IutiUs VI The seventies.
Monday nnrulug there was "a good
Flz q congregation, Aftur tinging by
tue chIif, anu truyoT by BisIor Iar.Gs
Taylor, Elder n. J. Grant addressed
the saints On thsaftstuoln previous
he stated that hr expected 60 srsus this
~ lrniug - empty benches; but he now
vpniusscu that he was haupily aud
gratefully disappointed vt seeing 20
large nm assembly, Notwithstanding
tho gfuAtntirsCtian that WAS In tho cIty
the large circus. rhis spoke we'll Tor
the Litlerdny Saints IN this Stake.
Wnur We u0ms together 10 serve the
Lord with prhyetiul hrsfis WI will not
so HwHy without hlcsaur. llo ~.
irsfHd 30 the frmatke NJ Elder Flei-tud
on SUNDAY. Ho endorsed them. He
believed tuat tho bluHsifgs which We
now ubiIy IN THIS life $40 tho results
OF this conditions aud conduct OF our
lives iu n pIJ vluuH state % existence,
Hesaid the faithful lntOrs We pofiDfm
and tbs Integrity % our hearts In this |
HE will secure 10 o. eternal ll's here. |
after. II h not knowledge al no that |
VIII save ~, but the faithful auplicn. |
ton Ul that knowledge 10 build up the |
purposes 10 God And ostablish His |
WORK ON the earth, Elder Grant re- /
lated some u tue experiences at the |
time he was called 10 to an Apts.Ie of /
Jesus Cbtlai. lie ielt unworthy 0ftuch |
a high ami holy Csliiug, and wAa die. |
IUHOd ~ ucrinu the Utll. After hIs |
ordination he stu felt thst no ought /
not 10 have accepted the responsible /
oiii,,.
while hiding along on his Journey,
subsequently, sud stlil pOuIrfing uB0u |
tnu matter ho termed visitatIpL--it |
seemed ~ II some one was walking be- |
side him and u voice said W him, "you |
need not trouble any more about the |
reason why you were called to be AZ
Apostle. II WIS not "a account OF
your own worthiness, but IN response
to the request ~ your father, who has
asked this from the hauds Of
God" Elder Granpa father 10 doad-
lac diod when Hobsr J. was but niue
days oli. Ho was, y, many will stiIi
remember, a goOu, iruo sud faithful
servant Of God. lie lsb0Ted iuofs.
sanity aud frrvcnlly 10 build up, purify |
anu establish tho saints Ia the fsith Of |
the Gospel. lie was literally worn out |
In tho services OF tho LoTd. lt will
thus DO soon That after they lass ue. |
mind the veil, our parents watch over |
ue and are sOlicitous for cur weliats.
Elder &. ID. tlslsied made some very |
excellent remarks on tho sJlicitula VI |
parents for tho good aud salvation OF |
tho children. lie oxhottod the Saints |
TO store ~ tho knowledge ana wise |
counscls they have received 1T tuis con.
ference.
Elder +. D. Richards said b. vas
much pleased with tue f,mnrks Of !
Elder Grant Spoke OF tho faith aud
long lab1Is Of JedUdlah 81, Grant anu
his oudutnnce through life, and con-
hfmei the testimony OF Hober ]. con.
corning the blessings the fathers who
have received tho Priesthood can pro.
cure for their offspring after they have
finished n faithful career la this lie.
Spoke OF the restoration OF tho Priest
hood and keys held by MOius, Eliaf,
Elijah, which had been conferred on |
the Prophet Joseph Smith for the es. |
lablishing Of tho Kingdom Of God |
aud tho salvation Of the human fami. |
ly. lilo gave much fathrrly counsel, |
aud advised the Saints 10 he faithful, |
10 DO earnest In all their eudoavors 10 |
ovctcemS all evil anu stand approved
before Col.
After benedicilOn by Elder Richard |
Ballautync meeting closed,
Ia the afternoon the huuae was again j
hilei. Elder l.. W. Shuitlii expressed /
tue great pleasure hc iult at the priyl- |
lego VI listening 10 tic Ech instruc. |
tons We have had ~ tho COME. rucr. |
ho wished he could romrmbrr IL all. |
hu spoke on thu irrigation system and |
the grug! blessing it has Ueou 20 the
people. llu advised them 90 Hdapt
mthus u store up tho water whIl1 they |
lsVr un opportunity 90 do su aud not |
10. lUyllr.C. ZIP at tthviIhardlanI |
go INTO Tue uHU.H OF suruu.atHfs VINO |
would make tGom pay luuufu Tor their
water lu the future.
lie endorsed all that hal been SAID /
10y tie other speakers durluE the con.
ference, tore testimony 90 tho union
,HAt exists 900 tuu Church and the
tatmnuy tlrTe 10 iu tnls sake a
kuu
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