Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-29
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that lie had sustained II. and would
sustain u TO the very uttefmost, u the
people Themselves would obey Ills com.
mandmcnis and work righteousness
Hence, there could be no conflict be.
tween the Latter day Saints on this
point aud any Of the officers OF the gov.
eminent.
But this mission to which have re.
ieTtcd had been assigned to o.; aud IN
building up Zion was there anything re.
uuired ui as that would come in conflict
with the government or with is
righteous administration say to you,
No, there was nothing There could be
no conflict between the building up Of
Zion and Of the government under
which we live; for the aims TO be nc.
compished in each were the same-io
give liberty to all, 90 promote the well
iare OF all, to upiiil all, and to cause
such condition Of things to exist that
peace might reign throughout the land
What Is meant by building up Zon' Il
Is TO promote righteousness In the earth.
and to cause men and women to dwell
together IN peace and love and live
virtuous aud upright lives. Wnen we
obey tie Gospel and cary out is
principles, then 1t may be said that
Zion begins to reign.
The Lord intends 10 make this people
an example TO the nations OF the earth.
lie mas chosen Us Tor that purpose.
lie has poured out His Holy Spirit in
power upon those who embraced the
gospel In lands lar distant. lie has
gwen unto them an irrcpressiblc desire
to leave those lands ana to gather here.
Thousands and thousands arc here as
witnesses OF the truth OF this All OF
you who have come from foreign lands
know how YOU have been moved upon
by the Spirit Of God to come to this
land. God has given unto each one OF
you n nilsson, and lie has borne test.
mony unto you that Tie has given you
this mission. You have no, done this
simply because the Elders taught you
that gathering was a principle OF the
Gospel, do not suppose that one In
one hundred OF this congregation
who has lett his native land woula have
done 50 II Il had depended upon the
teachings Of the Elders alone. But
you know how this desire took pos.
session OF you, and how Il burned with.
Ia you like an unquenchab,c lame, ami.
color 10 all your thoughts and desires,
inspiring you with a distastc iol every
thing outside OF Z,on. You become Vt.
tcriy dissatisfied with the conditions In
which you have been born aud brought
up, and longing desire seized you To
10 TO Zion and live among the saints OF
God, to see the faces OF the servants OF
God and to listen TO their teachings.
Those OF you who have come from alar
are all witnesses TO this, and you know
that which state concerning this to be
true to the very letter.
Now, why IS /, that you have received
that spiritl Why Is u that You have
been moved upon In lands alar oil to do
as YOU have donep IL 10 because the
Lord has had mission tor you to per-
torn. What /, this mission Was Il To
make larms' Was Il to build houses?
Was Il to live the old lie, aud to carry
out your old tfadiuons1 Or was there
something else that the Lord had In
view Cef,ainly, there was something
else, OF such extraordinary manifesto.
tons Of power would not have been
given. God designed that we should
lead new lie, become a new people,
and not like our fathers had been, For
this purpose lie revealed the Gospel Ia
It's purity, and lie has poured out His
I Spirit upon rs In great power, uniting
our hearts and making US q peculiar
people, people that mankind look 10
, and wonder At. IL Is indeed, as the
Lord said It should be, marvellous
work aud wonder. The nations OF the
earth marvel at that which they see
going on here.
Yet there are men and women who
have had this Spirit, and who have had
these gifts and blessings bestowed upon
them, who question the work Of God
and who feel TO doubt concerning Ill
What mightier work could be done,
wha, mighlier evidence could God have
given TO the inhabitants Of the earth
than lie has given to the La,ter-day
Saints concerning this being Ills work.
Where in the history OF our race can
YOU find greater evidence OF divine
powerl And can you doubt this Is the
work Of Cod ] tell you that the men
and the women that will doubt alter re.
ceiving these evidences. God will con.
denim; in fact, they will condemn them
selves Where do you see people like
we are on the face OF this broad earthl
Nowhere. There IS nothing to parallel
this work.
The Lord having given unto us these
| testimonies, is going t. hold Us ac-
countabe ior that which lie has done
| lor us, and our dannllion will be deep
| IL we take course to bring condemns
| lion upon as by our unheliei and hard
meas oil heart, by our disunion and blind.
ness. and murmufing against the Lord
and the authority lie has placed in the
| Chufch 10 guide II, The Lord does not
trlne with men aud women, nor is he a
| Cod 10 be tnled with. He has poured
on. Ills gifts upon u.s. lie has blessed
our land, aud has delivered us from OUT
thought while sitting here this after.
noon of a scene that took place In this
hall few years ago, when had to
come here by stealth to meet with and
t,it 10 The Priesthood. | was impressed
10 come to the Conference Tor THIS pur.
nose. but had to come in disguise, lest
our enemies should see me ana get pos
session OF me. How great the change
which has taken place since then! By
what power has IL been done-by the
mower OF mani No, II has been by The
mower OF God, in iulhllment OF His
nromises made TO His people. II then
seemed. to all human vision, as though
liherly had gone from some oil US while
lie should last Thousands, and per
hans millions, thought the leaders OF the
,tteT.day saints we're put IN such a
nosilion al last that they would never be
.hlc 10 use any influence again, and that
,his "heresyD would perish. But what q
eharge bns been wrought And feel,