Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31

was I ~ inal WHICH NAA NetWs
| refer to this rs one Of the visiiaiions
that was given me In my boyhOod. so to
speak, In The Gospel | was a Priest at
the time. OF course. there was a
motive IN this parsonage visiting me and
teaching me these principles. lie
knew great deal better than ] did
what lay before NE In life. u was
doubtless sent TO me for the purpose Of
strengthening me and giving me en-
couragemcnt In my labos.
The other instance wantto feler to Is
what spoke about n the recent Gen.
efal Conference need not dwell par.
iiculafly upon this now. but ! had
motive In laying Il before the people on
that occasion. fhe history OF Brother
Kimbalps operations with those evil
spirits In England Is before the Church.
rect a mistake that made In referring
to this matter NJ our General Confer
cnce. got the names Of Brother Kim
ball and Brother HYDE confused In my
mind, ard made II appear that Brother
Kimball rcbuked tho-c evil spirits from
brother Hyde. when IN TACT Il WIS
Brother Kimbill who was afflicted with
those spirits and Brother Hyde admin
istered to him. As this Is a matter Of
history, ! wish to state Il correctly. and
therefore make this explanation.
When Brother Kimball, Brother George
a. Smith and myself went 10 London,
we encountered these evil spirits. They
sought to destroy us. The very first
house that was opened TO Us was filled
with devils. They had gathered there
Tor our destruction, so that We should
not plant the Gospel In that great city
brother Kimhall went to Manchester on.
some business, aud left Bfotncr George
A. Smith and myself there. One
night We sat up I'LL II O'Clock, talking
Mofmonism, and then We went to bed.
We had only lust laid down when these
spirits rested upon Us, and we were In
a very iair way Of losing our lives II
was as u strong man had me b. the
throat, trying 10 choke me to death. In
the midst vi this a spirit toldme TO pray.
I did so, and while praying. the door
opened, the room was filed with light,
/ aud three messengers came In. VINO
thsy were know not. They came and
laid their hands upon ui, aud rcbuked
those powers, and thereby saved our
| lives. Not only so, but by the power
they held they rebuked the whole
army Of devils that were In that great
city. and bound them 40 that they have
never troubled any Elder from that day
/ TO this.
Now, those messengers were sent TO
us because Il was necessary. We would
have lost our lives II somebody had not
delivered rs. We needed help, and VIC
could not get II anywhere else.
This IS all want to say with regard to
the administration OF angels TO myself
This Apostle that ! refer TO told me he
had prayed and prayed tor the admins.
ration OF angels We'll, II Il had been
necessary 10 save his lite, as u was III
my case, he would have had the admin
istfation Of angels. but he had acccs'
20 the gift Of the Holy Ghost, as all o
Us have. And that. brethren aud sisters
Is what want to talk 10 you about.
One morning, while We we're Al
Winter Quarters, Brother Brigham
Young SAID to me and the brethren tina
he had had visitation the night previ
Gus from Joseph Smith, | asked hin
wha, he said to him. lie replied thai
Joseph had told him 10 tell the pcopl,
to labor to obtain the Spirit Of God; thai
they needed that TO sustain them aud Il
give them power 10 20 through thei
work IN the earth.
Now viii give you little Of my cR
pefience In this line, Joseph Smitl
visited me a great deal after his death
aud taught the many important princi
pies Tie last time he visited me wa
while ! was ~ storm at sea. I wa
going on nay last mission to preside Il
England. My companions were Broihe
Leonard w. Hardy, Brother Milton
Holmes, Brother Dan Jones, and anoihe
brother, aud my wife and two other wo
men. We had been travelling thrc,
days and nights in heavy gale, an,
were being driven backwards. FINAL,
! asked my companions TO come int,
the cabin Sith me, and | told them I,
pray that the Lord would change tn
wind. had no fears OF being lost; bu
did not like the idea OF beng driver
back to New York, as ! wanted to K,
on my journey. We all offered the sam,
prayer, both men and women; aud whei
we 10, through We stepped ON TO IN
deck and IN less than minute Il was a
though a man had taken a sword an,
cut that gale through. aud you nigh
have thrown muslin handkerchief gu
and |, would not have moved Il. Tn,
nigh, following this Joseph and Hyruu
VISITED me. aud the Prophet laid beior
me a great many things. Among o,he
things, he told me TO get the Spirit q
God, that all OF us needed II. lie ais
told me what the Twelve Apostle
would be called to 90 through ON Nh
earth before the coming OF the Son G
Man, and what the reward OF thei
labor would be; but all that was take
from me, for some reason, Ncverlhe
less know II was most glorious, a
though much would be required at on
hands.
J Joseph Smith continued visiting my
sell ana Others up to a certain time, an
then Il stopped. The last time say
him was IN heaven. In the night visio
saw him at the door OF the temple |
, heaven. lie came and spoke to m,
! lie said he could not stop to talk wit
me because he wis In hurry. Tn
next man met was Father Smith; h
; could not talk with me because he wa
ia hurry. ! met half a dozen bfethre
} who had held high positions on earth
! and none OF them could stop to tai
; with me because they were In a hurT,
was much astonisned. by and by
! saw the Prophet again, and ! got III
privilege to ask him question. Nov,
, said |. ~ want to know why you are !
hurry. have been IN a hurry a
through my life, but ! expected m
; hurry would be over when | 30, into III
kingdom OF heaven, u ! ever did.
, Joseph said; ~ will tell you, nro,hs
! Woodruff. Every dispensalion that Ina
7 had the Priesthood on the earth an