Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-17

tain them bj our faith and player Wc
set them apart ior their duties, nelsu'y
ue love them. and we love Che work o..
cod and want 20 sec the establishment
of Ills fighicousncss. We cndo1tur 10
be meek men, tcachahie. and lowing and
kind 10 each other. estccming uIf N,etl-
zen before ourselves, and feeling liue in
our own siAht Tie Lord knows. We &c
little In our own sight ] rouialc many
times for fear that ] should make mh-
take. or that / should say ur DO anything
thai would not be consistent in the sshl
of God. for DO desire with all my heaIt
to serve Him and keep Ills comm'ni-
mcnts. do desire 10 be redeemed BACK
into His pfrstncc. I 10 desire 20 be as
ISOLATED with my beloved ones 90 tlc
morning OF the first resurrection, and to
have the privilege OF ihg thousand years
with Christ on this earth ! DO desire i1e
glofies of fc resurrection. ] DO desire
an invitation at the marriage SUPPER OF
the Lamb I do desire 20 be assoedlcl
with this eternal Priesthood. ] DO not
think / would be kind 10 myself d ou
not, nor TO my wife nd children. ] 90
not think would be kind 10 my beloved
brethren Il / did not. Zoe ] want ile,r
good feeling and TO hc associated win
hem. II smy delightto be- associated
with them TODAY, aud ! look iorWaid
with a great deal OF JOY 10 the time when
we shall be ourselves, not sumeei as We
arc TODAY. Subject 10 what WY We
are subjected intelligence subject more
or less TO these spirits that We have been
instructed about. A man gets ial3c INT
preston, and then he becomes under We
influence az the adversary, aud We are
liable 90 these false ImpfC SONS.
! bear my testimony that Gct Ives
that Jesus 10 the Christ, tAat Joseph
Smith was a true prophet sent OF Cod
that Brigham Young was bis proper sue
ccssof, and John Taylor and our lfc5i'
dent today, Willofd Woodruff &C..
ccivcd this Gospel 10 1852. The Lord
brought me from London, J. gland lie
reached out his hand and led me into the
Church, and ! have never been able TO
express my thanksgiving to Almighty
God for His goodness and kindness 90
me In giving me the privilege OF being =
member Of His Church, 10 be adopted
into His royal family. aud 20 have the
living witness that has been given unto
me.
desire also to testify to the truth Of
that that has been said concerning our
Brother Moses. ! love Brother Moses
Thatcher. We were together In Mexico,
and | esteemed him a. one Of my best
friends. II was Brother Moses Thatcher
that laid his hands upon me and blessed
me when went 10 undertake the mission
to Europe. have plead for him, and All
the Apostles have plead iof him, and
that Is the reason no action has been
taken. We wanted him 10 have plenty
OF opportunity Tor repentance. that he
might come with the broken heart and
conifite spirit, and say, Brethren. forgive,
me for an my wrong.doings, let me be
one with you, as | have been In tunes
that arc past. That Is what We have
patiently waited for. We have plead be.
lore the Lord that lie would touch and
soften his heart, that he might see his po-
siiion as We see H. DO you think that
we are all under a false IMPRESSION DO
you think that this body OF men, who live
near to the Lord, and whom you sustain
as prophets, secfs and revelations, are all
wrong, and he Is right pity anybody
that enieflains such an idea. Il Is rather
unicnable. Il Is not so. The reason
there has been so much lcnlcncy Is be.
cause We have loved him. We hear that
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and we look for him TO come with the
broken heart and contrite spirit, and be
associated with US II there Is anybody
that loves him more than We do. would
like 10 know where you find him.
| am thankful TO bear my testimony
concerning this work, because know Il
Is true. know that these principles we
have received NJ this conference are true
We are the representatives, Of the Lord
Jesus Christ, OF We are not And we
can be tested. for We tell the people that
u they will repent and worship the living
aud true God, and Il they will be bap,
uzcd by man having authority. they
shall receive tue remission OF their sins,
aud they shall know through the giit OF
the Holy Ghost concerning the doctrine.
lot the Lord will reveal Il unto them.
That Is our promise TO al the world be.
cause We know that the Lord has spoken.
aud that lie Is a rewafdcf OF those who
diligently seek Him. pray that the
spirit OF unity which exists between the
Presidency and the Apostles may never
be any less, but that L may increase I'M
~ We shall become one with Christ as
lie is one with the Father, TO Ills eternal
honor and glory.