Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31
DISCOURSE
,sd at tho Weber Stake Ogden Monday,
10th, 1890. by
PRESIDENT MILFORD WOODRUFF.


our Nalisca ana lclt. ! looked UP one
OF his sons-the youngest. | believe.
and the only one that was In the faith. |
and he was like drowning man; but |
by praying with him We got the spirit
Of the Lord In him, and we had pretty
good time with him. We told him OF
our experience n, his fathers. and ] said
We were desiTous to have some meet.
ings there II we could. lie said he did
not know: his father had apusiatizci
aud was at war against everything that
was Mormon. lie told Us, however,
where an old gentleman lived close ny
to whom he had loaned the Book OF
Mormon. lie was an aged man and his
wife was an aged woman. Their name
was Hubbard. We went TO see them and
they were very glad to receive US. 10
the morning my companion said he was
going TO leave the place OF course, he
was an Elder, and ! was only a Priest,
and we generally suppose that the lesser
should obey the gfeatef; but said to
him. calling him by name, YOU ATE not
going TO leave here, nor ! either; We
shall both Of rs stay here tall ! see the
iulhliment Of my dream. II Is here, and
! am going to stay aud see u, and you
will, too" II Is not natural Tor me TO
take stand OF that Kind, hut felt led
TO do II upon that OCCASION We stopped
there three weeks, and cleared land Tor
, father Hubbard, while he fed and housed
Us. Three times while We were there
Twas warned OF the Lord TO go and
warn this Mr.. Akeman he last warn
ing ! received IRON the Lord was on
Saturday, night OF the third week.
went up to his house which was about
three quarters Of mile distant. and
when got there his daughter stood In
the doorway. walked IN and saluied
him. lie was waking the room. but
| did not say anything 10 me. told him
I the Lord had sent me to pay him visit
Then he made some exclamation that
was rather proianc. sat down aud
commenced warning him. told him
that he had aposiatizcd from the Cos.
pei OF Christ; he had had the Priest
hood aud he Was pursuing course that
would send him to destruction, aud the
judgments OF God would oyeftakc
him. Well, he ragged like a demon.
That Is about all ! said to him. ! Ger.
tainly did not stay long, but delivered
my message. When ! lett the house he
followed me, and when he came to
where | was he fell dead al my feet as
tnOuEn nc Nau otcH hhhNh WIN mum
defbolt from heaven. lie was a very
large man and he turned as black as an
African, aud his skin seemed almost to
burst open. The next day ! attended
his funeral. Hut he had raised mob
and had sent word for them to come
and drive as out OF the country or hang
us, aud they had sent warnings To US to
leave. Inc consequence was. there
Itt.s..s. H0uVka AstF-
| ing my stay there. Men were taken
with what was called pleurisy. Doctors
came IN aud opened a Vein, aud they
lied In ave minutes. One Of these
men sent Tor me, aud went and saw
him, Two men were holding him. lie
| said TO me, u wish you would cut open
my side; have pain here and Il Is
| SKIN deep; yon can cut Il out and save
my lie . 1 looked at him, but did not
| say ANYTHING to him. | SAID to myself,
III your eyes were open, you would see
/ the angel OF death standing by your
side.I lie died while | was there.
| After this my partner lett me, and
went alone TO Memphis. Tennessee, and
( met with Brothers Palten and Parish
| After laboring in that part lor length
OF time. received letter from Joseph
! 1DllAlA anu NNNANNi N'N1NANH NA hAAAA
tney requested me TO stay ~ that coun.
Try and take charge Of the churches
that we had built up there. The propn,
ct promised me many things, and said
should lose no blessings by tarTying In
tia country aud dong as he wished me,
and letting the other brethren 10 aud
get their ENDORSEMENTS. was then At
the house oil Brother Abraham o.
Smoot's mother. received tnis about
shutdown. | went into little room
where there was sofa, TO pray alone.
ielt ml OF JOY aud Ieloicings at the
promises God mad made to me through
the Prophet. While ! was upon my
knees praying, my room was filled witn
light. | looked aud a messenger stood
by my side. ! arose, and this parsonage
told me ne had come 10 instruct me.
lie presented before me panorama.
lie told me he wanted me TO see with
my eyes aud understand with my mind
wnat was coming 10 pass IN the eafll
before the coming OF the Son OF Man.
lie commenced with what the Tevela
tons say about the sun being turned 10
darkness, the moon TO blood, aud the
Stars ialhng from heaven. Those thin. s
we're all presented to me one aitei
another, as they Will be, | suppose,
when tney are manifest before the com
ing oi the Son Of Man. Then lac
showed me she resurrection OF the
dtad-what Is termed the iirst and sec
ond resurrection. In the hrst resur,
reetion | saw no graves nor anyone
raised IRON the grave. saw legions oI
| celestial beings, men and women who
had received the Gospel all clothed In
white robes. In the form they were
presented TO me, they had already been
raised from the grave. After this he
showed me what Is termed the second
resurrection. Vast nelds OF grave.
were before me, aud the spirit OF God
rested upon the earth ike a shower n
gentle rain, aud when that fell upon the
graves they were opened. and an i'm
mensu host OF human beings camt
forth. TGey we're lust as diversified IL
, their dress as We are here, or rs they
were laid down. THIS person
age taught me with regard TO these
, Things. Among other things he showed
, me. mere were suye0 lions like burning
: brass placed m the heavens. ! askec
I the messenger what they were Tor lis
said they were representative OF IN
, J different dispensallOns OF the Gospel o
, | Christ to men, and they would all b.
: | seen in the heavens among the sign
/, that would be shown. After this passe'
i by me, he disappeared. Nov. II ha'
, been a painter could nave draw
4 everything thatl saw. Il made an i'm
preston upon me that has never lett M