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words of the Prophets concerning it

words OF the Prophets concerning IL
VIII be fulfilled.
When the Apostleship was restored.
and the principles OF the Gospel as
taught by the ancient Apostles were
made known In the Church. and the
church was organized after the prlmi-
i've pattern, the promise was given by
me LORD In this way: Go ye out
and preach the Gospel to every crea-
ture. And let my servants who go
forth from this hour take neither purse
nor scrip; but let them go forth de-
pending upon me. and l win open up
the way before them; and II hair OF
their heads shall not fall to the ground
unnoticed. Whosoevor shall feed
them, and clothc them and give them
money, the same Is my disciple. And
upon whomsocver they pronounce
blessing. they shall be blessed Go we
forth, baptizing with water In the
name of the Father, and of the Son
ana OF the Holy Ghost; and lay your
hands upon the persons who are thus
bnptiSed. and they shall receive the
Holy Ghost. And signs shall follow
them that believe. In my name they
shall speak with new tongues they
shall cast out devils, they shall heal
the sick. and all the gifts pertaining
To the Holy Ghost shall be given to
them,as n witness and a testimony that
they have received the truth" Now,
this authority; but they could not con-
fer the Holy Ghost, They might bap-
TIE; they might lay hands upon peo-
pie; but IL IL God who gives the Holy
Ghost. Man cannot bestow IL, except rs
he is commanded of C'od and is used as
His instrument. Now, here are peo-
pie in these mountain valleys, dwell
ing throughout the length and breadth
OF Utah, the vast majority OF whom
have come from the various countries
of the world where this Gospel has
been preached. our simple Elders,
going forth in faith, and clothed with
this authority. have said to the people ::
'If you will believe In the Lord Jesus
Christ: II you will repent of your sins
tby real repentance with a determine
ton to forsake sin and turn from
wlckedness and to serve Cod, and If
you will be baptized for the remission
of sins, we will promise you that you
shall receive the Holy Ghost-the same
Holy Ghost that the ancient Prophets
had, the same Holy Ghost that min
istered on the day of Pentecost, the
same Holy Ghost that was in the
primitive Christian Church and was
manifested In the various gifts and
blessings spoken OF In the New Tesla
ment; you shall have that spirit, and
you shall know for yourselves, by
the witness thereof, that you are ac-
cepted Of God and that you have re-
celved the truth" The Elders have
gone to various nations in this way,
and have made this promise, and
nearly all the people who dwell in these
mountain valleys are living witnesses
of the truth of their mission.
This is what we rest on. Argument
Is almost superseded by 1t. We have
no need to prove that all these differ
cnt churches in modern Christendom
have gone out of the way. God AL
4 l,ae hat 1px al
out of the way and that they are not
accepted of him. 'They draw near 10
me with their mouths; they honor me
with their lips, while their hearts are
far from me; and their fear toward me
is taught by the precepts of men. not
by the power and demonstration oil
the Holy Ghost. Therefore. they are
not my Church. The Lord thus es-
tnllishes His Church on the earth in
the last days and for the last time, and
sends out His servants In all the world
to bear this witness
This is my testimony: know that
this Church is true. l know 1t w tht
witness OF the Holy Ghost. When
was boy heard the Gospel preached
and believed the testimony, because
had been trained to believe in tn,
New Testament and the Old Tesla.
ment. Bat l went to God and asked
Him to guide me; not to suffer me tt
be led astray. i was the only one OF
the family To which l belonged who
accepted the Gospel, and | had to sac
rifce my kindred, my surroundings
my prospects in life, so far as temper
alities were concerned; but / becam,
convinced In all my soul that this was
the truth. and / went and was bap'
tlzed. Then hands were laid upon me
and the Holy Ghost entered my soul
not by any physical CONFUSION OF my
hnIN. the linht of God SnOne into
my soul as clearly to my spirit as the
sun gives me light in my eyes. Ano
l know that that Spirit has been with
me from that time, through all my eN'
perience now for about forty-eigh'
Years in the Church. Wherever ! hav,
Spirit mas been with me to prompt me.
That Spirit has revealed to me the
things of God. That Spirit has shown
me that which l should do. and that
which l should not do. And whenever
/ have hearkened to that still small
voice" ! have been right; whenever
have not, ! have been wrong. / know
by that Spirit that this is the Church
of Christ. / know Il will endure for
ever / know that every curse heaped
upon 1t will turn to It's blessing.
know that every weapon that is formed
against II will turn upon the Trainer
/ know this work will prevail and II
VIII spread over dl lit tditn' ioi wv
is in II and with 1t. 1t Is the Church
OF God: 1t is the Church of Christ. 1t is
the Church of the Holy Ghost. The
power and the Apostleship and minis
try of Christ Jesus are in the Church
and will never be taken away again.
In bearing this testimony We do not
say anything against the good that can
be done by anybody in any church;
but we say that their organizations are
win, as far as God is concerned. that
their administrations are void. and
without authority. We say that II n
man administers in the name OF the
Father and OF the Son, and of the
HOLY Ghost. he does wrong unless ne
has been appointed by the Father. and
the Son. and The Holy Ghost, to use
their names. II he has not been, then
he uses these sacred names in vain,
and God will not hold him gulltless,
We say that God has given this an
thorlty to this Church. and 1t is here,
and will stay here. They may kill our
Prophets and Apostles, as they slew
Joseph Smith. the Prophet. and his
brother Hyrum, the Patriarch; but
that will make no difference to the
Church. The Church is so organized
that all the powers, gifts. spirit and
influences that rested upon the leaders
OF the Church in the beginning have
been conferred upon others. Twelve
Apostles were chosen, and they were
ordained to the Apostleship. The spirit
OF the Apostleship has been with them.
and IL with those who hold II today.
Then come the Seventy, Seventy men
ordained as an appendage to that
Apostleship. If you kill off the three
who form the Presidency, we have