Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

troubles and tribulations are Increasing
IN the earth, and they Will increase un-
til this scene is wound up. l pray God
my Heavenly Father to bless you ALL
to inspire our hearts, that the vision
OF our minds may be open to compre-
bend the position we are in aud the re-
sponsibility We are under. The eyes OF
all heaven and earth and hell are over
us. The eyes of the devils are over us.
They labor for our distinctions: but
they have not power to do 1t. We are
In the hands of God. He holds the keys
of the destlnies OF the Inhabitants of
the earth, and He will bless the
righteous, no matter who they are nor
where they are. | am thankful to
listen to the teachings that have
heard at this Conference from the IIl-
ders of Israel. 1 rejoice In the progress
that has been made during the past
year in the Church abroad. There has
been an addition to the Church that we
have never met with in any other year
since the organization of this Church.
And here at home there has been
great addition. our sisters have labored
faithfully in the Primary Associations,
in the acknowledgements associations,
and in every capacity In which they
are called to labor. The blessings of
God are with them, and they are doing
much good. The Sunday schools have
also added to their numbers. They
have now over one hundred thousand
members The Young Mems Mutual
Improvement Associations. as has been
said, have an addition of about
thirteen thousand as a result of their
labors the past year. God is blessing
those who labor among them. If you
can save a soul from death, what bless
ings you will have with that soul. As
the Lord said to Oliver Cowdery, "If
1t so be that you should labor all your
days In crying repentance unto this
people, and bring, save 1t be one soul
unto me, how great shall be your Joy
Father" We should continue in this
labor. that we may gain the salvation
of the souls OF men. Inasmuch as you
Will do this, the blessings of God will
attend you. Zion has got to arise or
fall. Which shall 1t be? The
is In favor Of Zion, All the revelations
appertalning to this day are in favor
Of Zion, and of preparing the way for
the coming Of the Son OF Man. And
Zion will arise and shine.
God bless you, one and all. Let us
do our duty and seek to magnify our
religion. that when we get through we
will rejoice in that. 1t is better to be
on the Lords side than anywhere else.
| want salvation. ] want to meet my
forefathers and my friends whom I
have labored here to redeem. who
never neaTu tne bospel IN tnelr udy
and generation. God has given us this
privilege. We have Elders Of Israel
laborlng In all these temples day by
day for the salvation of the children
OF men. We have been blessed in this
labor, and we will continue to be
blessed; and when we get on the othe
side of the veil there is not one of US
but will rejoice for the good we have
done. May God bless you I feel to
bless the Latter-day Saints, as far as
have power to bless. our daughters
and our mothers are laborlng for the
salvation of Israel in their line, and so
are the Elders of Israel in their line.
But we want to Increase and continue
to Increase. until we have power in
the earth to gather up all the honest
and meek of the earth. God bless.
guide and direct us all in the path of
truth and Righteousness, for Jesus
sake. Amen.