Evening journal., 1899-11-10

tack. They now war upon the people
as a whole. They attack the system,
and aim at its destruction.
My brethren and sisters. we have
come together to-day, take it, to
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD.
| have never yet attended a conference
of the Latter-day Saints where / have
not been edited and instructed. and
where l have not felt that the Lord
was there by the presence of His spirit.
To this fact may be attributed the
great happiness and success that have
attended us in our labors. ! want to
say here-and it cannot be success
fully contradicted-tha the men and
the families that have listened to the
counsels which God has given His SER
wants to declare unto the people, and
have followed those counsels strictly,
are the ones whom God has blessed,
and who have prospered in every
thing they have undertaken. We have
lived long enough as an organized COM
munity to prove to the world and to
each other that those who have
obeyed counsel, no matter what 10
might be- are the people who have
prospered and been successful in the
we'll as l do. You have testimony con-
cerning it and evidence OF the truth
that the people who have sought to de
the will of God as 1t has been com
municated through the servants of God
have been the happiest and most pros
porous. On the other hand, look around
you and ask yourselves what the fate
has been of those who have fought
against Zion. Where is there a man
that stands out prominently to-day who
has attempted to injure the people OF
God? Read the history OF all who have
done this in Utah, and where is there q
man that has succeeded in fighting
Zion, or gained any profit by it? In
connection with this. you may ask
yourselves, where is the man or wo-
man who has turned away from the
Church of Christ and prospered in do
ing so? l say to you that
PEOPLE WHO ARE THE HAPPIES1
and most prosperous in this country
and who take the greatest delight in
life, are those who keep the command
ments of God and listen to the counsels
and warnings of the servants of God
Thanks be to God our Eternal Father
for giving us these evidences of Hi
favor!
Having these evidences before US
therefore, what is our plain duty al
Latter-day Saints? II is to continue
our efforts in this right direction. t
obey with all our hearts the counsel
of the servants Of God, to listen to thei
warnings and reproofs, especially to tn
warnings and reproofs OF him whom
God has selected to be His mouth
piece to the people. Many men ma,
hold the same priesthood and the sam
authority; but He selects one out o
them all to tell the people His word
to stand as a watchman for the peopl
upon the walls of Zion, and to give no
tice when danger threatens. He give
unto His other servants the sam
spirit. that they may bear testimon
to it. This is our condition to-day
The Lord has communicated His min
and will to His servant Lorenzo Snow
He has commanded him to tell tn
people wherein they have failed to dis
charge their duty; to repent of thei
carelessness and disobedience, and
warn them against a continuance 4
this direction. Then He has given unit
His other servants the same spirit,
testify Of the truth of these things an
to the solemn obligations that the pee
pie are under to hearken to them.
| know there are many things whic
we have been told that have come d
rectly in
CONFLICT WITH OUR FEELINGS
Many things are required Of us whic
we would hesitate to do. If we did thel
at all. unless we were filed with th
Spirit of God. Many times we haX
been called upon to do things that
has required the aid Of Gods Hol
Spirit to enable MS to do them. o.
lives, it may be said, are more or le.
filled with instances of this kind, ind
vidually and as a people One instan,
occurs to my mind now. It was whe
we were told by the prophet Of God
abandon our homes and move to Il
south. What trial this wasl Me
had come into this barren desert, an
at great toll and sacrifice had bui
themselves homes. They were comfor
able; their orchards we're beginning
bear fruit; their fields began to tee
with plenty; their cattle had increase