Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03


name among the children Of mcnl 1
cannot Tor one moment Imagine that
she will lose a single thing on that &C
count. II will b. made w 20 her Ia the
other life. and she will have Just ae
Frettt n kingdom az she would have had
" she had had the opportunity In this
NE of raising a family.
As 20 plural marriage, l want to say
a few words. Tor ! may not have the
opportunity OF bearing my testimony
% you again. There is no man that
lives that had moro perfect knpwledHe
VI the principle of plural marriage, ~
holiness and divinity. than what / had.
II was revealed 90 me before the
Prophet Joseph Smith explained u 20
mo. ! had been on q mission 20 Eng.
land between two and three years aud
before I left England I was perfectly
aatiafed In rurari 90 something con.
pcctod with mural marriage. When I
returned 90 Nauyuo with my company
VI about 900. % was made manllest 90
mo in reference tu the truth ~ this
principle i was at Joseph Smiths one
Afternoon on visit. ana after cnuvrfs-
inE upon different subjects he askad me
60 walk out with him, ne he wished 70
speak ~ me privately. We went down
% the hanks " the MsHlaalppi river
and sat down on loE that lay there
10 the sand Then and there he cN-
planned 10 me the principle q plural
marriage most perfectly and clearly
he told me On regard 10 the angel com.
Inc 10 him and making this principle
known 10 him. and what would follow
N he ala not practice H. lie Informed
me that my sister Eliza n snow had
been sealed o. him. and alec mentioned
the names ~ others. In that converse.
tl1n. which lasted about half an hour.
be- told mo all about a. and rrforrud 20
hla brother Hymn.
know thia principle is true pure
and aucrrd and want everyone 70 un-
dfrHtnnd my testimony that u u true
aa tho Lord ia true. Yet the Lord has
seen proper that the principle VI plural
marriage should NO longer be ptacticed.
Therefore that Manifesto was issued.
I viii say now before this people. that
the principle ~ plural marriarc n not
pracficoh. I have never IN one single
Instance. allowed nny person 10 have
that ceremony performed. and hera
are no such marriages nt the prvHent
time. nor has there been during the
time u my presidency over this church
ThCru n % man mr. woman that can
over say that any such thing a. this
has hcon done Tho Lord has rom.
mandcd A. and sce that u IL carried
out. Such marriages are NOT done.
There has heun nm impression IN the
minds of some that such marriages
have been done IN tho Temple NJ salt
Lake city. but not single MARTA ~
~ the kind has ever been performed IN
that temple. NOR m any other temple,
] want thiT % b. distinctly understood.
Now brethren and sisters God bless
Won and pour out iIis Spirit upon you.
This may b. the last time that 7 may
have the opportunity ~ speaking 70
YOU. yet there may b. other opn0rfuni.
Tics President Smith Thought he would
not prophecy, but ~ miFhi Just aa wen
have done 90. md 7 would have HuH-
tanned him IN it-th1t There VIII b. n
anur N the railroad right through here.
that you may 20 rirht M On Salt Take
city and then a. brigham city n You
want TO- on tho railroad n you 40 na
7 have told you. The blessings n tho
Lord viii BE- uu0n YOU, and We VIII
onon your wnv in manner that
VIII nHinniHh YOU, no N good choor
Everything A. rninT along and rr1nner-
iiY VIII attend iha ornrtinna NJ The tnf.
trr.dnv Saints. victory will he ours
nnd We nh1li accomplish the very things
Tor which we have come into tho world
and b. exalted and rinrinei IN the pres,
cnce ~ Goa n we nrs faithful Amen