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say whether II o. right or WRONG. 1T
Il Is right, the Spirit of God makes 1t
plain to him. ana he sees IT just as
clearly as 1 see this path IN the center
OF this building. II 10 IS wrong, every
thing Is dark, obstacles appear In the
way, and he is made 20 know that II
Is not the right move 20 take. as
have said, there Is but one man VINO
has this right II II We're otherwise
confusion would eneue suppose tho
counselors OF the President were TO
assert their views in opposition % inc
President and then some of the twelve
should put forth other opposing views
you can see what the result would be,
there would be- confusion. disunion. ana
division. But such Is not the case. Az
the same time. when the Presidency ana
the Twelve meet together they nave
perfect right 10 express their views
freely. as they may be led, but because
they express their Views. and perhaps
are positive IN their expression. II does
not follow that their views should Of
right be adopted No II Is the right
OF the man who presidos, after heailna
an that may be said, % say what the
mind aud win OF the Lord Is, ono
though his decision may be contrary 10
AN the Views expressed, 90 Is neverthe'
less his right TO say what Is the thiue
so do. No limit Is placed upon the eN'
preston OF views concerning all quss'
lions affecting the policy Of the Churcn,
but there must be union Of action anc
concentration OF faith and obedience 20
the law which God has revealed.
RIGHT TO THE GUIDANCE OF THE
SPIRIT OF GOD.
Ny brethren and sisters. IN the small
est details OF llfe IL Is your privilege
10 have the guidance Of the spirit
OF God When anything be-,
comes perfectly clear to your
mind. after you have sought the
Lord concerning Il, you may know that
that is right: but " II be dark, let me
admonish YOU not 10 follow a. because
the Spirit OF God Is not there. II
Moses had not followed the light
which God revealed TO him when he led
the children Of Israel. disaster would
have followed II he himself had
thought any other direction better than
the one pointed out by the spirit, he
would have done wrong In following IT,
But Moses followed the course revealed
TO him by the Spirit Of the Lord, and
he led the people with perfect assurance
as 20 the result.
ASSURANCE OF REVELATION.
How the possession Of this gift re-
lleves the man OF God! What an APP
palling responsibility It would have
been for President Young to have led
the Latter-day SAINTS into the wilder
ness IL he had not had this spirit OF
revelation with HIM Think OF thOus-
ands Of people following him, taking his
advice and counsel, and he uncertain
as 10 what to do! No, Brigham was
never uncertain. A faithful Prophet OF
God Is never uncertain He ls not as
sailed by doubts, Everything he does
Is decisive. because he knows what he
is doing IL right The sense Of response
bility is taken from him 20 that extent.
SO IL has been In every move that has
been made. As a people we have done
most daring thlngs-things which have
startled the world Why? Because the
man at the head has known the mind
Of the Lord. lie has known the voice
Of the Spirit OF God and has given heed
20 its monitiOns, In doing so he has
felt perfectly safe in whatever action
he has been ,ed TO take, knowing that
the Lord would control II for good.
This has been the course taken IN
this Church from the beginning. The
Elders who have gone on missions have
learned this TO a great extent. Others
have learned Il also II we are IN
doubt concerning any move, we follow
the promptings OF the Spirit, and we
are led Alright. This applies TO all our
affairs. IL we are uncertain what "a
do. we have a source from which We
can obtain knowledge as 10 the course
TO be taken. Have We not all had this
experience, especially when on mis-
sions? Certainly We have. And Il will
continue TO be so as long as we are
faithful TO the commandments Of God
Personal INCIDENTS.
well remember my first experience
In this direction. ] was very youne
man. and / was impressed that II
would start out In a certain direction
! would come IN contact with men who
were willing and ready 90 receive the
truth. 1 followed this impression
though my companions demonstrated
with me, because we had only landed
there few weeks. and, feeling strange
they did not want me 10 90. / need not
stop TO relate the many incidents that
occurred on the journey / was passing
along In front OF house. and a young
woman seeing me- halloed something
In the native language which brought
out three men who walked 10 the gate
and reached It Just as | did The mar
In the lead asked me who / was and
where ! was going. l told him. II
was Saturday and he invited me tC
stop with him TIL Monday. / accepted
the invitation and went In the house
There | found the very men that had
been told by the manifestations Of the
Spirit Of God | would find, and an open
ing was made for me 10 preach the
Gospel Those three men were leading
men, The man OF the house was the
circuit judge, and the others were edu'
Gated men, natives Of the Sandwich
islands. They afterwards Joined the
Church and became strong advocates
Of the Gospel This has been my eX-
perience in all my missionary labors
on every mission / have taken / have
followed the lead OF the Spirit; and al
times when great responsibility arose
and something decisive had to be done
the Spirit Of the Lord has made me
equal 20 the emergency.
In telling my experience / only repeat
the experience OF hundreds and thous-
ands OF Elders. and ! speak In this
strain. my brethren and sisters, that
YOU may be led always 20 follow the
dictates OF the Spirit Of God Watch
for il, seek FOR Il, consult Il, be led 10y
IL. and you will escape a great deal o,
trouble and be led in the path OF safety
and peace. God bless you all, in the
name OF Jesus. Amen.
NNT 7