The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06

ance unto this people:
Aad II 1t be 90 that you should labor
al 81 your days In crying repentance unto
unto me, how great shall be your Joy
with him in the kingdom of my Father
And now, If your JOY will be great
unto me into the kingdom OF my Father.
how great viii be your joy IL YOU should
bring many souls unto me2
Behold, you have my gospel before
you, ana my rock, and my salvation"
Now. my brethren and sisters, 1 feel TO
testify 1 believe fervently. after giving
u a moments consideration, the tSsti-
mony that was borne by President Smith
regarding the onward progress of this
great work. / believe that 1t has been
established upon the earth, meyer 10 be
thrown down. nor given to another people.
| believe with you, my brethren and sis
terS, who have testimony, that your
Ieet are planted upon the rock of saliva
ton, and that you know that Jesus is the
Christ. believe that you will be saved
III the kingdom of our Father. / believe
that "A greater part of you will be true,
VIII be steadfast. viii be firm. immovable
ana mistaken. You are not dazzIed nor
beWldered by these allurements that are
finding their way among this people. You
have got past that You no longer have
on your shoulders young heads; you no
longer care for society. worldly society,
YOU no longer hunger after the things of
the world You have been able to stamp
under your feet these appetiteS and these
wea i1nesses that young men have not vet
overcome. When you came into the
Morlu, men were not so bewildered with
the things of the world. These things
nave come with luxury and riches, and
you, as has been stated. are becoming
rlcn- declareeto you that we. the sons
and daughters of those old pioneers a re
becoming effeminate, and we no longer
believe that we can do the things our
father did. IL would be almost a crime
70 ask me 70 DO the Things my father did
| do not think | would do them though
! might II ! were called upon to do 50.
why. 70 preach the gospel without purse
or scrip by some il is believed it cannot
be done, even in countries where custom
viii permit of il. We are being impov-
eriShed in order to send our sons lIpon
missions; and IL you send some of these
married men. who have kent the first
commandments of God. which is to rnul-
tiply. and replenish the earth-Well the
bishops do not want them to go, because
haps thirteen children, If it is in a good
healthy country. 1 do not blame the
bishops. because il is a great responsible
ity~and there are mighty few men in the
country. and less in the cities who have
money in the bank. / have interviewed
some of the seventies of Salt Lake City,
and have seen thirty men in one even
Ing. every one of whom said. in sub
stance, If l go on mission 1 lose my
position; there is no income. and my fam
lily are helpless These things have TO
be met, and / realize ii. I think there is a
wonderful missionary work to be done
They have over 1900 missionaries in the
world, and among them some very bright
young men, with great faith and they
viii do a great work and will speak the
languages of the earth by the inspiration
of God.
Now, after having referred to you older
brethren, how are you fortified and fast
ened, how faithful you are to keep the
commandments of the Lord and pay your
tithing? What about your sons and
daughters2 Are they converted2 Are
they fastened? Can you handle them
Are there any of you presidents of stakes
and bishops that feel about to falter and
say that they are getting beyond your
reach? We are doing a great missionary
work at home. In every stake of Zion
people to preach, and we preach and
we preach. and we preach most eloquent-
". But these boys are not there. Pos
SibIy not 20 per cent Of them are at your