Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

position II has always been true that
whore the people of God are prosper
Gus the powers Of evil are more active
The Saints must expect, therefore, that
Satan and his hosts Will be the more
| alert. The powers Of darkness are al
ways arrayed against the power OF
light Recently we have had an ex-
ample of this in the treatment some OF
our missionaries have received In our
own country The speaker quoted a
saying OF the Prophet Joseph Smith to
the effect that this antagonlsm would
continue until the Lord oycrthrows the
power Of the devil The only import
ant consideration for US in this re-
spect is that we determine 10 withstand
all the attacks made by the adversary
Of good. The Prophet Joseph was es-
peciGlly tried and SO were those men
TO these and say truthfully that
they over failed in their allegiance to
the Lord. The only reason why they
were prosecuted was that they had
been called of the Lord and they
proved true to this sacred trust only
because they knew their calling to be
Of God Knowing this, they were
strong in the power Of the spirit.
We have all received the same spirit.
We testify that Joseph was a prophet,
Notwithstanding very few Of us ever
saw him. In the same way we testify
Of the existence Of our Savior, though
we have not, as a people, ever seen
Him. We should take heed to the
words of the prophets, whether living
or dead. In the days Of prosperity we
should remember the Lord Elder
Young bore a strong testimony TO the
divinity OF the latter-day work. the
hatred Of the world should not discour-
age. but rather stimulate us to greater
diligence in serving the Lord
The choir and congregation sang
The Spirit Of God like fire is burning,
The latter-day glory begins to come
forth.
The visions and blessings Of old are re-
turning,
The angels are coming TO visit the
earth.
ELDER JESSE n, SMITH,
president OF the Snowflake stake, was
called on to address the conference, lie
said that he had been called to preside
over the Snowflake Stake Of Zion 70
years ago. II the Saints here would
come t. this stake they would see q
place where the spades were Kept
bright, and idle words were few, where
the barns were full and the paths To
The meetinghouses We're well worn. The
organizations of the Church were we'll
patIonized. They We're short, accord
ing 10 recent newspaper report only
Of water ara good society Elder Smith
went on TO explain that his people were
doing their best to supply these neces-
sary conditions. They were making
rapid progress In supplying irrigation
facilities. Wren they first went into
the country, they found, after buying
lana, that lney were on ground belong
ing TO the railroad, and owing TO this
fact they had experienced some din
Guilty. They nae no saloons and pro-
family could not be heard on their
streets This Vas not a small thing to
say Of Il neW country where cowboys
atoUnded.
At the conclusion of the speakers adj
dress, President Joseph +. Smith ex-
planned that Elder Jesse n. Smith was
one of the two living cousins of the
Prophet Joseph.
ELDER EDWIN S. WOoLLEY,
president OF Ranab stake, was the next
speaker. The presidents of the stakes
he said, had responsibilities in proper
ton 10 their positions as the heads Of
their 0rgarizations. This position re-
CURED great deal of wisdom and pa
tienoe TO guard the interests Of the
Saints. Like the previous speaker. he
ha .al In,
the county where the Saints OF his
stake resided. The people, as whole,
were prosperous.
The Saints should seek for the gift
of assortment in order that they may
ward on thu attacks Of the adversary
Of all Righteousness The devil Is al
ways ondeavoring to get the Saints TO
find fault, to look for defects, so that
they may be Disconnected But II we
can only see what the purposes OF
Satan are, We shall not be led away
from The truth.
Elder Woolley said that he had been
here since 1915 Ne had heard many
predictions made IN this and the old |
tabernacle, and had lived to see these
fulfilled. Ptfore the financial distress
Of 1893. the servants Of the Lord had !
warned the PEOPLE of it, The warning |
has again been given today by Presi- |
dent Smith ana II We heed this warn |
Ing. we shan be blessed. This comes |
from the inspiration of the Lord ana |
will save us from difficulty In the u !
tuie he had no fears for the Saints |
for the majority of them would heed /
the counsels Ct the Lords servants He 1
prayed that the Saints would manifest |
their integrity for the truth.
ELDER BYRON SESSIONS.
My dear brothers and sisters feel
Grateful to my heavenly Father for this
honor that Is bestowed upon me this
morning In being called 10 address you
and TO represent the Big Horn stake |
nf Zion. ! feel proud Of the people
that you have sent into that stake.
presume that there are before me many |
{: the fathers and mothers, the sisters
end the brothers Of that body Of peo-
pie that compose the Saints IN the Big
Kern Stake Of Zion. / wish 10 say
10 you that feel proud of them. They
rave honored me In my position.
never have had yet an unpleasant
word from one Of the colony in the Big
Horn stake In the last three years. Ii
is three years the END OF this month |
since | left my home in Rich county.
IN the Woodruf Stake Of Zion, to go TO
that land. according to a call: and
feel TO thank the brethren for that call.
! thank my heavenly Father that
was taken VI root and branch and
moved into that land feel satisfied
now with my labors, which | never
Pave before. AS has been said By
Brother Woolley was born and raised
n the Church, and was born in your
beautiful city, and Immediately after
my birth was taken TO what is known
as Bountiful. | thank my Heavenly
Father that my parents have obeyed
every law that God has revealed for
them 10 obey. and thank my Heaven
~ Father that a great portion Of the
people in our land have obeyed those
laws, and are the issue from some OF
the highest laws that God has ever re-
vealed. DO not worry about your