Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-08


| years; but when mobs and apostates
finally drove the saints away the place
soon dwlndled down 90 small. insig-
| nihcant village, while the expelled
saints multiplied and grew strong, first
In Illinois and later IN the Rocky noun
| tains. In this western land persecu-
tons had been the lot OF the saints,
but the greater the opposition. the
greater had been the growth OF the
Church OF Christ. and It would continue
TO grow until It's dominion, under Christ.
should encompass the whole earth, Ell
dor Young admonished the saints 20
righteousness and purity OF life, and
promised them that if they would keep
the commandments OF God their enc
| mics should not prevail against them.
ELDER ANDREW JENsoN
preached a short discourse on the ne
cessity OF record keeping, and referred
to the great Patriarch Abraham, who
diligently sought for tho blessings OF
his ancestors, and by studying the genes
alogy OF his forefathers and their rec
ords, which had fallen into his hands
he learned that he was legal neir TO
| the holy Priesthood which he subse
| quently obtained through his faithful
ness and integrity TO God. The speaker
I
| Israel, who after their return from the
| BabylonlaH captivity were prohibited
| from holding the priesthood because
| they had lost their genealOgy and could
not prove their right to the priesthood
| from tho records, This being also the
| condition Of many of the Latter-day
! Saints the speaker admonished The
saints hereafter TO keep family records,
| to record their genealogy and their or
| dnation to the holy priesthood and jui-
! er eiystlngs which they hal reces'cd
/ and were receiving from time to tine
| through the channels which God had
! apponted. Every member OF the
! Church. and especially those holding
! the priesthood. should be able to pro--
| dtce documentary evidence TO establish
| their standing and positions In tn
| Church. and should be able to trace the
genealogv Of the priesthood TO its
source, like Abraham Of old. Elder
Jenson quoted from section l25 OF tht
Doctrine and Covenants, where " says
Whatsoever ye record on earth shall be
recorded in heaven, but whatsoever YOU
do not record on earth shall not be re-
corded in heaven
The choir sang. There is sunshine II
my soul today"
BISHOP ORRIN p. MILLER
OF the presiding bishopric expaine
that the Church was never IN bette
financial or spiritual condition ina
al the present time. The saints wer
complying with the law of uthing, an
the Lord. true 20 his promise, ha
opened the windows OF heaven so tha
His people could scarcely take care o
the many temporal blessings whlcI
were being showered upon them by HIN
4 -.
speaker also read from the Doctrin
and Covenants IN proof OF his asser
ton that the blessings OF the Priest
hood should distil upon the souls o
the saints like the dews OF heaven
This indeed had been the case, TO {
very marked degree, at this conference
and the speaker could scarcely remem
her any previous occasion when the
shirt and power OF God had been pour
ed out so abundantly, as IL had beer
on this occasion.
ELDER r. W. YOUNG.
Elder Richard w. Young, president
of the Ensign stake. referred TO the
prosecutions OF the saints in Missouri
Illinois and other places, bnt proved
mai these had never retaliated against
their enemies by depriying their fell
Iowmen Of those sacred rights when
belonged TO every son and daughter
OF America. In early Utah days when
the Mormons practically could have ev-
erythlng their own way, they ala not
oppress their gentle neighbOrs-some'
thing that might have been quite ma
turai m contemplation of the many
wrongs inflicted upon them, and the
gross Injustice which they so recently
suffered under IN their eastern homes
! But Mormonism teaches justice, right
| and equality 10 all men, The Nor
mons had continuously SUFFERED
through Islander, Misrepresentation
ana prosecutions, but they had never
returned Islander for SANDER, abuse fol
abuse or persecution for persecution
The nom Mormons who had made thelI
homes I'm Utah had always been grant
cd perfect liberation and had never
been the subjects OF outrages on the
mart OF the saints FOR Mormonisn
teaches all its adherents that ven
geance belongs to the Lord, who vii
punish the wicked and reward tbs
righteous IN His own way,
Sister Edith Grant and the choll
sang Sometime wen understand.
ELDER NEPHI PRATT.
president Of the Northern states mis-
. ] SION, utANfItU "a " lei lANNHNAe' NAA wv
beauties OF the gospel of Christ. HC
was a strong believer IN the free agen-
CIV OF man. and rejoiced In witnessing
the pouring out Of blessings upon the
saints through the obedience 10 III,
commandments OF heaven. The wick
ed and ungodly would perish, hut the
righteous should inherit the earth and
while the Vaccinations Of men directed
against the cause OF God should bc
brought to nausht Mormonlsm which
Is Gods truth should stand forever
ELDER JOHN G, McQUARRIE.
president OF the Eastern states mission
made some interesting remarks IN re-
gard To the liberty which the gospe
gave the children OF men These hat
never been opposed by the teaching'
and government OF the holy priesthood
but frequently by priestc1ft exer
clsed by intolerant and wicked men
The Iatter.day Saints had confidence
in their leaders, and love them becaus,
they exercise authority in Righteousness
and labor faithfully and true In th'
interest Of the people.
ELDER REED SHOOT
invoked the blessings Of God upon tn
congregation and on all the posts o
1srncl. lie hoped the saints would know
the voice OF the true shepherd, and no
be led astray by the schemes and ma
chinatlons of wicked and ungodly men
who were railing against Gods anoint
ed without cause. God was at tn
helm and would see Zion safell
through.
The choir sang God is my song"
Benediction By Elder Horace g. Cum
I mings.