The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05
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cut but We viii now have 10 sustain our
selves. We VIII go under. Wo havo not
desired five have not naturally wished Tor
this crisis TO come but lnasmuch as II has
come. II the people. in the strength OF Is
racls God. sustain themselves they VIII be
sustained.
Mormon Church a Nation.
Brigham Young. In sermon on octo-
Der :, 1851. Journal of Discourses, volume
3. page 800, said:
We bave a nation here In tho mountains
that VIII be q Kingdom by and by and be
governed 10y pure laws and principles What
do you call yourselves? some may ask Here
arc the people that constitute the Kingdom
a. God IL may be some time before that
Kingdom is fully developed but tho time VIII
come when tho kingdom OF God VIII reign
free and Independent.
And on page 33i Of the same sermon:
Tho time hns arrived when we havc either
TO h. trodden under foot by our enemies and
dc, or TO defend ourselves and our rights. and
v,nlch VIII II bo' Every man aEd woman feel
their hearts fail thcm when ihcy think OF
submitting 70 the oppression and unlh"iul
denominations practiced by our enemies, and
sought by them TO bo introduced Into our So
ciety: and we viii not submit to such wicked
and unlawful treatment, whether II comes
from the United States or united hell Tor the
terms are synonymous the Government In
now conducted.
Brigham Young in a sermon delivered
October G. 1862, Journal of Discourses.
volume TO- pages q and p, said;
You hnyo the spiritual kingdom within you,
but there is a literal kingdom TO build up.
We have n kingdom TO orGnnlzc, ana l
say, seek 10 know that you have the KING
dom within you and that you are In IL Seek
cUrth. for that viii give you wisdom to odd
To yourselves everything necessary Tho Lord
VIII not himself plow our grounds. SOW our
grain, and reap 1t when 1t Is ripe
on March .. 1862, President Young said,
as recorded in Journal of Discourses,
volume 10. page 40;
We wcro told this morning that We shall not
always be GTiycn Were VIC driven in 1871
aud lS5S? No And they might have trav-
elcd up and down Hams Fork 10 this day
end stIll would have remained hero en-
joyng our safe retreat. They had no power.
and did not exercise any. / say 10 tho enc
mics or truth that / can tell them tho words
that arc spoken in their private counscls. The
very thoughts OF their hearts are made known
10 me. They lay their plans TO accomplish
such and such work In so long time, and
then plan movement to destroy tho Nor
mons" Thot is what they talk about and
what is in their hearts. but they will be dis
appointed in Il all Every time they make
movement against this kingdom they will sink
stil lower I'm the scale OF national power. while
In influence and Importance IN the eyes OF all
people
And on June 4. 1864. he said. as found
on page 34 volume 10. Journal of Dis
courses
We SEQ that the Kingdom OF God is es-
t&blishcd, VIII tho Lord defend N2
Suppose the nation OF the United states
should send delegates into Mexico TO ncgoti-
ute and transact business with that Govern
mcnt. and the authorities there should look
upon them as impostcrS and scourgo them
and cast them out. what course would the
Government OF the United States tnke2 They
would declare war against Mexico, 10 yindl-
cate the honor of the nation Do You not
thlnk thc Lord Will ch0stcn the nation which
has Killed his prophets. set at naught his
message. and scourGcl and cast out his SER
-ants7 IL he now Christening thcm2 He is
ami VIII continue to chastcn them until he Is
satisfied, and they cease TO rebel against Him
and against His Government on tho earth.
Mormon Church Political Kingdom.
President Young on May % 1878, said
as found In volume 16. Journal OF Dis
courses, page 76:
How are We going TO build up tho kingdom
manual labor2 TO you think II VIII become
a political Kingdom Ask the kings their
thrones ask potcntHtes and statesmen II they
believe the I3lblo. If thoy do. they must be-
licyC thnt the day VIII come in which God
viii rcyoutiunize tho cnrth. to that degree
that tine Kingdoms OF this world Will bccomS
the Kingdom OF God and HIS Christ" II
they ever do. there must be heavy labor 10
perform. and that labor Is upon the SAINTS Of
God. and they must enter into II with heart
and soul II VIII bc both manual and po-
lltlCal labor for all Will be brought into sub
yec,ion To the LAW OF Christ that he may
come und reign the Garth, King OF nations.
aS nc does King OF Saints.