The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-07
Who is the Enemy?

Who is the Enemy?
"The advancement of the work of the
Lord has led to the arousing of antagOn.
ism We are opposed by men, but we
us are our enemies Many are ignorant
of the reason, if any there be- why they
oppose us, and for this ignorance they
cannot be condemned. We must not hate.
We must not hate those in the forefront
OF opposition because they hate US"
The speaker urged moderation In speech
and especially sounded warning against
becoming sectarian. The Prophet Joseph
Smith, he said. whose memory. next to
that of Jesus. he held most dear, never
became sectarian.
Mr.. Roberts declared that Mormonism is
more than a machine. 1t is a system of
truth by which the degree of perfection
in man may be gagged. The speaker
dwelt upon the law of conservation and
gave 1t as his belief that If the Jewish
Scriptures were mOdernized they would
be more easily understood.
Truth of Gospel.
At the afternoon session Elder Rulon S
Wells was the first speaker. II bear
testimony of the truth of the gospel" he
said. Il have listened attentively to the
testimony borne by the brothers who have
preceded me in this conference, and l am
in hearty accord with all they said. The
gospel as restored through the Prophet
Joseph Smith is for the salvation of all
the Fathers children.
'Ine gospel is an Individual affair, and
It behoOves each inhabitant therefore to
pay heed. not for self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. but
for love. The purpose of the gospel is
the saving of souls. There are two things
required OF all men. The first is to learn
to know the will of GOD. and the other
how to do 1t. Therefore, our effort should
be to find out what is the will of God
and then to do it. Faith in God leads us
to action. II leads to a knowledge
Cf truth. TheIe are four cardinal princi-
Piles in the plan OF salvation. The first
Is Iaith in Jesus Christ: the second re-
pentance OF sin: the third. baptism by
! immersion for the remission of sin, and
the fourth to get the spirit by the laying
on of hands.
IF we have heard during this confer
ence references to Temperance and the
word of wisdom, they are but different
phases of these principles-the first and
the last principles. I know that Joseph
Smith was a prophet sent of God. and /
know that Joseph F. Smith when he
sounded the keynote of this conference on
Saturday bore the true testimony. | felt
it to be the truth he spoke"
No Fear of Men.
j. Golden Kimball. one of the savan
presidents of seventies, said that he had
been preaching this gospel for fifteen or
sixteen years and that he had no fear
of the children Of men when he had the
spirit.
4 can tell my whole history in five
minutes, leaving out the bad parts" said
Mr. Kimban, but L am not going to
do it today. I bold the priesthood. the
highest priesthood. but il took a long time
for me to learn to mind my own depart
ment and not to Interfere with bishops
| and presidents of stakes. l wish to God
they would learn to do the same
| Mr.. kimball spoke of the faith and tba
test Of its strength. He paid a glowing
| tribute TO the pioneers and those who
made 1t possible for .'us young fellows"
to enjoy themselves. His remarks on the
old folks, the bent forms, the gray hairs
were reverential. He spoke of the faith
OF these people and referred especially TO
the st. Johns country in Arizona Here the
faith shown by the people passed the IN
derstanding, he said. for I confess that