Discourse 1857-04-09
Wilford Woodruff, Bowery, Thursday, April
9, 1857.
-[REPORTED BY J. V. LONG.]-
It is a pleasure to me, and I presume it is
to all the brethren who have lived in the midst of
this people during the rise and progress of this
Church and kingdom, to see the sons of the
prophets stand before the people as they have
this day and hear their words while bearing
testimony of the work of God.
I well rememember the time that our young
brethren who have addressed us were called on
their mssions, and they, in connection with br.
Grant, br. Ellsworth and others met at my house
one evening to receive their blessings under the
hands of the twelve Apostles. When they had
received their blessings they were called upon to
speak their feelings, most of them I suppose, for
the first time in their lives; true they had sat un-
der the teachings of the servants of God from
their infancy. When most of them had express-
ed their feelings relative to going on a mission to
England, br. Joseph A. Young said, "brethren I
will tell you my feelings when I come home."
We have heard from him since he came home,
his feelings have been expressed much to our
edification. That remark sounded well to me
and truly it has been very edifying and interest-
ing to me to hear the speeches which have been
made by all the young brethren since they have
returned, the spirit they manifest shows to me
that the blessing and spirit of their fathers are
with them, and I realize that the spirit of the
Most High is in them, and that ere long they w[i]l[l]
become mighty men in Israel, and will have to
bear off this kingdom and shoulder the care and
responsibility of it when their fathers are resting
