Elder W. Woodruff.—The Lord gives unto us revelation and truth as fast as we can make good use of them. It is a great blessing for us to know that we have the gospel, and not to be in doubt or in ignorance of our true position, which was the case before we embraced this work. We have apostles and prophets, a foundation upon which to rest our faith. The position we occupy, to-day, is vastly superior to that of the world. We read in the Book of Mor- mon that no nation or people will be permitted to dwell upon this land when the cup of their iniquity is full; when that is the case they cannot escape being overthrown. He quoted an instance from the Book of Mormon, where the Nephite nation were destroyed because of their sins. The spirit of God is being withheld from the nations of the earth, because of their iniquity. This is a good people. The Lord is striving with them. The Spirit of the Lord rests upon them, and they desire continually to do right and to live in the command- ments of the Lord. As the wicked be- come more wicked, we should increase in righteousness. This is the kingdom of God and will prevail. The ancient prophets spoke of this kingdom and this day in which we live, when the earth should be sanctified, and the way prepared for the coming of the Son of Man in the clouds of heaven. God has given us wise men to lead us, and the Lord reveals His secrets unto His ser- vants the prophets. We are the sons of Israel and the daughters of Zion, and God is our friend; and we know that we are right. We should seek to be- come sanctified before the Lord, and not to do any thing unless we are sure it is right. It is important that we teach our children righteous principles, for we fathers are wearing out, and they will have to step forth and continue the work that we are engaged in. If parents instil righteous principles in the minds of their children, those chil- dren will be affected by them through- out all their lives. The children God has given to this people are a great blessing to them, and should be care- fully reared and educated, for the Lord is raising among us a kingdom of priests. Children have got faith in what their parents teach them, and parents should not conduct themselves contrary to what they teach their chil- dren, that the precepts they teach may be sustained by example. Let us pray to our Father in heaven, for He holds the elements in His own hands, and can use them to hedge up the way of the wicked. Prayer is a mighty weapon, and we should be armed with it, as well as with other preparations, and thus be ready for what ever may occur. Let us be faithful before the Lord and prize and profit by these visits of our President.