Discourse 1872-01-06
Elder W. Woodruff, said the secret of the present
antagonism about Polygamy, was simply, because
it was a command of God, and Lucifer was opposed
to it. He did not believe in abandoning one principle
of the Gospel to please this Nation or any other.
We can afford to risk the issue and consequences
of the present persecution—the controversary
is between God and the Nation.
Let us remember to keep the commandments
of God, [Alma 46:23] to attend to our prayers and duties,
and God will deliver us. We shall certainly
come off much better, by cleaving to our religion
than by bartering any portion of it away for the sake
of a state government. Let us unite our prayers
together.
