Discourse 1880-02-28
Apostle W. Woodruff said he was glad to see the improvement
made here among the Saints. We should meet together and dedicate
our fields. The Latter-day Saints should keep the word of wisdom.
The day will come when no man will be permitted to administer the
sacrament or officiate in the ordinances of the Church who does not
keep the word of wisdom. No man is fit to administer the sacrament,
lay hands on the sick, or officiate in temples with tobacco in his
mouth or whisky in his system, and it should not be permitted,
it is not acceptable to God. Spoke of the advantages of living together
like the people of the settlements on the Little Colorado, in being able to
gaurd against many of the evils the saints are surrounded with,
and encouraged the saints throughout this territory to unite together.
We should avoid going into debt and should be prompt in paying
those we hire thier wages. There is a great field for labor among the
house of Israel.
