Discourse 1884-05-04
President Wilford Woodruff said that the God of Israel had called this
people out of the world and we need not be surprised if they are opposed to
us, for the world had always persecuted the Saints of God, and the only
hope for the deliverance of this people was in the God of Israel. He would
sustain and deliver us if we trusted in Him. This gosepl had been rejected
by the Jews and was then preached to and received by the Gentiles. They in
turn fell into apostasy. When the gospel was restored again it was preached
first to the Gentile nations and as a result of the proclamation of the Gospel
this people had been gathered from the four quarters of the earth. In other
ages men had made laws to entrap the people of God, and in all cases
where men had proven faithful, God had been the friend of His people.
This nation was in the hands of God and He would sustain his people
if they would do what was right and trust in God. This work was set
up never more to be thrown down and no power could stay its progress.
The blindness and hypocrisy of the world which was wallowing in cor-
ruption in railing against the Latter-day Saints was to be lamented,
and must call forth the indignation of a righteous God. It was for us
to look to ourselves and set our own houses in order, and trust in God
and all would be well with us, and the nearer we drew to God the
more we would increase in light and intelligence. The spirits of this
people had been reserved to come forth in this day and some of the great-
est and best of the children of God that had ever been upon the earth
had come and were coming forth in our day.
