Discourse 1891-10-05
President Wilford Woodruff
said he felt very much gratified in
meeting with so large a congregation
of the Latter-day Saints upon a work-
ing day. It spoke well for Zion and for
the Saints themselves. He had made
up his mind before Brother Thatcher
spoke to occupy a few moments that
afternoon in expressing his views upon
temporal things, and Brother Thatcher
had certainly opened the way leading
to that opportunity.
After dilating upon the work of God
in the beginning of creation, and
showing how our Heavenly Father
placed temporal matters in the
hands of men, the speaker re-
marked that the Lord did not call
upon their enemies to build their Tem-
ples and habitations. The circum-
stances attending the building of Solo-
mon's temple were referred to, and,
turning next to the organization of
this Church, President Woodruff ob-
served that when the pioneers came to
