Discourse 1891-10-07
at the 18th, Ward Chapel, Salt Lake City, . President Wilford
Woodruff related the following:—
Over fifty years ago, while in Boston, he dreamed that the Saints
migrated to the Rocky Mountains, built a Temple and dedicated it; that at
the dedicatory services Elders were set apart to go among the Gentile na-
tions to bind the law and seal the testimony. That when after our arri-
val here, the question was discussed, as to what material should be used in
the Temple building, some suggesting brick and others adobe, he made the remark that it never would be built of anything else than cut Granite.
This, so far has come to pass as he saw it. Just before the death of Prest.
Taylror, too, he dreamed that the Temple was finished; and he saw the grounds
around filled with the Priesthood; and while wondering why the people did
not go into the Temple, Prest. Young came up and he ^(Prest. Woodruff,)^ asked why the brethren
did not enter the building; with that Prest. Young took from his pocket the
keys and handed them to him (Prest. Woodruff) telling him to open the Templ^e^
and let the people in. In thinking the matter over the following morn-
ing, he wondered why it was that Prest. Young handed the keys to him, seeing
that Prest. Taylor was alive and that they were not given to him. The
following night, he recieved the same manifestation; and addressing himself
to Prest. Taylor, he asked him, why he did not come in (to the Temple); he
answered that he could not walk. In the morning, Prest. Woodruff said, he
felt that Prest. Taylor would not live to see the Temple finished. A
short time before Prest. Taylor's death, Prest. Woodruff said he received a
letter from Prest. Cannon informing him of the illness of Prest. Taylor; it
also stated that Prest. Taylor's legs were swollen. As to this Prest.
Woodruff remarked, it was of little consequence whether he lived or not to
[page faded] [see the completi]on of the Temple, those were things wholly in the
[page faded] [hands] of the Lord.
