DISCOURSE BY PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF, IN THE MEETING HOUSE, KAYSVILLE, DAVIS COUNTY, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10TH, 1882. (Reported by John Irvine.) HARDSHIP THE HERITAGE OF THE SAINTS—THE NECESSITY OF TRIAL FORGIVENESS OF ENEMIES—INSPIRED DREAMS, "GET THE SPIRIT OF GOD"—THE GREAT WORK EXPECTED OF THE SAINTS—LABORS AMONG THE LAMANITES. We have met again this morning to hear and receive instruction and worship the Lord and honor Him upon this holy Sabbath day. The heavens are full of knowledge, full ...

dispensation in which the Lord will reveal his mind and will to the in- habitants of the earth, the last time in which the Lord will prune his vineyard, the last time in which he will set up his kingdom upon the earth, establish His Church, and build up His Zion, to prepare for the coming of the Son of Man. And while we sometimes feel and have felt in days that are past and gone, to complain because we meet with oppression, persecution and afflic- tion, yet I wish ...

[Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-9] hell shall gape, open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my Son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of man hath de- scended below them all; art thou greater than He? Therefore, hold on thy way, and the Priesthood shall remain with thee, for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; there- fore, fear not what man ...

as being as important as that of any people that ever lived in any age of the world. I have often expressed my views with regard to this. As Elders of Israel, very few of us fully comprehend our position, our calling, or relationship to God, our responsi- bility, or work the Lord requires at our hands. The Lord has given unto us the Priesthood. This is conferred upon us that we may administer in the ordinances of life and salvation. But to enable us to perform our ...

[Doctrine and Covenants 84:33-41] covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved." Now, I sometimes ask myself the question, Do we compre- hend these things? Do we compre- hend that if we abide the laws of the Priesthood we shall become heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ? I realize that our eyes have not seen, our ears have not heard, neither hath it entered into our hearts to conceive the glory that is in store for ...

generations have passed away. Many thousands of millions have passed into the spirit world. We are now at the end of the sixth thousand years. We are bordering upon the millennium. We are living in the great and last dispensation, in the which the God of Israel ex- pects us, his servants, his sons and daughters, to perform the work which has been left to our charge. It is our duty to build these temples. It is our duty to enter into them and redeem our dead.

literal descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the Lord is working in their midst. The vision of their minds is beginning to be opened, and they are to be taught the things of the kingdom of God. I have thought sometimes that they have more faith than the Latter- day Saints. I traveled among them for one year in Arizona and New Mexico. I visited those that dwell in the walled cities. They have some ...