and Covenants. It will pay any man
to do what is right and to keep the
commandments of God. This Priesthood
has power on the earth; and when
those holding this Priesthood go before
the Lord and pray to Him, He will
hear them and answer their prayers.
This, brethren and sisters, is where our
power lies. It is with God, not with
man. He has heard us in the past, and
we have been preserved and protected
until the present time. We still live,
notwithstanding all the exertions that
have been made for our destruction.
We live in these valleys of the moun-
tains, and if we will do our duty we
shall live here. I want our young
people and their parents to listen to the
counsels that have been given
concerning the Sabbath schools,
the Mutual Improvement Associa-
tions and the Primaries. We are held
responsible for the sons and daughters
that have been given us. I meet with
sons of President Kimball, with sons
of President Young, with sons of
President Taylor, and with sons of
Apostles who have passed away. I re-
joice when I meet them. Their fathers
helped lay the foundation of this work.
They labored to promote the interests
and welfare of Zion. I rejoice to see
their posterity on the earth. I hope all
these young men bear a portion of the
Priesthood, and that they will magnify
their callings. The eyes of their
fathers who dwell in the spirit world,
are over them. Their bodies are in
the tomb; but their spirits are
awake. They are mingling with
the righteous. And they have an
anxiety about the welfare of their
children here. I am anxious myself
to have the rising generation take hold
of this work; and I hope we will not
disappoint our Heavenly Father. We
should read and study these revelations
of God and lay them to heart, and in-
asmuch as we do this, they will prove
of profit unto us.

Brethren and sisters, I am glad to
meet with you, and to bear my testi-
mony to you of the Gospel of Christ.
As I have often said, I have lived to
more than the allotted age of man.
I have lived while most everybody
with whom I was acquainted in Kirt-
land and Nauvoo has passed to the
other side of the veil. I expect to go
there myself, the same as the rest of
my brethren. But while I live I want
to be true and faithful to my God and
to the Saints. One of the greatest
blessings of God to me has been the
fact that myself and counselors live in
the hearts of the Latter-day Saints, and
I have felt to be humbled in the dust
before the Lord for this. We know
that you pray for us. We know that
you have respect for us. And we live
upon this principle. God has led this
Church from the beginning, by
prophets and inspired men. He
will lead this Church until the
scene is wound up. He will neither
permit me nor any other man to lead
this Church astray. If I turn from
the commandments of God and at-
tempt to lead the people astray, the
Lord will remove me out of my place,
for the Lord has set His hand to lead
this people by revelation and by in-
spired men. The Lord has "chosen
the weak things of the world to con-
found the things which are mighty;
. . . and things which are not,
to bring to nought things that are." [1 Corinthians 1:27-28]
We feel our weaknesses. I wish my-
self that I were a better man than I
am. Of course, I have endeavored to
do about the best I could in my weak
way. I still wish to do so. But I am
dependent upon the Lord and upon
the prayers of the Saints, the same as
my brethren. I pray God to bless you
and me. I pray that He will seal upon
the hearts of the Saints of God the
teachings that we have heard during
this conference. This is my prayer in
the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

and Covenants. It will pay any man to do what is right and to keep the commandments of God. This Priesthood has power on the earth; and when those holding this Priesthood go before the Lord and pray to Him, He will hear them and answer their prayers. This, brethren and sisters, is where our power lies. It is with God, not with man. He has heard us in the past, and we have been preserved and protected until the present time. We still live, notwithstanding all the exertions that have been made for our destruction. We live in these valleys of the mountains, and if we will do our duty we shall live here. I want our young people and their parents to listen to the counsels that have been given concerning the Sabbath schools, the Mutual Improvement Associations and the Primaries. We are held responsible for the sons and daughters that have been given us. I meet with sons of President Kimball, with sons of President Young, with sons of President Taylor, and with sons of Apostles who have passed away. I rejoice when I meet them. Their fathers helped lay the foundation of this work. They labored to promote the interests and welfare of Zion. I rejoice to see their posterity on the earth. I hope all these young men bear a portion of the Priesthood, and that they will magnify their callings. The eyes of their fathers who dwell in the spirit world, are over them. Their bodies are in the tomb; but their spirits are awake. They are mingling with the righteous. And they have an anxiety about the welfare of their children here. I am anxious myself to have the rising generation take hold of this work; and I hope we will not disappoint our Heavenly Father. We should read and study these revelations of God and lay them to heart, and inasmuch as we do this, they will prove of profit unto us.

Brethren and sisters, I am glad to meet with you, and to bear my testimony to you of the Gospel of Christ. As I have often said, I have lived to more than the allotted age of man. I have lived while most everybody with whom I was acquainted in Kirtland and Nauvoo has passed to the other side of the veil. I expect to go there myself, the same as the rest of my brethren. But while I live I want to be true and faithful to my God and to the Saints. One of the greatest blessings of God to me has been the fact that myself and counselors live in the hearts of the Latter-day Saints, and I have felt to be humbled in the dust before the Lord for this. We know that you pray for us. We know that you have respect for us. And we live upon this principle. God has led this Church from the beginning, by prophets and inspired men. He will lead this Church until the scene is wound up. He will neither permit me nor any other man to lead this Church astray. If I turn from the commandments of God and attempt to lead the people astray, the Lord will remove me out of my place for the Lord has set His hand to lead this people by revelation and by inspired men. The Lord has "chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; * * and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are." We feel our weaknesses. I wish myself that I were a better man than I am. Of course, I have endeavored to do about the best I could in my weak way. I still wish to do so. But I am dependent upon the Lord and upon the prayers of the Saints, the same as my brethren. I pray God to bless you and me. I pray that He will seal upon the hearts of the Saints of God the teachings that we have heard during this conference. This is my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.