PresidentWilfordWoodruff next spoke. He gave a brief
sketch of his connection with the Church from the time of
his baptism in the year 1833, when he was ordained a Teacher,
and told of the thousands of miles he had traveled in the
cause of the Gospel. Every man in Israel who bore a portion
of the Priesthoodshouldunderstand as far as he could the im-
portanceof that calling, for the exercises of the Priesthood were inseparablyconnectedwith the heavens. They were called upon
in this last dispensation and fulness of times to establish the
Zion and Church of God, to go forth among everynation under
heaven and bear the Gospel to the people, so far as the doors were
open unto them. They had been laboring as a Church and
people for the last 60 years, and during that time had preached
the Gospeltomillions on the face of the earth, as well as gathered
hundreds of thousands into these mountain valleys and into
the fold of Christ. The speaker warmly counseled the Elders
of quorums to betrueandfaithful in their calling and to
be regular in their attendance in the various meetings; dwelt
on the subject of prayer, and predicted that this great latter-day
work would stand firmly until the coming of the Son of
Man, which was not a long way off. Speaking on the
subject of Temples, he expressed the hope, his life having
been spared thus far by the providence of God, that he would
live tosee the dedicationof the Temple on this ground.
He thanked the Lord that he was still in the midst of
the Latter-day Saints, and rejoiced in the fact that the
Lord had raisedup this peopleinfulfilmentof the prophecies contained in the Bible. President Wood-
ruff touched upon the duties and obligations of the Saints,
individually and collectively, dwelt briefly upon the
work abroad, and upon the confisticationof the Church property by the Government of the United States. Despite
all the difficulties which had surrounded this Church,
they had been able to progress and would continue un-
til the winding-up scene.
PresidentWilfordWoodruff next spoke. He gave a brief
sketch of his connection with the Church from the time of
his baptism in the year 1833, when he was ordained a Teacher
and told of the thousands of miles he had traveled in the
cause of the Gospel. Every man in Israel who bore a portion
of the Priesthoodshouldunderstand as far as he could the importance of that calling, for the exercises of the Priesthood were
inseparablyconnectedwith the heavens. They were called upon
in this last dispensation and fulness of times to establish the
Zion and Church of God, to go forth among everynation under
heaven and bear the Gospel to the people, so far as the doors were
open unto them. They had been laboring as a Church and
people for the last 60 years, and during that time had preached
the Gospeltomillions on the face of the earth, as well as gathered
hundreds of thousands into these mountain valleys and into
the fold of Christ. The speaker warmly counseled the Elders
of quorums to betrueandfaithful in their calling and to
be regular in their attendance in the various meetings; dwelt
on the subject of prayer, and predicted that this great latter-day
work would stand firmly until the coming of the Son of
Man, which was not a long way off. Speaking on the
subject of Temples, he expressed the hope, his life having
been spared thus far by the providence of God, that he would
live to see the dedication of the Temple on this ground.
He thanked the Lord that he was still in the midst of
the Latter-day Saints, and rejoiced in the fact that the
Lord had raisedup this peopleinfulfilmentof the
prophecies contained in the Bible. President Woodruff touched upon the duties and obligations of the Saints,
individually and collectively, dwelt briefly upon the
work abroad and upon the confisticationof the Churchproperty by the Government of the United States. Despite
all the difficulties which had surrounded this Church,
they had been able to progress and would continue until the winding-up scene.