SUNDAY 2 P.M.
Opening exercises: prayer by Elder
John Van Cott. The authorities of the
Church and of this Stake were next
presented by Pres. Wm. B. Preston,
and sustained by the conference. Elder
Wilford Woodruff addressed the con-
ference. We should all see alike with
regard to the work of God. I have
never had any fears regarding this
work, and the fulfillment of revelation.
The Lord intends to fulfill all the
promises He has made to the children
of men. The Lord would not com-
mence such a work as this unless He
knew He had power to complete it.
He can build up this kingdom with a
few or with many. Our progress de-
pends upon ourselves to a great extent.
There have been few men in any age
who have had independence of mind
enough to live up to the requirements
of the gospel, and to make the sacrifices
it requires. Hence the world is
blinded, in regard to the gospel. A
man must be born of the Spirit of light
and truth before he can see this king-
dom. Hence the world are in darkness.
They will not receive the testimony of
the servants of God. If a man will
open his heart to the truth and ask
light of God, he will become born of
the spirit. When an elder of this
church rasies his voice in testimony of
the truth, the power of God accompan-
ies it, and the spirit of truth shows the
truth to the people, and when they re-
ject it the light leaves them. The
reason why the Saints are here, is be-
cause they listened to the testimony of
the servants and Spirit of God.
Whatever law a person keeps, he
will receive the glory of that law, and
if he cannot abide the law of a kingdom
of glory, he cannot inherit such a king-
dom. When a person, a family, or a
nation rejects the gospel, the light
they have will withdraw from them.
Such men as Calvin, Wesley, and Luth-
er had been inspired of God, but they
did not establish the Church of Christ.
The Catholic Church held rule for
1,000 years, but it never had the priest-
hood. Such men as Wesley will hear
the gospel in the spirit world.
We have the Gospel, the Holy Spirit
and the priesthood. Would we sell
these things? Any man who ceases
his prayers is in danger. We should
labor, study, and read, and try to pre-
pare ourselves for our duties. The
present generations is very corrupt, and
the world is full of wickedness. Our
prosperity depends upon our own con-
duct, and if we will keep the command-
ments of God, Zion will not be removed
out of her place, and we will have
power to finish these temples and work
therein. If we would do right we would
have power to remain here. In no
generation has there been more testi-
mony and revelation than we have en-
joyed. As Saints we cannot magnify
our calling nor perform our duties with-
out the Spirit of God. When John the
Baptist, and Peter, James and John
visited Joseph Smith, it was not a vis-
ion. They came to him as one man
might come to another, and there was
no vision about it. [Doctrine and Covenants 128:20] [Joseph Smith-History 1:72] The inspiration of
the Holy Ghost has strong a testimony
of the truth of this work as a man can
have. I have had no stronger testi-
mony than that of the Holy Ghost. If
we go to the prophets and holy men in
the spirit world, we will have to obey
the same law that they did.