as God bears with us we cannot be sanctifyed
all at once, but have to be tried and placed
in all kinds of shapes and proven to the
utmost to see whether we will serve the Lord
unto the end so that we may be safe when
we come into the Celestial Kingdom of God
and not do as Lucipher did the first time
an oppertunity is offered rebel against
God and the Council of Heaven and be hurled
down to Hell in a manner that you could not
be redeemed at all and you must not sin
murmur and complain while in the midst
of your trials because you have been mobed and
tried even to the utmost it is no excuse for
you to commit a wicked deed take the name of
God in vain, or to do any evil, now all of
you quit it repent and turn to God and you
shall be blessed notwithstanding I have
thus reproved you I consider you the best
people as a body there is on the earth and
if there was any better I would go to
them and take you with them that
desired to go. In speaking of the redemption
of our dead I would say there are millions that
died from the days of Adam to Christ that are
waiting for there bodies to be reaised but
few arose in comparison to the Number at the resurrrection of Christ and they were
some that had the priesthood or fulness of
it sealed upon them After making many
other usful remarks He closed by blessing
the people believing they would repent
The remarks of president Young made a
deep impression upon the congregation
and I trust there will spediyly be a refermation
in the camp of Israel
as God bears with us we cannot be sanctifyed
all at once, but have to be tried and placed
in all kinds of shapes and proven to the
utmost to see whether we will serve the Lord
unto the end so that we may be safe when
we come into the Celestial Kingdom of God
and not do as Lucipher did the first time
an oppertunity is offered rebel against
God and the Council of Heaven and be hurled
down to Hell in a manner that you could not
be redeemed at all and you must not sin
murmur and complain while in the midst
of your trials because you have been mobed
and tried even to the utmost it is no excuse for
you to commit a wicked deed take the name of
God in vain, or to do any evil, now all of
you quit it repent and turn to God and you
shall be blessed notwithstanding I have
thus reproved you I consider you the best
people as a body there is on the earth and
if there was any better I would go to
them and take you with them that
desired to go. In speaking of the redemption
of our dead I would say there are millions that
died from the days of Adam to Christ that are
waiting for there bodies to be raised but
few arose in comparison to the number at the
resurrection of Christ and they were
some that had the priesthood or fulness of
it sealed upon them after making many
other usful remarks he closed by blessing
the people believing they would repent
The remarks of president Young made a
deep impression upon the congregation
and I trust there will spedily be a refermation
in the Camp of Israel
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