I am especially anxious that our young people should sense the great responsibility that must sooner or later rest upon them; and that they should bear in mind the fact that they were kept in the spirit world thousands of years to come through the loins of the ancient patriarchs and prophets in our own age and generation for the very purpose of carrying on this great latter-day work.

Who else, I ask, does the God of Israel, do the heavenly hosts, look to to carry on this great and mighty work, but to you who are the sons and daughters of the men to whom He has revealed Him- self; you who, too, have entered into sacred covenants with Him; you who are the descendants of the noble men of old to whom God made great and glorious promises? And if you do not do your duty in these things, you will certainly come under con- demnation.

I am sorry to think that any of our young men should be found careless and indifferent to the responsibility imposed upon them by the reason of their lineage and the covenants they are under. I would to God the eyes of our sons were open, all of them, so they could see themselves as God and our worthy progenitors behold us. I would to God you could all realize what is expected of you

Now, I want to say to the Elders of Israel, young and old, there is nothing that we ought to labor more to obtain while in the flesh than the Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, which we are entitled to receive by reason of our having obeyed the requirements of the Gos- pel. When you get acquainted with the Spirit, follow its dictates, no mat- ter where it may lead you; and when you do that, it will become a princi- ple of revelation in you.

If I had not followed that Spirit in my life, I would not be with you today. President Young told me, the first year of the settle-

You young men should live in such a manner as to be entitled to the oper- ations of the Holy Ghost within you, and, as I have said, it will become a guide as well as a revelator to you, and never leave or fail you.

Zion is going to be the glory of the whole earth, and all the purposes of God that you read of in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon in regard to the designs of God in the last days are going to be fulfilled to the very letter. And, as I said before, I say again, your future blessings, your future exalta- tion and glory, worlds without end, will depend upon the course you pur- sue here. The way is clear before you that leads to life eternal.

Now, I would say to our superin- tendents here, continue your labor with the youth of Zion. Be not weary in your efforts to save the souls of men, for this is the work of your Heavenly Father. The boys whom you teach are the instruments whom the God of Heaven has called to bear off His Kingdom, and they will do it: yes, I repeat, they will do it; it is the will of God they should

Search the scriptures that have come directly to us, as well as those con- tained in the Bible, and learn to comprehend the mind and will of God, which we can do by reading them when the light of the Holy Spirit is within us, and thus prepare yourselves for that which will come to pass in life. My desire and my prayer for you and the youth of Zion is that you may rise up and magnify your calling and do your duty, and accomplish all that God requires of you