ceived the Priesthood from the hands of Joseph Smith and his followers,
or through the authority which God gave them. Who are they who came
here to these valleys of the mountains which had been pointed out by the
finger of God? Who are they who have built these temples and erected
edifices to the great Jehovah? Why, it is the same class of men that was
true to Joseph, those who have been true to God and the covenants they
have made. Has God made any mistake? Read the revelations of the
Almighty; they speak for themselves. The Lord has appointed this
people to come to this land; this is a great work; we are living in a great
dispensation—the dispensation of the last days. The Lord has not de-
ceived any one in this matter; He will deceive no man in regard to this
work. This people have traveled from place to place ever since the organ-
ization of this Church, until to-day they are settled here in the valleys of
these mountains and have prospered and increased marvelously; and they
will continue to grow and increase in strength and power until Christ
comes upon the earth.

A man cannot leave this Church without the power of God leaves him.
It has been the power of the Priesthood that made men great; and no
man can handle it only according to the order of God. If they do they
will fall, as has been stated in the revelations of God read by Brother
Roberts this evening. I want to say to the young men of Israel, go and
do what is right; you need have no fears regarding the authority of this
work. The Lord has called the weak things of this earth. He has called
them from the plow, from the plane and workshop and the hammer—He
has taken the illiterate men of the world and sent them forth to preach
the Gospel to the inhabitants of the earth. Even the Lord Jesus Christ
was born in a stable and cradled in a manger. He came forth and fulfilled
the prophecies. His whole life was one of poverty and affliction. He was
scorned and hated by the world of mankind. His Apostles were selected
from among the poor and the humble of the earth. So it is with the men
who have led the Church in these days. They have been called from
various vocations. They have been men who were humble, and God has
been with them. God has established His work, and He has sent ministers
to the different nations of the earth.

I wish to say to the Latter-day Saints, all that we have to do is to be
faithful, to keep His commandments, to be humble, to seek Him in mighty
prayer, and all will be well with us.

There has been a great deal of work done in this dispensation. The
Lord called this people here to the valleys of the mountains in fulfilment
of prophecy. Old father Jacob, in blessing Joseph and Ephraim, told
them what would take place to them and their posterity to the latest
generation; that their blessings should extend to the utmost bounds of
the everlasting hills. We are here as descendants of Joseph and Ephraim,
and Abraham, who were patriarchs and holy men of God. They had the
Priesthood, and it has been continued and handed down from generation
to generation as long as God has had a people upon the earth. He has
revealed it in this dispensation through the Prophet Joseph, and it is here
to stay, and will remain until Christ comes.

ceived the Priesthood from the hands of Joseph Smith and his followers, or through the authority which God gave them. Who are they who came here to these valleys of the mountains which had been pointed out by the finger of God? Who are they who have built these temples and erected edifices to the great Jehovah? Why, it is the same class of men that was true to Joseph, those who have been true to God and the covenants they have made. Has God made any mistake? Read the revelations of the Almighty; they speak for themselves. The Lord has appointed this people to come to this land; this is a great work; we are living in a great dispensation—the dispensation of the last days. The Lord has not deceived any one in this matter; He will deceive no man in regard to this work. This people have traveled from place to place ever since the organization of this Church, until to-day they are settled here in the valleys of these mountains and have prospered and increased marvelously; and they will continue to grow and increase in strength and power until Christ comes upon the earth.

A man cannot leave this Church without the power of God leaves him. It has been the power of the Priesthood that made men great; and no man can handle it only according to the order of God. If they do they will fall, as has been stated in the revelations of God read by Brother Roberts this evening. I want to say to the young men of Israel, go and do what is right; you need have no fears regarding the authority of this work. The Lord has called the weak things of this earth. He has called them from the plow, from the plane and workshop and the hammer—He has taken the illiterate men of the world and sent them forth to preach the Gospel to the inhabitants of the earth. Even the Lord Jesus Christ was born in a stable and cradled in a manger. He came forth and fulfilled the prophecies. His whole life was one of poverty and affliction. He was scorned and hated by the world of mankind. His Apostles were selected from among the poor and the humble of the earth. So it is with the men who have led the Church in these days. They have been called from various vocations. They have been men who were humble, and God has been with them. God has established His work, and He has sent ministers to the different nations of the earth.

I wish to say to the Latter-day Saints, all that we have to do is to be faithful, to keep His commandments, to be humble, to seek Him in mighty prayer, and all will be well with us.

There has been a great deal of work done in this dispensation. The Lord called this people here to the valleys of the mountains in fulfilment of prophecy. Old father Jacob, in blessing Joseph and Ephraim, told them what would take place to them and their posterity to the latest generation; that their blessings should extend to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills. We are here as descendants of Joseph and Ephraim, and Abraham, who were patriarchs and holy men of God. They had the Priesthood, and it has been continued and handed down from generation to generation as long as God has had a people upon the earth. He has revealed it in this dispensation through the Prophet Joseph, and it is here to stay, and will remain until Christ comes.