time He commenced His ministrations among the people until He was
crucified. Joseph Smith lived some fourteen years, if I mistake not, after
he organized this Church. He also was slain. But before he died he
organized the Church with Apostles, Patriarchs, Pastors, Teachers, and
the whole government of the Church of God; and that Priesthood he
organized or laid the foundations of remained with the people after his
death, as Brother Roberts has said to-night. The Twelve Apostles stood
next to the First Presidency of the Church; and I am a living witness
myself to this work. I am a living witness to the testimony that Joseph
gave to the Twelve Apostles when all of us received our endowments
under his hands. I remember the last speech that he ever gave us before
his death. It was before we started upon our mission to the East. He
stood upon his feet some three hours. The room was filled as with con-
suming fire, his face was as clear as amber, and he was clothed upon by
the power of God. He laid before us our duty. He laid before us the
fullness of this great work of God; and in his remarks to us he said: "I
have had sealed upon my head every key, every power, every principle of
life and salvation that God has ever given to any man who ever lived
upon the face of the earth. And these principles and this Priesthood and
power belong to this great and last dispensation which the God of heaven
has set His hand to establish in the earth. Now," said he, addressing
the Twelve, "I have sealed upon your heads every key, every power, and
every principle which the Lord has sealed upon my head." And con-
tinuing, he said, "I have lived so long—up to the present time—I have
been in the midst of this people and in the great work and labor of re-
demption. I have desired to live to see this Temple built. But I shall
never live to see it completed; but you will—you will." Now, we didn't
suppose but what he would live. We didn't understand what he meant.
Neither did the Twelve in the days of the Savior understand what He
meant when He said "I am going away from you; if I go not the Com-
forter will not come unto you." And so we did not understand Joseph
when he said he would not live to see that Temple completed, but we
would. Probably it was not given for us to understand at that time.

After addressing us in this manner he said: "I tell you, the burden of
this kingdom now rests upon your shoulders; you have got to bear it off
in all the world, and if you don't do it you will be damned." That was
pretty strong language, but it was full of meaning, it was full of signifi-
cance. Joseph was trained in the Priesthood perfectly well before he came
to this planet. He understood the Priesthood perfectly well before he
came here. He understood its work and its lineage. He also understood
perfectly well that he was going away from this earth; but we did not
know it until after he was put to death. I was in Boston with President
Young the very hour he and his brother Hyrum were killed—the very
moment they were slain. And in that moment there was a power of dark-
ness surrounded us, a feeling of heaviness that I never felt before. I have
never seen President Young feel so badly in my life before as he did that
hour.

After that hour we departed for our mission, not knowing anything of

time He commenced His ministrations among the people until He was crucified. Joseph Smith lived some fourteen years, if I mistake not, after he organized this Church. He also was slain. But before he died he organized the Church with Apostles, Patriarchs, Pastors, Teachers, and the whole government of the Church of God; and that Priesthood he organized or laid the foundations of remained with the people after his death, as Brother Roberts has said to-night. The Twelve Apostles stood next to the First Presidency of the Church; and I am a living witness myself to this work. I am a living witness to the testimony that Joseph gave to the Twelve Apostles when all of us received our endowments under his hands. I remember the last speech that he ever gave us before his death. It was before we started upon our mission to the East. He stood upon his feet some three hours. The room was filled as with consuming fire, his face was as clear as amber, and he was clothed upon by the power of God. He laid before us our duty. He laid before us the fullness of this great work of God; and in his remarks to us he said: "I have had sealed upon my head every key, every power, every principle of life and salvation that God has ever given to any man who ever lived upon the face of the earth. And these principles and this Priesthood and power belong to this great and last dispensation which the God of heaven has set His hand to establish in the earth. Now," said he, addressing the Twelve, "I have sealed upon your heads every key, every power, and every principle which the Lord has sealed upon my head." And continuing, he said, "I have lived so long—up to the present time—I have been in the midst of this people and in the great work and labor of redemption. I have desired to live to see this Temple built. But I shall never live to see it completed; but you will—you will." Now, we didn't suppose but what he would live. We didn't understand what he meant. Neither did the Twelve in the days of the Savior understand what He meant when He said "I am going away from you; if I go not the Comforter will not come unto you." And so we did not understand Joseph when he said he would not live to see that Temple completed, but we would. Probably it was not given for us to understand at that time.

After addressing us in this manner he said: "I tell you, the burden of this kingdom now rests upon your shoulders; you have got to bear it off in all the world, and if you don't do it you will be damned." That was pretty strong language, but it was full of meaning, it was full of significance. Joseph was trained in the Priesthood perfectly well before he came to this planet. He understood the Priesthood perfectly well before he came here. He understood its work and its lineage. He also understood perfectly well that he was going away from this earth; but we did not know it until after he was put to death. I was in Boston with President Young the very hour he and his brother Hyrum were killed—the very moment they were slain. And in that moment there was a power of darkness surrounded us, a feeling of heaviness that I never felt before. I have never seen President Young feel so badly in my life before as he did that hour.

After that hour we departed for our mission, not knowing anything of