the darkness comprehendeth it not. [John 1:5]
Neither does this generation compre-
hend the work of the Latter-day Saints.
I do hope and pray that you, my young
brothers in the ministry, will call upon
the Lord in mighty prayer, that you may
be clothed upon by the power of God,
that you may be able to lead the way for
the rising generation in which you live
to walk in the path that leads to eternal
life and salvation, that you may have an
inheritance in the celestial kingdom of
God.
The great work the Lord has set His
hand to perform in the last days will not
stop. The Lord will not disappoint this
generation in the fulfillment of His
words, any more than He did in other
ages. Any person who is in the posses-
sion of the Spirit of God, sufficient to
discern the signs of the times, can see
clearly that the revelations of God in
the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doc-
trine and Covenants are being fulfilled,
and they will all be fulfilled to the very
letter, and to the very end. The Chris-
tian Gentile world to-day are very fast
rejecting the Gospel of life and salvation,
sent unto them by the revelation of Jesus
Christ, through the administration of
angels in fulfillment of the revelations of
. The present crusade against
the Saints in , the late act of our
government in yielding to the public
clamor of the priest and the people, the
pulpit and the press, in passing laws to
take away the civil, religious and politi-
cal rights from two hundred thousand
Latter-day Saints because of their reli-
gion; and for the rulers of this great
republican government to trample under
their feet the most sacred principles of
the Constitution, to gratify the clamor of
our persecutors, is enough to pall the
heart of every reflecting mind through-
out the world. Would the rulers of our
nation have taken such a step against any
other people on earth, except against
the Church of Jesus Christ and the
kingdom of God on the earth? They
would not.
The God of Heaven established the
American government for a wise pur-
pose in Himself, and gave our fore-
fathers a glorious Constitution by inspira-
tion, the best Constitution ever given to
a human government, as a rich legacy to
be handed down to their posterity. Will
not that same God hold the rulers of the
nation responsible, who trample that Con-
stitution under their feet and break it in
pieces for the purpose of destroying a
people, who are seeking to build up the
Church and Kingdom of God on the
earth? He most assuredly will. Our
nation by these acts is turning the last
key that will seal its condemnation and
destruction. For the Lord has decreed
it in revelations ever given upon this
subject.
Now, my young brethren, I want to
say to you that you are about to step
forth upon the stage of action in the
beginning of the revolution, changes,
and judgments which are about to over-
whelm and engulf our nation and the
nations of the earth. You are bound to
take the offices, places and responsibili-
ties of those whose heads are blossomed
for the tomb and will soon pass away.
Therefore I am anxious for you, the
boys and young men in Zion, to see the
necessity of beginning immediately to
prepare yourselves for the work that lies
before you. You are the lawful heirs to
the Priesthood. The Lord has called and
ordained you to His work. You need
not heed the scoffs or ridicule of the
persecutors of the Saints. Their un-
belief will not make the truths of God of
none effect. The day is at hand when
the blasphemers will hold their lips.
My young brothers, you have no time
to lose or throw away. says
there is a time for all things. I think the
time has come when our young men
should call upon the Lord in prayer and
labor to obtain the Holy Ghost as their
constant companion, and seek out of the
best books, by study and by faith, to
treasure up knowledge, wisdom and
understanding. There is a day of mourn-
ing and lamentation approaching the
earth. I want the young people, as well
as their parents, to be prepared for it.
Yet the Lord will defend Zion and
establish His kingdom, and bring off
His Saints victorious.
the darkness comprehendeth it not.
Neither does this generation comprehend the work of the Latter-day Saints.
I do hope and pray that you, my young
brothers in the ministry, will call upon
the Lord in mighty prayer, that you may
be clothed upon by the power of God,
that you may be able to lead the way for
the rising generation in which you live
to walk in the path that leads to eternal
life and salvation, that you may have an
inheritance in the celestial kingdom of
God.
The great work the Lord has set His
hand to perform in the last days will not
stop. The Lord will not disappoint this
generation in the fulfillment of His
words, any more than He did in other
ages. Any person who is in the possession of the Spirit of God, sufficient to
discern the signs of the times, can see
clearly that the revelations of God in
the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants are being fulfilled,
and they will all be fulfilled to the very
letter, and to the very end. The Christian Gentile world to-day are very fast
rejecting the Gospel of life and salvation,
sent unto them by the revelation of Jesus
Christ, through the administration of
angels in fulfillment of the revelations of
. The present crusade against
the Saints in , the late act of our
government in yielding to the public
clamor of the priest and the people, the
pulpit and the press, in passing laws to
take away the civil, religious and political rights from two hundred thousand
Latter-day Saints because of their religion; and for the rulers of this great
republican government to trample under
their feet the most sacred principles of
the Constitution, to gratify the clamor of
our persecutors, is enough to pall the
heart of every reflecting mind throughout the world. Would the rulers of our
nation have taken such a step against any
other people on earth, except against
the Church of Jesus Christ and the
kingdom of God on the earth? They
would not.
The God of Heaven established the
American government for a wise purpose in Himself, and gave our forefathers a glorious Constitution by inspiration, the best Constitution ever given to
a human government, as a rich legacy to
be handed down to their posterity. Will
not that same God hold the rulers of the
nation responsible, who trample that Constitution under their feet and break it in
pieces for the purpose of destroying a
people, who are seeking to build up the
Church and Kingdom of God on the
earth? He most assuredly will. Our
nation by these acts is turning the last
key that will seal its condemnation and
destruction. For the Lord has decreed
it in revelations ever given upon this
subject.
Now, my young brethren, I want to
say to you that you are about to step
forth upon the stage of action in the
beginning of the revolution, changes,
and judgments which are about to overwhelm and engulf our nation and the
nations of the earth. You are bound to
take the offices, places and responsibilities of those whose heads are blossomed
for the tomb and will soon pass away.
Therefore I am anxious for you, the
boys and young men in Zion, to see the
necessity of beginning immediately to
prepare yourselves for the work that lies
before you. You are the lawful heirs to
the Priesthood. The Lord has called and
ordained you to His work. You need
not heed the scoffs or ridicule of the
persecutors of the Saints. Their unbelief will not make the truths of God of
none effect. The day is at hand when
the blasphemers will hold their lips.
My young brothers, you have no time
to lose or throw away. says
there is a time for all things. I think the
time has come when our young men
should call upon the Lord in prayer and
labor to obtain the Holy Ghost as their
constant companion, and seek out of the
best books, by study and by faith, to
treasure up knowledge, wisdom and
understanding. There is a day of mourning and lamentation approaching the
earth. I want the young people, as well
as their parents, to be prepared for it.
Yet the Lord will defend Zion and
establish His kingdom, and bring off
His Saints victorious.