There is but one Gospel; there never was but one, and never will be but one Gospel. That Gospel God has revealed to us. It is the Gospel of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance of sin, bap- tism for the remission of sins, the re- ception of the Holy Ghost by the lay- ing on of hands, and the gifts and grac- es following those who embrace those principles.

I know, as God lives, that this is the work of God. I know the Gospel has been revealed to us, and we have it. It is our duty to abide by it. Inasmuch as we will do this the blessings of heaven will attend us, and we will have power to build up Zion in fulfillment of the promises of God.

In my boyhood I attended the Sabbath school under old Dr. Porter, one of the pillars of the Presbyterian church in New England. I read the New Testa- ment there; I read of Christ and of the Apostles; I read of the miracles and the gifts. I asked Dr. Porter why they did not have those things in their midst. "Why do you not have that faith once delivered to the Saints? Why do you not have Prophets and Apostles now?" The doctor smiled and said, "My boy, those things are done away." I knew they were done away; but why were they done away? He said, "They were given in the dark ages of the world, to convince the in- habitants of the earth that Jesus was the Christ. We live today in the blaze of the glorious Gospel light of Christ, and do not need these things." Then, said I to him and to others, "Give me the dark ages of the world instead of this glorious Gospel blaze, if in those dark ages there was power to unlock the heavens and give you converse with God and angels, and give you gifts and graces and power." Yes, in my boy- hood I would have gone a thousand miles to have seen a Prophet. I had a desire to see one. I hoped to live to see one. I have lived to mingle with Prophets and Apostles for a long peri- od. From 1833 to this day I have never seen anything but truth in connection with this work.

When I die I want the privilege of being raised from the dead, and of mingling with God, with Christ, and with Apostles and Proph- ets, and the privilege of having my family, my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, with me in the celestial kingdom of God, organized in a family capacity, that we may dwell together there.

Salvation is worth some- thing, no matter whether it is popular or unpopular, despised or not despised; and if we ever get it, we will get it by keeping the commandments of God and carrying out these principles that God has revealed to us.

I have traveled with the Prophets and Apostles, and seen the persecutions, and been through some of the trials and tribulations. We have been led here, and we will try to build up Zion here. This Tabernacle and these temples the old Prophet Isaiah and other Prophets saw. We are here in fulfillment of prophecy, and we are doing all the good we can.

Why should man quarrel with his neighbor about religion? Every man has a right to his religion, whether it will save him or not. I never quarreled with any man about religion; never con- sidered it proper to do so. I never felt like debating with any man upon the subject of religion for the sake of gaining power over him in debate. I do not believe in it. I teach what good I can, and when I get through with this world I hope I will be satisfied with it.