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TRESIDENT
pannon on saturday afternoon read the st
RESIDE NT georgo Q cannon
statistical
PJL report also a financial report of the tlle tile manti temple and a financialreporb
financial report
6of thal th6l the logan oza oga temple which on motion wero ero ere received andplaced and placed onfil& on hie bie ble
healso he also aiso read the following names of missionaries which nere were sustainedi by
th the uunanimous ia timmous tiimous vote of the conference
mames names wames of elders who have been called on missions since the october conference
1882 igge andare and ard ate are now intheirfields in their fields of labor
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CHEAT GREIT grear BRITAIN
john henry smith william groesbeck salt lake city samuel ER western wesie wesle de deseret dre eret
UIITXD STATES
ren jacobson mount pleasant charles MNI1 squires ebhraim ephraim
soren
ephrann jensen
cit city f john robert stubbert salt lake city joseph lapish salina El elisha ellsha
bad Sst david arizona peter loutensock lehl lehi
bra bro
SOUTHEHM
SOUTHERN STATES
Jensen brigham
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hub
WV L H dotson mmersville minersville erhville ersville adelbert cazier william knight thomas wright
junjohn junJohn
jungjohn ju iun john S linton charles P ostler nephi newell whitney kimball logan
homer C call willard joseph belnap hooper william hurst crandall pleasant
view angus mckay huntsville john styler deseret wm vm L ball franic frank frana
ire lic nrc mckinney kinney robert sellers samuel eccles baley taley baiey Al moyers oyers manassa colorado john
davidson benson john smith willie jens jenson mendon andrew morrison
spence john hill maughan wellsville A M lE Ieraelson orson M1 wilson iiyrum 11yrum
robert pearce jun john henry gibbs paradise thomas griffin charles shumway
thomas thomis thomhs godfrey clarkston Clark ston stun hampden sidney beattie jun salt lake city william
frederick rigby jun newton alexander richards richard mendon jacob FV miller
farmington george albert biglow millville siillville milleville Mill miil ville vilie joseph morrell logan joshua hawks
franklin idaho joshua L Ferro perron verron ferroneden nEden eden joel joei joelricls ricksffjiin un logan M if brigham henry
roberts Cen centreville centreviue treville
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ra pol 401 holiiandats LANDs sg 3.3 52 nfsfs T
peter jacob lammers Lam mers mera3.3 ogden
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ARIZONA
arza E hinckley cove creek
missionaries called at april conference 1883
GREAT BRITAIN
william willism B bennett west jordan william chappie chapple ogden edward A steed
littleton robert Johnso johnson johnsoni Johusonj manti mantl ezra F martin charles edgar angell john cartwright
charles denney robert braby john willoughby samuel mckay john A
druce herbert L james salt lake city william wright charleston henry
goldsbrough heber B ockey nephi henry yates clarkston nathaniel M hodges
laketown laktown Lake Lak town william panter taylorsville Taylors ville william jex jox spanish fork john reeves
william
crane Iler iier lier herriman
lund
william D williams ogden thomas waddoups east bountiful james george gf orge
riman louis peter liind
pleasant grove thomas wilson lynne robt
maw plain city george condie hamiltons Hamiltona fort wm D williams benson
jLllewellyn lewellyn J mantle north jordan henry win wm harris josephyat6si
joseph yates brigha&city
brigham city
william reeves centreville Centreville
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scandinavia
andrew andersen charles john christensen ephraim christian nelson upper
port Fort Vort pont bort vortneuf fortneuf neuf idaho niels larsen montpelier idalio idaho soren Jacobs jacobsen cn mount pleasant
frederick ludvigsen gunnison martin christoffersen
Christoffersen salt lake city ole sorensen
fountain green john P ipsen mantua gustaf L rosengreen union jorgen
nansen hansen provo frederick julius juilus mayfield Mayneld neid hans poulsen plain city andrew
christensen fairviewj fairview martin jensen mantua haken anderson kanosh george
daniel olsen fillmore emil emit emli ericksen christian nielsen spring city joseph monson
richmond samuel P nelson smithfield thorwald Tborwald A thoresen hyrum charles J
A lindquist john johnh11 anderson jun logan daniel brown levan august swenson
spanish fork charles knudsen brigham
UNITED STATES
andrew hendricksen levan henry 11 mcconnell cedar henry peck malad
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stephen B rose salt lake city lars jacobsen provo james andrew ander anderson sol soi
hyrum J J howe heber charles L flake snowflake arizona niels L lund
mount pleasant
SOUTHKRN
SOUTHERN 6tates fctate8 states
andrew lott jensen moroni charles E robison montpelier amos cook cookbrigbam brigham
holbruok holbrook Holbruok joseph willey john it waite JUIL james G wood lamoni call east
bountiful nephi robertson william illiim N kirby fountain green john A mower
ransom al stevens fairview thomasvickers
thomas vickers nephi george K reese jonathan
golden kimball salt lake city victor D cram kanab canab joseph smith centreville Centreville
lames james fames eldredge woods wooda cross william H11 jones brigham samuel crandall dunn
raft river bridge idaho leo albert bean richfield christian F chiistiansen
christiansenj Christian christiansen Chii chil christiansen sens senj
kanosh mclaren boyle ogden john wm butler richfield charle charie chanie x A walch waich
south morgan israel bennion vernon newell A hill salt lake city
CANADA
george wesley beckstead south jordan
SWISS AND GERMAN MISSION MISSIOX
august bissegger rudolf hockstrasser providence james edgar jennings salt
lale take lake city gotlieb Hir hirschi hirschl sehl sehi schi rockville traugott fraugott 10 logan
brigham morris young brigham city
NEW
charles Hey heyborne
john on cox pox
Fraugott bitter logan
gau gyu
SANDWICH ISLANDS
trew ZEALAND
bome cedar william thomas stewart john clarence stewartkanab
gox jun and sonsfairyiew
sons fairview
ARIZONA st johns
MEXICO
franklin IL snow st george helaman pratt salt lake laka
lako city

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WELDER LDER GEORGE TEASDALE U nu
it jt is reiterated in our hearing hearingtliat that god cannbtllook
cannofcilook upon on bin sin gln sm with tlle thes they tile
eligh slightest test degree of allowance we take the position thatwe thatje that we axetlie ax aretlie etile tlle
of the lord teachers of righteousness
iighteousness we ought to demonstrate in our lives
that we are converted to tho the tlle tile principles which we ire ive vve profess we have llave test testified testifie leie ifie leee&
over and over again aln ain that god has revealed to us his mind and will we
ought to show by our actions that thatt thab thatthis this is true we must niustadopt adopt in our lives i
those principles which christ taught otherwise our professions will be vain valn vain
being but theory we must place our religion first and foremost in all things tllins
wo vvo are under responsibility to be workers coworkers co with each other and the holy
angelstoestablisliriiiteoustiessontlieeartli
angels to establish righteousness on the earth by special revelation we have
been required to put away our covetousness and all evil and set our houses in im
order the veryfact very fact that weare
quired quiren to labor for the kingdom and that we must not waste our time inl binl in
following the extravagance and follies and wickedness of the gentiles in
thei the thel theirevelation revelation to enoch god told him that thatt
bo be a zion and that the principles revealed to him and his people should bo be
establishedthat
established that there should be a zion from beneath to meet and greet the
zion from above if we have wave eave repented of our sins been buried with christ
tile servants 1
valn a
we are here in zion is evidence that we are re 2
ino
thab in the latter days there should ill
in baptism received the holy spirit of promise paid our tithing and attended
to the tlle tile requirements of our religion we should be prepared to advance to the
higher laws by which we may be prepared to meet the zion of enoch As
for me I1 feel that I1 and all I1 have are on the altar subject to the direction
of the tlle tile servants of the living god I1 want to live by the counsel counsels of the
lord for there is no safety for us till we become like clay in the hands of the tha tho
potter then nothing can happen to us that will not be for his glory I1 can
trust my all in the hands of such men as those who presi presl presideover
preside deover over
rve
the church
if we will hearken to them divest ourselves of our pride our covetousness
and all our evil ways god will be with us his promises promise will be fulfilled alli aril aili and ana
we will secure a part in the first resurrection I1 bear testimony that to all
pho
who mho livefor live ilvo for it god does reveal the truth of these principles may we bo be
established in the cause of righteousness through jesus christ amen
conference was adjourned till sunday 10 arn
As the dews from heavendistilling
heaven distilling
benediction by apostle F M lyman
on assembling on the morning of april 8th ath 1883 the tiie choir sang
hark the song of jubilee
loud as mighty thunders roar
after aft&
afta prayer by counselor D ff wells the choir sang
though deepening trials throng your way
ani the choir sang the anthem A
press on press on ye saints of god
rRES pres PRESIDENT IDENT JOSEPH F SMITH
iwe have great reason for thankfulness for the blessings and privileges wo we
have lave havo lavo enjoyed during this conference there never was a time since the tho
organization of the church when the people were more prosperous or more
numerous notwithstanding the opposition of the wicked from the press the
pulpit and congress we must acknowledge the hand band of god in ouri our
deliverance liverante liverance 4 liverance rante forlt forit forat for it has not hot wot been our wisdom nor the wisdom of men wo wet

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should acknowledge
dinall in all ail ali things he lias has ilas blessed us with
an abundance of the good things buthis outhis of this world world inakin anakin making thelf6rile the sterile wilderndss wilderne&s wilderness
fertile for our sakes and in addition to these things has revealed unto us tha th4 the
priceless riches of the principles of eternal life andas and snd as he has been good tck tcha
us inthepast inthe in the past so we may rhay inay confidently trust to him in the future therefore
there is no room for doubt and no occasion for trembling it would be an art arr
insult to his power justice goodness and mercy to doubt that hobill howill he will cairy carry
on his work to completion this is no ho time for faltering fear doubt or
misgiving the main obstacles in the tlle tile way of the saints are pride and
haughtiness and forgetfulness of our coven covenants mits wits whichard whichar which are
i
e much more seductive
than poverty and opposit opposition loni ioni this cannot be charged to the whole people
but there are individuals who seem to be entirely engrossed in the things of
thisworld this world we are all alike before god and the richaro richare rich are aro as dependent as
the poor poot upon the lord for tbeblessings the blessings of eternity but it is tbewillingan
the willing and anad
obedient only who are acceptable unto god and andia andif if we yield to the seductive
influence of wealth we will lose the spirit of god if the people as a whole
acknowledgetbe the hand of god inall
oras orta orra a majority yield to these influences I1 see no other way of bringing them
to torbiriernbrance
remembrance of the lord than by being scourged scourger scourged and lium ilum humbled bled bied we can
only enjoy the blessings of the gospel by obedience to its laws they
cannot be bought nor obtained by personal influence all men have their
agency and und can choose the good or the evil but butali all ail ali will be held accountable
fortheuse fort forthe heuse use they make of this agency god will hold all men to account for their
acts those who will not avail themselves of the opportunities afforded them
will willbe be under condemnation no man can obtain a remission of sinsexcepting
sins excepting
through repentance and baptism there are other great and inestimable
blessings pertaining to the gospel which no human being can obtain excepting excer tingl
through thrbugh obedience to thelawsof the laws of god and even after we have obtained them thorns
we wemaylose may I1 ose them again ahr thr through ugh our failure to live in tb the light of th thea gospel all
the children of god receive many great blessings the sun shines upon the ahe dhe
just andthe and the unjust but the holy ghost willonly willoney will only rest upon the righteous
the rain falls upon theevil thervil the evil and the goodbutthe
good but the dews of the holy priestli Priest priestly priesthood li 0ad
its powers and blessings will not distill upon the wicked they are the free fred
siftsof giftaof giftsof gifta giftsof of god to his worthy sons bons if the saints will serve servo the lord andlabdt and labor
for tie fie vie tle accomplishment of his purposes they will rise triumphantly over all
their foes but the tlle tile moment they place their affections upon the things of
this world his spirit will begin to withdraw itself and that which is gaventa giventa given to
them will be taken away unless they repent we are required to do to gooda good as
well as to have good desires wemusa wemust wo must be what we profess I1 know this
work is of god and I1 have never experienced a doubt concerning it and
never known what fear is i rconcerningthe
concerning the ultimate triumph of this his lis bis work man
may fail but this work can never fail the best time the wicked ever saw to
destroy this tilis tills work was on the 6th ath day of april 1830 now it lias has ilas become
altogether too powerful and I1 thank godthat god that in my very bones I1 feel an and
sanlo s that I1 can dan ddn see that thao this tim work is beyond the tile tiie reach of its enemies we
ws as individuals marjal mayjal may fall fail faliI1 if ive we vve give way to evil but bia bua bla as long asthe agthe as the people seek
to eryo seryo bryo god ho puwarcahprevail
power can prevail against them I1 do not feel to boast only
in thopbiee the power mid and wid goodnessof goodness
bod11 ess6fgo of go d but bstj butjI1 do rejoicethat rjoicetbat rejoice that I1 have lived to soe see sea soo soa
this wqrkwliat work iwliat itis lulb iJ1I know as I1 know ihnow that I1 live that thi this thls workwill workwell work will prevail

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andfl andal ndjwould would notexchhnge
not exchange this testimony for all the wealth eaith of the world iflve wo
should zhoiildiall all ail ali feel soteres ioteres interested ted in this work one ono as much as another unless unlesswo 4we wo
jarerwilling lare jaro jarer izro willing to sacrifice every earthly consideration for the gospel wo we are not
ttruly 04ruly struly considered and are arc not worthy of the gospel this is written in the
uscripture scripture and it is as true as that the sun shines the tho blessings of abraham
ejsaae teilsaac and jacob have been conferred upon us and we and our posterity will
6 enjoy these blessings if wo we livefor live for them may god lielp help heip kielp us to learn the
ytruth yaruth V truth abide in it for ever and live for god and his kingdom and nothing
jlelisejs
17 else
eise is my prayer amen
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V rRES PRESIDENT IDENT GEORGE GEORGEO georgeq Q CANNON
er0 is a spirit accompanying the testimonies that have been borne in our
there
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shearing thatcannoi tliat eliat cannot fail to reach the hearts of the honest we will at some
time orother arother or other be judged by the testimonies we hear and we will be condemned
according to our negligence or disregard of those testimonies god goa has taught
ms atus alus with exceeding great plainness and has given us a constant stream of
1tevolation rcvclation
L and counsel the apostles and leaders of the people have labored
cand plead with this people to live so as to receive a celestial reward so also
clias chas klias kilas god labored with them to be pure and holy worthy ottlie of tiie tile great bles bies blessings blessinos sinos
I1 and endowments he has conferred upon them how can this people then
rplead ignorance I1 we have been taught not to commit adultery or murder
relead
there is a feeling of horror associated with the idea of shedding blood
obles obies blessed oblessea sea are we if we have the same horror of committing adultery for that thab
carimo ccrimo c&inic is next to the shedding of blood and in the judgment day the guilty will
llihveto
Ahave to pay the penalty ofthese of these sins thi this thls is no new doctrine but is cotem clotem
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apor ypor porancous poran an cous with the revelation of the gospel god will have a pure and
cliastopeople
chaste people butthe buethe crime I1 have alluded to is the tlle tile be besetting settin sin of the awe age
and the tho tbo abo piteous appeals of bomani womani woman outraged oppressed denied defiled are ascending
eiinto eunto eunyo the tlle tile ears of the almighty god has chosen you my brethren to lift liff up
gohd land fand fond save mankind not to destroy ye y8 ya are the salt of the earth but bufcif if the salt
ft shall shal shail shali shaiI1 lose its savor what is it good for I1 nothing but to be cast away and
1trodden under foot we should teach these laws of chastity to our boys
twat twitching iwatching twatching ching over them in their tender youth that they may bo be kept from these
tgrossand tg igross digross rossand and fatal sins our girls should I1 bo be taught that it is better to die than tilan
iloso 116so filoso tlieirvirtue their virtue and the you young ng men mem should learn that seduction is next in
lono feno icnonnity rinity finity to murder god goa has said you can marry my daughters and be
blessed in it but let a man seduce a woman and it damns him then my
lyoulbng brethren and ana sisters avoid these evils for though all sins may be bb
tfo afo tforgiven rglven through repentance who can outlive the consequences of these
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sperniclous 1pernidiou iper Sperniclouss
crimes I1 even to loo 100 lookupon upon a woman with lust is an evil and a
tairi tsiri W if we douldonly could douldonly only realize the enormity of these crimes we would rather
lose 460 iose ude our lives than commit them many are led to commitevils
commit evils through
ty tyielding ielding belding to the influence of liquor for no man can enjoy the spirit of god
when hen under its influence there may be uses for alcohol it may be proper
lin fin in konle senie kohle some cases but I1 have no fellowship for the drunkard or the liati habitual liatitual tual tuai user
of intoxicants the lord is drawing the line more closely his laws must
be observed and the transgressors cannot be fello felio feilo fellowshlped wsbiped the elders should
seek to lift the people to a higher level this is however an individual effort
the leaders of ol 01 thechurchcan
the church can teach correct princi principles pies ples and ana set a good example
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hut the people must also seek leek to lift themselves tip up it requires an individual
gurt effort furt gort theworkof the work of god is increasing and the prophecies that havebe have been ensand
I1 but
ef
hacebeentand
and ana
i3 are being uttered concerning the triumph of this work will all be fulfilled
when we wa look at the many evils which have been introduced among us somo
are led to inquire whether this will always bo be so some had bad the impression
when we came here that wewould we would ren remain lelin ittin yekin isolated and be free from the vices
of the world but all the circumstances by which we are aro surrounded aro are
allowed for wisopurposos
wise wiso purposes and the lord has permitted these evils that we may
be tested that the unworthy may bo be eliminated and that we may gain
wilen
ewhen
i iwhen
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ain aln
wo
and narrow sphere but our
experience in contending with evil by this our strength is developed we
will battle against these things now in
influence influencpiri
in a small an
in this direction will spread until it is felt throughout the whole
the lile so sooner oner we
down the better but we will rhise rise dise lse ase above them and they will be overcome v
i world and if we cannot withstand the evils that surround us ilie
ji go downthe
11 look forward with great faith to the associations organized for the training
of the young the primaries the young men and young ladies indies ladles mutual
improvement associations and the sunday schools there may be some soma
suffering and trial for us in the great struggle before us but if we clingan clingad cling to
I1 your
zion our future and that of our posterity is assured and this people will
always have a man to stand for them before the lord you men of israel in
this house to day shall never want for a man to bear your name and represent
youintheearth
you in the earth your sons will stand in the holy priesthood and perpetuate
line and will be the rulersof rulers rulersof of the world and they will enjoy withthe with the tho
ho holy lyones ones who have fought val vai valiantly iantly bantly in the tlle tile cause of zion the glory thab that
awaits the righteous god bless you and help youtokeep
you to keep hisholy his holy
commandments with your posterity after you amen
hisholm
XLDER BLDER F M LYMAN j
the testimonies borne at this thia conference have found a response in the tho ahe
hearts of the people and will never be forgotten the lord has been with
the rhe people mot vot not
rec necessary
hot one commandment has been revealed but is necessary
to
complete the sal sai salvation ration of men they are not understood by the world and
only partially so by the saints when the first principles were taught to us
we comprehended
wecomprehended them imperfectly yet here is a congregation such as can
not bo be found elsewhere in the world Itwelve itwelve thousand or more people who
bave bavo havo have been converted and brought to the knowledge of the truth and gathered
many nations by the poer power of god clod not by the wisdom or of philosophy
1from1
of man but by the revelations and workings of the almighty the lord
laidtho laid the tho foundation of this work as seen by the prophets of old god the tho
father accompanied by his son jesus jesua christ appeared to joseph smith and
commenced this latter day work this I1
is why the tho world cannot overcome it ii
and why it will endure and spread abroad and stand forever and tho the
testimonies esti estlmonies of the servants of god are binding upon the generation asi as tho
word of the lord spoken byhis byais by his authority this is my testimony and tha that
wo may boe faithful and our posterity after us to endure and obtain full
salvation lin in his itis liis kingdom 1ingdom is my prayer in thoname the tho aho name onescu onesu of jesu s christ amen
conference nerence enge was adjourned till 2 oclock the tlle tile choir sang the anthem
f i mighty Jjehovah hovah e
benediction benedictionhyelde by elder A 0 smoot Illoot i
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