ments may be free of the blood of all
men, when the judgments of God
overtake the wicked, as they will,
and as they have overtaken the
wicked in generations that are past
and gone. Who else, I ask, does
the God of Israel, do the heavenly
hosts, look to to carry on this great
and mighty work, but to you who
are the sons and daughters of the
men to whom He has revealed Him-
self; you who, too, have entered
into sacred covenants with Him; you
who are the descendants of the noble
men of old to whom God made great
and glorious promises? And if you
do not do your duty in these things,
you will certainly come under con-
demnation.
Let me refer you to the testimony
of as given to us in the . Speaking of the
disobedient who rejected the Gospel
taught by , Enoch says that
"the God of heaven looked upon the
residue of the people and wept;" and
Enoch bore record of it saying,
"How is it that the heavens weep,
and shed forth their tears as the rain
upon the mountains?" . . . The
Lord said unto Enoch, "Behold
these thy brethren; they are the
workmanship of mine own hands,
and I gave unto them their know-
ledge in the day that I created them;
and in the Garden of Eden gave I
unto man his agency; and unto thy
brethren have I said, and also gave
commandments that they should love
one another and that they should
choose me their Father; but behold,
they are without affection; and they
hate their own blood; and the fire of
mine indignation is kindled against
them, . . . and among all the
workmanship of my hands there has
not been so great wickedness as
among thy brethren; but behold,
their sins shall be upon the heads of
their fathers; Satan shall be their
father; and misery shall be their
doom; and the whole heavens shall
weep over them." [Moses 7:28-41]
You are today occupying the same
position before heaven and before the
earth, before God, angels, and men,
you young men of Israel. Now can
you afford to turn away from the
commandments of God and allow
satan to rule over you and be your
father? Can you afford not to quali-
fy yourselves for the great work that
lies before you? You cannot. I
am sorry to think that any of our
young men should be found careless
and indifferent to the responsibility
imposed upon them by the reason of
their lineage and the covenants they
are under. I would to God the eyes
of our sons were open, all of them,
so they could see themselves as God
and our worthy progenitors behold
us. I would to God you could all
realize what is expected of you. I
call upon parents throughout Zion
to do what you can to induce your
sons and daughters to walk in the
paths of righteousness and truth and
to improve the opportunities before
them. Do not let your hearts be
altogether upon the vanity and af-
fairs of the world, but learn to ap-
preciate the fact that faithful children
are among the choicest and greatest
of blessings.
I used to meet with, instruct and
bless the young Elders that were set
apart from time to time to go on
missions; I have made that a part of
my business. I have now arrived at
an age when I am obliged to leave
off some duties I formerly performed,
and that is one of them. As I can-
not now be present with young mis-
sionaries when they are set apart to
go on missions, I want to say it here,
so that when that call is made upon
you, you will remember it when I am
past and gone. There are two or
three things that I want you to re-
member, you that go upon missions,
and all faithful Elders will be called
on missions, for the harvest is great
and the laborers are few compared with
the necessity there is for such work
in the four quarters of the earth to-
day, to warn the world and preach
the Gospel. One thing is, when you
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ments may be free of the blood of all
men, when the judgments of God
overtake the wicked, as they will,
and as they have overtaken the
wicked in generations that are past
and gone. Who else, I ask, does
the God of Israel, do the heavenly
hosts, look to to carry on this great
and mighty work, but to you who
are the sons and daughters of the
men to whom He has revealed Himself; you who, too, have entered
into sacred covenants with Him; you
who are the descendants of the noble
men of old to whom God made great
and glorious promises? And if you
do not do your duty in these things,
you will certainly come under condemnation.
Let me refer you to the testimony
of as given to us in the Pearl
of Great Price. Speaking of the
disobedient who rejected the Gospel
taught by , Enoch says that
"the God of heaven looked upon the
residue of the people and wept;" and
Enoch bore record of it saying,
"How is it that the heavens weep,
and shed forth their tears as the rain
upon the mountains?" * * * The
Lord said unto Enoch, "Behold
these thy brethren; they are the
workmanship of mine own hands,
and I gave unto them their knowledge in the day that I created them;
and in the gave I
unto man his ; and unto thy
brethren have I said, and also gave
commandments that they should love
one another and that they should
choose me their Father; but behold,
they are without affection; and they
hate their own blood; and the fire of
mine indignation is kindled against
them, * * * and among all the
workmanship of my hands there has
not been so great wickedness as
among thy brethren; but behold,
their sins shall be upon the heads of
their fathers; Satan shall be their
father; and misery shall be their
doom; and the whole heavens shall
weep over them."
You are today occupying the same
position before heaven and before the
earth, before God, angels, and men,
you young men of Israel. Now can
you afford to turn away from the
commandments of God and allow
satan to rule over you and be your
father? Can you afford not to qualify yourselves for the great work that
lies before you? You cannot. I
am sorry to think that any of our
young men should be found careless
and indifferent to the responsibility
imposed upon them by the reason of
their lineage and the covenants they
are under. I would to God the eyes
of our sons were open, all of them,
so they could see themselves as God
and our worthy progenitors behold
us. I would to God you could all
realize what is expected of youI
call upon parents throughout Zion
to do what you can to induce your
sons and daughters to walk in the
paths of righteousness and truth and
to improve the opportunities before
them. Do not let your hearts be
altogether upon the vanity and affairs of the world, but learn to appreciate the fact that faithful children
are among the choicest and greatest
of blessings.
I used to meet with, instruct and
bless the young Elders that were set
apart from time to time to go on
missions; I have made that a part of
my business. I have now arrived at
an age when I am obliged to leave
off some duties I formerly performed,
and that is one of them. As I cannot now be present with young missionaries when they are set apart to
go on missions, I want to say it here,
so that when that call is made upon
you, you will remember it when I am
past and gone. There are two or
three things that I want you to remember, you that go upon missions,
and all faithful Elders will be called
on missions, for the harvest is great
and the laborers are few compared with
the necessity there is for such work
in the four quarters of the earth today, to warn the world and preach
the Gospel. One thing is, when you