President Wilford Woodruff then ad- dressed the conference. He said in sub- stance: No man occupying the place that I do at this time, addressing a body of Latter-day Saints, could answer his own mind or the minds of those who hear except by the inspiration of Almighty God and the assistance of the Holy Ghost. If I were to tell this congregation which has assembled together as a Mu- ...

tual Improvement Association of the young men and maidens of Zion that I was not deeply interested in your welfare, I should deny the faith. Indeed the cir- cumstances in which we are placed causes me as well as my brethren to have the deepest interest in the rising genera- tion who dwell in the mountains of Israel. I will tell you why: I realize the fact that this world with all its kingdoms, thrones, principalities, and powers, with all its wealth, seas, rivers, lakes, its shipping, telegraphs, railroads, its mines ...

the Relief Societies, which he said had been a great blessing to this people. It has not unfrequently been said by this and other nations, "You Mormons are not fit to live." Hard things have been said against us; and there have been so many lies told about us that nobody knows what is truth. Some time ago I came down here with a whole car load of ministers on their way to attend a conference, and as we passed by the Sixteenth Ward schoolhouse one of the ...