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Show to the saints god hath made of one blood all nations kin kindreds dreda and tongues that dwell upon the face of the I 1 earth he gave also one language 17 to all 0 men si s that they would understand each other in their cwi 1 1 tongue but when men had bad corrupted their ways before the lord by shedding 11 innocent blood and committing all manner of abominations the heavens wen b displeased and the of the earth wen cu cursed ased some with a skin of blackness some ditl darkness and all with confusion of languages an aal I 1 that as a punishment so that their evil deeds amigh be manifest to themselves and each other so thit I 1 they might carry the marks thereof in their faces face and hear the sound thereof in their ears continual continually lS that if it were possible they might be led to repentance whereby they might obtain forgiveness for tte past and be restored again to their original on ness and godlike purity through the redemption theme thee is in christ jesus i but how far have these judgments s had their debited effect Is there any more a oneness of color adonist men now than there was thousands of years agon ago are not the languages and dialects of men and n nations atts increasing instead of diminishing and if this n color and con continue continos crease in diversity of language how long on 0 will it take to restore the inhabitants of tle tie earth back to their original oneness s jesus said cf t ye are not one then ye are not mine and the true trul extended meaning of this is oue one in all things one iril n I 1 language I 1 adne in color one in faith and one in act for when all are of one faith the one faith will produce oneness of action and all will keep the commandments mand mana ments and receive a like reward by restoration back again to the presence of the eternal father in n the heavens these diversified appearances among men 0 arose e through giving heed to the temptations of the devil ive eve was tempted deceived and sinned adam was t tempted ted though not deceived yet sinned that men might be and men are that they might have joy it if adam had bad not sinned men might not have been and earth and joy might have remained strangers I 1 I 1 to each other for the earth is joyful when her children rejoice and when all her children become one again the earth will rejoice wi with th her offspring in celestial glory but all this cannot be brought about in a moment the citizens of the world have had six thousand years to learn to do I 1 better to do well but instead of teaming leaming wisdom by experience they grow worse and worse and more and more foolish and wicked and instead of being more united go farther asunder neither can man restore himself wholly by his own owa acts from the depredation degre dation into which he has fallen hence the holy priesthood is committed unto man on the earth to lead him in the right g way and enable him to do that which he alore alone cannot accomplish and through throng h obedience to this priesthood all men may in in the end arrive at the greatest degree of glory and exaltation it is possible to seek tor for buts but at best it will ill take some time to accomplish the object aid d with many and in many things it will take a ia long 9 time tim e I 1 F for or instance the descendants of cain cannot cast off their skin of blackness at once and immediately although every soul of them should repent obey the gospel and do right from this day forward the mark was put upon cain hy by god himself because 1 1 fb A altai 1 l ei 11 te the abir I it and secure e to dressings ggs which legally belonged to abel but bul cain could not obtain abels birthright by murder as jacob obtain ai 1 esaus by purchase by contract paying a mess 4 S pottage the same as buying a farm and paying a slip price by such mutual agreement the faro fan changes own ownes ets but if one man kills another for tip thi sake of getting his farm the farm does not chang owners though the owner be dead it descends to b hb heirs cain did not obtain abels birthright and barss blessing 19 i though he killed him for that purpose the blessing which belonged to abel descended to his pos posterity terii and until the blessings of abels birthright are f fulfs ul receive received ed secured and realized by his abels ae de cendan ts cain and his posterity must weir the baic which god put upon them and his white friends may N wash the race of cain with f falkeis fal leis soap every da daa they cannot wash away gods mark yet the ba C may believe the gospel repent and be aso sized and receive the spirit of the lord and if lie e continue faithful until abels race is satisfied wh his blessings then may the race of cain rece receive ive a fullness of the priesthood and become a w wih h blessings and the two become as one agabi ali n cain has paid the uttermost farthing I 1 the laman 1 ites through transgression becalel became a loathsome ignorant and filthy people and were ware c bufe 4 I 1 ed with a skin of darkness which they cannot thi w off 0 ff at pleasure or in a moment though 11 raould embrace the gospel at once yet they have tie fie pion pi ofa ise if they will believe and work righteousness flat not many generations shall pass away beare atey shall become a white and delightsome people I 1 bu I 1 it will take some time to accomplish this at be again when men set themselves at work 0 I 1 tike ke i heaven by sto storm rm they were all of one language langu ae B nd ind while they remained of one language they wee hii hii ted in their efforts at building a tower up whick ta Y diunte might travel to salvation but the effect of amnon i was quickly manifest mant fest when god confounded thir speech so that every man except jared and his hid bother had to talk for himself to himself and inis own tongue no one else understanding him andave have not heard of the first job since that da in which all the inhabitants oi of the earth have engaged to labor for its accomplishment and ado not expect to hear of universal mans e build building inz another tower to reach heaven or in in any ne great enterprise until the lord shall restore a pe ire p e language which shall be spoken by all the I 1 ants of the earth I 1 it will take some time to accomplish this for ie lord will not restore a pure language till he h a people pure enough to receive it with joyful heas and use it with thanksgiving not abusing it as didde diche Bab elites for the spread of the gospel the giffas tongues is given to the elders of israel israel and chisin this in part answers answer s the purpose of a pure language ut when the pure language lanu lan 11 u age shall have come and beene by all then that which is in part done away having accomplished the purpose seX ar which it was sent this is not yet but bye and bye god means as well as man alt although bough these means are i i seen of times by man consequently thought toe miraculous but the agents of the heavens are all aroid and about us and use the means necessary to acan the missions on which they are sent t to the law by which they are governed but bat as ie eyes of the corruptible body are not capable oi of sing the acts of spirits and spiritual bodies kanpf the works of jehovah appear miraculous but thiis thias all owing to mans short sight and ignorance while curlings cur sings were poured out of the heaven hea venan sn those who wrought wickedness in ancient ds blessings were bestowed on those works pie I 1 1 1 ed the lord as was the case with abraham whose I 1 1 b blessings les sings were to descend to his posterity through isaac jacob joseph ephraim ac to the latest gen j erat orations ions of whom are the saints of the last days and ephraim Ep braim though younger than manasseh obtained the great blessing of jacob secured the birthright and was declared the first born and legal holder of the priesthood and in his descent has the priesthood I 1 been restored in this dispensation through this priesthood the gospel has gone forth to many nations many have heard the thereof many have embraced it with joyful hearts have repented and been baptized for the remission of their sins sins and are coming forth to the gathering in the valley of the mountains in accordance with foe holy commandment which has been given in this and other dispensations of the gospel as said the savior how often would I 1 IL I 1 have gathered you together as a a hen gat hereth her chickens under her wings but ye would not and now your house is left unto you yo desolate so will it be in this dispensation to those who do not gather themselves together as they have the opportunity they will be overthrown in the midst of the tl te nations just as lot would have been overthrown with the surrounding wicked had he be not fled out of the city and gathered himself and family to the mountains but why may not the saints be saved abroad among the nations just as well as at home and among themselves because god has not so ordained it we might 1 ask in return and with the same propriety t y why may not the people be be saved by b and acting upon as many different faiths and creeds as there are saints to ac act just as well as tea fea all to believe and act alike because god has no t so or dainel it jesus says it if ye are one then are ye mine and satan says if ye are not one then t hen are ye mir miep 11 for the saints to be one it is nc necessary essary they s should uld be together 11 be instructed in thie the same initiated into the same practices liv live e under the sarr san laws become familiar with the same sam e ordinances s a as to be prepared for the same admission int into celethal celet ial glory can ehg be done while the saints are livin g in different 0 naiona ns speak different and unknown tongues are unacquainted with each others habits pad aid customs and chile many are obliged to yield obedience to the government where they are which nay may not even allow he gospel to be e preached ints dominions much less almit the ordinances of life and salvation to be administered and it if not there are reasons sufficient aty aly the lord has commanded his people to gather into one ne fold where they can be ansti acted in their several duties and become one in all th things but here he saints are together that they may become one ind how shall they accomplish it by each loving lis he neighbor as he does himself and doing as he coq be done unto in thought in word in deed herece axe are gathered from a great variety of nations of efferent Vf ferent languages habits manners customs propensities ties professions or occupations good bad and irl different just as we learned them from our cradles therefore let us gather all the good of all nations and save it throw the bad away and improve the indifferent as far as possible that every thing may be saved that is worth saving and leaving the thin things that are behind behind press forward unto perfection now let each do as he would be done unto not only by imparting of his substance in in gold silver merchandize merchandise dize or any other commodity comm commodity odit y of a like kind but in in paying his debts and that promptly t to 0 the utmost of his ability and imparting freely all 0 in forma j 41 t i ao b aa a 9 sf 17 but says one 1 I have served seven years apprenticeship tice ship to learn to be a joiner and do you suppose I 1 am going going to give the knowledge I 1 have acquired at a great expense of tune time and money to any one without a yea reasonable compensations compensation 9 no by no means I 1 can cah 1 bever ver do that if my brother wants to learn the trade trad fe let t him do as I 1 have gave done pay afif fifty ty pounds sterling to me or some good master and give me seven years labor and I 1 will show him how bow to work while the joiner is is telling his story the blacksmith the cabinet maker merchant tailor doctor hatter lawyer saddler cooper harness maker miller sawyer gardener farmer shoe maker makei baker boot maker make millwright tanner currier match maker distiller and the whole et ceteras of professions are attracted to the spot and all unite in in the decision of the joiner their knowledge cost them too much and they cant afford to give it away the principle here involved is is in in accordance with the custom of the world generally and it if it be cor and right among saints it s surely ely ought I 1 and we want to see it prevail what are all the tittle little particulars and great sum total with the saints but the building up of gods kingdom and what have the saints abi which ich they have not received and from whom have they received all good things but from god and will some one well versed versea in the subject tell us what is the difference bie between tween spiritualities and temporalities ties in gods kingdom 11 or where one ends and tb the e other begins while waiting for an answer we will suppose the joiner personifying all the various professions meets the prophet the leader of israel and says will you please to tell me how I 1 can distinguish I 1 between an angel of light and an angel of darkness or between a good and I 1 bad angel for I 1 understand that satan so sometimes transforms himself into an angel of light and I 1 am afraid I 1 may be deceived or tile the mechanic might enquire by what key he should unlock the door into the celestial kingdom or the presence of the F father th e r for the prophet has more keys than all these mechanics when put together toge lher and the prophet should reply I 1 have spent three times seven years to learn leam these things and know how to build up the kingdom of god and get salvation therein with fa stings and prayers and travels and research and weariness and watching and have paid out thousands of dollars beside to gain the information f or you desire and do you think I 1 am going to give that away which has cost me so much by no means if you want to know what I 1 know you must learn leam the trade as I 1 have what would you think of such a prophet would not every saint exclaim I 1 would think the prophet had three times the reason for talking thus that the joiner or mechanic had for he has spent three times as much time and means to get his profession essi on but stop a moment and consider that neither has spent his own time for they had bad no time to spend it was all the lords and he lent it to them to gam gain i intelligence so that they might have a stock to impart to others freely at 25 they received then as the prophet has three chances for making excuses for not imparting information when asked on account of his expense in time and money and as neither have the least ground for such excuse the whole belonging to the lord we shall not elpe expect to hear any mechanic or professional among the saints making apologies for not communicating all the intelligence telli gence he has received whenever he can be any benefit to his fellow man until lie he first hears the Prop prophet fiet making such excuses and when he says I 1 served my apprenticeship in england in germany in france in italy in spain in denmark in russia in new england or china or anywhere else and cant give my knowledge r away it will be quite time for mechanics doctors lawyers and priests to make such apologies and the banishment of such false ideas from among the saints will destroy one source of unpleasant feelings and tend to forward the kingdom of god on the earth every child should learn and practice that trade or profession to which he is by nature adapted the I 1 poy boy that has a natural genius and taste for black I 1 will scarcely ever hakea good cooper and many first rate mechanical geniuses have been obliged I 1 to learn their trade at odd hours by their own exertions while supporting themselves by their industry and perhaps at the same time sustaining a decrepit decre pid parent or orphan sister therefore let all no matter from what country impart freely of their knowledge and do all the good they can