I'm happy to be here, my brothers and sisters, and the church of the spirit of this meeting is you. I'm thankful for the protection the Lord has had over me in the last two weeks. I feel very humble and occupy the position that God has placed upon me. I have a place to go yet in order to get the Lord to have perfect confidence in me.

I know that these people are in the same condition. I want you to look at it in this light. What man or woman among us do have confidence in their neighbor vested in them, a little secrecy or some confidence you placed in them that you didn't want to go any further? Then have them break up confidence.

would it take you to restore confidence between yourselves? What man is there here that would make an agreement with his brother and then have that brother break the agreement? What would it take to establish that confidence that you had between you once before? I'm speaking to a body of people who have made covenants with the Lord, thy God.

How often have you made covenants with him and then broken? How long will it take you to get back into the confidence of our Father in heaven to that extent that he can bless you like he'd like to bless you? The word of God has been given to this people tonight, and I don't want to deviate from that spirit.

I say here tonight, I want it to be the Word of God to this people. So I'm going to read the Word of God to you. I'm holding in my hand the Word of God to Latter-day Saints. The Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Christ, and the Doctrine and Covenants. Wrapped together with the Bible is the Word of God to the Latter-day Saints. This is what the Lord said. I come quickly.

And my reward is with me. And they who have sought me early shall find rest to their souls. Do you believe it? Again, I read that from the 54th section of the Doctrine and Covenants. nephi was sent back for the plate and get the record rather when his father told him to go back and get the record he told his father that he would go for he says i know that the lord gave us no commandment to the freedom of man says he opened the way whereby he can accomplish the thing which he commanded him ever since i've been acquainted with this work have heard the servants of god plead with the people to get the spirit of god and keep it to prepare themselves against the day of judgment when the lord would pour out his judgment upon the people and upon the nations of the earth i have been studying of late the scriptures not only the ancient scriptures but the modern scriptures trying to find out why

We have been preaching false doctrine to this people. But I want to tell you that the revelations contained in this book, whether they were given for the benefit of the saints a thousand years ago, or whether they were given a hundred years ago, they are the same for the people today. If there's any revelation that was given to one of the servants of God in the days of the prophet Joseph, It applies to the people of our days. We've got to keep the same commandments, the same word of God, or our salvation is not secure. I'm going to read you a letter from session 105. Therefore, in consequence of the transgression of my people, it is expedient in me that my elders should wait for a little season.

for the redemption of Zion. Can you hear and understand, my brothers and sisters, the reason that we are laboring so hard to get the people to repent and draw near unto the Lord and gain back his confidence that we might be found worthy to receive his blessings when the day of visitation comes?

and we are called upon to sacrifice even our lives if necessary to gain our salvation, that they themselves may be prepared and that my people may be taught more perfectly and have experience and know more perfectly concerning the duties and the things which I require at thy hand.

And this cannot be brought to pass until mine elders are endowed with power from on high. In our day, ever since the raid of 1944, when the courts of the land brought to light this order of priesthood, I say ever since that time, the elders have been endowed with power to gather the people together.

and teach them those that would be taught the principles of salvation. And you are being taught them every time you gather together. For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing to be poured out upon them inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility before me. Therefore, it is expedient in me.

That my elders, mine elders, should wait for a little season for the redemption of Zion. For behold, I do not require at thy hand to fight the battles of Zion. For as I said in a former commandment, even so will I fulfill. I will fight your battles. Why should we fear? My brothers and sisters, what the enemies of righteousness can bring upon us. As long as we know that we are serving God and keeping His commandments, why should we fear to keep the covenant that we make with our Father in Heaven and with the servants of God when we know that God is a man of His words and that He will fight our battles?

Yes, we are faithful. I want to tell you, my brothers and sisters, that the time is soon here when we will have to try night and day for deliverance. So we'd better start early. Let's start now and not wait another minute to call upon God and to prepare ourselves against the great day that has been spoken about here tonight by the brethren.

Now may the blessings of God be upon you, and may you catch the vision that has been so beautifully portrayed before you tonight, and that you might take new hope and prepare yourselves to receive the blessings of eternal life. God bless you all, I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.