I presume that most of us here realize, at least in some measure, the time and circumstance, the day and hour in the world's history in which we are living is a very particular and interesting one. The opportunities that are afforded us today are such as have not been very frequent in the world's history. I'm particularly impressed of late.

with an offer that was made to the Latter-day Saints when they assembled themselves here in the mountains after the churnings and siftings and experiences through which they had passed for a number of years from the time of the opening of the Dispensation. Probably 30 years had gone by since an institution was effected among men whereby the doctrines and ordinances of salvation had been introduced.

With the divine authority, the people had not in sufficient degree availed themselves of the opportunities that had been extended. And after the drivings and the turmoil and the strife and the adversity that they had endured, the sifting had gone on to considerable extent until they found themselves out here in the West, beyond the confines of the United States of America, and their prophet leader.

declared to them that inasmuch as they were willing to follow after the council in the direction of those who were placed in authority over them, they would never need to come under any other government than that of the kingdom of God upon the earth. It should be shocking to us here today, I think, to come to a realization of the fact that a hundred years have gone by since that opportunity was extended.

and the people as such have not availed themselves of the privilege of being governed by the principles of the kingdom of God upon the earth in their economic, in their political, and their social lives, and have been subjected to the same isms and schisms that the other people of the world have been to such a degree that it is difficult to observe and to tell when you see individuals as to whether or not they are affiliated with the kingdom of God or whether they...

are tight and partial to the rest of the world it seems that in this little group of people today is the nearest approach it has been from that time to this according to any information that i have found and yet how far are we from being governed in our lives our associations our activities our relations by the principles that actuate the kingdom of God on the earth. I believe today there is probably a larger number of bearers of the holy priesthood more completely united than there have been during that hundred years. And yet it is necessary for us to be schooled and trained and taught, treated, induced.

heard, persuaded, or whatever adjectives you may want to apply, and get us into complete order, that the Almighty, through his servants, might extend to us more of the blessings of that blessed kingdom established on the earth, never again to be discarded or given to another people. So I hope this afternoon, my dear brethren and sisters, that by the efforts of your faith and prayers, the inspiration of God to those who may be called upon, that we can gather in to ourselves, into our lives, into our feelings and aspirations and our daily living, some of those things that will contribute to the establishment of that blessed condition.