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THE DESERET WEEKLY.

yet, and will not be until
the times of the Gentiles are
fulfilled, which is close at our
door. Look at Jerusalem after Christ
was slain. Look at the trouble and
suffering the Jews endured in the
great war against Jerusalem, under
Titus. Twelve hundred thousand
people were taken out of the gates
[of] Jerusalem and fell by the famine
and by the sword. A remnant was
scattered throughout the world, and
remains in that condition today. At
the present time they are persecuted
in Russia, in Austria, in Germany,
and in other nations of the earth.
They will be persecuted until Christ
comes, or near that time.

It is the same in this generation,
and in every generation in which
God has had a people upon the earth.
It costs something to shed the blood
of righteous men.

I say to the Latter-day Saints, do
your duty, honor God and remem-
ber your covenants. I want these
young men and young women of
Israel to honor God, to honor their
parents, and remember their pray-
ers. This Kingdom has got to rest
upon your heads. The world do not
believe these things; but their un-
belief does not make the truths of
God of none effect. Therefore, I
have a right to urge these young
men to qualify themselves and pre-
pare themselves to take the places
of their fathers, and to honor God
and be united. United you stand,
divided you fall. Union is that
which God requires of us, as a peo-
ple. I hope you will lay these things
to heart. Read in the Bible and
you will find that they are true, and
they will have their fulfillment.
God bless you. Amen.