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THE DESERET WEEKLY.

GENERAL CONFERENCE.

The conference was addressed by
President Wilford Woodruff,
as follows: I want to say to my friends
this morning that I am a very happy
man. My heart is filled with gratitude
to God my Heavenly Father for the
blessings I enjoy. It is over seven
years since the Presidency of this
Church and as many of the Twelve
Apostles have occupied this stand
until today, and I feel that we
have all reason to thank God and re-
joice in His name for the blessings
and privileges that we enjoy this
glorious morning. Turning to Apostle
Snow the speaker asked: Is there any
law against a man telling what is in his
heart if he has no evil in it?

Apostle Snow replied that he knew
of none.

President Woodruff—Brother Snow
says that he does not know of any such
law, and therefore I say God bless Presi-
dent Harrison for exercising his official
clemency in liberating President
Joseph F. Smith, and I am thankful
that Brother Smith is with us today.
I say also God bless every other man,
whether he be Jew or Gentile, Catho-
lic or Protestant, judge or juryman, who
has lent his name to this and not only
liberated President Smith but many of
our brethren who have the privilege of
sitting here with us on this occasion.
I hope there is no harm in that thought
or feeling; for that is the way I do feel
at this time. My heart is full of grati-
tude and blessing to my fellowmen for
all the good they have done. Every-
thing that leads to good and to
do good is of God; and everything
that leads to evil and to do evil
is said to be of the wicked one. I feel
that all of us have reason to rejoice be-
fore the Lord for the deliverance and
blessings which He has wrought
among us. I rejoice in the union
which exists among us as a Presidency
of this Church and the twelve apostles.
These are bodies of men who of all
men under heaven should be united in
the work of the Lord in which we are
engaged. I do not believe there ever
has been a body of men in any age of
the world who, as a general thing,
are more united and happy than
are these today; and while
we are here assembled together I hope
and trust that we may have the inspira-
tion of Almighty God with us in our
teachings, in our instructions, in our
counsels. We shall call upon our
brothers to address us, and I say in
the name of the Lord, let us all have
peace.