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arose; I feel better now, and as though
I had been refreshed in spirit. I thank
God I am able to talk to you, as the say-
ing is, in my old age. The Lord has
been very merciful to me. The devil
has sought to kill me from the day I
was born; but God has had an agent
with me to keep me from his power, and
so far I have been preserved. I hope
the Lord will not let me live an hour
longer than I can live in his service. But
I am a feeble man—weak like the rest
of you. If anybody supposes that the
Presidency and Apostles here are never
tempted of the devil, they are mistaken.
We are tempted all the time, more or
less, and we have to war against these
things in order to stand and maintain
our position. I pray God that His
blessings may rest upon us. I rejoice
in this conference. It has been a glor-
ious time. There is a good spirit here;
and the testimonies that have been
given unto us by the power of God have
been choice. The angels are watching
over us. The eyes of all the heavenly
hosts are over us. Those who have
lived in other dispensations understand
this dispensation far better than we do,
and they are watching over the labors
of the Elders of Israel. I pray that we
may pursue that course wherein we may
be justified before God, and have power
to conquer and overcome; and when we
have finished here, that we can go home
to receive our reward. The great library
in the celestial kingdom of our God con-
tains the history of the dealings of God
with all the world, for it belongs to this
world. Your history is there; mine is
there; our testimonies are there; and we
will have to meet them. I hope and
pray that my sins may be blotted out of
the book of remembrance and not be
remembered against me. I hope and
pray this will be the case with you; for
blessed is the man that will meet this
blessing when he comes to the end!
God bless you. Amen.