forth into singing and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate, than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord." (54: 1.) The children of Zion, therefore, will, in that day, be more numerous than the nation who has oppressed them, and trodden them under their feet.

aloud for joy, and sing with gladness The desolate cities of the Gentiles, of heart: though Zion is now small which have been left desolate by the and little, remember what the Lord great and terrible wars among themhath said concerning her: "A little selves will in that day be inhabited by one shall become a thousand, and a the children of Zion; for the children small one a strong nation: I the Lord of the "married wife or of the Genwill hasten it in its time." (Isaiah tiles who in ancient times became the 60: 22.) "Who hath heard such a married wife, instead of Israel, will be, thing? who hath seen such things? because of wickedness, greatly diminshall the earth be made to bring forth ished, while the children of the desoin one day? or shall a nation be born late, whom the Lord has for a small at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, moment apparently forsaken, will she brought forth her children." speedily become a strong nation: (Isaiah 66 8.) Zion will become a though barren, and a captive, wanderstrong nation suddenly; her increase ing to and fro, despised, and afflicted, will be at once; and they will return and tormented, and cast out into the to their waste and desolate cities mountains and deserts, and hated by which the Gentiles have robbed them the whole United States, yet the of; and their former possessions will words of Isaiah shall be fulfilled, and be too small for them. Then shall Zion shall sing and forget the rethe following words of Isaiah be ful-proach of her youth. "Sing, O barfilled "Thy waste, and thy desolate ren, thou that didst not bear, break places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other," (that is after the other has been driven out and forced to seek refuge in the Rocky mountains) "shall say again in thine ears, the place is too Hear another prophecy, "Thus straight for me give place to me that saith the Lord God, behold, I will may dwell. Then shalt thou say lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, in thine heart: Who hath begotten and set up my standard to the people: me these, seeing I have lost my child- and they shall bring thy sons in their ren, and am desolate, a captive, and arms, and thy daughters shall be carremoving to and fro? and who hath ried upon their shoulders. And brought up these? Behold, I was kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and left alone; these, where had they their queens thy nursing mothers: been?" (Isaiah 49: 19-21.) Their they shall bow down to thee with waste and desolate places which were, their face towards the earth, and lick by mob violence, forcibly wrested up the dust of thy feet; and thou from them, not being sufficient to shalt know that I am the Lord: for contain the vast number of the saints, they shall not be ashamed that wait they will spread forth into all quarfor me. Shall the prey be taken from ters of the land. Then shall another the mighty, or the lawful captive deprophecy of Isaiah be fulfilled: "En-livered? But thus saith the Lord, large the place of thy tent, and let even the captives of the mighty shall them stretch forth the curtains of be taken away, and the prey of the thine habitations; spare not, lengthen terrible shall be delivered: for I will thy cords and strengthen thy stakes; contend with him that contendeth for thou shalt break forth on the with thee, and I will save thy childright hand and on the left: and thyren. And I will feed them that opseed shall inherit the Gentiles, and press thee with their own flesh and make the desolate cities to be inhab- they shall be drunken with their own ited." (Isaiah 54: 2,3.)

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blood, as with sweet wine and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob." (Isaiah 49: 22-26.)

with strength; the bands of her neck shall be broken off, and she shall be free; her ensign shall be lifted on high to welcome the nations; her light shall be as the sun to enlighten From this prophecy, it will be seen the world; her tabernacles shall be that the Lord commences His work the dwelling place of the Most High; for the gathering of his people by her dwellings shall be encircled with lifting up His hand to the Gentiles and glory: a cloud by day and a fire by by setting up a standard to the people. night shall be her defence; her walls This work has already commenced shall be called Salvation, and her among this Gentile nation. He has gates Praise. Violence shall no more already lifted up his hand, by sending be heard in the land; wasting nor among them a great prophet to bring destruction within her borders. Then forth that sacred and holy Recordthe Book of Mormon, as a "standard to the people." And the time is close at hand when the kings and the queens of the Gentiles will assist in gathering many of the descendants of Israel unto Zion upon this land, while those of the house of Judah will flee to their own land, even to Jerusalem, where they will suffer many afflictions and great chastisements, because of their unbelief in the true Messiah; but the believing of the other tribes will gather to Zion, in America, where they will remain until the full time for their return to receive their ancient inheritances in Palestine.

America shall be called the land of the Lord, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High: then shall the fear of the Lord be upon all nations, upon their kings, and upon their princes, and upon their nobles, and upon their rulers; and all kindreds and tongues shall see the salvation of the Lord, and behold His glory; and submit themselves to His laws, for the whole earth shall be full of His glory; and God himself will be in the midst of His people and reign over all flesh.

But before that day shall come, what sorrow-what mourning—what lamentations will be heard in the The American Indians, who are a earth! Nations shall rush fiercely on remnant of Israel, will gather to nations-thrones be overturnedZion; for they will believe in the kingdoms be removed, and the earth history of their forefathers, contained will be soaked with blood. Every in the Book of Mormon; they will nation under Heaven will be at war repent of all their sins, and become a except Zion. The city of Zion will righteous branch of the house of Is-be the only place of refuge. There rael and this work will be a speedy shall be shelter from the furious work among them, resembling the storms, and tempests, and whirlbirth of a nation in a day; and all winds, that will agitate the nations the promises that the Lord has made and toss them to and fro upon the to Israel and to the Latter-Day Zion, raging billows. There the righteous will be realized by these remnants of shall find safety and dwell securely Israel in America. While their ene-in peaceable habitations; and none mies that have oppressed them will shall molest them or make them be fed with their own flesh, and be afraid. Oh, that the people would drunken with their own blood, as open their eyes and discern the signs with sweet wine; and all flesh, from of the times! for if they will not one end of the earth to the other, take warning, they must perish! But shall know that it is the Lord who they rush blindly on, giving no heed has humbled the pride and haughti- to the prophecies of the holy prophets, ness of this nation, and exalted the nor to the voice of the Lord which is remnant of Israel upon the land. kindly calling after them; nor to the Then Zion shall be clothed in her voice of His servants, who are laborbeautiful garments, and be armed ing day and night to rescue them

from the coming evils! The voice of Oh ye saints, the great voice from mercy falls listlessly upon their ears, heaven, saying, "Come out of her, O or is entirely lost in the confusion of my people, lest ye partake of her sins, great Babylon ! Gladly would we and receive of her plagues; for her awake them to the sense of the aw-sins have reached to the heavens, and ful dangers which threaten them; but God hath remembered her iniquities." the slumbers of death have taken a Therefore, flee ye, get ye out of the firm hold upon them, and they are prepared for the slaughter, and to the slaughter they will go.

Let the saints study the prophecies diligently, and then look at the signs of the times; and they will see the hand writing of destruction in broad and legible characters written upon all the thrones, and kingdoms, and nations of great Babylon. Hear, then,

midst of her! Stay not; tarry not, lest while you linger, some sore calamity or sudden evil befall you. We speak more particularly of the saints in the United States. The destroyer is sent forth to lay waste and destroy, and his mission is to the nations of Babylon, and he will not return nor cease, until he hath made a full end.

UTAH.

Our latest intelligence from Utah is emigrants, under the command of a up to the 12th of Dec. All things ap- man by the name of Hillsworth, who parently were in a prosperous condi- had wantonly killed one of their numtion. Two volunteer companies, un- ber and wounded two others; previder the direction of Elder Orson Hyde, ous to this, that small tribe had been had started in the month of Nov. to friendly with the whites. The Saints form a settlement between one and have constantly studied the welfare two hundred miles east of Salt Lake of the red-men, although they have, City, on Green river. They were in some few instances, been reluctwell fitted out with farming utensils, antly compelled to defend themselves and every thing necessary for the against their depradations. The Information of a permanent settlement. dians in that territory, near our setA colony formed in that vicinity will tlements, are in a ten fold more prosbe of great importance in rendering perous condition than they were preaid and assistance to the weary emi-vious to the location of the Saints in grant, as he pursues his tedious and the country. Through the wise and lonely track towards Oregon and Cal- humane policy of Governor Young, ifornia. The emigrating Saints will, and of the people generally, there is aiso, reap much benefit in finding set- a bright prospect of extending civilitlements of their own brethren near zation and Christianity among the untwo hundred miles east of their desti-cultivated and savage tribes of the innation. It is to be hoped that this terior. Already many of their children little colony will flourish and prosper. are being comfortably clothed and fed, The Indians of the territory appear and are acquiring the first rudiments to be more friendly than they were of an English education. And it is to a few months since. The massacre be hoped, that not many years hence, of Captain Gunnison and party was we shall see whole tribes laying aside by a band of the Par-van-tes who the tomahawk and scalping knife, and were highly exasperated by the brutal pursuing the peaceful avocations of a conduct of a company of California civilized life.

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FROM GOVERNOR YOUNG'S MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE OF UTAH.

stellation of nations illuminating the northern hemisphere.

Happily for Utah, she has no party | improved, add a brilliant to the conpolitics for her Legislature to discuss, she can therefore lend her energies for the benefit of the country, and practicing that industry, so worthy of imitation by the people, benefit them by example, as well as precept.

As hitherto, self-exertion meets her own reward, and the laborer delves with a certain prospect of success, and the teeming earth yields forth her fruits and grain, in rich abundance, for the sustenance of the children of her bosom.

Judging the future by the present and past, unparalleled prosperity is dawning upon us as a people. Health and contentment universally prevail, Let us continue to cultivate the and the mountain breezes, and cool-arts of peace, and impart to the weary ing streams bring vigorous strength wanderer comfort and consolation, and action. Nature's wilderness is abiding in charity and benevolence fast receding before the scythe, the towards our fellows, whether found sickle, and the plow, and her swarthy in the forlorn wandering ignorance of children keep company with the ages, or the enlightened bondage of mountain game, or retire with the tradition and error. Buffalo of the arid and extended plain, to make way, to give place for the pale face, the citizen who inhabits houses, and cultivates the ground. Although far distant from the channels of the trade and commerce of the world, and, moreover, isolated in a great degree from the influence of her society, yet it is a rich inheritance which has been extended unto us, and which in due time will, if rightly

Feeling to reciprocate for past kindness and forbearance, I shall ever be ready to participate with you in your labors, hoping that our united exertions may become advantageous, and promote the interest, prosperity, rapid growth, and advancement of the rising State.

BRIGHAM YOUNG.

UTAH TERRITORY,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Dec. 12, 1853.

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ity in a world that would afford him no greater happiness than the present one. If, then, in a world like this, where troubles meet us on every side, we still enjoy life, and so earnestly cling to it, what would be our joy were we assured of a resurrection to an eternal life of the most perfect happiness? where no troubles or sorrows could ever come? where death could no more enter? What tidings could be more joyful to the soul than these?

Among all the blessings which God grave, and that he would live, and has promised to fallen man, there are move, and act, as he does now, and none greater than that of the resur- enjoy the same that he now experirection of the body to eternal life and ences, he would consider it a blessing happiness. The life that we now en- far greater than earthly riches or honjoy, though mingled with sorrow and ors; and were he certain that such a trouble, is still desirable and sought blessing could be attained, there would after most eagerly by man. When be no sacrifice too great for him to death stares him in the face, he would make in order to secure an immortalbe willing to part with thrones and kingdoms, with houses and lands, and with all his possessions, could he redeem himself from the grasp of this awful monster. Many remedies have been sought out and prescribed, not to redeem man from death, but to shield and protect him for a few years longer from this fearful enemy. But no one has been able to discover a remedy that will render man immortal. All are overtaken, sooner or later, by the grim tyrant and prostrated low in the Now, the inhabitants of this fallen dust. Generation after generation fall world have been most positively asbeneath the mighty conqueror! Oh, sured by the word of God, that their how dismal must be the thought of a bodies shall all live again—that they never-ending sleep in the tomb! Death shall be called forth from the dust and must be bitter indeed, to those who be reorganized, and that the same spirts have no knowledge of the resurrec- which once inhabited them, shall retion-who lay their bodies down animate them again. This redempwithout the least idea of receiving tion of the body is not a partial onethem again; and yet, many hundreds that is, the body is not merely reof millions have passed away without deemed from the grave to a life of the faintest hope of a future resurrec- mortality subject to a second dissotion-who suppose that they part with their bodies for ever.

Could man be fully persuaded that his body would rise again from the

lution, but it is redeemed to immortality-the spirit being re-united with the body never more to be disunited.

The resurrection of the body from