The Fulfillment of Prophecy and Progress of the Work

Elder Thomas E. Bassett was the closing speaker. He felt grateful, he said, for the environment of good men and good women in this Church. He had been nurtured in the precepts of the Gospel of Christ, had witnessed many of the hand-dealings of God and knew beyond a doubt that "Mormonism" is true. The prophecy uttered by the Prophet Joseph Smith that the Saints should become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains had been verily fulfilled, as witnessed by the hundreds of thousands of people dwelling in these regions. We are not responsible for the setting up of this work, the speaker said, neither can we stop its progress. It is the work of God and never will be overthrown. Men must live according to the precepts of the Gospel if they will retain a testimony of its truth. Corruption in life will drive out the light, and cause the soul to wander in darkness. ¶