CONFER R E R a interesting instructive re ark 1 mu drills smith and cannou I 1 both speakers referred bouc a ly to the late abraham H can re dent cannon says that he rhad had a child disobey him in any choir sang prayer w ered by bv S al molen 11 the first speaker was PREST JOSEPH F 01 he said he was thank fa t the ilee blee sings sinas 0 the saints wera en and grateful to T lord that hat circumstances are that the people are enabled to toj t to gether and enjoy the spi C tw all the promises goj god h heij to X e ma fb 11 awu ai W allf co fie e gb y 7 fulfilled we come to together ether not only to hear bear what is s said aid but to draw in the wanderings of of our mind and center them upon god the spirit of the lord operates on all those who have made covenants with god and obey his commandments the day of worship is more important than all the other six days but the saints should be occupied it is proper they should be occupied but in doing good not to acquire wealth or position but working for the good of everybody the people should be industrious the idler shall not eat the bread of the laborer we should not get our hearts on temporal things everything we acquire in this thia life in the way of worldly things we will have to leave behind when we pass to the other shore tha people spend too much time aun worldly things e and pay but little attention to their religion on sunday we should come to together oether to hold communion with G god cd that we may receive a testimony and go away determined to serve the tha lord more faithfully in the future than we have done in the past this is my own experience if we desire tru truth th we shall have it what is said in a meeting may not awaken any interest but it will start some to thinking on beneficial thoughts we should come with a 9 desiring spirit and not in in vain vain we come to visit you because of our duty I 1 may not but still you may know the truth of my speaking you come to get counsel from gods servants I 1 was never in better condition to love the truth than now dow I 1 an am full of faith and humbleness and I 1 feel very grateful for it I 1 am not young in years but I 1 am in spirit I 1 feel full of life im interested in gods principles for I 1 understand the plan of life laid out by gol god and I 1 would rather any time have the lord take me home than let me become luke inks warm to the plan of life revealed to joseph smith I 1 would rather lose my life my family and be deprived of all I 1 love than lose the testimony and the live love towards 1 1 gods children I 1 feel like peter of old when many followers left jesus he mas asked byham aill thou too leave me reter peter replied if I 1 leave thre thee where am I 1 to go god almighty is with his people ho he has prospered them his spirit is like a lamp let in the center of a room it gives light to every corner if we had been morn more diligent we would have been more advanced but goj god is ia and forgiving with ua there is no no distinction I 1 am like you and god recognizes good work from gy my one god has sm t the e united order because we a as his children are unfit for far it plural marriage is withheld be cause it was offered and 98 96 per cent of the people rejected it it n is charity and kindness kin doess that is withheld when we are not fit for it so there are many other things in store for us when we are prepared dont talk against love and truth stand up for the truth always when wilford woodruff is a stumbling block in the church god will remove him not man the speaker spoke tenderly of abraham H cannon and others who have been called away and then drew his remarks to a close PRESIDENT OEO GEO Q CANNON was pleased to see and meet with the congregation god knows the wants want of his hia people and god has promised to give us what we need and here our church differs from all others our lives are marked out find and the one great object that overshadows all is the building up the kingdom of god it li the greatest labor ever assigned to man mail zion shall be built up the b a r made ca aganad A t 91 w that tbt brov r b ae srM WS t wd were not hurt after reaching rei ching these valleys the same charges were made against us ua ono one thou thousand and men were consigned to prison they said to destroy all evil we bad we had no evil def designs fians acra against irist the government as was alleged we were full of good will toward all men we wished to build the united states slates and zion up we served our nation and our god god was the founder of this great cause and to promote his will we must build up zion ion where can we find such divinity as ours where can we find such a people as ours cure what changes god has hag madel made I 1 will serve god all my life is ia nothing compared to the spirit of god men and women should be ever willing to lay down their lives for god of the thousands I 1 have baptized baptised sed I 1 have asked every one if they were willing to lay down all for god I 1 have recently lost a son but I 1 would rather have my whole family perish than to lose faith in god my children are all obedient I 1 never had a son ever give me a disrespectful look the speaker then spoke tenderly of his sons abraham and david the choir sang and meeting was dismissed by prest samuel roskelley conference MONDAY MORNING MORN ING conference opened with a fair attendance elder A winter opened the meeting APOSTLE BRIGHAM YOUNG greeted the saints and felt thankful for morning he said if the saints were idle end and could not find work for money bonev they should work for nothing ind and receive their pay from the lord the speaker told of his father when building the kirtland temple the workmen could not get ther pay and they all left work but brigham young and a few others those who left went in search of work but could not find any and finally the money came to to those who staid at work and they received three times their pay you on ath conference REPORT continued from page might say say there would not have been enough enorah 0 money to pay all had they staid but god gives as much as he be wants to and according to thy faith ye shall receive my illy brothers and sisters I 1 believe that the surplus and extra clothing we b buy UY woul would d pay all the debts of the latter day sat saints ants I 1 once gave ave a five dollar gold piece to it a man and he be brought it back to me and said eaid this haspard ha six debts and ill give it back to you and no one will be a loser we are like so many bricks piled up by one another if one falls we all fall it I 1 fail you fail like so BO many banks we are too much in debt we should economize and get out of debt we dont do enough ourselves we have to call a carpenter to do anything and paying paving plumbers bills is beyond the fondest hopes of man there hr e are sunday school children and we should educate them in practical life ap well as in sunday school the zuni uni vil villages laeB 0 save gave glass when a sand storm comes they take the windows out and tack carpet up this is economy we are not provident enough in in the things god has given us we should be educated in politics as well as religion we should know better than to vote for a set et of counterfeiters counterfeit ers like those in salt lake now our political primaries should he be attended as much as our priesthood meetings every nation on earth is a part of gods kingdom and the men of god must be educated in other things than religion reli ion it is necessary to attend a our primaries to uphold the united states and we must train our children in these things god has given us wisdom to conduct our affairs we should know what we are voting for E MERRILL would rather have listened than talked and he thought wo we had heard profitable remarks there is no excuse for those who are harvesting around the valley on sunday they should le ie discounter alced by the bishops they should work but six days and rest on the seventh they should be considerate and careful the example of the older ones is not perfect hut but men should work to obtain a perfect stand I 1 leel feel to say search me 0 god search my heart and take all evil things from it it is true ws must pay taxes and we should say who will tax us zion is is no place for idleness we should work pay or no pay reward or no reward JOSEPH F would rather listen than talk he said he had never hired any help his wife and daughters do all house work themselves speaker ak invited bro young to come to his house and see economy we did not have to be robed in silk and six dollar shoes we should not trust too much in colle college oe work we should teach our own children to cook keep house etc and make the home pleasant for their bus bands speaker said he be did hi his q own plumbing had bad no plumber bills to pay gold geld and riches are not the roots of sin it is albright allright all right to have them until we get to love them and forget god OUT our eyes are then blinded to the things of god ile he who has bothin nothing is always acceptable unto the lord if we use money wisely we are not in dan danger daner er be industrious and teach Z our sons and dau daughters t aters and the children will sometime thank their parents for it MONDAY AFTERNOON 0 L liljenquist Lilje the changes published in the last issue of THE JOURNAL was first made PRESIDENT GEO Q i CANNON said that no one was ever dissat pointed in putting their trust in god the people would now be destitute but forthe for the revelations god has made to joseph smith the church has been led from the be bining by gods hand only one man at a time has the right to pen the revelation from god Bri brigham ghana young was a fountain of light to the earth wilford woodruff fl is is humble ile he holds gods position it is not his own lie was put abre by goi god as gods agent if any man goes against the tha presidency he be is breaking br the laws of god if anyone has hag friars fears of wilford woodruff let him dismiss those fears for his hia own good but for one thing that has occurred lately there if perfect union in all the qu quorum it was gods cods will that we should divide in politic but cultivate the spirit of go god do not let slander elander and falsehood enter into your hearts speak the truth god has been with me ahn I 1 have been slandered and I 1 have not been hurt restrain your tongues for your own bakee not for mine the pilgrims were the foundation of this great work the speaker touched on planting orchards orchard 4 bye thematically and using your own products the speaker dismissed the m meeting eting with prayer payer and the conference drew to a close