Show IBM 61 HE at the regular quarterly conference of the st george stake of zion waa was 40 1 held at enterprise saturday and sunday june 23 and 24 the author k atles present fr fro orn I 1 m salt lake being pres A W ivins and elder preston nibley ot of the AT I 1 A general board pres thos P cottam was the first f speaker at the saturday forenoon session he ile referred to the blessings of the lord upon the people here and their splendid opportunities to serve him made mention ot of the re k 41 tion and the great works ot of jes jesus Us christ gave an account ot of t the vis v s ion ton ot 01 joseph smith and the bring bringing ing forth ot of the gospel the speaker re ported all organizations in the sta stake P complete and doing good work said edward II 11 snow had been president ot of this stake tor for 22 years elder E 0 norr made a report ot of a the second quorum ot of elders jt elder david II 11 cannon spoke of the magnitude ot of the church and obedience to it was much pleased to be here with pres ivins and elder nibley made mention ot of his temple work had been engaged tor for 46 years in this work and had derived mucha much 1 joy from it elder nibley spoke of the great worth ot of a good name which we f should all cherish he ile also spoke of 0 development of the county for V 40 which there Is great promise in the near future there was promise ot of great prosperity but with it would come great temptations mothers should teach their children the princ aples ot of the gospel warned against the evil of criticism we should pray more and criticize less told of cal y A s advancement but said thea the I speaker we have a better country 1 than california made appreciative remarks of president david 11 can non s life and services saturday afternoon pres whitehead was the first speaker at this meeting he ile also spoke of the value ot of a good name and made feeling mention of the good ai A and noble qualities ot of president I 1 iv ins also of the good character of ein der nibley said the more we know of each other the better impression we have Pros prosperous times are b be tore fore us and we must prepare for them adversity makes men strong while prosperity makes for spiritual failure ill sister orpha andrus gave a report of the primary conference at salt t lake elder W T stewart spoke of thew the value of living a true and upright life of good works should read the scriptures and live up to their te teach ach ings we should never find fault with 0 i our leaders civil or ecclesiastical pres A W ivins commended the good attendance at this conference A tree is judged by its fruits the thel things that are done Is what we can judge from this stake state shows by its works made mention of the es of enterprise prior to 1908 and his assistance in the mat ter bringing his family here and es tab lishing some of them here re minded the people of his warning to keep out of debt about the war time when the collapse came I 1 was not caught I 1 practised practiced what I 1 preached it if any of you are in debt I 1 would like to find a way out tor for you many in other places are heavily mortgaged and sold for taxes america must retrench or collapse althin ten years the speaker went into figures show ing the national state county and city taxes the figures being too large to be easily understandable but at the same time very alarming we here are in the best condition of any I 1 know of very few young men de sire to go back to the farm we e must make the farm attractive and what it aught to be we should make farming a profession not a side lg U sue the farmers never or while others have ave all and benefit thereby farm products have gone down while other products halev have gone up we must stay here and the wheel of fortune will turn a 1 in n our favor ter our it if the people her here w will i 1 I 1 u develop the resources that are here the lord will help them and make them prosperous continued on fifth page ll 11 01 sit CONE REff HILO at continued from first page sunday ro forenoon pres edw 11 snow thought many were not living up to our profession as latter day saints though in the aggregate we are the gospel makes good men better and bad men good quoted cain s question to ta god am I 1 my brothers keeper yes we are our brother brothers s keeper and this Is one of our covenants and it Is our duty to try to keep our brother brother on the right path we must have ideals in this line business honesty and integrity Is the sate safe and proper method many are quite lax in fair dealing and keeping ot of promises scrupulously follow the golden rule we should all build up a good reputation there Is nothing better ow than a good name and a habit ot of making good we may be poor as air church mice but still honest and true if this we will be true to our god elder wayne gardner supt bupt of stake M I 1 A asked all to quote the M I 1 A gem we stand tor for divine guidance through family and ual prayer we should hold high the possession of a good name we mus must t be our brothers keeper gave a report of his mission in california also a report of the al I 1 A confer ence at salt lake elder preston nibley referred to president brigham young and one of his prophecies which we now see tul ful filled pres young was a great lead er his chances to be great when a young man were very meagre he was a man of dependability listening to the lord at all times we should ap ply this to ourselves the lord will use us it if he ile can elder W G hopkins spoke of hon esty as being required of us more than any other thing because of our spiritual gift sunday afternoon pres ivins referred to the words of brigham young and their fulfill ment we now have nearly stakes and wards and one of the greatest states of the union many states are now calling tor for our seeds and crops because of their high ity we also have great quantities of minerals of all kinds there Is no tract of country in the known world with such a variety in the same area as utah all this makes him a true prophet there never has been a movement mo ement like this the gathering to utah ot of L D S people coming from all nations to zion in the tops of the mountains fulfilling prophecy to the letter we should be worthy seeking charity morality etc the ideals of childhood should be of the highest and best and fixed for coming manhood and womanhood the lord inspired and fitted brigham young tor for the great work that he accod polished and our present conditions greatness and blessings if it we have kept ourselves clean never mind what we may suffer er nothing but faith in the lord jesus christ will take men and women into the king dom of god we are struggling in a world ot of immorality never mind it if the world does look black to ua us there will be ritts rifts in the clouds I 1 have faith in this country and the promises of god elder D 11 morris said all here are descendents of early members ot of the church who made great sacrifice fic es related some missionary ex perien per lences ces showing how foreign con verts make sacrifices here we have a blessed people because of service told of the good by the church organizations elder W 0 bentley stated the gospel Is the greatest objective la fit life we must live up to high stand ards by living a good clean life bishop terry made remarks of ap of the conference held here and the good advice given we should all live better lives we have room tor for many more people in our community pres snow said the conference hid brought many good things to the peo pie its purpose Is to mal inal e bettel latter day saints vale ma lo 10 mention of the establishment of a junior college at st george and beg poke its support sherwood forest the haunt ot of robin hood is to be destroyed destro jed to supply coal it Is estimated 10 tons a year can be mined in the historical region of nottingham county edwinston Edwin stow hall the an dent clent mission is to be turned into aa art educational center tor for the miners the historic forest Is owned by lords who are poor and harassed by the income tax cleanliness thrift and civic pride the essentials of homes and towns beautiful i 11 |