Show conference IN mill the regular quarterly conference of sanpete stake was held at mount pleasant commenting at 10 a m of august 18 1888 there were present I 1 the stake presidency mei members abers of oi the high council and d a 0 very good representation ol of we e several ward bishoprics bishoprick bish i conference was called to order by P resident beal who also also made opening remarks bishops W S seely J A allred 0 L thorp S X P madsen aa a sen john bartholomew tholo mew and jqhn jotin rees bees each gave an encouraging retort report oi of his ward 2 p M n after the usual opening exercises president peterson instructed the me to 10 oe in procuring the genealogies of their friends and relatives in order tp to be able to labor for them he also urged the necessity of 0 keeping correct ward records at p m f D ichards arrived reports ol of statistics and sunday schools were read bishop 0 C N dorlus jave gave a brief sketch of his experience in prison life 1 l president Pete raan gave notice of a a meeting at 7 39 pm singing and benediction at pm elder 1 S chadds kave gave a viry very entertaining account of dis labors in behalf of the latter day saints sunday 10 am galled called to order by president peterson Peter soa opened by singing and er apos apostle taxa e C V p D richards said the lord is blessing the laud land for the of the saints as is shown by the abundance of grain and trait although the gospel is being preached and temples built the wicked WIC ked sa s1 are restrained from laying violent hands upon the saints as has been the ca zale in former dispensations find and seme what in this yet they are per alitt to annoy us sufficiently to keep us from falling failing asleep and forgetting th the important duties god has bias Is laid d 4 upon u ug he counseled the saints to pay their tithes and offerings as there is ig nu fear but the means will be 0 applied p p d as that means does not be koniuto 0 n t 0 the late church corpora corporation tige he id it was desirable tu to get the th 0 the salt lake temple belott before wi winter te sets in there is among the people too much aup h of a distant feeling especially in the priesthood and pros presidents I 1 dents of quorums qu qa where should embt the utmost familiarity among the people the greatest freedom should exten and we should become acquainted with each other that confidence way may be established E elder ider F I 1 8 richards said it afforded him much pleasure to meet with the saints and aad bear his testimony in looking over the congregation he saw that many ar of that class that haye have been born orn and raised in these moun moon bains ins do we realize that what we call the gospel was revealed jy by god himself and that the world for generations had been deprived of the gospel they have had what they call the gospel yet when we compare the gospel with the creeds of men it makes the for former M e r appear ea r the tel there is no princile p ri 0 30 t of 0 f the gospel that need to be kepi kep b bid sad and it is gool good at times to examine avat others be lieve and make comparisons 2 p m the sacrament was administered ered president malben maiben presented the gei general D and stake authorities and andall all wee sustained unanimously president peterson Petera oo thought the stake was well represented in this conference said that if the saints will keep the commandments of god and the sabbath day they will be able to do all the work that is needful to do we are increasing in wealth as evidenced by the great numbers of carriages road carts and vehicles of various kinds horses hories sheel sheep and cows in great abundance if t the he committee on education that has been sustained at this conference will take th the business lit in aana tofit to fit ups up a buildt building fa for a high school fo for r the coming winter it will be a step in alie tb e right direction the business before us ua in the immediate future is the building buil dlugg of an aa academy apostle richards said habad he bad been pleased with the remarks of president peterson in relation to education this subject has had much consideration it to is our duty to provide bacill ties whereby we may be able to teach our children c bl adre idre n the t h e principles u caplea of our religion ii president Tres president ion ident peterson gave notice that conference would adjourn tor for three months to meet in moroni singing praise god from whom all blessing flow during which the arose benediction by president beal clerk |