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Show MANY ENJOY QUARTERLY CONFERENCE; JOS. F. SMITH j OF TWELVE lv SPEAKER The importance of gaining a testimony testi-mony early in life of the divinity of the mission of Jesus Christ and t Prophet Joseph Smith was stre' at tile tiartcr!y conference 0 Kolob stake held in the Maplel..! ward amusement hall Saturday and Sunday. President (Jeorge H. May-cock May-cock presided and extended greetings greet-ings to the members present. Klder Joseph Field:!!:; Smith of the quorum quor-um of the twelve was in attemhitnv and in an anient addivs stressed file importance of gaining testimony testi-mony of the truthfulness of the gospel. The conference opened by the congregation con-gregation singing ('onie. Come Ye Saints." Tile invocation was by El-dor El-dor Albert V. llnrmcr of the high council. Tin4 siH-akeis Saturday afternoon, af-ternoon, in addition to those inen-fioned, inen-fioned, were I're-idi-iit J. Frank Bringhurst , who touched on the value val-ue of prayer. The benediction was by George Talmadge. Saturday afternoon services opened open-ed with the Mai-leton choir and congregation con-gregation singing "Come Let Us Renew." The invocation was by Elder Willis K. Johnson of the high council. Fanny Rowland, stake president of tin- V. I.. M. 1. A. ..poke on M. I. A. work William T.".v. Jr.. principal of the Kolob s, te rnary, spoke on tile value oi luminary lum-inary work. The Mai leion male quartet then sang "Oh Hume Beloved." Be-loved." Bishop It. Lowell Mendcll-hall Mendcll-hall of the Mnpleton ward spoke and a vocal duet was sung I , Leslie I-Ioutz and John Bniley. "The value of Religious IMncn-tion," IMncn-tion," wall the theme of Elder Smith's address. The i loslne song was "The Joy and the Song". Benediction Bene-diction was by Walter S:-ott Grose-heck, Grose-heck, presiding i liler of the Soldier Summit branch. The Sunday morning services opened with (he Second ward choir and congregation singing, "High on the Mountain Tops." Invocation was 1- j .arch Oliver B. Huntington. joir theu sang "See How the fling Sun.' The first speaker as President Edwin M. Snow, who dwelt on the subject of "Keeping Out of Debt." He was followed by ft vocal solo "The Voice in the Wilderness," Wil-derness," by Elmo W. Coffman. The following members of the stake who will leave soon for the mission field each delivered a short farewell address: Miss Pate of .Mnpleton ward. Mary Waiuwright, Maeser Crandall aud Maurice An dersou of the Springville Second ward. The choir then sang "Ii the Mighty God Appearing.' Other speakers were Elmo W. Smith, who eini hasized the gaining of a testimony testi-mony of the divine mission of Jesus Christ. As a closing number the choir sang 'Oh Lord Most Wonderful." Won-derful." The benediction was by Elder Parley Bills of Soldier Summit. Sum-mit. The Sunday afternoon services opened by the congregation singing sing-ing "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet." The prayer was by John S. Boyer. A group of boys and girls from the Soldier Summit branch theu sang "Praise Ye the Father." The authorities of the church were presented and unanimously sustained. sustain-ed. Patriarch Oliver B. Hunting ton spoke on the ini)ortance of patriarchal pat-riarchal blessings. Jiis address was followed by a vocal duet "Home Ties,' by Sister Hart and Elder Bills of Soldier Summit. The other speakers were George A. Smikins, Grovcr Clyde and Elder Smith. These addresses were interspersed by a girls chorus from Soldier Summit Sum-mit singing, "Love One Another." and a vocal solo by Elden Bills. As a closing number the congregation congrega-tion sang "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning." The licnodietion wns by Bishop Hilton A. Robertson. Robert-son. The program Sunday evening was under the direction of the M. I. A. |