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Show Emphasize the Positive Advises LDS Church Authority at Conference Here It is the positive things which develop within man the maximum of strength and power and one ; should concentrate his thoughts and actions on the affirmative; on what they should do rather than what they should not do, thus making for a happier life. These : were some of the thoughts expressed expres-sed by Antoine R. Ivins of the ; First Council of Seventy, when he ' spoke to members of Kolob Stake ; at quarterly conference Sunday. The visiting authority advised ' church members to attend meet- ings for he said, "This is one way ' to show the Lord and each other that we are interested in His ' work." Walter Stover of the LDS church general welfare committee, ex- plained that the difference between be-tween the LDS Church and other churches is that his people have the Holy Ghost, given after the as-cention as-cention of Christ when he said, "I will send unto you a comforter." In the opening session of the conference, President Ernest A. Strong, in charge of the sessions, reiterated the admonishment of President McKay during the last general conference stating that the two great obligations of the members mem-bers of the LDS church today arc to put their own homes in order and to teach the world the devinc mission of Jesus Christ. President Strong described incidents in the life of Christ. President Strong described incidents in the life of Christ and told of the country in which he lived and was crucified and resurrected and which Presi-Continued Presi-Continued on Page Two. Emphasize The Positive, Says Church Authority Continued from Page One. dent and Mrs. Strong visited re- cently. -In the evening session, Elder , Stover continued his story begun in the welfare meeting during the afternoon of the welfare work f it was applied to the German peo- j pie. He described the poverty, Starvation Star-vation and pitiful circumstances of ; the many LDS people along with others cut off from the outside world by the Iron curtain. G. W. Sumsion of the stake : presidency spoke of the testimon-: testimon-: ies of prophets from the Old Testament, Test-ament, New Testament and Book of Mormon and the latter days, I pertinent to the resurrection of j Christ and what it means to Che , rest of the world. ' Andrew G. Peterson, also of the ( stake presidency, directed his remarks re-marks around the theme, "He who does God's work, receives God's pay." Returned missionaries who. related re-lated their experiences and report-1 report-1 ed at the conference included Joyce Whiting, Richard Ivie, Miss Sud- weeks. I Music for the morning session was furnished by the Kolob Stake Melchizedek Priesthood chorus, under the direction of William Schreiner with Mrs. Robert Thorn i at the piano.- The Musettes furnish- ed the music for the evening ses-; ses-; sion under the direction of Mrs. : Bliss Hoover, with Mrs. Wm. L. Schreiner, accompanist. |