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Show Conference Attracts Huge i Crowds; Fine Talks Given The new Kolob Stake House was S filled to capacity at the opening general conference session Sunday morning, when Elder Ezra T. Benson of the Council of the Twelve Apostles and Lorenzo Hatch of the church welfare, com-C com-C mittee, represented the general authorities. ft.'. In an appropriate talk, Presi-a; Presi-a; dent Ernest A. Strong, in charge M of the conference meetings, spoke L on the life of the Savior from His birth to His ascention, calling attention at-tention to his teachings while on :0- earth. t; Elder Benson spoke on general "'" church principles and called at-li at-li tention to the favorable publicity !i which the recent basketball games er played by the B. Y. U. Cougars, brought the LDS church. He also reviewed the publicity attached to the seating of Reed Smoot in the !''! senate and explained how this in- cident brought attention and pub-j, pub-j, licity to the church. ) In well pointed remarks, Lor-'' Lor-'' enzo Hatch of the welfare com-, com-, mittee, explained the obligation ,5 of each church member in pay-!t, pay-!t, ing his church offerings especially Fast Day Donations. He explained 0 . . that each LDS member should consider it his duty to fast on the first Sunday of the month and give the amount of the meal which he did not eat, to the church to help feed the needy. He inferred that Kolob's Fast Day donations were comparatively low. Other speakers were returned missionaries, mission-aries, Bruce Mendenhall, Marshall Fox, and Reed Benson, the latter a son of Elder Ezra Benson of Salt Lake City. Music for the forenoon meeting was furnished by the stake male chorus, directed by Golden Hansen. Han-sen. The conference began with a priesthood leadership meeting and a welfare meeting on Saturday evening, directed by President Ernest A. Strong. During the afternoon session, in charge of G. W. Sumsion of the presidency, the opening remarks were made by A. G. Peterson also of the presidency. He told of his experiences while attending the "Y" basketball games in Kansas City, in regard to the excessive smoking and drinking and compared com-pared the condition to those in games played in this state. He touched also on the life of the Savior telling of His teachings. Other speakers during the afternoon after-noon general session included: Elder El-der Russell Palfreyman, Harold Cutler, Fukan Sorenson, returned missionaries; retiring bishops, Oscar Os-car Whiting of Mapleton and Er-win Er-win Sheffield of the Sixth ward; Bishop Welby Warren, newly sustained sus-tained in the Mapleton ward and Bishop Bert Strong of the Sixth ward; Elders Benson and Hatch. Music was furnished by the combined com-bined Fifth and Sixth ward chorus led by Mrs. Myrle Nelson. At special request, prayers were offered at both morning and afternoon after-noon meetings for President George Albert Smith. The conference concluded with an inspiring meeting in the evening, even-ing, directed by the MIA with Superintendent Sup-erintendent GJen Holley in charge. During the time Douglas String-fellow, String-fellow, of Ogden, nationally known speaker, held his audience spellbound spell-bound with his story of the sufferings suffer-ings endured by U. S. soldiers, who served with the seceret service in Germany. While serving as a member of this group he suffered paralysis from the hips down in a mine explosion. He told of the tortures endured at the hands of the Nazis while in prison, stating that he still bore scars from these tortures. Music for the concluding session of the conference was furnished by the high school treble tones, directed by Golden Hansen. |