| Show I President Grant Urges Strict Obedience To Word of Wisdom at M. M I. I A. A Conference c iEa 5 4 r C b LEADERS AT MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION CONVENTION Heber J. J T Grant left Mrs Grant Cannon president Young Women's M. M I. I A A. and George Q Morris Lucy general superintendent super super- Y Young lens len's Mens Men's M. M J. J IA A. A c t L. L D. D S. S Head Hea Points Way to Success S in Address By CLARENCE WILLIAMS IS Difference between failure and success is strict obedience to the word of wisdom Heber 81 year year old old president of the L. L D. D S. S church told about leaders of the Young Mens Men's and Young You g Women's Women's Wom Worn ens en's Mutual Improvement association tion in a joint general session in inthe inthe inthe the tabernacle Friday opening the third forty-third annual convention Observing the word of wisdom asserted President Grant is th the difference between failure failure- physically physically cally cabby morally and financially and success in all these thes Take Pledge Fledge He delivered his message to future future fu fu- fu ture leaders of the church business and industry after the entire congregation congregation con con- took a a standing pledge to support the churchs church's program to bring about bout among members the nonuse of alcohol and tobacco The pledge presented by Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph J. J Cannon first assistant superintendent su- su su superintendent of ot the Young Mens Men's M. M L A. A and it was adopted after General Superintendent M Morris o 0 r r i is s called for its unanimous passage President Grant urged th the youth I leaders to be ambitious because he pointed out the desire to accomplish accomplish accomplish things renews a persons person's capacity capacity ca ca- ca to do still gr greater ater things We live to accomplish things and not just to use what others have accomplished he said Makes COD Condemnation f. Launching on a a condemnation of the use of tea coffee tobacco and liquor the church president said If It the world would do away with these four items all the financial problems would be solved I have liv lived d to find out everything the gospel gos gos- pel teaches you and me Is for our own benefit I am sure I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't observed th the word of wisdom manufacturers are try try- Continued on Pa Page e Four Column Six L LII L. D o. o S 8 1 LEADER TALKS T JOM TO MI 1 I 1 A A. A 1 Continued from Page One ing ng to push puss the sale sale of f at least this ye year r. r Imagine Imagine Imagine Imag Imag- ine this means means means' that would be smoked every minute since the birth birth of of the Savior Savio Each tach and every one ne of you yoJi my dear young friends is carrying on your shoulders the fundamentals of the fhe church Every one of pf you has th the power to preach the gospel Losing Spirit President Grant asserted it was a asad asad asad sad thing that some of our people are losing the spirit to accomplish things Assembled in Salt Lake City for forthe forthe the he convention which will continue Saturday and Sunday will be upward upward upward up up- ward of members from all partS part's arts of the Unit United d States some from froin rom Canada and a few from fromMe Me Mexico cico L Large Delegations Continued warm weather is expect exacted expected ex ex- ex- ex acted d to bring in large delegations Satu Saturday day Superintendent Morris who welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- the members told told them theM I. I Ais becoming more and more a power in the church and andover andover andover over the world I We want to jail all tho those e seeing our work to follow the the gospel he asserted in his spoken soft-spoken way We have come to a new day day when people are inviting us to give them our testimony Develop young men and young women he pleaded to give the I people of the world what they are asking for We are developing the finest type of womanhood and man- man hood lood We have organizations scattered scattered scattered scat scat- throughout the world in which are banded together clean yo youth th Obey Teachings Superintendent Morris exhorted members to carry on the work which he e said is most important that hat it if it be successful and asked them to obey the teachings of the church and the counsel of its leaders President Cannons Cannon's message lauded lauded lauded laud laud- ed the work of her members and said the M. M I. I A A. is teaching the youth to withstand the changing social trends e Congregational singing opened the program LeGrand Richards church presiding bishop offered invocation and md Dr F. F S S. S Harris president of the Brigham Young university pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- benediction Presentation of the M. M I I. I A A. song was under the direction of J. J Spencer Spen Spen- Cornwall director of the tabernacle tabernacle tabernacle taber taber- nacle choir A special stage has bas been constructed constructed constructed con con- in the tabernacle for bor presenting presenting presenting pre pre- the various features which are on the three-day three program A short skit on the theme By Love Serve One Another was given followed by the Improvement Era presentation by John D. D Giles Cita- Cita jl Jons lons ons for their accomplishments were awarded by President Grant Department Meetings During the afternoon scores of department meetings were held The delegates then went to Saltair to participate in the and dance festival Friday evening The convention theme Saturday will be Building Latter-day Latter Saints Through Better Teaching Teaching- |
