Show First Postwar l D DS S Conference r Salt Lake Lak City today welcomes members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints to their first postwar confer confer- ence ence The semiannual church conference which opened this morning in the tabernacle e is the first unrestricted general conference since the beginning of the war It should therefore be an outstanding conference from the standpoint of numbers presen present t. t At the same time it is the first conference at which the new president George Albert Smith who succeeded the late Heber Jj J Grant will preside and as leader o of the church express press his views on church policy and planning This is therefore a doubly significant conference for the members of the L D S church and for Utah As the new president the general authorities the leaders and members of the church begin a new regime of church administration administration admin admin- administration and a new postwar era of church activity the good wishes of all the people of Utah will go out to them in the confident confident confident dent hope that they will meet new problems boldly and with the continued strong faith which has seen the church steadily growing growing growing grow grow- ing In size and prestige and influence through the years May the semiannual conference be a successful conference conference conference con con- ference in every way inspiring and stimulating all those who whoa a attend and the many thousands more who though unable to attend in person still look to the conference for spiritual guidance a and d support |