| Show 11 ijIR 11 14I j ll if 1 STAKE CONFERENCE REPORTS Ir j a 1J J 0 > li > rlruu > Stake i I 1 Mesa Arizona Feb 19 1898 i t i f It A 11 f 1 To the Editor 2 4 i14 ij Ill I 1 5 Our quarterly conference which 11 I should have taken Place during December b 1 De-cember last has been delayed on account 4 i ac-count of A promised visit from some of F 11 s 11 the leading brethren rom Halt Lake I I i Elders John Henry SmIth anti John W 1 4 f 11 Taylor of the council ot ApcisllD I e ame I I I li ter us filled I with the Spirit of Ihe or I t i I I a And < we have been Jt political anti a bulll up In our most holy faith by tin P i t timely J counsel of theme brethren I Tile r 4 11 I public discourses ot both of the Apos I Itt j I tie were InstruCtIve and Inspiring 4 I J i tl l Brother Smith spoke more especially to a the Habits while Brother I Tailor addressed f I j ad-dressed those who parts not ni I I I The quarterly confeienio converted iI I Sunday Feb 13th nt 10 a in and closed onn llnC I I Monday at < p in to meet again some S time In March us shall hereafter bo I i I or appointed lleports from the Ulahops I I of the various wards shown the Stake I to be I In n moot excellent condition i I The people are more united than they I t hay ever been before 01 I there Is I n greater determination to 110 their reo I Ilirlo Harmony Irvolla corIvillic i I Tuesday we took the bretli i rJ I I t ren out for n ride to show them I points or Interest In our Millej and nn le 11 I I turnln we found the tabernacle crowded I I I crowd-ed with people and an abundance of ro I I lerolarneral far 1111 Inner man < < a r I J I I Prima for the brethren that worked like J I I a chonn Artrr hln treated wilh n I r rw 80 or a by tho chair had short I I speeches bv the I lirethren wo nil proll 1 Sl h yet a R an Arct opportunity wu I alnn to became ncquallltd with tho I visiting brethrn I J 311 CROSBY Stake Clerk I M19la stake 1 I I i I The quarterly conference ot tile Mor I I can take or ZlolI romnN nt tile i i Stake meeting convotorid un I 11 Iundy and Mon os February 13th i 11 I and Ilith I tiz Seated t on the stand were Elder 11 Try Withhis u r II Fruit I N els and William II lllch toecther ioutvo wards r with the Bishop ot the various wards t and members of the Ulch Council il Conference opened nt 10 n m Sun k day morning there lielnn a good con rreratlon present After rccehlni ij I 1 4 reports from some of the Illshopa and I IT T iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIiA I I Afti I 9 N superintendent of Sunday schools 1ntrlareh Alma Porter addressed the congregation Ho Spoke forcibly on the motev of Goal to this people and how II o should live to merit lll > bless Ingo Sder Charles elites L II Durrani mid Vllllam Coolhtur returned missionaries mis-sionaries addressed I the meeting Bate exhortations to tile people Klilcr Samuel 1inncls called the afternoon af-ternoon meeting it 0 Tr Pflccnmint vas a d mm ate real 1 and the rental gmt at the HUhups reports given In I lldT Fry was the first speaker 111 commenced Iiy reading the first motion nf Doctrine And rtucnants nml l then spout of the missionary work and of the ileallnns of Hod with this people EIder Alonzo franclswas the next speaker He dwelt upon the evidence I < of Joicph Smiths divine authorltynnd puke ot the assertion I Latterday Saints make to the world that this IB I the only true Church nf Goal Monday rcbruary I 14lh 10 lu m rider William1 Rich called the meetIng Meet-ing to order After the selling exert ises iidcr Thomas Spackman addressed the con Krecallon He pok addrepped Gad had gathered the Saints from many lands anti or the love that should be antE r ant-E r dCrM11mn1p1nrtrr followed nnd referred to the put h1sIaFyw11t1hh11 10 life Sad ot how be hn wateh IT the Progress ot the young Upon from child flood nider li W Porter Spoke of the early history of this Church After the reading of the statistical re > ort of the Stake Kla > r Samuel Trancls addressed the meeting He Said nod had nhundantly Ues cd us we knew In whom we had put our Irmt poke of the vice to he I found In our mlilst and what a mil Ialterday Saint should < appear before the world William 11 Ulch I spoke of the Ilder Alplake nienllmle 1 of the wnrl and of how Rome of us lose our first love I and be Cum luke warm 11der Fry made a few closing remarks re-marks Conference adjourned for three month O r III11I3N11ACH Clerk Star Valley Stake Afton Feb 15The quarterly con feienc of Iho Star Valley Slake of Zion wf held In Alton February 12 and 13 1S9S Jeorge Osmond predicting JoI nre Om ad rlt 10 rejoice In ma rnGor7 Ith th Saint and hpl we wOIIII nil be henclltld hy meeting tothr gave no lIIutra lion howlng pin he notgtv nU I need reminding of our cllltl FrAt Fr-At I the wrd In the Stake were report re-port d favorably by their respective 1IIhOI rider Ole A Jensen spoke a short time encouraging all to live up to the Cqulr 2I aIrCoIDh 1Ilr11dIvIAcd I Ialrlnrch C D Cazler adlvlsed the brethren to honor the Priesthood which lod had placed upon them Elder W W Burton deemed It a great privilege lo be In conference and f irtake ot the gnod I Spirit ohx ald I It waa necessary to our well being that we enjoyed I ill it 1101 I1plrlt at all times for that would lead us In the straight and narrow path that leads to eternal life In the Kingdom of led Eller Ansen V Call Rae nn excellent excel-lent report of the Slar Valley Stake the piesldency I I having v Sited every branch during the past three month of the lllh gavo nn cncouniRlnR report Ing record and ot the people generally Several I others Spoke of the goodness of God and felt to acknowledge his hand In I nil the blessings we enjoy Elder rjelsled 11 ot the seven president of Seventies Sev-enties felt pleased to note the great Improvements In the Stake since his last visit exhorted the Balnts to keep the Sabbath day holy said I wo should Ile II vltuou and righteous People kllng the Commandment or no d asked aodto > bles the youth ot Zion wllh wisdom that they may find favor In HI fight 1 fIymur D Young of Salt Lake City addressed the congregation on tho Pacmdriess at the sacrament of the Lord supper siwke of the progress of of the Saints In this Slake through the btcuilnRB of the Lord spoke In high rerm of tho Sunday school said 1 1 the Saints must obey the Word of Wisdom Rae some good Inslructlons I to the Elders El-ders going on missions and blessed all In the Mm ot the Lord W Ill NNINGTON Clark |
