Show r T CONDITIONS OF o THE STAKES OF OE ZION M l rHO General and j y eel eelI ports by tho ot 01 tio tho lug Ing among the tho nook tc and Namo ot tho leollo Main I of Zion Made Mado t t tho sn Annual Annun 01 o tho Church of 01 to cot Out of at D iet ht I GroWth ot of th Wards an and Ot 01 Saints Sol Lako L City sunday I 4 1003 L lag S AA AA S R POND ot of In Iii nUl iy the tho con ot of the laIor nl trust IY of Ion I ll bY the Spirit of the J spaY that Ie be actuated what t I 1 b may Inay be directed rd In wh the tho stallo of Zion where I therebY our numbers arc nrc not great only 10 war wards e nl and have haVO W the thO general about In a but hll hae been portion of tM th stake hus hua IJ t one orton n era r under o be teen n account uller ot of having to Inu 1 01 TWO seyen to tour tron Ugo however th the three to people Cr r to as the called Ulon ot of hear aa 01 Waters ot of the tho get a a PortIon or of n bo t river nt 1 a und mun many leO peO the tho Jle e U enjoying IB t a Glent there thero onlY a apart meet But that 1 nUS nes to 10 lands In the and part of the tho Instances 1 ha u a he e In tb the 11 baa been 1 a and andl tome pit ot of 11 wel l In bettor circumstance hlo have tU tn held 0 SOle Some Somo who have Md thIs spirIt felt they hd have ward stake ad to pull up and go to lere were at libertY they 1 and its lunds iau mat just IS other detrimental been the IlO the of those sought era th onu them and have gono wh who J better places wih with the tho to eek of the Priesthood siO The nd e hl have vo nl ways their so far as a the tho be been n in labor 10 stake Is concerned of the ork rk th Council have hUgh the Counci In helping them curry the great workers they have been enle called IU and homo home also as to act 18 work In the midst ot of done n a good worl have hao the ho In the tho are complete with the ox ex Priesthood ale which of ono one or two vacancies filled One ward Ia at ho be I oon of account on without a prent 1 officer resigning and moving to another that place ihie auxiliary conditiOn are In a ThoO tons e who Wito In them ore are ener energetic Th getic and willing t to do al all that to Is pos poe They Thoy travel n a grent great deal doni amongst and their labors arc aro the young people productive of go goOd Most of these 01 or judd hold t through the tho months onlY ns lB many ot of our winte people go o from home lur lurIng young oung tog Ing the to earn 1 a Ivel hod hoodIn hodIn hood In n a general WI AY thee there Is Ia n a feeling In the stake Of course roune ne as In I suppose wo we have hae a tew fe that seem to think they do not have tUne to orvo the tho Lords they are moro more to clo give th Lord tr lr time Ind and Iten atten attention tion to the things of this thie world There Thero lon II too luch much of at 1 r spirit of In the and who visit th different complain that or of the cople do not serve the Lord as th they y should do Many have In incurred r great debt on and I am sorn HorrY In Ini i deed deel to report condition Many have ae been prosperous and hl have ve j to enlarge the roo ro robit bit Is you ou can hear them any what I do to meet my obligations The rho Implement men and other othor who len ae our leem seem to have gr greater Influence over oer some ot of lh Ih people coIo In I a financial than do thoe who o In the tho Many lre are buying far beyond their mean anti In working to meet their they are ure depriving them lelve eIve ot of they might have In InI I the tue Lord LordI I believe our arc a lite IItti Tim The water Is being belne for tor arId lamle and have begun to come comae In and enquire for homes among us ua Some who moved there to tob tobe b be On the still to be on the and are ther their hence and moving again A number of at Iery brethren and have lIB and ve e Invie invite more to COlo coin and their homes wih With UI tim unity to n the Those who vho Ire active and are oro stronger In the tho tl faith I bik r le than they Iver were We VO arc hard to bring about I a eter condition both and nd Our wards arc oro usually well I e In PrIesthood meetings lS as asIre Ire the auxiliary organizations Ind uh In a genera way the Iho People take bore ji counsels that Iro urn given Riven tty to every principle princIpia that wi vIii la rake e th m in beter better I tru trust t the ot of the tho Lorl wi will N continue wIth UI us during the ot of thiM I bear testimony Icor that tha t I Ito know the tho work ot of the Lard I 1011 here I 1 to you my brethren und and sister that In Ot at the Say 1011 words I If we wil wilt lra draW near unto Him Io lie wi viiI drw draw near Into lB us I haYe proved this In my experience the tho treed freedom om mind and Jo joy which has hns been spoken ot of during tho th conference has come to every Saint Time Tho Ieler better core we orvo the Lori and time the loro diligent wo we are 11 in Is Ills service the greater amount ot of the Spirit ot of the Lord we enjoy and the elsler easier I It Is for tor us to make I pray the of the Lord 11 may be with lS Continually an and that we 0 many take the tho ot of this conference to our homes FO 0 that the tho people In general generl may bo be I ask these In the flame of JeRus Christ Amen JA IB E af President of Stoke Stake Thil This seems to tD me mao an post pORI lon tion to occupy Iut but although I feel teel out of I am very o to the privilege of making el n a report of the stake of at Zion Ion I The rhe Is located In the I southeaster southeastern Part ot of Idaho In hint Is I known OH nu the tho Snake river valey valley I It is 18 isa n a Part ot of the old Stake or ns as It Is now the Fremont Stake We about tel ten thousand souls We Ve have seven or eight tam fain Iles tiles scattered over oer n a largo large area orca of country We have tw wards and seven Reven branches Al All ot of the wards are tUly fully organized and so far us I klOW know ni all the tho ward organizations are Al All the tho Stoke Stake are full ful wih the ot of one OM and that Is time tho the hIgh Priest quor urn um the moved from our Stake Ind and the vacancy cancy has not yet boon heen tIlled Our high Counci Council II is corn com complete piete anti ami Is its ore are do Ings I a good gOOI work The Preal dency of the tho Stake have hae been United on every overy question that las ha como come up for our since the tho was WO organized In 1895 We Wa are united wih ith the high Counci with 11 nil our Wo We oro aro also alBa with the tho ot of the Stake auxiliary 01 or As far tur as I 1 Imo know there thero Is no content contention but that cnn can be read ly thy settled between the members them themselves selves We have had but ono one or two Counci Council trials Illee since the Stake The rhe Stake Presidency meet every Thursday nt at 2 and d It ute lon upon the things pertaining to the tho ot of the tho Stake The URh High Council and the tho Stake meet meat ole one a month mini counsel together or er for tor the good of the tho Wo We n a very and the tho peole are doing ally wel well We were vere In a fp few years ago Many who Into the tho from Utah had formerly lived on I a city lot or on I a Un tract or of land RPt W ant t to fiva nerl acres and when got ot Into thC time nl fly flyr r al and from IrO to th they buy ni nil and morn too hI be tn had fO en much land nt at their Hut But found out they Ron soon Olt their ml lOt mint many mony of them hail to their home tn in ro their I nm mini very pleased to that these have largely been It ed Our counsel tn to tho hua nl at vaye h n to 10 keep Olt out or of debt They are now to 1 with Ith I it lre are or of that band bandage nAe age Ou Oti this year hove hAVO been beener er good We e III have tim tho Inako river to 10 from for our supply Our mail is Ip very and cnn enn wo C nrc Aro nR as n a rue rueI I feel frel tho I th thin Lord hn the tho The thAt pi I fo tile HIP hv by Yuil In 1 R h vp hI horn d 1 hv ii hp hc o of tin vat In 1 ri r I frel tho I the Tord wil will eon cnn tc t u us It Ir WI w wil wilt only keen lq That HI IT tinne II 40 I 15 m nw testimony to you this ater atter I 1110 n a testimony of at this great r nt lot J I know It I is true I kio know that thAI Smith was WAR a 0 o of thC the ted and n who hio hAvo him 11 iii the tho Presidency n mn men whom bit hR hn have been hl nn ann with lh authority to 1 rl and Ihl the of at worIc from Ihl the 11 mm to the T I feel ni all my heart to them to In bout UI tin their hands nod do mv nort 1 o far n a T hive power T I OM to tn I us 1 U our President to life nR f v vanti anti to bless ni all Zion In the name ot of Jesus Amen ELDER EDWARD J WOOD President of Alberta Stoke Stake I am very my brethren n and sIsters to meet with so many ot of the It Is alo also I a that we ve are favored with such Buch beau beautiful lul cia and that so many of at tho 0 LI Lat hn have vo together to I 1 reel feel honored In being requested to represent the In the thu far tur Ill th rho there are ure ua goo good lS us CUl can II be found In any ot of the ot of Iuru I have visited I regard It as I a privilege to live wIth the and to be associated wih with them L 1 wil vill ata state te for tor time the ot of thou who I are arc not acquainted wih with OUr In Inthe inthe the north that we 0 are In t a prosperous condition that the Is building up und amid increasing In numbers Our people ale ProsperIng and Ilg hug rh rho wards Ole ale beconi III ing numerous and conso Our ur stake has been divided recently We very mulch much appreciated the presence ot of the thu First Presidency an and n a number or of ortho the tho Twelve Apostles at our last terly conference which was held In at which time the Alberta Stake divided antI a nw new known as time the Taylor created 1 nm am grateful to Ie be associated wih with You In this conference nn and to Ie be I a var taker ot of the good things s nl tIme the good Spirit that Is felt t Iy by al all ot of us I 1 have alas always been proud of bearing the name of Saint I It II is gratifying to know ow that the Church of Jesus Christ Christof ot of Saints stands for tor a ad contInually that It teaches al all of at UI us to lecome become beter better mel lumen und and wo women women men bettor ho boys s ald amid girls IrIs beler better from the cradle erndle to the grave In listening to the of Droll or er the object ot of our being lucre here 01 on earth un and the glorious 1 ige wo we have ot of beIng ot of the Church ot of Christ value to 1 my mind forcibly I see ace tholo those Present who sho have gathered from mon many ot of the earth and who have n a de desir lr to learn earn what wi be best for tor them to do In Inor or order er that they may please their Iea lien venly Father I It is 1 sometimes 1 a great grent sacrifice for tor our brethren and sisters to come tram from their homes homoR In the nations I hl have 0 been on a foreign mis slon and know something the difficulties they have to pass through and I esteem n a man mun or woman who cx x tends the hand or of to thorn thom When the they emigrate to this country I nave been readinG reading lucre here a beautiful hymn on prayer ryer a which should receive consideration tion from al all ot of US Prayer is Ie the tho souls sincere desire littered or Tho Tha Moton ot of u a hidden lre lIre That trembles In the breast nov beautiful It Is to como come together and engage In prayer ryer In to tIme tho appropriate prayer this morning Iy by I thought wha n a tie de timing I it Is to know how to ox cx ourselves In PraYer Our children should be taught nt at home to pray amid In tIme the different organizations for tor the tho training ot of youth How gratifying It would be Ir if 11 all children knew hol how to toNn pray Nn and properly understood what to ask fOI Is the burden or of 1 a sigh The Tho falling of a tear The he upward glancing ot of au an eye When none but God Is hear We c accustom ourselves to tn in secret and thul thus have communion wih with our Heavenly Father anti exercise faith that our prayers may be ans answered In my experIence I 1 have never Bon Item u a prayerful member ot of the Church go astray Prayer Is the simplest form torm ot of infant lips can cun try Prayer tIme the straIns that reach The rhe Majesty on high Thil Is n a particular point to which I wish to call attention Through prayer we are made mado one nn and there thero Is nothing for us to when we become I ii omitted prayerful people In that condition we woul moro more fully tuly appreciate thc hue authority of at the Priest lucre here upon anti eh carry out what the tho servants ot of Go God us to do doThe doThe The Saints In prayer appear as fl ono one In word In dee leeI In mind While wih with the tho Father nud ud the Son Their fellowship they find Clod bless you Amen BEDEn S ALLEN ALIEN President of Taylor Stake Sale SaleMy My brethren and sisters I feel teel vel very much In noe need of at your sympathy and the Spirit ot of the tue 1011 Lord while I 1 be before I fore for you this afternoon because I feel very weak indeed In addressing this vast aUdience I 1 certainly the tho privIlege of meeting wih with the tite In general con coit conference fereneC ference nd I the tho friendship Saints loVe all amid eon confIdence ence ot of the While I 1 never neer hiatt the privilege of going abroad among the ot of the tho eurth to promulgate the 10 Gospel pel In which we are arc I have s l 1 haps the heAt leOt 11 t of at my In le life n 1 a foreign landor nt at lel least t what Is to Ile the of the tho United I a landIn Canada I 11 tutu glad my may lot lotha ha line been cast In that land A great Inny ninny In Utah nn anti other know but little about Canada they tel feel we nr ore any or ott on the tho outskirts Ind amid that wo we do not have the advantages en oed oyed here anti elsewhere Of course there aro many things you rou 11 vo mimi that Wo we do not nol have limit Dut wo We can enn say gay that the Lords hand lnA titus Icen been over us for good President Card Carll vas waH calell called by Taylor to 10 HO go there I remember that yenta alO ago PresIdent ent Card reIn related tOIl n a ho he hind had 16 lie said that when whon ho first went to Canada everything looked ding nn and only a tow few or of our people ae him him to that country the tho fIrst se senon on le lie dreamed ho I eav 1 a ot of bees Ilces or 01 nt at least a few fuw bees boes and more 10 it COIO until the hive tho they hind entered too tul full auth 1 thus thu amid wont vent Ot omit other colonies welO eme Now that line hos been fulfilled d I lived cl to see se seIt It The he beginning In that country wal was wasa I a 01 er smal small one but the tho Saints lave have I kept ept tumid ne have beer until they Sc eo numerous that the hail to hl be divided Ind timid a new one created While we have lund n a great lan many to wih which are uro Incidental to the e ot of homes In a nel now cou country 1 1 tho hand of at the Lord huas hns over the I presume tue Taylor aylor toke stake ot of Zion which was vas about n a month the smallest stake o oIn In time tho Church that I is AS to the number of oC we lua hn but three at the tho Present ent time however we have havo between anti and 10 pie In those three wards They or are time newest settlements of our people In Canada two of them having been found eJ Cd about four Cour years ago ngo tw the Il di ot of President Woodruff and President Snow nov nn and the other othor Is only about two years cars ott ohi Nos WI we weare tro are a very small stake In that country we ve do nt not expect to remain thus long longI I believe that within three yeats the tho Taylor stake wi viii be larger titan than tin of the tho stake was OiS ens to time the division We have n a large I to Brow itu In aunt the the dl di dividing viding lines between the two were wre set Taylor Ml saId It would extend the United nrY ary lne to the north polo so we hn room In whIch to grow I do not heleve In leaving their good homes In Utah to gO to Canada |