Show APOSTLE it W MERRILL the room is close arid and the weather warm therefore drowsiness is ii likely to creep it upon pon us spoke highly of the excellent singing 0 and music rendered by the log logan an choir at this and other conferences the people should encourage the choir the elders ciders generally speak in the strain in which the their ir usual daily occupations are placed returned missionaries usually talk on tile the first principles of the gospel prest snow of late dwells dvells mostly on temple work and on our mission for the redemption of the dead brother grant whom we heard 3 yesterday es made a good practical financial speech which was of great value I 1 will speak of the labor in which I 1 am enga engaged ed in regard to the logan temple As you all doubtless know the logan temple building has had no repairs on the outside for many years the temple association decided to repaint the temple and to that end we have made an apportionment portion ment to the stakes comprising the logan temple district the a amount mon tit for each tithe payer in th the e district will be about 25 cents I 1 hope the people will not feel oppressed by bei being ng asked for this small offering for it is to repair arid and preserve the house of the lord in order that we may perform therein the work which is necessary we have joy in the work we rec received dived last year year from the relief societies of cache st slake alze of zion upon the occasion on of the temple i renovation en ovation over ove r 1000 yards of carpet for which we return thanks mot most mo t he heartily artely artily we should be careful in our b business u anees dua dealings lings with one another we have been advised to keep out of debt which advice has been given us through servants of god endowed with the spirit but many 0 of f those who abided not this advice have lived to regret that they did not ve find very often however that the counsel A of our ic leaders ead does not always suit our own edees therefore we do not ali always avs seek or obey counsel to thi I 1 have nothing to say bay each man mail has his own flee agency 7 to act as lie plea sas as but 1 I know that it pays to seek counsel often when people are kick feick they come to those in the temple for the purpose of being administered to now you all have men set get apart for this purpose in your your own wards you do not live in another each his has its own officers in ili the prayer this afternoon the L lord ord was asked for just what we wanted A blessing was asked on the presidency of the stake and the bi bishops hops and the other men and women that need the blessings blessing of the lord let us pray fur the thin things that concern us spoke of the lack of reverence and respect among a tome ome of our people for the constituted authorities when thing ws we project conflict with the bishops and presidents we are inclined to wi ciali ib them out of the way this is dangerous do not trifle with these things 0 I 1 want it impressed upon you that we ie must take heed of birther grants remarks yesterday those who have ft gone one in debt this year havo have done EO in direct opposition to counsel and I 1 say to you that those who do so from th this is time forth that the lord will not be with you on you will not le be able to extract yourselves froni from your self inflicted bondage the tendency of the times is to bond everything cities citie towns counties school districts everything all must be bonded mortgaged and made over for a consideration of money this isalio is also a ru inious polica yand theford is not pleased with such actions act ious spoke of the growing desire of the people to shine the young men will not wear home bome made shoes for the reason that they are not dot fashionable farmers must have now new machinery if the old ones are a little out of kilter this dij gawron wrong brethren let us get a year ahead instead of a year or two years behind as wo we are now the bishop of lewiston is i always a year ahead if we ie are a year ahead tile the tendency of bonding would lessen for we would have the wherewith to pay our taxes build our school houses roads bridges etc we will have a celebration on statehood od day that will be a good thing ks As it is too liot hot for us to want whiskey and almost too hot for beer except it be a little of the home made article but we have saloons and someone patron izes them Is it the elders of the chucci chut cli who sustain these saloons and brothels I 1 think not but be it so the lord will take his spirit from them arid and they shall live to repent their actions let us live as brethren that we may be worthy of gods blessings amen |