Show QUARTERLY conference of fac mcaver blakc was wiver eil in alie icelin Ic clin chuse kifor cl y and sundry july awl there were present stand of the quorum of the twelve apos its jolin II 11 smith and J grant of stake presidency john 1 l of the high and lending ciders the was called to order by J R murdock and the choir sing 1 I swa aly etc prayers was offered u p by wm and alic choir sang 0 yc mountains high rnest MURDOCK was alie first speaker ho saw ft good prospect before ua at this time for an excellent conference hoped we would have it to say aal feel that we biad had an excellent together conferences arc moi t essential to the stakes for the purpose of learning alic true status of the people through alic reports of alie various pincers it is made the duty of fc to take the lead and ice what the people arc doing to bec eec if every individual is doing his duty some of our people arc off in the canyons instead 1 of being present fit this conference it has been made tl e especial duty of the lishous and men to lok afar tho wel firc of the people in their respective bards var ds see if every one ay iy hio duly and if bot to give ar archon caon for nol doing so felt interested in tho building ulof the Kingdom of god livery body should make it a special business to attend these conferences we inget throw away all things not necessary for tio advancement of the V ork lie the condition of alic council Coup cil r ker ORTS 7 bishope Bisho pC D alic oft of t hc first danl dp J X ward ap F T gunn D tylar hiigli jonathan crosby seventies J robinson elders and cupl win ham the sunday schools i 2 pin after the usual opening exercise idaia waa reported by bp J mcknight APOSTLE II 11 J GRANT felt pleased to have tho opportunity of meeting with the saints iri this conference and grusd tru sd that we would be blessed by the holy spirit that all eliat might be bald would be for tho good of the he realized the necessity of meeting talk of alic goodness of god and partake of spiritual food who stays away from alic meetings will become spiritually lead in the world we and the only 6 thought of are alio physical and material and alic cry is education education that is nil one sided a of the physical and mental faculties hie spiritual nrc neglected As latter da saints wo nrc drilling too much in aliis bamo channel alic mind only ia educated while alie religious portion is neglected latter day saints should grow in he would coonce sec hiie children grow up ignorant so far as alic knowledge of worldly things arc concerned ulan to have them mcgl ct the principles of alic gospel he doubted the sincerity of many of alic on lails ground that they arc sending thir children to outside echi oln parents are EO of their childrens welfare as 16 allow outsiders to hava the educating of elium the avowed object of certain man s 0 o liset schoola for tho purpose of drafting away the children saints from he belief of their fathers and many are EO blinded they caff fiot ece it T hey 1 t dorcly repent ciril hey will cither deny the truth themselves or pee their children do it is the duty of every lattur adny saint to criticism criticise critic ise ln a daily life and instead of feeling to wink at liis little follies that be rectify them each day man dment of god is essential it is absurd to sy 11 0 cannot keep from using liquor etc it to be equivalent to baying god ica given us commandments eliat we cannot possibly obey there is a general feeling among alic paints to live more closely to god for they realist clial do not they will to suffer for their neglect if people biad been more self sustaining and faithful alic troubles now being visited in cili would not exist history proves this fact it might be proper today to day to speak upon alic history of this people as his id alic great anniversary of the of the pioneers into these valleys when we think of alic beautiful cities the trial difficult cs and hardships they endured to aliis land and finally conquer lie elements that it should become a place for man s abode wo feel thankful to almighty god for alic blessings he lias bestowed upon ua but when wo now contemplate alic sorrow and of alio basl men wo have sea them in exile their families mourning children suffering ering it fills our licarta with sorrow if it were hot for alie liopo of better things it might seem better to dio than ban ho lias sometimes foil bitter towards alios who have brought these trials upon toe people but on reflection lite thought many of them were sincere As roll on alic people will have greater for brigham there arc few men that ald alic samo degree of power and influence as 1 and well as lie we seldom appreciate preci ate fully the blessings we have until wo are once deprived of them the sooner alie come to a realizing sense of duties anc sooner will taken from them the day will come when those aho vho have been instrumental in bringing suu eringi upon alic people will feel the heavy hand of eternal justice upon it ann this day is memorable to alic latter day Saih tg and especially to those who passed gli the 1110 lays of this count rys history time lias wrought irany changes ho biad had excellent opportunities of noting changes and alio blessing of god upon the people felt no concern in regard to the work nor the outcome of the troubles that exist today to day every saint was fully warned of these arb when alio gospel was brought to him many had in mo icing the prophet biad experience jn alio law but few if any had thought we would bo required to pass through such troubles aa are visiting ua today to day the lord has hie own way in accomplishing his dusl general methods of oppression have over been under the guise of law many reasons can be assigned for persecutions against alio people aiu arc aci in history A to injure others grows il gocs ih spas fever libat thon subsides look nt tho conditions of alic world wo find thas to bo the case one brother in hi frenzy strikes the blow that killa his brother this nation is airing toe fust it is at alic vital death ensue unless changes occur and change w li come the government will continuo toward this people in the attitude for a period of according lo 10 the designs of god we should look at these things naturally we hear muc a about persecution but tho object and results aro at tainia jhc thc sa thiner of jhc thc sot wo concern should be spiritual condition our t daughters lie eup while we provide for heir earthly willi ahti ritual food to sustain tho abir igual body it is a warped that man one sided it is iho triam cr of alic body jowe use but one farm hie other becomes useless so ayo same io true jn regard to the onne tiling fame etc be 0 o regarding a rc linioul training there ire extremes this annd of education was improper be physically and mentally it is the gentle natural and even train ina of alie rii d which brings out full development of man we must leac our children ao pay ey would ask for any thing they need not io i o overcrowded in tin s matter just 0 to adny alie pioneers landed in utah made their camp arr tie present of S L city to be a waste tecc inan lind siisea gigli so bitter to the draga tho cup of nen ulion that noy they reached a place of calely whore they could now and happy daiy have now pae 1 eto nd the veil and we their j little or nothing of their sufferings they hungry they ivac old wo arc enjoying today to day lio results of their labors aud it is truo wi arc pacing thac agli have never been called u ap pp n to what they left their hone five we been rc lo do taij the page of history is fully made up the nari ic of these men will shino as lier oci if wo remain faithful and and will rise up and revere our names as vc should revere the names of elioso in our bohall and planca the standard of our country in these mountain vales it should be a day of rejoicing and nut we should be peaceful the spirit of self sacrifice should burp in each heart we may say afier tacho experiences KIC g ayd 0 o hiiva had be good 6 eacle 0 glicr jhc thc c clo ads of oppression will as surely pass away ha hive clouds of too p T 0 MAUSER from among the subjects pre apostles before jam the speaker chioso alio aduca sidn 0 ou routh to dwell upon there a a bacso for as a tree grows from its roots all docial phenomena tire alio romiles of causes on traveling through the various settlements of the saints from north to boubli lib biad been too much to convince kiln billic sad which many of our young people find themselves spiritually lie had groaned often in spirit to see the inan and want of feitli among the younger portion of the community and he had felt like leaving the ninety nine and going after ali c one sheep in danger to be lost n but he wag cifald that the of lost sheep our youth wa 8 much greater than only one out of hundred lie did not know ho vit was in beaver but wondered where all ali c young 10 lo were today to day did fathers and mothers know there 19 a cause for 11 that and thal causa i to be found with alic parents themselves make your home pleasant and interesting for and daughters and tho principles of the gospel will enter heir hearths as warm sunshine dri a bummer morning ho had once requested a young man to accompany him bof meeting which the latter declined because ho did want to hear his own father preach as ho know too much of him what a terrible commentary that wari on such a fathers example 1 wo need tho spirit of add not only in the administering of the ardi nance the gospel but we need it j list ns much at our fi resides in the our family laffaira children benediction by james low Sunday 10 a in singing front page prayer by sanith Sf nith und ringing by the choir A from gcoy cannon etting forth that lie had tain property looks etc for alo to buy w aw forfeited ff on his bandl the statistical report of jhc thc stake by the clerk there arc n the stake 3 patriarchs 37 seven acs ics 79 laigh priests elders 23 priests iff teachers 81 deacons 8 15 mcm bars 12 and maber S C 13 children under 8 car 1790 souls 3 11 bilics mili cs 1 carnag C males and 13 females 1 21 children bussed member received 1 children baptized 1 I deaths males 2 females 15 drawing support ill n K CANNON permit sion given him the times in which we afford ample lumly for and anyone ash tho spirit of god can aeo clear ly the sign s dathe times we can remember what our fathers have told us concerning these times and seo the fulfillment of their sayings men who have lived in days past in on leavo seen these events whiple arc now while the nations every means in their power to destroy this dvork they are only predictions made by men of old if it is not as we claim that this work is established of god i t williba but a short time irwill it i t from tho earth but if it is true we may live to sec the day when tho power of god will be made manifest the people arc being prepared for the things that are before them these arc cs to the welfare of the people and arc preparing them for tho second coming of the son of man every man should begin to examine himself and see where he stands all ahinga aro conspiring to arang about of gad aad preparing tic people fo to great things luch arc a tho door and those who have been wak and are not seeking to fulfill fulfil their duties arc beginning to think they have been that they have been following s phantom tho lawmaking powers aro being importuna ed by tho of tha nation to do aw y w ith aliis tiling mormonism and the fee lingis constitution or no constitution do something to nd us bof tho cormons mormons Mor mons the honest hearted arc given a privilege thus of hearing these things and arti beginning to examine into them and become acquainted quain ted with the gospel thus good is being lono evil is sought wo ire not yet in alie narrows tho parson who will live godly must sunar persecution while lie who will throw these aside to follow uie opinions of men ivill find sooner or later lie stands and that lie has himself from lie church every man and woman alio docs alie full duly of a saint will receive alic blessings of god never remembered a time when the greater progress alian now but there are those alio should do better eldell K 0 u r retention ins been called lo 10 the peculiar with which we are we do not only li nr of them in our sab bih or at our farci but they arc wafred wafted to us on every breeze the astion is astir in our this should bo a powerful testimony to us that gad has dc deigns in these aeao havo often been tho p must in the household of fabilli if it is true that the can of all things fa at hand hen we can expect nothing also not that god takes particular pleasure jn seeing his ran groan ln that he allese trials to visit the people baij bij itis because there is ft for all these things 16 il not already i an evidence that wo were planted in and made them to blossom as the rose where jtb arb to come for fr iltha pro yi seen c in history as with the that whenever n people lagin cumulate wealth they begin toboso sight of god speaker here passed on to the subject of the prie sih j showing the power thereof and clearly portrayed the duties devola ing upon tho several quorums and degrees of the same from the acs con highest authority of the church sli owing the people tho necessity of obedience and supporting the priesthood in labors i 2 ai the close of the usual opening the general and local authorities were presented and au s i i i i tamed unanimously J H SMITH the faith of the listener can draw out from the speakers those things upon which they desire to be in the speaker himself can hardly make up his anin d chath best to ep eak upon but wh c n ak by alic such mat ig givan as be of the best good to the peb ale A a people we arc bec too maari al in our instructions those arc carried off with the things by t arc garr jhc thc people should be regard to their duties spiritually many of the young have lost eight of alic principles of the gospel from lack of instruction upon th osa things in tile proper way lie had been led to dwell largely the first principles of the gospel lately because there arc young aco pic in our midst alio do biot know much about them the same means have not been employed din bringing alio gospel to them as acro usco in bringing it tous elout ew out at a tima fire sides and i bibic in hand listen ciders who told us of these glorious truths we listened to their words heeded their coar and became convinced of the truth we knew they were pot false prophets and we were cd to take the step which has caused us to be here in thid condition to dayi that we knew ahe gospel vi s true lias seemed to satisfy many hat their children knew it but we r slopped to qu estai them regarding these things tho speaker here dwelt upon the principles of faith and repentance showing definitely that they were natural and essential and remarked that as natural as these things were so also all the of alla gb bf AK H att T realized taftt in our arini time tu to ii siou to tb ans of tho il ih b cessare to do eo beads A person who alt ends meo hiir without a to bo cd CB well sany nt loine tacy go tharo but au bol lishco and carry b tho instructions ack with lliam faaiu to and wg to ana instructs fla of elders aua not them out i upon aur solvio we will each bo 6 elo ro for ali it w it i s avat ma y bo accomplish by ui itce action wo should iino ond bay u p na 0 ata but we should our i h toman JULY 30 |