| Show Officers Stress s Missionary Activity Visiting o officers stressed mis and MIA work in the Church at Uintah Stake conference Saturday and Sun day in Vernal General sessions were held Sunday at 10 am and 2 pm in inthe inthe the stake tabernacle At both sessions President Frank R Walker presided an and conducted Mrs Eleanor Mar Mar- Marshall shall played prelude music and Mrs Lois W Erickson conducted ted the congregational singing MUSI MUSICAL CAL selections at the morning session were provided by an MIA Youth Chorus direr ted by Lowell Long and by Miss Louise McCon kie Ide The opening congregational hymn was 0 Thou Rock of Our Salvation and Byron Dyron C Good rich offered the invocation The Youth Chorus sang Though Deepening Trials President Walker gave the op ening address lie urged that every member act as a mIs The Church has sug that each stake have 2 per cent of Its membership in inthe inthe the mission field Elder Wm II H Bennett Dennett a memo ber of the Church Missionary 1 Committee outlined the Seven Seven- Seventies ties project of distributing the Christmas editions of the Book of Mormon Miss Florence Goodrich said that a friend is a rare book of which only one copy is ever made She explained how youth can assist in finding tors LORIN PRICE outlined the duties and responsibilities of the Priesthood in promote ing missionary work Elder Clarence F Robison of the UA General Board Doard ex the opportunities that Continued on page 8 6 Conference Continued from page 1 young people of this nation have lie Ile said that it is good to learn early In life that we get nothing In life without paying a good price and that price is usually dedication hard work and sometimes even some sacrifices es Bobby a young In In- In Indian dian convert told how people will devote great time and ef ef- ef effort fort in developing a great breed of cattle but neglect their chil chil- children dren President R Crawford Davis of Denver president of the Wes Wes- Western Western tern States Mission expressed concern for the feeling of apa thy In the Vernal area toward missionary work lie He warned that sins of omission are just as detrimental In the Lords Lord's work CLOSING SONG by the Youth Chorus led by Carol Johnson was HIgh on the Mountain MountainTop MountainTop Top and Denton Evans offer offer- offered ed the benediction Opening hymn at the after noon session was Guide Us 0 Thou Great Jehovah and Ito Ho mer A Robertson offered the invocation Musical selections were offer offer- offered offered ed by the Stake Priesthood Chorus beginning with I Need Thee Every Hour Mrs Lois Erickson directed Mrs Mary accompanied and Mrs Roberta Ufford was soloist The following releases were made W Wallace Winder pre pre- president Lynn N Murdock first counselor and Lester A Ells Ells Ells- Ellsworth worth second counselor In the Stake Mission Presidency Mrs Elouise Turner president Mrs Helen n II Walker first course counse- counselor tor lor and Mrs 1 Norda G Cook se- se second second cond counselor in the Stake Re- Re Relief lief Society Presidency THE FOLLOWING were sus tamed Philip Glade Watkins president Joseph J Johnson first counselor and Norman Haslem second counselor in inthe inthe the Stake Mission Presidency Mrs Norda G Cook Stake Re Re- Re Relief lief Society president Rae Ras mussen an associate member of the Stake Sunday School board C Brian ONeil O'Neil first counse- counse counselor counselor lor in the stake presidency said that people must first come came to God before he will come to them J Ross Merrell second coun coun- coun counselor In hi the stake presidency told how some people were con con- converted to the Church by reading the Book of Mormon alone Dez Murray reported on the BYU Explorer conference dur dur- during ing the summer and how it aid aid- aided ed his determination to go on a mission Mrs Helen Shumway explain explain- explained ed the experiences of her fam Ily since their son went on a aI I mission I THE REST song was Let Us Usi UsAll UsAll i All Press On I Mrs Iris R Creer a member of the UA General Board said that members are either assisting or hindering the pro gress of the Church depending on their actions Our own sins hurt others besides ourselves Young people try to push things too fast and should be taught to walt wait to date and to dance and do other things She related exam exam- examples examples ples of persons who had been i converted to the Church by the examples alone of o the mem- mem memi members i bers bels Elder Nell Neil Baird Church Building Supervisor of Vernal 2nd Ward chapel construe construction tion explained the present bull ding program of the Church and how it evolved PRESIDENT Walker urged members to live by the counsels of the conference speakers lie He discussed the home evening pro gram and reminded of the as as- as assignments to complete family group sheets The Stake Priesthood Chor- Chor Chorus Chorus us sang Ye Elders of Israel and Eugene Winder offered the benediction Attendance at the morning session was 1057 with at the afternoon meeting |
