Show Uintah Conference Counseled to he be Strong In Families Good Works Approximately 1051 memo mem bers of the Uintah Stake were in attendance at the morning session of Uintah Stake quarter ly conference which was held Sunday S Dilworth Young of the First Council of Seventies Allen M Swan general priest hood missionary committee and Rex D of the General Sunday School board were in attendance as the vis authorities r Mrs rs Young accompanied Elder Young on his assignment The opening hymn Come Ye Thankful People Come was sung by the congregation under the direction of Lois Erickson and Eleanor Marshall as ac Laurence Lee gave the invocation PRES FRANKLIN R Walk Walk- Walker er conducted the meeting and also gave the opening ad dress He reminded the memo mem bers of the covenants they had made and of the obligations connected with the same Read Read- Reading ing from the D C he gave the charge of parents to teach their children truth and light Pres Walker also challenged members of the stake to hold family home evenings Elder Allen M Swan quoted Pres McKays McKay's request Every member should be a mission mission- missionary ary lie He then related several missionary experiences and stressed the importance of liv liv living Ing the gospel in order to 10 be a missionary force THE congregation sang lIow Ilow Firm a Foundation fol In- In lowed by Glade Watkins stake mission president who was asked to b bear ar his testimony Members then sang Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam S Dilworth Young spoke of the importance of a life o of right and of kindness to all fellowmen He stated the vital factor in the church is the family unit and stressed that the father stands at the head of the household and should direct and lead the members of his family in righteousness SPECIAL musical numbers Stars of Morning Shout for Joy and What Was Witnessed in the Heavens was furnished by a 11 mixed choir from the Naples and Davis wards Rhea Goodrich lead the first number and Lowe Good rich directed the second hymn Claudine Merrell was accompanist panis 1 Meril Snow pronounced the I benediction AFTERNOON SESSION Precious Savior Dear Red eemer was the opening hymn sung by the congregation in the afternoon session and Kent D D Anderson offered the invocation invocation tion Lowe Goodrich lead the combined choir in Awake Ye Saints Awake Pres C Brian O 0 Neils Neil's theme was to become one as asa asa a family and as a church in order to gain a complete and satisfying life Pres J Ross Merrell stated that our Heaven heaven- heavenly ly Father is mindful of every individual and that lie Ill had guided the historical events of this choice land and lIe will continue to preserve it as long longas longas as the people live righteously OH IT Is Wonderful was sung by the congregation and Elder Rex D said gratitude Is expressed by act act- Ions lons lIe He admonished members to apply the teaching of the gospel in their lives to combat the evils of the world tOday and charged the Sunday School with the responsibility of teach log ing the gospel The congregation sang Guide Us Oh Thou Great Jehovah and Ray Hay E Nash stake Sunday School superintendent gave the goal of being more effective teachers to the Sunday School workers lie told of the responsibility of instill instill- instillIng instilling Ing testimonies in the hearts of those whom they teach AS THE concluding concluding speaker Elder Young said all should be working towards eternal life and should read the seven sins the Lord despises from Pro Pro- Proverbs Proverbs verbs a proud look a lying tongue and hands that shed innocent blood a heart that de de- de viseth wicked imaginations feet that be swift In running to mis mis- mischief chief a false witness that lies and he that sow sow- eth discord among brethren He also quoted straight is the gate and narrow the way that to life eternal and ad ad- ad admonished members to comply with the commandments that Christ had set down in His teachings The combined choir under the direction of Thea Goodrich sang Ye Simple Souls Who Stray and the benediction was said by Reed Birchell BUSINESS Business of the morning in in- in eluded the following releases Arthur Harrison from the high council Lynn C Goodrich stake clerk Lowell Long YM MIA superintendent Andrew McConkie and Dwain Soder Soder- quist assistant dents Norman Haslem as first and Matthew R Foley as sec and ond counselors in the stake mis mis- mission sion presidency and Donna Watkins as Second year Bee keeper Sustained were Andrew Mc Mc- McConkie Conkle Conkie high councilman Nor Nor- Norman man Haslem stake clerk with Lynn C Goodrich and Warren Mott as assistant stake clerks Matthew R Foley as first and Carl K as second counselors in the stake mission presidency Lowell Long as stake mission secretary and Joye Williams second year Beekeeper SATURDAY SESSIONS A leadership session was held at pm Saturday for stake officers and another meeting was held at for forward forward ward and stake leaders |