Show I i t t a jm L r TIp 3 i s x CA CAu u BILL GIBSON and Mayor Alvin Kay present Miss Mrss Utah Kathy Wood mementos IncludIng Ing a dinosaur hunting license a honey dinah and a ceramic dinah lynne King pr president sl dent of Chamber of Commerce assists In welcoming Miss Utah in her tour of Vernal Saturday I IDS Stake Told to Set High Morals to Up-Grade Up Nation Many Many- aspects of self and family discipline and improvement Improvement improve Improve- ment were defined at the spring quarterly conference for Ashley Stake Saturday and Sunday at the stake center SUNDAYS SUNDAY'S session was attended at tended by 1291 persons 33 percent per percent percent cent of the stake membership with attending Junior Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day School at the Vernal First and Fifth Ward Chapel President William B B. B Wallis conducted the session with prelude pre lude and postlude music played played play play- ed by David Fletcher assistant assistant assist assist- ant stake organist The congregation congregation con con- sang the opening song Come Let Us Anew followed by ty prayer by Bishop John B. B Stagg BUSINESS was conducted P I by President Thomas F F. F Howells The combined choir of Maeser First and Second Wards sang O 0 My Father directed by Jerry Carrol Carrot and accompanied by Melba Eaton President Wallis spoke on the importance of keeping Gods God's commandments Including including including ing the ten commandments Nancy Thacker a seminary student told of what the seminary seminary seminary ary ary program and and spiritual meetings have meant to her THE BENEFITS of a mean mother were emphasized by President Thomas F F. F Howells who described mothers who r are strict and set down laws as wise mothers He told the Importance of learning to work and how a person grows through persistence and end end- urance The next speaker Dale Allred Allred All All- red seminary student spoke on What the Church Offers Me in Going to High School and explained how the program trains students to listen and to honor hono assignments lie He told of the adv advantages in regard to athletic program fellow fellow- ships A REST SONG Earth With Her Ten Thousand Flowers was sung by the congregation Curtis Hunsaker seminary instructor and member of the Vernal First Ward bishopric defined how the seminary program program program pro pro- gram Is important in giving youths definite goals in life lie Ile said No success can compensate compensate com com- for failure in the home and referred to the high rate of divorce GAY JOHNSON retiring Relief Relief Re Re- lief Society president was called to speak expressing ap ap appreciation for the dedicated workers working with her who have required very few sub sub- She stated that saying saying say say- ing no loses many many opportunities unities Delores Merkley new Merkley-new new Relief Society President replacing Mrs Johnson was called from the audience She has been inRe in Re Relief ef Society for 30 years and Ashley Ward organist for 18 years Mrs Merkley expressed that the most beautiful thing in the world is a family and home LAWRENCE MORRILL of Oklahoma was asked to address address add add- ress the group lIe He challenged stake members members' to get nearer to 50 per cent attendance at conference He lIe said his his' stake gets 35 per cent attendance at conference and many travel as far as miles He lie stated that high goals call for sacrifices by leaders lIe He also spoke on preparation of missionaries for calls and having an understanding of the work and a proper attitude PRESIDENT Tullis addressed address address- ed members on the dangers of m moral ral dec decay y in the eo country try and gave examples of breakdown break down in moral standards He repeated Jesus' Jesus Parable of the Tares and told of the coming com corn ing log day of the burning of the wicked The combined choir sang the closing song Savior Redeemer Redeem er tr of My Soul directed by Marsha Fox accompanied by Eloise Adams Benediction was wasby wasby wasby by Bishop Jack Seitz AN ASSIGNMENT made to Ashley Stake is the placing of 20 Indians in homes Individual Individual Individual assignments to all members members mem memo bers is to read the first four gospels of the New Testament before the next conference June 7 i. i A report will be asked for in the wards |