Show Phenomenal Growth Of Church Cited Elder Franklin D Richards Assistant to the Quorum of Twelve Apostles cited the phenomenal growth of the thc DDS Church Ch at Ashley Stake conference Sunday lie He revealed that one mis slon alone had baptized 1000 members In just jui one month ELDER RICHARDS at the morning session emphasized I that It was a missionary con con- ference and that every mcm- mcm m m her ber should be a missionary He stressed that the mrs mes- message sage of the gospel Is a simple one and its simplicity impress es people Ife He urged the to teach by the Spirit The elect will not harden hearts he avowed Attending the tho morning sea ses sion were 1225 or 32 of the I stake membership The General Auth reported that there were I I missionarIes working a at and noW there are ago year t nearly in the tho various 1 mission fields of the Church BOTH SESSIONS of con con- conference ference were conducted by Stake President Wm B Wal Wal- Wal Walus us lis Prelude music was provided ed by Dale Caldwell stake organist followed by the stake slake theme song The Morn Morn- Morning ing Breaks sung by the corn com combined choirs Special musical selections were sung by the combined choirs which included both Maeser wards two Vernal wards Glines and Ashley The morning presentations were conducted by Ora Pay Fay Oviatt and accompanied by Mary El EI len Gardner and the afternoon selections were conducted by Stale Stalie Chorister fennel Donnel War War- Wardie die dle and accompanied by Dale Caldwell Congregational music was conducted by Carol Felich Assistant Stake Organist In Inthe Inthe the morning and Mr Wardle in the afternoon THE OPENING song at the morning session was Come Continued on page Ca Ashley Stake Slake Conference Continued from page 1 Come Ye Saints with cation offered by Archie Johnson n Stake Patriarch There was a long list of re cc leases and appointments con ducted by W LaMond TulUs Tullis of the Stake Presidency The following persons were released Henry A Mansfield High Council Forrest Good rich Stake Mission President with Thoral Bodily first coun coun- coun counselor Marsale Stake Slake Primary President with Anderson first counselor DIcta Oleta White sec sec- second and ond counselor and Muriel Remington secretary LaVar Anderson Wilma Da- Da Da Bobbie Squire and Floyd Tullis Sunday School Stake Board R Hugh Cald Cald- Cald Caldwell well Owen H Wall and Floyd J Campbell Seventies presidents dents Sheldon Galley president dent 2nd Quorum of Eders with Norman Long first coun coun- coun counselor Clayton Curtis second counselor and Gary Sawyer secretary ENGENE McLEAN dept Quorum of Elders with Ivan Hall first counsel counsel- counselor or Lynn L McConkle McConkie second counselor and Hal J Hatch secretary The following were sustain sustain- sustained ed Bert L Angus High Coun Coun- Counell ell Jack A Seltz Seitz Stake Mis- Mis Mission Mission sion President with Court D Anderson first counselor Vee Taylor Stake Primary dent with Ruth Jensen first couns counselor lor Dorothy Perkins second counselor and Betty Mecham secretary Edna Gilbert Louisa B Hacking and Pearl Snyder I Stake Sunday School Board i Floyd W Bodily and Darrell Merrell presidents of the Quorum of Seventy Wayne D Batty president of the 2nd Quorum of Elders with Clay ton first counselor and Larry Williams secretary tary Ivan Hall lIall president of the Quorum of Elders with Cliff Gardner first counselor and Don L Ashby sec sec- second and ond counselor THE FIRST s selection lection by bythe bythe the combined choirs was 0 How Lovely Was the Morn Morn- Morning ing In his stake report dent Wallis disclosed that there is in hand for forthe forthe the proposed new stake cen cen- center ter He commended the progress of the Dutch John Branch which has members He reported ported on work of the lien Ben nett Branch with the Indians India He commended commend 1 Tridell War for attendance at sacrament meeting and the number of o missionaries sent out President Wallis said that tha thain t in the stake 52 converts had ha been made during the year Callis Morrill recently reo r e turned from the North Ger Ge Geman r man Mission reported his ex c x Melvin Meivin Bud ex e x xa pressed How I Became a Member of the Ule Church THILMA THELMA McKEE tot told d How having a son in the mh s slon sian field has strengthened the th e spirit of our home reported d his mission to HawaII There is Beauty all allAround a 1 1 Around was the title of Ut Ule e rest song Dr Jack A Seltz Seitz the ne new w Stake Mission President t stressed the importance of in is effort from all memo men bers of the Church in mission n work I i Mrs Mrs Fr Franklin n D Richards Richard s told the conference that memo men bers should attend meetings to near hear the words of the Sav Sa v for tor presented by the speakers She averred that the gospel is taught by the way the memo mem- members bers live I D ARTHUR Haycock Re glon Mission Supervisor said that th the message of the gospel must be shared with all Gods God's children and opportunities are on every hand After the final talk by Eld Eld- Elder er Richards the choirs sang The Battle Hymn of the Re Re- Republic public and benediction waS offered by Wayne Batty pre of f the 2nd Quorum of Elders The afternoon session open open- opened ed with the congregation sing In We Thank Thee 0 God for a Prophet and invocation offered by Darrell Merrell a president of the Quorum of Seventy The choir sang When Dark and Drear the Skies Appear Speakers In the afternoon included C Laurence Fox and W LaMond Tullis of Ashley Stake Presidency Jack Larr disclosed How I IWas IWas Was Brought into Full Fel Fel- Fellowship in the Church Returned missionary James Martin reported on his exper exper- fences lences In the British Mission Th The next speakers were Marsale retiring Stake Primary President and Yee Vee Taylor newly appointed president Let Us All Press On was the rest song DAVID RUST reported his experiences in the Argentine Mission New High Councilman Bert Angus bore his testimony Following Elder Haycock Elder Richards gave the final address The choir san The King of Glory as is ia closing song and benediction was offered by Floyd Bodily a president of the Quorum of Seventy Attending the afternoon session were 19 of the stake membership |