Show Gospel Brings Peace IDS This is a day of confusion and strife e but Latter day Saints have the plan of salva- salva salvation salvation tion that can bring peace to the heart Elder John Longden Assis- Assis Assistant tant to the Council of Twelve Apostles of the Church made this statement Sunday morning ference at Ashley Stake con con- conference I OTHER CHURCH visitors from Salt Lake City were El der George Z Aposhian of the Priesthood Home Teaching Committee and Elder Ray Ray- Raymond mond J Pace of the Mission Mission- Missionary ary Committee who was ac companied by his wife Stake President Wm B Wallis conducted both sese ses- sessions Donnell E Wardle stake I music director conducted special cial selections by the stake combined choirs and also the congregational singing Accompanists were Mrs Melba Sargent at the organ and Mrs Marta Tullis at the piano in the morning and Mrs Laura Hacking and Paul III Thomas at the organ during the afternoon session and Mrs Tullis at the piano AS A PRELUDE to each session the combined choirs sang Truth Reflects Upon Our Senses The opening congregational song at the morning session was We Are Sowing and Bryant Roper offered the in in- in invocation vocation C Laurence Fox of the Stake Presidency conducted conference business The following releases were made John C Haws flaws from the High Council and Mrs Maizie Christensen as president Mrs Clara Hall as first counselor and Mrs Erma Calder as sec and ond counselor in the Stake Relief Society Presidency THE FOLLOWING officers were sustained Venil P Johnson to the High Council and Mrs Marjorie Bingham president and Mrs Cleon Merkley first counselor inthe in inthe the Stake Relief Society Pre Pre- Presidency Presidency Mrs Virginia M Continued on page 5 Continued d from from Page 1 I Hacking as age group counse counse- counselor for lor in the Stake and Roger Hacking as a lIA stake board member The choirs sang The Heavens Heavens ens Resound President Wallis stressed the importance of appreciation tion and gratitude I Dr Jack A A Seltz Seitz president of the Stake Mission paid tribute tri tri- tribute I bute to the stake missionaries and said that theIr goal was to toI I increase activities He urged the to live by example byI I ELDER PACE stated that Jesus is real and the Savior of the world He said that the Church needs mis mis- missionaries Come Come Ye Saints was the rest song Elder Longden the final speaker said he appreciated the large number of young people who were in the audience aud- aud audience He said that the Church believes in spiritual recreation including dancing Elder Longden also sang The The Sweet Story of Old The choir sang I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked and Hal Hatch offered the benediction THERE WERE 1143 in at- at attendance attendance at the morning ses ses- ses session sion 29 of the stake memo mem- membership compared with or 20 of the membership at the afternoon session The opening congregational song at the afternoon session was Redeemer of Israel and Blaine Lee offered the invocation tion The combined choirs sang Still Still With Thee C Laurence Fox and W LaMond Tt Tullis lis of the Stake Presidency spoke followed by a talk by Glenn Lee Let Us All Press On was the rest song ELDER APOSHIAN who has served as president of Wilford Stake and in the Central Atlantic States Mis Mis- Mission sion spoke with Elder Long Long- Longdon Longdon don as the final speaker The choirs choir's final selection was The King of Love My Shepherd Is and Ronald Batty offered the benedic benedic- benediction tion |