Show quarterly conference st george stake the regular quarterly conference of the st george stake of alon convened at hurricane saturday day june 19 at 10 a m present were all 0 the stake presidency president W W of the kanab stake a goodly number 0 the high council bishops and saints pres edw H snow presided pres thos P cotham welcomed the saints and expressed the thought that it was good to bring the conference to the people of hurricane said we lead in many things but in some ve must make amends especially teaching and meeting attendance many of the best men in the church were here in the early settle hoped the sons and daughters of these men would emulate their example the lord had blessed this land tor the good of the people many more cities may yet be built in this dixie country this will be a blessed land for us it we are faithful pay our tithes etc we should all be honest and virtuous and take advantage of no one should lire up to the high ideals of the church hoped we should all be found worthy to assemble with each other in the next life bishop frel of santa clara stated he got his inspiration from the at eil dance at these conferences gave an account of the settlement of hurricane and la verken and the hardships incidental he in company with thomas judd had looked over this country many years ago when it was dry and barren many people have come and made homes in these places are raising children that are pure and clean living happy and contented in serving the lord making citizens gore a strong tea of the gospel we should live good lives look after our birthright and have good homes and pleasant surroundings pres W W eaid he was pleased to be here and loved the people of dixie having been barn in dixie made mention af the great loyalty of dixie people and their dependability are we any happier than our forefathers were in our anad rush or wealth the only truo happiness is obtained through living a good religious life gave an account of being called as a mis flonary to germany and of his minis terling to a dying woman who through her faith as instantly healed bore a strong testimony of the power of god alder W 0 bentley eald we must seek and live the gospel in all things growing up pure and strong physically ment laUy and spiritually we must be frugal and energetic in this life of service we can accumulate wealth and berve be lord if we are liberal in the use of our means i many projects that would benefit this dixie country are now waiting because of lack of funds we have lost many of our best young citizens for the same reason we must be loyal to our own home community and assist in furnishing homes for our young people wo should all be optimistic we can make dixie much bigger and better no conference session held saturday afternoon on account of a road convention held by kane iron beaver millard and washington counties sunday forenoon this session of conference waa well attended there being present pres geo F whitehead was the first speaker said he felt sorry tor those who could not attend confer ence and those who habitually absent themselves from these gatherings it Is quite bard tor us all 19 keep straight when we avail ourselves of all the assistance possible it required the very best of the people jot the earth to settle this forbidding lo 10 bality bead some church statistics for the consideration of the people assembled showing our standing made mention of the vast sums of money expended by the church in building schools church houses etc showed that as a stake we had increased along many lines but were below the average in meeting attendance and priesthood meetings alx per cent of alie people haft own their own homes we nereas ed in our tithing record we should all pay a full tithing for the church is ot more benefit to us than all else that all Ron rtUh paye would change this record we also should increase our fast offerings hoped the reading of these statistics will awaken in us a desire to improve the record of this stake elder A jr T gave a good talk on the duties 0 latter day saints told ot how he was blessed while on his mission said many desired to have the sulphur springs open on the sabbath day but this would be ruinous to you and your children bishop allson spoke of the great strength of the gospel and the great benefit in our meeting together man lack in faith respecting the spiritual api ritual part of life none should be idle spiritually tor if they are they are of little use in this world wished to assist the church all the church bad done all tor us sunday there were present at this ses slon ot the conference the church general and stake authorities berei presented and sustained by unanimous vote ot the conference assembled elder david H morris stated that he had been much pleased with the spirit of the conference and the themes ot the previous speakers told ot the great increase in the streams of the state through the blessings of the lord and the great crops now being grown on lands once waste and dry thought the of this county would soon double because of our abundant land and water facilities spoke of the educational facilities of the state and the great interest in these matters by the L D S church we should all recognize the and of the lord in our many blessings of peace and plenty we should all pay au honest tithing and assist the church in its great work bishop samuel isom said he considered the bringing of the conference to hurricane a great blessing to the community referred to the spirit of the lord as gained by the saints through good works and how important it is that we keep this spirit thereby the teachings of the gospel if we would pay a full tithing th lord would bless us we must be a tried people and blessings will come through our trials the lord wants us to prosper but we must not give all our time in seeking wealth we should do our duty we can only tell who Is a lat ter day saint by the records are we willing to put our all upon tho alter it it Is required by the priesthood hoped all would become stronger and that the report this fall will show a great increase 0 good things pres E H snow said be was pleased the conference was being held in hurricane tor many were here who did not come to st george talked of the great changes made in the country about hurricane since 1837 1 said the lord loved an optimist told ot his visit to enterprise tho splendid flowing wells there and tho great growth of that place because of the building of the enterprise meaer voir told of dro Hunts mans inspiration in the matter of building of the reservoir which la now full to overflowing er this Is like money in tho bank the people who built hurricane were blessed when their land up the river was washed away causing them to come here made feeling mention of bis counselors and their good work we can and should admonish the people to do good work tithing tries some men who pay their tithing havet alth men who pay their tithing are blessed we should have more mis narles out in the field they are the alte giving force of the ward it Is a sacrifice to send our boys on mission missionary work is for our benefit and blessing the time to go is when called missionaries make men who god can rely upon and who the state can depend upon thanked god tor dro because ha closes the swimming pool on sundays the key to success is the power to save we should preach the blessing of saving to our people our great strength as a nation la our clean sport we should not always be planning for pleasure and recreation we must not waste but be normal in our appetites thanked the people for good attendance attention and hospitality no theres not a bit of danger 0 men adopting feminine dress we never arn to button em down art |