| Show DAVIS SI In O OTC TC tn ilio Iho Truth or lio Oos On Jl pel I mill tho Ihn Mission of 01 Joseph Utah June lune hr conference on of the Davis Da Ils Stake held hel at on Sunday Jun 1 Ui 3rd 1101 liMl Elder Jos II 1 Grant Ing There were present on the oc oe occasion casion President Jos JOK F I Smith of the th thI First I Presidency Elders Heber J Grant AnI John Juhl W Taylor ln lor of the Council Counci of the Twelve Apostles i Elder Ehler H n H Roberts HoLert of the First 1 Council Counci of ot Sevenths Elder El m Elders ders dell John lohn W Hess Jon JOI H Grant anil Jos S Clark of ot the Presidency members of o the High lh Council their counselor ant n a lar at RI attendance of the Faints Owing to the appearance of o smallpox In the tl during the winter 11 there thore lifts hl H been no conference held hell since last Sep At the moring 10 n in m nf nt tar ter the opening the gatlon Blon wits wal addressed by h Elder 1 John W Taylor Talor and Prest Jos Ios F P Smith who spoke roke forcibly on the power and lud authority of the holy hol Priesthood At the a f let session 2 noon p m af after If tel ter tho Iho usual exercises the Sacrament 1 van WR administered The audience I favored with wih a a nolo Holy City CH by II Miss 11 te Grant El gl Elder der P n II I Roberts spoke of o otho tho blessing both hoth spiritual anil temporal which the Lord has hns so lib Ih orally bestowed on Ills Is Saints Elder J Heber Heher J f rant am anK thu tho hymn 0 My which he addressed the tho 3 Saints on what could be Je accomplished by h energetic and persistent tent effort fori El m Elder der dr Grant at tho t conclusion lon of o his hlA remarks bore a strong trong testimony to the milion of the tho Prophet Joseph Smith to tho tm truth of the th Gospel as a revealed through him hll Prest John JOhl JohnW W Hess 1 tho Saints for tor u n few minutes He said the Lord had hadn been n very merciful to him and had sustained him through his Ill Illness I ness nel He exhorted the to at nt attend tend to tn their duties dutell and to put their trust In God Got The General and Stake authorities wore pre presented and unanimously sus sustained The rhe choir and congregation the We thank Thee Thle 0 ODd God for or a II Prophet Ik cause e of the tie re Ie reunion union of the of o the Nauvoo Legion Mormon Immon nah Itah mi ta etc elc to tu be b held at 8 t on In Mon Monday Ion day dar tune June it It was wall thought wise wis to prolong the afternoon session sl lon and to tu hold no conference on Monday Prest pt Joseph R Smith then portrayed the condition lun of ot this country countr when first set settled lt II by Jy the pioneers and ali It I condition toh At a a desert waste with without wih out n 1 house or tree Uel today a fertile land tilled with lh comfortable and happy homell of Saints He also ailo spoke of nf tho many the early earl settlers t In II their thell struggles to toIv Iv ami redeem this land Elder Jo Joseoh loh Ancyl S n of the West Welt ward ar was wal sustained lu by hy the vote vot of the conference to receive the 01 of Patriarch to In which a of lice he lIe was WAI ordain under the hands of o Prest Jon F P Smith Conference ad adjourned Journel for tor three months to meet met at The choir under the leadership of Elder furnished excellent music and ant singing during the thE conf JOHN J SMITH S Stake Clerk |
