Show STAKE conference there is a custom among the lat ter day saints ot of to each conference at al its close as the lie best one on held yet yeb the old adage was never truer than lit in the case of the conference which converted convened last saturday and sunday the ot of tile the gathering was anticipated by the large attendance at the first meeting silt burday mo coining ining the visitors rem ii lied that never had they witnessed elili a turnout at tile the opening ses tou coll ot of a stake quart quarterly eilY conference before souls souli in attendance it ten clance the visitors were elder geo F richards and david 0 mckay ot of the Apost apostles las quo quorum runt there were also present the stake presidency high council and neatly neaily every bishop lit in the stake the lesser priesthood was represented in laige numbers and at tile the saturday afternoon meeting souls were pie sent sunday morning saw 1571 children and adults in ili the tabe rancle riele lit in lie afternoon 1313 3 and lit in the evening an oven even 1000 the spirit was excellent and the insi motions could not have been better A large priesthood meeting was held saturday evening at which excellent instructions were given we gi give ve a brief synopsis of the he meetings in ili their order SATURDAY MORNING the choir sang the dmn the morning breaks etc prayer was ordered by elder peter F madsen at i tet which the choir sang the hymn sweet is the etc pres L A snow was the first speaker and in his demarks complimented the state senator and Represent athe from this district for their good in fit favor of the prohibition movement pres snow gave a comparative statement ot 0 the tithing paid paid in the four wards of brigham city for 1908 and 1909 its a good thing to pay bour our jug as you go its a good tiling thing to be able to preach the gospel but it is much grander to be able to live the gospel pres oleen IN sohl explained the workings of the various ward organizations izat ions urged the people to remain at home on oil thursday night teachers night it if the ward teachers dont reach your home on thursday night then it is he fathers and mothers duty to teach their family spoke of the progress being made in th the new priesthood movement elder george F richards of the quorum of the twelve apostles was hii novi f 1 I have I 1 te ted i ai a good d si on this visit being biang convinced on vinced as I 1 have been that this Is one of tile the best sakes in zion spoke of 0 the calls made of the lite members of the church and said that the pacing of one tenth of their income was one of the greatest trials to many prayed the lord would bless zion and guard us from being tempted beyond our capacity to withstand and then try to avoid all evil it if we must find fault let it be with ourselves and before we get gel through we will be sick of the job of fault finding elder david 0 mckay of the same quorum was the concluding speaker ile he expressed his pleasure at seeing so many young boys and girls present at the opening session of the conference which was something lie he had never before seen no person can come to a latter day saint meeting without being bene fitted commended the various maids upon the increase over a few months ago and then asked can we maintain tile the standard that lq is the test read from the scripture scrip tuie to show how necessary it is to be a doer of the word and not a hearer only the choll choir sang the ahnin our god we raise to lo thee benediction was pronounced by ulder elder J 13 mcmaster SATURDAY ArTER AFTERNOON NOON tile the choir sang the dmn let earth s inhabitants rejoice etc prayer was offered by patriarch U E P cordon after which the choir sang eer long the veil will rend in all nailes who had le ic turned home since conference one year ago were asked to come to the stand elders D H jenkins win will N lee and dan P woodland responded elder jenkins was the first speaker and in a few words said that he was feeling well in fit the gospel had greatly enjoyed ills his labois as a t missionary and related some of liis ills exper experiences bences elder lee felt that ills his missionary labors had been the happiest l time of hi his life and since letu ining home had often wished himself back in sweden proclaiming the lie gospel ile he also ic 10 fated 11 lilb it expel letic es and boi boic c a falth faith fill testimony mODY to tile tho truthfulness of the gospel elder Wood woodland lanti felt a pleasure in bearing ills his testimony to the falness of tile gospel j and refe refereed ried to the pleasure lie llad had had in laboring among the japanese people ing then them in lite principles of truth his bad been a little more varied than that of the average ehor on account of the peculiarity of tile people arld ami the tongue which they hey speak honest souls were found however and the of the lot loarf will undoubtedly ly spread among tile the japanese A duette was rendered by iby misses daisy and sevena Ikla deu elder divid david 0 aicha mcany Y complin lenz ted the choir upon bel being ng present in such goodly numbers at al the two tivo first sessions fes of the von ferenc and had greatly appreciated tile the beautiful singing ile he pointed out tile the effect of good singing and its influence upon the lives of wen men the speaker then launched forth upon it 1 strong discourse relative to 0 o the manner of aba saints obeying the laws of god oil tile the latter day saints do not as 11 a rule assimilate the gospel truths and them a part of their alve i we fire are continued on page fotiu |