Show conference held in centerville Gent Cent erville davis county beginning sept 25 1850 presen present of the first presidency Jed jedediah edlan edlah 71 grant of the seventies president jose joseph jospph ph young of the home missionaries wm miles willes gilbert clements and J IV johnson singing prayer P baxer by prest J young S singing i n 6 t ngn agn aati after r which prest grant spoke upon pon the f felines peling ms of the people of their minds being set upon the things oe of this world more than upon their religion of their setting at naught and treating lightly lightly the revelations and sacred sacre d things of the t e kingdom of god song by elder willes wiles difference between a mormon ormon and a saint S lint prest J young spoke upon the fhe he pure and holy principles that had been and were to be revealed to this this people of the spiritual slothfulness and inactivity of the saints and urged them to honor their religion S S singing i ng i n g bene bue lection 1 byeller by elder clements 2 P M elder willes spoke upon the fruits of the spirit and the necessity for having our works correspond with our profession E der clements spoke of tile ille he blessings that would be poured olt ait oit 0 it upon the people if they are faithful to the p principles r inci ples pies of the gospel and rp vested all that wished to keep the command mea men s of the lord to rise whereupon all the congregation arose pi prest est grant ensured whether there were any in the congregation that iid ild lid hd committed sins that could dot cot be remitted by baptism if so he be forbid f 01 bid their c ming to the water as candidates for the ad administration aini of that ordinance 0 p M S laing P pi prayer rayer dyer by el 1 r willes Sl singing ld L dr r johnsn said that the time had come when we must be decided as to whom we would a spoke of f he evil spirits that are abro abroad 41 in the th earth ad aud of th key for d detecting them and instructed the teachers in thein their duties prest J young spoke of the plainness of 0 f the suj sij sty sidings ings of th ohp P savior that he spoke to the understanding of t the he people how tho one class loved his sayings forthe for the truths sake while the other class although li religionists said that his sayi is were hard for they were not lot i liv living ing in the light of revelation consequently consequent y could i not ot comprehend the truth gave gilve instructions in reg rd to our oar duties to our god goj of wives to their hns husbands bands and of children to parents song by elder willes Il mormon creed B aop shop smith rejoiced in the teachings that had been given and urged the people cc to come pure hearts to the waters of baptism pi est grant spoke of the regeneration of the earth of the spirits that haq haa ha yet to coin come here and take bodies of the manner in which he would have those persons dersons treated both male maie m tle lie and female th it lt would would their lusts aad aid a id asked those to rise who were willing to keep kerp the of god all arose bat b lione llone one benediction by prest grant FRIDAY 9 A 11 prest grau grai said tb that at he had consi considered dered the matter and defined it best to postpone baptism bap tisLa for the present that the people may have time tune to prepare their minds that they may be benefited by the administration of that sacred ordinance di nance pi prest cst cat J young youn and elders willes clements and john Juhn johnson sori sort coincided with prest grants views and made appropriate remarks bishop smith regretted the condition of the people peopled proposed a fast day and other mea measures aures to epta prepare repard the people for baptism and exam expires es aed sed a great desire to fulfill fulfil the duties of his of fire prost prest grant instructed the bashop bishop and officers of the ward to cut off every person that would not keep the commandments of god to put at their them hous s in order to appoint a fast tast day f r the loa of october next to keep a corrca account of all that do and those who inho do not attend the tha fellowship meetings which are to be held every sunday up to the day ap point ed to hold the fast and that the ficera officers of and all good men assist in carrying out ut those 1 1 that the ward may ua be purified pd d from all evil and ara characters urged the he people to attend their fellowship meetings lini tind adjourned adour ned tha the conference to the igl loth of ci oc oel belle Belie benediction diction by prest grant WM relves REEVES clerk SUNDAY sept 23 ism singing prayer by lder lajer gates suying buying sw suing g ing E elder lder ider grover spoke in condemnation condensation of every e evil elii it practice and the necessity of our clinging ing to the light of the gospel vider ilder elder gates spoke upon the purposes for which we came here and cautioned the saints sai sal rits being heing lifted tip up in the pride of their hearts elder H S eldredge dredge EI reviewed the present state of the people and spoke of the great privilege we have of again rene renewing our covenants e ent nl oy y baptism el elder eider grover r gave ave some relative to the order to be ee observed by the saints when m lien llen attending meetings meeting pi bishop smith gave notice that prest grant would be at the school house at 2 p m and wished the missionaries to rebuke sin of eve every ry kind and those persons that were ivere under the influence of the devil I 1 t benediction by elder grover 2 P M n 1 n prayer ily fly prest jyoung pres G mat bat nt explained our luhcs in re 1 rafton to the renewal of our covenants and then ask ed the bishop and hla hia counselors whether they were willing to covenant in the name of god almighty and his son jesus christ and in the presence of holy angels the servant servants of god and all men to discharge their duties in the office and calling whereunto they were called according to the ability that god should give them this they did with uplifted hands the high priests seventies igil 1311 alders dem priests teachers deacons male and female members with uplifted hands bands made covenants to discharge all ditties duties pertaining to their res respective callings and to keep all the commandments of god according to the abilia ability y that god should give them prest grant then called upon joseph rich president dint of the high priests quorum to speak eak his feelings Z which he did in a short and pleasing p e a i n manner as did also the acting teachers littre in the ward each expressing Z a desire and resolution to reform many acknowledged their faults with a great desire to amend renew their covenants before god by baptism and receive the holy ghost prest grant was much pleased with the spirit s irit that the officers offic ershad had manifested and with tte the desire manifested for the spirit of the lord spoke of the spirit that was here on friday of his bis going gong to farmington to refresh his spirits and of tile the different spirit prevalent on the tile present occasion wished the people I 1 to come forward on monday morning at 9 oy to renew their covenants by baptism elyen elyer elder eider grover spoke of his 1 iove love ave for the associations I 1 ciati ons of the saints ac 6 ga P 11 si singing rt ing prayer by S B dolten singing sin ging 1 elder lder ider elates gates spoke of the manifestations of the spirit of the lord durin during the da day v of the inspiration of the servants of of god of the penetrating et ct power of the priesthood and of the necessity of li living ving the lives of saints bisho disho bishop dishop smith acquiesced in what br gates had saz SAT said sald and add bi blessed e ased those that had bo borne me testimony to the work of the lord and had acknowledged their faults MONDAY 9 A u singing prayer SiZ sin Si aging gIng short addresses were delivered by elder elders s willes johnson and clements on the manner marine r persons should conduct themselves during the administration of the ordinance of baptism bishop sami simi smith th mad made e a few remarks remark s and prayed e d that the spirit of the lord might rest upon the tha penitent tent and faithful renitent teni Feni ed elder eider gates delivered a short address u upon I 1 the subject of strengthening the weak as assisting dzion I 1 those that stand in need neel ac meeting 1 d dismissed i for half an houri hours hour to prepare 1 for baptism at the li vaters waters edge after singing elder 1 gates te asked the congregation if they were willing to again make covenant to keep the commandments ts of god to which all cheerfully responded with uplifted hands two hundred and thirty one persons were baptized by elders gates gatea willes johnson and clements and bishop smith and his counselors SCHOOL ar 2 r P M U singing V rl prayer P rayer by elder johnson prest J young oung felt happy to on such an occasion ion lon dwelt upon the solemn covenants the saints had made and said it would be better for the saints had they never made such covenants if they did not abl abida abide ade ide them and blessed the af pf people ipie in the name of the lord prest grant confirmed the bishop his counselors and others and arid elders proceeded to confirm the remainder of the core congregation atlon prest J youn young bore testimony to the spirit of the lords being upon the people and anti spoke of the blessings that were in store for chef the faithful th elder eider grover spoke against every everything thin 0 calculated cu if persisted persisted in to lead into evils elders cements Clemen tiu tig gates and willes severally se addressed the congregation upon tha thu present reformation keeping the covenants now made records being bi b i T kept L pt blessings baptism baptisms ac itie itle elder IV willes sung parted from this illis new land of ours oars 11 prest grant made a few remarks blessed the congregation in the name of the lord jesua jesus christ and by the authority of the holy blessed their lands their flocks their sub substance even all they bad and a all ali 11 the tb e saints responded with a lou iou loud amen thus wp e li hove v e had hid a time ever to be remembered be re d by the saints ts now residing in centerville Cent erville TI the ie sp spirit rit fit of the almighty seems to be lit up in in the tile c countenances nten ances of all and each one seems dt desirous sirous to become a brother and a friend benediction by prest grant oi p M after bins mg alid wid prayer there was a unan imos lmos in manifestation of gratitude to pres crests S gr grait t and youn young and the home missionaries a large subscription to the weber canal harmonious addresses by crests grant aid J kounz young and the missionaries and sons sona songs from elde elder willes do they miss me at home homeland and the live hive of des Dee Deser deseret eret ct Y beno Bent benediction dIction aie Ale meeting eting adjourned until thursday oct 10 16 1856 18 16 WM WK REEVES clerk |