Show f y y P nil ril I 1 arila E F S 0 A f i of a cloo diya niya Conference eid eld at eoga loga commencing Gom 70 satur fatur I 1 I 1 f V day eby ea e a juls 4 10 lo FIRST DAY 10 a m oa 02 the stand were president B young jr elders charley 0 elch eich lorenzo Ii orenzo erenzo snow and franklin D richards of the W B preston and E F sheets elders charles C Wil wll chen chou cn M 11 hardy and aud nd B M 11 and all the bishops and other leading men of the valley meeting was called to order by president B young jr singing by the choir and and aad prayer by bishop sheets elder charles C expressed his delight at th the e beautiful appearance of cacha cheValley Ca made BO so through the industry of a people whom god had greatly favored and spoke of the great and sarious serious re upon ane people pie the ways of the world hould not be contracted by isnor vs nor covenants broken nor promises allowed to remain unfulfilled or confidence in each other would woula be affected cooperation operation co labor and iid home industries were the tho only means of our becoming as a united people anu and tir tiu cs alle the way in which god 0 5 bild up zion on tho the eartle eartha the only way we could be prepared to receive israel and provide for them a means of sustenance elder samuel smith of brigham city urged that the raw material which a kind hind providence lad had so bountifully provided for the latter day saints who had bad settled these valleys bo be utilized ho he was in sympathy with his brethren who labored to accomplish this object bishop sheets said enoch labored 3 years to bring his people to a state of perfection the latter day saints had been engaged in the same work of perfection now forty seven years and notwithstanding that much might have been done which had been left undone yet the people through the blessing of god and their wise le leaders aders had made unprecedented progress the brethren often spoke in much plain ness of our abort comings it lt was with good intentions they did so yet he thought the progress the people of cache valley had made was very encouraging lie he believed that with all our oun weaknesses the ilat latter latte ter day rd saints bain ts were the vie best p people on tha the earth and a acknowledged 0 god the tho crops were very promis promising ilg would be a very bountiful harvest he reminded ail all of the couii counsel sel sol of the first presidency and the A Twelve about abing and storing away breadstuff 1 in q the event of war or darolt overtaking tills thia as well as other nations singing by the calif 1 lly ily bishop hughei hughe j rr tor lot 2 rpm p m meeting cohnie commenced by singing by the choir and prayer by elder eider moses thatcher Tn Tb atcher elder jame James fH ifal harl hari harl of bear near lake avery interesting discourse ong ont promises pointing to the glorious destiny of or gods goda people E elder eider ider lder that perhaps ono one af of pf the tho most important subjects n ce afif ual welfare ana anH temporal prosper ity of the day dar saints was the to produce from tho the elements buch articles of wear and consumption as were needful ator existence and rom eom forti andio ca cooperation on tho aho firtos part of dur our iner merchants to sustain our factories by making the saie sale of their goods a v specialty prejudiced feelings against the united ordel were entertained by some arobel flam 1 ery err eroneous conception of its workings In effect that it from tsei the people their agency thero there sas vas was A A desiro desire inherent in man to rule hisil an d obtain power over his fellow man mau As the spirit and genius of th he 6 united order was to treat its members as children of tha the ohe oho commora common parent arent it being the duty of all to be 8 industrious Indus tribus areu axed an d to work fortha forthe for fon tha the common welfare of tho the whole div ang the flouri the iho expense of his hia brother and herein it being opposed to the modern system of business many through b tho lack of tho th 0 spirit of bf gody god ilio who roveal reveal lovo aled aed led this thil order cf of comprehend anit its true import impart ing of the law con it their reasoning on it en misled them families were to act as stewards over their own property and the fullest liberty was granted them to improve an and d increase it in ever every y lawful manner because of imperfections we were not prepared to enter into the united order BO so fully as was represented in the revelation etwas it was very necessary however that we continually bear in mind these words behold these properties are mine saith the lord or your faith is vain and you are found hypocrites and the covenants are broken under the circumstances it was our duty to get as near perfect to to the r system rov rev revealed baled as was possible there was perhaps every chance for those weak in the faith to apostatize during the imperfect state of its workings ined when the stewardship assigned sign to a man in which the stewardships steward stoward ships of his brethren were directly concerned became neglected or abused through wilful defect in him the following language an of the lord contained in tho the revelation was applicable to his case inasmuch as some of my servants ser Ber have broken my commandments mand ments I 1 have cursed them with witla a very sore curse 11 the many tangibly tan giblo blessings that were to bo be derived from this holy order in its perfected state which constituted the beauty of it would be so surpassing in their beneficence that its early difficulties difficult les ies would be entirely forgotten singing bingin by the choir and prayer by pres FD P D richards riek Kick ards SECOND DAY sunday 10 a m conference was called to order by prest B young jr singing by the choir and prayer by bishop roskelley Bo Ra skelley elder B M L young 7 testified to the truthfulness of t the he latter day work and spoke of the duties assigned elder I 1 M 1 H hardy and himself in connection with the young mens mutual improvement societies bro hardy and he bad travelled as far south of salt lake as st george and as far north as cache valley organizing their associations in the various settlements they were now on their way to bear lake valley in the same interest the only sure and intelligent way to combat the weapons of the adversary was to teach tho the yeung young in the fear of the lord tho the beauty and grandeur of the principles of life and happiness which the gospel alone could af anford afford prest C C rich said the p les ies 61 tho the gospel had been through the tho th mercy merey m ercy erey and goodness of god restored to the latter day saints they would be held responsible for its faithful promulgation to the wa world r vid ild at ht large and for the light and knowledge it imparted to them during a martof part of the early history of the church the lord revealed certain things which were not strictly complied with through the negligence of the people the consequence was they were driven from their homes suffering much persecution and having to endure much inconvenience and trouble we were approaching nearer each conference the period of our saviors coming how did we feel about it were wore we prepared to receive his farther instructions one ness nesa was absolutely necessary nothing but unity in its strictest the purposes of the father we ano jived lived in a day when unity alone alono could make us acceptable to god where was the man that could do any one part of establishing zion on the earth unless he was possessed of the s spirit p rt of willing obed obedience lence and the fear of the lard god this willing obedience on the part of the people to sustain his servants in their several callings was absolutely required at our hands bands it was the devils agents who prompted latter day saints to resist the sacred influences which in the silent watches and meditative moments recommend themselves to the tho heart he urged allwoo not earnestly engaged in fulfilling their sacred covenants with god in effect that they would in coming to this goodly land their time means and ability to promote the interests of zion against the opposing and intruding influences of the destroyers to re and do better continued with concluding remarks on the work nc necessary cesary to be done preparatory to the coming of the saviour Sav hav Jour he also referred to attending to the ordinances for deceased relatives and friends build ehg temples and becoming a righteous united people i eider elder M H hardy ah oaid al all tho circumstances and combination of circumstances of his experience had bad confirmed and strengthened his faith in the great latter day work he was grateful to know that the doctrines declared to us were true father earl an aged man referred to incidents in his life connected with his forty yeara years experience in the church and his personal acquaintance with the prophet joseph he cautioned the young against the tho use of tobacco and intoxicating drinks prost frest lorenzo snow said it was highly necessary that we love one another r and cease to speak evil or otherwise injure one another he used to think it singular why the apostles had to suffer so severe per of almost every nature had they succeeded in establishing among them the principles of unity the result might have been very different the same form of persecution would overtake us as a people were we destitute of union the lord through a revelation to the prophet joseph informed us that the disciples of old sought not to forgive one another in their hearts hence they were afflicted with bore sore chastisement the lord further fays says he that forgives not his brother his trespasses stands condemned before the lord and there rem aineth in him the greater sin the saints would never see the beauty of the united order until the spirit of love charity and forgiveness was acquired and tided by them the lord required us to forgive when forgiveness was not sought for by the party injuring us the lord says 1 I will forgive whom I 1 will forgive but of you it is required to forgive all men and you ought to say in your hearts let god judge between thee and me and reward thee according to thy deeds he advised the congregation to peruse the contents can tents of the revelation which was applicable to all when a man could bear injuries with a good grace how noble la in him how like unto the pattern the saviour instituted for our singing by the tho choir and prayer by bishop hammond 2 rpm pm singing hy by the choir chair and aad prayer by bishop merrill pres FD P D richards said bald it was a com commonly accepted proverb that we sho ild iid practise what we preached tho the doctrine advocated bd by pres snow on operation cooperation co should not therefore fail fall to be fully appreciated the principle of forgiveness had been dwelt upon too showing that the brotherhood of the go gospel required us to forget as well as forgive and that the more forgiving and charitable we became the nearer we patterned after the redeemer those who had become members of the church since the revelation of the united order was g given ivens which was in 1843 had by virtue of their first baptism covenanted to accept it in connection with other certain requirements it would seem a matter of wonder why we now should be so afraid to renew our covenants when called upon to do so by the same authority through which we obtained remission of our sins sing he contrasted the uses of a temple built by the christian world and those of a temple erected through revelation by the latter day saints whilst the one was used for preaching purposes affording only temporary enjoyment the other was used for converso converse with holy beings in which those ordinances were performed which bound the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children thereby conferring Ja sting lasting inestimable benefit on the living and the dead As a substitute lor a temple the children of israel were commanded to build and have accompany them in their j the ark of tabernacle the without temples enoch could not have perfected his people A temple was absolutely necessary for a people whose circumstances would admit of building one in order for them to obtain full and complete salvation he narrated incidents inthe in the building and dedication of the nauvoo temple and named persons who there thore appeared to the prophet joseph and the nature and importance of their missions david the man after gods own heart was not permit permitted ged ted to build a temple because became ile he although in obedience to the commands of god had imbrued his hands in human blood glod gou had so overruled over ruled that wo we as a people stood before the world free from the contamination ot blood aud and therefore the labor labon of our hands in the building of temples might be accepted of god the temple of solomon was built bulit the noise of an un ax or hammer not baving having been heard a grand organization of priesthood was made before the act of dedicating it and as a proof of divine acceptance fire was sent down from heaven the seventies high priests and elders were now directly called upon in connection with tile the people tle ele generally to push forward the building of the temple at salt lake city it was a privilege to be engaged in such a glorious work he reminded the people at the request of president young of the fifty cents per month temple donation this matter although in its luelf itself elf eif small was very important and every head of family should consider it so complying comply lne ine willingly with it he adjured the you young n g to improve their time and cautioned them against intoxicating drinks which produced vitiated tastes and appetites president B young jr thanked the brethren ghobad who had bad come to visit us and hoped that many such re unions of brotherhood would be afforded us 81 singing ngin by the choir and benediction d et on e by y pres B young jr the attendance was larger than at any preceding conference it being estimated that persons were present the singing under the able leadership of brother alexander lewis was excellent several anthems were ien len rendered dered during the services which were truly artistic and refreshing the members of our choirs whose whom efforts contribute so much to our pleasure and enjoyment deserve our encouragement GEO F GIBBS clerk |