| Show BOX ELDER STAKE CON COIT FERE NOEo the tho regular quai quarterly terly conference of box elder eider stake blake was held in the tabernacle at abrl brnham ham city july 29 and aud 30 1882 there were wore present on the stand standy oliver 0 snow and E A ao bax box of the baake presidency prel Pral dency deney blah blab ops aps aud and leading eldera of 0 various wards warda the tha meetings on si saturday burday the were addressed hy by a number if bishops in boating bowing testimony 0 to o the divine divina origin of the church their eventful experience and earnest exhortations unto all to walk prudently and wisely before go god A and the tho world sunday 10 a m on the stand were vere apostles Apo atles atlea L snow and john lif smith elders eiders lorin firn farr and james burgess after tho the ol lening opening exercises elder jame james Is bat BuT geis geia testified with earnestness and effect to tho the purity of 0 the lives ilves and characters of the greab groat prophet joeeph joseph smith and his beloved bother boother hyrum the tha patria eb related in a piea PICa gant manip a few personal pe incidents showing the goodness and power of gd attending the labors laboris of preaching this giad glad iad lad message of salvation unto mankind apostle john H smith made a powerful appeal to parents to train children in the tha admonition of the lord and not leave leavo such an all important duty to others but at proper times and occasions make recitals before their families of their experience in the church and in an interesting and attracting manner present the glorious doctrines and the principles of the gospel unto them let leta lot ali all this labor be done wisely and in love not with a spirit to force lest it becomes to the young mind burdensome and unpalatable but act discreetly that a love will be engendered forand feraud for and nota not a distaste to the word of god 2 pm flinging and prayer the sacrament was adminis administered teed toed elder lorin farr offered some observations ions lons on the creation of the world the results of the fall of man Lu cifers elfers plan of redemption the free agency of man and on the F tate elate and condition of those who dlo die in childhood apostle john H smith said that in partaking par taking tabing of the sacrament we renew our covenants to remember our savior and to keep his commandments mand ments the ordinance la Is a most sacred one and he plead with all ail to tofee see tee to it that they had no hatred or malice dwelling in the heart lest it be par partaken part taken aben of unworthily and most earnestly exhorted each one to avoid speaking lightly of the sacred laws and ordIn ordinance auca anca of the tho church in clasing ho he invoked the blessings of god upon the saints JAMES BYWATER clerk of stake |
