| Show luls LUIS mils stare STAKE conference on ferense ferenee was held at man t county colorado Col coi prado and land 10 1883 1983 I 1 saturday 9 don con conference on derence ference commenced in the bool booi house at 10 a m nt on the stand joseph F I 1 of the presidency wilford ff and brigham young ot of elve apostles also john Preal dent ot it the southern mission president silas elias 8 bishop J C dalton and the if f the local presidency singing and prayer preal ilford liford woodruff fl said bald we 0 north or jowh among the the unbelieving and wick na HB would bo be chastised with a in hla hib boyhood he could the same gospel that jesus sug sag but he had bad lived to receive hin kin s in it nearly fifty yearb yeara he H on the restoration of the thu the ibe mission of joseph smith er of the priesthood and the d prosperity of the saints brigham young said the ay faints would fill thosa those he spoke on the causes cau sea ses of son sou on tithing building and aad temples tem piea pies the man algean in discordant nation he sald bald bad aad would lose iose the i less lebs he repented believed rh was in a 0 better con condition di tion ir s r before john morgan could conid notice peri pert y of tho the fi blint flint they the wed aed in that piece pl pice ce by the pd ad B young an anh alor lor everything worked for the he good goud of the saint m ra melder eider elder wm win christen Ch naten so son bon read the statistical reports to june 8 from which it appeared that there were in manasha manasra Man Mau aspa abra omm off meers leers and member and childrous chii chil dreu drou under eight years in Se ritas 67 57 and 33 in ephraim Ephr alm and 60 in richfield 61 and 23 in addition to the above it was wag d that 00 persons persona were away from home president silas S smith called for a brief report of tile the different wards bishop john sohn 0 dalon sald haid in consequence of loa loa of crops by an early frost last fall ane people of manaem were generally poor poon and many had bad to go from home to labor for their sup bup support port pott but buh they were doing as well at ai could be expected brother john beecroft bee Bec croft said the people of seritta were getting along peaceably t and were seeking to serve god to the best beat of their ability bishop H 0 heiselt said the peo pie pile of ephraim ephraem were friendy friendly and le with bac each h other paid their tithing promptly and thereby L showed b owed t their heir willingness to support the cause in which they were en pres prest te joeph josoph lo eph F smith bald baid it was necessary that the people in that portion of the awas vineyard be organized into a stake of zion he spoke upon the labors and duties of the latter day saints and ex exhorted h or ted those who held to honor and magnify their callings he explained pla pia fined what mormonism niam was wat poke pobe on the privations and sufferings bunne Buffe rings of the saintil saints the of goda gods power in their behal J rud aud testified te stifle to voda vada gods goda willingness willin gness guess lobess to biess bless the tho faithful and obedient 6 a priesthood was held in the new now echo scho dho oho ee gunday sunday 10 at 10 am am conference met in the bowery after A the opening exercises exe ext elders C 0 brown J W bean and R C camp addressed the con by president word ruff who spoke on the of the principles or of truth and the M eions and sufferings of oursa our BA vior io ar I 1 al also B so on the tho magnitude of the labors la bora resting seating upon the latter lajter day saints 2 rpm p m the conference reassembled in the bowery and after singing ana prayer he iho general authorities of tiie the church were presented by i president joseph F smith and bub sub talked by the conference the names of the local authorities were presented and sustained as follows silas bilas S smith president of san luia lufa S 8 ake richard C CAMP and wm christenson his counselors john C OD dalton alton bishop of manas ea saward ward silas bilas 8 smith arand jr and camuel samuel d sellers beijers sei bei Jers his counselors peter bishop of eph balm ward howard ak K coray and jordan brady his bis couin counselors selars thomas N peterson bishop of richfield ward waro milton wilton W evans and jens jensen jensan hla his counselors IA ML Peter peterson pon foa presiding friest priest of seritha branch albert B R smith stake clerk and recorder members of the high council wm F 0 Be hamann H 0 cef aej belt beit D H ellidge eilf ElIJ dge dani dsniel daniel ei B R sellers bellers lers lens S 0 berthelson john A smith martin john D hawkins david bolee james H jach jaein ja ohn john B daniels daniela and albion haggard elder brigham young monog spoke of the labors required for the spread of the gospel the which the latter latten oay day saints were under to carry it to the nations of the th earth the redemption of th the dead and the importance of obey obeying ingall all ali the commandments of god elder john morgan was gra gratified tIlled to gee eee tho the rapid growth of manassa and adjacent settle settie mf ants of the saints the first conference held in manassa vae was in in an old stable which furnished sufficient room for all the audience he exhorted the congregation to encourage education a nd and the observance of the word of wisdom president joseph F smith arg urged ed the saints to employ properly the talents which god had given them the kingdom of god was onward and progressing man through obedience to the laws of god was destined to attain to the and glory of our creator he entreated the saints to obey the command men on ts of 0 d and to live in adjourned 0 W clerk |
