Show STAKE conference the quarterly conference of the sanpete stake commenced on the of february 1883 issa at ephraim Ephr aim alm present of the general authorities of the church apostle F M lyman who was accompanied by his son I 1 P F M lyman junr of the stake president canute peterson Pe tereon and hig his councillor councill orp henry beal and john B maiben high councilors councillors Counci lors s bishops biah blah aps ops and others of the pries priest t hood opened with be the usual exercises the bishops as called upon reported their several wards president peterson Pe terson tereon and councillors each reported having visited the wards extensively ten yelys sustained the bishop bishops reports in that there is an observable increase of faith and good works among the saints statistical report of stake and stake superintendents report of sabbath schools were read by elder A H lund financial report of the manti mantl temple by counselor J B malben maiben the general and stake stae authorities were all sustained by unanimous vote also aiso the local authorities of the wards except jens hensen first counselor to C A madsen madeen bishop of gunnison gun Oun nison ward wardy who had resigned anahis and his resignation had been accepted ell eli aday of mount car mel was called and sustained to go to indianola ward with his family and to be occupied as school schoolteacher teacher apostle lyman occupied a portion of the time of each of the nive five meetings held in discoursing upon the principles of the gospel in the following order faith repentance baptism the holy ghost choit by the laying on of hands sacrament for given ea as parents duties to their children gathering tithing and plural marriage all of which were treated U upon pon though briefly yet in a clear and very able manner rna under the inspiration of the holy spirit and to the joy and satisfaction of the congregation assembled sem bled which was very large notwithstanding the quite cold eold weather president peterson said conference would adjourn for three months to meet at manti dismissed by singing and benediction apostle lyman left for manti mantl immediately after conference adjourned to fill an appointment for meeting at 7 pm expecting to fill another appointment at wales at 7 pm on 0 n the dinst GEORGE TAYLOR assistant clerk |