Show conference ENCE 1 1 the conference of the maricopa maricola Marl Mari cOpa stake of zion was held in mesa on saturday and sunday march loth and icah 1884 present on the stand A F mcdonald and chas I 1 ll of the stake presidency and a goodly number of the local priesthood saturday 10 a in the exercises commenced by singing an angel from on high etc president A F macdonald expressed himself as being well pleased to meet so 80 many saints in conference and to note a great chan change e for lor ane better in their spiritual condition president C 1 I robson read from tile the 7 ath th chap chapter ter of daniel and showed how it was bein dein being fulfilled bishops E E pomeroy of mesa and TE jones of lehi reported their wards as being in a thriving condition nearly all the people observing the word of wisdom president A F macdonald followed further explaining the visions of daniel showed the coming forth of the roman power and said sald that sone some 0 of f her abominations had crept in among the saints exhorted the saints to be honest keep out of debt and live humbly before the lord 2 lim pm elder D T lebaron reported the tempe tempo branch bratich as feeling and doing well after which elders chas II 11 IT allen alien wm L brundage Brunda gc john felshaw C C daha lalla D P jones and C S peterson spoke upon the necessity of self improvement and of observing the word vord of Wis doin dorn P sunday 10 am sin singing in praise ye te the lord lord yil good t to 0 ra raise ise lse elders C it hakes A ar F stewart ste wart crismon and prest A F macdonald were the speakers pd akers auers the subjects dwelt upon were union co opera tion obedience and tithing 1 i rpm after the sacrament was adminis ted elder EE tejones jones addressed the conference u upon on the necessity of obedience to bod gods law after which the statistical report of the stake was read and the authorities were sustained I 1 resident president macdonald nid ard patriarch a ra B F Y johnson addressed the saints ur urging in them to lives of th the peaceful influence of the spirit of lod iod was felt in our meetings caus causing in the saints faints to r rejoice joice mesa is cultivating cultivating about acres of wheat this season n w which aich looks very promising in the ra rainfall duri durl duning during tig the winter I 1 has ia been unusually large the spi spring in forward and the 0 outlook for tor tile tiie future is favorable the he health althof of the people la is good GEORGE rassey stake recorder |