Show sture STAKE conference was held in the parowan carowan meeting house margh march and 23 1884 present on the stand of the apostles george le re asdale the stake presidency and other leadin leading brethren of the stake ba bishops shops of wards also returned missionaries george condie joseph S hunter and henry if McCo mcconnel unel the Conference was one of the most spirited and impressive ever held in this stake the teachings were clear pointed and timely they were of a nature that combined comfort with instruction st and inspired the minds of the people with faith each of the speakers appeared to dwell with the power of the spirit of 0 truth upon special points producing a variety of principles influenced with a powerful unity of purpose the people gathered in from the different wards of the stake until the house was filled with the expectation of being fed with the bread broad of life and they were not disappointed but return to their homes feeling greatly blessed and encouraged especially by the instructions of apostle geo goo teasdale in his bis instructions every species of impurity of conduct was unsparingly y denounced ther thel necessity of men living with and treating their families in accordance with the law of the lord the conditions under which children are reared influence them for good or evil durin during the after career of their lives the necessity of husbands loving their wives children loving t kneir heir belr parents and saints loving one another were urged with force and earnestness the reports of the bishops indicated an increase of faith and good work in the midst of the saints the general beneral and local authorities and list of gome home home missionaries were presented and unanimously sustained statistical reports of the various wards and societies were read aud and made a very good showing president thos J jones abid council felt that it would be well for tile the saints not to let the teachings and instructions we have heard fade lade away but strive to put them in practice in our lives ilves much good counsel was given by the various officers in the stake and returned missionaries lles lies in regard to our duties as saints of the most mosi high god the saints generally felt to make new resolutions and endeavor to serve god more fully in the future than they have done in the past WILLIAM wllliam 11 II HOLI stake clerk |