Show SANPETE stame STAKE minutes odthe of the quarterly conference of odthe the sanpete stake hold held on the loth of november in the eph raim meeting house saturday 10 am Present on the stand orson pratt of the twelve apostles 1 Preal president dent peterson and counselors counsel ors of this stake president ri pencer spencer of sevier stake after the opening exercises the statistical reports of the branches were read also the financial report of the mantl manti temple elder orson pratt addressed the conference upon the temporal duties of the thil saints the necessity of acting in concert conc cone concertin eroin ertin in all thin things ga he earnestly le commended recommended the arranging of mercantile bus business ineta ineza OH on such a basis that an excuse should not exist for patronizing those who after having made themselves rich hut but but of us lao have used their money in trying to induce congress td legislate against our interest he spoke also aiso io on the necessity of establishing operative cooperative co manufactories manu factories adjourned to two p m two thop p mi m opened by singing and prayer elder pratt addres addressed the conference upon the and eternity of the priesthood now committed to man on the earth and the magnitude of this the dispensation pensa tion of the falness of times encouraged the saints to faithfulness and good works god gave the great promise to all the ancient prophets also to enoch that hig bis zion should return again to the earth and meet the zion of the last dayshaw days ae a sign of thie this promise he set t the e b bow ow in the cloud the lord will wili not castoff cast onu off thid this people but abut continue to td plead with the strong ones of zion utitia hey hey bey overcome adjourned until p m p m opened by singing and aud prayer prest john Erastus snow joseph F smith of them the twelve and prest preal hinkley of stake havIng arrived met enet wih with the saint Q 1 eider elder joseph F 13 balth to ifft adar addressed es s ed the conference he showed that of the gospel in ln f heir hair nature are calculated to make men better and unite them together everything that tends to degrade mankind is apostate to tho the truth parents crould hold bold the reins of government over their children a and teach them habits babits of industry indu stry atry also to study rood good books ta the pleasures of unrighteousness lire are ephemeral but the pleasures of doing good ai are 6 everlasting asting astl asti Dg it ia is impossible impo foi for the faithful latter day bain tto to fall while in the disc dise discharge barglof barge of ochia bis bib duties hind and in possession of the uhe holy spirit elder arar erastus eraftus lus snow sald said said sald aliat bat hat since the august Auguste conference ou ferebee he had traveled nearly two miles visiting tile lile tino tins faints in the W bouthern hirn jari of this chis torri Turri tor aud arid arizona Ar izoria ele he found the ilio saints in tl the j 0 jatter latter territory few and lind fair far between met with wilh auti anti comforted them geraw he raw caw nd convened with bowe tope of be officials of the rj ry who spoke encouragingly of the people were were glad of oi their pre presence sence tence anu ana considered them quite au n acquisition to their territory there pre pro r many ou outlet tleta fu fun fur hu ho people which beem heem to have 1 become i sary pary ei a the cry lu iu the larger ta la is give us moru moro room prest taylor made a few remarks to operation cooperation co tuning luring ae and showed that what sacrifices we may have to alake is all right for we are aro not here entirely on our own z business bus winess finess but to build up and establish Z on adjourned to 10 if am ain tomorrow to morrow sunday loam opened by singing and prayer prayer president pre aident taylor addi essed the tho upun upon the order necessary iba ry to be 0 observed by ints wh when n they nA assemble for worship also in administering the oral arat dabels of the gospel in order border to obtain the blessings promised we must be bo governed by law liw through obedience to the ordinances of the goepel we have re received delved the holy ghost a vi principle that brings us into a relationship with god if it the of israel who have hawe been called to go to the nations of the earth da do not preach the gospel faithfully falth faith fully ue blood of the people wiil will be found on thein their we have our bih bit hops hopla courts an and high councils for the settlement of difficulties and we bot not go to law before the ungodly if men will tra tia trample under foot the laws of the of god try them for their fellowship the elders ciders of israel must berin begin to feel after ibe abe lord and obtain his spirit and be prepared for tor any duty that may be required of them adjourned to 2 pm singing benediction enia enid letlon rpm M opened d by singing and prayer sacrament administered president malben maiben the general authorities of thet them church also the authorities of the stake all of whom were unanimously Jy sustained elder EIder ErAstus snow add addressed reseed the conference stating that no amount of the part p i rt of the people will avail these a authorities t uis horl hori athey if they themselves fall fail to live godly and li upright lives jives and abd magnify their callings calling these quorums were organized by direct revelation their duties are to watch over the saints bainte scattered members should be visited and watched over by y the disser lesser priesthood these quorums are to hold bold meetings for mutual and benefit benent bofo t to blees the young men in their efforts of mutual improvement the are require requite I to pay their tithing to entitle tham to the blea bleb singa or the kingdom of god this is an led gement of our that nothing is our own but jl jt la Is the lords if a portion of a community are called upon to build a tannery another portion a woollen letory lol jet them receive the call es a stewardship abd act upon it for the benefit nud aud independence of zion eider elder joeeph joseph F smith ad dressed the saints upon the labors devolving upon them to establish union that they may become strong the wicked are ar becoming beco mink more divided the willing and obedient shaU eal eat the good of theland while tee the rebellious aud and the ungodly shall be bi P ederoff cut aad receive none ingerl the tho of god conference adjourned adjo arned until 10 a in nho of fttie the of february 1879 to meet lef mount it pleasant singing benediction by elder Orson Pratt arence |