Show TOOELE STAKE conference the quarterly conference of the tooele thoele stake of zion convened pursuant to adjournment at tooele thoele city and sunday I 1 april h and 1878 at 10 1030 1080 30 a in present on the stand of the twelve orson pratt and erastus snow bishop samuel woolley and lorus pratt of salt lake city president tF P al lyman and a full representation of the bishops and priesthood of the stake opened with singing and prayer the bishops from the various wards warda of the stake gave a report of the spirit feeling and cond condition nion hion ot their wards and were unanimous in declaring that a steady improvement and disposition to do right were manifest bro lee president of the indian mission for this baake related his experience and labors with w th the Lma Lama and gave a very encouraging cou raging report elder orson OKSON PRA pratt TT treated upon the future of the Lama and the conjectures of our government and nation thereupon oD not comprehending compe hending the purposes of the lord pertaining to that people who j are to be preserved and become a people full of good works being sanctified by the influences of the gospel lie he also showed the fruits of the gospel and the operations of the spirit of god through obedience to its ita 2 p m after the usual opening exercises the clerk of the stake presented the statistical report of the otake Sta kefor for the quarter q ending march 31 1878 as follows 1 patriarch I 1 ilo 10 so seventies ven van ties high hib priests pries ts eiders elders as priests 67 teachers 98 deacons 1666 member members sast 2310 total officers and members children under 8 years jears of age total souls number of families marriages 4 births 36 children blessed 32 members re received delved 16 removed 5 baptisms bap IZ 13 deaths ea 6 individuals la drawing support 27 66 amount of support drawn awn amount of fast day do donations I 1 na we also number in the stake 6 relief societies 6 young mens mutual improvement associations 4 young ladies mutual improvement men t associations 7 day schools 7 sabbath Sab bab schools with wilh an attend ance of 83 teachers and sebo scholars lars total teachers and pupils showing an additional increase to the sabbath schools of this stake during i the past quarter of 13 teachers I 1 an and I 1 li 27 pupils I 1 the T a statistical report mens alens mutual improvement association elai clat t ion lon was presented by the superintendent in showing their numbers to exceed financial reports from the temple Fund Relief society etc of the wards were als ais oread president F al midy ly man presented the general authorities of the church who were unanimously sustained by the vote of the conference as also the authorities of the stake and tile the home and indian missionaries elder ERASTUS SNOW spoke on the order ef of the und mud the importance of luing and fostering the dif lerent different societies associations ciati clat citations lons ions uns ons and Sabbath schools inaugurated gu rated invoked the bjes slig of the lord upon the and teachers tea chura chera of sabbath schools sc hoalt advised tho the youth to be hip fir studious in acquiring a knowledge of the principles of ot our faith that they may be titled for future usefulness impressed the tha importance of looking after any that may be needy in our midst but caution in receiving those to our confidence who might destroy the chastity of our families and the lives of our brethren pm after the usual open opening Ing services brother brothen lorus pratt who has recently ty returned from his mission to cagl england d gave some somo details of his bit exPer experienc experience lene lenc e and the power of god manifested through higa hip while laboring a in his ministry 10 am singing sin SID and prayer elder eider orson pratt showed the diversity of gifts dispensed through the priesthood of god treated upon the revelations of god through enoch and the privilege granted him in looking through the vista vleta of time to the present day and the future atlon of the world he bein being g a prophet and revelator of gid god showed the faith and power exe exercised raised through the brom brof brother mier fier of jared by means of the arim and Thum mim imand and the power to be attained to by uj u through gur our faith humility and uprightness before god in keeping beeping fully his laws and obeying his commandments elder erastus snow showed that it was important for us to know how to live today to day to make the duties of life pleasant and agreeable seeking strength to battle and overcome the frailties of our natures it is necessary that every saint should be a seer seen and revelator so far as perta pertains I 1 I 1 ns to their respective duties and interests in the kingdom of god and in our family organizations advised the saints to become acquainted with the laws of life etc employ the elements and our abilities in creating those things requisite for our comfort happiness and feal ebal 2 p M after the usual opening exercises and the administering of the sacra ment the meeting was addressed by bishop samuel woolley of 8 L city in a spirited manner giving incidents of his bis experience in the early rise rite of the church testifying to the truthfulness of the revelation on celestial marriage abd and the as the results of obedience to that law elder orson pratt read from the doctrine and covenants certain port portions ions lons of the revelation on celestial marriage marriages setting forth the true sense and meaning of the law elder erastus snow read from the bible genesis re fening referring to the creation how that the lord had ordained the union of man and woman in order to perfect it heir their salvation as the man is not without the tho woman n nor or the woman without theman the man mau in th the eLord lord this union in order to be eternal must be performed by the authority of the holy priesthood sealing upon U us s the new and everlasting covenant the lord had made provisions for those dying without this privilege spoke in relation to the talents committed to io us and advised us to put them to usury that w we may not be counted slothful i servants treated uvon the lam law cf c 0 f registration explaining its requirements exhorting the people to be prompt to duty but in no way perjure themselves but subscribe to the oath or affirmation understandingly conference was adjourned to meet at grantsville Grants ville on the last saturday of july at 10 am benediction FRANCIS dr president GEORGE ATKIN clerk |