| Show stare STAKE conference ENCE the maricola maricopa Mari copa stake co conference inference convened in the bowery in mesa niesa city on oll saturday june 1884 at 10 a in the presidency of the stake and a fair representation of the local priesthood were present after the opening exercises president resi rest 11 C rogers spoke of his recent visit to salt lake city and st george with a f few ew of our Lamai lamal lite brethren and of the manifestations of the power of god on their journey referred to the mission of joseph and testified to the restoration of the gospel showed the necessity of co opera tion among us and urged the saints to be faithful to their covenants he hc was followed by elders D T le baron and P webb and bishop T E jones after which president A F P macdonald delivered a discourse which was listened to with close attention ile he spoke of the time of peace we are arc enjoying 0 and urged the saints to live t their hy e i ne r religion ligion and become fortified for the trials which may mav await them referred to the rapid growth row of the kingdom of god and of the increase of darkness in the world dwelt upon the resurrection and millennium and explained P tallied the question what is righteousness 2 p pm in BI bishop is h 0 E pomeroy of mesa report reported mi h his Is IV ward as in a thriving condition referred to operation cooperation co as a means of delivering 0 us f from rom our temporal bondage elder G IV patriarch ben IT johnson and prest A F macdonald addressed the conference co opera tion obedience and the mission were the subjects treated sunday 10 a ro after the 0 opening ening exercises presta F macdonald Mac macdonald donali donais mad read an extract from a letter from a young missionary in europe and encouraged the youth to prepare for active service in that field elders M 31 S ray james T nelson and arrests C J robson and A P F macdonald followed the instructions given by each were well suited to the wants of the people 2 rpm pm sacrament was administered and the general and local authorities of the gurch church and stake were presented and unanimously sustained the balance of the time was occupied by elder C S SP peterson eterson prest A F macdonald acdonald and patriarch B F Johnson Johnso nl 1 the relief So cities and andY andt Y ini MandY and Y luta luia L M T A and primary associations are complete and in a healthy condition so also are arc the sabbath schools at a priesthood meeting held on saturday the west part of the in mesa ward including alma avenue was given a ward organization to be called alma oscar al M stewart was appointed bishop odwith avith conrad kleinman and A P as his counselors the temple branch also was organized into a ward with samuel openshaw as bishop and D F le baron and jase johnson as his counselors in consequence of there being in arizona Arizon two towns towles by the name of mesa and mesaville Me saville byots often f t ie R causing vexatious delay and sometimes total loss of our mail matter it was tho the thought aught best to change the name name of our village to that of zenos and a petition to the post master blaster general with this object in view has been numerously signed GEO stake recorder |
