| Show SALT sant LARE larb STARE STAKE conference the quarterly conference of this stake convened in the Tabernacle saturday august ad 1884 at 10 am president angus at cannon called the meeting to order and the choir sang 0 god eur help in agea akes past prayer was offered by president jos E taylor singing ilow how beau beautrow beaute oW tut tit fe tuder teet feet there were prese arese present nto on n the stand stand of the twelve apostles wilford woodruff of the presidency of the stake angus M cannon and joseph josephe ja taylor of the high priests quorum edward and of the high council 6 members nome lomu lome missionaries sio blo sion siou narle aries s 12 patriarchs 1 1 presidents of seventies 8 priests Pr leits 3 teachers 3 deacons 7 all the city wards were represented except tha ibah and ana of the country wards all House MiU creek and and granite all the the elders were represented except the ad ulf and lith the minutes of the last priesthood meeting were read and adopted the following follow luo ing 1 brethren were recommended to be erdal ned elders ach recommendations were A approved proy ed by unanimous vote of 1 the conference william Housholder householder of ua th e christopher Hing of the hWard charles cole of mountain dell wlm ward william of loth ward wand ilena F lund of esth ward charles burdett burditt of ward george smith oath ward jesse aylett ot of west jordn jordan ward joseph thorn thorup 0 of I 1 st ward august P lindholm bred fred r ed peterson fred palm and john nelson all of ward samuel datwyler of joseph lyon of union ward president A at cannon sald said strangers present might think it sin singular u that we ordain oung menas as elders but any man entitled to be the head of a should hold that priesthood Priest nood when john the th baptist came cama as the tho forerunner of messiah many wanted to be baptized whom john saw baw were not worthy and called a generation of vipers he said they need not call themselves the tho children of abraham prest cannon referred to thee thed tests made of Abra abrahams hains faith and fidelity nde lity when among other things he was commanded to offer up his son through h whom he expected to realize the promises I 1 of the lord lordt it was a man of this character that those rebuked by john the baptist claimed as their father but whose works they ther did not practise those who expected the blessing of abraham must do the works of abraham the gospel has been restored in this a age ee joseph smith had been duly duty commissioned laced of heaven to organize tile the church S of christall authority being committed to him pertaining to this and the promises given to obraham abraham had been beatt renewed to those in thi dispensation who stood the test thal that they should enjoy the glory and blessings secured by the father of the f fAithful altaf ul ires ITes president ident wilford woodruff ald said aid it vas was vaa a correct doctrine that young men meri should hold the priesthood when they took the daughters of zion to wife alfe it was their duty also to qualify themselves to proclaim the gospel td the world many had regretted their neg negi i this matter at home when sta standing before assemblies of strangers abroad tho the youth of zion xion will wili ner ger have e to bear ofa oaf this king kingdom doin doln in the tho the calamities and judgments that w ut vex the world when the earth carth was fully tully ripe in wickedness they would then be required to go forth and hida ap the law and seal the testimony to tb nations of the earth the pren prel dictions of the servants sen ants of the lord would aliba fulfilled notwithstanding tha unbelief of this tills generation the th e prophecies ot gods servants had been literally literally fulfilled inthe in the past in the ther alsing raising ap of one nation and the overthrow 0 of up other in the destruction ot cities and klad kind kird kingdoms oms and those yet to be would come to passin passau pass in the same manner president wood woodruff runn ruff again referred to the necessity p essley of the young men preparing themselves for the tile work of the ministry and narrated circumstances that rans transpired raus dunin durin aring ghis his jabor labor in that capacity to his end it was not necessary for a man to have a collegiate elders eiders were to study the principles of the gospel that at the proper time the holy spirit might select from the knowledge the they nad had stored up such thinks things thin 9 as would do good ad when spoken in n this respect the elders eiders ders were atall totally unlike the thel priests of the ady tsy day god albl always ay backed up the testimonies of his servants the neld field was wast large and the laborers f few awand and the lord wanted the young to qualify themselves to gather out the wheat from the vares tares president deat dept cannon announced that the f funeral services over the remains of the late bishop bisho L LW nardy hardy and prest denew IV taylor louid ber be held in ila the tabernacle at 10 1 a in on sunday august 3rd ard th the e choir sang an ii A how hom nirm firm a foundation etc conference lic el adjourns ad lourne journe belfied 1 tion by yelde elder eider r ephraim wll wil ilams I 1 IP f 1 0 I I 1 I 1 1 sd aug pm W ei h irgang i ali ail all praise to our redeeming lard I 1 prayer araje r by nelder neider eider joseph t ejohnson J i wr gwen airi alei M J cn r I 1 I 1 1 I i t u asas the giver etc ete elder t Ep brahn williams williami sald said he knew from experience that an elder gus gua lied himself for the thel work of the ministry was of marq use intha in the hands hants of th the a lord than a man who wasta walteq his hig almand time and fallen failed to store his mind with q and the tho sor soe called christianity of tj the belief anly and many bel bei levetha believe that pail anan can 40 do nothing to wards his own salvations salvat lons lone but that it Is all a matte matter of df foreordination the gospel golpl of urist christ Ws was a matter of choice cholee and works as well as faith D during his late iafe mission the speaker had hsc found many who a acknowledged now ledged their bellef belief in the JG ospel dospel though tile tiie they would n not at obey it it was an excellent I 1 experience to young men to perform missions to the world and compare par the man made systems ins ing of religion giona saint with the thip gospel as tatt tati taught lit by the pi president g 1 joseph FT etaylor btaylor aylor was the next s speakers speak ery err in fa referring refer ring to the death 0 of president W hi he said W t caused hm him to to the death of Vf th the aro prophet het jose joseph smith the ernp t this di dispensation pens atlon who had continued eil ell fal faithful lif ul unto uno death who hads had seen gua jace jare fo 0 face president blo bio passed away in peleg peace after aften lay laying inthe the foundations of several temples and organizing the people an fn these e mountains more inore perfectly than t they ey wore before the lord w haape ratin ratip through president johnt john taylor not solas to destroy hta hla lit a agency enc I 1 or I 1 individuality n divi duality but in a manner that was uniting the hearts odthe of thu the people more closely closel yi at the death detthof des dea bof joseph Joseoh many lost their testimonies and did them balsa falsa he be deat deag death of president young youn this should not li jtb be our testimonies should not rot depend upon the life of any nan pan nan nau in this stake of zion were nvere thousands of members bea beating bearing ting ring the lesser priesthood and who were a power among the people the bishops have bought to organize the priesthood in their several wards which wasi wasl a agrest great help to improvement if israel would do right god would restore to theme them right and privilege to which they were entitled what made this people age agi was in maintaining principles of truth against th the e errors of the world no individuals or people ever succeeded in this world who were not aggressive toward matters mattera opposed to tae their rr inte interests rests it NY was as the duty of this people to be aggressive in an this manner president A nf cannon said in the death of president dept william W taylor who has been heen the faithful clerk of the stake we are am unable to present the names of many officers in this tills stake for want of time to compile them from our ar general rec records olds q bein berns unable to nad sad the list as prepared balim by him wo we hall hali hall ball therefore present the authorities without the usual details it is moved that we sustain john taylor as president of the church of jesus Jestis chrit Christ of latter day saints in al the world with george Q cannon and joseph I 1 mith alth as I 1 hi 1 aist and second Coptis counselors elors together with wilh all the general authorities of the church a as sustained at our last general conference carried unanimously the following ceru were also presented aul ani and aud sustained by the unanimous vote I 1 j of the conference i I 1 an angus es mcannon M A cannon as president of of joseph E taylor taylon da a his arst counselor and charles IV penrose his second counselor the patriarchal as sustained at our last conference is As llight councilors councillors Counci lors wind ix t i ay rqn tau thomas EJe E jeremy remy john 11 II rume mei mel minor G atwood theodore mckean fc hosea stout john R winder george G rge jq jaylon henry diu din dinwoodey woodey J joseph ti seph I 1 lornet fornet anders W jhn J hut T caine calne alne aine alternate councilors councillors Counci lors jesse jcsse W fox ellas elias 4 morris james jarmes P i freeze joseph IV mansee maniee M and henry P richards richarm ellas smith sinith as asi president of the high priests quorum edward as his first counselor and elias IN moms forris as aa his second counselor the home AL missionaries as sustained at ai our last conference with the tha addi on of th tha the e names of elders henry hemy lland liand Eph ephraim ralin williams i the he presidents and counselors of the several elders quorums as now existing the th bishops and counselors Counselor of the several wards as now existing the presidency of the various quor stake u umas s of the lesser priesthood of this tills the presidency of the mutual improvement pro associations male and f female e of this stake the presidency of relief societies of t this stake the superintendents of sunday schools qt this stake the presidency of the primary asso cla cia of this stake edward E brain as reporter of this stake and clerk of this conference 11 elder eider ider lder C W penrose spoke next he teb jes regretted retted that young youn men merl after lio tio to jer Ter perform forni their thein duties as elders eiders gez gei should neglect suca duties and n nc t up u to their covenants this tr ice de debrea breaking brea ingras was an evil of which a ar alic ancient lelit apostle had spoken of as one dl 64 the crying sins of the latter days if the saints do not prove true to their prom pram promises lies and covenants god will not shower upon hem the many blessings they aoura would receive if they kept their sacred I 1 agreements the priesthood was not t given glyen to any man without nn object it was to be used for the accomplishing comp lishing of the purposes of god ai in reference to his being called to act as counselor to the tiie president of this stake the tile speaker expressed his wil wll dingness lin gness griss to act in that calling to the best of lils lifs ability to fulfill fulfil the require 1 ments monts made at his mg hands lie he rejoiced in this thia work in which he had labored for foh many years for he knew it was destined to prevail in the earth and when the saints paints were called to the sphere beyond their works did not end but a greater field was opened for their thein t h ir labors families will be united a aund anad t they hey will build upon the dounda ta tips Us laid in the tiesh flesh and of the increase of their th air posterity glory andio and dominion there would be no ena end end president wilford woodruff said sad it nade no difference to the work of the lord what moan toan or men died ile he intended to carry car ear r on the work in his hl own manner T the Z e twelve sons 64 0 jacob were blessed and promised what should befall them to the latest date this was evidenced in the histories ot of the world god will always hav havo a uw giver in id israel and any man malt wh who 0 supposed the work of god not lot get along without him pim would tind find sooner soofieh or lat I 1 erthal he is pu entirely mistaken I 1 I 1 i i e I 1 the choir sang shuk I 1 IOTA lord dayis na with I 1 thy I 1 I 1 gal I 1 Benedicti bj onby aljy 1 elder eider idere edwan suel suei grove if 4 tp ni bingin i of f W i 1 ll 11 11 1 1 u i u braise to te tha man voth mth loth jehovah etc etin i prayer I 1 by B 4 I 1 C rano rand I 1 j i singing 1 1 fw 11 za q te 1 11 I 1 91 d mac I 1 aso 0 clation elation cia cla tion the relief society Y L M 1 I A and the primary association were read bead and approved president ellas elias smith reported the condition of the high priests quorum in consequence of lameness lament ss he nad not been able to attend the meetings for several months when he last attended the members of 0 the quorum were in the enjoyment of the holy spirit and were ewers endeavoring to do right as near as I 1 hey they could the speaker said he would have taken pleasure in meeting with the quorum oftener if he had had the opportunity at the suggestion of president aa A 31 I 1 cannon brother smith spoke of hist hisa early experience in I 1 n the church ile he I 1 was b baptized in 1 1833 1835 went w ent to kirtland 1 i and nauvoo and at the death of the prophet joseph smith had seen many apostatize but this had bad no other effect on him tinn than to cause him sorrow lor for the foolishness of such persons he lle had taken an active part in defending the saints during the persecutions in missouri his bis il is grandfather who was of quite a prop prophetic hetle hetio turn had predicted many times that one ot of his hla relations I 1 should rise up and introduce a religion that would revolutionize revolution lse ize the whole world tile the s speaker eaker was as ordained a member of the e second quorum of seventies and afterwards taken from thab that quorum and aud placed in the high cou council nell lie ile and A postle apostle erastus snow were the only two now living of tha that quorum of high priests lie ile at i one onetime twe ime took charge of the printing office at naboo Nal naj Na passing throng through ti ii 11 enany trying circumstances he arrived rived in salt sait lake city on sept 2 1851 lie he had bad not sought notoriety but had endeavored endeavor thi igi to do all the go good od he be could woodruff said the leaders of this thia people were passing off dnn one by one and he was anxious aboud about th tbt rising generation fon for they must bear off tills this work before the tiie world elder edward davis reported the first quorum of elders I 1 scorned that one object that some youn had in view in being ordained elders was that they might obtain wives through the tha or dances of the gospel and when a this end was attained their quorum meetings irlee illee tingo was wat was often neglected elder henry A wooley wookey reported the eighth quorum of elders as in excellent condition and the members taking a lively hilvety interest in the meetings in tIngs which i were well attend attended eq elder f jmes james E wilson from the fourth quorum of elders stated he was not fully prepared to report llo lio however wever the quorum borum was doing as well as they caulk could elder jos R matthews said the seventh quorum of elders had a mem biship of over one hund hundred ted red the average attendance was about thirty 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