| Show SANPETE STAKE QUARTERLY conference convened in the house at 10 am nov opened by sip singing gIng and anel prayer there were present of the authorities of the fiust first presidency president denu dent john taylor lorand and geo aco Q cannon of the twelve apostles wilford woodruff F allaman FM Lyman and moses thatcher also elders L J nuttall and john irvine irvinc and presidents F spencer and it A K thurber thur ybur berof of sevier stake staka president canute peterson and counselors of this stake high councilors councillors Counci lors bishops and others reading of statistical and sunday school re reports ports an application from the following named persons to be ordained iligo bieh priests on being submitted to the conference an affirmative vote was given mons alons madsen oluf olaf lovgren jens ens Hen hendricsen driesen niels johansen Johans cn the second peter madsen joseph smith christian jensen mons alons rolf christen larsen jens C christensen Christens cn martin rase rage feder peder peder reder johansen peder anderson andersnn james president john taylor made remarks in relation to ordinations read from the doctrine and covenants sec see sli sil showing dwing the duties of the high priesthood and that in the future growth r and development of the church h ach of the priesthood will be called more into requisition and that the duties thereof will re quire active and energetic men who are well versed in the doctrines and principles rin of the gospel and full I 1 of the holy spirit as the holy priesthood is given to men to operate it iii this life llis 1311 bishops hops W S seely james A allred hans jensen james jorgensen and john spencer each gave a report of his war ward IT which valc it showed a satisfactory condition condition of the saints president taylor made a statement of some of the labors accomplished by the Lama in the Malad valley bishops tucker tacken and bartholomew each gave a good report of hilward hi his ward sward recess till 2 p in 2 p in after the usual exercises apostle F st at lyman addressed the conference ile he showed the absolute necessity of all eno envying enjoying ring ying the spirit of god and especially those who are called tolia tolla clabor bor bof in the ministry that new questions arising evidenced the growth of the people that that will continue to be the case in the onward progress of this work he paid a passing in notice to the singular feelings of the world toward the latter latten day saints that we are too much like the world to please the lord but bud enough unlike the world for the world to hate us the lord Is blessing the saints temporally as well as s spiritually as an led ld gement of their labors in building temples and sending missionaries ta to the different nations of the earth ile he treated upon the duties of the quorums of the priesthood who should meet together and become instructed in the duties of their several callings apostle moses thatcher expressed his pis pleasure in meeting with the ailts and at wit witnessing nessim g the comfortable sur rounding s of the people gave an interesting te review of bf the traditions of the native mexicans in re relation lation to t the he creation and also the peopling of this continent the writing rewriting re ot of what was by them called the bozof book of god some y years ears after the plates had been hidden up in the hilll Cumo cumorah Gu morah rah rab the destruction st of the same and a great amount of oth other er writing by the s spaniards wards and catholic priests after ana the c conquest of mexico lie he spoke of the fulfillment fulfilment of the promises ma made de to their fathers believed the gathering of the indians onto the reservation a good thing for them where in many lust instances ances inces they are made to feel the full force of the white mans power being beine bound down by bv them causing them to seek unto the lord ile he said sala thattie that the elements of destruction were abroad among the nation of which we sometimes say we vye form a part but it is rather hard haul to denina denine what part except it might be a very unloved portion neither ot of the great parties have ever recognized utah as having any political rights ada adjourned to 10 am tuesday 7 pm in A meeting of the youn folks folks was held which was ad addressed dressea by apostle moses thatcher Thatch ery erg elder david gill president george Q cannon and president W woodruff sunday loa ioa 10 am in met diet as per adjournment adjournments adjourn ments president president woodruff was clity years since he first commenced teaching the principles of the gospel had haa not seen a minute of that time that he be could edify himself or anyone any ans one else without the assistance of the holy spirit ur urged ed the saints not to fear do good as igat that is what the lord re requires cires gires reviewed the history of 0 the C church arch and how the lord had sustained and prospered the saints in keeping keepin g his commandments prest cannon read a portion of the ath chapter of deuteronomy denning the course the lord required require srael israel to pursue toward the nations they were going to dis dispossess posses of the land of ca naan na anthey they being strictly enjoined not to worship their gods nor to intermarry with them said the israel of the latter days was in some respects in a similar condition to israel in those days emphatic emphatically all ali so in regard to faith falih those nut of our faith falth sach such marriages could 0 only n ly result badly to all parties interested said it was the duty of parents to use every endeavor to prevent such alliances being formed the latter day alata become a separate people immediately on obeying the gospel a distinction arising between relatives and also former friends and acquaintances cited the cases of abraham in seeking a wife for isaacc isaac and rebecca sending jacob away to their own people though somewhat given to idolatry at that time yet they were of the chosen seed he reviewed the lives ilves of some of the king kings s ot of israel who had bad married strange women and the distress they brought upon themselves a and nd their children thereby latter day saints should marry with latter batter da day y saints apostate with with gentile for of the latter class especially ally there Is abundance recess to 2 rpm pm 2 pm opened by singing and prayer the administration of the sacrament presentation sen ent of the general stake and local authorities all of whom were unanimously sustained reading of the financial report of the mantl temple tempie by president maiben malben president taylor reviewed the organ of the duties of the various departments thereof especially that of the teachers whose duties are of the greatest importance among 11 the saints he said the government 1 of the church of christ is ig unlike anything on earth it being a revelation lation from heaven no man knew anything about it until god revealed it teachers in many instances do not comprehend their duties they should the people often in their homes enter into their feelings sympathize with them in their troubles and when difficulties arise that they cannot manage refer them to the BIsho from him to the president of the stake that ail things may be adjusted in righteousness I 1 if f the teachers did their duty they would visit the speaker and family president petersen and his family for we have rights in iti this respect as well as other members of the church ile he dwelt upon the duties of the priesthood in relation to the nations of the earth his feelings were that in some instances it seemed as though the gospel was being almost forced upon them believed they should be left in the hands of god to offer the gospel to other people as god shall open the way for we can do nothing only as he opens the way before us the nations of the ithe earth are the children of god he is interested in their welfare we are also ills liis children ills his messengers to the nations to communicate his will to them or that portion that lie he designs for them we have here lour bishops courts high councils ails as appellate courts there is abe yet e t another court wherein cases can be heard it Is composed of twelve high priests presided over by the first presidency of the church any case being passed assed up upon 0 by that council pa shall shail hl be had bad h ad in remembrance no more before the lord such court acourt a has lately been held to hear a case that arose between the salt lake stake and the utah stake the high council of either stake not having baying jurisdiction hence the necessity of at another iother tribunal that could hear and determine he believed it ioto luto nto be the first time in the history of the chui chai chulch chuich ch that that council had been called ile he again referred to the great necessity apin adin 0 of the local ministry belne beine under the inspiration of the holy spirit spoke of reprehensible conduct of some men who having heretofore received pay for their claims in favor of the Lama La mannes manUes nives are now crowding their sheep upon them they should be dealt with according to their deserts he pronounced woe unto those that fight against zion for god sh shall shail fight rah against galust tu them conference adjourned to meet at mantl manti on the of february 1885 I 1 sin singing ing and benediction TAYLOR clerk |
