Show SANPETE STAKE conference ER the quarterly conference of the ban Bau weite stake of zion was held on and 1879 Conte tenee tence convened in the bowery at 10 a in ot et the ieh leh there were present preb Preg president Ident canute peterson petersen Fe and his counselors coun seona seora also the bishops and other local authorities after the usual opening exercises prest preat petersen said that some of the apostles were expected but had not yet arrived spoke of the peculiar time we live in and expected them to continue to be peculiar until judgment ia Is given to the batata bishop mishop beely seely related bome borne of hla hia experience excelle ibee while on a mission to 0 k o the states from which ho he he hed had hea A recently returned apontes JE ratus natus snow and jos JOB P F smith arrived the latter jatter addressed the a very instructive tive manner upon the principle of showing that the lord will chasten those whom he loved lovea if they keep not his hia commandments mand ments exhorted the saints to be faithful that they may be able to claim the promises made to them ap 2 p ro sing bung singing lug ang aug and prayer ahw oaf report of the stake was read which showed the total number ot of bouls to be also the report of the superintendent of sunday schools which gave 17 schools soho echo oia oJa and au an attendance of 2518 1518 J te teachers and pupils elder elden wells wella expressed hia hla pleasure at meeting with the saints ia conference and aud bore his hib testimony tea truth of the work woric of god bishop andrews of nephi also bore his testimony that god has been with and blessed hla hia people elder Erastus Sn snow owsald sald bald he and many of his brethren had labored diligently and with all the strength god had given them in the interest of this people but many bad given themselves over to the pursuit of filthy lucre and become darkened in their minds showed that if such pursuits were our only aim and end our condition ia Is a most unenviable abne one exhorted the saints to be diligent and avail themselves of every right that they yet enjoy to be faithful keep the commandments of god and be forbearing with their enemies sunday 10 am after the usual opening exercises pre ident malben read the financial report of the manti temple elder folsom addressed the conference upon the ot having faith to perform the labors required of us prest snow addressed the conference upon the principles of good and evil light ani ani and darkness truth and error that man by the enactment of laws could not make that wrong which in itself was waa right nor make that evil that in it belt self beltis Is good exhorted the saints to study the laws of life and observe the th same said that the law of plural marriage was revealed at a time when the great ten tendency deney dency ia la to destroy and dry up the fountains contains of life in mankind that the trials growing out of the observance of that law were as nothing compared with the evils growing out of mon agamy that those thode who faithfully observed the laws of life written or un unwritten would raise up children who would become rulers in the kingdom of god recess to two p m singing and benediction sunday 2 pm p M after singing and prayer the t sac pae rac ac wag wai administered the following names were presented to the conference as missionaries to scandinavia and unanimously sustained christian moroni roni roul 0 anthon christensen of fountain green greep niels C larsen of manaj man tie tio monir eielsen mi Vie eiben elsen Ep hrala brala 0 in eft hansen haneen GunnI gunnison N 0 addler spring city niels thompson ephraim christian oleen olsen fairview president snow said many of the younger portion are assuming the marriage relation the heads of families must cease to be granni gr anniea evi be willing to let their children spread outs out and take pome walon aaion of the land and prevent it from going into the hands of the enemies of bf the people we are willing all honorable men should come into our midst who mind their own busine business a and seek beek not to corrupt our young people such are always welcome we wish all men to investigate vesti gate our doctrines borne names of the brethren will be presented to move over ahe the mod mountains towards green river kiver and any auy w who b 0 may feel moved upon by the spirit spirits should report themselves theme elves brother silas B S has haa been appointed a general counselor in that rals mi scion bion at present all those who go 90 there will report themselves to president peterson before leaving here and on arriving there to bilas S smith the following list of names was then presented to the conference and unanimously to go to the green river country noah nosh T guymon jr james tames woodward james C woodward william A woodward boyd P peterson Pe terson tereon andrew Ander anderson bong song jmj jr mariana peterson odon miles hans Nel nei belt william Cor cordingly dinsy dingy samuel samuel JK wiiliam wllliam jewkes jeff Joff kea alma alms JeW keel kell william miles fountain green harzy harry D candland Cand laud cheater chester FN F N andrew anderson andersen ephriam thomas Pritchett iJohn frohn john rohn banders sanders john baline saline af M M banders sanders eair fair fairview view john Jorgen sens seny ben aen hagan andersen james borg burg iames james monroe alma blaker jr jefferson moroni beely seely christian miller peter P miller george reynolds J W se scaly a lys mount pleasant jams james fjeldsted FJeld eted gunnison the goneril authorities of the church and also ulso the authorities of this stake of zion were then presented and all were unanimously sustained eider elder james Warlis warham tm was sustained sa as president of the High quorum ot or this stake vice wauer walter F cox deceased with W B S snow and N C ohnia chris fabon aa as his counselors antor anto r IV bessie was sustained as a higa councilor preal preat snow said he wished this conference to know that prest peterson and his counsel were appointed and authorized to organize the saints into branches who shall settle between here and green biver elver and also to add to the list of names already selected to go 90 east to settle bettle and asked the conference to sustain the appointment which was done unanimously elder joseph F smith spoke upon the importance of the endowments said there should be one or more shorthand reporter in every stake of zion BO so that in all ali ube the gathering of the saints there therb might be some one who could report verbatim the sermons sern bern ions of the tho servants of god that their sayings might not be lost there should be schools established wherein the useful arts could be learned by our young men and women that we may become an independent people on motion of president peterson Pete raon the conference was adjourned until the of november 1879 to meet at mount pleasant by the choir and benediction by pre president aident joseph F smith TAYLOR clerk of conference |