Show enoi the quarterly conference orth or of th the sanpete stake was held on oh the and of nov 1879 in th the bEnh edh Eph raina raim meet ing house N q lath 10 a mi mk I 1 opened by hin bid fringing ing and prayer I 1 theto there wuie yi fent sent on tho the apostle josep joeph jo eph P smith bishops E F hader hider P P 11 fratt and president Pe tereen and counselors coun coune elora selora of this stake i elder parley P pratt addressed the conference for a short abort t timo I 1 m e upon the blessings enjoyed in th these thebe ese ebe valleys vali I 1 as compared with carny early times thues related bome some experience while on his hia late mission mies Ion lon to the southern statis states and showed that if it the lord found faith at hip his coming it would be among the latter later day saints elder eider 0 H wheelock contrasted the feelings manifest manifested edby by ma many y now when called to go abroad to preach the gospel with thit that of fad the the T early days of fhe the church chuich thought a reforma reforms reformation flon fion was needed statistical report of the stake was read apostle joseph F smith referred to the report just read which shows that a large percentage of those reported aro aie children under eight yearb years of age the duty of whose parents it is to teach them the of the he gospel contrasted the surroundings of dil all derent Terent individual members of tho the church many of those who had grown grey g rey in n the church hd h d hwd had to struggle along against their former bradl alons and prejudices their children are growing up without these obstacles in their way exhorted parents to be consistent that their children may have the benefit of example as well as precept precepts lest woj wo like israel IL rael of old should have to wander in the wilderness until the disobedient are wasted away rf recess cess ceas until 2 pm 2 rpm pm opened by singing and prayer president taylor apostles orson pratt and brigham young and elder george teasdale president of the juab stake met with the tho saints apostle brigham young said he believed a great many of the saints were becoming lukewarm and indifferent to the things of the kingdom of god by perusing the ree orda we have received the speaker I 1 was led to believe that we have received as much as any people ever had that were in a similar condition to ourselves he belie believed ved led that the L saints in these theae meu men mountains would be subject to much annoyance from thein their enemies until they remembered their co covenant the people certainly patronize our enemies or they could not flourish in our midst many men who co vo so fa intending to do rdo right and let ns us and our dur religion alone no doubt but it they do let us alone they precut off from the outside element and separated from them as us much as from us many who la labored ored on the nauvoo temple were very thank thant thankful ful fui il it they could obtain 0 coin bread with which to appease their hunger no in this valley need go hungry lord will bless we go to with our might and build these temples our young men cn can receive the ordinances of the gospel goepel and power that will enable them to carry off this thia kingdom obtain power over our enemies unite ourselves selves upon the principles that god has revealed and obtain salvation in the kingdom of god president maiben malben read the report of donations received ved for the chantl manti temple and thu ir clent count elder eider addressed the con ferenee ference on the labors on the temple said the saints bad had been liberal in their donations exhorted to continued liberality and energy that the work may progress aara aa as possible preat taylor addressed the me conference a short time hu he had bad already visited meny of the settlements in this valley had bad visited the temple in mantl mantis wa wai pleased with the labor dono dona there and the manner in which it ia Is done wished to tossy bay say to the saints that brother folsom gets none of his hla pay from their donation donations ss bitt but he and brother parry are paid by the trustee in trust we wish to do all we can for the people dont to hurt any one are ono one with you in building up the kingdom of I 1 sunday 10 a aff m Sl nging singing and elder obon orson pratt said vve lve have hayd passed through many circum stances since our joining the tle church sometimes having of this thia wd rItTa good goldsand sand sometimes a it 13 necessary for us to pass through a variety of circumstances to see if we will be faithful to our father and our god this people the past season have passed through a time of drought the lord could easily have given them rain or an abundance of snow in the topa tops of the mountains had he heen feen fit to do so in the tho days of elijah the prophet et israel buffered suffered a famine for three years and a galfand hal fand after they had repented the prophet prayed for rain and the lord sent bent rain on the earth again eo so it would be i with the latter day saints if they would humble themselves before the lordino lord no blessing thab that would bo be good for them to td have would be withheld from them te the destiny of the latter day saints as greater than that of any other people that davd over oven lived on the tho earth dwelt at considerable length upon the labor labors sto to be performed tile the blessings to bo be obtain obtained od b by this people peoples the return of ot fhe the tribes from the north their labors 8 and the blessings they will receive and also the glory to be revealed in this dispensation president maiben malben presented the general authorities of the churchs also the authorities of this stake all of whom were ly sustained president peterson petersen pet Pel erson ereon sid sald that the brethren in thistle valley had bad already built a tithing office and a school hoube president taylor had promised them books for a school 2 rpm P m singing and pra prayer er after which the sacrament was administered bishop breeta expressed ilia pleasure at the labor that had been boon performed on the temple at mauti mand exhort exhorted edthe the saints to be faithful in all things that we may receive the promised it we are not faithful the promises aro arc no promises to us apostle joseph F smith said there could be no doubt that the lord fiord had bad made all his promises on conditions of our faithfulness if we keep beep not the commandments there theror ia is no promise to us solomon says honor the lord thy god with thy substance etc if a man wanta a blessing bo be must labor for it anciently Y when who the people paid their ftp prophet came along and asked the meaning of those great heaps the reply wig that since the people plad their tithes they had enough and these great heaps remained so it is when the people do their duty my experience from youth up has been betin if we pay our tithing god will blees us my widowed mother by her own exertions and the biess idess inea inza of at god mu moved veah and family to these thesa valleys being determined not to bp left reft behind and after arriving here paid tithing on all she raised while those who advised her not to pay her tithing she beina being a binco since apos tati sed we sustain austain a great many men in our midst midat and by oar pat rona ge and thoin them large incomes and they the v are packed into juries to find against our best beat men baen for keeping beeping the commandment of god we sustain this thia class of bottnen men and yet expect the blessings 0 of god to be upon ue ur let us be true to ourselves ours elvea and any man who grows cold to the interest of his kingdom and throws his influence wi thour enemies drop him like you von would a hat potato int lot us ua hust gust sustain ain aln ourselves as asme we have a right to do ss i pres pies taylor I 1 said Bald the tha the saints claim to be the descendants of scattered lemel at least many do and lili lily if la by this descent deEc elat or lineage that we our bies blei blessing ings while we a dmit that the tho ble bie blessings glage pertaining to the priesthood were given to abfaham abraham and his bis abed seea mm him yet we know niso also that millions ot of the tho beed seed of abraham will not bo be saved nor receive the gospel until they ive lve it iu in that prison prepared for the disobedient god will be true to hla hia pro plo promises mikes if we are lrus to him and keep his bla com corn as wo we have ly prove provo this hai been beyn the tha experience peri perl ence euce of the ibe elders who go forth preaching tho the capel dapel goepel thy they have promised the holy ablit to all who would believe and obey what whal right light bas has any one ono to promise the holy ghost none whatever un god goa has A lim him tu to do BO so has this thia promise been realized the latter day saints testify that it hab has now we are required to build temples who knows how to build temples term tern piea plea and administer there therein therell iri lri none except god teaches them the tho lord lora haa has always beeb beeh faithful to hla hia promises so let the saints be who therit blow hot or cold faithful to their covenants when the apostles and eiders elders have gone forth preaching the go gos pos pel pei have they lacked jacked anything never nevet god has been with us and rind provided for us he wished dent petersen peterson Pe tereen to see that the wives of those who have gone 0 on n mis be cared for and sustained stained Bu that they do not want forthe no ces ees saries sailes of iffe life while their hue bands are away for they are the honorable of the tho earth we want our one children educated but wa we do not want them educated by our enemies nor by those who are not of us in dealing with cacti other iet let banot ba too niggardly when called upon fo build temples iho tho question sh should buld be what do you want of mt not how little can I 1 get niong along ith ath with wished the sisters to be sustained for they are doing a good work anck anu asked god to biess blees and sustain them i conference adjourned 10 lo to m meet acet again jn in this place on tha the of february next at 10 am singing lind end benediction geordt taylor TAy lor LoP clerk of oun Cun conference ference i |