Show IN NEW ZEALAND the saints and elders have an enjoy syable able time NUHAKA new zealand march 1 18 1888 editor deseret news on march the saints of the mabia conference assembled in the capacity of an annual conference at there were present president william of the australasian mission elder moroni S marriot president of this district elders elder A AZ Z stewart mud and J T president F H wright of the poverty ba bay conference and president john ka of the le napier conference at 1030 a m meeting was called to order and the congregation sang a hymn in the native language opening prayer by elder william davaian Pa vaian elder blider 14 S marriot explained to the saints the nature had business ot ol the conference the local presidents reported their respective branches which were mostly la in good condition elder el der then spoke to the saints exhorting them to live in accordance cor dance with the principles of the gospel so HO that they may be found worthy to participate in the glorious future f u tare awaiting the faittie ua benediction by elder elder A Z stewart P pm m ELDER F H WRIGHT spoke of the teachings of odthe the elders and the reward to be derived from obeying them he portrayed the dream of and said that the little stone was rolling forth and would soon fill the whole earth elder A Z stewart followed he rejoiced to see the saints attending to their duties and showed the harmony between the teachings of christ an and d those of the elders elder M 8 marriott spoke from christs sermon on the mount also the bringing forth of the book of oi mormon benediction by elder F H wright sunday march 25 2510 10 a in opening pra prayer er I 1 by elder john joan Kali E elder td er wm addressed the saints on the divinity and personality of god showing the difference vy tween the belief of the saints and the sects of the day elder J T was the next speaker he spoke on t the be parable of the pearl of great price exhorting the saints to sacrifice all for the truth it if necessary he desired that all would keep in the paths of truth pm the sacrament was administered by elders marriott and wright the authorities of the church were presented to the people and sustained unanimously ELDER ELDEB JOHN KALI took great pleasure in meeting with the saints of god said he be was a servant of god sent forth to teach the principles of the gospel in a discourse full of power and the spirit of ef god he be expounded the great and glorious principles of life and salvation as contained in the Book lBook of mormon and closed by bearing a strong testimony to the truth of that record in the evening president preached on the first principles of the gospel as there were a number of europeans present who listened attentively tent ten ively benediction B encyl action by elder eider at S marriott Marr lott during daring the conference an excellent spirit prevailed all feel built up and strengthened to go forth and perform their respective duties in this remote part of the earth aud among this pecullar peculiar people your brother in the covenant cove dant JOHN T clerk of conference |