Show SAN STAKE conference the quarterly conference cou con ferance of the san juan stake convened in mancos colo may and 1888 there were present president tF F A hammond and Counse counselors fors bishop jens nielsen of at bluff ward and bishop george halls and counselors of the mancos ward elder ejder henry slade of burnham ward and elder bider henry holyoak of moab ward with a full attendance of the members of the mancos ward but very few from the other wards owing to the great distance to bo travel saturday 10 a m after the usual usual 0 opening ening exercises the time was P led by president hammond mostly in reviewing his personal history especially ally in re relation lation to his first ex experience peri in the church 2 p m usual asual opening exercises i president hammond in n a few words exhorted the saints to lay all the bares caret of life outside and devote their minds to the worship of the lord elder H wade reported burnham ward stated staled there were very few saints living there but bat they held meetings regularly and were striving to live their religion ligion ri A few good thrifty sett ra bould obtain good homes tb erVand I 1 have a fine location and an ex celent climate bishop beshoo jens nielsen reported bluff ward said bluff had bad been settled eight eight years some had bad left but those w who a remained were faithful the associations were all alive and doin doieg well especially the primary association which he be thought was ma making ing the most improvement of of any the T e ward is prospering financially there are about six miles des of canal and about acres of 61 rad land under it and about acres under cultivation the settlers are very shorthanded short handed they have nothing like help enough t to a take care of their stock sheep and so on ife he felt well and bore a faithful testimony to the gos gospel elder delry henry ile holyoak reported moab ward said some of the saints were doing as well as they knew how but some were very indifferent as a whole there is some improvement the prospect for crops is good he reported his labors asa as a home missionary counselor wm adams made a report on monticello cello blue mountain utah said the blue mountain region is a beautiful country plenty of timber firewood and grass excellent land very rich producing from 40 to 50 bushels of wheat to the acre there is water for three or four thousand acres of 61 land an excellent chance for a large number of persons to wake make good homes hames he exhorted the saints to live within their means and look well to their children especially in regard to their proper education he spoke of storing up grain against the day of need president hammond made a few closing remarks sunday 10 a m president hammond exhorted the saints saint to be fervent in their worship bishop george halls reported the mancos ward said the saints generally were feeling well meetings were well attended sunday school and other institutions were doing well the ward contains about thirty five families over acres of land Is ia claimed and there is is plenty more either to be settled upon or bought at fair rates some men of means are wanted to develop the abundant resources of the country we have an abundance of saw timber firewood coal water good rich land and a very cleasant pleasant healthful climate and a good home ome market wheat 2 1 cents per ib oats au 2 4 cents potatoes 2 cents buttar butter 85 35 cents eggs 55 25 cents labor labar is gin in good demand counselor william halls delivered an excellent discourse 2 pm bifi the sacrament was administered president hammond made a few remarks on the sacrament counselor william halls presented the geral general and local auth authority of the church who were unanimously sustained president hammond read a a synopsis of a sermon by president A H cannon u at the last general conference and delivered a discourse the mancos choir chair led by bys A S ham mond were in full ful I 1 atte attendance anee and contributed very much to the peace 4 ce harmony and good spirit enjoyed enjoyed by the conference PETER BROWN clerk pro tern tem |