| Show STAKE conferences mop GAN the quarterly conference of morgan stake convened in the stake qan tabernacle on sunday and monday the and instant stant fb Ib apostle joliff john henry smith anti and elder B H roberts were present and together with the local brethren gave some valuable instruction the the remarks of apostle smith on fasting and prayer and the marriage covenant and those of elder roberts roberta on the first principles of the gospel and the organization and government of the church were spirited and impressive as were likewise those of the presidency of the stake and others the reports of the bishops showed that the wards throughout the stake were in a state of progression and that a general good feeling anda and a desire to do right prevail among the people the weather during conference was delightful and the meetings were well attended on monday evening an operetta was given by the stake academy under the direction of professor A N tollestrup Foll estrup tt it was in every respect a success and did credit to those who took part in it we ire are having unusually goud weather hereabout at present and there is every prospect of plenty of water and good crops this season ALONZO stake clerk BANNOCK 40 quarterly conference of bannock stake was held in lewisville Lewis ville ward meetinghouse meeting house sunday and monday may and commencing ila at 10 a in each day there here were present visiting brethren apostle M W merrill bishop G L farrell and elder andrew jenson also of the stake authorities president ricks bicks counselor steele and others many of the saints from the north side of the river were prevented attending conference on account of high water nevertheless all the meetings were well attended elder thomas E bassett returned missionary reported his bis labors in england and bore his testimony of the gospel president ricks and counselor steele reported having visited the various wards of the stake and found all in favorable circumstances apostle merrill gave the saints saint some good instructions anti and exhorted them to be faithful I 1 in a all their ditties elder andrew jenson related some of hi his s experiences in visiting the historical places of the church the rho general church and stake authorities with the home missionaries were presented and unanimously suf sustained benediction by president thos E ricks bicks conference adjourned tl lift august at Bex burg JAMES stake clerk |
