| Show NEW ZEALAND conference the district conference was held at TO te aroha hourani Ho on june 7 a and n d 8 for a few weeks previous my companion and I 1 were busily engaged in enlarging our kar akia or meet meeting ng house to make room for the visitors who might come from the a coining adjoining districts district ui wal wai kato and tau taupo po also rebuilding our boarding house which had been blown down by a wind storm after this we rode to the thames to meet the arit president aident of the mission A T wright fc on his hia arrival from auckland the natives were pleased to see him again and showed it by the usual greeting the bongi or nose rub next mo morning ining we rode to TO te aroha a distance of thirty five miles the following day president chas johnson and elder thos stanford arrived from waikato Wai kato and on friday june ath ca came e president ephraim johnson and old elder lewis J han hanks ks from taupo district tri ct on saturday june 7 at 10 am the bell rang for meeting and with one accord all flocked into our little meetinghouse meeting house meeting was called to order by president T C young who called upon the presidents or counselors of branches to make their reports the Kir Kiri ikiri kirl and TO te aroha brandies branches were then reported by counselors Pir Pirl imona mona ateneo and brewi mokena bokena president young reported the condition of the district he said that most of the saints were trying to live their religion and do right president A T wright was pleased to have the privilege of meeting with the saints in conference he was sorry for those who had bad fallen and gone back into the ways of the world if they do not repent and turn and serve god they will find themselves in a sad condition he closed with a powerful te testimony to the truth of the gospel the next speaker was a native brother of waikato Wai kato who reported the condition of the saints and bore his testimony the meeting closed with singing and prayer afternoon meeting at 2 pm was again opened with singing and prayer president ephraim johnson spoke upon the mt principles of the gospel and the divine mission of joseph smith he was as followed by a native brother ihara elder thomas stanford next testified ti fled that the true gospel was again upon the earth with all its gifts and blessings he quoted from the scriptures to substantiate his assertions meeting closed with singing and benediction by on sunday at 10 a m the sacrament was administered by presidents wright and young president chas johnson addressed the meeting speaking upon the sacredness of the lords supper aad the blessing derived if per pert iken taken of in its true spirit and aad meaning brother waikato Wai kato a native ethen then made a few remarks and tho the meeting closed in the after afternoon noo n at 2 p m P resident president wright was the firby speaker he dwelt at length upon the divine authority and foundation of christs church and exhorted the saints to be faithful in keeping the commandments of god elder J stimpson HT H impson after greeting the saints said he was pleased that he had been called to that island to preach the gospel of christ to the maori people a remnant of the house of israel he testified that the true gospel had been again sent to the earths earth and exhorted the saints to be faithful for god had made many promises to them through their forefathers forefather elder L J hawks and Ana tipa a native of waikato next spoke brewi makena testified 0 t 5 the truth of the gospel the promises cereto were to all and if we wish to know of the doer ue let us ask of god and cewill he will make it known unto us Pir imona hei followed andt and the tie meeting closed with singing and prayer by elder hawks in the evening a testimony meeting was held and twenty five saints bore their testimonies there were about 60 natives present ten of whom were from the waikato Wai Wal kato the th president and elders eldera left next 1 morning for to hold conference there J H T AUCKLAND N Z june JUDO 13 1890 |
