| Show Y M M 1 I A conference june b athe the general Y 1 I 1 M M 1 I A conference convene J at the utah stake tabernacle th in this city on saturday Batur day at 1080 1030 a m the rho morning session was devoted principally to the showering by representatives of several beveral of the stakes of the following questions 1 what is ie the comparative condi tiou of your association 2 what does your association need 8 how many of your ward asso associations oia are ready for part 11 II of the he manual AR Dual 4 why has baa there been no general res response pOLSO to the fifty cent fund 5 to what extent has your as socia tion taking advantage ut of the normal training class lelce 6 how many of your association are composed ot of young men 7 what special advantage has the missionary work been to your stake 8 are your stake and ward organizations Izat ions working in harmony with and recognized as helps in the priesthood the associations generally were reported to be in better condition than ever elver before very few of them were ready to take up part II 11 of the manuel manual preferring to continue their labors for a time yet with part 1 I the reasons ascribed for the nonpayment non con payment of the 60 50 cent fund were various among them dull times boy members instead bridgi 0 01 young men and negligence of officers the work of missionaries was recognized as a great help and in every instance it was reported that the associations were working harmoniously with the loci priesthood the afternoon session was partially devoted to hearing the reports of M I 1 A which were of a favorable Lyo rable nature E elder ider 0 H brim barl ban spoke in regard to man mans manis Is arte agency e ncy more especially in rela relation tiou to t mutual igual improvement work choice antedates and predicates conditions afe we have our free agency to choose rhal our acts shall be but we cannot choose what the results of that act are it behooves us then to attend well to 0 making our choice elder M H hadjy awde a few remarks he expounded the term young mens mutual improvement pro association 20 association the word denotes equality and corn com ship improvement it is self explanatory mutual we advance together as a band of brethren young mens that does not mean children but young men med not to draw toe the lines too closely ahse thi se from about fourteen to about forty div the meeting was closed by a lew few remarks by elder edward partridge and president joseph F smith the time on sunday foren forenoon nOD was occupied by president joseph fsmith F smith he explained that the M 1 I A did not dot usurp any of the authority of the priesthood but aa with the relief belief society and primary association w was as designed aa an aid to the priesthood the especial mission of the M 1 I A was the training Dg of young men and women in the principles of the gospel and qualifying them to become honorable men and women and useful workers in the kingdom of god the growing evila evil of sabbath breaking and profanity were referred to the taking ot of the name of deity in vain espe cepe bially received the attention of president smith if there was one sin bin in the world at present it was that the people did not honor Goa Gou Elders iu in the pulpit frequently used the name of deity in vai whenever there was occasion to use the name of our Nea heavenly venly father it should not be thoughtlessly done but with love and reverence the yung Y ung people were further reminded that all will be held accountable for every idle word that is spoken spoke they citey were urged to be careful not to violate the least of gods commands tor for wickedness grows rapidly and unless repented of darkness dark nesa will come upon us eider bider F M lyman was the brat speaker antho in the afternoon after nuon ilene lie dearci arti ly endorsed the remarks of president smith and made some additional suk BU geat gest ions in regard to profanity he also spoke upon the subject of marriage it was impossible for man tu to obtain salvation and exaltation without marriage As mand life was bu a short span he should not delay marriage too lung long he thought young people should be married at least by the time they were 24 A man cannot make a success of life until be Js is married he may not then but ike be cannot before marriages should be for eternity and not simply for the brief span of this life god recognizes only those marria marriages gm which aie tor for eternity and the children which are not born of marriages for eternity are not legitimate heirs of god tho the young people were urged to carefully guard their virtue the illicit kissing among young people was denounced in emphatic terms as being the be tore fore runner of immorality kissing should not be indulged in until alter after marriage president george Q cannon related an instance of the serious consequences of taking the name of the lord in vain and urged the young people to be very careful in the use not only of the name of deity but of 0 f the savior he referred also alao to sexual sin he had observed that unless persons who were guilty of this sin repented they invariably apostatized the young men were informed that there was plenty of room for their ambition in the kingdom of god if their ambition was a proper one that is not to hold office and occupy high positions posit ioos but to be useful and add work for the advancement of this work the advancement of woman was referred to it has boon been called womans comans day she has now the right to hold property and possesses besses many social and leal privileges which she did not possess a short abort time since the young ladies were urged to use these privileges wisely and not seek to go too far they are not entitled to hold the priesthood and it to is not their prerogative to dedicate meeting houses and so on in president cannon referred to the educational status of the day of learning should he be es eg in zion it WM was not safe for young men to go pat baat to study union they were thoroughly grounded in the principles of the gospel the text books and theories contained truth and error so closely mingled that it was difficult to separate them and erroneous ideas might be imbued which it would require a life time to eradicate in the evening a session was held for the presentation of reports sustaining of officers Al loers and the of business connected with the association |
