Show BOX ELDER STAKE conference the quarterly conference of the box elder stake was held in brigham city tabernacle october aut and 1994 there were present ot of the twelve apostles president lorenzo L orenzo snow P F IA lyman goo geo Te teasdale sedale and M W merril also alao elder lorin farr of ogden and the stake officer cerP on october at 10 a in after the usual opening exercises president B R clawson addressed the ail assembly said it was wag necessary for the saints to attend their various places of worship to keep the spirit of the gospel alive within them most moat of the wards in this stake have commodious places of worship and others have them in course of erection where improvements of this klod kind were going on the people took more interest in spiritual pi ritual matters advise I 1 the people to pay their tithes and offerings and the lord would pour out his blessings upon them apostle WW MW merrill said it was the rule to admonish the people in conference on matters they partially understand rather than preaching now new the people should not look upon donations and offerings as burdens but should loox upon them with pleasure forit of it idour is our duty to help build up zion we should be humble and forgive one another of our trespasses tre the bated of the lord directed the settlers sett lere of this the policy pursued by our leaders was a wise wine one in collecting the people together in settlements where they could have the advantage of school and religious services 2 P M x the general authorities of the church rod idd of box rider elder state were presented and sustained stained eu by unanimous vote of the conference apostle george teasdale Tea dalo made some remarks on the sacrament said we partake of it in commemoration of the body and blood of jesus christ and witness unto him that we do always remember him and keep his hia corn com mand ments there can be but one priesthood one faith one baptism and one true gospel rod no one i Is allowed to officiate in the ordinances of that gospel except those who are called of god the doctrines ot of the gospel teach us u to be liberal with the poor besides paying our tithes and offerings the in telli gence obtained here remains with us forever we should love righteous ness and hate bate iniquity apostle FM Lyman said the priest hood I 1 is given that we may guard the welfare of the church and its interests that are entrusted unto us all andul ancial bences once a that drive the spirit of the bord lord from us are improper A record la is kept of our lives and it if a hair doe nit n t fall ground unnoticed by the father how bow much more are our sets acts watched there will be a reckoning made with an i if we have been earnest we will receive credit and favor from heaven but if we indulge in those things that are hurtful we will have to answer OCT 10 A M Y elder lorin parr farr of ogden ad dressed the conference related belated the parable of lazarus and the rich man after death all the inhabitants of the earth go to the same spirit world but tao be righteous dwell together according to their grades of righteousness and the wicked according to their grades graded of wickedness those who have gone to the spirit world not visit us except by special permission and then they simply bear the message they were instructed to deliver spiritualism Is 1 not of bod but of the evil one apostle M W merrill had found it profitable lor for latter jay day saints to me meet together at the times appointed to have their winds minds stirred up iu in the works of the lord all the wealth we accumulate will be left when we go to the spirit world there our associates will be similar to those we have here the heavens have been open opan to the of the lord fiord ever since the days of tae prophet joseph smith it is the privilege of every latter day saint to have revelation for it to is not the design of the lord that we should be left in ia doubt 2 P M apostle lorenzo snow said when the people go back to jackson county missouri they will have to comply with the principles of the united order this principle is as aa true as god to is tru true we must save ourselves and our apt acts and doings doing must be in accordance with revelations apostle F M lyman said a favorite theme to talk upon was the proprieties of dot fast meetings and offo offerings rings each family should contribute to the aid of the he poor at least what would be con umed fumed in one meal on fast day if this matter is properly taken before the people and this rule observed enough can be raised for the support of the poor without drawing from the general funds ot of the church by giving to the poor we lend to the lord generosity generosity apostle george teasedale Te sedale ale spoke of the respect men and women should have tot tor each other it is impossible for a man anan to have too much affection lor for his hia wife and children we should not stir up strife and become so fl ib thus making ourselves disagreeable instead ol of useful A good spirit prevailed throughout the entire conference and all jolt felt it was one of the most plesiant and profit t able ever held in this stake NELS JENSON stake clerk |