Show BANNOCK STAKE conference I 1 1 the quarterly conference of bannock stake w ws wa s hold held at rexburg Bex Rex barg burg idaho saturday and sunday septem aber 7 and 8 there were present elders john jobo henry smith of the quorum of the apostles and jonathan U j kimball of the presidency of the seventies the stake presidency aft add most of the leading brethren of the stake saturday 10 am after the opening exercise exer claes president T E ricks salu saiu he was pleased at the opportunity of again meeting the saints in codier denue capacity he reported the be stake as prosperous and increasing to in population the presidency were united and the bishops likewise it invoked the spirit of god to attend us during conference several bishops then retorted their wards in satisfactory condition conui tion elder wm win F rigby spoke briefly upon the development of our country reported his labors in the wards of teton basin they had bad recently had the jackson hole expedition of U S sol ibert alerc attend their meetings there eucla interest was wanis ested by the troops in the doctrines of the latter day saints elder bider goo cole principal of the stake academy spoke u upon pon education t du cation true education he said must be all rounds round botone not one sided must be sobol schol aftic domestic and theological domestic education to Is inseparably connected with all the other bra coee ches the educational institutions of the world do not perfectly accomplish what they bey should because wey they do not give a complete education the spiritual part pan to Is wanting 2 p m bishops continued their reports also reports from presidency ol of seventies Y M M 1 I associations and high council were given elder john henry smith delivered an exhaustive discourse upon the subject or of fasting and off arl dge in cona connection therewith and upon the duty devolving upon parents to teach their children the nature of these principles and a ll 11 nd the purposes or of fast meetings li it this 18 done in the way he be described it will not fall fail to jive give our ofte pring even of the roost most tender years a sure a and nd abiding testimony of the divinity of the work to in which we are engaged elder jonathan Q G kimball spoke briefly corroborative of the former speakers remarks he desol despised sod stinginess because it to is meanness if we were generous we would be more popular not that bat he wanted to oan n courage office seekers they love themselves a more than their country let men accumulate the riches of too world it if they alave have that gift but let them use their riches rightly sunday alunday 10 a m w elder T E BBS baa sett commented upon the teachings we receive and the blessings we enjoy which are calculated in their nature to make us the best beet people on earth reviewed some ot of the oranges that have taken place since our settlement in this valley and showed how bow all had bad tended to our good elder bider J JG 0 kimball said the time had come when hattei day saints must get into position no iso one good thing we do da on earth will kaiu gain us eternal life we must be up to 10 the line of duty in all the requirements oi 01 the gospel avoid the danger ot of always hearing bearing and getting intha very receptive mood but never doing fader john henry smith talked in very expressive language against again the heinous crimes that are increasing in the world suicides Bulc idea should bould receive no sympathy among latter day SaInt elet such be laid away without ostentation and as aa quietly as possible poa sible such crimes and sexual sins are the crimes crime or crimea and will meet with the be greatest punishment to in this life and that to come he solemnly warned parents to teach their children the principles of virtue 2 p m Soc sacrament was administered by the bishopric of first and second wards elder eider john henry smith was waa the principal speaker this afternoon altern he treated upon the abe mission and destiny of the latter jay day sainta and spoke ol 01 the retrogression retrogress IO of mankind from the purposes and laws jaws of god and re establishment of truth again in this age brother smith paid a high tribute to the memory of the late president brigham young he encouraged all to contri contribute kute to the erection of the status now in course of erection for the purpose of commemorating ovar love and esteem for what our greit great leader has done thirty home missionaries were out ur talked to visit in the stake during the next three months month two bishops were met apart to pre aide in the now new wards of leigh and darby choir sang aang an anthem benediction by elder bider john henry smith JAMES GILLESPIE baake clerk |