Show PAK ritS to the editor As the young people among the latter day saints are proverbially a dance lov ing community and we ii in vernal being no exception to the rule role often participate laate in this thin for form m of recreation I 1 shou should id be glad if you would give me a liitle information 1 in regard to the kinds of dances dance and the method of conducting social so parties arties as an appT approved oved by the first presidency gency of the church there appears to be a craze at the diw present time for masquerade balls notices notice of such frequently app appearing earit g in the various newspapers together with comments upon the appearance made by the participants it seems to 10 me that several y years am a ago 90 OP special a and specific instructions instruct lona reissued we were issued by the presidency of them the church prohibiting the attend attendance aneg of ell all church members at such balls in consequence of the tendency to evil that was associated i theire here with and also adv advising isag that but few round dances be indulged indulge 4 in at any of the parties attended tended ai by lae latter day saints As we are not quite through the season of amusements and recreation please kindly state whether such instructions have ever been riven given that in the future we may govern ourselves accordingly and greatly oblige yours A subscriber our correspondent states correctly the of the instructions to re emd to and lever evoked ked thereby responding himself to his hie request st for Inform atit n ni mide made in ID the opening serite ii ca of I 1 uie is comm u there was another and vitally important texture feature in those that re ie garding the olaes class of persons admitted to conces under control of latter saints bainte we are aware that this thin latter instruction las laa been disregarded jim JD too many MADY cases and those whole could not pose pees muster as being in full fellowship as moral sobers sober upright members of the church have been admitted to parties attended by the youth of the latter day saints sainte where parents bad a right to expect that their children were protected from evil vil influences by the diligence of those la in charge of such gatherings gathering mind od we are also aware of the fact that great evil has baa followed the disregard ot of counsel in this respect by those who should know and do better the church discipline opens every avenue avedee for reaco creaso able enjoyment hence permits dancing and other to in moderation and without evil tendencies but the tee most harmless amusement can be made a means to wrongdoing wrong doing if unsuitable associations are allowed atud nd while in the 11 croze for dancing which our correspondent refers to as ae prevalent among young people there have been some violations of the rule excluding caf masquerades and excessive found voudy dancing irom the list of proper recreations by far the more flagrant breaches ot of discipline have been on the part of older persons in whose bands the management of such affairs has bae been placed as a sacred trust for the preservation of the youth A reformation on this dance question within lines of consistency would be most timely |