Show THE conference tie the members of the church who were able to te attend the general con foremon just ut closed have hare been the he recipients r of ef another time of bloK g for the sainta the timely and hzag practical chara character oter of the instructions given at these conference make them of inestimable value to the church and ana at the recent conference aoh such tn in loni were conveyed with vigor rigor and impressiveness by those bobe who addressed the the spirit of god wan wai given giten in rich aban abundance donee to he be speakers lam them to bring oita topics of a pedal importance to go be church at th ahli a time and enabling he hem to subjects with the pe pel culler force that saints recognize nize as e accompanying the divine word the marked pro press made to io church matters throughout the world as ae shown by reports rendered at the conference to of a specially pe gratifying character prom from these reports it Is ie evident that the church never was wae in bob snob an advanced condition so 0 o far BB as relates to the spread of the gospel in all its ita career it has baa made supreme effort to extend the gospel message mei Bage but it never has bae boon been so eo well equipped for the be work BB as now and the way never has baa been bee n eo 80 clear among the nations nation an aa at present pree ent the power of the almighty bag bae been manifest in bringing to pass the present conditions for the furtherance lurther anoe of the cause ol of truth hence the church to ie increasing rapidly in numbers and in fluence in the world and the good work for salvation goes goei speedily pe edily en be far an relates to the developments develop among the abe gathered saint bainte the organ Izat loBa ions directed by the church are accomplishing a mighty work ol of progress and at the conference were considered the various questions lone that in local affairs afla lri while instructions relative thereto were issued by the an AB observance of ih theme instructions will produce a change in some ome of the unsatisfactory atla factory wat that exist in 18 regard to material mattera mad aad the temporal tate state of el the people will be improved greatly thereby while their spiritual advancement will be accelerated cele cole rated by heeding the counsel given in the conference the voice of divine inspiration admonished the saints of their warned them hem of ef errors error and cangem that lie in the path and aad exhorted them hem to renewed diligence in observing the gospel laws law the advice thus thui given la Is the counsel el of god to the ballots it IS in bar monlong with hla his revealed reTe aled word end and uttered by hla his divinely em com ml mor in this dis dl peBa tion the lord had ha called and or bained men to officiate late in his mame in the she ordinances of the gospel goabel and aad through to te communicate his hia will to the people as aa oooo orne the gospel laws law af affecting testing their adula sal aal ration those men are selected froni from among the people according to 0 o divine rule role and aud and in respect to their obligations obligation and rights under the earthly government in whose whole juried leb ion they reside they mey are neither relieved rell eTed nor ner deprived of we the ame the call to in the holy priesthood does not relieve them hem of et their obliga tlona to the state neither does doea it deprive them of their as aa cilimene olti cit xeni i is la in their legal and moral duty to te the tate state to te fulfill those obligations obligation and exercise those it would be an interference with the tate state to aquire them to do otherwise but they have hav bad added to them and have hare accepted apted voluntarily the sacred responsibilities attaching to an ordination to the he holy priesthood and must bear the aine the sainte also alao are re quiren to perform a part in building up we the kingdom of god these theae mat tore ten were presented to the conference Confer enoe in a olear clear and forcible lorol ble manner that hat the saints might comprehend their duties and aad discharge the he same ame it wan waa a pleasing feature of the tee conference to have hare on the last lait day the presence and ministration of president wilford woodruff and the greeting he be received indicates the great affection the saints have hare for him for two or three weeks be has hab not been to lo be best beat of health and this condition at big advanced age ae made it somewhat doubtful whether he would be able to attend by the divine blessing he h was able to be at the meetings on the jtb and his health to Is steadily improving the spirit of the whole conference was one of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the blessings of the lord and of urging the balits to give closer vanoe vance to his commandments this spirit will permeate all the branches of et the church and must result la in in creased ed power among the ballots baines and ft more thorough conception of and preparation for the momentous events event that are pressing close upon esob each other otheir in these mess days |