Show MARICOPA NEWS ARIZONA dec 22 1896 the arri gation oona ress convened at phoenix on we toe and inel anu on do the the delegates delegate visited our city and were fittingly entertained by our citizens who decorated the coop co op ball with fruits fruito flowers flowena and suitable bitable ui table foliage to so make it appear as a tropical garden aboy also provided to la the midst of the tropical garden a grand bouquet of the good things our valley produces after dinner was over our host oi of die guests rode out in cara cani inges agea furD lebed tor for the purpose ee to see eee our ur lovely country and perfect canal system the stake of zion held its ite quarterly conference ou on the and lot loot and the be saints sainta enjoyed a time long to be remembered for wore more than a year we have been working with faith and might to build a stake tabernacle aole and through the be olea ol eBBinge sings of the lord were enabled to complete it for dedication the maln main feet and 24 feet to the square it has an arched coiling ceiling it also ass a two story addition on the rear the structure to is ol of brick coat cost about aud and stands as aa a monument to the faietti and vinion union oi 0 the saints in this little stake in view of the dedication of the mormon tabernacle special trains train a ran and many of our nou non moumou maimon friends were in attendance besides the local stake ward quorum and officers of the various other associations we had bad with U us elder brigham young of the council or of the apostles elder wm Pax mai D president of the juab josh stake elder jesse N smith and joseph H rich ardt of the presidency of the snowflake stake bishop john hunt ot of snowflake ward as well as aa otner visit jog ing brethren and sisters bisters at the opening Ree see aion sion sunday at af vernoon ter tor noon president collins B R hakes gave a brief history of our building and brother brigham young offered the dedicatory prayer addresses were made by our visiting and local brethren during the conference and the strong testimonies which were borne and the sound instructions given were a source bonroe of comfort anu strength to the saints and a surprise and admiration to the strang strangers erp ores orea ent all the general genera and stake officers or of the church were unanimously eua the health of the people generally is ia good and all ali things are reasonably prosperous with us ua F lim LE BARON BABON stake clerk |