Show BANNOCK STAKE conference ido ida D dec so 17 1896 the quarterly conference of the bannock stake was wa hold held in rexburg sunday and monday DOO dec and there were present elder F M ly man of the council of the twelve and jonathan 0 kimball of the first on ollof of seventies the stake prest preel dency most moet of the high council and bishops of words wards monday 10 am after opening ox ex orals er olsee state president T E rioka rick congratulated the saints for the dav r able ble opportunity laity enjoyed of meeting to t hear bear the servants eer vanta of the be lord re ported the be stake ill 1 satisfactory condition the stake presidency high council and Bisho were all in perfect harmony as aa tar far as a he knew the session leaiton was then glion devoted to the interests of the schools echo a number bomber of ef children from the B R xiuru wattle being present elder F M lyman layman spoke poke upon the benefits that WO would id result in the new DOW order of not dising sunday schools on OD such occasion aRione and other topics pertaining to the children 2 pm sacrament was administered after ter which elder G kimball il addressed add reed the people warning them against grieving griedl agthe the holy ghost by speaking peaking against the authorities oi 01 the church it IS was wai better to learn y the experience of others than tall tali s it wall waa sometimes bonn aimeb danger one OD to be popular we should all have bare perfect liberty but we cannot depart from the ways waya of rectitude and he read from the doo trine trdoe and covenants how to correct between the saints sainta and od spoke poke strongly atron gly against a different louree than laid down in the word of the tee lord on no chis subject rider francis M lyman said laid it was waa vry very important to so know kaow that tant the doctrine of the gospel ao 80 sal a to save and not destroy he continued the subject abject of the previous ioui speaker ep eaker show ghow ing how bow open offen of see should be treated also alao secret ofte nwe attached atta obed importance to the necessity ot of teachers nettling bottling private dafter noea without revealing aoh such to others othere monday at 10 a in elder william f rigby bigby addressed the congregation briefly upon their heir growth temporally and ADI spiritually elder jonathan G kimball wanted the people to exer ez erolee cloo the faculty of thinking more then than li in customary among ong us ui did not want the saints when vested with a little authority to usurp power all we are privileged to do la Is to use persuasion kindness and love love wins wine every time he lacoke of the integrity of the first Preel denoy denay from their youth through great privations and warned the people not to believe everything they heard against the authorities and their friends elder W budge of bear lake who was ras present at this session spoke briefly upon the propriety of being exercised among latter day saints more than any class of people he did not think we sensed the great importance of the work of god and he counselled counseller coun selled the necessity of continually looking to the source of all truth for guidance confusion to is in our midst to a great extent because of selfishness all our ability and opportunity should be for the prosperity of the church and kingdom of god the general and stake authorities were then presented and unanimously sustained as well as home missionaries tor lor the next three months 2 p m rider elder T E R bassett spoke briefly upon the importance of unity among the saints and also upon the subject sot of education elder P F M lyman spoke upon the abject of lasting and prayer and the bleat of fast meetings the speaker also dwelt at length upon the persecution that had bad been experienced experienc eJ by the church from its incipiency until a few years year ago notwithstanding the cry to the lord for relief by the leaders ot of the church he was satisfied the great change many had bad looked lor to lo 1891 tied had been fulfilled in the marvelous favor now accorded the latter day 8 lints ints and the opportunity afforded tham to spread the be guipel to in we the earth stake blake president T E R rick bicks hao boa been much pleased with the doings of conference and thanked the visiting brethren for their presence and also all who had contributed to make the si 8 the choir sang hall to the man wh communed with jehovah and bene lle tio was pronounced by patriarch arza E hinckley JAB GILLESPIE stake clerk |