| Show SANPETE STAKE conference EPHRAIM sanpete county utah nov 19 1896 atis conference oi of the dau sanpete pete stake of zion convened JO ia moroni on the of nov 1896 at 10 am there were present elder A H lund of the quorum of the twelve president canute Pa peterena Peter tereon eoa and counselors of the stake elder of ati the temple elder of juab st Stake Elder george W bean of sevier high C un bishops of the wards and a large congregation conference opened at 10 am president feterson Fete raon made opening remark be was pleased to meet so BO many saints sainte in conference felt thankful lor for the pleasant weather he asked the bishops to report their wards bishops C A madsen james jamea A allred alired hans jenson acting bishop peter matson L 8 anderson W T J W irons and 0 B R dorlus made report of their wards while there la Is needed much improvement yet there Is ii evidence of considerable advance in many of the saints elder gorge W bean then spoke a short time related experience of a visit fast east a short time ago of the marked change in sentiments and fooling feeling towards the latter day saints at 2 p in elder J BM alben spoke he contrasted the conditions now and those of earlier times timea among the saints he was pleased with the re ports of the morning morn log as they showed that those saints who are desirous desi roua to live the religion of jesus christ are growing stronger in the faith elder W ot of juab wake stake re f erred firmed to testimony moby of president wood raff of the visits he received from the prophets joseph smith and brigham and their requiring him th urge on the latter day saints the necessity to keep beep the holy ghost with them there has never been a time since the tion of the church but that it has been led by revelation elder A H lund endorsed the remarks of the br brethren ethreD and was wae pleased with the bishops bishop lo reports he told of the spread of the gospel la in foreign lauds lands and spoke very encouragingly to the sunday schools and religion ign classes classed 7 p m elder henry beal said the stake presidency had bad labored to do the saints good believed a good feeling existed among the saints sainta tor for them he exhorted the young to seek the lord elder mcallister said it if the saints feli felc as aa be did they ard and had a good time we must keep the command mento menta of god or we have no BO promise neither in sickness nor in death sunday morning sunday school opened at 9 a m a short abort program was rendered and many of the brethren spoke to the school at 1030 conference resumed rea umed president peterson said be and his bis counselors counselor bad visited the seventeen wards of the stake during the year they are all fully organized both brethren and st sisters aters there being so many aged people among the gainte loci led many to believe that utah has a very healthy climate this no doubt to Is true but he believes bellev esthe abe blessings of god attends those who try to keep his commandments said he had called the home missionaries bud and the he high council to meet and the good feeling that prevailed was truly remarkable good feeling to Is growing among the saints he hoped we saints would pay an honest tithing it is in much auch oetter better to 10 pay tithing than to become so eo dry as to be in danger of being burned all should also pay fast offerings elder malben maiben of the stake presidency by request of elders lund and peterson expressed his bis feelings on the contemplated of fast day daj he said he be cord tally endorsed the be change elder beat beal of the stake presidency endorsed the report of the bishops a as being true good feeling among the saints is on the increase the lord has blessed the saints the past season contrary to the desire of some who hoped to profit by the scarcity of water and who thought that there would be but little bay secured and they would be in a condition to take advantage of the necessities the water had been increased to a remarkable extent in one settlement ephraim where it was thought but a few families could be sustained now they number hundred of families and the past season harvested bushels of grain the statistical report of the he stake was read showing an increase tor for the quarter and sixty two missionaries abroad at 2 p m elder maiben presented the general an authorities ties of the cb church a robs which were sustained by unanimous vote also the stake authorities were presented and received the unanimous vote of the conference horace thornton was sustained as aa first counselor in the high priests quorum of the stake a vacancy being caused by the abe death of at warren S snow elder malben maiben advised the reading in the meetings of the saints of the several addresses dressea ad recently leaned issued by the first drat preal dency elder spoke upon the many visitations the prophet joseph received his ordination to the aaronlee and Priest hoods boods and the fact that these two priesthood Priest hoods have remained la in the church in full force and aad vigor elder A H lund ilund read from cevela tion on priesthood and spoke thereon in a most moat interesting and instructive manner he also reviewed the changes that have taken place from the death of the prophet joseph until the present the lord has been with the presiding priesthood whether it is as ae the first presidency ot of three or as the twelve apostles he said he be believed all will like the change of fast day and to attend fast meeting on 00 the first sunday of the mouth month advised the saints to be sure to remember the poor a aad nd to pay their tit kitbing bing alap to tore mem ber the missionaries families that they do not want for stance the presidency had bad had bad to release some of the elders eiders on accod account ut of the distressed condition of their families and allow them to come home this ibis should oot dot be through any neglect on the part of the people conference adjourned for three months to meet in feb 18 1897 1897 GiRo RoE TAYLOR clerk of conference |
