| Show rax X ELDER STAKE quarterly conference of the box stake of zio zion n was held in the acle at brigham am city sunday monday the and the in ad ts there were present of the I 1 of the twelve apostles t L snow and elder franklin D ards also the presidency r of the der stake and a good atte attendance nuance 11 the meetings usual opening exercises er ier i r the dent clawson in brief reported condition of the stake H he e said general beneral organizations of the stake vom complete the presidency and high ancil I 1 meet once a month for the pur of considering matters of int interest le e saints in the stake and those the general orations d to preside over and wards are as a rule ful il brethren a and nd sisters yet there much contention strife and dl di among the latter day saints if cords of the various quorums are lined ine d it will be found that there laxity in atte attendance nuance at meetings s speaker stated state d that this report hiot not made in the spirit of fault ar but for the purpose of show he 9 e actual condition that t the he saints A and determine their error it t see better I ile he le urged upon the boffl various organizations to B of the that teat their records axe are completed to and then I 1 kept up D richards in an interest abder r F discourse chided nal and impressive latter day saints for hax harboring boring tines of hatred towards their breth b because ea ause of politics urged the peo their drowsiness from to lo arouse upon the lord frequently in yer er seek to obtain the spirit of I 1 and be doers doerson jf righteousness he spoke briefly on the importance baying ng true and faithful records the general and stake au a I 1 m aties ties were unan unanimously sustained the conference oleen 3 N ST stohl h honorably bOnOr ably released as sta stake ke clerk cler k anderson chosen to succeed nephi in that position resident ident lorenzo lorenz 0 snow urged the ter r da day y saints to cease harboring go of hatred against one another was to be ready at all times to manifest jbf of forgiveness toward an offend ST brother he counseled the parents ita set proper examples for their chil contrasted the present ka a to follow baitlon tion of the peo people ale of brigham city b that of 45 46 years ago falder der franklin D richards related lie e oil of his early ex experiences perien ces in the ilch h a showing bowing the trials and hard ipa a the saints were called to pass beough eo ugh admonished the saints to our church works par the book of mormon and the and covenants showed the ute eIty of parents teaching their children the principles of the gospel anit tooke of the evils that follow those at our sons and daughters who marry biride ft the everlasting covenant cond day 10 a m president fx awson woo n announced that the morning lee would be devoted to the bear of testimonies the following n occupied the time bishops 00 muff A A jenson jenann P C jenson elders john D burt oleen N stohl W L watkins president lorenzo snow spoke of the various ways in which testimonies montes to the truth of the gospel are obtained it is not always the person who receives a testimony of the gospel through the visitation of angels that has the strongest testimony or is most faithful in the church after a person is born again it is the right and duty of that individual to enjoy the gifts of the gospel until he attains berf perfection action stake superintendent 0 W snow in briefly reporting the condition of the sunday schools said the total enrollment of the schools of the stake is about the average attendance of members 58 per cent of officers 76 75 per cent all the schools in the stake axe are graded according to the 9 guide ulde 2 p m elder adolph madson testified that he knew that the brethren called to preside in this stake were called by the lord he had a similar testimony to bear regarding the calling of president snow was pleased the hearty and unanimous vote given the general and stake authorities when they were presented to the conference for their acceptance spoke pra of the good work done by brother lee and his choir elder charles kelly rejoiced in the testimonies borne counsels given and the rich portion of the spirit of god poured out upon this conference the keynote given at the last semiannual semi annual conference and at this conference is u unity among the latter day saints spoke of the necessity of obeying the law of tithing president lorenzo snow the great mission of the latter day saints is the salvation of souls save your own soul and help to save the souls of your immediate blood relations if you will seek opportunities to do good in this direction they will be given you as fast as you are able to perform them I 1 testified that the power and of god is manifested in our temples in a truly remarkable degree after singing and benediction the conference adjourned for three months OLEEN N STOHL clerk |
