Show SANPETE STAKE CON conference FERFNCE ephraim sanpete county november 15 1897 the conference of the sanpete stake of zion was held in moroni on the A and of november 1897 A present were elders george teasdale and anthon H lund of alto th apostles quorum elders J D T me mc 1 allister C peterson harry beal an john B malben of the stake prest dency high counselors bishops of wards and a large congregation c conference opened at 10 am on th tbt by singing and prayer elder 0 peterson made the opening rema remarks S bishops irons of moroni allred III spring city peterson of fai fairview vie I 1 a al wm T reid of manti no north b gave reports of their wards bondt eions were regarded as the present a time of exemption exceptionally good health elder john T allred rep reported th young mens improvement assoni eions of the stake elder N E noyes reported the SU st day schools and religious ca classes conditioned iones the stake in a good condit condition there were five meetings held duri dur which much instruction was given b the apostles present the saints W wa advised that when practicable t aba should adjust their difficulties going to law before th ehte e coul courts s has placed in the church the till i intercourse so prevalent between sexes received proper condemnation condemns condemn cond emna atio and the terrible consequence that f low such intercourse was plainly af pf brayed the necessity for a more str a observance of the sabbath day was 1 forth also the law of tithing shot sho be more generally observed and t the saints should be workers and theorists only elder C peterson and counselor ported the condition of the Stake wbK corroborated the bishops reports eldor mcallister addressed the S on temple work I 1 the stake statistical report was the general and stake authorities w presented and sustained by the co ference the names of four seven and two elders were presented sustained to be ordained high prie august 9 1897 the W was organized by elder A 9 t and the stake presidency by detach the saints that now compose the G nison ward and ordaining ana christian fjeldsted a high priest w I 1 setting him apart as bishop of 0 ward with sylvester ing as first counselor and C ri henry embly as second who were also ordained high on september septembers 5 1897 elder A lund in company with the r I 1 presidency visited freedom for fo purpose of organizing that war they did and ordained martin v lor a high priest and setting apart ea as bishop of the fr freedom with james jamee W lowry first stephen S ballinger second counselor these were also ordained high priests the moroni sunday school occupied k one hour and abid thirty minutes sunday an morning orning and was addressed by elders We teasdale asdale lund and peterson there ta were also singing and exercise on the t articles of faith conducted by elder if lewis swenson after the usual closi closing ng exercises of kv K singing and benediction conference adjourned for three months xo to meet in ephraim Ephr alm GEORGE TAYLOR clerk |