| Show SAN JUAN STAKE conference the conference was held in moab november and in a large hall rented for the occasion there were present on the stand elders brigham young george teasdale and anton H lund members of the quorum of the twelve apostles the stake presidency and other brethren connected with the various quorums of the priesthood in the stake after the usual opening exercises elder hammond addressed the congregation he said he was on a tour around the stake with his counselors and eldech J nelson superintendent of the Y M M I 1 A and assistant su superintendent perin D J rogers he had found the people feeling well and desired the saints to pay their tithes and offerings elder brigham young said he was avery very thankful to ni meet et with the saints and for his returning return mg health healt li if we take care of our bodies the lord is willing that we should live out the full measure of out our creation sometimes young men are taken away this was the case with brother abraham H cannon but the lord revealed it to president woodruff that he was wanted on the other side of the veil for a more important work it is a time of warning tor for the saints and there is no happiness outside of the spirit of god elder george teasdale spoke to the people and endeavored to encourage them to keemp the commandments of god he spoke of the necessity of paying our tithes and offerings as otherwise we axe are unfit to go to the house of the lord elder lund spoke on the necessity of showing our works by our faith at 2 p m the bishops of the various wards reported the condition of the people as being good splendid crops in most cases were raised the young mens associations and sabbath schools are in good shape especially the latter elder lund addressed the congregation on the duties of parents to children he said we should keep the sabbath day holy and go to meeting to tb get fresh food for our souls I 1 elder geo teasdale encouraged the saints to get a good glod education priesthood meeting was held in the evening 7 sunday november 21 10 a m the presidency of the stake addressed the saints they couns counseled faa the saints to lay up grain against ft day of famine to subscribe tor for th the improvement era and live lives that our leaders will not be hampered by us at 2 p m elder brigham young spoke BP oke on the sacrament and its sacredness the corruption 01 ol the world and the duties df bl parents to children thus closed gnp of the best conferences ever held in the san juan stake on the morning of november elders brigham young george teasdale 0 and anth n H lund with other of the leading brethren started for bluff holding meetings at monticello and verdure blessing and encouraging the saints they arrived in bluff wednesday the holding two meetings next day besides our ditch which has given us so much trouble they were sent to investigate our condition as to whether we would abandon this place or remain and build it up after having given the matter much consideration elder brigham young desired the names of those who bete willing to remain he said it was the will f the lord and the first presidency that the place be maintained but it if any wished to remove they could do so he promised blessings and prosperity to those who would woula remain elder george geo rge teasdale and anthon H lund followed in the same strain the brethren who live here without exception agreed to remain belie believing Vinit it to be the will of the lord L H REDD stake cl clerk 1 |
