Show BANNOCK STAKE conference rexburg Rex burg idaho june 22 1898 1899 the bannock stake conference was wa held in parker sunday and monday the and dinst there were present elder seymour B young of the first presidency of seventies elders thomas E ricks F rigby and thomas E bassett of the stake presidency bishops of wards patriarchs am and d other leading brethren sunday 10 am elder elde r thomas IL BL ricks stake president was the first speaker he congratulated the people of parker for having their large meeting house so near completion and reported all the organizations of the ward in good order building of new meeting houses he be said is going on in tt many of the wards and the people aie ale with few exceptions living their religion elder wm F rigby spoke of the growth of the stake elder wm hl do palmer discoursed upon the pur postA of the lord in gathering the saints to these valleys and the responsibility devolving upon us spiritually and temporally to prepare for those who aae aa ie e yet to be gathered sunday 2 pm elder douglas M X todd spoke of the varied characteristics of the different communities they are like individuals having their birth infancy and youth etc some having a reputation for good and others the reverse right from the beginning ulder elder seymour B br young gave a brief bew account of a recent visit he had made to the exposition having also visited nauvoo and aad carthage jail he related many things of peculiar interest to latter day saints pertaining to the early history acted in nauvoo which he speaker had witnessed in his youth and which refreshed in his memory by his late visit and added greatly to his testimony now monday 10 a m the general and stake authorities were presented and sustained elders J L stoddard and walter G paul returned mission arlies fremd montana told of the progress of the gospel in that state A great change had been brought about there rece recently atly and many are being added to the churill elder wm F rigby discoursed upon the practical work of the priesthood and the necessity of training our young men in all the duties thereof elder thos E reeks spoke upon the principle of tithing wanted the sainted to pay in the season and kind thereof er be honest in the quality of the tt we pay and if there was anything w wo worshiped rs biped I 1 to n th the e shape of JL a fine aus animal get rid ad of ft by taking it to the tithing storehouse and go to and aad worship the lord monday 2 p m elder seymour IL B young occupied d most of this session preaching upon many topics of interest to latter day saints referring to the principle of efthim said the word of wisdom and other laws equally binding must be kept by the saints othera otherwise is e this land will not be a land of zion unto us elder thos E ricks made the clog closing remarks thanking al all for the part they had taken in making the conference a success he had never enjoyed it better time at any previous conference slinging by the choir benediction by pat patriarch A 31 hinckley JAS GILLESPIE stake clerx clerk |