| Show TAKE STARE conference REPORTS boxelder Bo Box zelder elder stake brigham city utah nov 14 1898 1998 the quarterly conference of the box uler elder stake of zion was held in the new tabernacle sunday and monday nov 13 and 14 the weather was most and a large laike attendance was present at each of the meetings there were present on the stand during the coa conference ference president benzo onvy elder john henry smith and elder rudder clawson of the councill CoTi noll of the twelve besides the stake author toes on sunday morning the sunday children occupied the galleries grall eries aad sang ganfi a number of school songs elder rudger clawson was the first speaker he reported the of the stake as being flourishing the various ok oi the stake were in good working order the best of feelings existed between the bishops and the stake presidency vils unity is bearing f fruit in the good work being done in all departments he spoke of the excellent showing made by the beaver bear river three mile and other wards in building floe fine meeting houses referring to himself the speaker said that he had not realized how much he loved the saints in boxelder Box elder stoke stake until his recent calling to bo the apostleship which presumably would change the relationship existing between himself and the people of the stake he bore testimony that to whatever success he had attained in life it had been through the principles of seeking counsel of his presiding brethren elder john henry smith spoke elo que of the blessings of our western home and the grandeur of our mountains he spoke of the effect that the loving spirit of christ had hal on the world in inspiring them to charitable and beneficial works in the afternoon elder geo F gibbs was the first speaker he spoke of the great blessings we enjoy in being to take bodies in this estate and showed the necessity of taking care cabe ot of them and saving them he said we should be careful and let no spirit contrary too to the spirit of god take posses ston elan of our tabernacles president dent lorenzo snow spoke of the importance of the experience we are pa through in this life he said that after a while the saints would attain to that unity of which we talk but first we must be united limited in temporal things when that ahne comes each now will have the opportunity to develop his particular talent our spirits are immortal our identity can caa never levei de destroyed we will always have our agency af after ter a time we shall have perfect control of our bodies dont be discouraged do right aad nd all will be well in the end monday 10 a m bishop A goodliffe re reported poTted the snowville Snow ville ward in be in a good with the saints feeling well generally he believed in being obed lenit to the authorities whom god had placed over him bishop wm bald attie ow park valley ward is quite scattered mattered its organizations are all own with active officers at aft their thedr head he spoke of am aged caged eleber els itier who in a fast meeting it bore boire a strong testimony ln ID regard tk fo the prophet joseph smith she knew him heard him pr prophesy and had the fulfilment fulfillment of his hia prophecy she told of incidents of his and sald said she was at the meeting when presed president ent brigham Drig hiam young spoke and appeared as the martyred marty red prophet emer adalphus madson said the saints sainto ar are e accomplishing a great temporal work ta in sustaining susi thousands ot of mis 1 in field in meeting the numerous home calls that are made upon them as well tw as being befog generally prosperous this Is ie evidence evI denee of great faith as well as works among the saints SaL rats he spoke oni on the of the dead a work that many of the sainte saint are neglecting but some especially among the poor are manifesting great interest to ia elder chas kelly said he had been a 41 in member en iber of this stake for thirty I 1 years yeara he had seen the developments among the saints sainte here president Baft brigham harn young said in early days that if this people would allow president bmw to lead and gulde guide ebbern dihe m he would lead them into the celestial kingdom he referred to the T order and I 1 the early hete here in this Si stake take he spoke of their success to tn brin bringing property to the people he here though things have changed now he Oakl the splat spirit of at unity which existed then is still among the saints of tho the boxelder Box elder stake elder john henry smith oaid good god gave g ave us ais faith W th in the gospel add me faith impelled us too to receive the mony of the elders in the world we W were not no t satisfied with the ithe doctrines of 1 the churches they lacked the spirit and power to bring conviction to our souls the gospel changed the whole condition of our lives ives I made clear the scriptures aca the les of the supreme being arid and made us feel that a faith without works Is dead being alone alane the work of the lord lard became exceeding practical it entered into all the details of our lives and we feel we must conquer the evil within win us ua and j make it subservient to co the good we j were tested in temporal affairs and tt it developed deveo ped our souls the uneducated as well as the learned to in order thea they may be possessed with falth faith 4 must be educated side by side in this 1 great school this is vw no easy school many manry difficult difficulties les must be overcome j lit it enters not only into the spiritual but the temporal affairs and att eais J more in all his walks of life it re quires all persons the weak as well faai as the strong to become industrious and pe perform their part without shirking in the sphere god has placed them and all will be rewarded according to their air works afternoon session 2 p m the home missionaries for the stake were presented and unanimously sustained L elder clawson said the park city re net fund from the stake amounted to he read a letter from the bishop i of park city branch acknowledging the receipt of the above amount elder wm I 1 L watkins sold said we have glorious privileges in becoming acquainted quain ted with the principles of life and salvation the lords hand has been manifested in delivering his people from the influences against them we have entered into covenant to keep the commandments of god faith caused us to receive the prinle ples as they L were presented to us in the world all AH people are not blessed with this faith god has given unto unito us many revelations through his prophet joseph smith we do not carry out all these theae commandments but we are taught our duty and if we keep the faith we grow in knowledge and power president lorenzo snow said the men whom the lord teas has selected to do hla his work wark in the world are not great in learning the mighty and the wise in ac scientific knowledge joseph smith so ao unlearned was selected to do such a great work and combat with all its difficulties god bestows bestons spiritual gifts g itte and knowledge upon the unlearned and the greatness of the king kingdom dorn Is made known to them through the power of the holy ghost and as aa they gradually learn all try y become great in the knowledge of the things of god he spoke of Us his feelings an being ordained ord ai ned an el 1 der and starting out to preach the gospel he felt the lord would assist wm him through the power of the priesthood in j his missionary work he referred to the ri sacredness of the marriage con contract great promise are made to us fat at the i amar altar when we get married and they are made by a higher power chah man these gifts of god are greater than any 2 earthly gift for they are eternal was revealed to me As men man now mow is god once was and as god now is s main may become IU ill tell you these things because I 1 know they are true and every man can harve thle ambition which is the greatest of all gifts it will cause him to purify even aven as god is pure elder john henry smith said god has reached his high position not by evolution but in the growth of the minda and development develop mient man should imil tate him and strive to control all his pass passions lons in the family children should be taught to respect each other and to love god when thus taught they become good noble and virtuous men and women the formation of the family ties is part of our duty god has established love in the hearts of men and women that the world might be peopled A violation of this law of love destroys men and women some people have avoided their obligations but in hi doing it have departed from the law of god the me woman is not without the man nor the man without the woman in the lord throughout the meetings the choir under the leadership of prof S N lee rendered mamy beautiful selections sunday afternoon the general and stake shake authorities were presented and sustained no change was made itt in the presidency of the stake NEPHI ANDERSON clerk sanpete stake ephraim anepete co utah nov 21 1898 1998 the conference oon ference of the sanpete stake of zion was held in moroni on the and 20 th of november 1898 commencing at 10 a m on the there were present of the presidency of otake elders beal and malben maiben elder canute peterson was unable to attend bein being 9 quite sick elder anthon an then H lund was also prevented from attending from same cause the conference opened by gand prayer by patriarch R N allred elder beal made the opening remarks man ka the following named wards were reported by their bishops or aoun counselors moroni wales fountain green chester and spring city elder george chris Christensen president of the young mens M I 1 associations of the stake gave a report of the of himself and associates among the ward associations recess to 2 p m 2 p m after opening exercises elder john henry arrived also elder bailey of nepha elders malben maiben bailey and smith addressed the conference land and each gave a resume of the work accomplished by wie the saints in carrying the gospel to the nations subduing the desert founding of cities citie sete etc and the advancement cement made in the education of the people also an outline of the labor before the Sai ints yet to be accomplished after singing and benediction conference adjourned till 1030 a m sunday p m A meeting was wais addressed by elders george christensen and john henry smith 9 ia a m the sunday school held a session the exercises on the artle articles libs of faith were quite creditably rendered both by individual pupils and class in concert the school was addressed by elders bailey J B malben maiben and john henry smith 1030 a m elder canute peterson arrived conference was opened by singing and prayer elders C N lund and john henry smith occupied the time elder canute peterson gave a brief report of the condition of the stake the stake presidency endeavored to keep the as nearly fully or ganzel as possible he bell believed eved the people had improved some financially advised against godnig in debt when possible to avoid it recess till 2 p m 2 p m the 4 conte conference rewA opened by ringing and prayer the sacrament was administered and the al report of the stake was read the name of 0 john J reese was presented and aind sustained to be ordained a high priest elder john B D malben maiben presented the general and stake shake author authorities ldes au vy were ere sustained by unanimous vote elder edward caff was sustained died to be ordained a patriarch elder andrew jens bensom met with the salinas and laid before the conference the necessity of the erection of a building for historians office as the needs of the church had outgrown the present buildings capacity gave an outline of a plan to accomplish the desired object which is the publication of a general index to all the public documents and records belong ilg to the church he said the index was to be purchased by the saints in sufficient numbers and the net proceeds to be devoted to the erection of a building of sufficient capa capacity efty to properly hold all public documents and records belonging bo the church together with proper accommodations tor for the church historian and assistants elder john henry smith spoke on the necessity of care being taken in keeping records complete and accurate he said that in many ins instances instance sufficient pains had not been taken ki n this matter he believed it to be very important to have full and complete records he congratulated the saints in the establishment lish ment of a character for honesty that has marked the conduct of the people who have settled and subdued this mountain country and spoke of the great contrast of the present conditions to that which the pioneers found the choir sang an anthem and benediction was pronounced by elder henry beal the conference adjourned for three months to meet in ephraim GEORGE E TAYLOR clerk of Com conference ference star valley stake the quarterly conference of the star valley stake of zion convened in the atton afton ward meeting house on nov and lath 1898 the meetings on sunday were addressed by young men who had recently filled missions I 1 and their teachings were on the first principles of the gospel they gavel gave some e excellent instructions to the saints on monday the bishops gave a brief report of the wards ot this wd were very good dood and showing a marked improvement du a some aae ae wards by cheval bable labors of the home missionaries all the speakers who spoke during conference enjoyed a rich outpouring T ing of the holy spirit and they said many things that were of interest to the people if they will only profit by them everything seems to be prospering in this thia stake at ait tahe present tane the country has been blessed with a bounteous harvest this year and all seem to be the weather Is remarkably fine for athis high altitude no snow has fallen yet we would be pleased to have some of our city brethren and slaters sisters visit us whenever opportunity permits but it is a tedious journey tor flor those not used to outdoor out door life WM H kennington KENNING TOX stake clerk |
