Show TWO DAYS MEETINGS VI I 1 tw a thirty annual cont rence renne tin ain jl exi eri exx ced in uio tho to eylar ernar 0 C 14 L cit f HJ m april itla I 1 there were on lie tie 1 de sani fri si ien len iiii flo ir r C J f aban and daniel II 11 sils alls liders urson IT 1 t jihn J iaun laun ahn ihn taylor wlford waford Wun druff geo A S mith smith am amasa 31 lyman dyman charles 0 rich lorenzo snow fran franklin frankiin kiin klin D I 1 richards and geo Q cannon of orthe the quorum of the twelve hashop hunter and a number of influential off meers officers of the tho priesthood choir sang aang aan ban a hymn prayer by eider elder W Woo drulL fl sin SID singing ing by tho the choir president H C U kimball spoke on the tho necessity of order being maintained in meetings that attention might be palato the speaker and aud the thoughts of the tho people bo be concentrated upon his remarks we are so eliat that we can do but one thing at a time whether the action be mental or physical hence if our thoughts are distracted and wander viander our capability to acquire knowledge or to do good is proportionately lessened he lie pouched upon the attributes of god and reasoned on the power that is in the principles of truth tho the same principles which bring life ilfe and ana salvation when obey obeyed edwill will bring ath death and condemnation if rejected ire lie H e exhorted the people to practice purity and righteousness showing that a course of wickedness will bring misery while right i will bring peace and happiness 1 elder geo Q cannon spoke briefly on an the tile power ower owen and importance of prayer of its efficacy m n securing to the saints theair of the spirit of G god od and of the joy toy and happiness possessed by th the e saints who live their religion faithfully and truly when we live close to god which wo have the privilege of doing we gain power that enables us to over overcome comeL temptation and resist evil singing by the choir prayer by elder eider geo A smith 40 rpm PM singing by the choir prayer I 1 by Elde elder amasa M W lyman singing by bor the choir snow enjoined the importance of living our oar religion in simplicity of seand s ea n d honesty of beart heart patterning after and seeking to have the same mind as tho the LordT lord jesus esus who being in the form of god thought it not robbery to be equal with god he reasoned on the indestructibility of the kingdom of god and treated on the principle that our actions will produce good and evil results according to their character iffe if we depart from the principle principles sor of truth we will become corrupt like the nations of the earth it if we continue and lucrease increase in ri righteousness the blessings and power of god ml will abide with and be multiplied upon us elder geo A smith asked the tho important imam tant questions are we living our religion arg are we what nah at wa we profess to be latter d day saints kud lud ana and exhorted that we should seriously reflect upon our duties realizing that we have engaged in the work of god not for a few months mouths or years but for all ail 11 tima time and seek to belows orthy worthy w of toe erust trust reposed la us singing by tile the choir prayer by pres P D it wells thursday morning 10 am singing by the tabernacle choir prayer by elder C C rich singing by the american fork choir elder C C rich spoke odthe of tho the means mean s b by y which the will of god goa shall shail be done on the ea earth rt 11 as it is done in heaven we expect a millennium and the question Is often asked when will it commence when the people adopt and pra atice principles ol 01 righteousness truth and ana peace reace which will maue make a millennium the principles of truth are eternal and are the only thin things on which value can be placed that we can take with us beyond the vail vali when this probation Is brou brought at to a close tabernacle choir sang sg know then that every soul soui ia free clerk of meeting nead read the ath par of sec see IV V book of and covenants paz page so 86 elder erastus snow who had arrived spoke briefly on studying stu eli in the written word of god contained in t the tee e bible the book of mormon and book of Doctrine and not neglecting to do so havo have the living or acles of midst they who study an and d reflect u upon u the principles of truth who read the written work of god and heniken hearken to the holy priesthood have the pinit spirit of revelation within them prest H C kimball spoke on teaching the the prin principles eT I 1 les ies of truth in plain ami ana bi simple simpie ae language an M an and exhorted the ther people to I 1 increased up righteousness r g unless those who are guilty of breaking a in their th r covenants and transgressing the aa laws s of god od will repent tile tiie they will be damli damned bil eil singing by 5 the american if fork vork ork choir prayer elder eider er geo eo A smith 2 rpm pm singing by the tabernacle prayer by elder wilford woodruff sin singing by the amerlean american fork choir president B young gung qung was in the stand 1 elder eider ider lder ezra T was also in the stand having arrived from nehe cache ache valley elder urson hyde urged the importance enli enni cacy and power of prayer not only should men in en pray when at nome home ionic with their heir families b but ut wh when they are ab absent sent from home attending to any duty and the wife should nave bavLe prayers in the household morning and evening in the thee absence of the husband and fauler they who do so are strong in the strength of the lord cord and have power to and ove overcome reome ei evih it the day is neamat near at hand when the devil will have hare power over his own dominion and the lord will have power of ills saints prayer honest sincere and simple prayer will bring power to subject our wiil will to god and our actions will wilt bo be re regulated in righteousness continually here he re berred to the indium difficulties in and elsewhere andico those who furnished powder caps and lead to the tho t ilo lie indians ludlan s condemning their course ridera eldera M reasoned at length on the tho principle rin ciple of vural plural marria marriage ge show ing the ob j ejects acts for abic which i marriage wits was instituted depict ing ng the misery dema depa degradation dation and corruption V t which N i itye ilyo ro subjected uin tin under iet let t the I 1 ic donit lomu nant social system in the world ti nitin tuat that hom honer aloie ruhie marriage would mould fulti feim ba L i atit ti gioia ot none husu evil ellik uil uti twi dIar ftc t 1 lit it x d dal not ut sn s n JL 11 ni Up poli fifth f th n 41 ot 01 elul a iid i ka mye mue fai f i it was ii t ik a n i k lu la uti ovi oti nied nud is llis seiw u w it vt bul but siar siaw I 1 tuai dat u olgh agh tx be an rv g gi n ui u A i a 0 a singing ly by we meeting anee Ance tinz ting J I 1 arais sed ae with pr c r ly mer elder 1 era ern T henson 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