| Show SANPETE STAKE CONFERENCE sue sue- EPHRAIM Sanpete county Utah August 13 18 13 1894 1894 The 1894 The conference of the be Ban Sanpete pete Stake of the Church of J Jesus Christ of Latt Later day da Saints Saint was wa held in Mount Pleasant on August 11 and 12 accord ing to appointment Present Present-or ot the general authorities ot of the Church President George Q Can Uan- non nOD of the Stake the presidency the was waa well ente allo alloa oa a full fuU attendance of the Bishops of the wards The Fountain Green Mount Pleas Pleas- Pleasant Pleasant ant ant Moroni Fairview and aDd Spring City wards were reported by their respective respective tive Bishops President Canute Peter Peter- Peterson Peterson Peter ion son J the condition of the Stake the above reports report representing the Stake Slake as a a being in a good condition I The general and ana Stake authorities on being presented received the he unanimous IDOUS vote of ot the conference Statistical Statistical cal oal report of ot the Stake was wai read which gives total of 01 souls oola for tor the quarter quarter ter 14 marriages births chil chil- children children children dren blessed sed 31 members member arm ben received 25 members removed 11 new members member baPtized children baptized 2 ex- ex excommunicated ex excommunicated communicated 27 deaths death drawing support Pre President Cannon occupied the time after aUer the Bishops Bl bops and the he Prell- Prell President's dents deot's reports report were made during th the remainder of the first fint meeting and the afternoon evening and Sunday day morning meeting meetings The subjects treated upon were the absolute necessity necessity nece sity Ity for tor ui us to keep tb the thu commandments of God to seek nek advice of or those who have had experience and whom God has appointed to give counsel and ad- ad advice ad advice vice if we desire to dwell with God we must become like Hii Hl ji or we can never d dwell with Him we will have to be honest in our deal deal- dealings dealing logs ings ing with each other and that with with- without without without out being compelled to be honest too 00 and be pure in our UVe lives Jive and in our thoughts sustain the work of God Gott In Inthe inthe inthe the eArth and among this thi people The speaker deplored the manifestations ot of feelings of strife that had obtained eo en occasions of political excitement among the people and cautioned the Saints Saing against a repetition of those tho scenes and aDd warned them will wUI not be mocked especially by men holding the Holy Priesthood be he cited the example or of Israel after being delivered from Egyptian bondage being so 80 stubborn and rebellious that none who were over ov r twenty years yean of age when they left Egypt except Caleb and Joshua were permitted to cross oron oro Jordan but died In Inthe inthe the wilderness wild rn w all aU who set let themselves against the work of ot God would be swept wept out of the way for this thil to Is the nucleus of ot that bat kingdom that ic Is des des- destined dee tined to fill Oil the whole earth and this Church will never be left without the keys of or the Holy Priesthood to lead it a people will wUl be prepared to meet the Savior when He cornel comes though they t be few in number bomber the righteous only Will be saved the Lora has ha ba declared He will empty th the earth of f the wicked I IThe The instructions of ot President Can Oan- Cannon Cannon non nen were listened to with the most mOlt profound attention by the large con con- congregation congregation present during conference He said laid he believed it to be the largest gathering of people he had ever seen In Sanpete county The afternoon meeting og was wa fully as numerously attended as ai the precedIng ones bad been The Sacrament was 1 administered and President Pre ident Peter Peterson oD Elders Henry Beal B al Job John n B D T McAllister each gave exhortation exhortation tion and testimony to the Sainte Saint was received with marked attention After singing and benediction con con- conference conference ference terence adjourned for tor three months to meet in Moroni Like many of 01 it its predecessors the universally expressed feeling Ji is this has been the best conference we have had GEORGE TA TAYLOR Clerk of ot Conference |
