Show BANNOCK STAKE AKE CONFERENCE The regular quarterly conference of 01 the Bannock Stake take convened in ia l tuna lna na Sun Sunday ay ana and Monday August b and There were present Elders N J Grant Graut of the quorum of ot the Apostles sod ud T C Griggs e s of ot the Deseret De eret Sup Sup- day Bun day School Union board the Stake presidency and most mOlt of ot the Bishops On Sunday at 10 a m Elder W F Rigby by called the conference to order and reported reported the labors of the Stake pr presidency ide oy they had visited all aU the wards since last conference and found a spirit of ot unity prevailing with gen gen- general general eral elal temporal und and spiritual pro prosperity A number of ot Bishops reported their wards similarly Elder Eider T C Griggs Grigg reported bin bia past weeks week's d b labors bors in the Stake The S S Stake conference held beld at Rexburg a afew few weeks ago was a great success He outlined the objects of or the Sunday schools and some of the best methods of conducting the same name Elder Ben E Rich also addressed the Saints upon some lame important principles ot of the Gospel Goepel At 2 p m the Bishops continue their reports report which were satisfactory Elder H J Grant spoke on OD the be many vital principles principle the laws of God and aDd the Word of W Wisdom he be said aid had become to some lame a dead letter enor eDor enormous sums are spent breaking the Word of Wisdom and be he wished it were not so for if it we dont don't try to over over- overcome overcome come our appetites they will lead us to 0 destruction He advocated home tD- tD in and urged the people to follow 9 1 i ithe the counsel of ot the servants of God and they will prosper y Elder T C Griggs corroborated the teachings of the former sp speaker aker He also allo spoke of the evils evUs that will wUI result it Latter day Saints allow themselves to be entrapped by secret societies aid and strongly advised the Saints to obey the e counsels of ot the servants of God On Monday at 10 a m the general and stake authorities were pr presented and unanimously sustained Elder Eider H J Grant discoursed upon upen the duties of the Saints All Latter Latter- day day Saints should at least be willing to give two days once in three months month for Jor It conference conference it amply repays H He related related Home ome of his bis experiences experience es in donating to the Lord and how bow he be was repaid Sacrifice and always produced opposite results The he Go Gospel pel teaches us to share our welfare with our brethren S SElder Elder J Jae Ja a E Steele bad had great great satis- satis action satis-action I a action cUon in bearing hearing tb the the words spoken and felt that the Latter-day Latter Saints Sainte had bad much reason to rejoice He wanted hem to pay tithing because e they loved to do so this duty is no trial At 2 pm H J Grant was the prin- prin cipal cipa speaker and as at the former meetings meet- meet ings This his instructions were full of interest inter Inter- Interest est est to the people Stake President T E E Ricks Ricka was thankful for tor the attention atten atten- tion of ot the Saints He said we bad had made some progress in iD sustaining I home borne I Industry lately and wished ns os to continue continue No bacon had been imported im- im ported this year He desired the Stake t academy patronized Instead of ot sending our children to other schools outside aLiet Let us all aU 8 seek ek counsel and not be led away with every wind of doctrine After singing The Spirit of Qbd Jike like a tire fire ie in burning benediction was pronounced by f Patriarch A E Hinckley JAS JAB GILLESPIE Stake Clerk |