Show MARIA PA STAKE CONFERENCE MESA CITY S Sept 18 1894 The 1894 seventh Forty seventh quarterly conference ot of the Maricopa Stake of Zion convened I under the large bowery at moss Mesa Sep Sep- September September and with a large attendance at- at at attendance The opening prayer of or the services service was fully tully the Spirit of truth wa was poured out in power on OD both the speakers and hearers causing caulina the Saints to rejoice in the possession lon of a Gospel so 80 pure and comprehensive ve and andone andone andone one that opens the way to salvation to every son and daughter of Adam Over a score of Elders stood forth and bore powerful testimonies to the tile di- di divinity divinity di divinity vinity of the Gospel exhorting the Saints to be steadfast to the truth and declaring to them if It they did di so they would have bave Joy in this life and life lite eternal in the one to come A variety ot of subjects were spoken upon but the signs of or the times and the Saviors Savior's r second coming received more attn att ties tieD than any other The general Church authorities and Stake authorities were all sustained Changes were made in the t Stake organ of the Mutual Im Improvement provement associations the old oid being honorably released and aDd tendered ten ered a vote of thanks for past duties dutle James JamesL L Patterson was sustained as aa Stake president of Y M M I AUk Brigham Brig Brig- ham Brig ham bam Johnson and Marland a as counselors and W Boyd mi as s sec secretary C- C As Stake president of ot Y L I M I A Mrs Ann ADD Elias Elica Leavitt was Wat sustained with Janette Johnson and Lola Lula Macdonald as counselors and aDd Barbara Phelps as a secretary J Bates Bate was sustained as Stake choris- choris chorister ter ter instead of William B Lange the latter Jarter being incapacitated through sickness The hard bard times seem to be gliding oft off our shoulders and the Saints feel that this conference has marked a dawn of at better times time for they separated with a feeling of determining more fully to serve the Lord In the future than in inthe inthe the past Yours respectfully GEO Clerk FRANK T POMEROY I Assistant |