Show f I rows 1 lt I TEMPLE N f Nf NI GLE t ati t J c commencement of the he y year ar Valley had missionaries oft but butin u uin t in the field The largest Sunday school in th the church is that at Lehi Utah County with an ao enrollment of 1257 officers teachers and scholars the next is that the t at St. St George which number East Bountiful Cedar City and Pleasant G Grove rove have all more than attend attend- ants The annual general conference of the church will commence on Thursday April the and close on Sunday April the Saturday will be devoted devoted de de- voted to priesthood meetings On Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day evening the semi-annual semi meeting g of the Deseret Sunday School Union n L will be held Elders Wood Jeppson and Quinney of the Samoan mission left there 0 on January 2 24 visited three islands of th the e Friendly group thence proceeded t to o New Zealand where they attended th the e conference at They left fo for r Sydney on February 13 On February y 2 24 24 they expect to leave Australia fo for r home hOlDe traveling by byway way of Wellington Fiji Honolulu and Vancouver The quarterly conference of the Salt Lake stake of Zion was opened in the tabernacle at 10 a a. a m m. m Sunday March 12 Prayer was offered by William Villiam B. B Preston followed by the reading of the minutes of the last priesthood meeting Thirty-five Thirty teachers and priests were sustained and promoted to elders Elder Claudius V. V Spencer delivered a few durin during the course of which he deplored a lack of fidelity among many Latter-day Latter Saints in an unfavorable contrast to the condition of f the church in the old days President Angus f. M. M Cannon delivered a a. discourse taking up the tits sinister influence of scandal-mongers scandal who he said were the worst people in the world word He lIe spoke o of ot the existence of backbiters and warned the people to tobe tobe be careful of them Counselor Joseph E. E Taylor spoke of the peace and harmony among the high i priests and said that the general con con- condition condition conI I of the church is satisfactory although there are many things which they wished could be otherwise The benediction was pronounced by N. N V. V Jones A very large congregation attended the afternoon session was opened at 2 o'clock with selections by bythe bythe the choir followed with prayer by Apostle Golden Kimball Elder C. C W. W Penrose presented the authorities of the church all of whom were sustained A list of home missionaries missionaries mis mis- was proposed and sustained The following statistical report of the Salt Salt Lake stake for the ye year r was received and ordered filed Membership Membership Member Member- ship of first presidency 3 apostles 6 G patriarchs 14 high priests seventies seventies seventies seven seven- ties 1615 1015 elders 2697 2097 priests teachers GOS deacons 2391 members 2 children under 8 total Elder Penrose said that harmony existed existed ex ex- isted throughout the stake and that the church is stronger than ever before He lIe said most of the Latter-day Latter Saints are good some are arc not so good and a afew afew few are bad He lIe lifted a warning voice against the allurements of the city which are leading loading some astray President Joseph F. F Smith delivered the discourse of the afternoon opening with a reference to his recent trip to the Sandwich islands the scene of his first missionary labors The work inthe in inthe the islands was never before in a better condition In speaking of the traits of the natives he said they were vere very vary steadfast in clinging to the church and that they exhibited a a. remarkable familiarity fa with the Bible Referring to home missionary work the apostle said that some had been dropped from the list of home missionaries missionaries mission mission- aries sties but that they should not feel hurt as they are only honorably dis dis- charged The changes had been made madet so that all would have the experience of the work Selections were read I from the book of Doctrine and Covenants Cove Cove- nants pants showing that that- the people must mast put God first in order to qualify them to be apostles of Jesus Christ and faithful faithful faith faith- ful fur members of the church Every member should enter into a covenant to honor God and love his bis neighbor as himself Truth should be placed ahead of every Obedience to the laws of God is truth You must forgive your neighbor who trespasses ses against you even three totes times How majestic and powerful we the would be If it we obeyed these these laws laws how despicable and mean we the must appear in the eyes of God when we the put on the contentions of the world We e cannot afford to quarrel and be ang angered red we must be bo reconciled with our brother The man with this spirit wI will never be found ina ina in ina a saloon and among corrupt men but he be will choose to associate with tho the pure and honorable l |