Show Visiting Leaders Give Counsel At Sta Stake e Conference This Thi is a progressive church one of activity and it may go right on and leave us behind unless we also keep keepe ever er active That was the essence of a statement by Elder Delbert L. L at the leadership meeting meet- meet ing ng of the South Sanpete Stake conference held Saturday evenIng evening even- even ing ng at Manti ManU He lie and Elder Hugh Hu-gh B. B Brown both urged work with inactive members member to help them be become ome active The reason reason rea rea- rca rca- son this is being stressed is b be because because be- be c cause use the worth of souls is great reat in the sight of the Lord it was stated also b because cause God has said This is my work and my glory to bring to pass the eternal life and immortality of man Use the Handbook Both visiting gen general ral authorities authorities authorities author author- stressed use use of the M Meichi- Meichi l hl- hl zedek Priesthood Ha Handbook in carrying on on the duties of the various quorums and Eld Elder r tap tap- tapley ley Icy said to know ones one's duty is the f first step toward performance performance perform perform- perform perform- ance also to kno now know v what our problems problems' are is a st ste p toward their solution He then gave figures on church membership in South South Sanpete showing howing there are many inactive inactive inac mac tive members who need attention attention attention atten atten- tion and help He said the reason reason reason re-a- re rea rea- son these people are Inactive usually is because they do not know or und understand nd the gospel i principles and urged schools for inactive members He urged activity ac- ac of the three committees of if each priesthood quorum Personal welfare church service and fact finding and reporting He again urged greater use of the Handbook by by quorum officers and leaders leader Elder EIder Brown compared t the h e church with an army on the march and with its greatest battles battles battles bat bat- ahead saying the devil was never as well as s he heis heis heis is today He pointed out that an army with 15 per cent of its i members sick wounded and dead cannot be be bevery very effective in marching to engage the enemy in battle battie He also told the purpose of th the Handbook and urged a greater use of Its many helps He made a comparison be between between between be- be tween men and light globes A Alight Alight Alight light globe might boast of its brilliance but once the power is turned off the brilliance is gone So with priesthood hO hold 7 7 ers the only way they can be Instruments for doing good Is Isby isby isby by being connected with the source of power which is God he said He also appealed that while trying to save their Je neighbor gl bp men do not lose their own fam fern Our first charge is Is our our own families our second is our neighbors Elder Brown said r I as he urged urged maintenance of close family ties He said some men are in danger of losing their priesthood because of their actions in their own homes Prayers at this Saturday evening evening ev evening ev- ev ening meeting were by J. J W. W Stott and Kenneth Graham of Manti C Conference Music 1 Prelude and po postlude organ music fo for the Sunday general sessI sessions ns was played by M Mrs r rs s Jane A. A Braithwaite Singing was by a c choir directed by Ellis E. E Johnson Johnon and with Mrs Maud Reid Reid as as accompanist t. t Prayers at the S Sunday sessIons sessions ses sea were by Henry and Gerald Carpenter of ManU Manti M I and LeRoy E E. E Peterson and L. L R. R Bagnall of Ephraim l Missionaries Ies Report F Four o 0 u r returned missionarIes gave brief talks i in ir the forenoon session They were Jimmie Gillespie Gill- Gill espie of Manti Harold Hansen and sheryl Bens Benson n of Ephraim and Grace F Funk who returned about three ee years ago In his address addres at that session Elder Brown termed the gosp gospel l the greatest power In the Universe Uni tini- ni- ni verse because in it Is the power pow pow- er to save save mens men's souls But like any other power it 1 ls useful fu only when those who Y cl use it are connected to it He also spoke of pf f the 09 of Mormon and said not one man manIn manin manin in a centt century and y and a half has has been able to to account co nt for lor it except p by accepting the story of its o origin as t told lif by byJ J Joseph Smith i Tells of Temple D Dedication ion Trip Elder told of oC his trip to New Z Zealand a and in company Vi with h Pre Pre I David id O. O McKay and others for the dedication of the temple there and and of of the spiritual spiritual spiritual spir spir- uplift id given n nth th the people of the Sout South Seas because of the temple and its dedication He spoke of the sacrifices of many church members in coming from far away to attend that temple while here here many who live Inthe in inthe inthe the shado shadowy of the temple f fall fallt n ni t to attend Eider Elder also brought greetings fr from m Eld Elder r Ray T Terry y Lars ri ii of Ephraim whom he he had seen in Sidney Australia C Continued on p page g 2 VISITING LEADERS jg jJ GIVE COUNSEL AT f STAKE CONFERENCE i Continued from page one 4 Elder Larson is now on his way I. I home The speaker said blessings are received only by by obeying the 4 laws on which thye are based r and that a fullness of joy can come only by obeying all the laws We cannot go where w ware we weare weare are pot prepared to go he said New Officers Wives Speak At Afternoon Session After the business of stake reorganization had been conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by Elder brief brie talks were given by President and Mrs Cameron Pres and Mrs Kunz Pres and M Mrs r 1 S s. s Pres and Mrs Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson Lloyd Kjar and Dennis Funk Seymour E. E Christensen was asked to represent the High Council by giving an address and Patriarch Glen J J. J Nielson also spoke In his afternoon address Elder stressed obedience to divine law and said freedom is iV the privilege of obeying the lawand lawand law and that this applies alike to tov v the church and to nations He lIe also said God gives no commandment commandment commandment com com- to men which He lIe does not obey Himself Elder Brown spoke of leaders being magnified if the people keep th their ir eyes and hearts cleanThe clean The leaders can also be magnified magnified magni magni- magnified fied in their own eyes so they may see their own potential potentia possibilities and work to attain them He commented on fault finding and speaking evil of v f others and said remember you will never be called on to confess confess con can t 1 c fess anyone's sins but your own He also quoted Ralph Waldo tr Emmerson as saying I have H r v never met a man who was not nota a better man in some respects V than I. I Be brothers brother's but ti your keeper not his sa accuser accuser c Elder Brown said and added Life is a re refining refining refining re- re fining process The he fire that consumes the dross will refine the gold J Both Sunday sessions were very largely attended with all seats being taken long before the starting time of each meet meet- ing |