Show t Stake Members Hear Pleas Peas I 4 By Auth Authorities President Nathan Eldon Tanner Tanner Tanner Tan Tan- ner last Sunday morning delivered delivered delivered deli deli- i vered a message at the Sunday Sunday Suni Sun- Sun 4 day session of the South Sana Sanpete Sanpete San- San a pete Stake quarterly conference conference conference confer confer- ence held at the Ephraim West Ward Pres Tanner said that President dent David O. O McKay had told him to tell stake members to Remember who they are then act accordingly Pres Tanner gave the promise that if mem members ers held their Family Evenings and kept the commandments com corn t that they wouldn't lose their children He said that jp I. I it was the parents' parents responsibility responsibility responsibility particularly the father to teach their children He related two stories to il illustrate illustrate il- il lustrate the point that should stand by their stand ards He said that there there- willbe will willbe willbe be those who ridi ridicule ule you for doing right but would respect you for holding steadfast st st. Pres Tanner was not assigned assign assign- ed to this conference but was in in the area to reorganize the Manti Temple presidency Released as stake missionaries missionaries missionaries mission mission- aries at the conference were John Douglas Longaker Lewis Lewi Rawlin Bagnall and Keith p Paul ur Hafen s Sustained to serve as stake t missionaries were Douglas Dyreng Dyreng Dy Dy- reng and John Hall HaIl both of Manti Approved for ordination in inthe r the Priesthood were Glen Sheldon Larson elder Ephraim South South Ward Vincent Kinle Kinley Y Ross to elder Ephraim South SouthWard SouthWard Ward Don Lee Clark to eler I A Ephraim West Ward Donald DonaldLee DonaldLee f. f Lee Penrod to seventy Manti North Ward and David Alma Christensen Christensen to seventy Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim South Ward Stake President Vernon L L. Kunz told how the Lord has used young people throughout the history of the scriptures to bring to pass his purposes He r said that it was going to take an an outstanding generation to be beable beable beable able to withstand the temptation temptation temptation tion of the world an and he felt that such a generation was now growing up He said that in his capacity as stake president he serves as asi i priesthood advisor to the Lat Lat- ter-day ter Saint Student Association Association 3 tion at the Ephraim In In- He told of a recent meeting of the group wherein it was decided to conduct a a apoll poll of Snow College students at at registration to see how they felt about the the liquor 7 drink vote facing Utah citizens He noted that approximately 4 75 expressed themselves as f opposing the measure Pres Kunz concluded that the fy j young people knew what type of environment they wanted to live in and raise their families a We in this stake are a chosen people President R. R Clair Anderson said He continued continued continued contin contin- that there must be a great spiritual awakening in Amer Amer- ica He noted that the family church and school should work together in this matter President Milton G G. Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong pointed out that the thel l payment of fast offerings and F tithes are great opportunities He related a story of President k Heber J. J Grant showing the joy and happiness that can come from living the laws of tithing and fast offerings Stake Mission President Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard R. R Olson said that he was r. r 1 continued on page 5 i CONFERENCE continued from page 1 thankful for his call can in the missionary program He told the story of f a Snow College stud student student stu stu- d dent nt who was converted Mr Olson said that there were about 85 non-members non in inthe inthe inthe the South Sanpete Stake and he estimated about 40 at the Sno Snow College He hoped that the missionary work would go forward among these groups Assistant stake clerk John H. H Nielson said that the church w was s a a wonderful organization because of the opportunity that it provides He urged everyone everyone every every- one to get the spirit of temple work Mrs Vernon Vemon Edna Kunz wife of the stake president noted noted noted no no- ted that everyone should try to tobe tobe tobe be a good example in order to help bring others into the church She told a story pointing pointing pointing point point- ing out how even the he very small things we do can be very im im- Parents should try to keep the channels of communication open with their children was the message of Mrs S S. S Dilworth Dilworth Dilworth Dil- Dil worth Young She said that parents parents parents par par- should learn to pray with their children She added that the only thing that counts in life is doing what your Heavenly Father wants you to do Mrs Nathan Eldon Tanner related the story Of a banquet which she and her husband had attended recently honoring a group of persons having birthdays birthdays birthdays birth birth- days in October She said that the guests were told to tell the outstanding spiritual experience experience in their work werk One told of being entirely healed after a severe stroke another of recovering recovering recovering re re- re- re covering from a bad heart attack attack attack at at- tack and a third who was brought through major surgery for or removal of a n pound 12 tumor tumor tu mor by a doctor that he didn't even know and hadn't hired This man had been given a blessing prior to the surgery which stated that he would be saved by the priesthood His own doctor was non He said that an doctor had felt compelled to enter the operating room and was successful successful successful suc suc- in removing the tumor President S. S Dilworth Young talked about the time when the Saints S were driven west He said that they gave up their worldly goods to help the poor of the church He said we were placed on this earth to see if we would o obey ey He lie noted that it had been over aver 30 years since Prohibition was repealed He said many have nave Been lulled into thinking that having liquor around is okey But he said if we are undecided about the proposed liquor law then we should follow follow follow fol fol- low the counsel the ther counsel of the Prophet David 0 O. McKay He urged stake members to rise up and show the world that they will willobey willobey willobey obey the rig right t. t In conclusion he noted that parents generally obey parents who are honest Music for the Sunday session was provided by the Ephraim Choir under the direction of Harry A A. A Dean Accompanists were Ardith Peterson and Norma Norma Norma Nor- Nor ma Olson The choir sang Now Let UsAll Us UsAll UsAll All Praise God and Sing by Bach and Seraphic Song by Solo on the latter song was sung by Melba Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong with violin obbligato by Richard Nibley Judiciary Committee reports no action will be taken this session I so the bills to lower the age i i limit will have to come up again next session Lets Let's take a look however at atthe atthe atthe the voting strength of our young people Those between 21 and aId 29 comprise about 22 percent of the nations nation's potential voters or about one vote in every five That isn't much power of course and even if the vote was lowered to 18 a recent Gallop poll indicated the year 18 olds would vote less frequently than their elders because be beca because be- be ca cause e young persons are more mobile and frequently would not meet residence requirements for registration One thing is certain The youth in our country has let its voice be heard more than at anytime in history and it all began with the Senator from Minnesota Eugene J J. J McCarthy Although it didn't end in victory for McCarthy no noone noone one one will forget the work accomplished accomplished accomplished for him by the young people And youth on our campuses are arc getting involved Time and polled over a thousand colleges and universities A Although over 50 percent voted for Nixon others said they didn't want to vote for any anyone one personality at the the time rather they wanted to concentrate concentrate concentrate con con- on the issues as those students at Pleasant Grove Gro High School Perhaps next session the bills will come around again and perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps the voting age will willbe be lower lower- ed One thing is sure the sure the students students students stu stu- dents should get involved in politics and aM sh should uld research the issues because as the old saying goes they will be our leaders in inthe inthe inthe the years to come |