Show Obey The Laws Stake Y Youth Guth Told f The young people are going to face problems greater than 1 this nation has even known One of the greatest needs n eds of oft t our young people is fewer critics and more models El Elder Elder Elder El- El der Ezra Taft Benson said last Sunda Sunday In the morning session of- of the South Sanpete Stake quarterly quarterly terly erl conference It was held a in the Ephraim West Ward Elder Benson said that God Cod intended that this life me would he be hea bea a good life with joy here He rae j 1 urged members to live so that t IlY y can rise above temptations the world He lie promised the i joung young people that If they would adhere to the plan of God that they will be the leaders of this F nation In in the coming years j I He encouraged the young peo- peo I f i pie of the stake to treat each other with respect and that the young men should protect the virtue of the young ladies ladles He also stated that young persons should be successful in a chosen field of honorable work r Elder Benson told the younger members of the congregation I to become good citizens of this country He lie said that we should love America and its tion He said that this land isa Is Isa isa a chosen spot held for thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of years by the Lord for a particular time when freedom freedom freedom free free- dom could be established here He said that the Constitution was formed by men chosen by bythe bythe bythe the Lord The general authority stated that never has there been so much opposition to good He concluded that what this country country country coun coun- try needs is men who are re are not afraid to get down on their knees and pray k Several matters of business were brought before the congregation congregation con con- by Stake President Vernon L L. L Kunz first was the sustaining of Glendon K Stubbs as e secretary to the stake priesthood Executive Executive tive Committee He was re rece recently recently re- re ce Uy released as bishop of the Ephraim West Ward Priesthood ordinations presented presented presented pre pre- by Pres Kunz were as follows Grant Marx Sterling Ward Max Reid Ephraim West WestWard WestWard WestWard Ward Steven Robert Johnson ManU Mantl North Ward David Jay Jensen Ephraim North Ward LaMar James Ephraim South SouthWard SouthWard Ward Craig Morris N Nelson lson Ephraim West Ward Larry Mark Anderson Ephraim West WestWard Ward and Paul Lew Arnold Snow College Second Ward all priests advanced to elder In other talks given Sunda Sunday morning Pres Kunz J told of the background of the 13 Ar Articles Articles Articles Ar- Ar of Faith lie He read the Wentworth Letter which was written by Joseph Smith at th the ti time me of the writing of the 13 Articles of Faith In the letter the Prophet pointed out that the missionary program will fill the whole earth Pres Kunz told a story of when El Elder Elder El- El der Benson was in Moscow and his experience in c church Curch Pres Kunz said that the gospel ospel is l being eing preached preacher throughout the world toda today even behind the theIron theIron theiron Iron Curtain in small amount Pres K R. Clair Anderson told of the importance of the Home E Evening program He tie said that the devil is at work trying to thwart our young people He felt that the young people could only receive the strength to evil programs of the devil through the Home Evenings Evenings Evenings Eve Eve- and association wi with th other members of the family He also 1 encouraged young members of the stake to learn a vocation Dr Archie Brugger son son-in- law of Mrs Sarah Tuttle of Manti Mantl spoke o on his recent ex experiences experiences experiences ex- ex in Korea Dr Brugger Brug- Brug ger gel a me member of the Army recently returned from a years year's tour of duty in that country Dr B Brugger pointed out that all aU you have to do in the Army is to live Uve the gospel He said that no matter what you are called to do in the church you should accept because you could not fail He pointed to the fact that there are active members of the Church in Korea He lie said that If the Us U.s. had hadnot hadnot hadnot not fought to preserve freedom in that nation that there would not be he freedom in that country today for those people ople to be Mormons Mormon He looked for the theme me membership of the church to grow rapidly in Korea In the next few years lie He compared Korea to Australia where 10 years ago there was but members of the Church and today there are three stakes organized He lie told of his experience of seeing the crew of the US U.S. ship Pueblo come back from flom their Communist captors and how bad they looked when they crossed the bridge separating the North and South Koreas lie He noted that the leaders of the Northern Koreans are dl- dl Continued on page 4 Conference Continued from page 1 reeled by the power of the devil He outlined Satans Satan's plan for robbing us of our freedom He told of schemes given in inthe inthe inthe the scriptures wherein the devil has tried to rob men of their freedom He said that Communism Communism Communism Com Com- was one of these plans Many are called but few are chosen because their hearts are set on the things of this earth was the message of President Milton Armstrong He said that this area has many things to show t because lecause of the people who chose to go forward Pres that there are terrible temptations facing our young p people ople today He said that if we are prayerful we will know the one true principle principle principle prin prin- ciple the one given in the gospel plan He said that the responsibility of teaching the gospel is in the home Temple President Reuel E. E Christensen spoke of the great sacrifices made to build the Manti ManU Temple He noted that in order to attain Celestial glory the blessings of the temple temple tem tern pie are necessary Music for the session was provided i. i by the Ephraim Stake Choir under the direction of Harry A. A Dean Norma Olson and Ardith Peterson are the accompanists The choir sang Seek The Lord the Almighty God by Mendelssohn The UThe Heavens Declare the Glory of God by Hayden with soloists Bertha Anderson Montel Green and Larry Ogden and Preludes to Eternity from Les Preludes Preludes Preludes Pre Pre- ludes with the solo part sung by Phyllis PhylUs Tucker and violin played by Richard Nib Nib- ley |