Show Conference Held In n Delta ea eais This is Past as Sunday and Evan Bird returned return return- ed missionaries Speak President Joseph T. T Finlinson OPened opened opened op op- OP- OP ened the 10 o'clock session with a speech of welcome to the people Hex He reported there were now 1400 men and boys holding the priesthood priesthood priesthood priest priest- hood in the stake 66 of these being being being be be- ing high priests and two quorums of seventies and seven quorums of elders He gave advice to the people with these words We Vve must keep our church In the balance during these perilous times and we must c cultivate cultivate vate the spirit of generosity in doIng doing doing do do- ing good to one another another We Ve must work together for the he salvation of our souls The second speaker w was s president president president dent Wilford B. B Hilton He advised advis advis- ed the people to quickly liquidate their obligations to get out of debt and stay out as we have been advIsed advised advised ad ad- by the authorities He then t told ld of the practicability of the Church because o of way it tells us what to d do with our lives l ves and nd how we should live He then expressed expressed ex ex- ex pressed an appreciation for the friendship of the people e and gave his testimony to the truthfulness of f four our religion John Bishop recently returned missionary from the Western Vestern States Stat Stat- es was the next speaker He told of his mission exp but said the greatest experience was vas when he met President Grant before leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing the mission home in Salt Lake He said the thought then came to him How would It feel to meet God To know know- God he continued one must go to him in constant He bore his testimony t that at he knew the leaders of today were inspired men of God Elder Evan Bird recently returned return return- ed missionary from the Hawaiian mission was called on to speak Elder Elder Elder El El- der Bird said that was the largest group group rou he h ken be before but he was not afraid because his mission experience had given him strength to bear his testimony before before before be be- fore any group He told a few of his experiences and then expressed express express- expressed ed a few thoughts about our gospel gospel gospel gos gos- pel which he sa sad d was a gospel of lov love How liow many of you dare face your Maker tomorrow he chal chal- Elder Clyde C C. C Edmonds speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing next talked on the welfare project project project pro pro- of the Church that was first started five years ago He said the two objectives of the plan were to shelter clothe and feed the poor and to furnish employment He told of how the plan functioned in the Church through the various organizations He pleaded with the people to see the things around them which needed to be Improved ed in our church beautification pro pro- Marion G. G Romney urged the people people people peo peo- to keep their obligations if it was necessary to go without som some things you need He paid tribute to President Grant and told of i home he was to where twelve of the leaders of the church were there He said as great as thos those men were President Grant sto las 1 l as a tower among them Som Some people think he is an old man buhe but bu buthe buthe he performs his duties as n of the church in a marvelous way I He lie urged the people to live in the th Gospel plan and to do that one ono must live all the laws of the Go- Go pel Bishop George Jackson offered the closing prayer Music was furnished by the Hinckley Hin Hin- Hinckley choir at both sessions with I Mrs Bennett Bishop conducting and Mrs Roma Ekins at the Piar plane I and Mrs Ruth Talbot at the organ orga George S. S Boyack of the High Hight Council offered the opening prayer at the afternoon session President Leo Lyman gave a speech of welcome and stressed the importance of Elder Christian Gronning returned return return- ed missionary from Denmark and the States reported his mis ml- sion He bore his testimony and told of how he appreciated the opportunity op o to fulfill his wife who aced as district missionary mission ary was then called on She made madea madeI I a plea to the mothers to encourage their husbands and sons in the calling calling call call- ing of or priesthood work Verdell Bishop district missionary was called on to report about the the missionary work that has been done in the stake Elder Edmonds in his afternoon Continued on back page page |