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Show Deseret and Millard Stakes Hold Conference in Fillmore with Members Of General Board in Attendance j Deseret and Millard stake and ward officers and teachers in the Y. M. M. I. A. and the Y. W. M. I. A. were priviledged to have as a visitors at their two-stake conference. confer-ence. Sister Lucy Grant Cannon, General President -of the Y. W. M. I. A., as well as other outstanding General Board members, including Brother D. E. Hammond, Brother Frank W. 11c Ghie and Sister lone Duncan. The two-stake conference was held in Fillmore with Millard Stake being hosts to the Deseret Stake at the two days of meetings held there for stake and ward officers of the M. I. A. organizations in the two stakes: the meetings being held on Saturday, November 2, for stake officers and on Sunday, Nev-ember Nev-ember 3, for ward and stake officers, offic-ers, with the General Presidency presiding at most of the meetings. Throughout the conference several sev-eral general meetings were held for everyone present, and department depart-ment discussions were held to give special help to the various divisions of the M. I. A. work. Saturday night at 7:00 p. m., an informal meeting of the General Board Members and Stake Executives Execu-tives was held and ajoint session of Priesthood Authorities and Stake Boards was held. Talks were given by each of the visiting General Board Members as follows: "1946-47 "1946-47 An Eventful Year for M. I. A." delivered by D. E. Hammond; "Stake Responsibility in Directing 'i. and Adapting the Program" by iy Sister Lucy G. Cannon; "Vitalized Leadership" Meetings", by lone Duncan; and "Housing and Financing Financ-ing the Recreation Program" by Frank W. McGhie. After the joint session, special consultation periods were held, one being conducted by each of the General Board Members. A special session was held for scouts and senior scout stake and ward leaders, Saturday evening from 8:00 to 9:30, under the direction direc-tion of Brother Hammond. In the Sunday morning General Session the four talks given by the visiting members consisted of "Workshop of the M. I. A.," Sister Duncan.... "Let's Dance." given by-Brother by-Brother Hammand: "Improvement Era," Sister Cannon: and "Building "Build-ing for the Centennial," delivered bv Brother McGhie. These talks stressed the importance import-ance of this particular work for the M. I. A., for it is to be a banner ban-ner year. The Centennial preparations prepara-tions for each community is the reason for such an active program this particular year, for the M. I. A. organizations will cooperate wholeheartedly whole-heartedly with all other groups in stressing the building and advertising adver-tising of UTAH. Attendants were told that there must be a good leadership displayed display-ed if the M 1. A. work is to be successful. suc-cessful. "The elements of good Leadership", stated Brother Hammand. Ham-mand. "are light, life. love, liberty. LABOUR, and true leadership". Brother Hammand also stressed the fact that we must have more and better dances if we are to accomplish ac-complish the aim of making the M, I. A. dances successful making them attractive to the young people, peo-ple, and this is the aim in dancing danc-ing of the M. I. A. for this coming year. "It must be a program of "do" "and not one of "don't" if it is to be a successful one. He asked that the old-time dances of the pioneers be revived, as they are enjoyable and are fitting to the centennial program. Sister Cannon told of some of the colorful historical events in our church history and asked that they be highlighted throughout the coming year in preparation for the centennial program. She announced a series of prizes offered by the M. I. A. for original dramas, stories and songs. A $250 prize will be given to the best three-act play with some incident of the history of our church as a background. A i $100 prize will be given for a one- i act play written on any theme of , UTAH or Mormon history. $100 is also being offered for the best song on this subject and $100 for a story I of this theme. In all cases, the manuscript must be submitted wihout a name. Good ones submit- j ted, although not winning the prize will be purchased by the General Board for use in the M. I. A. program. pro-gram. j Sister Cannon stressed the importance im-portance of cooperation of the mu- tuals with the other agencies in working on the centennial program in on any program for the betterment better-ment and the development of youth. She stated that 87,000 pieces of literature had been published this year to carry out the work in the M. I. A. program, and now a reprinting re-printing of some of the books and pamphlets is needed. , Sister Duncan gave forth the idea that it is the duty of the M. I. A. i workers to make the righteous life the attracive life for youth, for it is actually the freest and the hap-niest hap-niest form of living. She substan- j tiated her statement with many reasons, the most important one f being that one living a righteous life is free from worry and no one can be happy unless they are free from worry. "It is much easier to stay out of trouble than it is to get out" of trouble." said Sister Duncan. Dun-can. She also stated that when she was asked to take a drink at a party she found this answer to be j the best, "If I am having a good ! time at the party, I want to KNOW j that I'm having a good time". Sister Duncan and Sister Cannon 1 both talked about the L. D. S. Girls Program and gave suggestions for the activities for that program. They stressed that it was not sup- ' posed to be a separate organization, organiza-tion, but would be part of the M. : I. A. program. The two visiting sisters also ask-ed ask-ed that L. D. S. members put their ' church work ahead of club work. Another idea stressed by Sister I Cannon was that "brotherhood does not mean the mixing of races," . when she talked of our tolerance and understanding of other races. She stated. "Inter-marriage between be-tween races is biologically wrong, physically wrong, and spiritually ,' wrong", ' |