Show Easter Theme Given At Stake Conference Bishop John H H. H Vandenburg gave a picturesque account of the importance of Easter in the morning session of the South Sanpete Stake C Conference held last Sunday in the Ephraim West Vest Ward He said that there is no other group of people in all the world who believe in Jesus as we do He told about becoming active in the church in his younger days and how he was able to work in a ward teaching capa capacity ty and bring others into activity by carrying out a work of love He said The message of Love is the message of Easter and the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ It helps us to appreciate the life of our Savior The Ephraim Choir under the direction of Harry A A. A Dean sang The Lords Lord's Prayer by Malotte The solo part was sung by Boyd Goble The choir also sang They That Sow In Tears Shall Reap in Joy The choir was accompanied accompanied accompanied by Ardith Peterson on the organ and Norma S S. S Olson at atthe atthe atthe the piano The invocation was given by Rulon Peterson with the benediction benediction benediction bene bene- diction in the morning session being being being be be- ing offered by J. J Orrin Ander Ander- son The name of David William Villiam Higham of the Manti South Ward Vard and Bruce Peterson of the Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim West Vest Ward Vard were presented present present- ed for advancement from priest to elder President Vernon L. L Kunz pointed out that this country has has a Statue of Liberty on the East coast of America which is isa isa isa a symbol of peace liberty and hope to the world On the west vest coast there is the Oakland Temple Temple Temple Tem Tem- which also stands as a symbol symbol symbol sym sym- bol of the restoration of the gospel gospel gospel gos gos- pel and the hope it gives to peoples peoples peo pea ples pies everywhere for salvation and exaltation Pres Kunz said Speakers called from the audience audience audience aud aud- during the morning session included Suzanne Lewis George Scars Bishop Garth P P. P Monson Continued on page six CONFERENCE Continued from page roe one Bishop J. J Wallace WaIlace an and Farrin L. L Mangelson Elder W. W Roy Brown of the Priesthood Genealogy Committee Commit Commit- tee emphasized that the dead are not perfect without us an and we are not perfect without them We must open the door and prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare the way for our kindred i dead to progress He explained that when Christ went to the spirit world after his crucifixion he organized forces to preach t to the spirits and prepare them forthe for forthe forthe the vicarious work to be done i in their behalf Elder Brown told of a young boy from Hong Kong who was cut off from his family because he accepted the gospel and was baptized He came to America to learn all he could as he desired desired desired de de- sired to return and convert his family and people He said What kind of a place will the hereafter be without my family fam lam ily ity The Ephraim Choir sang two other selections in the morning session Great and Marvelous Are Thy Works of God an and Before Thee Lord I Bow M My Head words and music b by Joseph H. H Dean father of Harry A. A Dean The afternoon session convened convened conven conven- ed at pm p.m. The choir sang Now Let UsAll Us UsAIl UsAll All AIl Praise God and Sing and andI andI andI I Waited For the Lord by Mendelssohn with duet parts by Gladys Dean and Melba Arm Arm- strong The invocation was offered byR by R. R Morgan Dyreng and the benediction benediction benediction ben ben- was offered by Edwin Donald Olsen The first speaker for the afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- session was President Milton Mitton G. G Armstrong He stressed stress stress- ed that we have a wonderful group of young people in our communities and very often some great accomplishments are stressed more than others He felt that we need to stress the accomplishments made in the church school and in all facets as well weIl as just sports and ties Pres R. R Clair Anderson was the next speaker He emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that if we all live the gospel gospel gospel gos gos- pel some of the things that are areto areto areto to come in the latter days will willbe willbe willbe be averted Special speakers called up from the audience during the afternoon afternoon aft aft- afternoon session were Rhoda Christensen stake Relief Society president Bishop Glendon K Stubbs and President A. A Bent Peterson president of the Manti ManU Temple In the final address of the afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- Elder Vandenburg told the people that the family is the important thing in life and talked talked talked talk talk- ed about what should be done He said that crime is the failure failure failure fail fail- ure of parents to train and teach children in the homes Children acquire fundamental attitudes toward life and moral standards in the home They need more discipline to reduce crime and reduce juvenile delinquency Parents are responsible for much of the crime In the family children children children chil chil- dren learn to be people From a aman aman aman man a boy will witt learn how to be bea a man and how to treat women A girl will learn from her mother moth moth- er how to be a lady and from her father what men are like Elder read an article article article ar ar- from columnist Abi Abigail Van Buren She said Father was king in our house If there was one egg left it was saved for dad We were taught father was head of the household I never heard my mother criticize father in front of the family That's the way it always was There were four girls and we weare weare weare are still married to our hus hus- bands He concluded it wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- that that God created the family family fam fam- ily ity and had them multiply and replenish the earth Its It's wonderful wonder wonder- ful the things God has given us teaching children and having them come into our homes I hope we will witt not lose our chil chil- dren Children obey your parents parents parents par par- they are the greatest gift God can give to us |