Show Home Teaching At IDS Sessions oever the foe Lord requires h lay Jay this generation will do do were the I 1 of Elder William G G. G rr tF of o f the General 1 Home of the at at the morning session uth Sanpete Stake ference held Sunday in ti ti Center Ward day day two conference sesT ses- ses l der T Bangerter stressed l for more effective r Aching h aching and the obliga obliga- Leaching the gospel citI cit cit- I ring ng examples of why sacrifice for the Why there is such great to the gospel and its S He sa said d f The pur- pur the evil one is to take ht and truth trot hand and I. I con con- that there isn't any Y y Saints today live un- un of the gospel and light their children are not lost and wondering because they have this light to guide them Elder Bangerter likened the theman theman theman man with a candle to light his house to a man without the gospel gospel gos gos- pel light stating it was necessary necessary necessary sary to go through the process of going to the source of the power in order to get the illumination illumination illum illum- needed the same as it is necessary to accept baptism and anda a changed way of life to feel the power of the Lords Lord's spirit in our lives After the power Is obtained obtained obtained ob ob- we should use more than thana a watt 10 bulb to light the house we must magnify that power with our works enough to light the whole house Elder Alma Heaton of the YM- YM MIA General Board dance committee committee committee com com- and Grace M. M Gowans of the Y spoke on the Importance importance im Im- Im of activity and strong leadership in the church Elder Heaton said We Ve teach more by what we do than what we say He asked why do we have a recreation program and then answered To train us to live the gospel Why do we have MIA To uTa put into application tion the principles of the gos gos- pel By doing the job we reach our promised destiny Elder Heaton said the greatest great est rewards come from doing the hardest jobs We Ve were born to tobe tobe tobe be active The only time we learn is when we are active Our greatest great great- est gift in life is Free agency He said that we have three laws Start now reach for new experiences experiences and direction a sense of going the right way Elder Heaton stated that we can live on four levels 1 The Spectator level 2 The emotional level 3 The active level and 4 The creative level He urged that members strive for the creative creative creative crea crea- tive level that members keep active in continually doing for someone else Mrs Gowans stated that good leadership begins in the home that we have hours to teach our children It is the responsibility responsibility re reo re- re of parents to set the right example and the responsibility responsibility responsibility of you to set high standards standards standards stand stand- ards and to weigh the values of life She urged that the youth keep good company that they read good books watch good shows show and good TV programs You get what you give in life If you give a full measure you will get geta a full measure The difference between a mud puddle and a geyser geyser geyser gey gey- ser is enthusiastic energy Pres Vernon L L. L Kunz who Continued on page two Conference Continued from page one presided at the Conference spoke of the perilous times in which we live stating that since 1915 1945 52 million persons per year have come under Communist rule He urged that we keep our eye on the Prophet and live close to the Lord He spoke also of the visions Joseph Smith saw of this day and of the enormity enormity enormity enor enor- mity of scientific advancement in the day in which we live He concluded with the statement that the young people are arc products products products prod prod- of the teachings of the church and of the direction of the Holy Ghost Elder Milton Armstrong of the stake presidency who conducted the afternoon session spoke of the responsibility of parents inthe in inthe inthe the Home and of the Home Teachers to help the head of the home to feel the blessings and the power he enjoys Other speakers at the Sunday sessions were Supt Jack Burr of the Stake Elder Alden AIden Alden Al- Al den newly sustained bishop of the Snow College Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond Ward Bishop Donald C C. C Dobson of the Ephraim NorthWard North NorthWard Ward Vard and Mrs Eleanor P. P Madsen Madsen Madsen Mad- Mad sen stake president In the sustaining of new officers officers officers of of- at the conference Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard Nib Nibley ley was sustained as new superintendent of the Stake Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day School with Lee R R. R Thompson Thomp Thomp- son as first assistant Second assistant assistant assistant as as- is yet to be chosen Mrs Maurine Johnson was retained as secretary in the organization Released were Halbert J. J Keller as superintendent and J. J Montel Green as assistant Herman Frandsen was released released released re re- re- re leased as secretary of the Stake Accepted for ordination to the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of Elders in the Priesthood were Richard Vail Nielson and Ronald Fred Larsen Music was furnished by the Manti Choir under the direction of J. J Evan Bean with Mrs Maude Reid at the piano Selections Selections Selections by the choir were Glory to God in Heaven I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked God of All Nations If Christ Came Back Again with solo by Carol Lowry Beside Still Waters Waters Waters Wa Wa- with solo by Lily Jane Miller Miller Mil Mil- Miller ler and Preludes to Eternity The choir and congregation tion sang Choose the Right and Now Let Us Rejoice Mrs Jane Braithwaite played the prelude and postlude music at the organ Prayers were by Lindsay Carlisle Carlisle Carlisle Car Car- H lisle Richard Macfarlane Stephen Steph Steph- e en Monson and Blaine Elaine Moore The evening session was under under un un- der the direction of the stake MIA with Earl Tuttle counselor counselor counselor counse counse- lor in the Jc Young Mens Men's organization organization organ organ- conducting Program numbers included the following Invocation Richard Nelson Theme Cheryl Ogden Mixed double quartet The L Lords Lord's Prayer Ephraim North NorthWard NorthWard Ward lard Susan Ericksen Susan F Plummer Sandra Neeley Mary Ann Darl Danl Mangelson Richard Grover Kenneth Black and Leland Thompson Talk Celeste Denton Sterling Talk Susan Plummer Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim North Mixed quartet God Painted A Picture Ephraim South SouthWard SouthWard Ward Vard Julianne Howell Vickie Reid Ted Christensen and Jack Anderson Talk Robert Armstrong Manti Man Man- ti North Ward Ladies quartet When Youre You're Smiling Sterling Ward Phyllis Phyl Phyl- lis Tucker Rose McIff Phyllis Hansen and Carol Denton Talk Julia Davidson Manti Center Ward Talk Charlotte Antrei Manti ManU South Ward Instrumental quartet In The Still of the Night Ephraim North Ward Debra Peterson Sandra Bartholomew Karl Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson and Neal Dobson Talk Craig Armstrong Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim West Ward Mixed quartet Evening Pastoral Pastoral Pastoral Pas Pas- toral Ephraim South Ward Vard Judy King Jeannine Howell Don Dnn T v and Crai Nielson u n n un no Talk Janet Gray Ephraim South Ward Talk Allyson Martin College Ward Male Double Quartet Bright Beams Our Fathers Father's Mercy Howard Steve Wil- Wil Curtis Armstrong Mark Armstrong Spencer Olsen Scott Olsen Stanley Black and Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- neth Black Benediction Mary Nielson Special awards were presented to MIA workers at the evening meeting They were given to David and Pat Christensen of Ephraim received their Master Men M-Men and Golden Gleaner Award Four individual leader awards were presented to Nellie Toone and Eleanor Madsen Ephraim and Elva and Nora of Manti |