Show Make lake Your Influence Good Elder Sill Urges Each person can have a great Influence upon the lives of others Elder Sterling W. W Sill SUI said Sunday morning in his talk at the South Sanpete Stake quarterly conference held In the Ephraim West Ward He also pointed out that the way we think has a great influence on the way we feel He told the story of Lowell Thomas a national radio commentator commentator commentator com com- who was once asked the question about what he thought could be the greatest message that could be given He said that Mr Thomas replied re replied replied re- re plied that he felt that the greatest greatest greatest great great- est message would be that God has spoken to man Elder Sill SUI said that there Is enough information In the Book of Mormon to gain the celestial celestial celestial celes celes- kingdom He said that Joseph Jo Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph Smith once said that it was the most correct book ever written He cited the story of how one Book of Mormon lormon brought John Green Brigham Young and Heber Kimball Into the church He said that America A is a aland aland aland land of promise and noted that the Lord had promised that this nation which occupied l If the land was not righteous they would be swept off He also said that this land is also the place in which Adam and his posterity poster poster- ity dwelled Elder Sill SUI told the stories of Moroni and Mormon the men who were responsible for compiling com corn piling and engraving the histories hIstorIes histories ies of the ancient peoples Priesthood ordinations ap ap- ap proved at the conference were as follows Denny Ray Sorensen Sorensen Sorensen Soren- Soren sen Manti South Ward priest to elder Thomas Everett Lund and Joe Allan Green EphraIm South Ward priest to elder Harry Bresee Manti Mantl Center Ward priest to elder President Vernon L. L Kunz welcomed students of Snow Col Col- 1 lege He said that the young people have a great destiny He said that they have a great work greater than in any other other other oth oth- er dispensation He told stake members that they need to make preparations for the second coming President Kunz cited some statistics to show how rapidly the church Is growing He said that between the years 1830 to 1900 the church grew over a quarter of a million members He noted that the church now gains that many new members every two or three years He said that by 1985 the church should have about to members He said that by the year 2000 It is es estimated estimated estimated es- es that the church membership membershIp membership mem mem- could be as high as Pres Clair Anderson said that Elder Sill had posed the question to the stake presidency as to what they were first in He said that he felt that this stake was one of the friendliest friendliest friend friend- liest In the church and that it was definitely first in the Mormon urmon Miracle l He pointed out that the two narrators this year Francis and Macksene Rux came down as missionaries He also announced that Mrs Rux has been assigned to direct the 1970 pageant He reminisced about the days when the whole family could go to a movie and the entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- was good for the whole family But today he pointed out three-fourths three of the movies mo are for adult only audiences Pres Milton Armstrong no noted noted noted no- no ted that In his opinion we are living in a great time of trea trea- son He said that this act of disloyalty was being committed commit commit- ted against the church country country country coun coun- try homes and our way of life Ufe He lIe said that he felt that the young people are the answer answer answer ans ans- to the trend of the human race Mrs Sterling Sill commented comment comment- ed that she was happy to meet the parents of Elder Craig Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen MaCoy Ephraim a young missionary whom they had re recently recently recently re- re met in Atlanta Georgia She said that she was also delighted to meet the mother of Audrey Cox Perkins I a member member member mem mem- ber of their ward in Salt Lake City Mrs Perkins Perkins' parents are Roscoe and Armada Cox of EphraIm She said that a dear neighbor of hers Carrie Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen was also a nail native ve of Eph Eph- raIm County Agent Jack Herring said that he has enjoyed his past two years living in San San- pete He lie noted that his three years living In a mission field atmosphere In Wisconsin was wasa a good experience He said that when we live Uve In the good surroundings that we have here we often orten become complacent He cited the example of having having having hav hav- ing to travel miles each month to do his home teaching to five families a tour which he seldom failed to take When he moved to Utah he soon found that It was hard for him todo to todo todo do his home teaching even when all his families live within a block The music for the Sunday ses ses- sion was provided by the South Sanpete Stake MIA Youth Chorus under the direction of ot Harry A. A Dean Ardith Peterson was the organ accompanist and Myrna Green was at the piano The chorus sang The IThe Glory of God Is Intelligence II I Would Walk Tall music by Harry A. A Dean There Is Beauty All Around and Thy Name Is Great Oh Lord |