| Show Emphasis was placed upon genealogy and Sunday Schoolwork Schoolwork School Schoolwork work last Sund Sunday y in general sessions of the South Sanpete Stake quarterly quarterly- co conference ference Speakers also discussed the importance of family home evenings and the work of the patriarch The conference was held in inthe the Ephraim West Ward wit with h Stake President Vernon L L. Kunz of Manti ManU conducting General authorities in attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance were Joseph Fielding g Smith president of the Council Council Coun Coun- cil of the Twelve and Patriarch Patriarch Patriarch Patri Patri- arch to the Church Eldred G G. Smith Mrs Jesse Evans Smith accompanied her apostle hus hus- band Other visitors were John P P. P Barlow of the Priesthood Priesthood Priesthood Priest Priest- hood Genealogy Committee e and W. W Lowell owell Castleton o othe of f the Deseret Sunday School Union Business of the morning mornin g session was was' the sustaining o oLee of f Lee J J. J Anderson of Manti and ana d ds Keith Young of Sterling a as s counselors to Richard Olson o of f Ephraim in the Stake Mission n presidency President Kunz also released released released re re- leased Gordon Van Epps Halbert Halbert Halbert Hal Hal- bert Keller and Ivan Alder as the stake Sunday School su su- Sustained t thead to o I head the stake Sunday School I were Hal Keller Larry Stahle Stable and Montell Green A new stake board was also sustain sustain- ed Dewey L. L Christensen of the Ephraim N North rth Ward was was approved approved ap ap approved proved for advancement to the Ithe high pr priests ests group Music Musie for the morning and afternoon session was by the Ephraim Choir under the direction di di- of Harry A. A Dean The accompanists were Norma Olson Olson Ol Ol- son Ardith Peterson and Lynn Dean They sang God Is Our Refuge The Sweet Story of Old and The Hallelujah Hallelujah Hal Chorus by Beethoven President Kunz in his address address address ad ad- dress told those in attendance that we must decide how much time we would put our hand to the plow and how much time we would devote to the service of our Heavenly Father He said that the were as Watchman on the Towers and that it was their responsibility to warn and teach the people and if we do their blood would not be on our our hands But if we dont don't blood will be on our hands Patriarch Eldred G. G Smith pointed out to the congre congregation congregation a- a tion that genealogy work was not strictly for the older gen gen- He said that the young people possessed many talents which were very useful in the pursuit of genealogical work He also noted that the generation generation generation gener gener- in which Jesus lived would have been a wonderful time tune to have been on earth but said that he was happy that he had been permitted to live In an this dispensation The church patriarch also pointed out that only one thing could bring about the binding of Satan and that was righteous living He said that the Millennium wouldn't come over night but only as we develop it He said that church members could have a Millennium within in themselves if they lived right and shut shutout shutout shutout out Satan He also spoke poke of the advent of new machines which are helping ito speed up the genealogical genealogical gen gen- processes He concluded con con- eluded d that in spi spite e of these advances the he temples were still short of names sand land encouraged encouraged en en- everyone to do their part pant Sunday School General Board Member W. W Lowell Castleton Castleton Castleton Cas Cas- reported that the South Sanpete Stake average attendance attend attend- once lance at Sunday School is about 40 per cent which is also the church average Mr Mr Castleton read some statistics from a Los Angeles newspaper which he said had startled him The article said that 1 lout out of 4 marriages end jid in divorce with as much as lout 1 out of 2 in in California ending ending ending end end- ing up in the courts The article ar article title pointed out that half of the divorces granted involved parents with children under 14 He said that 1 out of 2 early teenage marriages was now running into trouble Mr Castleton Castleton to took k an n noP oPportunity op opportunity opportunity oP oP- to tie in the home family evening Program Wi with th the Sunday School work He noted that there was a 13 great deal of material for the family family family fam fam- ily home evenings contained in The Instructor Offering his con contributions toward the genealogy genealogy genealogy gen gen- program h he s sang sand a short song of his his' own owai composition eom- eom com position regarding the Seven Sheets Jesse Evans Smith wife of Joseph Fielding Smith spoke to the congregation prior ito to singing Father in Heaven She recalled the first time she had sung one of the choirs choir's opening songs The Sweet Story of Old ald She also pleaded plead plead- ed with the Ithe youth to tell their parents daily that they loved them and for husbands and wives to remember to say this phrase daily to each other also Mrs Smith also encouraged stake members to come out for the afternoon session Joseph Field Fied Smith read an article from the Ithe Readers Reader's Digest Digest Di Di- gest telling of the change that has come over the apparel and make up of the women of the world today He then quoted from a prophesy in Isaiah telling telling telling tell tell- ing of the vision that prophet had seen of the Daughters Daughter of f Zion in the last days He said that ithe Lord delights in modesty mod mod- esty The invocation for the morning morn morning morn morn- ing session was offered by Stanley Black with Alden Richens giving the benedic benedic- tion To Total tall attendance at the morning session was reported to be 1132 with the afternoon session falling just jus short of f that figure This compares with 1099 and for the last stake conference in Manti ManH during the summer In the afternoon session the Ephraim choir again The ladies section of the choir sang I Waited For ForThe ForThe ForThe The Lord by Mendelssohn The solo parts were sung by Gladys Dean and Melba Arm Arm- strong The choir also sang The he Battle Hymn of the Republic Republic Republic Re Re- public with Montell Green singing the solo Continued on page two Conference Continued from page one President R. R Clair Glair Anderson started his remarks by saying that this stake should feel fortun fortunate fortunate for for- tun ate to have Pres Smith in attendance because he appoints appoints appoints ap ap- ap- ap points himself as to where he will attend conference He concluded concluded concluded con con- with the facts that the younger generation is a great generation Milton D D. Armstrong the third member of the stake presidency said that children should admire their parents He said that our cour Heavenly Father will hold parents responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for their children He urged all families to attend attend attend at at- tend church services together Elder John P. P Barlow read reada a quote in which Brigham Young had stated that the Lord would bring about new inventions to make more time available for the pursuit of the genealogy work He pointed out that those working a 40 hour week have between 50 60 hours of management time each week and then posed the question What are you doing with that time He urged stake members to prepare a Book of Remembrance brance He said it would also be a good idea to have ia la Book of Remembrance for each child He said that in the South Sanpete Stake so far this year that 86 per cent of the marriages has been with two persons being and yet only 41 per cent were inthe in inthe inthe the temple The blessings blessings' of a chial blessings were emphasized emphasized emphasized sized by Patriarch Eldred G. G Smith He said that these blessings should not be allowed to be read by anyone outside of their family circle He explained the fact that fathers holding the priesthood were patriarchs to their family family family fam fam- ily and should give blessings to their family Jesse Evans Smith concluded her second talk of the day with her motto Happiness is not doing what you like but doing what you dont don't like and then being glad you did it it She then sang a song written by Mickey Hart If Christ Should Come Tomorrow She was accompanied for both of her selections by NaDean Arm Arm- strong Elder Joseph Fielding Smith said that only twice in over 60 years of attending stake conferences he he ever seen seena a larger attendance at the afternoon session of a stake confere conference ce than had been present present present pres pres- ent in the morning He said this practice of the smaller afternoon meeting seems to have become universal in the church He pointed out that spirit needs food as well as the body and therefore church members should attend both sessions He said the dangerous danger danger- ous part about spiritual hunger hunger hunger hun hun- ger is that no pain is felt such as is ds the case with physical phYsical phy phY- hunger The Smiths sang a duet for forthe forthe forthe the closing song Prayers for the afternoon session were given by Gordon Van Epps and Paul F. 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