Show QUARTERLY conference w r ar v LA M acier april ID am pret jo A west called the nu batons congregation to the tans the hymn p 50 jesus thou all redeeming which alder L farr offered up prayer hymns drw non every soul preat joeph A west noti fixl the congregation that several members of the twelve were honoring us with abir presence this day and that therefore it WM advisable to curtail tb regular exercise in order to gain time for th counsel which wt viii tori would upon us the C C richards then the ou af the officers ol 01 the vardoui whom responded spon ded tb reports of the differ nt branche were read jf by presidents denti they thawed quite a faTO rabla condition fab good and godly work of mutual improvement among the young bittern af athla stake aumba were part in tb matina MM tina the were instructive nd varied of a nature to do cooil to chofe there IB by request of elder W wood run ret joa A beat read a complied the throughout th county lien took the to make a few remarks the work of improvement lie looks for ward to great and important t b from these organization in which the lord has A hand aret are up tiie young men f israel hey will kte to take tha of 64 oa their shoulders and bear it ff hence they ought to lay to hart tha grandvor gran deor of their future al 41 iby the literary liter iry publication of th to edited by elder P wela ib a good paper advancing correct principles fhe theu the ne imposed upon each and every one of cs to maintain his own identity among the immense number of the mankind man try to ir imitate any other but his own identity all the twelve hare each his own original life so ethry ore else should do treasure up knowledge and information obtain revelations and divine to guide you through life eo careful in not contracting any til habits AS it id BO hard to got rid them take good leone godly readies and eschew ahe evil of the falsehoods and ick fick f y imaginations contained in elioso imported tory papera dorels aid milar which tb minda atry and nils them with incorrect unrighteous impressions let u read history jcarl of things and treats that re ifa fard real but especially devote some portion fit oar cimfl in reading the revelations af the jord o aa to be armed kibb the of righteousness A eludy ira ala lectures lec turns of blair of abo ww brg university full of learning and till if our elber are filled aia the cf the lord ilcy will amt to steret all mankind we all those rules fora torf above all thoo things ht 01 obtain the fiti of the in our church try nan i a a prerogative all other of niao laid to extent every man haa aoa influence especially the lat arty baina sod as far M we live the blessing of the lord trill attend u the is fops ci t oil the young mccame and remain righteous virtu ua true temperate whenever he fl moved upon by tho spirit of od to contemplate the great task as he how theS whole spirit world all the holy men who vr dwelt in the flush are over u curdo inga and are lean tl n ua areat works are required from us so to build temples where ta ordinances taua tely froine of our elders are dia regarding th word of widm and addict to strong drink which place them in an ant light before their heavenly father we want principles ia our families that we can be by reuniting with them in the morn eg of resurrection wo grousl pre yaro ourselves to bi strong enough lithe impending day of judgment will pour out ibo full abre et uia wrath over the wick the calr pa lr closed by praying ft lard to help all ol 01 us to lead worth of eternal reward in ills greence rree nce amen alit choir closed the forenoon pro an anthem dismissed to prayer by pret C F middle lax ta garing weather biad large numbers to attend which with hyan oh lord bestons ve to grayer by elder john II 11 smith ath hyatt come holy ghost hearte inspire the sacrament wa beine ed aronn tl apostalo allford woodruff gave notice of the addia addit nation nM tion made to tho Y edg the last n nr kytt aalt lake city by bith he had been appoint the association M ta JOI al MOT arme hia the m coty assoria as socia 11 nominated and aviti i by the coi he had S sto nt brebt S ratifying ln the work of mutual st it buu 10 lo be a t to 61 pion to the parents aln L 00 ud daug litera grow ir w for t leisio io aa H L life aal nation he tk fact that ludi I apt from alio llio bible attic whole amt year oct whole territory we S idoo t wt anoro chap port td M haying been baa than in tha book of ti n be accounted for by the tC the latter the i fc e loner than alio iw w thal abe matter k ai two amny bo sat ta h ork of sanday and t M IB faa lal one of di ya wk of dimion t which howzw meets mery t cles in the t of our forel aro in abo of our natures but it i with our children they re fa tree of tho properly not one of a hundred fall olf in by and forbidden paths being born ai the heirs of hood they understood under tood tho whispering of tho spirit aft should teach them to listen thereto to pray early to call on the lard not in lion but in faith of tho manifesta mani lesta tiona and revelations of god taught abi our children will grow up with a realizing assurance that prayers can be and are heard that there is a channel of tion between the lord and the faithful the power of the lioni of faath is as ejective aa in alie old world the speaker re ferrad to several instances where the lord asserted the power in to sick children he ahrn commenced to give a brief but vivid description of tho habits and of the indent and their and historical tradition which furnish conclusive evidences for the acthen cicily of the book of mormon therein we see tho wisdom of the almighty who speaks religiously to the reli scientifically to the scientific world god will speak not only from the pyramids of egypt but from those of mexico and central america at the time of the spanish conquest the pure aztec population of mexico counted thirty millions while of the present nine millions of inhabitants five only are pure blooded aiters the city of mexico then contained half a million inhabitants who poss eted a certain degree of although not oa much as their predecessors th whom we consider to have been the Neph itea of old striking coincidences were pointed out between the ancient traditions of these tol teca and Aztec gand the history con tamed io the first part of the book of mormon many also are the similarities in tho anil religious habata of these primitive mexicans and those of the ancient jews the knowledge of the existence and work of a existed among them they had a dim comprehension of his crucifixion hia pure doctrine and holy life they believed in the return of this illustrious personage whom they considered to be thus it was possible pos aible that this spanish captain with a handful of valiant soldiers could conquer a land peopled by thirty millions he was an inspru ment in the hand ol 01 the lord to accomplish tho destruction of the nation whose cup of iniquity was full ahe speaker added amount of most valuable historical information concerning the ancient history of central america and mexico whereby the book of mormon is BO mightily substantiated ho also related an interesting meeting be had with a prominent leading citizen and statesman of mexico a very distinguished scholar who assured him that he faoul defend any latter day saints that would ever settle in bis country elder thatcher concluded hii highly instructing addres fervid toche troth of this work and kingdom in which ia revealed and manifested the power of the almighty APOSTLE JOSEPH T SMITH next add reged the faints there are none of us too old to improve not only the mind but the habits and customs of life the speaker has been vry much interested by the of elder it is wonderful and astonishing to see be evidences which have come forth from extraneous Bour coa in favor of the divinity and truth of the book of mormon joseph smith a b y unacquainted with history and languages raised in the western wilds of new york as a gwen or rather the lord iwa through him the history sf the origin ol 01 the marvelous bilings have been and are idill being discovered by tho flats II 11 ia astonishing in the highest degree hor joseph smith had revealed to him theao thing which science ia gradually developing to hid the ard also revealed that the garden of eden had existed on this continent abig bastis now bradu ally acknowledge by the scientific men of the world th u involuntarily proving the of joaeph smith he like most lat ter day saints did not obtain hie belief and knowledge of the truth of mormonism from books but from the lord directly dire etly still he sees the tho lord in these startling scientific researches and discoveries which corroborate our faith and doctrines he is of the great success obtained by the young men in their mutual improvement associations where so much good is achieved by prayer study reflection discussion and all the other exercises it is to be hoped and expected that the good work will be continued and extended to many more an improvement pro which is highly necessary Is that the moral nature of roan it must by no moms be neglected it underlie every principle of the lives faith and character of mankind if man has truo gospel knowledge he will never get too much information A man however whose mind only is educated while his moral part is neglected or his heart corrupt and debased becomes only the more dangerous to society and a more injurious instrument ia tho haida of ahe devil hence let the foundation of aduca tion bo laid in virtue honesty purity anil truth falness ful ness ben thought advisable to establish rules and regulations in thi young peo pies mutual improvement associations to serve as a coda of morals for thero then the morals of the youth would bo toned up profanity diaho nety bo ostracized from good society lm purify and immorality be frowned down by thede of the 11 wilF give tone and backbone to those who are weak and open for them toe good paths of honor moral must be in the velch thug would excellent noral schools there are g till places where every social enjoyment is interrupted and broken up by those disreputable individuals who keep peaceable communities in a per illbeg of terrorism these of endors ought by jio barong farm of moral force it a ead story and a deplorable condition of things this evil haa grown up to enthrall and defy the peace table persons because they not frowned down in almo the law break w ot Tenders culprit there it a vat portion of mankind who have to bo compelled to delight donth is tho proper timo mindia ought to bo turned inthe correct channels A wonderful influence can bo wielded by the young sitters by taking a doiy between the melre fand god not tp associate with any man he b moral honest so long as the girls atte with men who swear drink and tho men will befoul their breath ab ciori which ought to them from society this i rights they have their rights ai a i well as the men men ila noa think of ufa long boam of women who frequent bad look for women pure chaat unspotted but soma women will IMO men who are impure and K aft i v y fy aw still lias a man any more right to ask and demand that bis wife should be pure chaste nd sober iban the woman has to luk an i demand that aba man should refrain visiting gambling hells drinking saloan house of ill lacca it is all wrong to think that a man has any nivea couo evil while t woman is always supposed Bup posed or expected to adhere to the way of virtue in deeply impressive admonition the speaker exhorted the young sisi to us the utmost salici tudo in choosing their husbands zion ia the pure in heart and puri prevail among us in the accomplishing of this sacred purpose thoi improvement associations are destined to play ft prominent part it is in the power the lifters sifters to elevate the moral standard of society by demanding of their husband to keep moral and good amen BLOCK F haj watched with interest in the weber stake our organization has received at tb last conference a new impetus by the f apostles woodruff smith and thatcher thero is now an end to all controversy on the matters of in tel moral and religious improvement pro since we can claim the advice of thee living oracles of god we have to institute manners of social intercourse which shall place us above reproach eventually yea revolutionize lut ionize society thi great pie haa been pointed out by elder when he spoke of the equal rights which woman possesses with man the work of progress of development of mind thought and action has but juit commenced but we have a living testimony within us that we shall accomplish everything that the lord requires of us after paying a grateful tribute to tha readiness with which the weber stake responds to any suggestions made by the priesthood elder wella ug for the associations to take up the constitution states commit it to memory study it provision after provision have examinations in it until we all havo ob bained a thorough mastery of thia great worl which as we know tas penned and framed under adirine inspiration has greatly enjoyed alio llio counsels anil advises advices given to us and felt deeply grateful to the friends who visited us and the kindness of bod who permitted us to realize such a goodly portion of his cheering spirit he then expressed the wishes of the authorities conceding conc ening fo associations it was desired that the associations in ho various wards continue holding their meetings and attending to abo work during the next quarter lie aavo notice that the central board would be able to supply any society that wished to vary their pro wilh brethren who gift deliver to them interesting lectures on ous historical and biblical subjects elder west furthermore lurther more urged the faints to heed and take to heart all tho excellent counsel given today to day thu the words of wisdom mav take root and bear rich fruit with an earnest prayer for tho welfare of the ider west adjourned the meeting for three mouths PRES C F gave notice concerning the quarterly conference of stake called for next saturday and sanday ant an t with regard to appointments for the evening meetings in the wards with awell delivered anthem and praye r by elder W B preston the meeting closed having been a source of great edification to the numerous congregation |