Show of county THURSDAY juno dittli p m tho congregation which was quite nume roi was called to order by pros jane richards Kic hards tho choir bang a hymn and bishop D M of fenoil up a prayer after liyan the president took a voto on the reports read in noon meeting which were unanimously approved sister E well city then arose to address the saints she gaul the s had a great work to perform perr orm but by the power of the holy priesthood we were able to understand der stand the spirit of the times find avoid the of the world A very important part of our work in this kingdom is tho obtaining of correct and complete genealogies of our an cestou the speaker condemned in true indignation the detrimental habit of novel in which so many indulge to the injury of the purity of their immortal noula the authorities and other leading members of the kingdom vere however taking steps to provide better whole some literature for the young the young sisters should be encouraged to up and speak in their meeting whenever wo speak we should speak with sincerity and conviction vic tion else we cannot convey conviction into the hearts minds the latter day saints should always the spirit of bod them to judge the things of god sister wella clod clo d by stating how well and how joyous rho felt to belong to this kin and be aist in rolling its mighty destinies forward sister E R snow followed with a very instructive discourse she stated that when the prop liet joaeph organized the female relief ties he give them full power to institute all necessary arrangements to carry out the preat object of their organization which is to EavoR Oula in this way we could prevent and re fiovo a great deal of mental anguish and irv we should all do something coave souls Thop further referred to tho alarming spread of infidelity at some of our institutions of learning by which the mental poison is slowly but steadily communicated to oil classes af pf society loosening end severing alie sacred bond of the family sister snow limped she would always bo found on alie to cod that all her aad brethren might share a like fortunate blessing god will put u all to a by which we can prove our faith ind sincerity the faints were overcoming a great many ahinga which amica mankind staler sarah richards of summit co next addressed tho congregation bearing a faithful tea to tho tault ortho gospel sho also referred reading ivsich causes heavy hearn and dull minds wo ought to read the scriptures scrip turea with the spi understanding whenever pho got into difficulty she would go to the lord for comfort who ww never bollito grant it to tier bishop I M spoke of the timit teaching which would make earth a heaven liere below while the opposite would moat assuredly make hell cheerfulness must bo felt in alio heart s it could not bo put on the face like paint we are all on the road to eternity we should therefore do liht or it would bo an eternity of sorrow the sisters doing a great work in dialia sensation pensa tion and de dberyl eryl loraie lD raie and ho felt to bleu ay iy r bishop said ishad been a great treat to him to licar ot heaven as proclaimed ly the lifters sifters and brethren who had spoken i here alder ion aiso encouraged stera in boeri labors sister jane banti t few reni arka aad attended to items of business sister E it inov referred to alio incomplete organization of the primary associations and presented sister josephine vi beet as president of alio primary of tins S ake of zion th n nomination yina unanimously Eu stained before the cloning exercises sit r snow nar an event in the kirtland temple where alio llio spirit of the almighty made itself manifest and alio assured the congre gration that tha same spirit was present now lem the choir sang alie hymn alio spirit of god like A ahre is burning and bishop rio pronounced the benediction FRIDAY juno 10 a in alio meeting was called to order by danili II errick the choir sang the hymn ow let iu ahe day of salvation lien followed prayer by elder hurt and another was sung thou the reports were called for as tho minu tua apro not quite ready sister re id the reports of the various wards which were very favorable and showed a marked improvement pro among the young abo minutes of lust conference reaul by sister boulter Iou lter contained some very interesting in given by president john taylor and were unanimously accepted sarah arose and eaid sho was pleased taboo si of her young estera out tah and desired nn interest in their ira for without the spirit of the lord wo could say nothing that would benefit the saints of god she gave ome very good council to tho young praying that tho spirit of god always abide with them bro being called upon to aid he desired to gacak by the spirit of god ho alicd the young folks to feel ahi was their meeting lie spoke very forcibly upon the of knowledge of the oopal it would enable tuam to become great and noble wo are all hia children would wo to any little and mean act let this abide with you much joy and coni shier sarah Illch arda was callad upon to aay a few word she expressed her plea uro over the re markn of her brethren and bittera Bia tera she was uro could not be better aal spoke 10 the young folks and particularly to tho young mothers giving wise and judicious counsel which was listened to with deep interest she closed by baying raying ra ying the blea singa of gd upon them uart aroah and spoke in that usual warmth feeling and spirit which is atrue ii ervant of he alto cavo boine tafry valuable instruction in the various duaim of a saint the time when they first west weber in aheu there only fifteen and abo of they had to pus through preal when it deemed live thero being very little water now they number souls and springs of water how in abundance io bore faithful testimony to the work i god sister F D richard arose in her usual calm way and spoke good ts avys f words of counsel and instruction to both young and old especially to young and showed very forcibly how much more diligent we wore in serving the lord when we were in poor circumstances than we do now in prosperity she invoked the blessings of god upon our labors alio forenoon meeting ans cos by singing the hymn do what is right benediction by elder morley FRIDAY june 18 p m tho meeting was called to order and opened by the hymn come all yc ons prayer waa offered by bishop tho choir sang W thank tecc ol 01 for ft prophet cetica of iho various tott lement were then called upon to give an capres sion ot their faith rich ono re fc everal ward their report were very impressive and instructive showing that they were in earnest and faithfully endeavoring to build up the kingdom of god not only in idle words but by gu aling the youna on the path that leads to joy and peace on earth and to the power of endless glory hereafter I after these reports and faithful testimonies bishop alc was called upon to address the audience he spoke in a very forcible manner being inspired by the power of tho almighty lie showed in ft strong and lucid language tho importance of saving and not destroying by coercive measures le adini the young as well by example as by pr cit in vigorous terms he condemned alie deleterious practice of young men using tobacco and earnestly exhorted them to put away this evil practice he referred the young in fatherly admonition to the word of wisdom and warned them not to contract habits in their youth which aliey would deplore and regret in their old lie concluded by invoking the blessing of god upon israel all who had taken part in the conference confer enco expressed joy and salis faction with the good counsel and instruction given by the servants and handmaidens hand maidens ot the lord the proceedings were closed by singing and benediction by elder stowell in order to give way for a meeting of the young folks the conference of the societies was adjourned for three months |