Show conference of the young mens improvement Amoc associations of the weber state held in the ogden Tahe maale i I igday iS SUNDAY DAY april 1610 am owing to the inclement weather the tile societies of tho tile various settlements were not fully represented and the program which had been arranged fb for the morning a services ser vicca was dispensed with if MSs W I f PREST WF tf IT enoki of the existing animosity ty amk among ather denominations against day saints A member of tal church had told him recently that they fel all tho the religious sects as christians except the mormon church in utah vial tho the reason of tills this was plain we wo have the truth and god is with us i iio ile had noticed in his experience that whenever outside oppression was brought to bear against this people it had tended to unite the tile anem and it would ever be so money is the god of this world we hear hoar of millionaires springing up on every hand band and when they had secured he one million they sought f for or oabe another this should not be the case with us if r we e have an abundance of this worlds goods we should devote it to the up building of tile church he ile spoke at some length on oil tile duties of the tile young in obtains obtaining a knowledge of the principles of the gospel and liow low to officiate in its ordinances there are many advantages vant alges before the young people of the tile present day that the elder brethren had not and if these opportunities port unities were not improved the young people co I c would bo be held accountable cou IS to for or the their ir neglect PREST D ir 11 PERRY spoke of the work that was going on among the young people eulogized the efforts of the laborers among tile Y M M I A and tile sunday schools he ile warned the young a against ainest pride cli cheating cating awn swindling young z and k kindred adred vices E exhorted x them to devote their leisure time to the study of good bookstand book sand to store their with useful knowledge which remain with them through life and go with them into eternity ELDER WM IV FIFE was the next speaker he said the lord had bad a purpose in in sending us here herc justas just as much as ho he bag had in sending jesus christ and if we were faithful in doing outwork our work we should be just as acceptable as Christ was in in performing his I we progress more than any ny other deop people C and should therefore be more virtuous truthful and devout truth doi doe not change but men do and hence the confusion that exists among men in in regard to the principles P I of f the gospel ea the i c speaker had been absent from the territory for about three months in arizona he described that place as being the finest grazing country he had bad ever overseen seen tho the climate was excellent sp so much so that his mother who had been an invalid for a longtime long time was much improved roved in health the spread of the truth alarmed the nations and this should be a testimony to us of the truth of the gospel he alluded to the action of our nation in ill legislating against the latter da day T saints the weak would fail but those who are firm in the faith would stand but we must not stand idly by and see the salvation of god wo we must work and if wo we do so wo we shall sec see the hinr kingdoms doras of this world become the kingdoms in doms of god and his christ the statistical report for the past six months was then read by angus T wright choir sang the anthem glor glory y be to god benediction by elder G R hill hil adjourned till p in ap p in conference was called to order t by bv president E 11 anderson the choir sap sang g the hymn on page 21 commencing mortals awake prayer by elder Z ballantyne hymn ye children of our god A few extracts from vol HI III the advance the organ of the youn young mens mutual improvement association of the F first arst ward ogden t were read during thead the administering minister ipg of the sacrament also an extract from the prophets appeal to the green mountain boys ELDER BELNAP addressed the conference there aro are few saints Sainta who can get up before congregations to defend tl ples odthe of tho gospel of th the gr son on god without fear and trembling inc the speaker realized there was a cause for this his the power of the tile adversary who is always on the alert to prevent any principle of the gospel gospel from being advanced hence every latter day Saint when called upon to speak should invoke the inspiration of the lord to illustrate this the speaker read from the chapter of revelations referring to tho the dragon who sought to destroy the remnants of the church who had bad the testimony of jesus F for or this reason because the latter day saints have the testimony of Je jesus susand and tho the revelations of god the world hato bato and persecute us this testimony of jesus lies within the reach of every mortal by compliance with the tile requirements quire ments of the gospel to this the speaker boro bore ul testimony and prayed for forthe the blessings of god to rest upon tho the saints ELDER JACOB JACOD OATES GATES followed with an address on principles of tho the gospel it is almost impossible for our limited powers to comprehend wm the magnitude of the work we are engaged in this peo 11 pie as compared to the population of the world is S only na us si a drop to the ocean but great thing things s grow out of r small mall ones and wo have the revelations of tile lord through his prophets telling us that wp wo are destined destined to roll forth all alio work of godliness until righteousness fills all tho the earth the first principles of the gospel arc are plain the first ig is faith which gives us a knowledge and assurance of the things of god in lookin looking over the history of the church through all the dobbings mob bings and persecutions until wo came to these valleys where gods brov providence I i has bas prepared us a h home olne wo can plainly discern the hand of th the almi almighty aty all the experience I peri ence teaches teach t s us most positively that this is the work and kingdom of god and as it has been in the past it will bo be in the future notwithstanding the pressure from the outside the church of jesus christ is progressing and growing it only depends aci ends upon ourselves to come out triumphant provided we keep the covenants we have made in holy places all our former per persecutions and ind apparent reverses have only been stepping stones towards our ultimate victory the lord lias has said he will fight our battles he is ion long suf suffering ferill and abides his time the destroyer De i is at work floods cyclones and aid other devastations are taking pl place ace all over the earth on land and on water it seemed to the speaker that all things arc are culminating mina ting towards the final winding up tip scene secile if the world refuse to take heed of the signs of the times it behooves the latter day saints to tak warning and cry repentance unto the ge generations n e rations tho tile dispensation in which we live pertains not only to the living but penetrates through the dust ef of ages and reaches to the unborn c creations reat ions of the future in the dispensation disc pensa tion of the tile fullness of times all thin things will bo be bound into one tho lord is about to establish his kingdom which shall never be overthrow nand all other kingdoms will be ground into atoms items the speaker closed with words of satisfaction at seeing how the lord lor d is stirring up the tile hearts of the young and inspiring them to bear off oft the tile kingdom and prayed that the spir it of god may strengthen them in in follo following lying the go good od examples ai and ld perpetuating the godly works of their fathers ELDER E EDWARD DWARD in referring to one of f the articles read in the afternoon quoted also the second chapter of zechariah beginning at the second verse and having relation to the tile rebuilding and redemption of jerusalem to be accomplished by a young itcan receiving a mc message sz age from an angel ng el this prophecy was fulfilled in in the pe person r n of joseph smith whom god ra raised i s so up to establish his kingdom in the last as t days the speaker pointed out how various various prophecies of ancient servants of god have come to pass ais in this fullness of times he be also referred to recent historical events crimean war russo turkish war preparing for the return of the jews to jerusalem r in this our own day the laws of the lord is to to go forth from zion and the 04 words of the lord from jerusalem the speaker rejoiced to live in this day when the ancient predictions arc are buiu being literally fulfilled when we receive the laws of god to secure for us future exaltation true we incur the anger of the tile world but all their oppression only makes us stronger unites us more firmly brings forth those who have been lukewarm and remiss hero here the speaker predicted that far from grusbin crushing crus bin r mormonism the edmunds bill would aielo to inai invigorate or and strengthen us he rca recalled 11 d days of old when the mobs attempted tep to crush out mormonism nisin but I t failed so utterly as they wi will 11 fail again god being el our helper the general authorities of Y M ALI I A as presented at the april conference in salt lake lahe city were then presented and unanimously sustained I also the authorities of the Y M M L A of weber stake PRESIDENT E 11 ANDERSON expressed his pleas pleasure pre at seeing so many from the city present and was also thankful f for or the good counsel given this day he made instructive remarks remark as to the duties of the youth of Zio nand testified that god will protect his saints if they follow in the patha he has marked out and obey his commandments he ile also made several announcements regarding the Y M K M X I A th tho interesting exercises of the day were brought to a close with an anti anthem em by the choir I and benediction by elder joseph hall |