Show THE QUARTERLY conference of the t h r L M I A of df weber I stake t c L of xon opened at 10 am today toh to h day in the ogden tab tob er nacle on the stand were counselor middleton brother eggleston ogden and bishop F A huntsville visitors from Salt Lake cit city sisters E R snow smith E B wells E B ferguson and elder A M musser prest sarah A herrick and counselors Coun selora emily S richards and josephine R west wes and several presidents of branch associations mrs herrick made orning opening remarks exar expressing wing her p pleasure amure in in seeing so many attending the conference and mad esome appropriate su suggestions gest ions she called upon the presidents ants of the dit different terent associations report verbally tho the following presidents of Y L associations ciati ons reported sisters SA S A hart west weber L montgomery north ogden M hall huntsville N hill first ward this city A adson marriottsville sister E E R snow smith then addressed tho the mechin meeting expressing her j joy o y i in in b being in with the young sisters he here ro in ogdan g en again after so long a an aba absence she he felt greatly attached to them and sho she observed a material growth among the young y oun sisters in these organization mental mental and spiritual she realized it forcibly here today to day referred to the first as of young ladies which sho she had tho the honor of effecting by direction of the holy priesthood these young sisters are respected now the parents had bad come to realize the benefit of these meetings by the result the heart must be cultivated as well as the head our spirits must be matured as well oa as our bodies she had sometimes thought there were those who called themselves saints who thought they might enter the kingdom of god without doing this inasmuch as wo we direct our time tima and attention to the things of this world and neglect their spiritual welfare they will lose by it what is the wealth of the world compared to the knowledge that god hag spoken and the intelligence that has been revealed from heaven urged the sisters to continue reading tho the bible and book of mormon and doctrine and covena covenants n ts they will show you how strict the lord was with his servants exhorted the young ladies to read carefully the revelation given to E emma mma smith and notice at the close of this revelation that what was said unto her he said unto all it gave her advice vice in regard to her duty to her husband in order to carry out this in our lives we need great cultivation you will obtain this by applying your minds to reading the scriptures and cultivating yourselves in these meetings by the aid of the spirit of god sister eliza also made allusion to the evils which were entering in in among i our children and the necessity or of taking care of the little ones and preserving their bodies and souls pure elder A M INI musser usser made co con gratulatory remarks alto the sisters i rejoiced e j iced in tho great work being done by them iem spoke upon celea celes rial marriage and what had bad been the fate of those who had opposed that principle etc compared the sisters meetings their minutes their speeches most favorably to those of the brethren sister E B ferguson appealed earnestly and eloquently to the young urging them to appreciate the blessings they enjoyed in the gospel and not listen to the allure m ments c t of those in the world who seek to lead them aside from the path of duty urged them to beware of athe the liberty which they so fascinatingly portrayed she had bad lived in the outside world aud and could speak experimentally of both the con editions of society if wo go back to our father with our souls dwarfed uncultivated and undeveloped we will be clipped of the glory it is our privilege otherwise to enjoy in eternity nit re adjourned till aate afternoon moon session I I prayer cof P middleton |