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Show son has earnestly prayed in his heart lhat Cfiia. i principals or questions should be elucidated to their understand ing, the speaker who arises to addres) the congiegation with the same earnesl desire in his heart to do some good, and tc be s.tl.ject Jo the spirit, not having, t ;udsed hs discourse will, in very many I :, be ltd to speak upon those vey subjects, blessing a.id bu .tiling the tamest tam-est soul as he is led and directed by (Inspirit (In-spirit of God. Two principles; one regarding P,rcu pine, and the other Ihesecon I coming of the Siviour have been made plain to us today through the instructions we have received. The authorities who have been presented pre-sented today for the sullrage ol the people, peo-ple, have been unanimously received. The Lord is pleased with this people when (hey are one. We should kuow no town, ward, or stake, for we are members ol one church, the ch.rch of Christ, and the rhildten of the same God. Every ward in San Tete Stake have had their ward conleience.and their harmony is perfect. The work for our dead ia a work of love, that must not be r egleried. H w i gl id w are when we ser out r'n ldi livlin-k'i iiit iis,hl. anC il llu'v g , t sour exuiiiila'v hvn.uut iituvto. n. ,h I btJiall, mil havf an i lium.r . them nck. but we villi u t lei ih.i.i dtiftuflil we can help ii. Yuung men in Zion we are glad to see v.m cjnie to the front, and be a power; bi't listen to the council, and respect the everlasting priesthood that is upon the earth. Even the world knows whence that power conies. While we are glad to see vou advance be careful that you do nothing to cast deserved reproach upon your reputation, as to weaken your influence. Guard your weak points and it will take a long time to overcome all the weakness weak-ness that have beeu handed down from generations. God loves the pure in heart. Be hum-nle, hum-nle, the humnle man, is strong in hi humility and God will own him. From our reports, we have good people, peo-ple, good crops, and good health. So far as the people are concerned, there is room to improve, from th - brethren here on the stand to the youngest member. mem-ber. May God bless you is my prayer, in the name of Jesus. Amen. I'RKST. MAIDEN made a few appropriate remarks, after which Prest. Peterson announced Scandinavian conference to be held on the 15th and 16th of Sept. at Ephraim; and that the notice of the tegular quart erly conference, which would be held at Moroni, would be Uuely announced in the Register. Singing by the Choir, j Benediction, Prest. Henry Beal. ASTISRNOOW Called to order by Pres. Peterson. Singing by Tabernacle Choir, on page jaj. Praver by Cyrus H. Wheelock. Singing on page Ji8 "An angel frum on high " Administian ii o tl.e sacrament f the Lord's Supper, bv ibc Bishopric jf Mt. Pleasant President J.B. Maiben next presented the authorities, after a few brief and pointed remarks as to the duties and privileges of the Saints in this matter. The voting was neartyaud unanimous. PRES. PKTKRSQN. 1 feel like making a few remarks before the conference is over. The calm spirit and good instructions of these meetings have been very gratifying to me, and although I may not be able to add anything I can sanction all that has been said and testify that it is in strict accordance with the spirit of the Lord. I would like to say to you that there is no duty devolving upon you that is more imperitive and necessary than the work for the dead. It will not do to entirely neglect financial thiiigs;we need factories hi order to cl-'i'; ourselves, and give our y.;ung Mk einpl yinti.i at h m Wneu 1 say cf '.!) .mrse'ves I mean ip. m head to f it, evei vilim that we need, in the 1 ne of apparel, and all impliments and machinery also. But we should remember (hat all this is for time, and this time only. We can't take any of it with us. The last suit any of us will probably need is the suit we will be butied in, and then we'll need no more houses but a few hoards and a spot of ground in which to deposit our bodies. But the la or that we do for our friends in the Temple ot the Lord will last throughout the ages of eternity. The Prophet oseph Smith's views of this were that it was a pressing urgent necessity, and that the faithful performances of this great unselfish duty would receive temporal, as well as spiritual blessings. We have been greatly favored in having hav-ing the prvilege of building the Temple here in San Pete, and greatly blessed in being able to complete it, in its dedication dedi-cation and acceptance, and there are many here to-day who can testify that it was accepied of the Lord, for they heard the singing of the angels. It is there ready for yotr, and will be re-opened on the a6th. ol August. Get y mr recommends and so and work for your dead, but go there in a saved condition con-dition yourself. , When Christ ministered to the spirits in prison he was in a saved condition, and we should be in that conditiun when we go to minister in the sscred ordiuau ces; these are mv feelings. Life with us is very uncertain, and we should work while the time is ours. 1( you are sick or deaf ro to the Temple and if you go in the name of the Lord with faith, vou will be lWMt-fied t h spm'ually nutl frmpota' 1- O-Ht anxious anx-ious v u should have lempoi.il bic-s.iig ax well as spiritual. jf- , This brings to my mind a revelation in "John" lhat i$ being fulfilled in our day 'And I saw an siisul flving. thoui;n the midst of heaven having the everlast-:ng everlast-:ng gospel to pieath to those who dwell upi-n the earth." ' , From the t me I was bom until now this prophecy has been fulfilled. J rejoice re-joice because of these pruphecics that have been fulfilled in our day. It is also said in Isaiah that theie was in the lam days a people upon the eanh who paid tithing, and-another people came and stole it; and ifyoud m'l believe this has come to pass go mid ask the Receive 1 The Roman Caiholic church is the great Mother of Harlots, with all f her monks and nuns. The great reformer Martin Luther belonged to that church, apostatized from its man mode doctrines and opposed then vigorously but afterward after-ward ceased teaching, realizing that he had no authority to teach anybody All the churches extam to d y are offshoots off-shoots of the parent and partake more or less of her traditions Ask them"Who is G d?."and their reply Will be,"alump of Gl irv."and I don't know that thev could define their ideas betterTheirGod is a being who lives beyond time and space, and when we get there we'll begin to look for a God who sits upon a topless th'rone.devoid ol body parts and passi ns And yet this angl who came to earth which I refered to, told the people to worship the God who made the heaven and earth, which is very plain and direct Thank God we have got bevonJ the mistifications of Babylon. Our Father is a man, and when he and his Son appeared to Joseph Smith They were two men, We also have a Mother in heaven, and I think heaven would be a very lonesome place without that beautiful creature called woman. After telling us what ;ind of a God to worship the angel continued: "Saying with a loud voice fear God and give glory to Him for the hour of His judgment has come " I would say to the Saints be not discouraged dis-couraged as to Christs second coming, for although He can not look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.there is more mercy in the pure doctrines of Christ as we have been taught than all the churches of the earth. Christ had to lie in order to properly fulfil His mission and it we properly fill ours, we must be all we can atain to with His help and goodness. Ever since I was a little buy I have been at heart a Mormon. How gratifying gratify-ing it is for an elder in a strange country suirounded by adverse ii fluence to have a morm in to sh ike hands with. Am rmon means honesty, kindness and refinement. Come to the Temple, come right along. God Bless You Amen. PREST. HENRV BEAL. The influence and spirit attending this conference has been excellent, and I be Iieve, judging from myself, that every heart is satisfied with the teachings we have had. This is the largest congregation congrega-tion I have ever seen meet together in one place in San Pete County; and it is more than gratifying to know that all these people have come together here to be instructed, benefited, and built up in their faith. we ao appreciate tne privilege 01 meeting in conference, ol teaching and being taught, of presenting business that belong to the Latter-dav Saints to them; we realize that we are a blessed people. We can gi to bed at night, without fear of h um, often with doors and windows open, and we know th.it there aie places whete this is not the case We ask God to protect us through the night and have faith in him that he will do it. Many of these blessings have been spoken of during this conference anJ many have not One of the greatest great-est blessings probably enjoyed by the Latter-day Saints in this that if any per- |