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Show 32 t Ce&i of Stake Attend Conference Throngs of members and friends attended the 10 a.m. Sunday session of Timpanogos Stake Quarterly Conference. According to Stake Clerk A. Clyde Hill, the total attendance was 2,273, which is 32 per cent of the stake membership. Seating space was at a premium. pre-mium. The chapel and cultural hall were filled to capacity and overflow sessions were held in the Stake House foyer, the Relief Re-lief Society Room, the Junior Sunday School Room and the High Council Room and over direct radio wire, a goodly number listened at the Third-Sixth Third-Sixth Ward Chapel. Prior to the ten a.m. opening of the Sunday morning session, appropriate prelude organ music mu-sic was played by Nelda Raw-linson. Raw-linson. Presiding at both the Saturday Satur-day evening and the Sunday morning session was Elder El-Ray El-Ray Christiansen, assistant to the Twelve of the LDS Church. Stake President Boyd L. Fugal conducted. The morning session opened with the congregation singing "Now Let Us Rejoice," directed direct-ed by Harvey Rawlinson with Nelda Rawlinson at the organ. The invocation was offered by Danny Smith. The following church business was conducted by Elder Christiansen: Chris-tiansen: President Ertmann H. Christiansen was released with a vote of thanks as second counselor in the Stake Presidency Presi-dency and Leon R. Walker was sustained to replace him. President Fugal conducted the following stake business: Leon R. Walker was released as a member of the High Council Coun-cil and Grant Fugal was released re-leased as an alternate High Councilman. Mi-. Fugal was also al-so sustained as a member of the High Council. Lena Wilson, JoAnn Green, Earlene Olsen and Bea Walker were released as president, first counselor, second counselor counsel-or and secretary, respectively of the Stake Primary Association. Joyce Phillips, Myrlene Tip-pits, Tip-pits, Frances Haddock and Carol Car-ol Harper, respectively, were sustained to fill the vacancies in the Primary organization. President Fugal presented the names of a number of men for approval to be ordained to the offices of High Priest, Seventy Sev-enty and Elder. Stake Clerk Clyde R. Hill presented the names of all Church and Stake authorities for the sustaining vote of the congregation. The affirmative vote was announced as unanimous. unani-mous. The Third Ward Choir, directed direc-ted by Geraldine Roos and accompanied ac-companied by Ann McCausland sang "The Lord's Prayer," as the second choral number. President Fugal, as the first general session speaker, introduced intro-duced the conference theme, "Preparing Church Members for Temple Marriage." He asked ask-ed for suggestions from stake members as to how best to accomplish ac-complish this work. He also admonished the young people to follow the advice ad-vice of their Seminary teachers. teach-ers. "The Home Evening is perhaps our greatest opportunity opportun-ity to lay the foundation for Temple Marriage," he said. He also said to avoid procrastination pro-crastination in having temple ordinances performed and listed list-ed the advantages of Temple marriage. Teenager, Sister Carma Bas-tian Bas-tian answered the question, "Why I am Choosing a Temple Tem-ple Marriage" and listed things to do in preparation and the blessing which will follow. President Christensen followed follow-ed and expressed appreciation for the 13 years he had served in the Stake Presidency. He gave sincere thanks to the stake officers and the stake membership for their consideration, consider-ation, love and support. He asked the same for President Walker. Little Sister Dianne Black-ham Black-ham expressed appreciation for her church membership and told of the values that come from the Family Home Evening. Even-ing. Nancy Ekins and JoAnn Cot-tarn Cot-tarn sang a duet "Home Sweet Home," with choral accompaniment accompan-iment by the Third Ward Choir. President Elwood Allen gave thanks for the beautifu floral display and the inspiring conference con-ference music. He spoke of the discouraging paradox where in America we have increasing church attendance but decreasing decreas-ing honesty and morality. He told of the need for being poor in spirit and free from pride. During his first remarks as a member of the Stake Presidency, Presi-dency, Leon R. Walker expressed express-ed appreciation for the confidence con-fidence displayed by the General Gen-eral Authorities in his recent appointment. He bore a strong testimony to the truth and effectiveness ef-fectiveness of the gospel. For the "rest song," the choir and congregation sang "How Firm a Foundation." Elder Christiansen was the (Continued on page 6) Conference (Continued from page 1) concluding speaker. His theme was "Let us be counted among the valiant who stand with the Lord." We each must decide what kind of eternal life we shall have, he explained. We can't repent too soon, because be-cause we do not know how "soon" may become "too late," he admonished. He concluded by pointing out that God has not changed the moral code only mankind has done that. The choir sang "The Heavens Heav-ens Resound" and benediction was offered by Lynn Jarvis |