Show right live Youth of church told By visiting Apostle Mark Peterson Despite a wet snowfall Sunday morning nearly one thousand members of the Roos-ovelt Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day were on hand at the first 1958 stake conference to hear messages from Elder E. Peterson and Elder Alfred W. who represented the general The conference which was conducted by Ezra J. president of the started with a meeting After a brief session aLl ward welfare committees went into a regular ward welfare meeting where they were visited by stake and church They reassembled for a final from Elder who is a member of the general church welfare Emphasis on Youth At the 8 o'clock priesthood meeting Saturday evening a thorough study was made of the activities of the Priesthood in the Owen F. member of the stake high council Priesthood compiled and presented a comprehensive report on the stake's Elder Peterson addressed the group offering advice and council to the of the youth of the church under 21 Doubled in Membership A stirring challenge to the youth of the Roosevelt stake was sounded by Elder Peterson in first general session on future of the world rests on the young people of the Mormon because one day the Mormon church will fill entire We have doubled in population during the past 25 and at the present rate of growth the church will double itself twice an the next 40 years at which time there will be six million Faith Begins at Home Elder Peterson there is faith in the ami parents are living honorable there wUl be faith in the hearts of and will grow into clean and honorable men and women of the But when is little faith expressed by parents and they arc not maintaining high moral and spiritual it's a good chance children will become pretty much the same as their children will in a what their parents direct In and personal they will reflect the parents' live as you would have your children Choose Right Crowd Elder Peterson urged young people to make sure they choose the right crowd when they begin to part in the social aspects good to be popular if you are with the right If you choose your companions from the smoking and drinking crowd and you want to become popular with you'll have to smoke and drink with If your friends and then you can't be popular with unless you and If you are going to be in the then you'll have to be of the he Elder Peterson pointed out the joy and happi-nes that can and will come from choosing the night whose standards of conduct are prompted by true to the faith as taught the channel Attend Sunday School and You boys be active in your priesthood have your sights set on filling a mission and toward marriage in the temple of God With a young woman who is because she went with the right You will not falter along the way you choose the right Other Speakers Others who were listed as speakers during the general sessions of- the conference were Nixon and his two and E. Dwain Glen Mary John Page and Elder Three recently returned missionaries reported their They were Miss Collins who in Rlynn Northwest Indian A mixed chorus from Union High under the direction of Owen F. supplied the music for the two general Hear Seminary Talks The concluding phase of the held Sunday found six seminary students delivering their declamation They were Shirley Ann Rosanna Jon Larson and Douglas Two vocal solos were sung by Miss Beverly Devey arid Karl accompanied by Parley Rawlings and Miss Laura Get Golden Gleaner Pins Two members of ithe Ballard have been in MIA and other church Lowell Coleman and Foster were presented their Golden Gleaner pins under the direction of Daniel stake Gleaner Evan stake the final I |