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Show filormonisni Old-Fashioned, Church Leader Tells Stake Members Approximately 800 attended each of the two sessions of the Roosevelt stake conference last Sunday, which was presided over ov-er by Elder Levi Edgar Young, senior president of the First Council of Seventy, representing represent-ing the general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and who was the principal speaker. In the opening general session ses-sion Elder Young answered a question he said was quite commonly com-monly asked about the world that "Mormonism is an Old- Fashioned Religion." His answer was definitely in the affirmative "Mormonism is old-fashioned it was established on the principles prin-ciples that existed in the primitive prim-itive church, and was practiced and taught in Jesus Christ's time," he said. "We believe it is wrong to participate in some of the things of the world that have come to be regarded as fashionable we still believe in the simple truths that God livps- that, familv rjravers should be held regularly; that all of God's commandments should be kept and not changed to fit the modern need," Elder Young told his morning audience. In his afternoon address Elder Young praised all churches of the world for the truth they teach. "We Latter Day Saints recognize truth where it exists, but teach that the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught and practiced prac-ticed by us contains fuller truths," he said. "Mormonism has made some outstanding contributions to the world among which are irriga- ion, art and sculpture: literature litera-ture and music," Elder Young stated. He recalled that the I Mormons began the first modern mod-ern irrigation in the world when they entered the Salt Lake . Valley. He referred to the great Mormon tabernacle that today is hailed as the greatest symphony hall in the .world by music critics and musicians; likewise like-wise he signalled out the great tabernacle organ as one of the top two organs in the world today. to-day. "These are some of the contributions the Church of Jesus (-nnsi. oi leaner J-my Saints have made to. the world's culture," Elder Young said in the concluding address of the conference. The conference opened Saturday Satur-day night with a priesthood leadership meeting which was conducted by Hollis G. Hullin-ger, Hullin-ger, president of 'the Roosevelt stake, and was addressed by Elder El-der Young. At 9 o'clock Sunday the visiting vis-iting anthnritv mpt with all members of the 162nd Quorum of Seventy and stake and Indian missionaries. Ronald Benson, senior president of the quorum, conducted the meeting with Elder El-der Young as the speaker. In addition to sustaining the authorities of the church, including in-cluding the stake, reports were heard from two missionaries, Wendell and Wayne Russon, twin brothers, who recently returned re-turned from the Eastern and West-Canadian missions, respectively. respec-tively. Others who were called to speak at the various sessions of the conference included Rus- sell Todd and Dr. E. Vernon Larson, counselors to Mr. Hul-linger; Hul-linger; Mr. Benson, James Bacon, Ba-con, president of the Uintah Basin Ba-sin Indian mission, and President Presi-dent Hullinger. The concluding session of the conference was held Sunday evening under the direction of the stake Mutual Improvement Association, with Bob Andrews, Y.M.M.I.A. president, conducting. conduct-ing. Featuring the evening program pro-gram was the awarding of a Golden Gleaner certificate and pin to Lois Leavitt, of Neola, wVin hpramp the tenth Golden Gleaner in the Roosevelt stake I to achieve such a distinction. The awards were made by Dr. R. V. Larson. A pannel discussion was directed di-rected by James Hall on the Golden Gleaner and Master M-Men M-Men requirements. Those par ticipating in tne pannei were Lois Leavitt, Norma Johnson, Jean Snow, Keith Todd, Mr. Andrews An-drews and Mr. Hall. Paul Murphy, Mur-phy, member of the stake high council, spoke briefly on the 1950-51 theme of the M.I.A., and Mrs. Don Johnson presented n rpadinS. Music for the program consisted con-sisted of a boys quartet from Ballard ward, directed by Ned Gines; a girls chorus directed by Mrs. Mary Ellen Gardner; vocal solo, Peggy Luke, and a mixed chorus from the two Roosevelt wards, directed by Mrs. Vola j Hancock. |