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Show 'Fslake Home A Place For Leva,' Sbreh Leader Tells Ssnferesice Scars; Record Oroivd Janis Chapel On Sircday The largest attendance ever recorded at a conference session of the Roosevelt Stake jammed the Stake House Sundav. morning morn-ing to hear Elder EIRay L. Christiansen, assistant . to the Quorum of Twelve, who presided presid-ed over the two-day meetings. One thousand thirty-seven was the official count taken Sunday morning by the stake mission- ' aries who served as ushers. This is 25 of the stake membership. member-ship. The attendance drorjped to 791 in the afternoon. The visiting authority of the church offered, varied words of council to the membership beginning be-ginning on Saturday night, when he encouraged bishoprics and the stake presidency to' use the best men and women in the stake for missionary servjee. He urged those on stake mission call to' either respond to their call and spend as much time as possible, or ask for their re-'lease. re-'lease. "When you sustain a bishop to preside over the ward, you expect him to be present at all meetings and to fulfill his calling not be out with his sheep, or tending his cattle, or I hauling hay on Sunday," he said. "You promised the Lord you'd devote at least two nights a week to missionary service when you responded to the call, are you doing it?" he asked. Other speakers Saturday night were James E. Bacon, president of the Uintah Basin Indian mission; mis-sion; Clifton N. Memmott, Roosevelt Roos-evelt Stake Mission .president; Reginald O. Curry, a recent convert con-vert to the church; and A. Reed Morrill, member of the B Y U faculty. A film, "The Stick of Joseph," climaxed the evening session. "If we are to keep our homes the sacred institutions they should be, then we, as Latter-day Latter-day Saints parents, must teach the simple principles of the gospel gos-pel to our families. Familv prater, keeping the Sabbath Day holy, the word of wisdom, are a few of the fundamental principles on which the future of our young people will be determined," de-termined," Elder Christiansen said. "Family prayer is indispensable indis-pensable to the welfare of the home," and "Let the government of your home be one of love for each other," are two statements he made emphasizing the value that must be placed on the home, if it is to meet the requirements re-quirements in these perilous times. Other speakers heard during the conference . were members of the stake presidency, Hollis G. Hullinger, Russel Todd, and Howard M. Ivory; Mr. Morrill, Boyd Lemon, former missionary mission-ary now serving with the army; Scott Edaington, Ruth Burr and Mrs. Christiansen. The Sunday evening session was designated as a youth conference, con-ference, and Elder Christiansen remained over to deliver a powerful pow-erful address to a filled chapel of young people of the stake. He cautioned them of the danger dan-ger of immorality, which "usually "usual-ly follows breaking the simple gospel rules such as smoking and drinking," he said. Others heard on the MIA program were KaDee Bastian, Melba Benson Ben-son and Norman Angus. Music for the morning session was furnished by a group of Trail Builders of the Primary Association. An MIA chorus sang during the afternoon and evening sessions, with Bennie Schmiett as the director. Robert Andrews and Karl Johnstun were sustained as first and second counselors in the second quorum of elders, which has Curt Angus as its president No other changes were noted in the stake's official family, |