Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06
OFFICIAL CONFERENCES REPORT.


The slxty-ninth Annual Conference
81 the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Lat
tsr.,ny Saints convened. In the 'rabcr-
nacle, at 10 a. M. today. ThurHday.
April 6. 1854. President Lorenzo Snow
presiding.
OF the general authorities present
there were, OF the First Presidency.
Lorenzo SNOW. George q. Cannon and
Joseph y Smith: OF the quorum OF the
Twelve Apoatlcn-Frnnklin D.llichnrdn.
brigham Young. Francis NJ. Lyman.
John Henry smith, George Tcandalc.
IIcpor ]. Grant. John W. Taylor. Mar
riner W. Merrill. Anthem III. Lund.
Matthias y. cowlcy. Abraham owen
Woodruff and lsudgcr clnwron. Patri-
arch John Smith: OF the First seven
Presidents OF 3.ventics-teynour H.
Young. g. u. Fjcistci. ~. ~. Roberts.
.,ifRr Reynolds. Jonathan q. kinhah.
Ilulon \. wclla and Joseph W. McMur-
rim. Of the Presiding bluhopric. VIII.
liam u. Preston. Robert 4. Burton and
John u. Windcr.
Considering the fnct TINT this was
the nrrt meeting. the attendance was
quite large.
Conference was called to order by
President George q. Cannon.
singing BY the choir and congrcga-
lion:
Come icl us anew our Journey pursue
lthll fhutlu WIN wv 9'hlf
And never stand still I'll the Master
appear.
Opening prayer by Elder Seymour n.
Young.
The choir sang.
behold. the mountain Of the lord
In latter days shall rise,
on mountain tops. above the hills'
And draw the wondring vyoH,
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.
Brethren and sisters and friends;
There are many reflections that arise
IN my mind when I behold the faces of
20 many Lnttcr-day Saints here this
morning. In contemplating the many
scenes through which We have parsed
as Church In the last sixty -nine
years, since the Church OF Jesus
christ % I.nttcr-dny Saints was organ
lied. How many things have been ac-
complirhed by the Latter-day Saints
since that organization Prophets and
Elders have been fnartyrcd In extend
Ing the great cause which God or
sanlzcd ana established IN the Interest
81 the salvation cxaltntion and glory
Of His children, whom He has rrnt
upon the earth for the accomplishment
of certain purposes. that We might NJ
and prepare ourselves for that glory
which He has prepared for those TINT
ar- faithful. Now. this In "A lovely aud
beautiful morning. All nature seems
To Himle upon us, ! would like to ask
my brethren and sisters here, how do
you feel? The circumstances that sur
round us az. plennant and agreeable
this morning do We feel To rejoice In
our hearts and TO be happy under the
circumstances
In View III what has been done In
our interest ana the interest of tho on.
spring OF God. our Father do wv feel
that gratitude 10 Him which We should
Awt O.. stA has Ass0n AlgnIn nllNhHn.
through the sacrifices " the pasti' We
have made sacrifices from TO
time 10 time. but here We
arc this morning surrounded with
pleasant conditions. and with glorious
prospects before Us. After a few years
have trinsplred. whatever may nave
been our experiences whether plea
SAINT or otherwise. We shall stand In
the presence OF our Father In the other
life, having accomplished His purposes
while In the world, having aacrinced ~
fulfilling that which the Lord required
at our hands.
When We stand In that presence ana
look back upon the past, and see the
things which have been accomplished.
and In which we have taken part.
and receive that glory which we I'M
doubtedly had In view before we left
the other life. we shall have. JOY and
Hatisfaction. We should be thankful
MN'h we ifllnh now VIZ HhN' b''i
sustained, while some upon the right
and the left have fallen Into state OF
npostaEy.
Now, brethren and sisters. we want
To have good conference. ana We
may have. And Just In proportion as
we exercise our faith today. and the
coming days during the progress OF
this Conference. WIN the blessings OF
the Almighty rest upon uai and as the
speakers address us from time TO time,
We VIII secure that which VIII be " vast
Importance 20 u.s. II II not always the
lengthy dlscuniTea that AFFORD the Lat
ter.day Saints that which " most
profitable, but from the various dis
courses they may gather ideas that af-
rewards In our course Of life are OF
great use. All our successes In the
past have been In proportion 10 the ex-
grcise Of our faith. and have come
through tho Holy Spirit. which
God has bestowed upon US. What n
blessed people We are when we con-
template our surroundings, our pros
pects. and what the Lord has done