Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-12

Nv dear brethren and sisters 1t 10
rather a marvel to me that venture 10
talk TO you this afternoon not nut tha'
have something to say and would
really like 10 have the time ana the
voice TO say 1t, and perhaps by the ex-
erclse of your faith and prayers may
have the voice to address you for a rev
minutes have been delighted to hear
of the spirit that has attended the
sneakers since this conference opened
II shows 10 me one glorious fact--that
during the last six months the Latter
day Saints have not been idle. When
the Elders address this conference and
the Spirit Is upon them more than II
was at the preceding conference, 1t
shows most clearly that there has been
an advance on the part OF the Latter
day Saints in the performance OF their
duties. The next conference we have,
II the Saints will continue to improve as
they have done during the last six
months, our Elders viii have more of
the Spirit, and their addresses Will be
even more intelligent and more service
able to you than they have been during
this conference.
Brethren and sisters, God bless you
This is what wanted to say to you,
j have had a distressing cold the last
eight or ten days, which has made me
very hoarse, and feared that / would
not be able to appear at all during this
conference.
GOVERNMENT OF STAKES,
want to say few words In refer.
ence to one particular subject. and
do not want what shall say to be for
gotten. II Is matter that concerns
all the Saints; you are all interested in
It, and especially the Presidents of
Stakes, their counselors, the High
councillors, the Bishops and their
counselors, and all those who have been
appointed to hold certain portions OF
the Holy Pr,s.S,ood and to be
aetiVeiy engaged in the various
stakes OF Zion, There are now fifty
STAKES OF Zion and these Stakes aie
composed OF several wards. on an
average there are probably seven or
elBnt wards 10 each Stake. over each
STAKE there are President and two
c0unsslors and twelve High Councillors.
Ihen there are Bishops and Councillors.
over the respective wards And now
what responsibilities rest upon the OF.
Metals Of these fifty Stakes The
dominion OF the Latter-day Saints, to
a large extent, and the highest and
most sacred responsibilities are de.
pending upon these fifty Presidents
and there 10 something TO do for each
OF these authorities that have men
TONED. The most extensive and i'm
portant responsibilities devolve upon
these officials. And although. | doubt
not, they have been pretty faithful in
the past, they have not been so faith
iul IN some respects, as they ought 10
have been; they have not realized their
sacred responsibilities so much as they
might have done.
This Church is now nearly seventy
two years Of age, and we are not ex-
peoted to do the work Of the DAYS OF
our youth. but TO do greater, larger and
more extensive work The Lord Is
coming one OF these days, and He Is
interested In the work that you ought
10 be doing, and anxious to be doing.
You ought to do all that you possibly
can. and leave everything in your bust
ness AFFAIRS that you wisely can do
and attend to these matters. The
Presidents Of these fifty Stakes should
consider the people In their respective
Stakes, IN their various domInions. |
They should regard them as their own
family as their sons and daughters:
and take as deep an interest In them
as they ought to take in their own
wives and children. 1t should be their
thought by day and by night. how and
IN what way they can be most service
able TO their respective charges. OH
brethren, do remember these things
that ! am now talking about; do not
forget them. You Presidents. when
you retire to your rest, you probably
can spend half an hour before
you go TO sleep, and let |
your thoughts run over your
several jurisdictions. See wherein, |
either physically, financially or spirit. |
ually, you can help, and what can be
done best In advancing the interests OF |
your official family. These Bishops, !
however wise and energetic they may
think themselves--and the most OF them