Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19

timed. and the heads Of the different
Quorums and organizations called upon
TO make reports.
elder Arthur Parsons OF the High
Council reported the work Of that body
stating that the members thereof were
busIly engaged Importing unto the peo-
pie the instructions given them by the
stake presidency They were united
I'm their labors and had every reason to
feel encouraged with the outlook.
Elder william Asper president OF the
High Priests quorum, reported mat
Quorum In good condition ana composed
of a body OF men who were energetic
IN their efforts 10 build up ana
strengthen the church
Elder Willard r 4 unt OF the SUI
perlntendency of the Young Mems
Mutual Improvement associations, next
spoke. lie said they had 10 such as
sociations In the stake, when were
regularly visited By the superintendent
Cy and corps OF efficient aids Inc
associations, he said. were, for the mosl
part, I'm good condition, ana presided
over By young men filled with desire
10 do good and 10 exert such an m
huence among their fellows. Mutual
Improvement missionaries were doing
much TO keep up the membership OF me
associations. although during the skal'
ing season II was quite a difficult mat
ter 10 persuade the young men TO Keep
up their attendance at these iheeuIbs,
Elder Funk said they held monthly
Mutual improvement union meetings.
at which the winters work was iahel,
up and discussed, lie closed WIN
firm testimony that the Lattef-aay
Saints were engaged in Gods work
Sister Lucy W. Smith, president OF
the Young Ladies' Mutual improvement
associations, reported these organlla-
lions An good condition, with total en-
rollment I'm the stake Of between tUO
and S0O Young women The course OF
study was devoted to theological ana
literary work. with monthly testimony
meetings. al which the girls were given
an opportunlty to express themselves
ON the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Ihese
lessons. said the speaker, were OF
faith.promoting character ana Drought
the Young people I'm touch with the an
cient prophets and the great literary
men OF the age. Sister Smith reported
perfect unity between the young men
and Young women, and thanked the
former for being so conslderate to the
latter An carrying out the work before
them. ..., a.,
next speaker. lie referred TO inc soot
results following the organization VI
the new stakes, and felt that all "ero
benefited by this step o..
The speaker then alluded to the iuh-
eral service over the remains OF Elder
Goddard, and 70 the splendid REMARKS
made ON that oC aston. Particularly
impressive were the words OF President
Smith. who read from the Book ot
Mormon concerning the literal resul-
rectlon of the body, a doctrine believed
In nv the T.atter-day Saints. some
were wont to spiritualIze the resurrec-
ton. but not so with those who truly
believed the Scriptures of divine truth.
Jesus declared: Il am the re3urree-
ton and the life" and as Jesus died ana
rose again from the tomb, so also would
they who had been permitted TO come
here upon the earth.
President Lund referred briefly to the
doctrine Of baptism for the dead, ana
to the ministry OF Jesus among the
spirits i'm prison, between the time of
His crucihxon and resurrection. This
work lie did IN the spirit, but a little
later He came forth from the grave
and showed Himself unto His disciples
The reality of the resurrection sald
the speaker was beyond question TO
those actuated by the proper spirit
The kind of a resurrection depended ON
our individual acts, III men sought to
enter back into the presence of God,
they could do so only by keeping His
commandments. They had been grant
ed their free agency and by It's exercise
could determine the nature Of their
resurrection, whether il be one unto
salvation or condemnation. The Lat
ter-day Saints should not be satisfied
with anything less than the celestial
glory, 10 gain which they would have
to obey implicitly the commandments
OF God. To such the future was in
deed bright while to those who dis
regarded the laws Of God, the future
was not so reassuring.
The speaker closed by urging his
hearers to take full advantage of the
time allotted them on earth that when
they were called hence they would be
entitled to a fulness Of glory.
The stake authorities were then pre-
scented and sustained, after which the
choir sang the anthem, Lift up the
Voice In Singing" and the benedCtion
was pronounced by Patriarch Angus
NJ. Cannon. Conference was adjourned |
for three months.