Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-21
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
OF J0RD0N STAKE.

dan stake WAS held at East Jordan.
Salt Lake county, Saturday and sun
day, May 10 and 20, commencing AZ
! 10 o'clock a. m. on Saturday The
presidency Of the stake presided There
were IN attendance on Saturday Of the
General Church authorities Elder G.
w. Penrose Of the Apostles. and on
Sunday, Elders Hyrum NJ Smith and
Chas. W. Penrose Of the quorum OF
Apostles; Joseph W. McMurrin Of the
First Council of Seventies and Bishop
Orrin L. Miller of the presiding Bishop
ric.
Opening prayer was offered by Patri-
arch Lauritz Smith. Elder Nells Lind
reported the annual visit of High
Councillors and others as visiting
Priests 10 the wards In the stake, IS
| Elders had taken part IN this labor,
visiting over l,300 families IN the above
named capacity, occupying in the ag-
gregate $50 days or about five days
each Other reports were given ms
! Follows Supt Neils Thompson Of the
Religion class work, Prest. H.lda IL.
Larson Of the Relief Societies. Prest.
Robert Ellwood Of the High Priests
quorum.
Elder J. w w. Fitzgerald Of the pre-
sldency Of The stake, spoke exhortlng.
~ on the duties Of Latter-day Saints
ana warned against Indifference.
Elder Chas. w. Penrose said that the
labor we perform IN teaching the Cos
pei TO our fellows IL very much like the
seed we sow much Of It though for
| n while unseen I'm fact and effect will
surely bear fruit In due time. This
labor win go beyond this state Of ex-
isence and then the result II our la
bors viii be made known Elder PEN
rose spoke upon the missions Of the
Prophet Joseph Smith and his success
sors down TO the present time showing
| the peculiar fitness OF each in his
| time and calling
At2 u. m. Joshua Terry offered
prayer Reports were given by Elder
| Willard Snow Of Draper, ward, Bish-
ops Gordon $. Bills Of Riverton, James
| a Muir OF Granite and Thos. Blake OF
| South Jordan wards.
Elder James Jensen believed that
there was an Improvement generally
IN this stake and encoura ged the
| Saints TO further diligence.
Elder penrose said that the power
aud right OF those who preside is TO
find something for everybody to do
| and spoke particularly upon the duties
L OF Elders, I1la Priesthood mas come
| down from heaven and authorizes men
| TO administer in the ordinances Of the
| Gosnel I'M the name of the Lord Jesus
| Christ and should therefore he honored
nnd magnlaed by exercising the rights
| and powers pertaining thereto.
Patriarch Wm. A. Turner offered the
bcnedlction.
SUNDAY morning: Dpening prayei
! by Bishop VIM. d. Kuhre. President
4 Hyrum Goff gave a general report o
| the stake az being IN good condition
| and Improving and called attention Il
| certain duties of the Saints which
| were being somewhat neglected El-
| der Albert Glover OF the High Council
| spoke representing that body,
| Supt. Clifford l. con reported the
| stake sunday schools In good oondi.
| ton and Sister Huldah Il. owen made
| report OF the Primary associations.
Bishop Orrln p. Miller called atlen.
| ton to. the commandment 10 parents
| In Zion 10 teach their chlldlen the
] Gospel and see 10 II that they are bap.
| tiled when eight wears old.
Elder Hyrlim NJ. Smith said the
| spiritual and temporal things go hard
| I'm hand. II is happiness akin To celes.
| tial glory To associate with men and
| women who fear God and have the
| testimony Of Jesus In their hearts
| The ambition OF young men An thi,
| Church should not be 10 seek prom
| inence IN unworthy things hut should
| be tempered with humility I'm per.
| forming sacred duties. I'm speaking tho
| truth and IN doing good. The word nj
| the Lord means lust what il says
| When we are reproved for Violation OF
| the commandments OF God we should
receive the same I'm humility. As r
| rule Il is better 10 commend the poot
| We zee in others than to Offer rebuk,
| for things left undone. Renedlctlon b,
| Patriarchh Vim. c. Allen.
| Ate u. m PRAYER was offered bv Ell
| der JededIah Goff The Sacramen
was administered Under the direction
| of the Bishoprlc of East Jordan,
The general authorities of tn
Church and OF THE stake We're pre-
scented and sustained.
Elder Ioseph w. McNuurrn dwell
upon the views that obtain in The re
! llgious world I'm regard 10 the salvation
| or condemnation OF children as com
| pared With the doctrines of Christ am
| Inc revelations ON this subject give
/ through The Prophet .Joseph and con
Guided by reading from The Doctrin
and covenants showing that it'll
children are redeemed. and that tn