The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-06
MISSION FIELDS PROSPER.
FIattering Reports Are Submitted at
Overflow Meetings.

An overflow meeting was held in the
assembly hall in the morning. starting a.
10 o'clock. The service was conducted by
Apostle Heber J. Grant and there were
five other speakers. All the seats in the
building were taken and many were re-
uuired 10 stand throughout the service.
The first speaker was German z. Ellis
worth the head of the eastern states
mission. Elder Ellsworth told of the prog
Tess made by the missionaries in the
field over which he presided and the
were following, in which 1t is proposed
to hold a conference in one of the small
towns this summer. He reported that
during the year 70,O00 pieces of Mormon
literature had been distributed, $500 of
which were pamphlets and the other r.
COO copies of the Book of Mormon.
Nephi Pratt. president of the northwest
ern states mission. reported prosperous
conditions in his section of the country
and expressed himself pleased at the Way
the Saints in that section paid their
tithes. Commenting on his mission, he
said:
I'VE /ptized more children and be-
slowed blessings and encoura cement up
on more men and women last year than
any previous year in my experience. The
tithes have been paid better than any
other year since I presided. and 81 OH more
was paid in than last year. As evidence
1 of the divinity of the calling of elders.
can state that In one case the eyes of the
blind have been made to see, and con
sumption in a serious stage has been
cured. We have done more work among
the middle classes than ever before
Concluding Elder Pratt said.
Goodness in the house is the founda-
! ton of lions prosperity IL a father
| brings joy and sunshine home 1t will ex-
| tend to his children and they. in turn
will reflect it to their children. This sun
| shine is peculiar to Latter-day Saints
and | once had man say to me who had
! been divorced that the happiness i'm tht
I Mormon home so appealed to him that he
10 Tod in, \
! marry a Mormon girl. But no man car
satisfy a Mormon girl who cannot dis
play faithfulness of Mormon husbands
and eventually accept the doctrine O.
/ Franklin S. Bramwell, president of Tn
| ion stake which is located in Oregon, alsS
reported prosperous conditions among tbs
| Saints there. He said.
! 1.-THE people attend church more regU
! larly, and Investigate the doctrines of the
/ church with more sincerity than they eycl
old before Eighty-fiye per cent of the
children attend Sunday school and we in
! that we cherish them and that they ar.
/ the children of God. so that we can say
/ that 100 per cent of the children Of on,
| community have accepted the word o.
[ wisdom
/ William H. Swami president of Uintai
Stake of Zion. followed President Bran
we'll He opened by telling of the man,
| resources that the land of his stake OF
fered. its climate. the soil, the products
| and its water supply and of the opportu
mites that are offered for settlement. III,
! invited those who were looking for a place
! 10 make their home to visit the Uintai
valley He described their quarterly con
! ferences and remarked on the prosperou!
condition of the stake. AS did the othel
speakers. Mr.. Swami urged more temper
ate habits among the Saints He said:
mot only should the children be tangh
these laws but the fathers and mother:
| should observe them.
ant a rerr~
i ices with a doctrinal address. Conciud
/ ing he said:
Il was filled with Joy when, on looking
at some statistics, l found that Utah