The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-07
PRESIDENT LUND
ON NCRURCH GROW TIL
Declares Members Are Showing More
Interest Than Ever Before,

Salt Lake, Oct All marriage rec
ords in the history or the Mormon
church were broken Wednesday when
soventy-two couples were united. This
admission came out during the con
ference meeting yesterday afternoon,
through the address of President An
thon II. Lund, in which he declared
that members OF the church are show.
ing much more interest In church work
and evidenced the number OF mar
riages and the attendance at other
ceremonials in the temple TO prove his
assertion.
That the condition o. the church IS
good throughout the United States
and in all of the foreign missions was
also declared by President Lund He
pointed to the many letters received
from the mission field. OF the fine work
being done by the elders, OF the now
converts taken into the church. and
said that work came TO the general
authorities OF the church that at all
OF the stake temples In the realm OF
Zion greatly renewed interest In
church work had been noticed by
bishops. church workers and others.
I'VE are all happy to see President
Joseph F. Smith, TO have him with us,
and TO hear his testimony that the Re
deemer liveth" said President Lund
And II Is our prayer that he Is speed
ily restored to health, and that he
will be permitted TO attend many con-
ferences in the future We find in the
life OF President Smith a pattern af-
ter which we should follow. He has
lived a clean, upright life. and has done
what has been right and true.
Marriage Record.
Brothers and sisters, there is work
for us. We must study our duties and
then perform them We should not
shrink or neglect any of them, And
there are many duties devolying upon
the Latter-day Saints
Il believe that during the last six
months there has been much progress
In the church. The Saints are grow
ing nearer unto God. and perform their
duties better. When | sec them flock
ing TO the temples. ] know they feel
better In spiritual matters than be-
fore. The temple here during the last
year has been crowded, and during
tho last six months there has been
/ a great increase in the membership
OF the Genealogical society. want
TO encourage the Saints In the good
work Yesterday there were seventy
! two couples married In the temple,
1t Is n good sign
There was 4 noticeable stir in the
congregation at this reference OF Pres
/ ldent Lund, plainly indicating that a
! majority OF those seventy-two couples
were then present and were attending
| the conference services.
J Growth OF Church,
President Isund then spoke or the
growth OF the church In the foreign
! field. especially In Germany and re-
J fcrred 10 the imprisonment OF twenty
y one elders In Germany following an
! edict from the government that they
must be exiled and forced out OF the
! kingdom.
but | do not believe that has hurt
I the church" continued President
Lund "for within a short time after
the persecution OF the elders in Ger
! many. the authorities here received
many INQUIRIES from Germany asking
for particulars about the Mormon
church. They called Il persecution.
/ and wanted facts regarding the
church And the reports VIC have re-
celyed from the German mission show
that tho work there has not ceased
, The month after this action OF the po-
lice there were more baptisms than
ever before in Germany
In a letter from Brother Mckay
REGARDING the branch at Vienna. which
was established year ago with three
members he says there are no"
twenty-five members in the mission
Tho same Is true In Hungary The
church is meeting success everywhere.
I'm Norway there Vas much excite
mena a while ago among the people
because the priests and the press
were trying to pass laws prohibiting
elders from preaching In Norway. But
am happy TO say that the committee
which was TO present the bill TO the
congress OF Norway reP"rred ma
there was no need for more lcGisla
tion 10 that regard.
'sThe Mormon church Is sending :.
| 600 cldera abroad TO carry the tru'l