The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-11-23
CONFERENCE OF THE
LATTER DAY SAINTS

| Regular Stake Quarterly Confer
ence-af the Latter Day Saints was
held at Blackfoot on Saturday and
SUNDAY last the conference of the
Young Mems and Young ladies Mu-
tual Improvement Associations of the
same people was held oh Sunday ev-
en1ng. Owing to the terrible con-
Z ddtion of the roads the attendance
was not soi good as is usual at the
conference but, considering the state
or the roads, the attednance was all
that could be expected.
Elders Charles w. Penrose and Or
SON +. Whitney of the council of the
Twelve Apostles were viSitcrs from
Salt Lake City, the former being in
attendance throughout the entire coul-
ference while Elder Whitney arrived
In time for the last two sessions.
The conference commenced with Ia
very fair attendance in the Blackfoct
First Ward meeting house at 10 A.
NJ, ON Saturday. In the afternoon of
the same day and in the same place
stake priesthood meeting was held
while, during the same time. the Re-
lief Society, the Y. l.. M. l. A. and
the Primary Association held separ-
ate meetings for the benefit of all the
visiting sisters sc that all were pre-
vided for. This was radical de-
parture from the rule observed in
all past conferences but it appears
to- have been attended with excellent
results judging from expressions
heard from numerous persc,ns who
were in attendance. On Sunday morn
Ing the conference was resumed in
the Auditorium and continued in the
same building in the afternoon while
the closing session was held cm Stun
day evening in the Black6cJot First
Ward meeting house.
The time of the conference meet
ingS' was taken up in listening tN re-
ports from leading brethren in the
Stake. the heads of the various aux
iliary orga nizati,lns cf the church in
the Stake and in listening to instruc-
tiocs from the visiting brethren, the
latter OCCUPYING the bulk of the time.
The reports showed the conditions
thruout the stake to be cf an en-
cchraging character with future pros
poets quite promising in practically
all directions. Mention ought to be
made of the excellent music furnished
thruout the conference which added
greatly to the pleasure ca thc6e in
attendance.
The preaching of the visitors from
Salt Lake was alcng both practical
and .doctrinl lines, covering a range
Of subjects Of intense interest to all
present and with rc desire ta dispar-
age tho excellent conferences held in
the past it can be truthfully stated
that at no conference has more gc,cA
been heard than at the conference
just closed The doctrinsl subjects
treated were distinctively belonging
to the Latter Day Saint church, a.
mcng them being such subjects as
Pre-existance, a gr9 duation of rewards
and punshments hereafter. the Per
sonality of God. the relation of all
former Dispensaticns' to this the
Disper sation of the Fulness of Times
and Marriage At the priesthood
meeting ON Saturday afternoon, Elder
Penrose spoke at smoe length and |
then extended tc all the brethren
present the privilege of asking any
question upon doctrinal and other liccs
that they desired iHe received a. gen. |
erous response and a number eff very
important questions were asked and
answered tc the satisfaction of all
present, Elder Penrose exhibiting a
familiarity with the scriptures that
was marvellous, and especially for a
man of his years.
Mention should also be made of a
meeting with the visiting brethren
the Stake Presidency. members of the !
High Courcil and the Bishcprics ct
the various wards. This meeting
held Immediately at the close of the
Sunday afternoon session of the con-
ference and much valuable interest
to the stake end wards were freely
discussed ard much vluabler informa
ton impaired. All in all, there h3s
been no more instructive conference
in the history of the Blackfoot Stake
and it is confidently expected that its
results will be far reaching for the
good of all the people of the stake.