Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-24
CONFERENCE OF
PAROWAN STAKE

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listener was more good TO us than to |
be great preacher.
ELDER GEORGE f RICHARDS
said he learned one Of the best lessons |
Of his life from the remarks of Elders |
Richards and Jones, In relation to the |
value and Importance Of being good
listeners Said we should love one
another, and if we do so we are not
likely to use angry words to each
other or to in any other way i'll use
each other. Our Savior gave his life
for us because he loved us and having
done so much for US he has the right
to require our love In return, which
we should manifest by keeping his
commandments, one Of which is that
we love our neighbor as our self. II
we do this it will prevent very MANY
OF the ills of life which arise often
from our i'll usage of each other. H.
lustrated the beauty and benefit of
ne principle of love for each other bv
story of two brothers who carried
out his commandment to their mutual
benefit and blessing.
Elder Richards was listened to with
deep attention by his young auditors
who evidently understood and appre-
ciated his simple language and impress.
sive and pleasing manner.
PATRIARCH, HYRUM G. SMITH
said If the little boys and girls before
him were faithful and obedient when
they grow up, they will be called To
10 work in the kingdom of God. but
they must prepare themselves for this
work by being obedient to their par
ents, God has many callings for his
| obedient and faithful servants, and
he pays the very highest and best
wages, not always In money. but in
| hlngs worth much more than money.
| and which cannot be bought with
money He will if we do as he tells
us let us come and live with him In
his lovely home, and as he is our
father, when we live with him we shall
be IN our own home for fathers home
is of course our home.
Prayer by Elder H. j. Hortensen.
Sunday Afternoon Session.
| PRESIDENT l.. N. MARSDEN said
he hoped that we should be benefited
by this conference, and that when we
reached our homes we should be more
determined to live our religion and do
our duty. Although everything NAV
not be as we would like It, we have
much to be thankful for. There are
many good people in this Stake OF
Zion, and while we have not time to
hear reports from all our officers there
are number of our associations that
are doing good and effective work. The
Relief Society, Sunday Schools, Pri.
mary Associations are generally in
rood condition and doing fine work
Religion class work with the excep.
ton of two or three wards is doing
fairly we'll and although in some re.
spects we fall below the average OF
the church, we are in other respect.
up to the mark. We have great caus,
to be thankful for our comfortable anc
peaceful surroundings. It is the dut,
of us all TO live worthy of the man,
, blessings which we are blessed with
and he hoped all Latterday Saints
would try to do so.
: ELDER HYRUM G. SMITH said 1
is inspiring this afternoon to see tn
house so well filed, and to listen t,
/, the good singing we are having at thi
,, conference, much good results from
the singing at our meetings, must
has in ii inspiration both for good an
e bad deeds, the infamous Roman En-
porer Nero is said to have COMMITTEE
some of his bad acts under the infiu
ence of music, and on the other han
: it has inspired some of the mobiles
4 deeds in life. Related an instance O
= the leader of mob who was out :
commit some lawless act upon som
> of our people, being turned from hi
evil purpose and converted to tn
4 ttu1th nf our ralio h.y he -,
n of our hymns sung by two of on
= Elders.
Referred to the influence which tn
o harp of David had upon the evil spiri
which possessed King Saul. Recc
q mended the organization and encoul
agement of good choirs in the variou
: wards and Stakes of Zion. We hav
t number of people who will labo
diligently in the realm Of music an
r songs, that are not willing to wor
elsewhere. They should be afforde
. opportunity, and encouraged to
5, such work as they will do. Many c
e our church members do not sense tn
q Importance and value of patriarch,
blessings. Such blessings are gres
encouragement to their recipients
: hours of trial and darkness. tt
n saints should employ the patriarch
in their calling, which is one of tn
most important in the church, mo.
70 of the Latterday Saints are of I'll
IS lienage of Ephraim, a few Of thel
d are of the tribe of Judah, few also {
q the tribe of Levi, although as far 9
he knew no lineal descent of Aron ha
:, been discovered In the Church, SON
# of our members particularly those {
It Lamanitish descent are of the trit
n of Manasseh.
The Choir sang Gan Angel from G
High"
= ELDER GEORGE f. RICHARD
& said the restoration of the Gospel
Ia one of the most important events
these latter days, it is said that pun
religion is to visit the widow and u
% fatherless, but there are some thing
e, that are of even more importanc
preaching the Gospel and teaching
is more important, there is no MOI
.e noble work for either men or Goo
Is than this, the reward for which
eternal life, and this is also pure VI
defled religion. The angel who
10 John saw coming to restore the eve
a lasting Gospel has come and the Go