Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-25
BRIGHAM ROBERTS
VISITS CONFERENCE

The eleventh quarterly conference
of the Montpelier Stake was held last
Saturday and Sunday in the Stake
Tabernacle.
Elder B. H. Roberts, of Salt Lake
City, was present represeting the gem
.eral church authorities and there was
an excellent attendance of the Off
GERS Of the stake and bishoprics of
wards, Considering the very bad con-,
dition of the roads the general att
tendance was also good.
Two regular meetings were held
each day at ten and two o'clock at
which President Ed G. Rich presided
and gave remarks OF welcome to those
present.
During the conference reports and
remarks were made by Wilford w.
Quorum Ole Swensen, president of
the 10th Quorum Of Seventy; Christ
ian Sorensen, president of tho Hath
Quorum of Seventy; William H. Lind
say, president Of the 3rd Quorum of
Elders Robert Schmid, bishop of tho
Bern Ward; William e. Morgan of
Stake Sunday School, and Roy George
OF tho Stake VI M. M. /. A.
| , Vernon Clark reported his labors
aa special missionary laboring in
tho districts of Cokeville and Pc
fgram.
President Henry H. Hoff drew a
comparison between tho conditions
of strife and suffering of poverty pre-
vailing in Europe, and condition Of
peace and prosperity here at home.
Ho urged that all practice economy.
President Silas L. Wright gave a
report OF the Stake with regard to
payment of tithes. Attendance at the
various meetings, etc. An improve.
ment was shown over the record for
I1919.
William L. Rich and Roy A. Welk-
er of the Bear Lake Stake Presiden-
cy were in attendance Sunday and
called to speak. They urged righteous
living and repentance, showed the
great value of tho testimony given
by Elder Roberts regarding the d.
vinity of tho Book of Mormon.
Patriarch Hyrum Oakley gave words
O1 GANbhA LII NhS beAAhIo ~
observe the laws of the Gospel.
Saturday morning Elder Roberts
built his remarks on those made by
President Clark Humanity is prone
to forget tho Lord in times of pros.
perity but are quick to seek him in
time of adversely and trouble. He
quoted modern and ancient scripture
showing examples of this statement
that IL man is going to have strength
to prevail with the Lord there mus
be q record behind 1t. His discoursei
of Saturday and Sunday afternoons
!. were in the subject of priesthood
This was defined to be the power
and authority of God delegated, Il
, man to act in His stead. BY this
: means God is able to multiply Him
! self in the earth for the salvation o
) mortal man.3The discussion included
l an explanation Of the various grade
. and offices in the priesthood togeth
: er with the calling and duties of eacl
: individual bearing authority in tn
: name of tho Lord.
The discourse of Sunday mornin
8 was directed to the children an
= treated on the interest taken by Jos
: eph Smith when he was fourtee
years of age in the religious reviva
/ held at that time. The incidents re
+ sulting from this and leading up t
= the organization of the church wer
= related.
y Elder Roberts stated that he ha
) personally visited David Whitme
! who was one of the first three vii
o nesses to the Book of Mormon. Dul
= ing a conversation Of ab2ut thre
+ hours numerous questions had bee
e asked about the testimony publishe
X lin the bkoIx which he had signed an
!: at ali ines remained finn to ths
eltestim although he ives not the
n me g the church. When aue
e Ehe4heF thesa might
s for 1eSe suH ~ y