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Show 4··· i :.:_:. :' " : ' ,.: · .. those 'wli' h8(f deBerted thei mission".:: rei t that this'land; an-d believed we would be able to Illllke we of rearing our' children in' the faB'r of 'the'Lord; " lected in' schooling' them', and to Bee the tant duty. saints so Hoped 'we had a -mIghtY" work' iii many free and No subduing "happy' homes," opportunity have them' attend sabbath' schools'. should 00' and neg-" 'He did not wish overburdened with care that they'would neglect this'imPor carefully treasure up the wise counsel we would re would ceive from our brethren that in times of need we could draw upon them, and they Felt a good spirit in our'midst. Felt to would be words of comfort unto us. Felt to grieve and sorrow for those he had do gOud in the midst of the saints. He had eus ta Lneu hardships and had" rejoiced in met returning from this mission. Exhorted us to maintain our position in this land, to perse the mercy of God. vere and hold on to the faith and retain the Spirit of the Lord. Choir sang, "Lord Dismiss Us With Adjourned till 2:30 p.m. Closing prayer by e8se N. Saturday 2:30 p an, Thy Blessings". Smith. Called to order by Prest. L. Smith. Choir sang, rtCome All Ye Sons of God". Choir sang, nWe Thank Thee 0 God for Opening prayer by George Lake. a Prophet". Prest. Jesse N. Smith was glad to have the privilege to visit us. It was a subJect of much portance of taking up and occupying the land. We are a progres sive people. Our children number one third of the inhabitants of the land which .proved that we are a rising people and would have to move beyond our present bor ders. We would have to come to the front and shouldr our part of the responsi bilities in bearing off the KIngdom. He reJOiced to be associated with such a of the of God to usin giving us the plan of salva rising people Spoke goodness tion. It was our duty to acknowledge the hand of God in all things. Spoke ot the trials of the settlement of Salt Lake Felt to encourage thE young to do right and to refrain from doing wrong, lest they grieve the Lord and all good men. We 1( would not long be on the frontier but would increase by geo.metrical progression. Felt to rejoice that he was taken in the Gospel net. When he sew how easy it was to step aside he felt the value of integrity. It was necessary to devote a life long service in order to receive our reward. 'We were placed here in order to There is a spirit abroad to lead the unwary astray, and con prove ourselves. we be on the alert •. We know not how many of us would be able to must sequently keep the track. We bad gone too far and possessed too much integrity for the Lord to throw us away, even should we fail in certain points except it were a vital one. If we laid down with our armor on we might congratulate ourselves. •. • . Bateman Williams felt himself incapable of teaching the saints,'but felt to do his part in the rolling forth of the work in which he we s engaged. Was glad to meet with the sa ints here. We would have to learn how to manage this stream on . which us. He we lived, and the loss we Although the 10$8 of grain hed to 1earn by experience, did when he started. an education. had sustained would not prove 8 disadvantage to great, he did bot fear any of us would starve.• was and felt thathe knew leBS now than the Spoke upon the importance of parents giving Desired the Lord would bless thought us. Prest. Ire Hinkley of Millard Stake felt well to meet with UB, but felt qUite unwel today. Felt there was no people any better critics in noticing a speaker whether he really meant what he said, and would therefore need the as Sistance ot the saints. Advised us to hearken to the counsels of Brother Snow, honor the priesthood end attend to our prayers. "Bore testony he their children to the truth- |
