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Ona, diuundhstL Jhbiiisdh, SEMI-ANNUAL conmcf OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Held in the Tabernacle Salt Lake City, Utah OdoJbsUL 7, 8, and, 9, 1960 With Report of Discourses Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah The One Hundred Thirtieth Semi-annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The One Hundred Thirtieth Semi- system and by television. Thousands, Annual Conference of the Church of in addition listened to the services on Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints con- the Tabernacle Grounds by means of vened in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, amplifying equipment. Utah, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, The proceedings of the General Priest- October 7, 8, and 9, 1960. hood meeting were broadcast in the The general sessions of the Conference Assembly Hall and Barratt Hall over were held at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., public address systems, and by direct Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and the wire over a public address system to General Priesthood meeting was held in members of the Priesthood in other the Tabernacle, Saturday evening, Octo- assemblies throughout the United States, ber 8, at 7:00. and in Canada and New Zealand. The proceedings of the general ses- President David O. McKay presided, sions were broadcast and telecast over and conducted the services at each of Station KSL and KSL-TV at Salt Lake the sessions of the Conference, including City, and by arrangement through KSL the General Priesthood meeting. the following stations made available A full report of Columbia Broadcasting to their listening or viewing audiences System's Tabernacle Choir and Organ one or more of the six general sessions: broadcast is also included in this record. In Utah: KSVC at Richfield, KSUB (See pages 118 to 119.) Vernal, at Cedar City, KVEL at KVNU Elder Joseph Anderson was Clerk of at Logan, KDXU at St. George. the Conference. In Arizona: KGUN-TV at Tucson, KPHO and KPHO-TV at Phoenix, General Authorities of the Church KCLS at Flagstaff, KVWM at Show Present Low. In California: KSRO at Santa Rosa, The First Presidency: David O. KRDG at Redding, KEEN at San Jose, McKay, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.,* and Henry KOVR-TV at Stockton, KGO-TV at San D. Moyle. Francisco, KTTV at Los Angeles. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: In Colorado: KBTV at Denver. Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, In Idaho: KRXK at Rexburg, KID and Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, KID-TV at Idaho Falls, KPST at Pres- Mark E. Petersen, Delbert L. Stapley, ton, KBRV at Soda Springs, KBOI-TV Marion G. Romney, LeGrand Richards, at Boise. Richard L. Evans, **, Hugh B. Brown, In Montana: KOOK-TV at Billings, and Howard W. Hunter. KXLF-TV at Butte, KFBB-TV at Great Patriarch to the Church: Eldred G. Falls, KXLJ-TV at Helena. Smith. In Nevada: KSHO-TV at Las Vegas. Assistants to the Twelve Apostles: In Mexico: KRSN at Los Alamos. Alma Sonne, EIRay L. Christiansen, John Longden, Sterling Sill, Gordon In Oregon, K-KID at Pendleton. W. B. Hinckley, Henry D. Taylor, William In Washington: KOMO-TV at Seat- J. Critchlow, Jr., Alvin R. Dyer, Nathan tle, KREM-TV at Spokane, KNDO-TV Eldon Tanner,*** Franklin Dewey at Yakima. *President J. Reuben Clark, Jr. attended only the All general sessions of the Conference Sunday morning meeting. were broadcast in the Assembly Hall on **Elder George Q. Morris was absent because of Temple Square, in Barratt Hall (60 illness. ***Elder Nathan Eldon Tanner was sustained as North Main Street), over a loudspeaking one of the Assistants to the Twelve Apostles. 2 GENERAL CONFERENCE Richards,**** and Theodore Moyle Presidents of Stakes and their Coun- Burton.***** selors, Presidents of Temples, Patriarchs, Priests, Seventies, Elders; The First Council of the Seventy: High General, ******, Antoine R. Ivins, Seymour Dil- Stake, and Ward officers of Auxiliary worth Young, Milton R. Hunter, Bruce Associations, etc., from all parts of the R. McConkie, Marion Duff Hanks, and Church. Albert Theodore Tuttle. Mission Presidents: Richard L. Evans, Temple Square, Salt Lake City; Bryan L. Presiding Bishopric: Joseph L. Wirth- Bunker, California; Thomas S. Monson, lin, Thorpe B. Isaacson, and Carl W. Canadian; George Z. Aposhian, Central Buehner. Atlantic States; Samuel R. Carpenter, Central States; Frank H. Brown, East General Officers and Other Central States; Gerald G. Smith, Eastern Authorities Present States; Alvin R. Dyer, European; Clif- ford O. Gledhill, Great Lakes; Lincoln Church Historian and Recorder: Jo- F. Hanks, Gulf States; Harvey H. Taylor, seph Fielding Smith, and assistants, A. Mexican; John E. Carr, New England; William Lund and Preston Nibley. Clement P. Hilton, North Central Members of the General Welfare Com- States; Warren E. Pugh, Northern Cali- mittee, Church Welfare Program. fornia; Israel I. Bentley, Northern Members of the Church Board of Mexican; Richard W. Maycock, North- Education and Administrator Church ern States; Franklin D. Richards, North- Board of Education, Directors and Asso- western States; J. Byron Ravsten, ciate Directors of Institutes, and Semin- Southern States; Fred W. Turley, South- ary Instructors. west Indian; Ralph E. Brown, Spanish American; Casper W. Merrill, West ****Elder Franklin Dewey Richards was sustained Central States; Leland Perry, as one of the Assistants to the Twelve Apostles. M. West *****Elder Theodore Moyle Burton was sustained Spanish American; Parley A. Arave, as one of the Assistants to the Twelve Apostles. Western Canadian; David S. Romney, * * * * * "Elder Levi Edgar Young was absent because of illness. Western States. FIRST DAY MORNING MEETING The first session of the One Hundred eral sessions of the Conference will be Thirtieth Semi-Annual Conference of the broadcast in the Assembly Hall, and Church convened in the great Taber- Barratt Hall by television. The general nacle (Salt Lake City, Utah) Friday sessions of this Conference will be broad- morning, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. cast as a public service over television President David O. McKay presided, and and radio stations throughout the West, conducted the services of the meeting. over 62 radio stations and 45 television The music for this session of the stations. The names of these stations Conference was furnished by the Relief have already been announced to the Society Singing Mothers from the Ogden television and radio audiences. We wish and Northern Utah Regions, Florence to express appreciation to the owners of Jepperson Madsen, Conductor, Alexander these stations who render this public Schreiner, Organist. service. According to a survey that has President McKay opened the Con- been made, it is possible that over a ference with the following introductory million people will hear and see the remarks: proceedings of this Conference. This figure is based on the ratio of each city President David O. McKay: carrying the Conference and the number of viewers in each city. This is the opening session of the To this large audience, to the over- One Hundred Thirtieth Semi-Annual flow gatherings in the Assembly Hall Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ and Barratt Hall, in behalf of the First of Latter-day Saints. We are convened Presidency, the Council of the Twelve, in the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle on and the other General Authorities, we Temple Square. bid you all a hearty welcome. Yesterday and Wednesday, this house Any important messages that come to was filled with sisters of the Relief us to persons attending the sessions will Society. We commend the presidency be announced at the dismissal of the of the Relief Society and the members meetings over the public address system of the General Board upon the excellent on the grounds. program they have given to the sisters We are favored this morning in hav- of the Church. They truly had a spirit- ing the Relief Society Singing Mothers ual feast. from the Ogden and Northern Utah All the General Authorities of the Regions, who will furnish the music Church are in attendance this morning, for the sessions of the Conference today. excepting three of the leading Brethren It is a joy to have these mothers present whose absence you all note: President this morning. They were with the Re- Clark sends his love to all, but heeding lief Society yesterday and the day before. the doctor's orders he is confined this The lovely Hawaiian flowers, anther- morning to his room; so is President Levi iums, which you see arranged on the Edgar Young of the First Council of rostrum and pulpit, were sent by airplane Seventy and Elder George Q. Morris with the love and affection of the mem- of the Council of the Twelve. All three bers of the Honolulu Stake. We express send their love to you this morning and appreciation to them for their thought- invoke your faith and prayers in their fulness in supplying these beautiful behalf as they are extending theirs in blooms for our enjoyment during the yours. Conference sessions. Fifty years ago we Elder Joseph Anderson is Clerk of the could not have had this pleasure. These Conference. flowers were blooming in Hawaii yes- For the convenience of those who are terday and are here in your presence unable to enter this building, and the today. building is crowded to capacity, we an- The following is a telegram from the nounce that these services and all gen- Andes Mission, Lima, Peru: GENERAL CONFERENCE Friday, October 7 First Day "Greetings from the Andes Mission. We are pleased also to have our stake ." All are well. That mission was presidencies, bishoprics, temple presi- just organized, where they had the dents and general auxiliary officers. ". earthquake recently.