May 4 1980

Area Conference- Sunday General Session 

Elder Mark E Peterson  conducting 

President Kimball 

Elder Tanner 

Elder Piniger 

Elder Faust 

Elder Asay 

The choir sings "The Morning Breaks" music directed by Harlan Boone

Invocation by Pres Mellow. Little Rock Ark Stake 

The Choir sings "Oh My Father" 

Pres Kimball talks-

From 6 original members in Fayette NY to 4.3 million members now. 

1955 Temple dedication in Switzerland Shortly after in England. If each family were to bring one family into the church there would not be a building big enough to hold an Area Conference. Each family asked in Family and Private prayers - for the Lord will open Foreign Missionary Work in those countries that are now closed. Every young boy and girl should be on a mission. Do your Genealogy and Temple work. 13,000 missionaries to 30,000 missionaries today. 

19% increased to 36% Sacrament Attendance 

He bore his testimony. 

Elder Donald Long Hilton  Reg Rep New Orleans, LA

Job 1:8-10 

1 Corinthians 10:13    Temptation 

D&C 95: 1 

Family Prayer  Patriarch- Family home Evening 

Reading good books

These are some of the way to put a "hedge" around us. 

Attend all our meetings to gain strength 

D&C 1:23 

Missionary Program- Strengthen us- and brings new spirits to the realization of the truth of the Gospel. 

Choir and congregation sings "Now Let us Rejoice" 

Sister Norma Smith 

Published in Kirtland "Now Let Us Rejoice" 

1 Nephi 8: 20, 21 

1 Nephi 15 

Follow the straight and narrow path. 

Elder Ray D. Piniger 

The Greatest kind of love. 

The kind we have for our Parents. 

Honor thy Father and thy Mother. 

A baby is a spirit that has just left the Presence of God. We should return that spirit to our Heavenly Father as pure as it was sent to us. 

Honor thy Mother and Father first. 

Elder Mark Peterson 

Covenants- Follow commandments and Word of Wisdom 

70,000 directly attributed to cigarette smoking  Cancer victims. 

200,000 deaths due to Cancer. 

Birth defects 

Mouth, etc cancer 6x greater to cigarette smokers

Lung Cancer 10x greater

Alcohol 

25,000 deaths directly attributed to drunk drivers 

Billions lost attributed to alcohol 

Birth Defects- 

Smoking and Alcohol increase 30-50% chance of birth defects. 

Caffeine in tea and coffee causes increased risk of birth defects 

3 million mental 

Follow the word of wisdom 

Choir  "Come Come ye Saints" 

Benediction Pres Robert Scott Alan 

Baton Rouge LA Stake