stake conference in August 1912, stated, "I am sorry that the Lord has blessed Morgan with so many peas that people have to work and run the factories on Sunday." In an effort to ease the problem the stake presidency granted the Morgan Ward permission to hold sacrament meeting on Sunday evenings instead of Sunday afternoon so that those who had to work on Sunday could still attend sacrament meeting.8 At the 136th quarterly conference in February 1916, Elder Orson F. Whitney gave a stirring address, relating important events in church history. Among other things he told about the arrival of the Saints in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. He said, "When they got to the mouth of the canyon, Brigham Young told them to bear to the North but it seemed as though Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow who went ahead could see something that looked like a meadows to the south but when they got there they found it to be swamps. So they had to turn and go where Brigham Young told them to go." He also talked of his feelings as he visited the Carthage Jail and saw the bloodstains where Hyrum was mortally wounded and the bullet hole through the door which had killed him.9 Elder Melvin J. Ballard in March 1922 stated; "These conferences give us an opportunity to take stock of ourselves and replenish our Spiritual energy."10 Truly stake conference has been and is a time of learning and refreshing for the Saints who are actively pursuing a course that leads to eternal life. Special Conference On 10 October 1901 President Lorenzo Snow passed away. His death occurred just a few days after the closing session of the general conference of the Church. Following the instructions of President Woodruff and the example set in organizing the First Presidency when Lorenzo Snow was chosen President, the Council of the Twelve Apostles, including the two Counselors of the late President, took immediate action. Seven days after the death of President Snow, Joseph F. Smith was chosen President and he selected John R. Winder and Anthon H. Lund for his Counselors. By instruction from the First Presidency of the Church, a special conference was held in the Morgan Stake on 3 November 1901. The conference convened at 10:00 a.m. in the stake meetinghouse. A letter from the First Presidency was read by President Heiner explaining that the purpose of the conference was to sustain the actions of the Apostles in choosing a new First Presidency of the Church. In the afternoon session the letter was again read and explained. President Rich then presented the names of the General Authorities of the Church for a sustaining vote. The voting was conducted in the following manner: First the stake presidency was asked to stand and vote, followed in turn by the patriarchs, high priests, high councilors, alternate high council, presidents of seventies, seventies, elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and last of all the entire congregation was asked to stand and vote. The voting was unanimous. It was then "Moved that 91