Our Work

OUR WORK. RELEASED. Having teen called on a mission to Los Angeles and California, Elder W. B. Dougall, who has acted efficiently for scrme years as a member of the General Board, was honorably released from that position, at a meeting of the Board, January 24. He expressed the great pleasure he had experienced in his labors with the brethren and in the M. L A. The members parted with him with the utmost good feeling, and their blessings go with him to his new field of action. We believe that thousands who have heard him in the M. L A. gatherings in the past years will heartily join in wishing him pleasure and success in all his works. LET THE MINUTES BE READ AND APPROVED. It has come to the notice of the General Board that in a number of associations the minutes of the meetings are neither read nor approved. One of the objects of keeping records is that the whole body may be apprised of the association's official action. The organizations are, therefore, requested to have the minutes not only neatly and accurately taken and carefully preserved, but also read and approved. The little blank minute books, printed for the associations, are convenient for this purpose, and are great aids to secretaries towards^uniform work. They should be carefully preserved, and in time may be bound, two or three together, in a durable volume. COME PREPARED TO REPORT. At a meeting of the General Board, held January 17, it was ordered that all stake officers of the Y. M. M. L A., be and are hereby instructed to come o public meetings of the associations, and to ward conferences, prepared to give the status of their work if called upon. The importance of this action is apparent when it is known that some heads of ward and stake organizations are completely at sea if called upon unaware to give a report of the condition of their organiza-