Conference reports of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

;One Hundred Eighth Annual Conferenceof the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day SaintsThe One Hundred and Eighth Annual Conference of the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints convened in the Tabernacle, Salt LakeCity, Utah, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, April 3, 4, and 6, 1938.The entire proceedings of the Conference were broadcast by radio,through the courtesy of Station KSL of Salt Lake City, for the benefitof the public generally.President Heber J. Grant presided at each of the sessions.GENERAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CHURCH PRESENTOf the First Presidency : Heber J. Grant, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., andDavid O. McKay.Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles : Rudger Clawson, ReedSmoot, *, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards,**, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill, CharlesA. Callis, and Albert E. Bowen.Of the First Council of the Seventy : Jonathan G. Kimball, Rulon S.Wells, Levi Edgar Young, Antoine R. Ivins, Samuel O. Bennion, JohnH. Taylor, ***.Of the Presiding Bishopric : Sylvester Q. Cannon, David A. Smith,and John Wells.OFFICERS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES PRESENTChurch Historian and Recorder : Joseph Fielding Smith, and the followingassistants : Andrew Jenson and A. William Lund.Members of the General Committee, Church Welfare Program.Presidents of Stakes and their counselors, Presidents of Temples,Patriarchs, High Priests, Seventies and Elders from all parts of theChurch.Members of the Church Board of Education, and General, Stake, andWard officers of the auxiliary organizations.Mission Presidents : Frank Evans, Eastern States ; Bryant S. Hinckley,Northern States ; David A. Broadbent, North Central States ; CarlF. Eyring, New England ; Elias S. Woodruff, Central States ; Merrill D.Clayson, Southern States; El Ray L. Christiansen, Texas; William T.Tew, Jr., East Central States ; William W. Seegmiller, Western StatesW. Aird MacDonald, California; Preston Nibley, Northwestern States;Abel S. Rich, Canada ; Harold W. Pratt, Mexico ; Orlando C. Williams,Spanish-American ;Joseph J. Cannon, Temple Block, Salt Lake City,Utah.*George Albert Smith was absent, visiting missions in the islands of the Pacific.**Richard R. Lyman was absent, presiding over the European Mission.***Rufus K. Hardy was absent, visiting missions in the islands of the Pacific.