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…be in this beautiful edifice the House of our Lord. May we all so live that we may always enter this house & enjoy the spirit of our Heavenly Father.
I love Utah don’t you. Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains & in the lap of the great American desert is the place I call home. I love Utah don’t you?
2. Up and down the length of the state are cities & villages of happy & contented people, none very rich none very poor, but all industrious, striving for their daily bread. I love Utah don’t you?
1. This desert has blossomed as the rose. Orchards of apples pears peaches plumbs, vineyards on sandy slopes. Fields of alfalfa waving in a purple maze in the summer time. Vegetables of many kinds respond to the touch of the hand of man. I love Utah don’t you?
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4 Mines of coal + iron + silver + lead, gold, uranium, copper, gilsonite yield their wealth. Mountain streams the paradise of the fisherman yield carp, bass, suckers trout catfish. The mountain fastnesses is the home of wild life. Birds of many kind wing their way thro the air cheering the heart of man with their songs of cheer. I love Utah don’t you? 5 Here in this land of the west sent by God for a chosen people protected from floods from cyclones, from violent winds, from storms thousands have found a haven of rest. Here we can worship God with out fear of persecution. Here we are a state in the great sisterhood of states. Here we have our homes our happy home in Utah our beloved Utah. I love Utah don’t you?
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…choose ye this day
I may be in an airplane 20,000 feet above the earth, or in a submarine 100 feet below the surface. In a battle ship or on the face of the battle, I may be on the frozen wastes of Alaska or the burning sands of interior Africa. I may find myself in the largest city in the world or in a little hamlet of a few people. I may be deep in the shaft of a coal mine or out on the wide open places of our western plains.
It doesn’t matter where I am if I can say with the fortitude of Joshua as he stood on the plains of Shechem & delivered to the hosts of Israel that greatest declaration of all time, I choose ye this day whom ye shall serve, as for me & my house we will serve the Lord.
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Our Missionary System
Brothers & sisters you + I are here because some missionaries found our forebears & taught them the gospel. They were looking for the truth & when they heard it, it was sweet music to them. They may have been in the British Isles, in Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, southern Europe, the islands of the seas, Canada or the United States. They left all that was dear to them & cast their lot with a despised people. But this people had the truth. They had the priesthood of God + that gave them the courage & the will to make any sacrifice.
Elders had worked near Palmyra and other parts of the state. As early as 1833 they had preached in Canada, but it was in 1836 before the gospel was taken in earnest. Parley P. Pratt went to Toronto. There was a group of people who were dissatisfied with all the churches. They met
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twice a week + discussed religious themes. Mr. + Mrs John Taylor + a Mrs Walton were members of the group. John Taylor asked the question: “Where are our preachers who are authorized of God to baptize with water for the remission of sins? Where is the ancient church with its apostles + prophets inspired of heaven? Where are the gifts + blessings which Christ said should follow the true believer?” Many other questions were asked. Parley P. Pratt had the answers. All the members of the group but the chairman became members. The message spread over Canada + hundreds joined the church. In 1837, the gospel was taken to the British Isles. Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, Orson Hyde, Joseph Fielding + others went, 7 in all. They labored in Preston + the nearby villages. Many people were baptized. Where ever
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the Elders went their labors were sealed by the power of the Holy Ghost. The sick were healed, the lame were made to walk, consumptives were healed. Evil spirits were cast out. The gifts of the gospel were enjoyed in many other ways. Apostle Kimball blessed his handkerchief & sent it to some of the sick & they were healed. A conference was held on April 8 in Preston. Nearly 700 saints were present. The meeting started at 9 A.M. & lasted till 5 P.M., and another meeting at 7. When Bro. Kimball was leaving, the saints wept bitterly. He too had to wash the tears from his eyes in a little brook. This was a wonderful mission. 2000 had joined the church. Since then 1000s of Britains best blood has come to Zion. The same story is true of
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Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, the islands of the sea & the isles, led by the priesthood of God they have made one of the greatest commonwealths the world has ever known.
Matt. 24:14:
“And the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
D. & C. 1:4–6:
“And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have chosen in these last days.
And they shall go forth and none shall stay them, for I the Lord have commanded them.
Behold, this is mine authority, and the authority of my servants, and my preface unto the book of my commandments, which I have given them to publish unto you, O inhabitants of the earth.”
You & I are the benefactors of the great missionary system. Today it is going on at a rapid pace. Every stake has a group of missionaries who are humbly trying to show all the people the beauties of the restored gospel. The prophecy in Math 24–14 is being fulfilled and in modern revelation D & C 1:46 so the gospel is being given to every nation kindred tongue & people. May we so live that those who have not joined our ranks will see our good works & have a desire to be with us.
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Message of life & salvation
In song & story you have listened to the message of life & salvation as given by our Savior. You have seen the crowds gather about in the great city of Jerusalem, with John the Baptist in Bethabara. His temple was in the wilderness of Judea, you see Him in the villages of Cana, Capernaum, on the shores of Galilee, on the hill of Hermon, Tabor & the Mount of Olives. In the village of Bethany & at last Golgotha & Calvary Hill.
All his ministry was in the radius of only a few hundred miles, yet he has wielded greater influence than any other person. He has extended an invitation to all who have ears to hear & hearts to understand, come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy & my burden is light. May we accept the invitation
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Nurses Prayer I dedicate myself to thee Oh Lord, my God. Help me to my work in thy great name and for thy sake. Take thou mine eyes, and teach them the thou to observe, the thousand ways in which my skill may serve. Guide thou my hands, that even their touch may prove that skill can reach new heights enriched by love. Bless thou my feet, and while they may fare smile on many a sufferers bed! Clothe me with patient strength, all tasks to bear crown me with patient strength all tasks to bear crown me with hope and love, which drive out fear and faith, on whose abundance I may build new faith in hearts lay fear with shadows filled! Keep me attuned to thee, teach me to pray, work in me, thro me, with me, Lord, each day.
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Math 5:16
Let thy light shine
Along the rock bound coast and where the water is shallow the government has built light houses to protect incoming vessels from shipwreck. Years ago they were lighted by lanterns hanging in the window. Vessels many miles away could see the gleam and they were warned not to come too near. If the light house keeper failed to light the lantern disaster was sure to follow. He must never fail. Too much was at stake.
Everyone is born with the divine spark. It may be fanned into a living light or it may be smothered out. The light that shines from each one is our good deeds. This sad old world is so in need of kindness, charity, tolerance sympathy. Shakespeare says how far that little candle throws its beams, so shines a good deed in a naughty world. Good deeds often require little effort. It’s an easy thing to help
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the aged across the street, to befriend the little new child who is timid + lonely. To sit an hour with the sick & afflicted. To remember the shut in with a flower. The friendly handclasp the kindly smile. These are such little tasks, yet they shed rays of living light.
Let your light so shine that men seeing your good deeds will glorify your Father in Heaven. Then seek that greater light spoken of in the beautiful hymn,
Lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom.
Lead Thou me on.
The night is dark and I am far from home
Lead thou me on. Keep thou my feet
I do not ask to see
The distant scene. One step enough for me.
Yes, let your light so shine that men seeing your good deeds will glorify your Father in Heaven.
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Standard Bearer
In ancient times a standard bearer went before the armies. His body was encased in a steel armor. Sometimes he rode a magnificent charger whose body was also incased in a steel armor. The man carried a banner of brilliant colors upon which was written the message or ideal for which the army was fighting.
In the book of Alma 50 we read the story of Helaman & his 2000 young men who went to battle against the Lamanites. Their standard bearer carried a great white banner upon which was inscribed the word Liberty. Their mothers had taught them righteousness. They carried in their hearts this message, Behold our God is with us and he will not suffer that we shall fall. They went to battle. They all returned unhurt.
In early colonial times the colonists were having trouble
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with the French & Indians in the Ohio valley, Benjamine Franklin published a picture in his Gazette. It was a snake cut up in pieces underneath were the words “Join or die.” There was an old superstition that if a snake were cut to pieces and then the pieces allowed to touch they would join and the snake goes on living. This message to the colonists became a standard. They all joined hands in a common cause. Our church has had its standard bearers.
Let us consider one of our stalwarts Heber J. Grant. He was not dressed in an armor of shining steel nor did he ride on a prancing steed, but he was a standard bearer in every sense of the word. When very young he strove for accomplishing what he set out to do. He was a very poor writer
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but he practiced until he became an expert hand writer. He couldn’t play ball well. He practiced that until he was efficient. He couldn’t carry a tune but when he was in Japan on a mission Horace Ensign struggled with him till he was able to sing rather well. He has been the standard bearer of righteousness from a young boy until now. He was captain of our ship of state for many years, with his hand on the wheel, his eyes straight ahead & his heart on God he guided it well.
Spiritual inspiration was the compass that guided him on his course. He stood uncompromising against sin but was always charitable towards the sinner. He never asked a member to do anything that was not willing to do himself.
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He was a champion of every principle of the gospel. He promised the members if they would pay all their debts & obligations to their fellow men & to God & to keep the word of wisdom, they would be free from bondage. I saw it work a trial.
Pres Grant gave a shot on criticism. Many of us are prone to give adverse criticism on the leaders & on what they do, forgetting the fact that we get from an enterprise only what we put into it. Constructive criticism is helpful but adverse criticism is of little value.
Heber J. Grant held the banner before us showing that heaven will open the way for any of us if we place are determined to achieve. May his life be a beacon light to all the youth of our land.
Easter
Our present day Easter comes on the first sun after the 21 of March after the full moon. There was an ancient Pagan
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ceremony There was an ancient Pagan ceremony at this time of the year. It celebrated the awakening of spring, the bands of death & winter were broken & life returns in the form of buds & grass flowers, eggs & rabbits are symbols of Easter. To the Christian world there is a greater meaning, it commemorates the resurrection of our Savior.
The events that led to the crucifixion are, The rulers conspire against Christ, Judas betrays him, Christ eats the passover & introduces the holy supper or sacrament. He prays alone in the garden. He is led to Caiaphas. Peter denies him. He is bound, delivered to Pilate who washes his hands of any responsibility. Christ is crucified, the sepulcher sealed & watched. An angel rolls back the stone and Christ comes forth from the tomb. Mary his Mother, Mary Magdalene
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and the other Mary are watching in the garden. The angel tells them to go to Galilee for the Savior had gone there. On the way they met the Savior & worshiped him. Christ was the 1st fruits of the resurrection. He made it possible for all the children of our Heavenly Father to be resurrected.
We are told that we will take up our own body & no other. Also that our physical bodies will assume the full stature & majesty of our spirit. Let us so order our lives so we may understand the meaning of the resurrection.
Letter to Allen Huber on graduation & congratulations.
You have come to the end of a mile stone in your experience. It must it has fitted you ready to meet the new adventure with confidence & trust in your own possibilities. The world is in need of what our young folk can give us.
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Honor thy father & thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. This commandment is as vital today as when it was thundered 5000 years ago from Mt Sinai.
Our father & mother brought us into the world. They lovingly cared for us during infancy & childhood. They spent sleepless nights watching over our sick beds, praying God that the trouble would be lifted & we would be restored to health. No sacrifice was ever too great. Beautiful clothes, pleasure & gaiety were forgotten because we were their main interest.
Then we trudged off to school and she was so proud of our first little scribble. Soon it was high school, then college. The same interest & love followed us ever. They asked for no returns. They expected no pay but just hoped we would be honorable members of society. We were reared in homes where the lessons of toleration, forbearance, kindness and charity were learned. These homes are tiny worlds where we must learn
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all the lessons that make for good citizenship. Each member must know his place. Mother & father preside and the children cooperate. There can be no selfishness in the happy home. All must give & take, service & kindness must be in every mind. How shall we honor our father & mother. Never do anything that will bring dishonor to their name. Live up to the standards of decent society of your church. Remember them on their birthday, Xmas, fathers and mothers day. Maybe it is just a postcard, just the thought that you remember them gives them joy. Go to see them often.
A little old lady shabbily dressed came out of the chapel. Her son had just given an eloquent address on the value of human kindness. She said, “How can he give such a talk when his old mother is starving for one word of kindness from him.”
Read Backward, turn backward
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Hanging on the walls of one of our great metropolitan Art Galleries are pictures of mothers. There is the great Sistine Madonna by Raphael. He has put on canvas the great overwhelming love of the mother for her child. There is Madame Le Brun & her daughter. They are clasping each other in loving embrace. One can almost feel the great emotion they feel for each other.
Now we are looking at the Millet picture, the mother feeding her birds. It depicts a story of terrible poverty & oppression in France among the peasant class. Yet in her movements and the expression in her eyes we know she loves her children & would suffer hunger and want so they might be fed.
Now we see Teruzzi Madonna of the slums. She has an old shawl over her head and shoulders. The child lay asleep nestled under her chin. The face is such a sad sweet one on which pain & sorrow & disappointment are written, but shining thru
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is the triumphant look of mother love. Wherever we see the face of a mother of the slums or the face of a mother in palace halls there is the light of a mother’s love.
God created mothers in his image. Our mothers have tried to remain in that image. God gave mothers the power to suffer pain in silence, to sacrifice, to be deprived of every pleasant thing that their children might be supplied. He made them kind and loving & patient. He made them love their children more than anything else in the world. That is the way with mothers.
Never a sigh for the cares that she bore for me, never a shot of the joys that flew by, nor one regret that she couldn’t do more for me. Oh the soft touch of her hand on my brow. Oh the long years that she gave up her all for me.
Oh how I yearn for her gentleness now. Slave to her baby, yes that was the way she counted her greatest of services small! Words can not tell what this heart would say of her.
Mother the sweetest & fairest of all
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It is no creature to set aside a day to honor mother. It is not a new thing. The custom of holding a festival in honor of motherhood dates back to ancient times when the Greeks worshipped Cybele, Mother of the Gods, paid tribute to her with rites held in forests & caves. Later the custom spread to Rome where a 3 day festival was held beginning each year on the Ides of March.
Our modern celebration was suggested by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia to congress, so the 2nd Sun in May was set aside for the celebration of Mothers day. Not only on this day will we give flowers, but on every day and at every opportunity will we bestow our love upon her & her companion & then in a measure we will be fulfilling the commandment.
Honor thy father & thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Can you sit Rock me to sleep here
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It is a great blessing and glory to be a mother, but it carries with it a tremendous responsibility. When God placed our first mother on this earth He instructed her about her responsibilities.
She was to be a help mate to her husband. They should make a family, create bodies for the spirits God would send them.
So today the role of the mother is the same, be a help mate to her husband & give physical bodies to God’s spirits.
I honor and love the grand women who take children not their own into their hearts and homes. I am sure great will be their reward.
The home is the unit of society. A nation is only as strong as its homes & the mothers in them.
We love our children more than life itself but they are not all ours. They belong to society. It is the duty of the mother to help them to be decent members of society. Thousands of years ago, a code of conduct was
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given to Moses, known as the Ten Commandments. It is as binding today as when thundered from Mt. Sinai.
At the mother’s knee it must be taught, love God & your fellow men. Honor, steal or lie or bear false witness or covet. A child should be required to give a clear story of every object he brings home. Shop lifting by children is appalling and if not checked may end in the law.
So I repeat it is at the mother’s knee that the child must be taught honesty. Train a child in the way he should go & when he is old he will not depart therefrom.
I as a mother must be an example of all the virtues I wish to instill into the lives of my children.
Our glorious country was made possible because those noble Pilgrims established homes with father & mother at the head & the children
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cooperating. Tucked away in the safe place was their most precious possession, a thumb-worn Bible. Every night when the work was done the mother handed the precious book to the father & he read to the family group.
I repeat it was that family unit that made our great nation possible. It is my responsibility to see it is every mothers responsibility to set a good example to the children entrusted to her care.
Live so and your children will rise up & call you blessed. Mothers put God into the lives of your children and you will reap a glorious reward.
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I looked on the mountain and saw what I shot was a beast. On closer observation I saw it was a man. Still closer I saw it was my brother. When we judge our fellows from afar we sometimes make mistakes. It is well to rub shoulders to shoulder, look for the good and not the weakness of our fellowman.
There is a picture of a boy carrying another boy. The father seems to think he is too heavy. The boy replies “He ain’t heavy father he is my brother.”
We will not know the fatherhood of God until we have learned the brotherhood of man.
We must learn to rub shoulders with our fellowmen, borrow their joys & heartaches & be ready to give a helping hand. Take time out of our mad rush for worldly gain and help those less fortunate. We will find heavenly peace in forgetfulness of self in the interest of our fellow men.
Then we will have learned what Christ meant when he said Love thy neighbor as thy self.
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Letter to Irene Woodhouse
Congratulations on having completed your high school. You have come to the end of a milestone in your experience. I trust it has fitted you ready to meet the new adventure with confidence and trust in your own possibilities. The world is so in need of what our young folk can give us. May your hidden potentialities unfold so high & noble ideals will ever find expression in your service. Give it all that you have & it will return an hundred fold.
May Heaven be mindful of you and guide you in your future work. We are very fond of you folks and will rejoice in your success.
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Letter to Walter W. Gottwald
Congratulations on having finished this milestone in your scholastic experience. I trust the lessons you have learned have given you confidence and trust in your ability to go on and do. The world is so in need of what our young folk can give us. May your hidden potentialities unfold for the benefit of your fellowmen. Give to the sphere in which you find yourself the best that is in you and it will amaze you how the best comes back to you.
The greatest joy anyone can know comes to him when he has helped someone over the rough places to a secure footing on the road to true adulthood.
May Heaven be mindful of you & direct you on that course your parents are two grand people. We love them dearly you are all very dear to us. Mary & Edgurn are very fond.
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Fond of you, we are most grateful to all of you for your kindness to them. It was a most happy day 8 years ago at the Laguardia Air field when we met that sweet little Donna Gottwald. We are most grateful for her. Mary will keep us informed of your activities. We wish always before in your success.
Letter to E. Allen Bateman on death of his mother
Please accept my interest in the passing of your beloved mother. What a wonderful thing to have lived 92 years. I am sure you have been very happy to have taken care of her in her declining years. It has brought back to me a flood of happy memories. Your father & mother were very kind to me. I shall never forget it. Of course there were difficulties, but now as I view it after nearly 60 years…
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All I remember is the kindness and consideration of the grand people of East Jordan and the lovely boys & girls I taught. I loved every one of them. Remember me to your sisters. May Heaven be mindful of you and give you comfort. You were born of goodly parents, the greatest gift that can come to one. May peace abide in your hearts and home is my wish for you. Sincerely,
I don’t know why we hesitate to say the kindly word and are so easy to give adverse criticism. So here is my story. My husband received a sport shirt as a gift. He does not wear sport shirts so did not wear it. A friend said I am going to S.L. & will have this shirt exchanged for a work shirt. In a few days here comes a package from your store containing a beautiful work shirt and no bill envelope the difference in the price of the shirts. I was deeply impressed. My neighbor said “Oh that is blindness.” To me it was a most kindly, thoughtful act. I have long wanted to tell you that your system is a good…
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benefactor in the area where you operate. I enjoy shopping in your store. Your goods are superior & your clerks are so courteous & helpful. Thanking you for the kind consideration, I am sincerely
I. A program through the way of Christ in our preparation
II. We are judged by the company we keep & by the friends we choose
III. Encourage good music
IV. Choosing one’s life’s work. Every one of God’s children existed as spirit intelligences with hidden potentialities. When each one enters mortality, these hidden potentialities respond to the forces here. He must decide what course he will take
V. How I joined the church
VI. Choosing a companion for time & eternity
Letter to Mrs. Gottwald
It makes me very happy when young folk find the road to advancement. I know how happy Edgurn & Mary are. Walter is as dear as a relation. I know you miss her and I am sure she will miss you.
Johnelle
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and children came last night. It is grand to have them. Johnelle is cleaning up stairs. Two of the girls are in the basement taking off the growths of the potatoes. Will be glad when the new potatoes are ready. Have radishes, onions & lettuce. Have put stakes for the beans. I hope you will come to visit us and see how the west meets life. We are so grateful to you for all your kindnesses to all of us. We love you dearly.
A tribute to my sainted father
There are only a few left to tell the story. The old landmarks are getting fewer & fewer. Time has completely obliterated some of them. Shall we let what is left be lost to those who come after. Shall the memory of those valient men & women be lost in oblivion.
The Mutuals of the L.D.S. church are making a drive to raise funds
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for suitable markers & monuments along the old trail.
When I meet my sainted father over yonder I want to say, Father, the ideals for which you suffered so much, I have tried to understand how hard it was to leave your beautiful country home, with its shady lanes & primrose hedges, with the skylark & the nightingale and cast your lot with a despised, misunderstood band of people, driven from place to place, crossing a trackless waste, and at last settling in a vast barren desert, inhabited only by the rattlesnake & lizard, with sage brush & sunflowers, and the savage claiming possession of it all.
You left me a legacy greater than all earthly wealth, an inheritance that money can not buy. My birthright from you is my dearest possession. Father I thank you for it all.
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Tribute to retiring Bishopric
J. Wells Robins, Vincent Hansen, Don Roberts
It is a real joy at the end of the day to be tired & weary, ready for rest, because one has been working in the interest of others. There is happiness at the end of a long journey when one has traveled to help his fellowmen. Our adventures, our experiences, our daily contacts are our teachers; they may find us hard and cynical & cold or we may emerge from them mellowed, tranquil and lofty.
Bros Robins, Hansen, Roberts & Thompson, your task has been long, arduous, perplexing but so far as that task is concerned it is ended. The day has closed, the experience is over. New tasks await you, perhaps as long, arduous and perplexing, but with trust in God & your fellow men accept them with humility & love.
There are still the sick & afflicted, the poor & needy, the tempted & the tried. Even there is the widow’s plea & the orphan…
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Heavenly Father will be mindful of you. Put your trust in him and the priesthood you hold and this adventure will be a glorious one. We will always rejoice in your success. Always our love,
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my strength and my Redeemer.
We are judged by the words of our mouth. The leaders of our Mutual are very anxious for every MIA member to learn to use good English. Let us avoid slang, wrong English, swearing. The violation of the rules of the preposition & the transitive & intransitive verbs are quite alarming.
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A gold star mother passes
On Sept 14, 1917 Elizabeth Eskelund Peterson gave to her country her twin sons Albert & Edward. Edward was in the engagement and never returned. When & how & just where he was lost only Heaven has recorded.
After the first pangs of his loss were over Elizabeth E. Peterson settled down to the regular routine of life. No one was ever reminded by her that she had sustained this great loss. She gave him willingly, she accepted her loss with meekness & patience & without bitterness.
E. E. Peterson was born April 13, 1857 in Vamlingbo, Gotland, Sweden, daughter of Lars and Catherine Christianson Eskelund. With her parents she came to America in 1863. They settled in Sanpete Co. then moved to Scipio. She married Carl Peterson & became the mother of 3 sons & 4 daughters. The
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D.U.P. may her this tribute
She brought with her from her native country Sweden a beautiful culture. That Scandinavian culture of the love for the beautiful in nature. The desire to change ugliness into beauty. To plant flowers & grass & shrubs & trees where weeds & brambles grow.
To move among her fellows with a queenly grace & graciousness that made us feel when she had passed it was like the closing of exquisite music.
Her home was surrounded with beautiful flowers which breathed of the loveliness of this lovely lady. As we gazed upon the flower laden casket & the baskets & vases of flowers she had helped raise & loved so dearly, we were grateful that we had known this lovely lady.
She gave us the culture of the soft gentle tones of the Swedish tongue. She was slow to anger, she could suspend judgment until over →
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Tribute to Ora Hanson
It always seems to me that Ora is like a beautiful modest little violet. She moves in her sphere quietly & earnestly. Her position on the board was the silent one, she listened and wrote down what others said, she never forced her thoughts on us unless urged to do so. She never failed us. The great sustaining quality of dependability was hers. Of all the qualities that makes a person master of themselves in all their situations none is greater than dependability. It is so rare today that when one possesses it, he or she is a pearl of great price.
Ora we will miss you, but we know you are needed elsewhere. Thanks for all the grand contacts I had with you. You have made my life richer. Poem
“The modest violet”
All the facts were known. This culture brought by the religious pioneers is fast leaving us. Let us drink of it now & incorporate it into our own life pattern.
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Thank you letter to Mrs Redd
Dear Mrs Redd,
We arrived safely at noon on Thurs. Our visit in your beautiful town & the surrounding country will always be an inspiration to me. I meditate in awe on the achievements of your pioneers who made the founding of Blanding possible. I have never met a more hospitable group of people.
Please accept my deepest gratitude for the genuine hospitality we enjoyed under your roof. Also I am grateful to you for the lovely home you have given Anna while in your city.
May every good gift be yours & may you be blessed for all your kind deeds.
Life
Life is a measure to be filled and not a cup to be drained
Life is God’s gift to us
