Show Pray for Me LOS Church President Admonishes Youth Harold old B. B Lee president of ot the more than Mormons Mormons Mormons Mor Mor- mons addressed thousands of young members at the Summer Fireside gathering of ot the Salt Lake Valley Latter- Latter day Saint Mutual Men M er Girls In the world-famous world Tabernacle on Temple Square recently Filling the Tabernacle to overflowing the young men and women omen sang with tearful eyes and humble spirits as they were moved by the fervent plea of the church president for them to pray for him Pray for me young people I plead with you to pray for forme forme forme me and I promise you that I will try to so live that the Lord can answer your prayers through me Ill I'll try my best tobe to tobe tobe be your servant said President President President dent Lee Jee In his first major appearance before the young members of the church since he became president This Is your day you have been brought forth in the most auspicious time in the history of the world he said to help In bringing to pass the preparing of the people to receive re receive receive re- re the coming of the Lord Never before was It more imperative Imperative im imperative Im- Im that the tens of thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands like you young folks to rise up and support those who can most likely be de depended depended depended de- de upon to uphold righteous principles At this time of the year we frequently hear people say can you tell me how to vote I will tell you how to vote vets Get down on your knees and ask the Lord to guide you and you will know whom to vote for You now have the voting franchise but prepare yourselves yourselves yourselves your your- selves to do what the Lord has now placed upon you this great responsibility Speaking on one of the greatest greatest greatest great great- est evils of social life Ufe today Mormon President Lee turned to the subject of divorce Satans Satans Sa tans tan's greatest threat is to destroy destroy destroy des des- troy the family and to make mockery of the law of chastity and the sanctity of the marriage covenant he said Let us s so live that this might be clearly our duty and responsibility That is the challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge that this church and the youth today has if this nation Is to be saved he continued and our people protected from the ravages of destruction that thatIs thatis thatis Is bound to come upon us If we wedo wedo wedo do not repent The Lord Lordis is nearer to us than we have any idea as He said about his nearness Draw near unto me and I will wUl draw near unto you ask me diligently and ye shall find me ask and ye shall receive re receive receive re- re knock and It shall be opened unto you Now this means that the Lord Isn't keeping keepIng keep keep- Ing Himself away from us Its It's we who keep ourselves away from Him We may not always see Him but He promises promises promises prom prom- 1 R will be In your midst The Lord loves you you a are r e wonderful young people Keep yourselves pure and sweet and clean If you have made mistakes dont don't repeat them Walk humbly from now on prepare yourself to go goto goto goto to the House of the Lord As I catch the spirit of this wonderful young audience I have havea a feeling of kinship to you the likes of which I can hardly explain You say to me You are the head of the church arent aren't you and I have said IN No 0 Im I'm not the head of the church the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is head of this church I happen to be the one who has been called on to preside preside preside pre pre- side at the present time here hereupon hereupon hereupon upon the earth I need your faith and prayers Pray for me young people I plead with you pray for me |