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Show M3 : Second Section f W II MJ is i'i MfeLLEY nvRniLmsmJi r. 12n f .i. lyO.NTON CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1947 tftc star, tfjrp rtjoiccft 1 3nl) tofjtn tfytf totrt tomt into tljt touse.tttp satotfjt poung ctift tDit(j jHarp bis motljtr, 8ii6 (ell boton, anb toorsfjipptli jim: anb toftrn tfcrp t)ab optntb tt)fir trcas-urt- River Stake Presidency Seasons Greetings tends tijrp sita Zemplc Presidency tuitt) txctcbins great jop. NUMBER FIFTEEN Ear to, tt)t star, tofjufc tfjtp fiaa in rfjt tast, totnt bjfort fi-- .. . . If V v lymi. uu u iauv ana iiooo BxT tohrrt tlit vouna rhilh his this 1 , tjiinKs i V? Ul tfjrp prtstnttb unto tym gifts; golU, anb franbinttnst. anb mprrfj. Snb bring toarnrb of 6ob in a brrara that thrp shoulb not rtturn to fttrob, thtp ! A ..... i in . ;v . our' TrtcKir trvrwrf,.t A curl ' I orf uiu lvj mfc "u, thankful and cheerful heart." Surely no people es from a earth with so much for which to be grateful upon this of our homes the abundance of of our lives the security of God's Latter'day work deserves have we and the witness wiii wise irian :Sigivingfawholelife- - a.tauiv V 1 V - .' j-- ,-. Christmas Spirit A conclusion may - Prize-Winnin- , tt L A V i ! A And once again the angels sang A Heavenly refrain, And told the people of the new-boKing, Who o'er the world would reign. Yes, this is the old, old story Told time and time again That gives us the spirit of Christmas Of peace, good will toward men. I and A A " Prize-Winnin- g Xmas Story By BARBARA MORSE No, KORTH f3IK it wasn't a usual day, and I through the deep snow. What was it Jeannie had said? wasn't in my usual mood. Nor"I just know you'll ha Oh mally I ran down this lovely old so-- o yeah! with the Christmas happy street with its friendly houses I'm you." Xher. giving present windows whose batted her eyelashes had she seemed to say in acherry way, and wrinkled her nose as she al "Hi, there. Merry Christmas!" ways does. s Today I just scuffed along A lump about the size of the pumpkins I used to have at Hallowe'en time rose in my throat. Why, I hadn't bought a thing for her! Golly just 'cause I'm taking her to the Christmas Eve dance doesn't mean mean that! "Jiggers!" I thought, "best I get on the ball." Throughout chemistry I sat thinking cf a possible gift to buy What a sap I had been to even think of taking a girl to a dance. I went to assembly, a pretty good one, too. I sat two rows behind Jeannine. Gee, her hair was pretty! She turned and winked at me. "Yes," I decided, "this gifti must be something special, I'll ask Mom. She'll FLOWER SHOP holly-deck- TifPi I i ton . it t I pound box of chocolates. Boy, would Jeannie like that! At 8:30 1 drove the family heap into Jeannie's driveway, happy because I had such a swell Mom. She'd arranged to let me take the car and had wrapped the gift to perfection. I had it all planned; I'd give her the box of candy that night after we had returned from the dance. Oh! We had a wonderful time, and as we drove into her drive way a little later, I gave her the jgift. She smiled shyly as she men removed tne wrappings, here eyes widened and so did mine! You see, I had taken the wrong box by mistake, and I still swear it looked the same as the candy. Instead it was Aunt Ida's intended Christmas gift, a corset. A Gift for Jeannie ft 4 k ARE THE MANY FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES WE HAVE AMONG YOU GOOD PEOPLE. IN A WORLD OF CONFUSION, UNCERTAINTY AND STRIFE, WE HOPE YOU CAN COUNT MANY BLESSINGS AND THINK OF MANY OF THE ILLS FROM WHICH YOU ARE EXEMPT. CHRISTMAS IS A TIME FOR REFLECTION; A TIME WHEN MORE ADEQUATE APPRECIATION IS GIVEN FOR OUR POSSESSIONS, FOR OUR BLESSINGS, AND FOR OUR FRIENDS. AMONG OUR VALUED POSSESSIONS rn MERRY CHRISTMAS I ''. WE APPRECIATE HAVING THIS MEANS OF EXTENDING OUR BEST WISHES TO THE FINE PEOPLE LIVING IN BEAR RIVER VALLEY. was in Bethlehem of Judea The shepherds gathered 'round. As they saw the babe in Mary's arms, ,They knelt upon the ground. They bowed their heads in fervent prayer And thanked their God on high, And their hearts were filled with hope and love, For the Prince of Peace was nigh. BEAR RIVER STAKE PRESIDENCY. ; l V TO OUR FRIENDS: It Sincerely your brethern, if g af-ia- I (' new-bor- n our lives be guided by the words of Isaiah 58 : draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the J thou "If l . . . soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be shall guide thee continually. a nooday; and the Lord In i- The story is told of the long agt, About the King, Of the shepherds who saw the star that night And heard the angels sing. It was "Glory to God in the Highest" As the bright star led the way To a lowly humble manger Where the baby Jesus lay. While i . ": .1 Xmas Poem By GERALDIHE RHODES recognizing the importance of our physical needs we must missionaries of the Church are abroad in the foreet that some 5000 the Gospel of the Master laboring to lift preaching unselfishly Give them the suport of your niind to a higher spiritual plane. thousands of our boys are still in the Furthermore, and prayers. their and physical peril is less than although vice of their country, remain we moral same the join you in praying for perils ar time and guidance., protection I , Mm", - -- . sil - ; i f V abundance we are under condemnation n f in the midst of our than ourselves.- Thousands of our fortunate f reet those less !c ,w this, dav- without even the bare necessities of life. Visaing much is being done to give aid to the needy, uour Welfare Plan if we are truly to be our brother's keeper. done be must more h jnud inir Hpavpn tVian tVin nf- n tn our Vathpr: in rr w . . prayers omig of rejoicing, comforted and thank- i widows, supported orphans, Year we may more fully realithe New in that We pray rsons se inspiration behind the development of the Welfare Plan. . - i witnout sucn support our caning vvouia De a u" Idto. and a blessing to serve you. it w feci it a privilege i id i its end we express to you our most sin- year approaches faithfulness and devotion to the ancj gratitude for your C ' r - of Bear River Stake: members ' ,'J t;.' btpartrb into njtir oton tountrp another toajt ;.e Greetings from the V'v' I i!D ed Yours most sincerely, LOGAN TEMPLE PRESIDEHCT AND WORKERS WIN XMAS STORY AND POEM CONTEST MISSIONARIES SEND CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ' Barbara Morse and Geraldlne. Rhodes were declared winners of' the "Searchlight" short story ' and poem contest open to all, ' : students at Bear River. custom a started, Following last year the "Searchlight" sponsored the contest for the purpose of stimulating a love for creative writing among students j of the school. ; Barbara will be awarded $5 by the "Searchlight" for her win- -; ning story, Geraldlne will also receive $5 for her poem. was restricted to! Writing Christmas subjects, with the: Greetings from Elder Theo D. Andersen were sent from Denmark, this year. He has been in the Danish Mission for six months. , Miss Valeea Crowther in Syracuse, New York, wishes a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season for all her friends in the Valley. Best wishes were sent from Elder Bryce Erickson this week. He recently was called to serve In the Northern States Mission and is now stationed in Wiscon sin. Elder Marvin Miller sends his story limited to 500 words. No, restriction was placed on the greetings from Peoria, Illinois. length of poom. Sc'ectlm of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Puzey winners was made by a special i , Topping Popcorn children visited in Salt Lake committee composed of teachers; and One pin of popcorn will make week-enlast and journalist. 20 of 15 to cora fro.r. popped pints d. i rTv r ' Vv .wnw.- - - ts r)tvv-v - "-s- ;Lr,f . , ..... - l " - . - v- - 1 rjv J know." I shivered as I entered the house, despite its warmth. All through dinner I sat as if in a daze, even through the banana )o .A cream pie. My queer actions made Mom wonder and ask, "All right, give. What's the matter?" I explained the whole set-uthen while Mom pondered over p; tll ' ? $ ' Ly Kf " 1 We'i sextons this Yuletide ' ' ' We're those clmblng to the belfry and ringing joyous, 0UT tV I ZS -- i I silver-tone- I"1' bells till everyone of d I turned fushla heaTS'the pedU Christmas ana a t MtTTy nappj ... w7 ' MEN'S STORE X my problem, I dived into my lessons. While I was deep in Constitutional Conventions, Mom interrupted, "How well do you like her Son?" (1 JK) "Well-- " She smiled and went away, leaving me wondering. I worried through the next day, keeping really busy chopping wood for the fireplace and doing other little odd Jobs while Mother did some last minute shopping. I knew she wouldn t let me down. Later when I came into the house with my usual leaps and bounds, Mother had some friends visltLij. This meant that I'd get nothing out of her until they Wt. When the coast was clear, she showed my the gift a three c May your Christmas D" be fjny, ami many the gifts that come your way. And as (lie Hew Year follows through, we wiili you joy and warm friendships too. Tremonlon Lumber HAROLD i ; ? LYNN GORDON & - Hdw. BEALEY J ' ' ! |