Show r. r tf Lake Church Activities 1 rl F 11 Sermon for tar Betti By George J L. L Nelson Monument Park Stake Slake President Church of or Jesus Christ j pC f Latter day day Saints L nd rd whosoever who shall exalt himself shall hall be abased and he that thit shall shan po lf II shall be t exalted Matthew 23 2312 12 hu hut ne er will be veat reat amon among you jou nu J. J Jt ft him b be your minister nd Whosoever will be chief among you ou ou let Jet him be your jour our servant Matthew 27 2 ere e are arc perhaps few men menI I come known as great men V as a part of the i v l 1 p I I 1 i in this world who would not like This aspiration to greatness is universal never-ending never search for happiness which leads men to seek wealth power position and public acclaim in the vain hope that such acquisitions will lead to happiness All too frequently men find that when their goal is achieved the physical comforts the power poweI to command and th the plaudits of the crowd fail to satisfy their souls but leave them unhappy lonely and cynical cal Greatness is n t measured by bythe bythe bythe the eminence of ones one's position nor the extent of his power nor northe northe northe the quantity of his worldly wealth Tyrants war lords and dictators have acquired great wealth tremendous power and public acclaim without achieving greatness in any sense of the word On the other hand many great men who have lived for centuries in ill the minds of the I people by reason of their achievements achievements achieve ments in the arts sciences and literature failed during their life to achieve either position or wealth but become great through their lasting contributions to the welfare and happiness of their fellow men George George Washington is revered and honored not for his power Health e but for the fact that he rejected power and rendered the establishment of the ce to the nation he loved by aiding in upon which this nation became indeed the land of the then I n Benjamin Franklin achieved greatness through his unselfish e ice e to his fellow men Thomas Jefferson became great through as patriotic contributions to the fundamental growth and develop develop- 1 of of his nation Abraham Lincoln was great because he released fellow human beings from the bonds of slavery and thereafter d ibis strength and life for the preservation of the principles he used I The he greatness of Jesus Christ is acclaimed by all men who l It in nize ize his existence as a man and this despite the fact that he heno herno rno no public office he renounced power and glory and he owned M 1 possessions beyond the simple clothing he wore He was wast t because he lie chose a life of arduous service and sacrifice to his Red w w men which included the teaching of profound principles of Ji raft ti which have lived for 19 centuries Therefore if you would be truly great if you would have haven Aniline n happiness and freedom of mind and conscience to carry bl rough the darkness and shadows of life seek seck not for position stink wealth nor the praises of the multitude but rather develop the God has given you and devote them wholeheartedly and borl fisl y to the benefit and being well of your fellow men stand- stand for the tile truth and against error Lose yourself in the forfi e of your God and your fellowmen and thus find a new life Im- Im Imater ater hope a source of comfort and joy through all d ne nee i e that hi hie life shall lose It 11 it and h he that thal loseth his JI life for mv my I shall find it Matthew 10 1039 53 Ut |