Show t t I 1 j TWIXT AND AN TWEEN with OREN PROBERT all my I 1 fe I 1 have heard contro versey concerning god in heaven does that unseen power which we gie give reverence rence to really exist or is it an image created by man to befriend his loneliness 7 this I 1 is s per haps the most flexible question question of 11 t me and certainly the most complicated there are those who coff at the mere mention of an almighty mighty Id for they cannot imagine anyone possessing such an abend ance of power and there are those who relate testimonies through harrowing experiences to bear wit ness ess that god lives and that he hears and answers prayers thus on is comparable to certain lal ial interpretations of dol lars and cent its something s ethl ing we need more of in life in my own particular case the spirit that accomplishes religion found me reluctant to accept it readily but when I 1 became bet ter acquainted with its principles I 1 absorbed that which was within my comprehend compre hens on when making such statements I 1 do not profess to be a church member of the up per bracket but I 1 do know I 1 am a better man because of what I 1 believe although it confuses me at times there are moments when I 1 become discouraged with my be kiefs and question the possibility of my church activities ever be coming fruitful whenever my cm em lotions reach this stage of doubt inevitably something happens to increase my testimony and streng then my belief in god this same strange power was present at our recent stake con ference A young man took the speaker speakers s stand and bore a mony which will long be kemem bared by those in attendance he told us of being persecuted as a boy for he was of jewish ancestry he intimated that it was hell on earth to live where his kind were not accepted determined to do something about it he sought the help of god his people didn dian t be lieve in christ but somehow he cast the heritage of that belief a side and found his answer there was a living god A god who hears and answers travers nr avers and helps the stray sheep back into the flock A god who makes no distinction among the races of man and we wel comes the faithful into his house I 1 of many mansions this was the young mans mes sage to us and he prayed that oth I 1 t rs of h s k nd would one day find peace and happiness here in the valley of the mountain but still there are those who laugh at such things and term them ridiculous there is nothing beyond th this is they shout we will lie in the dirt and rot that will be our destiny perhaps there is nothing beyond this but I 1 for one believe there is Cert imly I 1 would rather have my spirit moving on than to lie dead for a mill on 5 3 ears and since ence chasn t discovered a beginning or clr end to any earthly thing would A nt at it seem more logical to prepare ones soul for an unknown eternity than to urge a stretch in hell 77 99 when I 1 spread the last issue of the chronicle before me I 1 noticed my column was next to the wend over news as reported by mrs glen da green within her news notes were bits about relatives of mine it disgusting when one has to rely upon a newspaper to hear how the rest of the family is get ting along some folks have roosters to a waken them at six in our neigh boyhood we have lawn mowers at I 1 six the pageant was very successful sf one critic had an odd sort of flat beky though when she said why the cast was simply too too dpn darful they act a bit like tooele thoele people employees at the ordnance have a new theme song that goes like this my job goes bump a de bump bump bump bump it s uck luck it its s luck |