| Show 1 OUR OUR PI PIONEERS 1 OF GEORGE GEOROE A SI SL SLOUGH UGH Continued from Jul July 1 I Issue One of the finest things thing I learn learn- learned learned learned ed through my e experiences is that our prayers are often orten answered ered In hi quite a n different way vay than e ae might naturally expect Great op opportunities op- op opportunities opportunities came rame to me through coming to this coun roun- country country I try tr I was as soon called Into in to 11 tee I i Soon after I was nas ordained a dea deacon des des- deacon con I was made president of or the quorum I felt that I was being ery highly honored I 1 shall never ne forget what hat George L Goodrich said cald to us the night of the final organization tion Boys llos said he you rou may not think it much of a calling caning to be ordained a deacon But remember that a good deacon will make a good teacher a good teacher a good priest and so on up I v was as called as teacher of the theNe Neu Ne Testament class In School It was as w as a large cliss cl iss of young oung men and women omen almost aU all ot of them older thin th I I felt ery insignificant but I did my best t tIt It mu must t have hale been good enough for the next year vear ear I was aas as called as ns tant superintendent Later w hen n I was axis two twenty-two I w waa as or- or ordained or ordained a high priest and called Into the or-i or I felt keenly the responsibility of rn my mv church duties and farm It I was as largely through me that the family had settled on this grown cactus cactus cactus- gro gr rn wasteland Furthermore my I father was wm hearing seventy and m my mother had been an invalid these eighteen years as s a result of I 1111 m my birth I wanted desperately to toI tomake tomake make some kind of reparation I Father usually worked at a his trade la laying Ing rock roc the the buildings he lie con- con constructed constructed throughout the valley vall y still stand so John and I were ere left I to do the farming That didn tI tork t I work cork so well as John was four sears ears my senior and consequently consequent boss John was a hard worker and andI andI andI I 10 loved ed to farm for the thrill of producing fine crops bute but we e lust couldn t agree on farm procedure I kro krow father and John thought me contrary and ornery but it was simpi not In me to bend to dictatorship When John go got mar mar- marrIed married married ried and left the farm to me it nas as one of or the most glorious da days s of my life Ufe I was nas like a fitted race racehorse racehorse racehorse horse given the reins and snowed allowed to go Right there and then I I became king bing and ruler of a real farm farni and I wore the crown mighty might proudly I managed all aU the farm work bought all the farm equip equip- equipment ment meat and gave ga m my mv no note e without an any other signature or security and always paid for tor everything I bought M My parents knew that I was at the height of my glory and anda II ere a ere very kind to meI meTo me meTo I To o oo be continued u |
