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Show Times Newspaper Wednesday, April 7, 1999 Page 2 o1 Timp anogos Green IF ; 1 x IJfl Easter Resurrection: Nauvoo TempCe There is a Temple, now, that,only lives In memory. The Nauvoo Temple gives To history a saga, scorched in flames. No record reeks, revealing all the names Of those who torched and burned that holy shrine. No tower stands of what was once divine. The City of Joseph: Nauvoo the beautiful Became the haven where the Saints would flee. Missouri mobocrats were dutiful Executors of Governor Boggs' decree: "Exterminate the Mormons! Drive them out!" To Commerce, Illinois, the refugee . Survivors fled, despairing, but devout They soon reclaimed the swamps of their debris, And then, they made Nauvoo their space to sprout! In January, Eighteen forty-one, The Nauvoo Temple blessing was begun. . To Prophet Joseph Smith, it was revealed, They must erect a Temple in a field. A high bluff on the Mississippi River Would be the Temple site they would deliver. On February 18th, ground was broken. On April 6th, in Eighteen forty-one, The prayers for laying cornerstones were spoken; And thus, the Temple building was begun. Baptisms for the dead, done in the river, Were ended in November, as the font Inside the Temple gave the Saints a shiver! The dead were baptized there, as they would want, Directed in the rite by their Forgiver. The Temple font was made of sturdy pine, Constructed from a plan of God's design. Twelve oxen, carved of pine, held up the basin Which eager Saints would seek to take their place in. But what about the Temple tribulations? The work progressed with men from many nations! The tithes of time and money, consecrated By willing hands and hearts, would meet the test Which God in heaven had anticipated Would bless the people in their holy quest The walls of white limestone reached ever sky-ward; A herald, sounding trumpet, was the spire. ' To dedicate the Temple was their by-word. But then, assassins killed their prophesier, Joseph Smith, when tragedy occurred. The work progressed, with mortar, wet with tears, As broken hearts confessed their secret fears. Then Brigham Young called out for angel aid, And four years saw the Temple capstone laid. In spite of mob devices, thirst and hunger, The workers labored longer and felt younger! October 5th, in Eighteen forty-five, Five thousand Saints were met inside His House To thank the Lord, that day, they were alive, And for the fearless faith they did espouse. Too soon, the Saints were driven from Nauvoo. Their Temple was abandoned to the mobs. And, as they kept their western rendezvous, They often suffered many silent sobs For Nauvoo Temple and its short debut! On April 4th, in Nineteen ninety-nine, The Prophet Gordon Hinkley, by design, Announced the resurrection at Nauvoo In sacred tones, Millennial and true: At Nauvoo, soon, a Temple shall arise, And send its steeples, singing to the skies. The Nauvoo Temple, then restored, forthwith, Shall celebrate the Prophet Joseph Smith! Honor Roll at Creighton Creighton University student, Chris Knudsen of Orem, has been named to the Dean's Honor Roll for academic achievement during the 1998 fall semester. Full-time students who achieve a grade-point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean's Honor Roll. Creighton is an independent Catholic university operated by the -Jesuits. It has been ranked No. 1 for the past three years among Midwestern universities in the U.S. News & World Report magazine's "America's Best Colleges" Col-leges" edition. Creighton enrolls approximately approxi-mately 6,200 students. 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' Mr 4 1 4 Y-v5. 451 4 1 THOMAS BARRETT SR. & SARAH STOTT BLADON History of Thomas Barrett, Sr. Written by Reva Barrett Child, Granddaughter Part I of Two Parts ; Thomas Barrett, Sr., was born in England on August 22, 1840; the fifth child of George and Amelia Haddington Barrett. This birth took place at Daisy Bank in Staffordshire, where records indicate his father, George, worked as a cement grinder. The family apparently had not lived in Daisy Bank too long, as his older sisters and one older brother had been born in other little towns. Selina, the oldest, was born in Tipton; Metilda in West Bromwich; Ann in Darleston; and then George back in Tipton. All of these places were in Staffordshire County. .' . George and Amelia had three more children after Thomas William and Ester Amelia, also born at Daisy Bank, and Benjamin, born at Tipton. Thomas spent his boyhood doing odd jobs, as did most of the boys at that time, making a few pennies here and there. At the age of 19 he met and married Sarah Stott Bladon, the daughter of Charles and Suzanne Stott Bladon. At this time, the date is not known, but the year was 1859. They must have then moved to Barkgreen, Yorkshire, England, as records show their first five children being born there. They started their family with a little daughter, Sarah Jane (Janie), born September 1, 1860, and then in turn Charles Henry (Harry), born February 1, 1863; George, born March 9, 1866 (deceased before age 2); Samuel, born-August 24, 1867; and Eliza (Lyde), born November 30, 1869. ,; , ;-oL -' Grandpa Sr. joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized in 1851 when he was 11 years of age. He was active and faithful in carrying out his church assignments and after he was married, he wanted Grandma Sarah to join the Church, too. She had heard so many things said about it (not good, of course) that she had built up a hatred toward it and did not like him going to his meetings. A few months before her sixth child was born, she was very angry with him and told him if he went to a meeting that night, she would kill herself. Paying no attention to her threat, he left for his meetings. He had not gone far when the oldest boy came running after him and told him Sarah was sick . and dying. He hurried back to the house and found she had indeed taken strychnine. He was able to get most of it up by working with her and then he gave her a blessing. He said to her, "I'm going, ariS I'll be back with the Elders; you have supper ready for us." He did come back with the Elders and she did have the meal ready, but her tongue was swollen so badly she couldn't talk. They administered to her and she did join the Church after this experience. (A little note on strychnine: It was kept as a means of getting rid of rodents, and also taken medicinally as a tonic. One or two drops taken in a glass of water acted as a stimulant.) '. " .,. This experience didn't hurt the baby she was to have, which was my father, and Grandpa was happy to have her join the Church. After Father was born May 8, 1873, they decided to come to America. When Father, blessed Thomas Jr., was eight weeks old, they set sail in July 1873 on the ship Wisconsin with their five children. His brother and his family came with them. They were both members of the Church. When they arrived in America, his brother settled in a different state and they didn't keep in touch. It may be that they didn't know how to write, so they couldn't write to each other. Thomas Sr. had been an engineer on a train in England, so they settled down close to the railroad in Provo and he got a job in the yards, switching cars where needed. They lived in Provo for a while, then he decided to try farming as the boys were getting older and could help. He took up a "land grant" Sec. 15 Orem Township April 8, 1878. (The address.of that home today is 63 North 400 West, so that was the area of the grant.) Thomas Sr.'s certificate number was 3586 when he filed to homestead 160 acres at $1.25 per acre. There was a $16 fee charged, which may have been a filing charge. The procedure was first to file, then to fulfill the commitment of living on the land for five years and improving it, and after this time, to get a patent. The land was then recorded in your name. The patent date for Grandpa Sr. was September 18, 1886. ' - - It was very hard work. The land had to be cleared of the rough sagebrush , and a house and barn, granary, and sheds had to be built. I think the landf was a mile square. I'm sure he built these buildings, although he may have had some help, too. After the home was built, the family moved on the land. There was so much to do before planting could be done. There were other families in the area, all needing water for their land. They dug ditches from the mouth of the Provo Canyon to their homes. I don't know how many, but everyone helped to get the precious water to their thirsty land. My father said they also carried water from the Provo River to drink. I'm sure they x must have hauled the water in large barrels. ' - , , . . ; ' . After the ditches were dug and the water was coming through, between evaporation and seeping into the ground, very little got down to Grandpa's farm. But later, there was more water, so they planted crops. Grain and vegetables were first raised, then they planted fruit trees such as peaches, ' pears, plums, prunes, and two or three kinds of apples. They also planted hay, corn, and sugarcane. On the west side of the house, they planted walnut trees for shade.. I'm sure that was an enjoyable spot for everyone when the . nuts were ripe. ' . - , ' , . . ' . , Their family was also getting larger as Thomas and Sarah had four more children: Clifford Moroni, born January 19, 1876; Edith, born July 29, 1878; ' Lillian, born July 4, 1881; and Amelia, born April 8, 1883. Everyone had to do some work and there was plenty of work to do. Grandma Sarah was a hard-working woman, and with a big family there . was lots of washing and ironing to be done. The washing was done by scrubbing scrub-bing up and down on a washboard. It was surely hard work. The water had to be carried in and heated in a boiler or a large wash tub. After the water was hot on the wood-filled stove, sometimes the white clothes were boiled in soap and water for a while. This made them nice and white. They were then rinsed and blued and hung on the line to dry. . When it was time for the ironing, they would sprinkle the clothes with water and roll them up and put them in a basket. Then the irons (there were usually several) were put on the hot stove to heat and the ironing began. Sometimes the ironing board was narrow at one end and padded so it would be better to iron on. Sometimes the table was used so two people could iron at the same time. Then the mending - you can imagine how much there would be for a family of nine children and a farmer husband. Grandma was very clean about her home; her floors were scrubbed white. I'm sure they were bare wooden floors at first. The men went to work early in the morning in the fields, and by 9 or 9:30 they would come in for breakfast meat and vegetables with hot biscuits, a regular dinner. But the men worked hard and they needed it. Grandma made her own butter and cottage cheese. She was a good mother and my father always spoke so highly of her; he adored her. Grandpa Sr. went back to England once to get a legacy left to Grandma by her father. There was some money, I don't know how much, and a trunk full ; ' of silk and lovely pieces of material velvet and cotton and lace. I'm sure this came in handy for sewing for the family. It is too bad that Grandma . wasn't able to go to England herself. The oldest boy, Charles Henry (Harry) married a girl named Marie (Mary) : Jensine Christensen'. They had three little girls and she was expecting an-. other baby when they came down with diphtheria. The youngest girl, Harriet '; (Hatty), was isolated from all the others, so she didn't take it, but the other , two little girls died with it a day or two apart. Marhmie died March 5, 1893, ; and Jennie died March 9, 1893. Everyone was frightened to death of the ; disease, so the little bodies were buried at night. . ; Thomas Jr. (my father) Was only about 1 6 years old, but he took them in a ; wagon to the cemetery. The sexton was there and he helped my father bury. ; them. The mother died the following October 2, 1893, while giving birth to ; another baby girl, Mary Ana. She was buried beside her daughters in the Provo City Cemetery. Their home and everything in it -- clothes, bedding, furniture and belongings were burned to the ground to make sure the ; disease wouldn't spread to anyone. ; After this terrible sadness, Harry and his daughter Hattie stayed with Grandpa and Grandma for some time. After a few years, he met and married Elizabeth Jane Rodeback. They had 14 children in their family, making him the father of 18 children in all. My father was very good to his brother Harry. c (To be continued) -I u ti:li H ft Teacher Lisa Coltrin shows her student's models of Viking ships and.castles at the Sharon ElementaryEducation Fair. sink and which would float when put into a bowl of water. Shauna Earl's second grade class room was broken into four tenters social studies, science, reading and math. A unique dis-. play of the different type; students stu-dents and parents tried to guess ; rock types from a description, picture and cookies that had the general characteristics of the ' rocks. . ' . ' . , In the fifth-grade accelerated learning class, the displays and ) stations included everything ; from art (where the students ! were in the process of building t their own museum), to language arts (rewriting fairy tales in rap ; form), to math (building a floor ; plan of the student's home, built ' to scale), to a social studies game ! that matched states and capitals. Lisa Coltrin's unit on the ! middle ages inspired students to ; build everything from Viking ships to castles, all of which were ' on display in her class room. Sharon Elementary holds : Education Fair "A chance for parent and other ' interested parties to come and see what the children have been learning about this year," is how school officials described this year's Education Fair at Sharon Elementary y v - And that's just what was delivered de-livered as teachers set up displays dis-plays and interactive stations in each class room so that adults could come and experience the' childrens' learning experiences. ; (Outside of Mrs. Fishbaugh's first grade class, there were displays dis-plays of the students' represen-. tations of color, air, texture and shape. Inside the room was a . chance to see what objects would 1 1 r n Kim Ebell and her mother examine "cookie rocks" at the Sharon Elementary Education Fair. I . .J. ,JI.I Ml The title of tha classic Dlsnav film ifum - . . ' , j ttv 1 1 icans a TrM ; musical composition structured according tq the composer's fancy." : POOR C( i |