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Show 7 w w p Wednesday, December 3, 1S37 tElf ''Zl QMrSsteEO a flfes CciEn By Myrna Ttauntvtin s Correspondent ' .! P Yes; there is a Christmas Spirit and it is alive hnd well in the i county courthouse. ' At least,' county employees, elected officials, and deputies think so. Their constituents may or may notagree. It depends on when they want to visit the coun ; ty courthouse on December 23. Because, on December 23, the county courthouse will be closed ' for two hours. The closure, from 12 noon to 2 p m., will lie effected so county employees can enjoy a Christmas " Party. j Juab County Commissioner - . 20 and will not quit until January 1, said Hansen. Last year commissioners paid Hansen $32.50 to cover the service. This year, they contributed $75. The money was taken from the conticgshcy fund. 1 think this is a good idea, said Ike Lunt, commissioner. Not only does Hansen give free rides to tiieeldarly and the young people cf the community, but he provides a great service in pick ing up party-goetoo freely. In other words, the service keeps the drunks from driving and endangering their own and others safety. , Bud Hansen, owner of Salt Creek Taxi, has been conducting the service for several years now and wants to provide the service again this year, he said. I want to stress, this year, that Juab County is actually paying for residents of Mona and Levan to have the free taxi service, he - ' offic- They planted on farms. t - There will be a ' tory Gardens, and 500,000 served as civilian defense - - .Prefer your Senior Bali TUXEDO TODAY AT r : tttttt$t 45 N Main, Nephi 6235511 r . , J (- i , Partly cloudy with areas of low clouds 20s. Highs mid 30s through theCs. . ' 1- I v i f , i .- ! It . ' t Nephi Utah and North Nephi reflection of the Holy Night when the Savior was bom. teaching program for 1998. Stakes are invited to attend. . - , . John5:Sb-1- 3 By Pastor Keith E. South . First Baptist Church . Continuing our study through the book of John, Exodus 20:10 where God commands us to rewe come to our passage today and find the first frain from work on the Sabbath. More specifmajor conflict recorded in Johns Gospel be- -, ically, they based their conclusions on Jeremitween theLerd and the ah 17:21-22- , "Thus saith the LORD; Take heed Pharisees The Lord has toyourselves, dnd bear no burden on the sabhealed a man on the Sab- bath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalbath (Saturday) and told em; Neither carry forth a burden out ofyour him to take up his bed and houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any walk. Over tiie years the work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, aslcom-mande- d Pharisees bed added to your fathers. Nehemiah 13:15 says, thelaw of God, forbidding In those days saw I in Judah some treading pebple to do any kind of wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in work, even the mundane sheaves, and hiding asses; as also wine, grapes, activities of preparing and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they food and carrying a reclin- brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and ing mat from one place to I testified against them in the day wherein they another. This addition to sold victuals. " Obviously, these passages are the law was in direct contrast to the spirit of talking about the labor of trade and marketthe law as given by God- - God had forbidden ing, vocational activity that was supposed to work to be done on the Sabbath. He commandcease on the Sabbath; activity that is compaed vi 8 top to the ordinary labor characterizing rable to unnecessary trade that goes on today. the previous' six days of the week- - In their zeal The lesson to be gleaned from this passage tofor righteousness through works, the Pharisees day is that we must faithfully keep Gods law had created so many laws that a person could as He has revealed it, not as men have added barely move on the Sabbath without breaking to it It is just as dishonoring to God when the law. How did the Pharisees defend their men make additions to His law as when we position? They probably based their laws on fail to keep it altogether. . - , fog. Lows ( . .. in the , , . Norma Sherwood, reporter I . Ilih . Low Free Nov. 25 S3 .C3 53 Now 23 . ' S3 .C3 J Nov. 27 53 34 .53 .04 45,- - 23 Npv: 23 . ' I Nov. 23 T j 43 , Nov. 33 53 23 .C3 CO Ded V 3 53 ,v DiU nsor our very own ,4 It . -- v t 4 use V -I 1 i - t- - to Imp out tfisfdm&es fuzz in fNepfii wjio are in need tfiis year. Ifyou would (d to Help out, please 6rity unwrapped toysornimpmsfiaSfooditeins tousattfie Cookery. We wiffleave tfisrnpn display in opr restaurant untiltie 6ig day andthen riake sure tlbygettb tiefamilies who need it. We ;o:ddIdf io lzl) as djinyjmmCbs as we can, so your help is r.;:d:dar.dzindhgrcatly appreciated ;'Cc2j3' y: V ib7 scuariin st,J ' j; Ci:i CX3 k.:3 1- -- ; THE KEEPING OF THE SABBATH - Saturday, DcccrrcrC, 1C37 12 KzznXo 0 p.m. :3 m:fc3 South cf Ftn. ferccri, Hztt.o East side of read, Ann t . 2nd LDS Ward Relief Society will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd. : The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the first classroom on the east side of the church. The board will discuss the new FTe!d ivcslher 'k Re- of morning fog and low Clouds. Extended Forecast... , Thursday thru Saturday... And Alfred Godek, reporter . ' Low Free Date High Nov. 25 32 56 Nov. 26 , . 29 40 . 61 .54 ' Nov. 27 31 59 Nov. 28, 29 . . 47 Nov. 29 - : 53 J 2lA Nov. 30 53 26. 30: . 0.64 Dec. 40 , , Nov moisture total 1.45 The Nephi LDS 5th Ward Christ- nearly 400 million pounds of scrap metal, and more than' 100 million pounds of rubber. Nearly 200,000 boys tilled Vic- ' Levon weather bi-sta- ke They earned War Service mas party for all Single Adults lief Society will present A Mothers Witness of the Savior on Badges and General MacArthur on Tuesday, December 9th. , Gardening Awards. . The party wifi be held at the Thursday, December 4 th, at 7:00 But' most important, they 4th5th LDS Warn church begin- p.m. in the Cultural Hall. earned the gratitude of the U.S. ning at 6 p.m. The Young Women are also inGovernment and the respect of All vited to join this evening in the from Adults the Single School From tho Internet Becoming mostly sunny. Areas Highs lower 30s to lower 40s. V, : Juab 1. Wednesday..; : The program of Christmas U. music and messages will begin President Gordon B. Hinckley will will 6 deliver a Christmas mesand be at p.m. (MST) broadcast live over the Churchs sage, as will his counselors in the satellite television network to First Presidency, President Tholocations throughout the United mas S. Monson and President : States, as well as in Canada, James E. Faust. Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica and Music for the program will be the Dominican Republic. It will provided by the renowned Salt be rebroadcast the same evening Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Channel at 8 p.m. on KBYU-T- Board meeting: 5th Ward Relief for 2nd Ward : Scouts sold about $2 billion in War Bonds and War Stamps. Ei2iit Society will They distributed more than pnsty RS set 100 million copies of government ' board meeting for all present program ersA and publications. . teachers in the Nephi trees and forked TusctEby located at Area Forecast National i. a-st- aliG Plsasa said. f Christmas Dsvctfsaial cst fair Dscemlbsr 7 FSss4 PfcefSiilsaicy Hansen said, again this year, The traditional First Presidenhe will keep statistics on the number of rides he gives and the cy Christmas Devotional of The of Jesus Christ of age group he gives them to and Chnrch Latter-da- y Saints is set for Sunwill report back following the December day, 7th, in the Tab- -' information. with the holidays ernacle on historic Temple" Square. ' munitions, and milkweed pods. These latter items were used the nations citizens. to substitute for kapok in life This Newspaper and all jackets, and the Scouts collected inserts included are two for million enough jackets. recyclable The figure stunned the governbelieved that ment; nobody had amount of milk weed was even Rocyclo! available, let alone that anyone Bln could gather it all. 2 million members Scoutings Middle pitched in cheerfully, working long hours as individuals and as Parking units. They collected more than Lot a billion pounds of waste paper, , - Christm- - 1 Nephi City usually makes a contribution of their own to bring the service to Nephi residents. Local residents of Mona, Levan, Nephi and East Juab Coun- ty, are the only people who are beneficiaries of the generosity. People from Utah County are not eligible for the rides. !Thiayeai-- will .begin giving the rides at 6 a.m. On December who imbibe rs feciigjicint World War II was a time of exalso agreed, nary a Scrooge ceptional service for Scouting. From 1941 to 1945, the U.S. among' them, to give from the county to the employees, a gift Government called on the Boy of $15 to be redeemed at the lo- Scouts ofAmerica for help on the cal market. home front on 60 separate occasions. The response was extraorOh, ho, ho. Juab County Commissioners dinary. It was an era of shortages agreed, once again this year, to sponsor free taxi rides during the waste paper, rubber, scrap metChristmas and New Years holi- al. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts days for citizens of East Juab collected tin cans, grease to make County. Page 3 CainiruGicines - ' Nephi, Utah ci dZv3 amd 733. Times-New- inw-Cef- c. U ' . . . Itt'-- o Fying ric-ih- i . .... .. M ML -- |