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Show THE DESERET KEWf, SATURDAY NOVEMBER So TSn a . 1923 IPflais v DAY of Thanksgiving meant to our pilgrim fathers a day of prayer, when one could pour out ones heart in gratitude for all the good things that a Kind Providence had brought them. It took a courageous and a simple faith to make possible the first Thanksgiving. We should be thank-fu- l for these men and women who came to America and led the way for our great nation of todayT and other institutions which add to our spiritual and mental growth. Thankful that our lot is cast among good, people with high ideals, who are industrious and enterprising. Thankful for the peace and harmony that prevails among our citizens. Thankful for modem conveniences and inventions that permit of many comforts in our homes and makes pos- We should also be thankful for our pioneers who made possible this great state of ours. We are thankful for the courage, the high ideals of our pioneer parents. Thankful for the foundation they built for peace, prosperity and happiness, all of which we enjoy today. Thankful for the progress which has made possible the comforts we enjoy. Thankful that it has been possible to change the desert lands o productive fields, orchards and gardens. Thankful for our health and the power to do. Thankful for freedom and for safety and the opportunity to worship God. Thankful for the affection of those who love us, and whom we love, and for companionship of friends. A L 24 Thankful for pleasant homes, for churches and schools - . i - State, and suggests that we observe Thursday, Nov. 29, as a day of prayer and Truly we can be thankful for these and many other blessings that we are enjoying today. With all our happiness and prosperity let us not forget thesource of all we have and enjoy, that a Kind Providence has blessed us as no other people has ever been blessed before. fold benefits and blessings which we, individually, as a state and a nation enjoy today. -- Let the story of our pilgrim fathers, of our pioneer parents, be read or told so that we . This ta Ikt 23btb la tbf aeries ahirb. srtfb i . Hlltriil, ta advaariRi bj 1b Vnartt btm ( welfare at I tab a4 a be iatrraaeaafata H eat. ' Rea4m aft DOING lot II 9H4RE la tbla wartb eater prise! j fcssw wby are Hw sbswla year latereetf Rea these paces as4 -TMIb 19 THIS PLACE. lr yea are ast a aebeertber t THE DESERET REH9 Ma aa aa4 help beast I tab aa4 her weaterfsl researees aa4 atraatacee. law can compare their, hardships and struggles with our prosperity and happiness today. .The spirit of thankfulness that prompted them to observe the first day of thanksgiving should of right prompt us today, j thanksgiving, that we render thanks unto the Giver of all good things for the mani- Let the day be so spent, the thanksgiving so sincere that it can be truly said of us, as a people who appreciate their many blessings, 66Mc; Hg t r n: The Deseret News joins with the Presi- dent of our Nation, the Governor of our 9 sible greater progress. TTBne IPflaee91 . |
