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Show , , - ,, ' '' ' ' ' '- 4, ' ' ' " ' - , i ' ' "1 ' , ' ', , i . ' ' ', ' -- - . ' ' , - - 't ' ' , , :. , - . 4, ,IV 4 V of Thought - M cll. t o - r i a,1 I:Dago Three signs herald millennial reign , .. , ., . , . .. ., . . - , .. , , , . ,,,,,, of ..... " ' "1 t cats ilotOutmo .e .. - j . ---- -- - - Of -- - -- chriSt-.--- - --- - - ca wr , - There was no double,talk.with as, no camouflage With them, everything not compromise with forward. They knew they could , the devil.. They had learned too much about that In - - Missouri and Illinois: , With, all they had among ,them--4t.--- one time, some of whom helped to bring about the of their Prbphet, they could countenance It. And they .knew too; that they could, not deal hypocritically with the Lord. There was one path to go, and that was the straight way. It is true that their very survival at times depended upon their consistently following the ,right way, but they did it not for physical survival alobe. They did it because they loved their Maker. Otherwise, why would they have given up their homes in lovely Nauvoo? Why -- would they have jeopardized their lives on the plabis? Why Would they - ' --- - -- . - imp - relationshms- - ' - - - -- - - - - Advent-- I .'' ' - i , - -- -- - -tor Church speaks - e itself.., , 14 evil'. 4A011er sign of great -- the- rise- - -I- -- - - .. - . - - -- - Things...seem-to-us- ,- -- only-with- sightedness, all confusion, but a clear pattern is marked out that we can discern. These three things have been that He told Ills disciples would happen, as He sat with them on the Mount of Olives, and He is to accomplish all other things. We see now another rebellion like that which occurred at the planning of the world, when Lucifer stood ,ttp and,Inx--, at he should be pudently proposed the Savior, and attempted subdethrone God and Jesus Christ, and world to slavery Now these issues are drawn again - CAN WE WHO LIVE today learn this lesson? Are we willing to so love the Lord that we will put His service first in our lives, and place worldly thing's . and our own convenience second? The commandment to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness is a very real thing. It is the basic principle of sucZ;éis ---in----life There is no . 9 - what ,illingstfzeholatht,fowls i:tf.the. airriorthe-eame-evit-powe- r' that they are to conquer the world. they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into God has declared that His kingdom Is feecleth them. Are barns; yet your heavenly rather to consume a the nations of the not much better than they? ye world. The Issues are now clearly en "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider - drawn, and the time will of the the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, Satan, again, by Only Begotten shall be cast down, and neither do, they spin; and yet I say unto you that Jesus Christ will reign supreme, and even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like all those who believe and accept the of thes e. fullness of His Gospel and devote them- 4'Wherefore, If God so clothe the grass of the selves with all their hearts to the build-fielwhich today is and tomorrow is cast Into the ing Up of His Kingdom will be saved oven, shall He not much more clothe you?' and honored with Him. 11 - come-wh- the-pow- er oe of Academies LDS -- - I -- , - d - --- -- qEN. -- tedhis stript-sta- of Colony School Gains Prolechon - Of Mexican General - as he rose from his chair Tevoluthmaty-atro- t- . ' ' adóbe btrikets . Stage of the Juarez Academy assembly hall. He and his men had Just been entertained in a hurriedly planned academy students. Principal Ray Oberhansley bowed at the entrance to the building and remarked to the departing general that he hoped that the building could be protected so that the education of Mexl cans, Americans and Japanese could go forward. -"As long as schools such as this can be maintained inspite of existing conditions, the destiny of Mexico is assured," the general declared, lie instructed his men that the building wes to be left alone. Principal Oberhansley's fears for the building were not unfounded. Mexico had been in turmoil since 1910. Loyalist and --revolutionary armies had swept back and forth across the country ravaging the land. The Mot'. mon colonies particularly had been the targets of undisciplined foraging parties that took what they wanted in the name of one general or another. Conditions became so unbearable that the colonists 'fled 'across the border Into the US. In 1912, but now in 1913, a few had ventured back. The school, like the homes, had been looted-o- f eVerything of value that could be carried away. The loss of the shop equipment was particularly - . ., . . Guy C. Wilson was installed' asprhy:ipatijnSeptz,j,L1207 btilldink.' Work Was begun en a new brick addition to the structure to better accommodate the 476 students. Prot Wilson remained at the academy helm until the exodus in 1912, exerting a powerful influence for good on the lives of the young people. The building still stands today, serving the educational needs of Mon mons and.non.Mormons in northern Mexico. It is one of three original academies still Operated by the Church. ,h1the,... - mil I U k ' gave hope to the principal and his staff of of controlling two teachers but they had to weather several more chafiges , - --- ---armies before peace- came to the tortured a' The academy had its beginnings in the rude little schoolhouses builtby-thcolonigs Wifen they first settled.. in northernit Mexico in 1885. the Juarez Stake- was organize-II-yealatet,'Pres: Anthony Vir." Ivins decided that the academy should be centrallied at Colonla Juarez. , ' 4. - , , - , -- 0 - ,, . - ,,,, ,. I , ..',. ',''''.-':,.s-J.,- I ' - ) "..,-.- ....i - - "'''' a,' - - - , wi. . dvA4410 r'irIr -. -- - -. - - ' N'',. g .,, a - 1.'""..-- . - ," , .1 m .-- N. It ' ' t rs - 15CHURCH .. ., - - 1.'1 IT 1 1- A'.. f - I 7 .5 N .-- A - -- ' ---- -- Gen. Castflio'sreassurance -- 1L,,IS, , I . .- i - ti.- sd .04. ,....". , it -- ., discouraging. But the colonistslta1ticat1cdautthe fine' briek buildingthat been used as a barracks in their absence, and opened the academy once g t; A - . - -- --- MAkIAIO CASTILLO seemecrpleased - r- - --Th- .., , ' .,, be added unto you." , - , - ......,--- -- - And, as in other things, this commandment ties a marvelous promise: "AU these things shall - . . ----- , ' . of an mPortance-- was power . . . communism. The Loed . said: "For I am no respecter of pe-rwhat Is important in the ultimate and what, is super- and will that all men sliall know sons, ficial and expendable.- - - - -- : - - that the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but Is nigh at hand, when This the pioneers tindergood hill well. When taken from the eartn't- there was placed beforethemthe choice between --- -- peaceshall-be at condition, I think we readily a "peace at price" in Nauvoo, and "banishment" to understand;"and the devil shall have the wilderness where they could serve God as they power over his dominion." (D&C 1:35) wished, it was not difficult for them to decide. A third item is God's promise Since Cod came first in their lives, they could would gather Jews to JeruIle that not live without Him, nor without the peace they I think now we may and salem, derived from His service in Nauvoo at such well say that they have gathered. . a price would not be peace at alt. For them it would --- . , - car- - says "He that loseth his life for my sake shall save it." The poet said that "the world is too much with us,". and it is true. Being with us so much, it tends - - Almightf - WHAT A LESSON for us to learn today! What if , each of us now, in our soft modern existence. would .learn God's will and then adjust our thinking and circumstances to it! Then we would be doing the wise thing. Then we would be emulating their example, and catch the meaning of the scripture ,which . e As we chart our course In life we too must know - - - - with-th- . ', mention three .. il ,WOULDthat,likethetoLord '. (1 gave that signs we might observe and know when we saw them that He had setHis hand again To accomplish final preparatory WOrk for the coming of the roll enn'tu m The first of. these was - of theto be the restoration Gospel of Jesus t7;1":1' Fy 4 Christ. That has already - ''occurred, 130 years ago. - torment Pence came inbein adversity. . - , - , '.. , ', Theatt--'",-- - . , less than fine homes and costly apparel? Can peace w m ourse ves made su sentent to our appetites , ' an our desires for- fun? - ' - ., in true perspective is Important Putting things to our success in life. The mariner would never bring his ship, into port without knowing the relationships and locations of things about him. He must know '''''' which Star is north, and which point on the compass ---. --- -- - - attempt to make their homes'in a barren desert-lik- e valley on the shores of a dead sea? Their love for the Lord was basic and deep. It was stronger than the urge to live. God came first their lFes The'y served Him whether it was conven- ient or not whether it meant sacrifices or not God , ..,..sse first. It is this thing which we should remember most about our pioneers.' It is this we should emulate first, last and always.. God must come first in our lives. We must serve Him at all costs. That was the olo- neer way. It must be our way also. , When the Prophet Joseph Smith said that even- move to the ROckies, that tually- the- Saints-woul- d doing so, many would die and others would apos- tatize, but that the main body of the Saints would -- become a mighty people there, they accepted it as part of their destiny. They knew it was gods will, l'ibeNacht.. -- the--Juda- ses , ur , . os - -- d' 1811411.'ch"----16-Od'an- Excerrpss from &inference gams by Elder, George Q, Moms, of ;Iv Council of she Twelve, April 6, 1960, S.611 Lois , ' , , ,thera-Therew- - - the-l&- pleibut,thgv,wereklealistio-toocAnc- . .. ,., , . , ment and shelter, whereaa this is not Fa. True enough, we have to eat, and we must be Ls life less warmed and clothed. Important tha n ,- hieBut ratite-awith God. that is' , Our pioneers were a most practical, -arealistlepeo' l they held were the principles embraced in the ,Gospel ' - .,... - - . ' ' ' to blind us. to the true values In life. We think that. the important things' are found in fun and food, rat--- living. , ,.. '' ''' N OUR CRAZE to be modern, let us remember that as God does not change throughout the ' , ages, neither do His Ideals and standards of , , Pioneer ., :- - ' .. A 1 - . ' .. ' ot .,,, , - til -- Zif-tA ,,,,, amoolows i-. ,A, - , ft sa .,..--;-,.- , 1, t1,11 tl. winnle , - |
