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Show 4VW ,. - s.- .-- -- !7.P!e,4fk'' Cents Cl. - . f I 6 1 ; e P ,d'a.. I' I IP , ,. i - ---- 1, , ,,,-- 7. .- : - ,, , , , - - '- ..- . - ', - 5 ..', WO 11Ell, aWit-ti- l - let An- a 'distant town.- 'shake ,handsr,-It- - t They were -held back he shake' hands '"with' this How ' rUST - , ;2.7. - ,,,-.- ' ders-- : '':,,:', . : ,, , , ,.... ,: .' .:, a tiny child, and seduced.? 'robbed... ,,' TIAVE TM EVER thought about men's your own bands? Have you thought,: of the manY .,, ? situation, Into which you Put them, good or eyil,,,,,' ' , how. they are instruments . to accomplish your put, . :': 'pOses,', and how they carry eut the dictates of the mind and heart? , The of men are accomplished largely with their hand&. Handsiben are a direct reflection of the mind, and heart. It, yew. hands' could speak, ' What would they tell about you'r,;;;...,,-:;;l;How do' you use them and , for what purposest::- 7 Look at them. Study D6 they bring - relief An 'th'i.lnifferers and pro', '::i :..;', :vide3or , the unfortunate?, Do ., they blest.- in, admind,... istration-- by the , elders of the Church'. or baptise or of the Sacrament ottlia; confirm?, Do they ,,, :' Lord's supper? .No doubt they do all, of thesethingl. , i ' ' But do those same hands, used in Suck divinely ordained works, become involved In Practices of other ;,t, kinds?' Are they instruments of hypocrisy? Would inkads ' that ',,partake of '' the ,sacrament &ISO., steal?' ,:'clyould they strike a ,wife in anger?,,,,, ' ." , ,' - ' .,: John Tobin once said:-..,-- : ' '", ',.; ' '71,11:cti Tli,'man 'mitt lays his upon a.100Mani ', ''--- , . : ':,--.-. ..... : It may it ' t - , ,,, ;.1. .; , the , Lorti,!-:- - ..t ',,- , , : , - are you 'going When( kind of crowd What kind of person will You You will marry from the crowd Yati:44.',iv101 allst-i:lott. choose the Member that Crowd, .Im it ,what, :You' ''' teC, ' eludes. Think; consider '''earefully,:' and 'theft act safely with? :1 " i' , : Res oration ' , rontc--:PrIO-sthood:,";Retóld::;-- --- . : , , ,t , : , Ermnais reverie was Interrupted by the 606.6a of voices and footsteps coni.; ing down the stairs. Josephengaged In a Very earnest discussion in which she beard the word ''haptism4 mentioned; ' They waited- - Out'. ths front door. She watched out the window., as they disappeared Into the under;- growth, and trees growing along the river bank. ' , 'Is, "Strange," she thought,. !why should they be going down ,there:St this . .. 4 k. time of day?" r' : -While Emma pent bout her housework, wondering, - the 'cl.V0 Men knelt'', In prayer., A heavenly messenger., John the Baptist,. appeared to them;., Placing , his hands on their heads he restored to earth once main, the lesser priesthood: : "Upon you my fellow servants,- hi the name of ,Messisit'i :confer ' the Priesthood of Aaron; which holds, the keys, of the ,rniniStering of ingehi;9and,' of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission 72' of sins. ", ;7. ;' The two men baptized each' other and after receiving further Instructions, returned to their work rejoicing, They held the priesthood of God! They were ' : , now to prepare for the restoration of His kingdom; , : '; , , , and-Olive- r,, ' eyes:-Thoela- , , - - , : , 1 P.- - 4 - , 111.-- , - "or A 11',1 ....m...o f t 0 , i 1,4 I 1 Mit ' I ?- -- oir OP0 , 1. - - - , , ,1". r 1 41;.:;-if- i : - - 1, - t -- k SI 1! - . heir t . , - : - y ,n1V1,10' - - , ,: - N the kitchen a clatter of utensils accompanied the faint humming a, sweet ,voice. Emma. Smith, washed the breakfast dishes with the Who had Much to do. quick efficiency of She paused' to look out the window at the little burial ground a feW 'yatts- from tile house.- The .tiny ,,mound, was 'still ,Visible even though 4 the new spring grass was trying bard to cover It. , the corner a she blotted wet of her with band, tearsthat Lifting a apron ' had welled up in her dark her sonJoseph's son, she reflected.: He dived only a few days, and she had neatly gone With hint.' ,': Would he have been as 'till and 'Strong and as handsome as Joseph? she he have been as cheerful, as loving, as kind and considerate? ' wondered. Would Emma recalled the eventful,, sometimes exciting. two 'years of ' married, Life' she had shared with; this young Man from New York' Wt10-- was so ', different from any man she had ever known.. She recalled how, they had fallen in love soon after they met at her father's house. Joseph had come to board there while working in the vicinity. , He had Such a. pleasing manner that everyone liked him, but..ber father' was very-- skeptical of the marvelous visitations the young man told them' he had experienced. For her part.' she remembéred how the star, of the ' visit of the Father and the Son and of the Angel ,Moroni had thrilled,.her..-1" , , She somehow knew that Joseph was telling the truth. , been been there had times had of two years marriage happy. .True, of excitement and even clanger. Emma would never forget the early morning, Just a few months after their marriage, when she W driven, with Joseph to the ThU Cumorah. He had obtained ;the ancient gold plates and from that time they were subject to- continual harrassment.--,- -, They had lived With- Joseph's parents from the time they were married In January of 1827,to December; In order to escape the persecutions of their Manchester, N.Y... reizhbors, , they had moved here to HArmlny, father had sold them this small farm. It was a lovely spot, right on the banks of the Susquehannah.River4 Here, Joseph had been able to pursue his translation woT,44, undisturbed. They bad been truly happy in their own home., thought Emma, except; of course, for the awful loss of the first part of the translation by Martin IIarris omit then. the bearthreakirg death, of her .baby. These adversities had brought Joseph and her closer a more than 'ever. Joseph Was happy too I )r anid DOW she loved car,. t 1 be had the , precious, record back again, and 01'.ver Cowdety help. him with the trar,slation. Viezk Endie Octe.,-,I.4, 1 7 ; ' 'slot safely:'. difficnitielt Shout One , dome on their who the young 'IkeOlge !own' and have cut loose, escaped the then feel:, string,in- .11s that they' life,apén tree they it And inch 'a tew,' s' want also to but loose from the Church.'.: '4,They do tnet:git:In the Meetings anymore,',c.They, gn- In :other platel and ' Jeet 'other, people; and:',Instead of church, friends, clean, fine, Latter-daSaint friends,: thy pick up friends of of the ,19wer. elé; the other - , The ancient Psalmist asked; .,. shall, nst:end into the hill Of the Lord?, or who shall stand hi hig holy placer And he gave us ,this ; inspired- - answers Hi,,tbat.thath Clean 'handoi-,- and a" pure" heart who bath not lifted Up:htt..sotil t Unto sworn, deceitfully He shalk receivef'thei blessing of - , . ,;- partake, - ' ,, I 7 ''' , .; 'Vyice 'of Mother and 'dad and ask if that..,:;., IS what you want. y, 0 Youth of the Chirch.4"think. the 3 , - - !lam with,. In Jesus! name and ,Pt, hi! sake4.-Let us remember and be sure Our .hearts and hands are " vure.,:- , , Star c1( .i r--- While of these eUiblenli we -- Prepare For The Kingdom ; really really want 7thatf,, tct. cut tonse,fromf,ttin prictión.!... ',7hipit, of all:i4hsckoma meanc',,,ThinkSiot all the word mother Think of the :strong, proteCt- trig,Ocniet of dad,s.; Think LAM:0st home standli,AOke we crash we wash off the filth of , trinsgression-as- ; off the residues of honest toll? Or does the stain stay, on until Our hearts and minds are cleansed first? In Sunday 'School we eKanethnois say : To -3 a 'Modern way.'1.. air kinds;55-btindstl,But.tverkane,talknwith-the7i- r not be Sri ;making' 'gestures as we aliealt.4 ,Wjth out,hands,:Tthe- deeds of which some ..day Will confront us in an eternal judgment. , How clean Are our handsor hini stained? An If stained, is easy- to Make them clean again' Can , . live In very souls 4rileidati . 1,' "- ., ,, , ;,,,,.; - vAos - also pax-tak- ;',',' l. ' dad.' are : oi fas h dens Thia la it Anti erhPar want net,: toned - : Save in the way of kindness; is a wretch' ':'':: ..:: Whom ittaere gross flattery to name ,:til'::-- ; coward ' ,..; , there are 'hands Used .theughtlessly, ,,.. And to break hearts with blue! with gnod,intent,', though 'N. iutflcent, s ' they knovilt, ii,u; Mother .; .' : - they , e , -- ,!sOa110. are ielf 0 ;eel rope .,:durtarids as ihro4;..; itireeltoos gf our innet(mOsfielyeq''';, kands'earryotiL-thot:Vte.;,ottposi.-..- , We cannot- separate our tearts from our hapds, 'the Powers that are destrue of ,Think FThey are blended together In sU We do. We tnuld r Uwe' '.of the' home. And think, of the ir:, kklo!' character with our plirtd,s and hearts, It l true powers That work''COntfary to the , them;-;,:.;-,'- , ' Sling AL,: people who '..r , , -'- aultftirtlitES;M, . , , ,c-,--. . -- ::: k-1'- pin-pri- ck ' - ..:,, I 17) T handt--7.;,!::,',.- ., ,: - -- of 'Innumerable f.liscOurstementii criticisms- - and kind deeds, :'.'" . ...',.,',..,,:, -- , - , ... ,. , , , , Lord spoke of the things It,bited Irstecrili Part; "A'ptond:in, hands that shed Innocent blood; that devise wicked imagittattanse feet': that - be 'swift in running" , ' ' to mischief ' " ' "Hands that shed .1,nnooe. I!! hlood!'!1. ia,,note' wit,. h the irsrot.:d alone:that ;we,destroy,' :?' Some people wreck Others' lives with the .i. ',. - i .3 tea ssopoiosotwal geopoil astfortmci, 041(!,z;;;- 1,4",,,. 19,0- - ,,',41:' 1 ,t: ,.,;. ,:.' .,: NE-O- f the big fears have La ,4,! : ., , eonnec ion young people 143- -7:,!' eorning,lo- the larger 'teritera .! that 'ao--' many. , of ,them- &dually. : want to break, away troM41, home,-,eut,',: ..., ',..,t :,47',. ler ,4!....;thel apron, stt6ta. - When-th- e ., : : - . , .. '..: hard; among ,theleart4trings ''''. A4, hands ioe tknat ,,,,.,,of a- fttenL . - ng ,'?. - Ercoon Isom ow oaten ht Ellor Mdt4 , Petortot4 lhe ',Coxfacit. of Mit Todt,i,-, i..f ,, '., ,k-.......;.. , toell-rheani- '. , lrn Act Safely'. '4T ,Rstu Edward si It-wa- whewrotes - othee-.- ' -- 1:' - " .' ' ' ' ' that he ,'would withold a' "greeting,-,'.not-:was It nor that be did :not feel 'a bond of brotherhood with - ' 4.7 !'...,;; 1,.:- - .., :', .:":, But those hands, . I .,':,'.1, .';-.- , ;.,,,. ; ,,,,,:'.- , Could he take them into his own and press themt.', 'Think where they., had beenand what they had dOne. : .,. ',tow-coulhe grasp a hand 'which had been used to hurt others, 'which had been the tool of lust and ..., . passion , and , anger, , whickt bad...': crushed the i p00r,1 ''',, trampled the weak struck a..quivering .wife, .,Mauled. ,,''. man ? . : 9 7 be se,.Handsr-- I . r.-- : '' . ''' !, Iri IITL,1- r' v a 4 |
