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Show TTTE DESERET. NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1933; Churcli Department TEMPLE WORK IN THE MILLENNIUM Radio Address, Sunday, Jurle 4, 1933 Under Auspices of the Genealogical Society of Utah j J, , spirit worlda tho pro tarnation if libeity to the captives. The way is open to the Vepenioht one, and the door is baptism. Hut how can they be bapt ixed bmg dNd?l,or those who in the epira world accept the 'benefit of the oepid, owl in his plovld.d that lNm rehWivt s ofsthe dtd may Hnvw the high p v c g o of entering, a By Mark Petersen the Author bf fre4ta GOU liberty, end it In 1 de-ithat ell men shall enjoy these blowing both hero and hereafter, through the gospel, which the greatest charter of liberty ever A Thom. Jefftreon .aid. The God who gave a life, gave liberty at the aam timb.' 8tnce our Revolutionary fore fathers established this country e a land Of independence with lib erty and Juatico for all. America hae been a haven for tho who la 1 re vk freedom from and opprlon, now as they anil into New York harbor, the statue of Liberty greet ihese emigrants as an emblem of "Pence on Good Wilt Toward Men " Earth, T)ie full meaning of this emblem came,, with great aianifit ano, to a Hwdth emigrant girl. urda Heinhohtaon. Following the death Of tier fathered Swedish army officer, revei ae came to UR girls life became hard, and famll; relief from the condition ho came to America. Nhe regarded iher arrivAl as (he dawning of ft new day of hope. Tears filled her i as nhe rased upon the Ntatue of Liberty and the realisation of Us symbolism came to 'her, In de scribing her feelings, she said: ll iw a neon never to be forgotten when the Ntcemor Hath d into the harbor of New York, and 1 saw the Statue of the Uod dee of Liberty, hor I xnftWf Itml suffered oppression. and here 1 was in the land ftf freedom. Little did she realise that this change in her life waa to bring ft hope of freedom to the uo-i- e house of her father, even as the Htatu of Liberty signified freedom to her, Ntea became the wife of Lars W a faithful elder In Hendrickson, the C hurc h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Halnta, and they made their home in New Mexico, Yet van in this new world in the midMt ef ft busy life, her mind freof quently went hack to the landwho her jbirth and her forefather had lived there. Nhe frit in her heart that still further endeavors were expected of her. lloortvc jlMnc On day an aged patriarch laid his hands upon her head arid bios, ed Hor. aaying, "It is assigned unto you to represent the house of your eud unto this end you father,Ubor much In the houae of hall the Lord fop vour progenitors who have panned beyond the veil, not having the opportunity of hearing ftmt obeying the Oospol, You, with vour husband, shall be ft savior on Mt. felon, end your life will be prolonged upon the sarth that you may fill the measure of your crea' tion." As h pondered upon how gho ooultl become a savior a liberator to tho houao of her father, he remembered Isaiah's reference to the spirits of the dead who shall be gathered together as , pc oners are gathered In a pit , and shall be shut up In prison, and after niapy days shall they be Visited," (1. 34:13.) Heading further (I retar 1 she learned that After many days they wero visited by tho Lord . the Author of freedom )limelf whose mission as described by the wasto bring out the prophetfrom the prison,, and them hut of the that sit in darkness . . to pro Pr on house; liberty to tbe captives, and the . opening of the prison to them that are bound." (la chapters 43 and I J Then It was that she learned the Paul, meaning of the words ofLord Where the spirit of the la there. Is liberty" 3 Cor. 3U7.) Her interest became intense, Rh learned that the Crucified Christ, when h proclaimed "liberty to the captive," actually Instituted missionary work In the7 realm of tho dead, that departed spirits might of there be given the ae 'eptfog the gospel,opportunity and learning the truth, for the truth shall make them free. The gospel of Christ taught herf that It I tho divine plan that men hall be free from tho bondage ef sin and that baptism Is the door to that freedom, since through It, the repentant soul is cleansed of 8he learned that transgression. baptism is t ulred of ati who saved, for as tho Mashope to be ter said to Nicodernue: "Except a man be born of water and of the tbe spirit, he cannot enter Into kingdom of God." (John 3 I.) She had been baptised and cleansed of her sins: but what of her fore father who had died Without that baptism? Isaiah say they are in a spirit prison. How an they be freed from that condition Way Is Open The Hebrew prophet described the purpose of Christs visit to the of tho Lord knt gospel hapnirit and other h ilf of the ord naiu on fir ami in dead, by penXv, The full fore of her g at r mission now dawned upon tfrrda 'Ifcmlrl kauri. liy this vnatmuN woik she could become a liberator a savior to her dead,, giving to tug h of her forefathers the opportunity of a new birth of 'tempt 1 fiemlovp rUis employed ltan-mat- oua 4 t k, I complishcd?! The God salvation foresaw this conditio and provided for it. In hi Infinite wisdom he arranged that the earth shall enjoy a era. Called tho Millennium, a period of true freedom, when strife a nd enlnlty ahull depart sod only lovo and lasts remain. The curse shall be removed ftom the land which 1a to become as th tkib-bstlc- al FatadUie of don, As desoribdd In the litbto, even the animats shall lose their ferocity at this time, '"the wolf shall dwell with th lamb and th leopard a hail b down with th kid and Hon and th the oalf and th young fatllng together. . , The eow and th bear shall efeed, their young ones shall Ha down together and the Hon shall eat etraw Ilk th ox. They shall not hurt nor destroy In all tnine holy mountain, fur the earth shall ba full of th as th watknowledge of the ers cover the tea." )rd j ' IJf Rxlmtltd The length of human Ilf shall be extended during that time. Children shall not die in infancy, and a man shall live to the age of a tree. Sven then he shall not aioep in th grave when death overtake him, but shall b changed In th twinkling of an eye from mortaHty to 11-I- I) pre-one- an extort gen4ali oglst in Sweden to trace her pedigree,, and continued her research In the library of the Genealogical Noddy of Utah, obtaining a most extensive record, the including names of soldiers and statesmen of high rairiu Hhe discovered that who is draoehded Vn the sixteenth gentMauoti frtim King Karl VI 11 of Sweden, and. from many of the kings and nobles of Nwedvn, Norway, Germany France, England, Hcotland and Russia. As' she continues her rescarohi the pedigrees will enlarge to ever greater proportion until the mag-- j nitude of performing individual or- dinauce for All the thousands and! millions of those forefather will seem overwhelming. a task far beyond her Untiled possibilities. Yet the work must be done. And furthermore, her neighbor and every other family as as piany ancestors as she, who also await freedom from the spirit prison and fori Whorp A similar service must he rendered. How can a work of such tremendous proportions ever be 40 i. Immortality, t During this period, Christ, th author of freedom", shall reign upon th earth with his Bain to, and the great objective of their administration ah a H ba to accelerate th Under the work of salvation. favorable oondiUon th redemption of the dead shall be greatly facilitated, and men shall devote almost all their time to this service. Hundred of temple shall be constructed In Various part of tho land, and therein shall thousands nd ten of thousands of the Saints of God officiate in behalf of all who will rece'v of their labors. No great will be the divine in this activity that the Messiah shall delegate resurrected to personages aupervhie the work. Under such guidance will the temple service begun by the sacrifices of such faithful Saints aa Cerda Hendrickson be carried forward to a glorious consummation. There shall also be Cjioee communion be- tween mortal tnen and those who once lived her and died. Through this communion the names of all members of the human family who had no opportunity to receive tho gospel whilo they dwelt in the fleoh. but who fttfterward are willto ing to reeeive It. ahVvll be given so those officiating in the temples, the neceeaary ordinance may be For this is the pdr-poperformed. that men of the Millennium hat devote tbe greater part of their time, not to earning a livelihood and seeking after the things of this world, but to saving tbe ou!s of ho children of men, and officiating b the temple of the Lord for all who will obey th (Continued on page Bight) -- rs ae -- v a. ikIEALOGIC Mm hUMMLIl tOHK IN GENEALOGY The question haa been asked: 'W (mt about our I'ituwtea and work during the summer , month . Forty genealogical lenaons have ward iu for study prepared to be given during the year to ward worker and those interestand tempi ed in genealogical work. The lorty Icanons will willow several extra nights for review ln , r (Special programs or lectures., There are tunes in every ward, too, when it may not be possible to hold th class on the regular night. re-If many nights are mltd all the maining nights will be required to ;covor the course, Many classes continue their sessions throughout the entire ear, ' and feel that greater interest Vs theieby maintained in the lessons, and that to discontinue during the summer month would be harmful to the success of the elaso. There are other places where, on count of local conditions, it is deemed Inadvisable to continue because many vacation jhicmbni erw absent on Icnnons. or kndj would thus miss th long hours of firm work prevent In attendance of many member 1 ' d. ape-rlfic- d, 0ut ' , 1 llf WMU.Y Th annual meeting of the Watts family organisation will be held Nunday, June 11, at pm., in tbe Oxford apartments. No. 17 at 111 AVeL North Tempi street. EXTENSION (Xrit&K IN UKNEAIAG . , 31 AselgnniccH a brief statement on the 'Write of Parish keeping Registers in various countries, discuoslng the value of the entries in genealogical research. 4. Parishes siuy imiude a number of villages and rhnpcirtaa within their territory. When ihe place of birth of an ancestor Is found; then refrr to ft good .topographical dictionary or guxetter Leftist Topographical Ittutionary la one of the best, giving the parlnhe as they existed in 1S4&; atao Durkei Key to the Ancient IariNh Regie ters of England and Wale.) to see if the place of birth wa ft If it was refer to th pariah. card catalogue in the geographical index to se if the frgtatrr printed and In our llhrury. If It is, search can be niudo In it at one. If it has noser been it is of course not in our printed, In library. Diet event correspondence must be carried ott with the paitah minister of that partah. He Is entitled to charge for making a search ono hilling for the flrt vear start nn for each additional Vfr. A)wax nk for uncertified transcript of all entries of lha iiamn or name desired wrhlli are to he found In his isters of hiipttMm ninrrtagf regburials for the period of vesrs and by yow, Bend ith your re. the proper fee to fop the length of areh vou pay specify. In many msc ft Is preferable to have qualified genealogist make the search for you. The prcsl.frnta Of the missions of Europe ar unanimous In recommending that all orders for European research he routed through the GenesicgU al Society of Utah. 7. Entries obtained from ft register, whether copied from tho book or printed extracted for yon by the minister or a researcher, must be arranged, as far as tho information given will permit, la family groups and be so record'd, Whenever It is possible to get coplea of will to supplement these entries from the register, thee will greatly facilitate the problem Of completing the pedigree. 3. Proceed a follows in your reaoarch: Boloct one of your own line or thus of an acqunltitanco who traces their ancestry in England. Find whero th earitowt known progenitor was born. Woo that a parish at th time of hi birth? (Look up the place In th "Key t I'mrlsh Register' or in Lewis Topographical Dictionary). Do w hav that printed parish reginter in our library? (Rcfrr to th library geographical card raw If so, examine It for th .alog). baptism record during the year of this progenitor1 birth t the year. If not printed, draw op a letter to the parish minister or to a genealogist asking defin, itely for what you require, Next examine the letter written to see If you have (s) Asked for a search In the proper paiinh. tb) Made clear the surname or surnames for which you wish hltn W Where spelling of the search. name change, given variations. c) Stated clearly the period of care you wish th search to cover. d) Asked for uncertified tra rescript- of all entries of th name to be found in the hapttamal, marburial records, (e) Enriage and closed an international money ortho der for proper amount if you write personally for the research, aa the legal fee for the number of years you have asked him to search. (Where pariah registers are very large, the baptisms, marriages and burial may be kept in separate regtatera. In that case ha for is entitled to charge searching each year in each at- (f) Given your return dress. When a Ireply la received th names given should be arranged In family group and placed in If no name the family record. v m WATTK ' there. 9 Country classes, etc. We frd that In view of the many different conditions In the various Wards, each stake Committee should decide whether their genealogical Classes should- or should not continue during the summer months. Ve do urge, however, that arrangements be made to give all of th forty lemon before January 1, 1334. A new course Is prepared to begin on that date. Olhtr gcenaluglcal sttlvltlcs such as rescan h, home teaching and temple work should ba pushed Just as vigorously in the summer ns at other season, Tho n ed to find anj new niucsutrs, to compute family groups, to learu of our ifrad n la ttvea, is an necessary in this work that we must not lag. or temple work wjtl be slowed tip. Home teaching, the art of helping people in making an acceptable record and converting others to tempi work should know no season nor should effort be spared at any time. According to th 1roplu t Joseph Smith, there great need to push tmple work as fast as our condition will permit," The Nalnta have not too much time to save and redeem their dead-be- fore th earth will be amitten, and the consumption decreed fall upon th world . , and If th whole Church should go to with ail their might to save their dead, seat their posterity And gather their living friends, and spend none of rhelr time In behalf of the world, they would hardly get through befrr th night would come, when n man can work. Jan. 31, 1844, C. H. Voi , Rage t 1st or registers, rate from the parish registers. These are new kept at 3umerw4 House, London. 4. Parish registers are used la the some manner aa vita) records, aave that instead of births and date deaths, given are usually ef baptisms and burial. 5. Individuals in ft residing parish, for various reasons were not always scrupulous to hav these ceremonies offit tally performed and recorded. Record of event performed are now frequently lost through westrucllon of of the register. Hence, portions because no record of an individual's baptism can bo found in ih where he was bom, that parish la no proof that he was not hor ft ng f Tto IUtiMcn of the I'srhh Church II. In couutriuo which broke away from the Catholic church, ' during the Reformation, 1rotcatant churches were organised. The country kb s divided into ecclesiastical district known as parishes. Laws were passed requiring each parish to keep a parish regtwter of all baptisms, and In the pariah burials performed marriage church. 3 In England the first law was passed in lu3X. Yet mauy register do not begin until about ldO. Tbe law was not always observed, and, in tbe earlier registers especially, th identification given was "A child of often very meagre. John Drown was christened An. 3, 1390," in one such entry. Despite omissions and insufficient Identification, the parHh register-forn- ) a gold mine of information relating to the children of ftil lessen of th population, p S.t Later, when other churches were organized, such aa the Methodist, Baptist, Quaker, etc., these generally kept their own regi sterw which are known as , reg-!at- er. are receded, try and determine the reon. |
