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Show , , 8 , THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER e Genealogy Department . Continued From rage Seven ;to Othdt1 when sweet peace eamoe;in answer to the prayer of pain, to Intherit through close communita:lion with nature, and in other feelMy testimony has ripen, ous ways. t ter by activity In the wards and take of Zion. Through work in have gained the I coveted when. ass Sunday School child. I thrilled t to hear the fiery teetlinanies of returning Missionaries.. As I think back for a time when that Mei-My feeling first beganinstitution. I Monism was of divine my "knowingnese" wus irealiut that me by the solid home planted in field. home IA burning conviction T - '? .; Saint training of My Latter-da- y They left nothing to be parents. t desired in the way of teaching the gospel - to us children. Sunday School. primary, Mutual ImproveMent. Association teachers also con-!tributed knowledge of the prinel' But with all 'plea of Mormonism. "fed" to me, it of this information atlli remained for the "digestive system tca ab'Juices' of my spirit not be done by sorb It. This Could or my will-my sacrificing parents more than they Big teachers any timid digest- my dinner. although ' It. My own sye they might prepare tern must act on and assimilate the 1004 taken into it. t 'I feel so grateful to the brethren who gave me the opportunity to Work In this Church. to prepare plyeell to digest spiritual food and become strong. My call to Junior : genealogical work marked the elk Max of earlier Church activittea, and started me on a more mien- Eve program of study. I worked for, studied about and defended this phase of the Lattereity Satitt beliefs. Though concentrating ou one field of action, I found that ns One part of the Gospel of Jesus the whole. , Christ is imitated from and to learn about one branch is tree. to know whole the ultimately t low engrossed I became in the search for my ancesttal linest As I unraveled the mate, learned more about my forefathers, they became They were no long living people. r 'names In the family Bible. they were my fathers: What a thrill it. was one night, when examining the ancestry of a famous man, to that my own family chain linked into that very line! fly lei lowing back through the genera- tions. noblemen and kings appear. Nathaniel Bacon and William were no longer the Comp-levenettles in a history booktney An4 were my extended back so. My discoveries Biblical to back genealogies. snit,- , , , r, , die-Ov- r C.orttinued From 'Page Four) horse. but found it impostible. and found that my leg had sW011en so that I could not walk. I was In a fix sure enough. What todo idi.i not know, but I had to tie aome- thing, so I got down on my hands and knees and began to crawl towards a clump of trees, leading my horse. When t arrived at the timbee. I fortunately found a large. tree which had been cut dawn tettegot up on the ing a high stump. tree: then on the stump. and front on to my horse, then went there hack, jumped my horse over the 'I was suffering so internally that I could but just hold to indisaddle. I turned my horse in the rection of Squire MeCauly's tabin, where I arrived just before day. I found that the Squire had arrived home nearly two hours before. He was surprised to be called out me by me, but after giving him tocried derstand my conditions. he like 'a child. He took me in ana hid me away for a week where he and his wife cared for me as they would for one of their own, until I was able, to go about without suspicion. The Judge got home the next night following the night the to ride temple was burned. havingCreek all In the woods on Rock day. which was in the south aide Creek of Rock Township?: Tree Story "So after nearly4ifty year the true history of the burning of the great Mormon Temple is, made known. The narrator of this story. as told by )4r. Agnew was a small then to Father Adaml names on Then I prepared my I ordinances. sheets for temple was happy, these people were with me pushing me, urging me to do this thing. In the House of the Lord I acted as proxy for them and they were there too. I could not doubt the validity of the work for them. I could not doubt their Interest in it. And with this assurance, I could not doubt the divinSmith ity of the mission of Joseph who gave this plan to earth through revelation from God our Heavenly Father. 'These convictions burned within me as an unquenchable fire, and I wanted to know more of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have studied. I have worked. I have sacrificed to learn of this Gospel, and in so' doing I have come to know that it Is true. I have a testimony which, is so beautiful and precious to me. it becomes stronger as I exercise 4. It is a pillar of strength(' to me In my experiences away from Zion. It grows more priceless by contr-uwith the conditions in the world today. To My parents and teachers. I owe homage. CbtWuh.'riMCICIVAr't:ir..1 t . 1 P ,41 . , , 144 ir; . ef ' - .,,- a ' , ! .NaL : ; ( 171' It ' ,,, il 4 11$ 1 It , !te ,' 1 t, 1 1 I i - ,A , : i:::r :,1 i ikeberte Over the hills of memory my Spirit walks tonight. The world is dark end silent, but the Christmas it 3,5 are bright; And my Spirit returns to beloved pieces beneath their gentle light. r ! Church Department ilauvoo, The Beautiful 11 t 24, 1938. For the stents are softly whispering "O. World, 'tits Christmastide. "With kindness and compestion let the earth be sanctified. "And let Peace for little season in the heart, of men abide." -- Remember, on thisholy night. that once on Chri,.tmas Eve. "The Son of God come down from Heaven to help the world echievie "A realm cif Love end Brotherhood. Remember -- - and believer' the Peace our Father sends "And only he shall Peace enjoy humble heart 'wends "Who heeds the Master's counsel, wiso-.."No enmity to any man, whose Po is full of fr4ocit," My Spirit hears the whispering, and back through time and space. L;ghtly I travel down the years with swift and ironer pace, friends in ecsal remembered place. Seeking for In every home whose love I've triawn I pause. aod everywhere I offer thanks for friends to love, and I breath. a little prayer That yen as I remember, III be remembered there,. On and onward I travel. and as I go I pray That ti,e world will awake tomorrow to the perfect Christmas Day. When every men to find his friends will go for from his way. Under the light of the Christmas biers a friend comes into view, Swiftly end gladly I go to him, our friencldsip to renew. to you! Over the hills of memory my Spirit tomes 4. 2'e.4144 Z04lti4d oi Ii lil 31 H 5 03 33 11) 1.1 33 31 33 il Iii I3 01 k.1 boy at the time of the burnieg ot the Temple, living with his mother. Just wed of Fort Madison, lowd, and he reeellecta seeing the light from that burning building on that memorable night. Over twenty the destruction of the years after Atemple I became intimately cquainted with all the parties connected with this narrative. They were all men of good standing and wide and favorably known, and and they have many relatives friends lit Hancock County that will read this with surprise!' NEWS OF THE CONFLAGRATION SCURRIES ACROSS THE PLAINS President Brigham Young learned that the Temple hal been burned. instead of lowering he his head in discouragement. heaven and exIcoked toward claimed: "Good. Father. If you want it to be burned up." Later he said of the burning of the .Temple: "I would rather see it burnt than to see it in the hands of devils. was thankful to seethe Temple of Nauroo---ofire, Previous to CrOal ing the Mississippi River, we had met in the Temple and banded it over to the ,Lord God of Israel. hoped to see it burned before I leftI but I did hot. I was glad when heard of its being destroyed by fire, and the walls having fallen in. and said. 'Hell, you cannot now occupy IL' When the temple is built here. I want to maintain It for the use of the Priesthood; if this cannot be, I would rather net see it built, but go into the mountains and ad-of minister there in the ordinances the Wily Priesthood, which is our I would rather right and privilege. do this than to build a temple for to the wicked trample under their feet." I. Journal of Discourses. Vol. 8. p. 203. In a sermon in Salt Lake City. this theme: President Young said of In Natweol "Rut what of the temple one hand. in sword of aid By the and trowel, and hammer in the other. with fire arms at hand, and strong .band el police. and the blessings of heaven. the Saints. through hunger. and thirst, and weariness, and watchings. and pray-trigso far completed the tempt's. mob, despite the, devices ofa the small porthat many received tion of their endowment, but we it in know of no one who received the its fulness. And then, to saveeruct lives GI all the Saints from and westward murder, We removed eye nt being led by the the great Jehovah we arrived at VO HEN n ' - ' tills place. "Of our Journey hither. Weus.need Of God let say nothing. only. the sufferings of those who were Nan-voleeve did, anti to, compelled in the winter of itor,. we need who experi say nothing. Those those who did eneeti it know it, and not, to tell them of it would he like beautiful a painting to exhibiting a blind man. "We will vot stop to tell you of the sufferings of xilows and or v bite their plums on Onvilia hint s.were hushawis anti fathers of traversthe Sott th. ing the burning plains to fight the batti,s, of a country which bait banished them from the civilizAtion. for, they secured land on with h we dwell, from our Nation's foe exposed the gold in California. and tin'ned the world upside down. All these things are before you and you know Ahem, anti we need not repeat them. "While these things were transpiring with the Saints in the m Odernees, the temple at Nauvuo passed into the hands of the ("items who polluted it to that extent the Loud not only ceased to orrupy it. but he loathed to have it called by his Mine, Anil permithid the wrath of Its Posseesore to purify it by fire. as a token t;I v hat will speedily fall upon them awl their lothita, tions unless they r,spenti" Brigham Voting's Dechration In an effort to ch,er his people v tin v ere engage,1 in building the pioneer leadTempts in riati. er derhared: ''We shall attempt to build a temple to the name of our God, Title has be..ti attempted sev eral times. htit Me Wive newer yet n twit the ptiviteee of cotopleting and enjoying one. Perhaps 'we may In this place. but if, in the province of God. se should not., it is all the same. it is for us to do these things which the Loud requites at our hands. and leave the result with hint. It is for us to labor with a cheerful good will; anti if we build a temple that is worth a mu. lion of money, and it requires all our time and means, we should leave it with cheerful hearts, if the Lord in his providence tells us so to do. If the Lord permits our enemies to drive us from it, why, we should abandOn it with as Much cheerfulness of heart as we ever enjoy a blessing. it is no matter to us what the lord does, or how he disposes of the labor of his servants. But when he commands, It is for his people to obey, We should be as cheerful in building this temple, if we knew beforehand that we should never enter into it when it was finished. as We would though we knew we were to live here a thousand years to enjoy it," From the odorous smoke and smoldering embers of the desecrats ed cathedral at Nauvoo. the exiles in the west:land saw visions of greater temples in the desert beyond the reach of the torch bearers. They dreamed dreams and saw vision a of a golden era of peace when one of a city and two of a family might perform their labor of love in virgin Temples in the alpine valleys of Zion. Their intense interest in Temple service did not perish when was their cathedral at Nauvoo any wrapped in hungry flames, more than did their testimony in the restoration perish when the blood, of martyrdom stained the floor of Carthage jail. Their oast was filled with glory and their (us tore full of promise. ( To be Continued) From the diary of Elder George W. Johnson we quote the following account of the burning of the Tempie: "In connection with my brother-In-laD. T. i.e Reran. I spent many mcntha exhibiting the Nativon Temple to strangers titan it on was burned. which happened the night of November 19, 1S43. a Since very incorrect account of its burning has been published, I will here insert my aeconnt of it: "During the year 1819 David T. LeBaran and myself were engaged In exhibiting the Nauvoo Temple to visitors, he attending it one day and I the next. On the 19th day of November I was taking a party through. We had been to the top and returned as far as the second story When I heard voices below. Leaving my company I ran down to the main rocm below, where I and found the door partly Open two own silting in the pulpit talk,. log. "One of them was telling the other what a host of mollify and lives the building hail cosi; how much suffering and sorrow it had entailed. when I entered and invited thten to 1:,avie is they did. had been The 'ene is telling as then boardabout the huittlitet ing at a public Imose north across the street. kept hv a man named . SIOCUM, "After the Temple was burned he was heard to hos,t thatbe saw the (ire when it did not look latesr than a manes hand. His room svis 'facing the Temple The fire startrti bIn at night when ail were supposed to lie itt hed and asleep. Now add to this the fact that the we-hw on the south sement is side which led to His idairsi ay. hal been taken out and is as sitting against the wall of the taithling. showing that r10 key was used enter the bnikling and the fire was started in the tipper stilt "Now it is suimossd at least that If a roan saw the fire when it did nut look larger than it titans hand. st that time of night. Its' must have nom looking for it All of thtsse facts do away with the Agnew theory that he went fit in on horsslitiek and with a zilse key us emit through the door set fire the and Ti. ii, Continnedi Allot-noos- e Standard Quorum Awards' Urged Upon Supervisors of Aarm lc ITERVISORS Priesthood Qrritrums Lit e urged to set up Immediately stanJards for the corning year. as outlined in Pr iesthood each of the Aartmie mantrias and EitS0 io the supervit,- ors handboc,k. This plan sets up standards for each quorum to follow vhich DEO intended to increase the interest of members in their dirties and activities. and also to set objectives for the quorums to reach during the year. chairmen Stake of Attronic Priesthood ere charged with the tosim,ibittly of t.lie( king the records of all quorums for Mts. zind Presiding Ilishop. reporting to the have tie those whial he camel Standard Quotion Award for the past year. These awards will be sent to the stake chairmen for presentation at stake gathering, where proper recognition can be given to the officers of quorums winning the aAard. It is urged that these reports be sent In as early as possible in order that they might serv.-- : as tat incentive to increase activiis dor. Ing the year ahead. |