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Show THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY: OCTOBER Church Deportment 7; 1939. Upholding A sta. ndard B y 0 r .Actions (Continued from Page One.) doing him an Injuetice. As I went down the second time 1 tound the ' name of a friend of mine. 1 looked at the amount oppoette his name to find out how much tithing he had paid. Afterwards meeting the Man. In the course of our conversation we talked about tithing. Ile uked me how much money I had made the year before and 1 told him. Then he told me how much he had made. 1 salt "You astonish me; I did not think you had made more than half that much, not quite half." . Ile said: "Ilow's that? Don't you know that 1 am one of the big men mo after the seven and a half mire Wes speech; he shook my hand and the tease came 'into hie eyes as he said: "Brother Grant, w hat a taek has been placed on yOur shoulders as a young man! I pledge to you here an d now the best there ig in rne to help you make a success. Its you pledged came the best that was In you. te that wanted into my eys amt he full extent of my to hel p you that if yott pay,this $50 you will get not understand IL I went out into in return?" the woods and got down on my knees I tuld him that I did have- - lie and told the Lord that 1 Was there ' and . took the other $t& that I was willing k) stay there 4, We ehould have the smbition. see-- just as long as He wanted me to stay. I ns w e ha ve th e and we know but I was not accumpliehing anything, , it$ that no one in this Church will do that 1 had' been full of energy and ' more for it than we will do. We had not accomplished things up VI ehould never have an ambition to see date. 1 said: "I want you to call me how little we can do for the work of home and send me on a misaion where God wisich this is in very deed the the people speak Engliets 1 would plan of life and salvation. This Is like to go to England. Instead of stays . abluty,.... the Gospel ot, our Lord and Savior ing here ,accomplishing nothing." . We find recurded In the 29th chap- - and Redeemer Jesus chrkbc or it la The Lord granteth to men accord-Lord of Alma the that colossal most ter fraud that was ever granteth the to the desires of their hearts. Ily to the &aired of perpetrate d upon the earth in our day. Ins unto men was to go to England. A day desire their hearts. w hether it be good or That it is the work of Cod nearly or two later I got a cable saying evil. life or death, joy or remorse of every soul within the sound of my . Come home oasthe first ' financially?"know-s-fconscience. We ehould have desires; for- her- hinielft-orI said; "Yes." came home and I went into the res. . ..- - - we should have ambitions-desir- es-us make minds that Let self. out up Ile kept Insisting on my telling WM toency s Office, and President Small are and ar. we If been have good, try .and negecun any said: 'Heber, you have not had any s why 1 had made that remark. to accompliah them. 1 pledged to my- Ocular In the past w e are not going Your name 1 salt "I do not care to tell you." - missionary experients). self Si a youngster in th e 13th N'b''".a . to be neglectful and if came He said: "1 want to know." when 'a young man, the up that I was going to try, if I possibly we are pot the Ile "Al! right," 1 said, "you robbed Apostles considered it, and they do- the asked time Increase our could, will will blahop Ile every substance; the Lordof a little more than half cided that as you were supporting a a donation to give as much as a give us great joy. 'Man Is that he widowed of that which you owed Iliml. 1 hap- - for mother that was a pretty. I knew who was svorth several may have joy," we read in the Book man name to mission for a young man; then see the your pened good day just 1 of Mormon, and I want to say to you before yesterday on the tithing list hundred thousand dollars, that u got into buainess before you were oy with so much money opposite It, and would try to have him as my model, good people that there Is no work in 21, and later you were made the pres- s had heard that he was a .liberalwhich we can be engaged that brings ident of a you did not pay quite 50 cents on She-- (I stake, and you've not had - : 1 could not live ' to see if so and as much the for man) ' joy laboring really dollar of what you owed the Lord." the real joy of bringing souls to a 1 had to pay a advancement of the work of God upon knowledge o f the Truth. So I called Ile was one of the eloquent preach-- UP to it Sometimes era of the Gospel, but from that day lot of money. On one occasion, when the earth. Ican remember that as a you home. You have had two ye until he finally lost his standing as an I was a young man working for. a youngster I used to think, when the In Japan. We called you .on a mile small salary, 1 attended a Fast Meet- - boys would come home from their sion for official, his preaching never rang true three, and we leant you ha in my ward. During the meeting missions and testify that they never ' take ing to me. 1 could not get over thinking the other year In England." of his tithing record. 1 remember the bishop made an earnest appeal had enjoyed anything so much in I said that 1 was delighted to go. for funds for certain. purposet thetr lives as preaching this Gospe- lhearing of a man who delivered a I not tell him that I had been did other things he said that the 1 thought, "Well you are home now, very excellent talk. He felt proud of Among for the privilege. After. praying Lord rewards tcurfold. After the and you are so happy to be here you it, and he said to a friend : "Did you 1 went into Ms office and he wards, 1 feel handed as the $50 that had have a meeting you bishop just good said: You can hear me make that speech?" stay home six months my contribution. lie took ' 15 and time;and I rather doubt that you have tie said, "Yes." . wane back the balance of $45, say- Lever before had any experience that pushed "Well," he said, "1 think that was 'Islo," 1 said, "I don't want to a mighty eloquent talk. What did ing that $5 was as much as 1 should you enjoyed so much." I lived to be home more than six weeks- - I stay will pay. e I said to the bishop: "By what 45 years of age before 1 went to Japan. leave you think of it?" ' in six weeks ..oht-clwas of I me 1 over rob there two years and did the privilege you "Oh, I did not hear it" When 1 went Into the office to bid "But you just said you dia hear IL" of putting the Lord in my debt? You not have any joy In preaching the re sisdent Smith goodbye, I 'said: "I "Oh 1 mean 1 heard the sound, but -- said that the Lord rewards fourfold, Gaopel there. Why? Because 1 could will see you In a little over a year. not 1 talk their language.' When tried it did not find any lodgment In my and my mother Is in need of $200. s . The bishop said "Do you have faith to speak their language they could (Continued on Page Seven) heart Your actions speak so loud that somehow or other when you talk I cannot hear anything you say so -..., far as its making an impression upon I N the year 1931 after the me is concerned." , visited the ! ing earthquake-ha- d ' We as Lattersday Saints ought to liawkes Bay area and left in its path 't . , live so that our actions will be right the ruins of the Maori Agriculture S , ' I K. VP to the standard of what we preach. Rufus President Hardy College, ' 1 have had a desire all my life, from suggested that the undamaged ma-- i ' ' the time 1 was a youngster, to do my terials from that structure be preserv- 1 ' ' ' . duty in this Church. 1 made a pledge ed to be used in the construction of l'" " RT. , when called to be the president of the an amusement hall Thisidea was -no man would 1935 Tooele Stake,- that when it wasf agreedpaY delayed until ''',, . . ' , for donation for materials be used should the any public that any larger of 0 the a chapel The bite selected for the s - ' ., ' enterprise for the benefit ' ......,........00 1 . in would near than the Church payproporchapel was a plot of ground tion to the money 1 had; that no man cemetery in the Korongata Pa. would keep the Word of Wisdom bet- , sss , a , ; due consideration In a meet-- - . , r- , sss ter than 1 would; that no man would In sAfter 4, ,.... .0 ise of , ' ' - of the membees the Korongata be more willing to work for the cause ' I" ; ' ' , of Truth . :' members should contribute one pound E ' : r1 t , t would say "Come and do this thi '' i ' . i i be f t t and the sisters' donatimesisould , ss- s ., and not "Go and do it." ' s sis, ten shillings each toward the corn- - 0.-- .It' ' a I ' . The Presidency of the - Churc- h- mencement of Is 1 , building. On October Cotm of the ' and one of the members ' ' A a -i Sister Ertieti, 19, 1935, es' ii, A et , ,- , cil of the Twelve, installed me as the faithful mother and ;'Iteliet 'Society r - . ' s' : 's s ' ' , Stake-a, nd Sis"dolfations president of -the Tooele worker, made the first said: Brother the ;brethren "Now, , , , 'ter Kura Pearse followed suit, and it , 2 ' ' , ' , .' get up and give them a good few days later several others gladly ' ' ' ' '''s.'s ' ' ' ' ' , ,,,, , , '',: - .'.,, ' s', . r ' : ,... ' , ,, 4 a ,' , - talk and talk as long as you want." - -- ,, Chinese As the , donations: their ; , , gave , , , , , talked seven and a half minutes-s- - : c of , , 'The says, starting place proirerb ' ' ' and ran out of ideas; I did not say a thousand mile journey is the first , , s , '4 4 . , , - ,,,' , ' -I ,. - ,, - r not could think i,, any more becauset steps, di;Soisssa'Ss,SsA;;e4sei.'s,A Usoas seS saasasssoiS.,Se.s.ssaassss.sss; t of any more to say. The next three President M. Charles Woods, who New ch. crpel or four Sundays 1 did not 'do any bet- recently completed at Korongata , Hastings, New Zealand, ' over the mission at that time, I. presided did do well so not ter; in fact, quite in a degree after The Arctueoo Temple design. ts patterned '" with the and , , approval of.. assistance, I talked seven and half minutes the ' e.cls Among them were Elders W. g. On October 14,- - 1938, the Maori first time, six and a half the next, and the Saints drew the plans and estiHe - Sinith, C. D."Kirkland, J. R. Black- - brethren fitted the pulpit to the stand five the next. After the evening meet- - - mated the cost of the building. Anderson, L. G. Dastrup, - on the interior of the chapel to come In America to his returned more, ing, following my first talk, someone ' In the dark said In a very contemp- - shortly after, and was replaced by and E. B. Bigler. Many of the young' plete the heavy work of the beautiful 11 under and sturdy structure. A few days from Matthew Maori Cowley boys ranging In ages tuous voice: "Well it is a pity if the President saneMr. Hugh McGuire finiehed the as was later 15 work their whose rendered also direction to the years General Authorities- of the Church had of the verandah, and Brot- h- .eirPen.'''''s to bring a boy out here to be our press., tioned and contineed. plastering -- 1 ident,' that ther-cotil:New Zea;skser 'Hawkes..,Bay,.eont:;settiw, tees (tie ,Whidora a Tipold with the, heiti; of l'r, weresemployed by not find tine' Powicks buildDeacons branch to the the to was Government land applied the line employed supervise help supervise min10 who had tense enough to talk alcoat of paint a with touches construction. The Relief Society, ishing utes . ing of the chapel , acroof. on the in could not the , help On June 2, 1938 the first shovel though they Well, you see he kept his stop--- 'stands complets Today the chapel of soil was removed by Brother- Ham- - that manual labor, were constantly on watch on me What did he get?-- he a monument to got just what he wanted; something bra Xamau, president of the branch, hand to render any service possible ed and in service as to find fault with. A bishop in a lit- - and thereafter the work progressed to make the work of the brethren the efforts of a group of tie town in Tooele . County, way down rapidly. The trenches for the founda- - easier. Everyone contributed long - people to gain a sanctuary for wor of labor to keep the work mov- - ship which Is worthy, of their . stand-th-e at the southr, end of the county, by tion were dug, and a few days later a , ' ' ard.-(- By Elder Robert L. Cardwell). , C. laborers came to name or John number of Voluntary appear. Ing. Sharp, $240 Tth - tl ' , g acco-rdin- - -- -- or - - - - ambitihat - - boat.I - islutt2I; . , -- ,, , - --- 11' -- r New Chapel Marks Progress In New Zealand ..----,-,,,-a- m: 1,,--,. - , , - . - - than - t ' , - - i , ''s-:,-,, - -- ' ne . - - . - , , ,..,,,",.,, :; , 1 - ,' ". , , , 1 I I, ". Hinu-Oriwr- , a . . . , . , rant, - -- - - - - ; , - - - . , - ,,-- , 3 r, ,, v--- , ''s --- , . . . . - - ... , - , , ' - - 3 . , , .' ., ., '.. $,,, -- - i - - W.-J- -- , - -- -- d - - stout-hearte- d -- . - - , ' . - . , - - , |
