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Show a' ap t i OS Cznts i'FA11 a n ' asuai DO YOU WARM up to a friend who is casual with you, and who shows only a hilt Interest in you? , Neither , does anyone elec.' Your natural ha. Puts Is to be e001 with those.who are cool with : you. No one enjoys ,type of anceship which is hardly in acquaintanceship at ail; , is the'worm'glow of friendship which bring! , tIlly'Hoilta-to-ci- ictlara fla!1,, ; or. ct Ther:t i AITRECIAT; more bider, that ; ever before.-- ,nty membership', In ....this, Churchthe great organization ; of,-the ' Church---a- n .organisation which furnishes not only just a fa i voted few but all 'the :,,; ,,;. members : e the opportts .1 ' , '' nity for :service.,;-- . - :s' , , think I ' have - de; t ' teeted a little hest:: tanesr;,on , the part ''''''. some ?., '.' ;,with reference, to the Church Welfare I - Plan.- You seen) to be:- nxtous! - - . partly eut the hey and partly harvested the grain and partly fed the eattlet what would you do? . , ' Or If you were a commander In the we( and your men fought' for you part of the time and part, of the time engaged In evil Practices in with the enemy, what woult you do? - IF THERE IS ONE THING the .1;Ord demands, It It forth" at iiiyou7:: allegiance, and there is no allegiancegenuine , "warm up" to someone who is genuinely interested.? and truewhich in not enthusiastic..--,----- ---,: of IL ,YOUare' In you and wh.?.1:ff!ye..1. ,thatinterest by the way bi- his Church must b;willing,:and-"en;Lt.; Elder McKay We bank 7 - , be treats ehiverint..,71 Ali We must e thuslastic workers. aruuously engaged y .''',4,' that same idea to ,littleWhen I ' In , Ilave you evertriette-appl4 good cause. We must enthusiastically carry 'a You was group of us fellows who used your 'attitude ..toirard the Lord? Are "on our Church assignments. We must be anxious - from e .,4t, ep and cool with him, or is your, interest hi your ,direeelthe , , , , do We artalout to our work well be must are enthu-,, Heavenly-- Father so- genuine swimming bolo 'Instead of going, the , anxious to pay our tithes, anxious to ''- home. In the ' stastie-abo- be Sabbath,anxious spring we could hardly him tincl his work? honest, Who, ldean, annals', to be before e , wilt for.., the snow to bumble, anxious to be true. .142 HAS REPEATEDLY. shown that he responds to our swimming , place. ,, hurrying , We must be willing to do things without being to cool and casual treatment very much as you ;. II remember one spring we , were I do,..11a told One of the ancient iongregationa, that - commanded. The Lord mad; this abundantly clear there, when there was still, snow' , - -. ,,when he said ,; under the willows and on the north he disliked a lukewarm attitude and because they I a not Meet that, I should command in all banks. We prepared; for the dip.',. were neither hot nor, Cold he would "spew thetn" , things, for hethat is compelled in all things, the , Some of us felt the water with our ' ' same is a Slothful and not a wise servant; where- - out of Lismouth. lingers, then, with our toes;- it , , In 'cold and the itirwas chitin we re.. 4 lie expects enthusiasm on our part fore he . receiveth no reward. regard :mained on the bank shivering...,L,!. .,.,, to his work. Ile told Joseph Smith- we should be t VE2ILY should men be SAY, anxiously engaged a .anxiously engaged in good cause, that we should SUERS WAS ONE ''BOY,:, in ' tile, in cause and do many things of their .do, much, to build up the kingdom of our own free group, however, a leader,he had own free &al bring to pass much righteouswi'd. and not wait to be commanded In all things.- didn't been a. leader-'-walways Not only does be expect enthusiasm of expres- , nes. For the power is in them wherein they are touch his toe to the Water, nor feel unto themselves.. And inasmuch as men , of it,: Re just. ducked ',under :and sion, but enthusiasm In activity as well, for be : agents do good they shall In no wise lose their rpward. commands us to be ' good producers We must enjoyed the swim. Some of us Went , 'But he that doeth not anything until he is com-:41ame:',without ducking under, and bring forth much fruit.' "Herein" be sald,'"is .. monied and receiveth s commandment with doubt- naturally we didn't enjoy the swim.- my ye bear' much fruit.', ful heart,' mai keepeth it with slothfulness, the some of us are on the bank,,, shall ye be my disciples." same is damned. Who am I that made man, salth hesitating and shivering with ref-- erence to the Welfare Plan, and VI TH2 OTHE2. HAND he let it be known that the Lord, that will hold him guiltless that obeys : he will cut off those branches which do' not not my, commandments?,-"- perhaps some of our other respon-sibilities In the Church., Brethren The casual worker, 'whether in factory: farm produce. At eine time he cursed the- fig tree which and sisters, 'let me advise you to bore to fruit. And again he said that the idler or Church, is not the valiant worker, neitheris he duck under and you will have great,,-,'shall not eat the bread nor wear the garment of : a great producer. toy In ' your 'labors. Give to this :' -Can we afford to be casual with the Lord? the laborer, faith without works is dead...4 work the best you have.- - :,,,s If you had a farm and your helpers were casual , Can we treat his work lightly? We can do as we ;,- ' (mace gris4,6a; a stesti;. hasistatit tab NM , , In the way In which they worked, how would you like for we are free. But let us always remember Owned ht the Twelve, he a eeeterehee eh, ' dream in the Sal Labe Tabernacle in cite react?, If they only partly milked the cows and that lati we sow likewise shall we reap. -- - , ,,. 1 , - : ' t -- ; -- - 7. .- - lf ,,,e. .'',..- 4 ,. - or-4'- 4- - , l- - on-the- - - i4 - , boi,I-,th'er- - , , , - to--g- to-ke- - i., , -- that-Yo- , '- -- 2, '. - , ut " , , ., , y ..., , -- t - - . J.- - -- . - - - - - a'g-.4,- '- -, hi, , - - faettr-glortfied:lb- - " - - - - - ; - - - : - - ' ",, 4 ,.. ', ! Stalwarts : of Mormonism - rcorgo anwanngt rotoSon 12outVision4cif Toy Pie 1 44'. S 0 It (e is:, " - 0 (, lbe'1 Church, George M a a w a r I a g if,, 0 f",;" THE FIRST VISION caught the inspiration of the.. first ' fil - -,, - Joseph Smith "is - the greatest ,. vision,. and expressed it in verse, . . c-. , A) - Piston of which we have This gifted Young moo was hors ill any re. , '4 -4,4tk: In Sandbact, Cheshire. England, on ord in literature,' wrote George D. 1 : 1, ), Pypers 'for on no other occasion, 90 'March 111, 1834. When be was l't 1' ' .".)C'::".--7...years 61 age be came to Utah with far as we know, did both the rather' his parents and settled in Salt take and the Son appear at one time to A ' s Cir-,r In the Fourteenth Ward be ,Clty. ,4qk other mama,' ,.., any On many occasions since; the or , Joined the choir, and here be met .,,,,,:7......".... -.. ,- ,,,.!Limitation of the Church, great and : recta Stevenson. to whom he was ,,, ',,I, - learned men have spoken and write,. . ----- -- A . .t.'3, , , on 1874. October monied 20, . , ten profoundly about the first vision, .., 1..os a volo."4 ,, Ile held various positions bs the . , but it remained for a young eon. 41" r t Pert from England, George Manwar- - , .city, such as window dresser at the . to be to the write first Z. C. song int, at i , bookkeeper Teasdate's 1, the : marvelous experience - Dry Goods Store, and salesman for , about to came the ....which youthful Prophet ', caldres malt coin Pat17- - - a , Artist's conception of "The That Vision," in the spring of 1820.' ' ' ,' - ', music store learned to he the play - By RICKARD V. GRZGEISZN George Miinwaring's $ 0 a g is - ' organ, and was often found P layin g 7 -- found in all, of our Sunday School his own oecomPoolment to the &MCC '', W. kart:, "l'is Sweet to Sing tho - prayer, second., the reality of the Song Books under the title Of 61,10- - ' be had 'composed. - ' I 'kph Smith's First Prlier-"-- - Here Matchless 'Ave"- - and ."Sweet Sib. ' power of evil, and third, the re- - z During the first' week of " is the opening terse:, 1.1189 111 : bath Day.". George Manwaring felt of vealing of the personality of God .110 how lovely was the morning. 'fever; pneumonia followed and itelf-- z But the that will live-t- he Father and his Sen Radiant beamed the sun above,,,,,, 'died, on July 7ths at the age at 35. tti our best Judt Christ: ' longest,according s'' sweet were , Bees bumming, birdst. "EMS GIFTED GENII'S 'w r - t - meet, is "Joseph Smith's First The diode 'for this lovely song t we stag today: 1 Prayer.' "G eorge blanwaring's of the ' Music was written by another. Utah com--y ringing through the grove, ' , MS"We NOWlongs at Parting, "Chilr, simple lines versify three of the poser, Adam C. Smith... For when within the shads woodland,. - "Sing &en Gladly Join and Sing." nrell greatest truths of the bilormolf' years Brother Smith led the many Cod the love" their -sonyht . , , tome Ilappy Sunday.-- - Day I Days tank!! rote George 11 PYPen - in Monti. He died in that Lit"' on MORE THAN ANT other poet in the the Best," ,"Lord We Ask Thee Ere "first, the power and efficacy. of :January 12, 1909. , , 2, 4171' I ..., , i-- NIRLET - , ' , st:-L- (a -- 1 of the Prophet - --. !- 5-. ,, i I '. , - '. ,s' ' ().fW,,,,.-- 1, --- -- - , 4 , ::. i , -- , - -- - . , - - -- , |