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Show 8 THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1943 Church Edition Saints, hovered about us on the brink of that foundation, and with them all the angels and spirits from the other world, that might be permitted, or that were not too busy elsewhere.-Whshould I think so? In the first placed what else on this earth have they to be interested about? Where would their eyes be turned in the wide earth if noi centerd here? Where would their hearts and affections be, if - they cast a look or a thbught towards the dark speck in the heavens which we Gjenea (o 9V lion, on the earth In their behalf. It is here that the countless millions of the spirit world look for the ordin-ancof redemption, so far as they es have, been enlightened by the preaching of the gospel, since the keys of the former dispensation were taken away from the earth. Why? If "they looked upon the earth at all, it would be upon those corner stones which we if they listened jatal it wetrid-b- e to hear the sounds of voices and the- blending of " y The Hope Of The Departed at (From a Discourse Delivered the Con -- the Salt Lake Temple teas laid the day before.) By Porley P. Pratt. - hy tJipd of th'-sf- f bet thing, to open eommuniea-'tio- n cn woilds, and to kindle i iV of eternal affection hhh lav dormant. Suppose our temple was ready, " Mai ad Stake Ihe dead wecould. only act ioiLthQSQthej)e0pleof tains?Are there others who have dhe the commencement of a temple for whose names are known to us. And these are few with the most of us keys for the redemption of the dead? the redemption of the dead. With what Americans. And why is this? We have No, verily. No otber people have open- - intensity of interest did they listen to ed their hearts to conceive ideas so - the songs of Zion, and witness - the never had time to look to the heavens, or to the past or future, so busy have, grand. No' other people have their feeling's of theirfriends. They were we been with the things of the earth. Sympathies drawn out to such an ex- - glad' to behold the glittering bayonets lent towards (he fathers. of We have hardly had time to think Of around the temple No. If from and to this people, to ground, you go' they longed for the day say nothing of out ourselves, hear would be a thousand the when there doctrines of others, you will fathers. , hear doleful the where, there is now but one. It is time that all this stupidity., sayings: As the tree so to see a strong people, gathered it lieth. As death leaves you, and indifference should coijie to an falls, so judgment will find you. There is and united, in sufficient power to end, ""and that our hearts were open- no work, nor device, nor knowledge maintain a spot on earth where a bap-ied, and our charities extended, and the the grave, etc, etc. There is no tismal font might be erected thaT our bosoms expanded, to reach forth after whom? Those whom we change after death, but you are fixed baptism for consider" dead! God has condescended It was here that allJheir expecirretrievably fixed, for all eternity. The moment the breath leaves the tations were centered. What cared so far to our capacity, as to' speak of our fathers as if they were dead, al- - body, you must go to an extreme of they for all the golden palaces, mar5ce ble pavements, or gilded halls of state though they are all living spirits, and heaven or of hell, there to will live for ever. We have no dead! with Peter or thrones of powder h the on earth? What cared they for all the splendor, equipage,' titles, and empty , Only 'thinlc of it! Our fathers are all presence of Jesus Christ In the- third on sounds of the to other hand, roll in heavens, or, great of this living, thinking, active agents; we have are been dead! all that the flames which of hell with murderers and world, nly taught pass away as the they Shall I speak my feelings, that I devils, Such are the doctrines of our dew of the morning before the rising had yesterday, while we were laying sectarian brethren, who profess to besun? What cared they for the strugthose corner stones of the Temple? lieve in Christ, but who know not the the battles, the victories, and Yes, I will utter them, if I can. mysteries of godliness, and the bound-- ' gles, It was not with my eyes, not with less resources of eternal charity, and numerous'other worldy interests that the power of actual vision, but by my of that mercy which endureth forvibrate the bosoms of men on either ever. intellect, by the natural faculties inside? None of these things would inherent in man, by the exercise of my It is here, that, the spirit world terest them. Their interests were cenreason, upon knowm principles, or by would look with an intense interest, the power of the Spirit, that it ai- - it is here that the nations of the tered here, and thence extended to the work of God among the nations dead, if . lmaysa call d peared to me that Joseph Smitlvand his associate spirits, the Latter-daconcentrate their hopes of ministra- - of the earth. -- J"HE Saints would like to enter a holy temple, and have their President " and his assistants'administer for theii; deadrThey love their fathers, although they had once almost forgotten them Our fathers have forgotten to hand down to us their genealogy. They have not felt sufficient interest to transmit tous their names, and the time and place of birth, and jn'' many instances they have not laught us when and where we were born, or who were our grandparents, and their is all this? It is be-- ' cause "of vtliat veil of blindness which is cast oyer the earth, because there has been no tiue Church, Priesthood, or Patriarchal.order, no holy place for the deposit or preservation of the sacred arciu.es of antiquity, no knowledge of the eternal kindred ties, relationship, or mutual interest of eternity. The hearts of the children had from-th- e becoim fathers, of the fathers from the and chiva-e,-- . u - til one came in the spirit and now or of Elijah, to turn the keys dnce-tryTW- -- - ards the-gu- They-Wis- h n fr the-dea- ", - self-style- d thenv-woul- y . JuniorChorus Gives Program V LIMAXI.G several months of the Junior Chorus of the training Malad Stake recently gave an excellent program as a part of the stake quarterly conference This musical organization is one of three, in the stake that, have furnished outstanding music for the con- ferences and Directly responsible is II M Williams, senior member of the Malad Stake high council and cfttiirman of the stake music committee Assisted by Mrs. S. A. Hendricks and Mrs. Edna Drake, Mr. Williams has presented to the stake this .past year,- - an adult chorus' of "80 voices, the Singing Mothers of the Relief Society and a junior chorus of other-occasion- . , -- CO voices, pictured s. above. The stake music leaders give much credit for their accomplishments of the past ypar to N. Lorenzo Mitchell, secretary of the Church Music Com- mittee Because ofhls stimulatiorutha ""stake has responded in a most 'remarkable i A mer and excellent choral work has featured the stake confer- enees ami all meetings have bedn made more attractive- and Interesting- .The. person nel of -- the --Muni or 1 Chorus, pictured above, are, left to . right: Stalte Junior Chorus, an First row--, Valene Crowther, Ella.ou The Malad vr i -- Maria Nordquist, Ella Mae Richards,-LJean Budge. Third row, Gean Stratton, June e Second row, Florence Facer, Mrs. Merl Billy Rutter, Westley Riegsegger, Stew'art, organBudget, Crowther, LaVem Wade Marvin ist; Mrs. S. A." Hendricks, director; Mrs. R. M. Drake, assiftant director; Wade, Blenna Jo Thorpe,-- "Dorothy Richards, Gwen Thomas, Betty Mae , Mrs. R. B. Probst, assistant organist; Nadine Williams, Jessie Wight, JenEvans, and Anna Mae Owens. ' , Fourth row, Neva 'Moon, Grant nie B. Jones and Ila Jean Moon. - Val-oy- - - example of the unusual music accomplishments of the stake- during ' the pas t year- .- - . Budge, Lyde Facer, John Laws, Joe bleed, Deloris Stuart, Florance Swee- ten, Lila Mae Lewis, 11a Jean Hughes, Colleen Paterson, Donna Ward and Mary Marble. Fifth' row, B. L. Thomas, Rollin Thomas, Renee Facer, Marjorie Laws , - Della Beeton, Delone Ashton, Iva Lon Budge, Twilla Clark, Afton Marble, and Carol Dawn Hendricks. Sixth row. Max Call, Brethel Crow? ther, Glen Marble, Reed Hunsaker, Helen Crowther Lucille Crowther and ' Laura Lee Jones.- -- |