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Show 1 .No Sadness Continued from Pago 10 so soon forget what He taught them; forget it in the sense that almost they didnt believe it. For they very soon said among Let ns go back to our themselves, and they were preparing to do fishing, just that. But He appeared to them, stood in their midst, and they were afrighted, they thought it was a spirit, that had appeared because the doors and the windows were closed. They had not known of such an experience, and In their shock when He appeared they fell back as it were, and He said, Be not afraid. Behold, it is I myself. Handle me and see. A spirit has not flesh and bone as you see mtf have. I think this is a remarkable incident, and is one to which Brother Ivins frequently referred. Now brethren and sisters, I speak of these few things in connection with the passing of Antoine R. Ivins because L think that he would prefer, as far as I am' concerned, that I would concentrate what little I have to say on the things in which he so profoundly believed. His life was evidence of that belief, and I would like very much if I could, be assured that when my time shall come to leave I might be able to join him. And so today with the Seventy who are sitting on the stand here, members of the Twelve and the Assistants and others of the General Authorities, we say, "Farewell, Tony, we will see you soon." And I say, probably we will see you sooner than we think. There are others of our dear ones who are approaching that change. We must square our shoulders and face that future, and face it unafraid, and attempt to muster the kind of faith that sustained him as he stepped across the border. And so referring again to his friend Tennyson, "Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. May God add His blessings to what has been said and done here today at this memorial service. May yon, my dear friends of die Ivins family, and I have known them very well through die years, I join with you in honoring them, I join with you in a sincere wish to be worthy of our heritage, and I say to you, peace be unto you. "My peace I give unto you, as the Savior said, "Not as the world giveth give I unto you; Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Jn my Fathers bouse are many mansions. If it werd not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. These were the words of the Master. These are die words of Antoine R. Ivins as he speaks back to his fellow brethren on the Council, the Seventy, and to all of us. And I think in a very real sense he will be instrumental in preparing a place for us. May God bless you, may peace be in your souls, and die Spirit of the Christ child ever live in your lives. May you follow His direction, I humbly pray in the name of Jesus Christ Amen. reach here in time for him to attend this versity of Michigan and studied law there service When he was notified. He asked us for a time, and finally graduated from the . if we would convey to the family his love University of Utah. He was alifelong stuand devotion. I think perhaps he loved dent of Spanish and English. Of course, Brother Ivins a little more than the rest of one cant study one language without us, if that were possible, so I extend first studying the other, and I think there are his condolence to you folks. few men who had his breadth of knowlI realize that I speak for the First edge of the construction and syntax of both English and Spanish. It is not generCouncil, and therefore of necessity must be their voice. There are six of us. We are ally known that he was responsible for the translation of the book of Doctrine and united in this service, so that anything I Covenants into Spanish, and had the resay I am sure they will echo, and if they had their way, would probably add more sponsibility of seeing that it was done corthan I can think of to say. We extend our rectly. He spent many days, weeks and months poring over It, getting thp correct love and condolences to his family. I pertranslation. He could interpret both literal sonally have known most of them. Grant, and spiritual meaning, for he understood the only remaining son of President Anthe doctrine of the church equally well. thony W. Ivins, we love; he is here. His All of his life he continued to study Spansister, Anna Wilson; his sister, Florence ish. A month before he died he was readSunin me who Hyde, incidentally, taught ing in the Spanish Bible and told me of day School many years ago in the Eighvarious differences he had found while I suppose she doesnt reteenth Ward translating R into English, which gave difmember it but I do; Sister Leah Cardon ferent meaning than we have it in our and Sister Augusta Wells, other sisters, English Bibles. He never gave up studying are not able to be here. We extend to it. Many people learn languages and then them our love, our sympathy, and also to as the rest of the farpily who are nephews cleave them; he did not He was just at of 86 as he fluent and the ; expert age cousins. and nieces and was at the age of 20. I suppose most of you folks will not reHe was married to Vilate Romney in member what St. George, Utah, looked 1912 in the Salt Lake Temple, and prompt- like in 1881. Antoine was bom there Jn . fly carried her to Enterprise to k raw that little country town, so famous in our ranch which he and his father were develhistory. It is where President Brigham He spoke often with gentle amuseoping. Is where the Young spent his winters. It the situations which develment about soil-anfirst temple was dedicated. The red as Vilate tried to conquer her there oped the red cliffs of that community, with She replied with unfamiliar surroundings. the surprising green of the valley as one unamusement to his gentle chaffvigorous tops the black ridge and looks down intq ing. I can see him walking away chuckit, must have had a great impression on ling to himself as he laughed about these Antoine as a boy. It was a primitive comincidents. I suppose these were serious all those communities as were, munity, enough. They started out in a tent, and but I can remember in Salt Lake City in then a shack, and a barn, and finally into 1903 we werent so well civilized in the a bouse. And one knows that, in that day, matter of conveniences. He was the son of on any farm was not easy. Enterliving President Anthony W. Ivins, who served was a new community and it had its prise later in the First Presidency. His mother troubles with water, and with general was Elizabeth Ashby Snow, a daughter of pests; I suspect that there were times Erastus Snow, who was the apostle who when she wished she was home where served the Lord in that part of the world, there were some conveniences. She was and whose great integrity and faithfulness to him. In spite of their difference in loyal everybody knows. He comes from the kind temperament they had a happy marriage. of blood which stays faithful. He was very the difference in their disposiConsidering of his of was ancestors. He proud proud tion and nature, they were extremely his grandfather Snow, he was proud of the happy. She was loyal, she followed him to Ivins family, and he was especially proud Enterprise, she followed him to Farming-toof the Ridgeways, whose name he bears. Utah, where he was in charge of the When he was 15 years of age, after living Lund School for Boys, to Hawaii and the in St. George, his father was called to be Laie sugar plantation where, for ten the president of the Jilarez Stake in Mexiyears, he operated that plantation for the co. Consequently the family moved to Church. Sc successful was he in develColonia Juarez, and there for many years, oping this project that he had the approtheir destinies were all bound up in that bation and the thanks of the First Presilittle colony in Mexico. dency. She then followed him to Mexico I could not very well talk about Antoine and to the Mexican Mission where, for without telling you something about his three years, they presided over that missrelations with his fattier. I believe there ion. At the same time in 1931, he was was never any fattier and son closer than made a member of the First Council. Oiese two. Anthony W. Ivins was a brilThen, after their mission, for the remainliant man. He was a stockman in the ing years she followed him all over sense that he had cattle and other stock. the United States and into Canada and Mexico as he did his work in the First They ran the cattle over on the Kiabab Plateau, and Antoine, In bis growing Council under assignment from the First years, had hp share of adventure as they Presidency and the Twelve. And she filled and round went out to eerie out and up all these assignments with him with integIndspread his livestock. There were many rity, happv in the doing. difficulties with them. There ians-and were not given children so they' They were bad men to deal with. A man had to their nieces and nephews, among adopted could think who one to be he had be alert, them a fatherless family. Representatives quickly, and they were in constant danger of these loved ones are acting as pallbearfrom wind and storm, and the troubles of ers today, and rightly so. He would have nature. President Ivins took Antoine with wanted no strangers to carry his pall, and him and taught him. He learned a great these were dose," and that would have one if He his inherited, father. deal from him happy. I sdiatl read their made for inherits this quality, his fathers love not because they ipdude all of his names, could time that on, from horses. Antoine, and nieces nephews, but because they are because life his of not keep horses out today representing those nieces and acting they were so much a part of it while he Heber Grant Ivins, Gordon Ivins nephews: was growing up. Hyde, Guy H. Ivins, Wiliam W. Daynes, The family eventually moved to Salt Douglas R. Clawson and Scott R. Clawson. mind in not clear is It Lake City. my I think I would not be fair to Antoine them whether or not Antoine accompanied Ivins if I didnt mention his horse. One at the time, but he went to Mexico City as must understand that his was not the relaa young man and studied law, Mexican tion of a man who keeps a horse for recrelawlaw, with the intention of becoming a Men buy horses and keep them in ation. there. and Mexico in practicing City yer ride them; that wasnt him; His fields and came and his mind However, he changed feeling for horses went dear back to his to the United States and went to the Uni- n, . a Pres. Young Tells Of Proud Forebears lit Tbe following is text of lb Utk given by Elder S. Dilwortb Young of the First Conn-ti- l of the Seventy t the fnnerel services of Elder Antoine Jt. Ivins, Oct. 20, 1967, in Sell Lake City. I should like to extend to the family the love of Elder Marion D. Hanks who is not with us. Brother Hanks' mother died a short time after President Ivins passing, and so he is on his way home. No airplane between Manila and this place would Of Farewell' x " small diildhood. It was a love which began 80 years ago and continued on and on and on until it became a very part of him. He was a sdentist with them, he didnt just ride them and keep them, he knew about them. He knew their blood lines, and j he worked with those blood lines. He would not tolerate a scrub horse, and he had very little feeling for a scrub man. Thoroughbred is a word describing a breed of horses. He taught me that I thought thoroughbred meant anything that was pure, but to him it had. a deeper con- notation. Like all true horsemen, he took his knowledge of horse improvement and applied it metaphorically to humans and , tried to improve mankind. The last horse he owned, he once told me, had horse intelligence, and he taught that mare many things. In her training he found relaxation and memorjf of his boyhood and of his father who loved horses as he did. I think one of the happiest experiences he ever had was when he imported from Hawaii a handsome gray purebred, I think American Saddler, and presented it to his father. His father was getting along in years then, and it was about the time they were having the 24th of July parade here. Anthony W. Ivins said he was going to ride that horse in that parade no matter what.. Antoine aided and abetted him and urged him on, and he did ride the horse. It was a beauty and frisky, but a horsemail is not afraid of a frisky horse. President Ivins was not afraid of this horse. It was one of the happy moments in his and Antoines lives. Often Vilate would say that Antoine loved his mare more than he did her. That was because she begrudged the time he was away. She was lonely when he was not near. Remarkably enough his mare was apparently glad to see him coming for the morning workout. It was a sad day for Antoine when he had to give up riding. He was worried about that who would get that horse iand take care of her. He was much relieved when he found a good home for her. Of course, his chief relationship was lo the First Council. He led the Council with a gentle hand, and yet no one ever tres-passed on his dignity or his manhood. His was not just a sense of justice and right He had absolute integrity, absolute honesty. In matters of money or policy he drew sharp lines as to what belonged to him and what belonged to others. There was no gray in his life, yet his views were not carried on his sleeve. They were very deep within him, they were him. He once told me, "I have never bought and he a thing until I could pay for told me, too, that in handling . other peoples money one must be meticulous in accounting for every cent and spending it only for the purpose of its Intent He served as a treasurer for the Boy Scout Council here and I am sure that their money was, under his direction, spent in that manner, as were all the funds with which he had anything to do. He often told humorous stories and used them frequently to Illustrate his points. One could tell when he 'was going to do it because one would see the corners of his mouth begin to twitch a little bit, then he would smile and out would come the story. One would know that he would be more amused than anybody else. All of us loved him, and we shall miss him. We have been entirely united under his leadership. Here was a man of absolute integrity of purpose and act. He loved the Gospel; he had abiding knowledge of the love of God for us, and of the work of Jesus Christ the Lord, whom he worshipped in simplicity, love and truth, as I do, and as my colleagues do. May the Lord God bless his family to be assuaged, and we to adjust to his absence from us, in the name of Jesus Christ Amen. WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 28, 1967 it; CHURCH-- 11 |