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Show GEMS OF THOUGHT EDITORIAL PAGE Revelation Again Restored From Heaven The Move To The City year as school ends, there is a great movement Every people from rural or small communities to larger cities in search of work. Most of these young people are and every help is given them to adjust in their new well-supervis- locations. But there are still a few who are not so well cared for. There still are young people, and particularly young ladies, who are caught in the swirl of big city life, find the wrong companions, and lose all that they nave held dear. To avoid this, parents are urged to cooperate with their bishops and other Church officials, who are organized to give assistance of a kind that will avoid such tragedies. Of course the responsibility first of all is that of parents. They should never allow their young people to go to the city in search of work without proper protection and chaperonage. PARENTS WITH YOUNG people going to the city should make certain in advance that there will be proper housing, proper chaperonage, and adequate financing during the period of the search for work. If the city is not too far away, parents should accompany their 'mung people there, help them to find suitable lodging, and know that conditions are suitable for them. They should remain with their young people if possible until jobs are found, and make sure that the young person does not spend his last cent on living or pleasure, and then be unaware of what the future will bring. Parents should always notify their home ward bishop of their plans. He in turn can assist in sending notice to the bishop of the ward in the city, where the young person will live. THIS BISHOP also will use the facilities of the MIA and other Church organizations to provide proper companionship for the young person, and assist even in finding work. It should be pointed out, however, that bishops of city wards are not employment agencies, and that they should not be imposed upon. However, they are helpful and will certainly provide the facilities of the Church in making the young person welcome among proper companions in the city. The Church has provided a committee to assist this work in a general way. Cards are provided on which bishops may record information about the young person, his old ward aDd his new address. They may be sent to general Church headquarters, addressed either tb Elder Spencer W. Kimball of the Council of the Twelve, or to Elder John Longden, Assistant to the Twelve. The cards are then directed to the bishop of the proper ward in the new location, who in turn will seek out. the young person. It is urged, however, that the young persons moving into the city facilitate the process by himself or herself seeking out the bishop and ' making themselves known. If bishops and parents will cooperate, every young person may be given the assistance necessary. However, it is to be remembered by parents and young people alike, that there are thousands of young people of the same age, whose permanent homes are in the cities, who are likewise looking for emplojinent. Often all summer jobs are gone, taken by local city people, even before those from distant places arrive. Where it is possible, it is much to be preferred if young people could remain in their own home towns, seek employment there, in local offices, plants or on farms, and earn their summer money while living at . their own homes. There is no substitute for goed home environment, and if young people may enjoy their own homes while earning their summer money, it is much to their advantage, economically and otherwise. BISHOPS AND HOME TEAClirjIS should begin at once to survey their wards and disuicts to ascertain which of the young people may have a summer job problem, and do what they can to give them the proper advice. With so many looking for jobs, and so few jobs at times available, many young people are recognizing the value of summer school work, if not in their own schools, then in trade or correspondence schools. Summers should be for more than vacations. They should be times of profit and advancement, and can be made so by careful planning on the part of all THIS WEEK IN CHURCH HISTORY: Mission Journeys A group at mlMlonarioi Ml Salt Lakt City, m rout May IX IMt la IPo British Mission. Tlwir iaurnay by lot as narrated by an unnamed alder It compared with the 1 Vi month odessy a I William Clayton and in 1152-u Aug. 29, 1852 At a conference session in the Tabernacle (the old adobe Tabernacle on Temple Square), President Brigham Young read the names of 108 brethren called to missions. I was among the 36 called to England. April 1968 I have been busy buying clothes, luggage and other needs for my mission, also getting shots. The bishop had me speak in sacrament meeting and gave me a $ 100 check from the ward missionary fund to help with my travel expense. I arranged to travel with William Glover Sept. 1852 and Thomas H. Treat. Elder Treat is furnishing the horses and half the harness. Elder Glover is furnishing half the harness, the wagon cover and some food. I am furnishing the wagon and the rest of the food. Brother C. Reese kindly gave me a piece of bacon and Brother W. charged me double price for baking our crackers. I arranged for my two brothers to look after my wife and children. 16 CHURCH WEEK ENDING MAY 18, 1968 In the early spring of 1820 in upper New York State in fulfillment of a promise, God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, reappeared upon this earth to reestablish among men a belief in the God of Genesis, the God of Calvary, and the God of the latter days. The eternal springs were reopened, divine revelation was again established from heaven. And the Gospel of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth in a fullness never known before in the world. The universal thirst is now being relieved for all of those who effectively : seek their Redeemer. By divine order the world has not been given three great volumes of new scripture outlining in every detail those simple principles on which the exaltation and eternal happiness of every human life depends. On every fundamental point of doctrine we again have an authoritative "thus saith the Lord. In our own day another prophet has known God as Moses did, face to face, and in bearing his certain witness he has said to us, and now after the many testimonies that have been given of him, this is the test ony last of all that we give of him, that he lives for we saw him, even on the right hand of God, and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the only begotten of the Father that by him and through him and of him the worlds are and were created and die Inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God. (D&C 76:22-24- ) The greatest opportunity of our lives is found in the spirit of this Grecian request saying, "Sir we would see Jesus, and by our faithful, righteous search we may have an inspiring personal testimony of His divinity springing up in our own herrts. As someone has said, "what cool sparkling pure water is to the welfare of the rose, so is the spirit of Christ to my life. Confrasfe-,52-'- 68 belongings. We backed the wagons to the riverbank, drove the stock to an island and waited. When the flames were within about three rods of us, a puff of wind drove them back and they suddenly abated just as we stood ready to push the wagons into the river. After another month and a half of travel, we neared Kanesville, Iowa. We sold our wagon for $35 and walked the last 18 miles to Kanesville. Since one of his horses was sick, the stage driver was not sure that he would be able to leave Kanesville on schedule. We paid a man $4 each to take us to Ft. Des Moines in a lumber wagon. It snowed a good deal during the next four days. Sometimes we walked ahead of the wagon to make sure we were on the road. Wt had two stagecoach breakdowns between Ft. Des Moines and Keokuk, so we again rode in a wagon and had to walk five miles through the snow. The accommodations along the way were uniformly bad. We traveled by riverboat and rail from Keokuk to New York City, where we boarded the "Columbia, bound for Liverpool, landing there Jan. 3, 1853, after a rough March 6, 1968 Wbat a thrill My long-a- aited mission call tame in the mail signed by the First Prestdercy. Im going to the British Mission. May 13, 1968 After two weeks of marvelous training in the Missionary Home, we took off from the Salt Lake Airport at 10:15 a m. The terminal v as crowded with families and friends who came to see us off. An hour later, we landed in Denver Colo. We had lunch and looked around a little before taking off for London. We got a good look at the U.5. from the air before nightfall. We loaded the wagon, said goodbye to Sept. 15, 1852 Excerpts from an address by Elder Sterling W. Sill at one session of the General Conference of the Cburcb, April 1968. our families and dro up South Temple. We passed the Beehive House just as President Young was getting into his carriage. He gave us his blessing and we went on our way. Nearly a month later, we reached Ft. Laramie. As we camped a days journey beyond the fort, we noticed a prairie fire moving in our direction. There was much excitement as we rushed about trying to save our voyage. May 14, 1968 We landed at London at 9:05 a m after 4 night's rest while crossing the Atlantic. We had some good Got-pconversations with our seat mates en route and can hardly wait to start in our mission assignments. Arnold Irvine toureo Paul B. Dalil, "William Clayton, Misilonary, Planaor ant Public Servant," madtr'a thosis. el |