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Show Church members, with uplifted hands, give their sustaining vote to General Authorities of the Church. 'We Are Striving To Continued From Page 9 frequently violate principles of right which often lead to snares of evil, disaster, and even death. And so I say: So keep your faith in the God above, And faith in the righteous truth, ft shall brin you back to the absent love, And the joys of a vanished youth. You shall smile once more when your tears are dried. Meet trouble and swiftly route it, For faith is the strength of the soul inside, And lost is the man without it. (Edgar A Guest) God bless you that you may realize the blessings that are yours through the revelation and restoration in this day ar.d age of the world of the Priesthood of God, which gives you authority to represent Him in proclaiming the reality of the existence of the Father and his Beloved Son, J sus Christ, and the restoration of the Gospel as given through Christ, through obedience to which peace shall be established on earth, and the will of God carried forth to the salvation and exaltation of His children. With all the power the Lord has given Tiis servants, I bless you, and pray that you w ill go forth w ith tiie spirit of service, honoring the Priesthood which you hold and his name now and forever, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. President McKay's Address At Closing Session (Addtest of Piendrut Dattd O. SUKay the ilosing si don of the 1 Sth Smn-! nn.il Confertn it of the Chn eh, h V in the Salt Ljle Tubentaile. Sunday. Ot t 6, 796K. at Read by htt son Robert R. ,M . K 2 p i -- 1 . now, my brethren and sisters, just a woid in parting. This truly has been a glmious and memorable Conference. May our Heavenly Father sanctify the instructions, admonitions, and testimonies that we have heard throughout the various sessions. May He fill our hearts with love for one another in tiie true brotherhood of Christ. ' At this time I should like to express gratitude for the1 support, blessings, and assistance of my Counselors, and mom-i.- i ' . i ,h And -- WEEK ENDING CC hers of the Council of the Twelve. Also, for the help of the Presiding Patriarch, the Assistants to the Twelve, the members of the Hrst Council of Seventy, and the Presiding Bishopric. You can feel radiating from these men that for which Christ prayed when He offered that great intercessory prayer in which Ho said, among other things, And now I am no more in tiie world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou bust given me, that they may be one, as we are. (Jotw 17 11) Those brethren prove daily, as w as particularly evidenced in a sacred meeting of all the General Authorities held in tiie Salt Lake Temple on Thursday, Sept. 26, 1968, that they have that spirit of oneness, and wre are united in praying that you presidencies of stakes, bishoprics of Wards, presidencies of Temples, presidencies of quorums, presidencies and superintendencies of auxiliaries may be so blessed that you too may say, We strive to be one as the Father and Son are one. God bless you that this may be true. I am also most grateful for those unsung" workers behind the scenes who give of themselves in rendering service beyond tiie call of duty to assist in the preparation of the hundreds of details and important matters that are necessary in order that these conferences may be carried on efficiently and smoothly. know, I am afraid too many of us are like that Scotsman of whom I have told you before who had lost his wife by death. His neighbor called on him to give comfort to him, saying what a good neighbor his wife had been; how thoughtful of others she had been; and what a good wife she had been to Jock who was mourning her death. Jock answered: Aye, Tammas; Janet was a guid (good) woman; a guid neighbor, as you say. She was a you say an mair fmore). She was, aye, a guid true wifey tae (tol me. anl I cam near tellin her sae (so) aince (once) or twice. There comes to mind seme others to whom I wish to express gratitude. We have not heard from them. They are the men and women throughout the entire Church who are contributing of their time and means fo tiie advancement of the Truth. Not just in teaching, but in genuine service in many ways. Some of these are struggling to make their own living. Some of them are wealthy men and women who have retired and who count their' wealth in millions. You i i 5BER i i , , . 12, 1963 Be It means something when a man of means will give to the Church a contribution of a million dollars, and then in addition say, All my time is yours to serve the Church. It means something to have a man leave his vocation, and have his lifes work interrupted and receive a call to go away Lom the state, sometimes across the ocean to places, and render service to the Church, not knowing for sure . w'hen he will return. God bless those who are rendering such service, and b'ess you a'l, for I think we can say for the Church, We are striving to be one, Father, as Thou and Thy son far-awa- y are one. And now, a word to you officers and leaders in the stakes and wards, in missions, and in temples. It was the divine character of Jesus which drew the women of Palestine to Him; which drew as a magnet the little children to Him. It was that divine personality W'hich attracted men, honest men, pure men. It w'as also that divine personality which antagonized the impure, the evil men and women. One' the people came to Jesus and bread or the Truth, He Whennever for a turned them away will? stone. He always had Truth to give. He understood it. It radiated from His being. He understood how to use illustratioas, the natural things around Him, to impress that Truth upon His hearers. In other words, He was filled with His subject, and then wras enabled to give that subject to His hearers. It is not always what you say, but what you are that influences children, the young, or that influences said What you are, your associates. the alleged wisest of Americans, thunders so loud in my ears I cannot hear what you say. Let me give you briefly five tilings, among many others, which may characterize the successful leader or teacher in the Church: FIRST: Implicit faith in tiie Gospel of Jesus Christ as the Light of the World, and a sincere desire to serve Him. This condition of the soul will make for companionship and guidance of tiie Holy Ghost. the realm of personality, and in the In kingdom of character, Christ was supreme. By personality, I mean all that may be included in individuality: Personality is a gift from God; it is indeed a pearl of great price; an eternal blessing. Fellow workers, you and I cannot hope to exert even to a small degree the personality of our Great Teacher Jesus Christ. Each ones personality may be compared to the Saviors personality only as one little sunbeam to the mighty sun itself; and yet, though infinitely less in degree, each leader, each teachers personality should be the same in kind. In the realm of character, each leader and teacher, may be superior, and be such a magnet as will draw around him or her, in an indescribable way, those whom he or she would lead or teach. It is the radiation of the Light which attracts. However, no matter how attractive the personality may be, that eader or teacher fails in the woik assigned if the leader or teacher directs the love of the member only to the personality of the leader or teacher. It is the leaders duty, or the teachers duty, to teach the member to love not the leader or the teacher but the truth of the Gospel. Always, everywhere, we find Chiist losing Himself for His Fathers will; and so also should our leaders and teachers, so far as their personalities are concerned, lose themselves for tiie tmtlr he 'desires to teach. SECOND: Unfeigned love for the child, or member. Unfeigned" remember how the w'ord is used in that great revelation in the Doctrine and Covenants By Love unfeigned, used by the Prophet Joseph Smith. Unfeigned love for the children or members, guided by determination to deal justly and impartially wilh every member of the Church! Honor the child or member, and the child or member will honor you. THIRD: Thorough Preparation. The successful leader knows his duties and responsibilities and also the members under his direction. The teacher knows his children, as well as the lessoas. FOURTH: Cheerfulness not forced but natural cheerfulness, springing spontaneously from a hopeful soul. FIFTH: Power to act nobly. If you w ant to be a teacher or leader just watch your acts and walk ; If you want to be a teacher or leader, just be careful how you talk. If you want to radiate the Light of tiie Gospel, that radiation must first come from the leader himself. In the Doctrine a.id Covenants, the Lord says. If you keep not my commandments, the love of tiie Father shall not continue with you, therefore you shall walk in the darkness. (d&c 5 m That Solicitous admonition given by the Savior is as pertinent today as it was |