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Show i Jp t h tV ANULli, 1 imboil Ml s! if, e and land w toe mem-r- i The P' of the 'ilt La1.- Grander Nml1' SI ike was pro,i(i by licaliTt (entf Kimball buu'Ly ufem-H.'1- . Spencer A pul 28, when he spok ; m ir r a L.kt i or.ier, and th, n dedicated it The .stake tarter, tmr.pleUd in iebru-m1973. was fully paid foi re. s ike memHTs who raisi more than ?l;lGu hi s months, even though thit d'ereg income was less than iwiil per moron Moie titan mcn.'iitrs of the tike pat. k od the lies bml'hng to i car the President of the ei.uun Ttil them, "This A i r ? f i f r ? -- r ,n tiht two st"s tn so,, a a where in the wmM sea would people mi dedicated to a cause c f Hi if find Said President KimtiaH. These buildings are most important to us, They die the places whole your thikhen can come to be taught the ways of the Lord." President Kimball recalled a tune when he was in El Paso, Tex, to dedicate a thuteh building He said the mayor of the community had been unh i Pres. Kimball Speaks at Young Adult Fireside i The Tabernacle and Assembly Hall on Temple Square were filled to overflowing as more than 10, WO gatheied to listen to President Spencer V. Kimball Sunday evening, April 2i The occasion, a .sponsoi ed by the Salt Lake Valley Yeung enAduiN, was the third spiakmg gagement winch Pi sl, nt Kimball had t i iy. fm-sid- e i i i Sunday i Tf i i dtm inij nor vAnhi)H Piesidc.nl Kunbuli told the young longiegatton that he li id not tusr.e to cii eitam them, tut to speak on Unrigs to your eternal welfare lie Ins young aud.-'nc- t to be pie paied lur senous thought iho nie-sacmlttfd "ui"i hv pd-i- 't losus t ! Plesidtul Kimball said tnat maiiv sem'times become vaugnt up m admiring the creation, rather than the Creator Am I the wot shipper oi tin one who pa.nts a puddle or of the One who creates an ocean-- ' President Kimball questioned, and made other analogies that punted out the importance of having a Moses worshinoed pioper perspective the speaker, and not the burning bush. lie continued He then spoke of the rumeieus ciui turns of God, and to the creation ot the smith, saying This is but a little dt op m the ocean Speaking of how tanh can grew ad multiply. President Kn.liaii saiu. i gnw tliiouL,h childhood with a meager knowledge of Jesus Christ I knew there wore three personages in the Godhead but 1 didnt understand the extent of tnur tesponsibihlies and functions He said his knowledge has grow n end ixpanded from a provincial attitude to a comprehension of the wot Id around him and a wonder of the expanse of that world with an admiration for the Lord w ho made it all. He then recounted .several event from the life of Chust, minding Hi yotdh m Galilee, Hh pppmnme at the temple, and His visit to Jericho, He told Continued on page lfl per-t.ne- i i i r I g. I -t f t t i r f i i 1 f I r i L - i i 'lU 4 - CHURCH AVLLK . ENDING MAY 4, 1974 cd to the n u d Oi t!i ta,iuo,i u u '" r.ioi .Ire adding pur.gaoard b O'p and - , v'U pc p'i' hot voj a dl n. own numon ! it 1 ( ' K . i.a.jv tirn talked to He said ha :wtri' t A", fa', President Kimball rtbemi e r rerun kb ta'-,- ' 31 ft Faith ak I aOP";. 'll1 bill hud'iiKg) Ut thu, ar MV a h , t l.iri n Iri .1 - h ,, nl A... ti.akt :' a s ll.f re s , J u fi i bit. 'Mi Pi, ,.a ' i kind lie .take inemb(r, tu o' fa! ins, ' me- ar-tm r tumm es irm t ei ,ei eu tre tkilic )otv pr?UT . ,n"e n 'IR'pilipk at.dtliu, h,v..i 1)1 ink nb, Hew cut alu,r iite slake pies' t,ney a cm t r- - nerd of the ,ltL j pa ,t Vw" p VvU i ; ircr - ti t m , . , ri to p; r. i, V I i ,i tl . u hi lr'-- i so rpv'mbi rs especi-tii- a Pi'.! ) v to h f!,e reave. s ho. r.irt-.- !a sidoj budding buddirgs and also support their hoys on rr.issicns. puv offerings and wrnk mi lithmg and iat welfare Membcis u!v, projects to help bM occasionally are temples ! told him 4,Tbv h3's President Kimball Then, the President spoke ef the faith of the members of the Granger North Stake n aaU.fuh.g to com; 'e then stake center I thank the ! ord for you good folks. and I pay tribute to you and to your faith, be said He pointed out that there are many stories of people sacrificing, w ho then receive blessings m return zJ lie 1,tfM bx Tiie behind the budding oi toe Suit Lake Granger North SUue Center is and faith promoting August 1959, the Granger North s,ke e as divided, creating the t. ranger Eu d P'-- 'o Pres Prcstwct and irs. Allen G fmith and Arnold r Ashby, were called to preside m the stake. Pres had lived m the ares a suburb lying west of Salt Lake Citv. let les than a year Up was unfarnniM fjsuna.uig !n pa1-f-r- Pre-'wic- Lamanite Youth Re(Lood 'Van! buildmi, d d uc en 'vienaam cultuial hail and ,ed-.additional classrooms and a hbrai' l ii,e oti,. r chapil had a veiy small Iso 0 cul-Uta- hall and was otherwise uiadv-quatstake functions. Far stake u!H ic acfI.:t.oe. he ;tal.e eu aim's found themselves hivmd to l.on! facilities Stake conference was a problem, and tnere was no baptis-rfont n the stake I'm stake presidency did a bucf Continued on page U f- -- e 1 N Area Conferences ctivities Several hundred Lamanite youth met in separate conferences in Salt Lake City; Spokane, Wash, and Riverside, Calif , during the past two weeks to learn niore about their history and tie-idestiny President Spencer W Kimball was an unexpected speaker to the group in Salt Lake City, Scheduled speaker- - wore drawn from area priesthood leadership and ofnuaK ot the Aaromc Priesthood Ml getier.d presidency ar.d general V i sod tn nn to the tamamte youth he was very Piesident Kimball siu-of stroke of the he then them, proud ad and the prophecies gathering of regai ding the Laman,tes m the latter days You are of Israel Ve am of he said, noting the sermon taught tn the church hvnn, Israel, Israel, God Calling, from w tech he quoted All togcthei there are probably CO million Laniritntes," he said. Not all aie Indians r i I- -, Piesident Kimball told the young peoYour ancestors came here for political and leligious liberty He adaeu "Uur ancestors came here tor religious liberty, anl so far, we have had that liberty liesidetn Kimbaii said he had met some people w ho referred to themselv es as Nephites Go back one more generation, be said. "Youre Lehites oit fh'it (here itc rnnv when the descendants of the sons of Lehi were niLxed, he said. Im not sute in my own mind whether those later men were all Lamamtes or all Nephites, and it doesnt matter Were all Israelites President Kimball san! that Israel, in the early days of the church, had been likened by one of the leaders of the c hun h to a great eagle with outstretched North wings, one wing representing America, the other South Amencu ple, President Spencer W. Kimball speaks o Lamanite youth. lie s..,d Im.uI extends from the Arc tic on the north to the Antarctic on tne of Hi S uth intiudni,T th? Paufit Emphribiiiitg tiidt tune is precious and opportunities are pienous. President Kimball told the young lamamtes There is no tune to linger or to waste it is time for the Israelites and the geniIes to come unto Christ, he said "There tsn t any o her person m the woiid who can bung u unto our destiny except the gospel of Jesus third, and H's atoning s.KTifii e how the Suvuu went Disdibmg mrougn mortal life, then was glonbed on the-- i hand of the Father, President Kimball said to the young Lainarntes, Your ancestors have seen the Son. Jesus Christ, in the flesh, and have heard Hir voice and been instructed by Him. He counseled them, Your lives must be put in order and kept in order. Each of you has the special responsibility to defend the Lord and His gospel to live His go -- pel A mi eo back home and grow until Continued on page lii |