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Show 6m ref 0 (2EDITORIAL PAGE W, Careers For Our Youth graduates from colleges and universities succeed in life, ail are anxious to prove themselves and find their own niche in the world, and this is right However as we do this, it is well to put our values in proper perspective and make certain that the things which are really firs! thing:,, are put first. To Latter-daSaints, the first thing is always our relationship to our Father in Heaven. It was the Lord who said that we must seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. It was He who said that eternal life is the greatest gift of God to man. (D&C 14:7). And it was He who said: SEEK NOT FOK RICHES but for wisdom; and behold the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold he that hath eternal hie is rich. (D&C 11:7). As we choose careers which will mold the events of our future years, it is vital that we always have the Lord in mind. Alter all is said, we are His children; we are Ilk Saints we are servants, and as Latter-da- y committed to building Ilis Kingdom, to preach the gospel to others, and help save their souls. Especially are we to rear our own families in the faith in homes which reflect the teachings of the gospel in every All hope to y act should keep in mind that our greatest Latter-daSaints, to be faithful to Our covenants, and lu solve God with all our hearts, might, mind and strength. (D&C 4). When we select employment that requires Sunday work, let us remember that Sunday employment is one of the main causes of inactivity in the Church. WHEN WE CHOOSE employment which requires us to move from city to city even two or three years, let us remember that in such cases we seldom sink our roots down, seldom become established in wards or branches, and hence tend to become inactive. When we choose employment that requires us to travel over wide areas in sales programs, being away from home four, live or six days a week, and sometimes for longer periods, let us remember that such tends toward alienation from the Church, and that there is no salvation outside of the Church. Constant absence from home likewise creates breaches which can often disturb, even upset, our marriages and bring divorce and broker hearts to all concerned. Let us choose employment even at less money in which we will Ik1 free to serve the Lord and honor the Sabbath Day and keep it holy; employment which will not destroy the dose harmony so needed by even Luruly to succeed. We career is to be good y The Price Of War BEN J M1N FRANKLIN was one of the greatest American patriots. More than that, he was one of our outstanding world citizens. He earnestly sustained the American cause during the War for Independence, but after it was all over, he wished within himself that its end could have come by peaceful means. As he spoke of the advantages received through victory, he nevertheless said: It would be much cheaper to purcl ase such advantage with ready money than to pa the expense of acquiring it by war. 'AN ARMY IS a devouring monster, and when you have raised it, you have, in order to subsist, not only the fair charges of pay. clothing, provisions, arms and ammunition, with numberless other contingent and just charges, to answer and satisfy; but you have all the additional knavish charges of the numerous tribe of contractors to defray, with those of every other dealer who furnishes the articles wanted for your army, and takes advantage of that want to demand exhorbitant prices. It seems to me that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic or were more accustomed to calculation, wars would be less frequent. He spoke of the bridges and highways, seaports and schools, hospitals and other improvements which could have been 16 CHUJtCH WEEK ENDING MAY pro video by the funds spent in the war. He to avoid war, and that no aggression is justified He believed that peacetul settlements are possible for ail disputes. HOW NE R HE came to the word of the Lord given to the Prophet Joseph Smith on tliis same subject kit that every effort should be made . "Renounce war and proclaim peace," the Lord told Joseph (D&C 98), explaining that- if we were to follow the desires of heaen. we would turn the other cheek and forgive the aggressor the fiist time, the second time, even the third time; but if he came again, it w'ould be justification to declare war in The great nations of today spend billions every year for military purposes, and when wars are fought, other bilhons are lost m buildings, farms, factories and homes which are destroyed. If men would use their common sense, overcome their selfishness and their aggressive spirits, and use the money spent for w ar on peaceful pursuits, we might have no poverty on earth, nor starving, nor illiteracy, nor lack of medical care, or other necessities We could have virtual heaven - self-defen- on earth. This could all be accomplished if we would do hut one thing: Do unto others a we would be done by. The Referral Method Church members are familiar with the outstanding missionary success of Wilford Woodruff and his brethren as the Council of the Twelve condut ted an important mission in England in 1840. What is not often observed, however, is the degree to which the referral system." so important in missionary work today, may also have been significant in these early years. Take, for example, the story of Wilford Woodruff s outstanding success in 1S40 He began his missionary' work in Januai y in the potteries of Staffordshire, where there already was a branch of the Church with some 66 Most members T lrjpr I bo rv e l Lrrri s . W pirlmff wii iutuuCuiUlClj ui MiV ULUli homes (if Church members, who had, of course, invited their friends to hear the elder from America, and his first two baptisms came after he had preached in the home of Brother William Hume. He also preached othet places, but his diary is filled with notations suggesting-tha- t members were opening their homes and helping him in every wav. But the most referral came from Miiham Ben bow, a member of the Church in Hanley. Elder Woodruff spent many nights sleeping at the Benlxtw home, and often preached there. In the process. Brother Benbow undoubtedly told the American apostle about his brother, John Benbow, who was a wealthy farmer in Herefordshire, and who was seeking religious truth No doubt, too, William had written his brother of his own conversion On March 2, 1810, Wilford Woodruff wrote in his lonrna! that he was inspired to go south. The next day he and William left by omnibus, and the following day the two armed at the home of John Benbow near the small settlement of Castle Froome in Herefordshire. John welcomed them with open arms, and the next day tin ited his friends and neighbors to his home to hear Eid'r Woodruff preach. The following day John Benbow. his wife, and four others were baptized E roni there the work spread rapidly among Benbow s friends and neighbors, and within a month Wilford Woodruff had baptized some 158 souls. In the weeks to follow , his success was equally outstanding, and much of that success began simply by the Church members inviting their fiends, neighbors and relatives to hear the gospel Janies B. Alien Part 01 a series prolix: ed bv ihe Church Historical Department. 31, 1975 weaMwesew 1 pi if a I 1 i 1 j |