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Show Part of the crew scrape mortar. brick-cleani- ng Other teams stack brick from loader. Used brick is for sale. DINGLE, IDAHO T Aaronle Priesthood of the Dingle Ward, Montpelier (Idaho) Stake did their thing on Saturday May 15. Just like the Aaronle Priesthood all over the church should have been doing theirs commemorating the restoration of the priesthood by doing service projects. For some it was cleaning up the grounds of the ward or branch chapel. For others it was pulling weeds or cleaning irrigation ditches on welfare farms, so there would be crops or meat to feed the needy. In any event, there were service projects and for the deacons, teachers and the priests and their leaders of the Dingle Ward In the small southeastern Idaho farming-ranchin- g community it was a ward project. Bishop Marriner R. Jensen, in his calling as president of the priests quorum and spiritual leader of the ward, was In overall charge. However, he dropped by the project during bleaks in a Regional meeting in a nearby town. His counselors, Dennis L. Bird and Paul D. Keeteh, had the situation well in hand and worked alongside the boys. The project tins been demolishing an old school, cleaning and salvaging useable brick and fencing the accompanying property. "We bought this old school, with the help of the church, and the schoolgrounds so we could have a recreation and athletic complex for our ward. "We already have the gymnasium and recreation hall built, and when we get the brick and fencing project finished well make a ball diamond," Elder Bird said. The used brick is cleaned and stacked for sale to those wanting the brick for homes in town or for fireplaces. Also on the property are swings and other equipment for younger members of the ward and town. Heavy farm equipment such as loaders and trucks were used at the commemoration project, as well as hand labor for demolishing what is left of standing walls, and the cleaning of mortar from the bricks. While the work was going on, members of the Relief Society presidency and others, including Dave Humpherys, the ward barbecue expert, were busy with a dozen Dutch ovens. Freshly dressed chicken from ward members' farms, as well as potatoes and onions were cooked in the ovens. These dishes, together with tossed green salads, hot rolls with butter and honey, and cold fresh milk were served. This was topped off with cake and homemade ice cream for the hungry young men and their leaders. After the work project, the young men had a ballgame in the afternoon, and then in the evening, the traditional banquet was held on a stake basis. This was held in a neighboring town, and as it was supposed to be throughout the church, the young priesthood holders met with the young women of corresponding age and their parents for the banquet. What does cleaning bricks have to do with what happened in Harmony, Pa., on May 15, 1829, when John the Baptist conferred the Aarenic Priesthood upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery? "This is what priesthood is all about. It means to serve the Lord, and to do those things we are supposed to do, said Jeff Keeteh and Greg Skinner, both deacons. To Bruce Strongheart, who is on the Indian Placement Program from South Dakota, it means doing what one is called upon to do by one having authority. |