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Show rls -- - - - . '; - - ,...,- " ,, . .,T ' '- C4I1V-ait: , - rA . r,... . '11' ,,. I 0 rairkym 1 -' , ., - ,,, ' . , . . .. , '- ''' ' . .: - , ' ' ' - - , ... 1 Gems 01Thought , .. , - , -- -- I. - . t - , o Overcome Selfishness . s stostLo lois - . - - find-sin- -- . , . - . . , . , .2 '..,-- . - J - , - - , , Li - -- -- , :- I' , - - 4 , - Tab- ,,ratstls prejudices and at times even 'encourages enmi- , ELFISIET:SS ties. What are wi to do under these circumstances; raet , k 7 strike back, retaliate in kind .., .:. to, thelevel of ..,,. 1,11A Avinel? insPiredr- : Without' selfishness there would be little if any ommsel comes t6 ' ' ourobno351ous neighbors? . as Crystal clear water to ,' crime. Who would steal, for 'exauiple if there were ; ' .: This is- where.the Gospel provides help. The Lord - . a parched earth. no selfish motive involved? And who would kill, or, , has given a means whereby we may learn to perfec- t-, We 'live in troubled I; , quarrel, or lie, and who would start a wart Doctors' offices; . times! ourselves in this difficult area of our lives. It there were no selfishness there would rarely throughout the land arei He has told us to turn the other cheek, to go the tilled with individuals who be a divorce, or a neglected 'child, and seld;m if extra mile, to give our cloak also to him who steals are beset with emotional , , , ever; broken home. our coat, to do unto' ethers as we would be done by, as well as physi- problems Even in the realm of health, selfishness Isa cal distress. Our divorce return good for evil, and love even our enemies. factor. There are many- - contagious, diseases 01,0 courts are doing a land office business But there are other kinds of selfishness too, have unsolved problems. course which are not in this category, but there becausFpeople Which must be overcome. There is the love of money; Personnehsworkers and grievance comare numerous other complaints which are traceable for Instance. What will a mkt give in exchange for - mittees ,ju modern' industry work long directly to our own inordinate appetites and insatiable hours In an effokt to assist people with his soul !! it was once asked. We might also ask; what desires. thefr problems. ' One personnel officer will not a man give' in, exchange for money? assigned to handle petty grievances con. When we think that our great 'goal in life as , LORD KNOWS that our pocketbooks tire tender eluded an unusually beetle daY by placing, 'TILE given us by the Savior is to perfect ourselves, even little sign on his desk for those with a 'spots, Our purse strings are tied very tightly to as God is perfect, It becomes readily obvious that unsolved problems to read; It read, our heart strings, By learning to give generously we "Haves you tried prayer?" selfishness is probably the number one weakness we overcome Therefore this selfishness. has What that personnel director did not Lord the mist overcoMe. introduced some financial measures into our Church - know was that he was providingcounsel So the Lord gave us the firt and second- - great and 4Irection which would solve more procedure commandMents; It is noteworthy that while He said : One of these is tithing. There is a greater reason problems, ileviate more suffering, more transgression and bring about for tithing Than- the financing of the Church. Necea-- , the first and greatest is that we love the Lord our greater peace and contentment in the sary as that IS,- the benefit we as individuals receive God with an our heart, might, mind and strength, htmum soul than could be obtained in from paying tithing is more important to us; for It He said that the second is like unto it in Importance' other way. any teaches us how to give without any thought of return. , "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." A prominent American judge was is That the reason good are good in 'asked what we could do to reduce crime MOST PEOPLE ASSUME that it Is easy, enough to many other ways. Tithing is a Character builder for and disobedience to law and to bring ' each love God who is of perfection and of us. When people say they;tannot a fiord to peace and contentment into our lives and TT love Himself. But when it- is remembered that we must learn that the opposite is true, tithing Into our nation. He replied; "I would pay they are told that we cannot love God whom' we have ' they cannot afford to disobey that law. suggest a return to the not seen if we do not love our fellow man whom There is alsoLthefaatarullast offering. Again practice of family prayer." ' we make a sacrifice for others, even we have seen, the matter is placed in a different .1 am sure that family prayer modthough small, without thought of return. Our contributions to ward vated a letter written by a young tatter. ' ; Then does love of our neighbor come first? No maintenance, building funds and other 'good causes, day Saint girl attending a Denver, Colo., It is the second great cornmandment,, but the fact is Partake of the same spirit.. Giving without thought high school., The students had been asked c to prepare a letter, to be written to a I- .-of compensation overcomes the tendency to center that we cannot keep the first without simultaneously. great man of their choice. Many ad- - 1.. keeping the second. In fact keeping the second is a r our financial thoughts upon ourselves. dressed their letters to Mickey Mantle, Selfishness truly is at the root of most Of ourprerequisite to a fun understanding of the first. John Cletm, the president of the United ' as to is It hard love our" neighbors ourselves,.for troubles,and eertainly we should follow the,14rdts and other celebrities; This young States, they too are. Selfish,' and their selfishness irks us, plan to remove it from our minds. lady, however, addressed her letter to her father which read, Ill have decided , to write this letter to you, Dad, because .You are the man' that I havb,;L ' ever known; greatest .. ', iho 1:trolvo April 6, 1964, Solt '10 it5RUST is at the seat of most of our : a result we often become our-- - '. ', cotolarsoco allrou Exesou from, Ells, Thomas S. Moosoo of ibo Coosa: of IN the Lord with all thille and lean notunto thine understanding. In. all thy ways 'acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." So spoke the wise Solomon, the son of David, King of I& ' - , ' , Man stands tailor whenees kes ees ees ; - Emmy Eno ,imemmmemomp ., , ' 4, .. -- '''''. . - . , I,;,. - ' .4; EDITORIAL ., ---4-, - - . - , , s! - - , - ---- - tithe-paye- the-symbo- , rs l - - , - , . - - - - - - , n, Prominent Mormon Women - its!.:il'IOiii0i.liko..00.$..i.fp.00o!;..101.(11'Oth.i:Ach10.'vOs-Disliii!i0T- , of a patriotic march set off a flurry of activity 111ErIRRING strains at Winter- , Quarters. Boys and men gathered up their , . 4a cks. With handshakes and kisses, they bade goodbye to friends and es as the Nauvoo Brass Band drew closer . loved Itomania Bunnell' watched it all In wonderment Slc didn't "$ the men were leavingbut the understood. q ukw'tuiderstand the situationl-wh- y , e tea and sobbed along with the other children as the soldierwto-b- e fell In . - e - , - -- -, hind the band and marched off toward Ft Leavenworth. Romania had no loved ones that mkrched away with the Mormon Battalion. Her acquaintance with, the 'people in the camp had been a rather brief one, her family having arrived in Nauvoo Just prior to the exodus. She had lug look at the,magnificent white temple before Joining the trek west to Winter , , ' - 0 , - . ,,,o - - - . - , ' ' . -- - ' - 'f -- ' , 4 ' . N , When she returned home after two years, her funds exhausted, Brigham raise a subscription to finance the , mainder of Mrs. Pratt's medical education. Mrs. Pratt later repaid the money. She graduated as a medical doctor in 1377, the first Woman in the Church . . to achieve this distinction. , track in Utah,. Dr. Pratt began the practice of medicine and taught Classes ...In obstetrics to the women of the Church. Other Church service included a term as president of the 12th Ward YLMIA and as treasurer of the Salt Lake Stake YLBIIA. She Was also a director of the "Young Womerfil'Journal,"- of the "Improvement Era." Dr. Pratt became a director of the Deseret Hospital and resident physician.- , at the hospital. , After 35 years of practice, she retired in 1912. Dr. Pratt died in 1932 at the " ' age of 93.Arnold Irvine Young called on the Relief Society to - . . Shortly after the battalion departed, her fattier, possibly due to failing health, decided to return to Ohio rather than join the move to the Great Basin. ' . f Three years later, Romania receives a good educition during the years she lived in the East. This stood her in good stead when her widowed mother decided to move her family to Utah Earning a living was not easy. Romania qualified as a school teacher. Apd this, along with giving piano lessons, enabled her to con- -. 1 . -tribute measurably to the family livelihood. ," , She married Parley son of the apostle, and bore him seven 'chitdren, two of whom died in lnfahcy. In time, Romania found herself in the position of being hert family's chief support. In order to better At herself for this role, she determined, at 34, to go East to medical school. Scraping together all the means she possibly could and leaving her five children, in the care of her mother, she, made the train trip across the plains. She recognized many of the landmarks she had first seen as a member of a , . . , Utah bound wagon train:: At the Woman's Medical College in Philadelphia, by dint of long hours of . study, she rose from a shy, nervous "mouse" who dreaded every question the professors asked to the foremost student in her class. She spent IIS little as a . dollar' a week for food to save enough money to hire a special tutori, During hours a day. vacation periods, she studied as many as-1- -- , , -- t, Week Ending May 30, 1964 .,.,teerl$41r Agice4r,oxt, 2 .1--- 11 - , - . k - 1 - t qua I ty rl Hid., , ', 1 - , t14-- 44 tv5,44111-1--iN- s ma - - t Efi, .441 in5. 16CHURCH 71111--"I''''"--- 4itit . , i ,-.- ! i ill' il 1 il 11, t r , . ...., .,,,,,...,oft,-- ,.,,,,,....,,,,med ,, .... - , -, -- ; ,,ttNi.kse-,7------ -4-- - - - , '' &: - |