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Show ... Thoughts To Liye By Anab And Jezebel By Elder Sterling W. Sill T HAS frequently been said that behind trade, and national strength, OmrT desired an man- - stands some great ver alliance with the King of Tyre For this reason Woman who is responsible for his sue-.-. 7: ' he encouraged his son, Ahab, to marry Prinbut also of tells other cesses, history many cess Jezebel, who was the daughter of Tyre , s men, great and otherwise, whose downfall has the Semtic A kmg. It -- was --customary among . Also been brought about by a woman. " . peoples of those days that when, an alliance YPe remember that it was made between, two countries, each particiwas the daughter of Herpating nation accepted the Gods of the other. - odias who demanded that But Jezebel went far beyond what the custom - the head of John the Bap intended. Shebroughf with her to Israel, tist be brought to her on of heathen priests and prophets and a platter. One;efShfd(e- supported by Ahab She was insturmenlal in' speares greatest trage7 establishing the idol Worship of the Phoenician; dies centers in the account ' Gods in her new homeland. Andor a time -of Goneril and Regas, thev under the leadership of Ahab and Jezebel, Baa, selfish daughters of King X threatened to displace Jehovath as the God of Hear, who tread unfeelingIsrael. ly upoij the broken heart LTON THE DEATH OF Omri in 874 B.C., of their sire; It was the! Ahab ascended Israels throne and with ' Elder Sill unholy ambition of Lady ' McBeth that "Jezebel to husband a her by his side they ruled for 22 years. Andc., piling urged what a pair they were to govern the prom-ise- d Into the" heart o the Sleeping Kit dagger President N. Eldon Tanner and Wilfiam E. Berrett land which Jehovah had given to Abraham. Duncan while he was a guest in their home. laac and Jacob! Ahab and Jezebel represent Lucre tia is remembered fori her dagger thrust, "speak at dose of BYU sumrner schooIT a striking picture of the amount of degradation "Borgia for her poison,y and we cannot forget that one person can bring upon another and the great Bible classic of Samson and Delilah. . Delilah centered her efforts and resources in upon an entire nation. ' We are Ware of the problems that some--n learning the secret by which she could rob someone marries outside of Samson of bis strengtlv-an- d her greatest tri- - "times arise w! id other members of the BYU . k PROVO, tlj AH Seminary his own kind. Bvtthere we see the evilxof a came in bringing about his blindness, umph Administrative staff were guests. and Institute of Religion person- wicked influence at its height imprisonment and death. The names of Ahab and Jezebel stand out Del and their wives, 900 strong, Highlight of the evening was MANY A WOMAN is the chief support of her among the individuals of the world as Babylon. heard President to seminary and 1 i the awarding Eldon Tanhusbands success. She is the well spring . does among nations. Jesus symbolized the name ner speak at the close of their institute of religion personnel of of his courage and the source of the faith and. of Babylon to denote corrupt Rqme, apostate k 25 and summer school at the service pins. Jerusalem and the entire empirt of Satan, industry by which he climbs the heights of This was a new innovation and BYU in Provo. Wherever the powers of men are Wholeheart-thos- e are Then there righteous accomplishment. The biennial event will now become a bienni ediy antagonistic to the Kingdon of Godthere hus- women who, Delilah-lik- e rob their " event, explained; President fier-- t larger each time it is Babylon, and there also are Ahab bands of whatever strength they may already served Willaim E. In truer perfume-scente- d court, 35-true even is who more have. It that himself . a received many reft, probably ministrator of seminarii with corruption, Jezebel decided that the in down by the men are women their dragged Others who received . year pin. institutes. He conducted worshipof Jehovah should be stopped and, lives. One of the marital teams that will live these tokens of dedicated servbanquet-prograin the w accordingly, she ordered that all the prophets of evil in the because they brought history ice were LeRoi Bentley, Merrill. Center building. Jehvah should be put to death. This was in the and each other, society upon upon f D. ClaysonJames DeBry, Bob'-er- t . President Tanner noted P mphshed, and Ahab built temples which Ahab and was Queen they lived, King Lee, Kenner, Frank W. ittol for the teachings of the Church and oth-e- r gods that Jezebel had brought JezebeL whose history is recounted in the Old S. Nelson,-Alfr-ed Christian denominations. He from her homeland to take their places. If one could properly use the term Testament. stressed the additional truths C.,Nielsen, Wilford W. Richards, pure wickedness, it would undoubtedly be, THE RECORDS INDICATE that from some which the Church had to offer George S. Tanner, Ray West and the phrase that would best describe fids unholy ' to the world and emphasized Whitehead.-- ; ... points of view Ahab was extremely capable, such great extremes even in' and with more righteousness However, pair. five were might have been of the die" enty i giving year pins importance wickedness, sometimes carry with them a kind a great king. However, from; the priestly point awarded to Luris P. Allen, complete Gospel program to othof fascination and opportunity for learning. of view he was a very bad-ma- n . and an even ers. Stanley E. Best, Golden L. Ber- Certainly if Ahab andJezebel were notex-- worsemonarch. Certainly one of the greatest non R- Brown, Pearson-Elder Paul H. Dunn, of the tremes they were nothing. In fact, the Bible misfortunes of his life was his Council of Seventy, was marriage to the Corbett, G. Osmond Dunford, . . First says that, Ahab did more to provoke the evil princess of Tyre. For more than any other Ernest Eberhard Jr., Hoyed honored as the former coordi-natLord God of Israel to anger than air the kings single event, this G.' Eyre, LeRoy B. Groberg, of the Institutes of Remarriage threatened and of Israel that were before him. about the downfall of the Harpartially Alvin brought R. O. He Gunn,' in Southern California. Stanley ligion entire kingdom of Israel. was presented with a set of golf ris, II. Bartley Heiner, LeRoy . AND WHAT A MATE Ahab found in Jezebel! Jezebel herself was forceful and cruel and 7 clubs. . Her name not only blasted the name of Jorgensen, Walter Kerksiek, T. 7 she encouraged Ahab in every kind of wrongGolden R. L. E I d e r s Spencer, W. Kimball left husband but a with Lyon, her it Edgar May, wickedness, doing. Her contest with the fiery old prophet Elmer Peterson, Wendell O. and LeGrand Richards of' the dark, blasphemous stain upon the annals of IsCouncil of the Twelve gave the Rich, E. L. Richardson, Wen-deraels history which survived to the very last Elijah continued over a' very long period, until M. Rigby, Erwin L. Shef-fiel. invocation and benediction. chapter of the New Testament. In the Book of finally through him God foretold the end of their dynasty T and the Kenneth H. Sheffl eld, NichDr.EarT C7 Crockett, presiRevelation, the name Jezebel is used as a sym team. Tool of female And to dent of the BYU, and Dr. Keith olas Van Alfen, Clayton Watts and impiety. depravity May God help 'us to learn from righteous this day she stands without a peer as a sym.Oakes, summer School director,- - and Lynn R. Webb.- - examples and may we not miss the lessons bol of colorful wickedness; of wicked, that every experience may bring also been OmtV the father of Ahab, an uplift into our lives. founded of Israel. He King WRUL-RAD- IO capital NEW YORK WORLDWIDE of Israel at Samaria. For reasons of politics, (I -- !r J r- -- -- hun-vdre- -- ' - PresATanner speak at BYU term ' r - five-wee- Jbel. -- "V -- - H. or . - U d, s- " al - TABERNACLE CHOIR TOUR Choir on tour luit Ihlnfc at the compl (cation Involve In olono, Ihon odd IfTdtng and houtlm. What Job. A Radio Nwr , York Woridwid (WRUL) reporter was with Rio Chair op tour- - Two Orooramj containing" malarial ho recorded will bo heard August 20th over Radio New York Worldwide CWRUL) at 110 end WO GMT. THE AIR FROM THE FAIR August tg--ON August II HORIZONS OF YESTERDAY ME August , CHOIR TOUR August Aeeust 14 THE MORMON CHURCH WORLDWIDE August 17 ON THE AIR FROM THE FAIR August IS HORIZONS OF YESTERDAY (Pioneer Drama) August 17 TELL ME August M TABERNACLE CHOIR TOUR NO August It THE MORMON CHURCH WORLDWIDE English language programming Is now being broadcast Bvedars a Monday through Friday. Each program can M heard daily at 1440 and 1740 Green wich Mean Time. Thf Tabrncte i Welfare leaders inspect crops at USU - " t Broadcast Frequencies: -15 27B mes (If Si mtsl British tslas mes (XV rnts) ,.1115 STS 15 440 mes (If 43 mts) 455 mes (19 43 mts).. .Continental Europe , ... .15.270 met (17.42 mts). Africa Latin America is aas mes (19 43 mts 11 940 met (25 12 miff Caribbean ' ' Tabernacle Choir broadcast Monday 2000 GMT: 15 290 fries (14.42 mts)l 15.440 ' 'mes 09 43 mts): 11940 (25.13 mts). Spamsh programs heard at 0045 and 034$ Greenwich Mean Tim , , , Monday Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Broadcast Frequencies:!! 940 mc 25) 1115$ me 2flt 15 35 me (19); ).. - ' (3U"and 9495 T31J. VbSlC- - AND MORMON ISM (NO- .August August It THE CHOICE LAND August 12 TELL ME SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS August CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD August 14 THE MORMON Augusf TTMUStC- ANO MORMONfSM (NO.' HE CHOICE LAND (NO. 3) August IS TELL, ME August 2f MAN'S SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (NO.. I) Auiust 21 THE MORMON CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD The - LOGAN, UTAH Experimental crops and modern .agricultural methods were studied by Church welfare leaders at the Utah State University under the direction of school agricultural ' scientists.' ' Elder Harold B,1. Lee of the Council of the Twelve Bishop I Robert J.. Simpson of the Pre- siding Bishopric and five me-m- . bers of the Church Welfare Com- mittee, Walter Dansie, Irvin Nydgger, lnajd Elsworth'Oer- nart Drechsel and Casper Park- er, visited the USU facilities, trustees were N. D, Salisbury and Henry R. Hurren. Facuty members from the various de- - of ijT'C In the afternoon, dairy and livestock experiments, poultry, new milk systems and the need for testing cows for milk and butterfat production were explained. device for measuring the thickness of the back fat on . live beef animals was shown to resistance In tomatoes ancTcon- - -the visitors by James Bennett, trolled pollination experiments of the animal husbandry departwith onions were explained by Wade Dewey: ment This was an important Extensive work .being done; aid, he said, : in helping to retain the best animals for breed- spring wheaT, oats and bar-Jey t0 produc&s higher -- quality ing stock. These studies were heloful to cereal, larger yields and disease resistance were discussed along . vthe Welfare Committee mem-I- i Lei's riastffCtrWelfaTjTTarms mew developments in al- :a and Winter. wheat. " ' include all phases of agric iiture. partments gave helpful information on new developments. Keith Allred discussed the agronomy departments five year experiment with pasture plots, fertilizers, irrigation and clipping practices simulating grazing. - Week Ending August 1,.1964 CHURCH-- 7 |
