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Show food fun family 2B wCdsiG, Co si p o) WEST VALLEY VIEW Out Our Window . . cq d go gj Ethel Bradford, women's editor Tatted Table Cloth Taylorsville is still keeping her shuttle working, creating beautiful items for posterity. The old former school teacher has kept her fingers busy almost constantly since it was announced that a new LDS Temple was to be built in South Jordan. She has created a priceless work of art to be used in the Jordan River Temple, scheduled to open this fall. hand-mad- e The lovely, great- white-haire- d grandmother related that it took her two full weeks just to decide on the patten shed use for the very special item Each circle design has been created to represent eternity and the family, and has been repeated with 42 the long way and 35 across. The finished cloth, with connecting designs and an appropriate border, measures 74x50 reveals Akiko Jennings, daughter-in-la- been finished without help from my Father-in-Heaveand lots of prayers, she concedes I learned tatting at about age eight when a friend of my mothers, probably a midwife, came to help when my baby sister was born. She sat down, took out her shuttle and began to tat. Before long, it seemed she had enough to edge a petticoat for the baby. It got my curiosity So, I bought a bone shuttle with a stationary bobbin for 10 or 15 cents. I had to thread and tie a knot and it was pretty cumbersome. I didnt know beans from buttons when she left and I was on my own. But a neighbor, Sarie Ann Anderson, in Manti where I lived, n, National VFW Auxiliary der) no, enter the small doorway. Yes, I watched the red hot' stones brought in and savored the pungent smell of sage as it was symbolically dropped on those stones and quickly turned to ash. And yes, . I inside. beautiful and reverent ideas existed right before me, and I was too blind to see. Blind to think that anything 'different' was automatically 'wrong.' feel wonder at the scope, depth and breadth of their worship. The infinite wisdom within their teachings. And VFW Auxiliary members volunteered over 25 million hours of service and con- tributed 29 million dollars to help others. Sweat poured from my body (perspiration is far too mild a word) as did my best to join in their songs of praise, supplica tion, worship and adoration to the Great Spirit. And felt no dichot omy within me, either. I was invited recently to share again in one of their I For I worship the same Spirit as they do. We call "It' by different names, but God is not proud. It is man who is proud and says we must come to Him in one way only or He will not hear us. All that matters (it seems to me) is that we come Allah, Old Heaven, YingYang, The Great Spirit, Om, Jehovah, Krishna, Divine all different Mother, names of The One. Billions of voices forming one great hymn of praise, reverberating round and round the world. And last week I worshipped That One with "All My Relations," the Indians, and found it good. In found it very good. the state senior vice presidents, who will be elected state presidents in June, for administering the programs in over 7,000 local Auxiliaries. National programs include Americanism volunteer veterans Evelyn Pearson services to VA and Terry Robe in other hospitals, rehabilitation Connie McKellar work, junior girls units, youth and community activities, cancer aidsafety, and port of children at national VFW home. During the past year research, Buddy Poppy sales, membership recruitment and sup MG by Local Artists Riav SttCa & ALREADY HAD YOUR SENIOR PICTURE TAKEN? WANT A NEWER AND BETTER ONE? 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State 268-956- PARKING LOT SALE 2 i.JiTn s.. rJ. 7200 South - 9th 255-717- the in the velvet black darkness, felt and heard the steam rise as if from a cauldron when water was poured over the fiery hot stones. Try a Want Ad! veterans benefits, in I am one of Life's lucky ones. know a few Indians . . . Harry Hill and Fred Harden to name two . . . and they have kindly opened the door to their world of worship for me. And I have eagerly stepped - and Loyalty Day, Legislative action for shared feardelight as the last small 'door' was closed and 16-1- prepare I I It is with both wonder and shame that I have become acquainted with their world. Shame that such throughout the nation is the assignment of Connie McKellar, Magna. Mrs. McKellar, Utah State VFW Auxiliary senior vice president will will join others from every state in a leadership conference, May in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference will MASTER SENIOR PORTRAIT! . . one day last week I (in case you wonam not Indian and shall not join their I announces. Planning patriotic and service programs for Utah and over 640,000 VFW Auxiliary members WITHOUT A DON BLAIR I I . I . . creed, but Constance McKellar, Mogno Member, To Head Patriotic Service Programs m't cmplek . . sat with others Yes, I gave obeisance to "All my Relations" as I knelt on hands and knees to I No . in the close confines of the Sweat Lodge, "suf fering" the intense heat and steam which makes saunas seem child's play. One small part of me was wondering why in the world was there, but the Real part of me was glorying in every second of it. I shared the good clear Yes, water as it came to me. Laved it over my skin, and drank deeply of it. Yes, shared the Peace Pipe as that beautiful instrument passed round the circle with its lovely smoke circling our heads. They do not worship in man know, for to made buildings, them all the world is the dwelling place of The Great Spirit. The mountain tops, the green forests, broad plains, the lakes, streams, their own yards, all animal life . . . and man himself . . . are all part of That One which they worship. sisters never learned though; they couldnt be bothered. It takes patience, yes, patience, she perseverance and prayers, I learned the art as a child in Manti, tells Melvina Jennings, as she shows the intricate stitches and pattern of the table cloth she has created, using the 'almost lost art of tatting. s the first question that comes forth from most people, is, "Oh, for heaven's sake, do they have a religion?" And the answer is, "Of course they do. It was already ancient when Columbus upon stepped this hemisphere. Records on rocks and by tradition, tell of it going back to when 'they first came to this land.' Its purpose is to go on an altar or a table. If it doesnt fit one of them, a table will be made that it will fit, she has been informed. Has she passed on the almost lost art to anyone else? O mercy yes, she proclaims. Two of my granddaughters particularly have learned to tat. My time-consumi- r? And so And ple. f , Purification Ceremonies, and, naturally, I said, "Oh, yes. Thank you for asking me." ... I snow-whit- The skillfull craftswoman purchased two big boxes of large balls of size 30 thread, 12 balls to a box. And Ive used all but one ball, she tells. Most of her work came after dinner in the evenings with the television on to keep her company. One day, after I had heard about the Temple, it was as though an inspiration were given to me, she remembers as her reason for beginning such an ambitious, task. The cloth would never have Gtadualmi pre-date- match the embroidery. Her tatting has produced doilies, armchair protectors and dresser sets as well. e cloth The beautiful she just completed has been presented to the LDS church, awaiting completion of the Tem- her i ... So . . . you might wonder, what religion do I mean? No, it isn't Protestant. No, it is not Judaism. No, it isn't Catholic, and no, it all isn't Pentacostal. It those noble teachings in our land, for It is the Word of our own na five American Indians of which speak. I made little tatted hoods for the babies, the boys as well as my girl. For my wedding, I had tatting on my nightgown and on my corset covers. Ive made hundreds of pairs of pillowcases with tatted edgings. Id do them in any color to who lives nearby. , . They do not proselytize, they do not publicize, they do not advertise, but, just the same, it is alive, growing, vital and deeply moving. Wichita, Kan. inches. She has worked five hours a day for the past year and a half, ... well. wanted to teach me. Shed help me each time wed go visit my aunt. She really was the one who taught me. I couldnt get the thread to slip right. Id make more knots tahn anything. I remember making tatted articles in my high school sewing class, but I got a degree to teach school from BYU and taught two years out in Clarion, a Jewish settlement west of Gunnison. She married Charles E. Jennings from Levan in 1920 and had four children, losing the first one. Sons Glade and Cloyd live in Salt Lake and her daughter Twila is in but Melvina Jennings of r The oldest Spiritual Teaching in in case you're the Americas is alive and doing interested Work Of Melvina Jennings Is To Grace The New LDS Jordan Temple It is rare to find a person who knows the art of tatting any more, 7, 1981 (W Biodtiwd - by Margaret Slack Thursday, May 8 East truth, I I |