Show I Your Heritage and You In a timely and Inspirational message to a large crowd gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered In the Manti Mantl South Ward Francis gave food for forI I thought In his Pioneer Day words swords We tWe are all pioneers r- r rno Ino i no one can escape the role I Quoting from the dictionary he said IsaId a a 3 pioneer Is one who goes ahead makes preparation leads the way The Inventors researchers all who are conquering con- con new problems are pio- pio I He pointed out that the great pioneers such as Columbus Lehl Lehi Joseph Smith BrIgham Young were usually unpopular lit It t Is easy to carry out a task t f you are given complete In Instructions Instructions In- In but bur the pioneer Is Isone lone one who goes Into unknown ter- ter Story Hory mapping the way as he goes discovering his own way of accomplishing a task Our western pioneers were seeking security and yet security security security ity Is not found In a rut Se Security Security Security Se- Se comes from our ability to adapt to our surroundings Mr used the example of the Empire State Stale Building not being rigid but able to sway with the wind the swaying representing the adaptability which gives constancy and se se- se He observed that an obstacle to a negative thinker becomes a stepping stone to a positive thinker We must adapt to changes and turn disappointments disappointments disappoint disappoint- ments Into opportunities for growth There Is value in look- look Ing back In order to see something that will help In lookIng lookIng looking look- look Ing forward Vision is the power to see seethe seethe seethe the Invisible and volition Is the power to make the Invisible invisible invisible ble visible He challenged us all to be pioneers in some phase of our lives and to be able to write In our Journal each day as Columbus did this day we sailed on This quote from the great German poet Goethe has as much meaning for us today as it did long ago when he wrote What from your fathers fathers father's fathers father's fath fath- ers er's heritage Is lent earn It If anew to really possess It Brother concluded with this appropriate anonymous poem Hold me not boastful That I take pride In what my forefathers Have achieved I honor not myself But them who gave A priceless heritage On which to build Not selfishness For they knew sacrifice Not cowardice But courage for the right Not boldness But a quiet dignity Not false pride But love of high Ideals And reverence for Things to be revered Heir to these qualities So may I prove More worthy of the blood That flows in me The great foundation of My life today Which by the toll toil of Pioneers has been formed |