Show Jane First local LDS Primary president Broberg was only six yean old she walked up to her Aunt lane'a Jane - but she knew far a fact what other six year old in the world knew far a fact — Santa Claua was as real as the sun as real as the rocks in the bag she was carrying How dare Aunt Jane say otherwise So young Jane plotted to get back at her great aunt for — imagine the nerve! — rejecting Santa Claus Up to die door she walked as she did every other day but this day she wasn’t carrying the hot rolls she usually brought from her grandmother's kitchen Here s some not Ductus snetoia Aunt Jane as she handed her the bag of round rocks she had dug up that morning “Gotta hurry home" And she took off That'll teach her When she got back to her own home however her grandmother was waiting Without a word about the rocks she said simply: “Honey could you please take this up to Aunt Jane" She held a loaf of hot bread in her hands and Jane knew she was in trouble She learned a lesson that day Not about the evils of revenge or the pain trickery can cause She learned a lesson about her Aunt Jane Molen That was the day she fust really learned about the uncompromising love and caring of this woman who had devoted her entire life to die children of Cache Valley Aunt Jane was waiting for her at die door crying softly hurt that her dear niece would attempt such a trick But there would be no scolding She sat young Jane on her lap told her how much she loved her and explained that the real spirit of Santa Claus was alive in everyone (She had no recollection of ever saying there was no Santa) There was no punishment no lecture — none were necessary Aunt Jane knew exactly what was needed because she had spent every moment of her aduh Page 30 life-worki- Photo coutoay of U6U SpaoW CoSkSom An aariy primary daae sits for a photograph in Star ValayWyo with children figuring out their needs Thu's true dedication to children" “Look at the wisdom she used with me” Broberg says “She wu thrilled every Jane Broberg says now There was a place she went to see the children and bond there a special feeling But look at how she loved all the primary children She walked across Cache Valley for them” Jane Elizabeth Hyde Molen “Aunt Jane” was the first primary president far the LDS Church in Cache Valley She was named to the post in 1882 and excerpts from her journal that follow will help show some of the details of that life But look closely Broberg says Molen's often understated notations can hide the fact that a typical day might mean walking from Hyrum to Weltsville Hyrum to Paradise or Nibley She might be gone far days weeks at a time setting up primary organizations throughout Cache Valley and up into Idaho She covered die entire region u not just learning the gospel — learning everything” (The excerpts that follow begin just after she and her husband Singon Molen returned to Cache VUley from a mission to Hawaii his second mission to the area) 'She was every place she wen) to see thrilled the children and no! just learning the gospel — learning “We arrived at Hyde Park to our home in die mountains in 1879 grateful that we had been so blessed during our jour ney in the Sandwich Islands We remained in Hyde Park until September 10 1 882 On this date Simpson was set apart as Bishop to OH Lilyen- - See MOLEN on page 31 everything' |