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Show predate the gifts we have received re-ceived and when we realize the condition of the givers, in many cases, we are assured they have been givn with a sacrifice, which makes us value the gift to a greater degree. homes the opposite conditions existed. Some people were in homes where gaunt hunger prowled. How happy would some people be if they could but have what others discard. Across the sea there has been many a choking throat this Christmas, yet the people of these great United States and state of Utah have contributed generously that back there their Christmas may be made brighter. Humanity Hu-manity owes a debt of responsibility responsi-bility to its fellows. Differences of color and nationality do not create exceptions. We came from the same ancestors. Time has only localized us. We are still brothers. Within the circle cir-cle of family acquaintance Christmas does create an unselfish unself-ish spirit. Members of the family fam-ily save in order to bestow gifts on those whom they love. We rejoice in this spirit. Often the people we save for do not need the thing we give; in fact, it is often a real problem to know just what to give that will be appreciated by the recipient. Without doubt there are many who give to receive. We have aeard people discuss prices and values. That destroys the real spirit of Christmas and puts it on a commercial basis, the thing we should learn is to give on the basis of need and not merely to return an obligation. Life, at its best is built not upon common com-mon things done in a common way, but built upon the common things, caught up, sweetened by sacrifice, and then expressed in an uncommon way. Mind-power Mind-power and soul-power is what the world is crying for, and the Christmas spirit enthroned in the hearts of men throughout the year can supply this world's need. Nobody knows what it is to live until one knows sacrifice ; nobody will never find the deeper deep-er meaning of Christmas until Christmas finds the depths of one's soul. Enrichment comes through giving. We must ap- EDITORIAL CHRISTMAS MEMORIES ALL THAT REMAIN Christmas has come and gone. Did it leave you with pleasant memories? Not everything about Christmas is of joy. What ' a travesty many of us make of the . Christmas season. Not a few were over-fed and over-feted. over-feted. There were children who were surfeited with candies and toys, in fact, some households had to resort to "home remedies" reme-dies" and the services of the family physician. Their bounty becomes their curse. In other |
