Show i S STERLING T E R L I N G NOT NOTES E S Editors Editor's note Mrs Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- Pe- Pe terson has served as the Sterling correspondent for this paper for several years and has not received remuneration remuneration remuneration for her efforts It has been necessary for her herto herto herto to make a 13 special trip to ManU Mantl each Tuesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon to deliver the copy We Wc wish to Ito thank her for her devoted service to tier ther com corn HOW BOW DO YOU MEASURE THE WORTH OF A SOUL Do you resolve to get an answer from hearsay say and gossip gos gossip gossip gos- gos sip Or do you know an individual individual individual in in- from having personal 1 UL contacts contacts and ana experiences with him To know an individual isto is isto isto to have been involved with him thim not only in social ways but work play joy and sorrow sorrow sorrow sor sor- sor- sor row every day life ife in gen gen- eral Who needs help more often than zany any other None other than those who whine around constantly complaining tearing tear tear- tearing tearing ing others down to their level i This is the ones who will not help themselves Let alone someone else These are also the individuals individuals duals who criticize most severely severely sei se se- se- se i verely because they do not have presence of mind to do t. t something use and constructive construe construe- I tive with their time It must be sad to be completely completely completely com com- separated from spiritual spiritual guidance to have no foresight no vision and have darkness always with them We know he that thiat says he is in the light and hates his brother is in darkness Who Vho forgot the purpose of the priesthood Its It's the ones one's who fail faU to put away their lying lying lying ly ly- ly- ly ing anger and deceit No corrupt corrupt corrupt cor cor- rupt communication should proceed from mouth unless it is good for the use of edifying edifying edifying edify edify- ing that it be true and give grace to the hearer There has only been one successful way to live with our fellow man man- manThis This is in the past tense But it also applies to the future This can be bedone bedone bedone done by making ourselves acceptable acceptable acceptable ac ac- ac- ac to our maker not be conformed to this world as asso asso asso so many are All good things work together er for the good of those who love God All are called to active active active ac ac- ac- ac tive participation according to his g gift t of talents and purpose Distributing to the necessity of people given to hospitality We must exercise our faith to gain assurance of things hoped for Having faith in and a testimony testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes of is the most precious knowledge I have When hen I was wasa a child I spoke thought and understood as a child When I reached adulthood I put away all childish things to work study and to be prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to help when tasked Pure religion is to take time timeto to visit the widows orphans and even old bachelors those past 30 are considered such In good faith you should give assistance Faith without works is dead I have been taught to believe in faith live in hope and give in hi a charitable charitable charitable chari chari- table way I do my level best to live up to the expectations of our leaders in different ca ca- ca- ca I really enjoy the friendship of my fellowman Besides being a wife to a very generous land rand helpful husband I am the mother of four children children children chil chil- dren have helped raise 3 of my husbands husband's nieces and nephews nephews nephews neph neph- and for many years we have been forced to care for fora a brother and a sister of the immediate family No one else could be bothered Aside from this we have had five foster children in our home sharing with them the Ithe same equal way we do our own family mem mem- bers I can honestly say I love people r I have a desire to assist assist assist as as- or help anyone who desires desires desires de de- de- de sires my humble assistance This not only lets me know I am needed but they have faith in me too I am so grateful to our stake and ward leaders in all aux aux- I have gained so much by helping what little I could Too many people are tare sayers and not doers of the word Yet these same people are the Ithe ones who stand by hollering passing judgment and severely severely severely severe severe- ly criticizing all those who are tare honest in their endeavors If u L 1 1 you yuu have nave time lime for lor the me we deceitful deceit deceit- ful dishonest one who is crying crying crying cry cry- ing for self pity which of your friends did you push aside by leaning the wrong way We get just as much out of life as we put into it il The blessIngs blessings bless bless- ings are countless and you cant can't climb upward and continue continue continue con con- to look down I wave have learned that there are a lot Ilot of my throat cut friends who wait for the paper paper paper pa pa- per to come out so they can see just how much they can criticize me for only writing news of my family and choice friends instead of news in general These same people I have Tasked asked to let me know when things of interest happen happen hap happen pen to assist me by reporting ALL interesting happenings But as yet they have failed to do so Then they criticize my articles I dont don't happen to be a super human being able to know of happenings without learning it from some reliable source fin n T I am going oin tn to tin do what t rc I f feel certain i many n of the vie vic tongued ious trouble makers would enjoy seeing happen I Iam Iam Iam am going to quit writing the Sterling news so some of these people will have a chance to Ito todo do the reporting to their personal personal personal per per- liking It may be a ra surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise to many of my severe critics that I did not ask for this position nor any other position which I have held or presently hold If my critics would only investigate investigate investigate in in- from those in authority authority auth auth- over me they would learn that I am only a willing worker whenever wherever I Ican Ican Ican can be of assistance to my fellowman In case they desire desire desire de de- de- de sire to work in the many positions positions positions po po- po- po I have had thad and am working in I feel sure sure they would have the privilege by showing their willingness to be beof beof beof of service Please seriously think it over before you do more backbiting and land ing Sincerely MRS LUCIEN Dona S. 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