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Show Citizen, Press, Review - Wed.. Oct. 12, 1988 -- Page 11 Kigdon went on to explain that the rock which crushed the king-doms of the earth was the restored church established up by God in the lastdays.thesamechurchthatwas restored through Joseph Smith. The kingdom of God would prevail over the kingdoms of the earth. The Mormon people were the salt of the earth. As Rigdon wound down, he was out of breath, like an exhausted athlete. Athousand tear-fille- d eyes were glued on him, almost mes-merized with the power of his message. Yes, they were God's -- chosen people, the salt of the earth. No one was thinking about fried chicken or ice cream, stick pulling, or of the upcoming events except Port, about the only Mormon around who never got very excited about anyingRigdon said. Porthad something else on his mind, the upcoming horse race to determine the fastest animal in Caldwell County. Rumors were circulating that the black stallion Joseph had brought from Kirtland could beat any horse west of the Mississippi, even Rockwell's big bay, Bill. Fol-lowing a lot of talk and speculation, the time ofreckoning was less than an hour away. After Rigdon's sermon the fes-tive mood quickly returned, and soon a large crowd was gathering on both sides of the finish line at the end of a half-mil- e straight away. Early in the day five horses had been scheduled to run in what was happily being called the Moroni sweepstakes. Someone had sug gested the name after surmising that Moroni, the Book of Mormon's last Nephite survivor, probably had a very fast horse when he es-caped the Lamanite armies. The name stuck. By race time three of the five animals had withdrawn. No one from Kirtland wanted to run against Joseph. None of the Mis-souri Mormons thought they had a chance against Bill. And since the entry fee was a whole dollar, with all the money going to the winner, only two animals were left to compete. The differences between the two horses were substantial, not only in appearance, but disposition, too. Joseph's tall black was prancing sideways in anticipation the race, already in a sweat, its head high, tail outstretched. The reins were tight, requiring almost all the strength in Joseph's strong arm to hold it at a walk. On the other hand, the shorter, stockier Bill, was walking calmly down the road, plenty of slack in the reins, his neck relaxed, ears forward, almost like he was enjoy-ing the scenery. Porthad never had a horse that remained so calm be-fore a race, but he was sure Bill knew a race was about to begin. Though Port thought the horse's calm manner odd, the young Mormon was not worried. Bill was a seasoned performer. When they turned to begin the race, Bill would be ready, he would give it every-thing he had. "What do you call the big black?" Port asked as he and Joseph ap-proached the starting line. "Boggs," Joseph said, grinning. "After the governor?" "Of course," Joseph responded. "He has a hard mouth. When I jerk on the reins I always wish I could do the same thing to Boggs." Both men laughed. Joseph was dressed like a presi-dent in a long black coat and top hat. Port wore home spun trousers and a clean wool shirt. Upon turning to face the finish line, Joseph and Port nodded si-multaneously at each other an d the race was on, eight steel-sho- d hooves thundering powerfully to-wards the finish line, churning up a longbillowing cloud ofbrown July dust. Port was aware he was in no ordinary horse race. He was racing against the prophet of God in front of all the prophet's followers. Per-haps he should let Joseph win. But Port was also aware of Bill, the formerly quiet gelding, now gone mad, streaking towards the finish line, every muscle exploding and contracting in perfect har-mony nose outstretched, ears flat against the head, hooves pounding solidly, in perfect rhythm. Bill didn't know who Joseph Smith was, nor did he want to know. God himself could have been on the rangy black, andBill wouldn'thave cared. Winning the race was the only thing that mattered, nothing else. Port made no attempt to hold his horse back. Bill won, but only by half a length. "Is the bay for sale," Joseph asked as he and Port slowed their horses to a walk, turning back towards the cheering crowd at the finish line. "He's not for sale," Port said, out ofbreath. "But ifyou want him, he's yours." "You keep him," Joseph grinned, suddenly galloping ahead to greet his friends. After cooling Bill off and staking him out to graze, Port approached a group of men and boys who were shooting rifles and pistols at bottles swinging on strings. As Port watched he noticed that none of the shooters could hit the bottles with any degree of consistency. He felt the urge to show off his newly learned skills with a pistol, but held back. None of the Mormons had any idea what Port had learned from Sylvester Pussy, and Port wasn't sure he wanted them to know, not yet. He wasn't sure why he felt this way, only that the feeling was more than his normal shyness before groups and gatherings. To the Mormons around him he was a displaced ferryman who was trying to start a farm. He was pretty much ignored, left alone. He wasn't sure he wanted to give up his anonymity, at least not yet. If the Mormons knew how well he could shoot, he might be called upon to do things he was not yet ready to do. Port knew he must wait for the right time to put a gun in his hand. When that would be he didn't know, only that it was not now. He also knew that when ifand when he engaged in a confrontation, he would have a definite advantage if his opponent perceived him as a displaced ferryman instead of a polished gun hand. There was no sense throwing away such an ad-vantage in a bottle-shootin- g con-test. When one of the men invited Port to join in the fun, he politely refused. As the weasry Mormons re-turned to their homes that night, groups offurious Missouri ans were already gathering to discuss Rigdon's suddenly famous Salt Sermon. The Missourians who dis-cussed the sermon all came to the same conclusion: If the Mormons were going to rule the world, they sure as Hell were not going to do it from Missouri. It was time for the Mormons to be driven from their promised land. (To be continued) s . a ., v .w k - " f tw niin mmm-- ., j- s r i I a '- -r w Jfx V - S ii : 5len Nielsen has unique barber shopappliance store at :,F, Appliance. .IF Appliance combines trades Glen Nielsen believes he has the illy appliance store with an ic barber pole in front. Nielsen operates A.F. Appli-m- , formerly Overman's, at 338 , Jast State Road in American Fork, , iidhas his barber shop at one side ' f the store. T tell my (barbershop) custom-- n I won't cut an ear off when I'm tutting their hair if they don't buy in appliance from me," he joked. He said he has continued to unymany of the same lines as Joe Overman did. He is a dealer for 'laytag, Whirlpool, and Tappan jand appliances, and has refrig-ntor- s, freezers, washers, dryers, sicrowaves, dishwashers, etc. He also handles Zenith and iylvania televisions and VCR's. Nielsen said he is continuing to warranties for Overman's I.wvice time barber, he barber school in 1957, aid started in American Fork at "Bas Crookston's" barber shop. He has alsohad barber shops in Lehi and in Salt Lake besides American Fork. "I've seen a lot of changes in the barber business," he said. "When I came out of barber school, more than 50 percent of the work was flat tops. These faded in the 70's and are now back in again." He said he has stuck with 5ust cutting hair" rather than go with today's popular "styling" trend. And he still gives shaves, if re-quested. "I have a few older customers who still want a shave with their hair cut. One man, who is 92, gets a shave and a haircut every time he comes in." Nielsen believes his shop, with its combination barber chair and appliances is unique but quipped "just because you come in to a clip joint (slang for barber shop), it doesn't mean you'll get clipped when you buy an appliance." Like most barber shops though, he is closed on Mondays. You can find him ready to serve you anytime Tuesday through Satur-day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., however, or can contact him at 756-451- AFH names Vern Ebert Oct. Employee of Month - i Keeping the hospital sparkling clean hospital is what AFH's Octo-ber Employee of the Month, Vern Ebert, does best. Every weekday morning, Ebert arrives at the hospital at 6 a.m. to vacuum hallways and polish floors and elevators. But no matter how busy he is, Ebert always seems to have a smile and a pleasant greet-ingread- y for anyone who passes by. Nine of his fellow workers nominated Ebert for the Employee of the Month honor. "Vern is a very sincere person with a pleasing personality," says one "He keeps the hos pital halls and floors looking great : and goes the extra mile for every-body." Besides handling a vacuum and mop with skill and speed, Ebert Vern Ebert also shoots a mean camera. His photography talent is known and appreciated by many. Ebert has a special talent for shooting scenery, and has won awards in several photography contests including the Steel Days contest in American Fork, and the Utah Valley Photographers Club competition. In quiet ways, Ebert takes very little for himself, and gives much to others. Recently, he joined Dr. Dale Greenwood, Dr. Jerry Martin, and a troop of American Fork scouts in Mexico where he helped to build a medical clinic for the Tarahumara Indians. Ebert was born in Oregon and then moved to American Fork when he was in sixth grade. He has been an AFH employee since 1983 and has worked in both the house-keeping and dietary departments. When Ebert is not working or taking pictures, he enjoys boating, water skiing, and camping and he dreams of returning to Oregon some day. Tolbert wins honor at state convention I ; Beth Tolbert, associate broker with Pine Valley Realty of Alpine, was named Utah's Certified Resi-dential Specialist for 1988 by the Utah State Realtors. The award was presented at the association's annual convention held recently in St. George. Community Residential Spe-cialist is a designation of the Na-tional Association of Realtors RMNI Institute. A member is re-quired to take extensive courses and meet other required criteria to receive the designation. There are approximately 140 Certified Residential Specialists in Utah, which comprise the Utah State Chapter, the group that honored Tolbert. Tolbert is the 1985 Utah Realtor of the Year, received the 1985 Utah Association of Realtors Presiden-tial Award and presently serves as president of the Utah County Board of Realtors. Beth Tolbert Glenda Bills named Guild president Glenda G. Bills, the new president the Utah Regional Ballet Guild, is excited to be involved in helping to grow an organization that is of such befit to the community. laving grown up in American W, Glenda has a strong interest "improving the quality of life in local area. k"The local Utah Regional Ballet w sponsored such fantastic events "The Nutcracker Ballet,' 'Cin-well- a' and 'Coppelia.' This spring t also hosted the Pacific Regional t Festival which provided ruction of and competition for of the leading ballet troups lhe Pacific and Intermountain ,fst. This hosting brought much Wive recognition for Utah ," Glenda said. A mother of five children, Glenda rstands management and hard work. Glenda has also been in-volved with her husband in several businesses. Glenda is an alumnus of BYU. Having served in leadership positions in her church, Glenda has learned how to implement a volunteer organization and keep it working well. The Guild will be holding a membership luncheon Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. at the Excelsior Hotel in Provo. Anyone interested in at-tending should contact Glenda at 756-102- '1 look forward to meeting many new guild members at our mem-bership luncheon and am excited to have the help of these people in making this community an even more interesting place to live," said Glenda. Glenda Bills 3l ALPINE CENTER iprV Mental Health . Human Services Y 'alj: Theodore Terry 120 N. 1220 E., Suite 11 American Fork, Utah 84003 756-366- 4 Procrastination The central belief often seen in chronic patterns of procrastination is that "things will take care of themselves." The reality is that "things" don't take care of themselves - others step in and do many of the things you want done. It may seem as if putting things off is no problem, but crises develop when others are no longer willing to step in. This can make you angry; you notice your dependency on others and the lack of control you have in your life. 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