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Show Genealogical Topics By C. V. Hansen A Leader's jftespciisibiliiy Are you the man ct the wheel? Ale the others depending cn you to th'.f.v in the clutch and start the cart When you stop dees the whole show stop? Would the cth-e:s cth-e:s do st mething if you directed the work and told them what to do? If you hold this position a double responsibility tests cn your shoulders. shoul-ders. The bishop cf'the ward is indeed the man at the wheel. The progress prog-ress cf the ward depends a great deal upon the way he handles things and those who he calls to aosist him. But the bishop cannot do all the woik; his business is to direct ethers and see to it that they function. Hence, the responsibility of the leader, be he the bishop cr any ether called to do a certain work in the ward, is cf great consequence. con-sequence. Any member of the family who could organize his family for the purpose cf genealogical research and temple work and who fails to do so is holding up the work and is under double condemnation. He who could dD research work and keep the other members cf the family busy doing temple work and . ho i?i's -,o d? so, i; rot only responsible re-sponsible lor his own inactivity but h has some responsibility of the .liter members of the family. Let "im rot decide offhand that he has no such rcsponsibili.y. Ave you a member of a family, a :.ie:r';er cf a genealogical commit-te. commit-te. ?n officer in a quorum or other organization? Is there something ou couid da to increase the activity activ-ity cf the ether members If so, by all means do it. There is much work to be done in genealogy, and no one needs to otand by and wait for command oveiy time a move is to be made. iR'.h one should study the problem 3nd make himself familiar with its execution. i We read "For beheld it is not moot that I should command in all hings; for he that is compelled in all things the same is a slothful servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward. Verily I say, men should ba anxiously engaged in a good cause and do many things of their j cwn free will, and bring to pass I rrv. .h righteousness." Doc. & Cov. So;. 58:26, 27. 1 Many workers in the genealogical Hold are anxiously engaged in a g:od cause and are bringing to pass much righteousness. But there is room for many more. |