Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-26

All communications for this depart
ment should be addressed 10 Mrs.
Elizabeth c. McCune, corner Main ana
First North streets. chairman genealog-
ical committee Of Daughters OF Plo-
neers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
DO you know your grandfather
name2 or where he was born2 Do
YOU know your mothers maiden name,
aud where she was borny II you 90,
write them down IN safe place, ana
then add every possible bit or lntorIna-
ton In your possession. II your pa %
rents or grandparents are allNe, -
down with them this very evening, II
YOU have not already done so, ana
write down every bit OF information
concerning their genealogy they can
give YOU The lamentablc carelessness
OF many OF the saints, who ought 10
know better. on these matters, causes
much later trouble and expense. A
surprising number OF people go 70 the
temples who are unable to furnish IN"
most primary facts connected WIN
their genealogy Certainly the people
should wake up 20 the necessity Of writ
ing down all that tradition or memory
can supply OF their genealogy, 4 gen
tlcman came into the genealogical
rooms this week 10 hunt Up his moth
cr's family. and he couldn't ten. even,
whether she was born I'm Europe or
America. DO YOU know where your
mother was born
WORKING on THE OTHER SIDE.
We may not always know why our
loved ones are taken from us, even ln
The prime Of life But N God sees inc
sparrow fan and orders all His Work
In Justice and mercy there rs surely
a good and righteous reason TOT th"
death Of those who try 20 serve MN
and who acknowledge His hand IN aH
things.
Not long since. there were three pco-
pie living In a Utah home VINO were
as happy as mortals can ever De. Inc
father and mother were devoted 90 each
other. and their tender ancction Tor
their one grown son was Vel repaid ny
the gratitude and well-loins OF tne
Toble boy But death hoVered over
tho happy home. and brushed with MS
sable wing the lips OF the husband ana
f1fher Tho mother was Woll-nlgnl
hearthrokon Yet the SON braVely
cumfortod hts mother. aul assured per
that ne would protect and care for her
IN his fathers place. Scarcely hna
The heart OF the mother been healed
hy time aud faith. before hDr beloved
son was also stricken with d"1th Ana
then she sat in the ashes oi her woe
for days. unwilling and unable i' see
any comfort or hope for herself ana
she prayed How passiontioly sh'
prayed. She pleaded with llD l"Il I"
give her light and show Dor the pea.
son why She had been lctt behind
alone
ono nlrht. her son visited hlr 10
dream. He had paper Ou when WAS
written a long llst of names ANA NO
told her that be and hIs father had
been exceedingly busy pro1rhIuE ana
converting "a number OF their kindred
dead and hunting up their IS .n'alnEy'
TIC told her 90 get pencil ana paper,
and write down the names Ae would
Give her Some of the names on hls
ist be said she was not tI take an
that time but later. ho would bring
them 90 her. Accordingly she got
roncil and paper and took the names
1s be called them IN AZ he named
first one an1 then another sne M'ull
oxclalm. "Th7ts my uncle or mot NJ
my grand sthor" or that's your
ureat-unclo." And 20 on down tho
list. when the last name was siNon'
the young man instructed his mother M
go 10 the temple. get help. ana 90 me
work Tor them when this was dnne'
ne said he would come again ana CIV
or further information.
ar GEORGE TEMPLE WORK
Work has been done in part FOR me
families named below by the parties