Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-15

labors were approved by Him That
same night my prayers we're answered
IN the following manner: But hrst, let
me explain little. IN my youth, there
were three very well educated Metho-
dist ministers who had charge OF my
circuit These gentlemen were my oS-
celleut friends until ! Joined the Nor.
mon church; then, they turned against
I me. But they We're good men. How
ever / had never put their names On
my list, Tor | was d little prcjudiced
against them. on account OF theit enmi-
~ towards the Church. In my dream
myself and these three Methodist
preachers were having sunday school
conference, and there We're d crest
many children IN a large building.
arose To speak to the children. and as /
did so, | saw two apostles. / know
them To be, sitting With the children.
Wishing to honor these mon | Culled
cut To them. inviting them to come
forward. But Quo Of them arose In his
seat and said that he could do nothing
at that meeting. but a little latcl there
would be Thanksgiving meeting and
then they would meet ME there. and
that there would be taught the law OF
conservation. AS he spoke ! perceived
that these two men We're two of my old
Methodist frtends-or enemics--of
whom spoke Just now The spirit OF
the dream, which awakened with me,
was one Of pure happiness. And its
Interpretation was given to me as fol-
lows: They were two apostles I'm the
Methodist church but they were as lit
! tie children now because they had &c
cepted the gospel on The other eide.
! ana had not vet received of its life
giving ordinances. The dream was to
show me that they desired me to at
| tend to their work, and then, indeed,
"A a. ,lr-tss ,gF
and then should ! meet them, and to-
gether we would carry out the law OF
| conservation They with all the others
| Of our friends and kindred. will surely
| make "A true Thanksgiving meeting And
tne answer 10 my prayer further was
| this: not only would my friends and
| those of my father rejoice in receiving
the gospel ordinances. but also those
| whom had looked upon IN my youth as
I my enemies because they could not see
| as | did at that time.
Now my daughter this work YOU and
! the committee of the Daughters OF the
| Pioneers are engaged IN Is connecting
| the earthly wiki the heavenly things;
! but II grieves me 10 know that many of
| the Latter-day Saints do not realize the
| obligations we are under IN looking
| after the Interests of our dead kindred
! and friends II my old Methodist
| friends are so anxious to be remem-
| bered, what must be the feelings Of our
| kindred and relations? Some of our
! people are letting the years slip away
! and eNcusing themselves because they
| cannot get names as easily as they
! might One Of my next door neighbors
! came near dying n few months ago: l
| visited him. and enquired as to his
| temple work. He told me he had looked
| after his father and mother and two or
three others; but as We conversed to-
| sether, he remembered 20 more This
| man is a relative of Gen. Lee the fam
! Gus Confederate general. This man has
I large WORK TO do, as all the saints
! have, IL they will only throw off the
cares of the world little, and let their
| minds dwell upon heaven and heavenly
| things. The first visitation of Moroni
to the Prophet Joseph Smith was OF
| much import to the dead, His quotation
! OF Malachi proved that this whole lat
ter-day work rests on the redemption
| OF The dead, quite as much as Il does
! upon the salvation of the living. Our
life before We came here and associa-
lions with our friends In eternity was
Tor thousands OF years: while the few
years of our earthly lives separate us
from our old friends and kindred in
heaven. All things must be gathered
together both in heaven and on earth,
and our temple work is one of the great
| forces which VIII bring this mighty res
| tituton TO pass.
/ am nearly so years OF age; and my
greatest joy Is TO reflect upon these
glorious principles, and to picture to
myself what my meeting with all those
have helped here will be when am
on the other side My constant prayer
Is that you and Sister Gates will be
directed Alright In this arduous work
you have undertaken. The saints sure
ly appreciate your labors. May His
peace attend you ALL is the prayer of
your father,
SAMUEL CLARIDGE.
INFORMATION WANTED.
The following letter is self-explana-
tory. The parties interested should re-
ply direct to the writer:
Coonla Dublan. Mexico, May 2S, 1907.
President Of the Salt Lake Temple.
Dear Brother: Will you kindly in
form ne II the work for my ancestors
has been done? l desire ali the infor-
nation possible concerning my gene
alogy. The names are Shirley. sharp.
Thrailkill, Adams and Gooding. Plea Sc
Inform me who did the work, IL such
has been done and oblige.
! ETHEL A. CLARK.