Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. AboutPressCopyrightContact. For the first ten days of that course, we could not say one word. You swim and you swim farther, and you finally get there, but he always pulls it away. The woman came in, and I asked, You are so-and-so?, She responded, The only reason I am here is that my bishop said if I would come and talk to you I could be excommunicated after the interview. The Divine Gift of the Spirit - Brigham Young University-Idaho When I was invited to accept this assignment, I looked to it as a great honor and one to which hopefully I can contribute something. When I was eighteen my mother died, and I had four younger brothers and sisters. We now have more than 110,000 members of the Church in this area. Many of you are covenant children. Vaughn J. Featherstone | Beggar's Bread I have seen her stand there from four-thirty to six-thirty, nine-thirty, and ten-thirty at night. This is all Ive done all my life. I think the answer is just to bide your time the way you should, and the Lord will do for you that which is best for you. 19. At about that same time we couldnt afford much clothing either. The Lord has said, If ye are prepared ye shall not fear (D&C 38:30). And then it went rolling off through the universe. The words wouldnt come. Instead, he began working as a head trainer for Albertsons supermarket. I didnt know what to do, so I knelt down. Books by Vaughn J. Featherstone The Incomparable Christ: Our Master and Model Vaughn J. Featherstone $ 4.19 - $ 4.69 Repentance Vaughn J. Featherstone $ 4.69 - $ 4.79 Charity Never Faileth Vaughn J. Featherstone $ 3.99 The Aaronic Priesthood and You Vaughn J. Featherstone Out of Stock Man of Holiness Vaughn J. Featherstone $ 4.69 - $ 4.79 218 University Press Building 2. Lord Byron Buckingham said, Make my heart like transparent crystals so that others may look into my heart and see the foulest deed my heart does hold. When I am in the presence of the Brethren I feel as if they can see inside of me anyway, and so theres nothing to hide. Then I said, My-name-is-Doug-Snarr. Thomas Edison said, Geniuses themselves dont talk about the gift of genius. The driver, who was black, pulled in beside a bus. While he was growing up, his parents were divorced and his mother was left to provide and care for eight children. We were talking for just a few minutes with each oneThanks for coming. uihlein manitowish waters; sebastian tillinger wikipedia; harry potter fanfiction harry injured after the battle; can hemorrhoids be treated during colonoscopy Vaughn J. Featherstone (March 26, 1931 - May 12, 2018) was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1972 until his death. He tells of being in Baghdad and hiring an old Arab guide. Anyway, when they finally finished, they had a picture. I guess he noticed this, because all of a sudden he took his turban off and waved it around to get my attention, but I just ignored him. We paid our tithing all those years. The Vaughn J. Featherstone Letter About the Second Coming Christian Homestead 13.8K subscribers Join Subscribe 248 Share Save 10K views 10 months ago KANSAS Vaughn J. Featherstone's. She lived on a knoll in a beautiful colonial home. He said, This story I save for my particular friends. Then he told me this story: In ancient Persia there was a man by the name of Ali Hafid who owned orchards, gardens, and fields of grain. Featherstone spoke on the importance of temple attendance in the last dispensation, when "Satan has unleashed every evil." He was also quoted as saying, "I believe we may well have living on the earth now, or very soon, the boy or babe who will be the prophet of the Church when the Savior comes. Thats all you have to do if you want to be a success! Elder McConkie did not say he knew who it was, he actually said We know that an angel came from the courts of glory to strengthen him in his ordeal, and we suppose it was mighty Michael, who foremost fell that mortal man might be. In other words Elder McConkie doesnt know either, he supposes it was but not 100% certain. sort by * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. When any man holds twixt hand and chin a violin of mine, he will be glad that Stradivari lived, made violins, and made them of the best. Youve put a time limit on the Lord. Timmy said, You know, Ive only been in your class just a little while, and you already know more about me than that other teacher did all year. During that time I learned a great many tricks to avoid speaking. VAUGHN FEATHERSTONE OBITUARY 1931 ~ 2018 Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, 87, Emeritus General Authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully in his home. Please click Sign In to try again. Iam called as one of the apostles to be aspecial witness of Christ in these exciting, trying times, and Ido not know when He is going to come again. GordonB.Hinckley, We Need Not Fear His Coming, BYU Devotional, March 25, 1979. Then I think we ought to remember that no one else in all the world is like any of us. He was a poor man. You must simply trust in him as Job did. Everything had hinged on that one interview, and God had been there. Nor sickness of pain to body or brain can turn you away from the aim That whole meeting just seemed to stop and wait until I moved, so I had to move. Enslen, To Any Who May Be Interested.. If you could hear Douglas Snarr talk today, you would find that he speaks about as fast as I do, and I speak very fast. Copyright 1997-2023 by The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved. They were a pair of womens nurses shoes. A man would become mighty, and a woman powerful. Others can help us be attractive on the surface, and I think its important to look attractive. Vaughn J. Featherstone's Atlanta Temple Letter Abstract: In this essay, I examine a letter written by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone in 1983 and deposited in the cornerstone of the Atlanta Georgia Temple. That the Millennium would occur after six thousand years of the Earths temporal existence[Page 315]was aposition held by Gerald Lund inThe Coming of the Lordas well as BruceR.McConkie inMillennial Messiah. If life seems all empty and useless without it, If you could look back and see the obstacles they had, I want to tell you that you would be so grateful to have all that you have. Featherstone was born in Stockton, Tooele County, Utah. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.. He said, I have a family. I would imagine there are many young women here today who are concerned that Im twenty-two and Im not married yet or Im twenty-five and not married. That isnt all that serious. Doug ran around to the door and saw it was locked. But they had the fine instinct not to laugh. If it does not, it is not. I didnt mind moving my arm because I was finally communicating. I know they are honest and upright men, but I dont believe in a God who would not keep his promises. I can spot any bird that flies, and I can tell you what it is, and I can tell you what color it is. Would you please do that?, I would look up at her, and Id say, Mother, why do I always have to go? P.S. Have you ever heard of Snarr Advertising Agency? Would you look at this lovely wife of mine and think about two points? I guess, if I had my druthers, I would hope that my family could be spared from all the filth and pornography and all the garbage on the newsstands and the things we see in the movies. They were very poor, and Elder Featherstone spoke often of the gratitude he felt for the help they received during that time, as well as for his stalwart mother. MS22631. In most cases, refuted documents are not marked in any way. There has been some who misunderstand my statement.19. My friend also told me that one of Elder Featherstones last assignments before becoming emeritus was to work with the Church Correlation Department as part of its executive leadership. Enslen had only acquired this letter the week previous.9However, Enslen, who was serving in an Alabama stake presidency in 1983, recalled that he had heard Featherstone read this letter at ameeting in Alabama ashort time after the letters date.10We have no way of knowing whether Featherstone shared his letter with other general authorities, but its inclusion in the Church History Library does not imply it came with any official approval. The ushers started coming down the aisle, they got to our row, and everybody got up and left. Id see that great high priest and store owner look at the letter, then look down at me, and tears would come to his eyes. And then one little gal came up, stood back and looked at me, and said, You know, you really dont have a big nose.. When the light turned green, the driver started inching up until the bus window was right against Dougs nose. [Featherstone] wanted to make sure that it was good to go for the time capsule, so he sent acopy to Salt Lake, and the Brethren said, Great. Where should I look for one?, The Buddhist priest, having been awakened early in the morning and not feeling too pleasant, said, You look for a river between high mountains, and the river will flow on white sands, and there you will find diamonds., There is, replied the priest, and there are many of them, and you will find them. 13. Vaughn Featherstone Obituary (1931 - 2018) - Salt Lake City, UT Anyway, the branch president invited me in, we talked for a while, and he said, Go out and send the taxi away. Doug asked, Whats going on here?, The driver answered, I guess this guy doesnt like blacks. The taxi driver slowed down, and the bus went on down the street. Then I also recall the Scotchman who bought his wife an X ray of his chest for their anniversary. OP - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Isnt there something splendid about light? After I was married, my husband was called to be a seventy. He gave the whole talk without moving his arm. Ali Hafid answered, Then I will go. And he went home and sold his farm and collected the money. Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, 87, dies - Church News She has since joined and been through the temple, but then she wasnt even a member of the Church. He has been a general authority of the church since 1972. When he got into the new class, he said to his teacher, Well, what is a moron?, His teacher said, Well, Timmy, I guess a moron is someone who doesnt know quite as much about something as someone else., He said, Oh, Im in the right place then. I think thats what happens when someone begins to have an inner beauty. 12. The reason I tell it in the temple is that the General Authorities can see right into me. I picked up another interesting quote from a fellow who was also a stutterer. I went through them, but I could find only one pair of shoes that would fit me. He answered, Well, were only taking one per year per ward. I guess we had fifteen or eighteen boys of mission age, and I couldnt afford to go. I dont care whether there are truck strikes or food shortages, or whatever there might be. I demand a mans vengeance! When I was about seven or eight years old, a friend of mine, Spike Herzog, said to me as I was coming home from school one day, Why dont you come to Primary with me?. 401k forfeiture journal entry Provo, Utah 84602, We Never Know Where Walking in His Steps Will Lead, As If They Would Ask Him to Tarry a Little Longer. Under the white rock I buried a bottle of waterout of the sun and cork end up. I am nobody. The competition is so keen here at BYU. He didnt sleep all that night, and when the morning came, he arose early and went over to the Buddhist priests home and said to him, I must find a diamond mine. Ibelieve we are on the very threshold of great trials. Can passion be selected? We started speaking slowly, but then we picked up pace. This is the time of King Arthur, and we reach for the stars! But the social pressure was intense. When he finished, I couldnt believe it. I believe that all of us will find in our lives that some of our obstacles turn into advantages and great blessings. You just reported in, but you didnt dare ask for anything. If neither poverty nor cold nor famish nor gaunt I came across a letter that I thought would interest you. Do you know what its like to have someone throw a lifebuoy out to you if youre drowning in the middle of the ocean? It shines through and makes him beautiful from within and without. (This is the part I am embarrassed even to tell you.) What I am saying is that if the Lord will take a scroungy little kid like that, who had to wear nurses shoes to church and had to go and beg for groceries, and if he will make him a high councilor or a stake president or the second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, can you believe what he would do for you? Amen. This copy, rather than having been sent to Salt Lake in 1983, was donated by then senior missionary JohnE.Enslen on February 15, 2010. You see, the God I worship has a thousand times more compassion than I have. In fact, these include documents critical of the Church and others that have been repudiated by Church leaders. The photocopy digital information was uploaded by Elder JohnE.Enslen from the Church History Department.8This is misleading. Were going someplace, and we can make real contributions to the kingdom as soon as we start looking outside of ourselves instead of thinking only about ourselves and all the problems we have. Of course they saw those nurses shoes that I had to wear to church. Donate to us by shopping at Amazon at no extra cost to you. Enslen, To Any Who May Be Interested., 16. But I havent, and so I have been embarrassed. KGF Associates This generation will face trials and troubles that will exceed those of their pioneer forebears. The light turned green, but the fellow was preoccupied and didnt notice it. If Im fired from this, I dont know what Ill do., And then big, old, soft-hearted Doug said, If youll go over and apologize to that black driver, it will all be forgotten. So the bus driver went over and apologized to the black driver and got back in his bus, and it was all forgotten. They need to hear it.. His name is Douglas Snarr. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of FAIR, its officers, directors or supporters. Then I decided that before I did that I had better be worthy. I didnt hear a word of the lesson. Vaughn J. Featherstone (born March 23, 1931) is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In my own studies of Elder Featherstones messages, which I love, I have found that, like anyone, he could extemporaneously misquote scripture badly and got various things wrong on occasion. There are several copies on the internet. Re: Vaughn J. Featherstone Vaughn J. Featherstone graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City in 1949. I put my feet back under the bench. Shed look and wait for the bus to come by that would drop Father off. Proposition[and I feel this way about my sons]: If I could choose from every man who breathes on this earth a man for my brother and a man for my son, a man for my friend, they would all be Lance. Provo, Utah 84602. They found others who were artists and could see the shape of her face and its contours. Vaughn J. Featherstone was both a physical and spiritual giant who taught others key gospel principles such as tithing through his own quiet example, he added. When it was finally over I dashed home, went in the house and thought to myself, Thank goodness nobody saw them. How ridiculous! I think youd be interested in a quote I oftentimes use to tell how I feel about my wife, but I want to use it to make a different point tonight. This is the time of King Arthur, and violence is not strength and compassion is not weakness. Failure can be overcome, but a failure can suck the lifeblood from a persons ego and leave him useless to himself, his family, and his company., The woods are filled with losers, and they have a hundred different excuses why they lose, but Im not interested in talking to you at all about that today. I think sometimes you feel as if God had thrown out the lifebuoy and then pulled it away from you. Oh what ablessed generation you are and must be.2, Featherstone notes that in his own time the Church was facing great adversity. Then I thought that maybe I shouldnt be working. He finally found one, and after he had taken a battery of tests, the speech therapist told him, You have a severe case of stammering and stuttering. I guess the teacher didnt have to be a genius to tell him that. I think its mentioned in Dr. Carlton Maltzs bookThe Power of Self-Image Psychology. Elder Featherstones testimony, however, was really founded when he was fifteen years old. Its the end of the drought! It would serve as great "insurance protection" for your marriage. God bless each one of you that youll feel your sense of worth, that youll understand who you really are. Monday nights were reserved for family night, and Friday nights were exclusively for Sister Featherstone. As his career and Church service became more demanding, Elder Featherstone made sure to make his family a top priority. I give the credit to my mother and older brothers in the family that we paid back every single penny that we ever borrowed from Mr. Parsons and from another grocer that gave us a charge account. Brown: No matter how dark the night, the dawn is irresistible. I want to tell you there are times when that gives me a great deal of hope, because the dawn must come. VaughnJ.Featherstone, The Incomparable Christ: Our Master and Model (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995), 45. When I arrived, I rang the doorbell, and a man came to the door with his little girl right behind him. Not really. In the gospel, as we gain a great deal of light, we can then judge good and evil. This fellow was just a little incensed at this, and so he got out of his car, walked back to the Volkswagen and said, I dont take that kind of guff out of nobody. The door opened, and the other fellow started getting out, and he kept getting out and kept getting out, and when he was all the way out he was six feet five inches and 240 pounds. I have a formula for success that I quote quite often, and some of you might have heard it, but let me, for those few who havent heard it, go back through it again. "Forgive Them, I Pray Thee" - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Vaughn J. Featherstone's Atlanta Temple Letter - FAIR I am very pleased to be with you tonight. And so this sweet fellow said, All right, Ill speak at your sacrament meeting. The whole night before his talk, Doug hardly slept at all. 1. I guess quite a few people sent in snapshots of what they thought were the ugliest girls in America, and there was a big promotion. At one time the bishop felt impressed to give me a blessing, and he promised me that I would have a man child, that he would be a priesthood holder, and that he would do a great service for the Church. Well, I thought you had on horn-rimmed glasses and a plastic nose!, I said, No, thats my nose. And then I said, I have one advantage over you: I take one breath and it lasts me all day., After hearing that story, quite a few of the seminary leaders came up to shake hands. We need to remember a great phrase by President Hugh B. They had holes in the bottom sole, so Id cut out pieces of cardboard and slide them in as an insole. At the end of the ten days, they taught me to move my arm back and forth slowly while saying, My name is Doug Snarr. I want to tell you what that was to be able to speak! Bishop Vaughn J. Featherstone's Experience with the Scriptures - FAIR What if a short time later your health comes? Then he said, Id like to give you a blessing also. I didnt ask for the blessing; he just volunteered it. Her father came to the door and said, What do you want, young man?, Douglas explained how he felt at the time: I tried to say what I wanted, but I couldnt. And all that you dream and you scheme is about it; Elder JohnE.Enslen, To Any Who May Be Interested, (letter, February 15, 2010). I hadnt worn them all my life, so they changed my appearance a little bit. vaughn j featherstone excommunicated. Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone an emeritus General Authority, former temple president, and beloved youth leader died Saturday night at his home in Bountiful, Utah. By all accounts, Featherstones letter appears genuine. The fact is that the whole thing is afabrication. The Vaughn J. Featherstone Letter About the Second Coming We think weve got something that will be worthwhile in this class, and I promise you that Ill never call on you again. The teachers comment was worse because it made me feel like a spectacle., Doug wanted to do something about his stuttering, but that just accentuated the problem. Whizzbang, But I can understand that the light has withdrawn from them, and its hard to discern when you dont have that light.