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Show Utah in Unitarianism annual meeting, which printed the society's constitution, the minutes, and the list of members, were distributed throughout Salt Lake 2I City. preached On 13 March 1892 Rev. Utter "The be to Way a sermon He said that there Happy." entitled four were being happy: being born into a happy family, enjoying good health, living above the poverty level, and having a clear conscience. Utter illustrated this last essential essentials with the to following story: [Utter] related the allegory of the worry-burdened souls who permitted to bring each his load and throw it in a designated place, and then take from the pile thus made the load He were once which any other person would throw down. He dreamer who witnessed this scene, many people loads of trouble and throw them pile to but after for it come was a with their the heap, but none seemed unloading pressed forward to deposit their burdens, they indulged in much moaning, desirous of the saw, his sins. on As the crowds had got the load of some other person on their scene of the greatest wailing and sorrow. So it is in the world we each thinks his load than occupy, they shoulders, then began the greater that of anyone else, but each soul has its own sorrow, and all are heavy enough to bear. The law of happiness is to avoid seeking for it, but to renounce our own desires in the effort to and bless others As well please 22 .... using allegories illustrate his sermons, Rev. Utter also collected Mormon folklore a trait which earned him the title of being Utah's first folklorist." One of the as to - 21 [Jacob Trapp], 22 The Humanist 4 . J. Abraha annon, Marriott Willar B. Lee (February 1936),located in Ms 508, Bx 102, Fd 8 Diary, 1892, Ms 3, photocopy at Special Collections, . H. 13 March brary, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, library, Bngham Young University, Provo, Utah. abbreviated un ave to with the original at the Harold Hereinafter this collection is Ms 3. t Sanl " ey, A Look Back at 1985 and at Utah's First Folklorists Utah Folklife CfWilliam. AWils on "Th e Study of Mormon Folklore Utah 1976): 317-18. Newsletter 19 (Fall 1985)' 2 Historical Quarterly 44 .. - ' .. ". 22 (Fall ' , |
