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Show BIOGRAPHY OF MYRON TANNER. lived continuously thereafter 19 in Provo until the time of his death. Myron had been in Provo only official both civil two years when he entered that engaged much of his time and energy the larger part of his life. He was ,first elected to the city council, in which he served at different upon an career and ecclesiastical, than twenty years. Shortly after this he was called Bishopric of the ward. Speaking of this event b.e says: "I was in Salt Lake City at the time and knew nothing of it. Brother George A. met with the ward and asked if they would times more to the sustain me, and the vote the news was broken by Bachman. was a Learning that unanimous. was never more On my return home, by the name of Ben I four blocks to meet me and greet "I Jew neighbor, was coming home, he a me with my new came out about title of "Bishop." in my life and was, perhaps, For three days I did not venture down surprised severely tried. positions, I considered that of Bishop in the Church the most undesirable. There were so many difficulties and troubles I had connected with it. Besides, I could not speak in public. tried twice and made a miserable failure; and after coming to the conclusion that I positively could not talk, fully m tde up my mind There was a rough element in never to make the effort again. that ward which made it a most difficult position under the most favorable circumstances. Manv of mv neighbors ridiculed rebgion and made the Bishop often the butt of their ridicule. and ridicule is perhaps one of the worst enemies which we have to meet." It may here be said that Myron Tanner developed a talent for He was a reader of current events, possessed public speaking. good judgment, and was altogether a forceful man. It was often never more in town. Of all of satisfaction to him to be able to say at the close of the year that he had paid one-half of the entire donations The writer has frequently heard him say in meet of the WE rd. convened for the purpose of raising money that he would a source ings half. In, the call to pay half if the ward would pay the other met he practically all the ex work on the St. George Temple, called for a team to was ward each when and of the ward, penses assist in the team that emigration was sent and was always his Shortly after his from the Missouri river, it mostly at his expense. |
