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Show Years of Fulfillment 245 the choir and their Denver hosts at the Denver LDS Stake Center. By introducing and paying tribute to choir members, the Silvers made sure that the stature of the choir members was understood and appreciated by their Denver hosts. At the conclusion of the performances and entertainments, the manager of the Denver Symphony wrote to the Silvers: The Choir was the pinnacle of all our festival programs, and its broad uplift and deep inspiration will go on forever. Your efficient handling of the tremendous arrangements was superb. The Symphony and our citizens owe you undying gratitude. Madelyn's generosity is similarly indicated by her care for individuals and families in the Denver wards that needed help. One family with ten children, the father suffering from a seri ous illness, was being cared for by the mother. Denver Latter Saints families often invited single persons and couples to day dinner. But how could one invite a family with ten children? Madelyn opened her home to one for Christmas dinner. It proved to be a touching encounter because it was the first time the family had been invited out. At each place on the festively set table was a knew how to set a memory and gift. Madelyn touch a heart. Madelyn was always reaching out to help other people. When she met someone new, she tried to make that feel person comfortable. Many went to her with their problems; she lis tened and helped as she could. She was solicitous of her parents, of Harold's brothers and sisters (his parents died before she knew them), of all relatives and friends; she visited them and tried to see that they were self-fulfilled. II Madelyn's contributions to her LDS ward in Denver were far than financial. She taught the Gleaner (older young women in Mutual) class in 1955 on "The Ideals of Christ." She more also continued to teach the literature lessons of the Crestmoor Ward Relief Society. The eight yearly lessons for 1949-58 were |
