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Show 250 MADELYN CANNON STEWART SILVER Gospel"; and "The Dead Sea Scrolls" and their meaning to Latter day Saints. During one two-year period Madelyn was "released" from the Gospel Doctrine Class to teach Gospel Messages to the young adults in the ward-those from 18 to 20. She was popular with this group, and they were 'outraged' when she was "restored" to the older-member class.' In her last young-people's class the students showed their love for her by singing an original ballad based on a popular song of the time with the catch-line, "Paddlin' Madelyn Home." Each year's teacher supplement usually carried suggestions for thirty-six Sundays, the remainder of the fifty-two taken care of by special presentations for such occasions as Easter, Mothers Day, Memorial Day, and the Sundays before July 4 and July 24, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. And there were stake conferences four Sundays during the year, and perhaps other occasions for local celebrations, such as the return of a missionary, the release of a bishop or Relief Society President, or cancellation because of heavy snowfall or other natural disaster. Madelyn often received letters of appreciation from class attenders and visiting listeners. Here is an example from long time Denver resident Adrus Kimball, whose husband Raymond Kimball became Denver's stake president and later president of the Denver temple: May I tell you how very much I admire and appreciate you and how grateful I am for your words of wisdom and spiri tual uplift of this morning How wonderful of you to share your personal experiences for the awakening of some of us who needed it so desperate .... ly-I came away feeling that my being privileged to hear you was the Lord's way of giving me still another chance to try to put my own house in order And surely I was taught another humbling lesson in your reference to a statement of mine in a Relief Society lesson and I'm grateful to you. Surely the Lord allows us to be tools in his hands if we will only avail ourselves of opportu .... . . . . nities. I just hope you know what an example your life and that |
