| Show He spent many long hours on the woodwork in the temple including the beautiful and ornate carvings still seen in the sealing rooms In 1888 he was set apart as caretaker of the building where his duties included the supervision of the cleaning of the temple filling and preparing the font for baptisms and conducting people through the building He was also in charge of the clothing which vas rented out to people for ordinance work His duties required so much walking and climbing stairs in addition to walking up and down the hill to his home thatvacant room was provided for him in the temple where he might sleep and rest As his health began to fail more and more his first wife often went to the temple to assist him so that he might continue his work Fanily histories reveal many stories of inspiration regarding Peterfaithfulness including two incidents which show hia to be trulyman of God These incidents have been authenticated in Church history They tell of Peter being allowed to witness visions one of which was later revealed to hin to be an appearance of the Angel Moroni we are told in the scriptures visions are gifts of the spirit given through the power of tie Holy Ghost to devout persons They are evidence of the divinity of the Lordwork and come only by faith Peter Ahlstrom was surelyman of such faith He came here withspecial spirit andtestimony of the gospel to which he was true to the end of his days Surely he experfenced many times of trial and discouragement as we of today are also called upon to bear in many different ways yet he believed and 1ived the following admonition given to all who believe Ye must press forward withsteadfastness in Christ havingperfect brightness of hope andlove of God and of all men Wherefore if ye shall press forward feasting upon the word of Christ and endure to the end behold thus saith the Father Ye shall have eternal life Nephi 31 20 It 1s by these examples of the falth of our fathers that we of today are also able to endure Source Family histories of the author Ea |
