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Show Message # 11, page 3. That p1cture was taken ~hortly after her bapt1sm. Th1s one 1s taken at her Conf1rmat1on. Sarah 1s almost complet~ly de~f , hut female members of her fam11y can make her hear, and they had prepare~ .. her for the com1ng of the Bishop and the G1ft she was to rece1ve. A number of her descendants were present and joined 1n as the B1shop conf1rmed her on her couch. This was another exper1ence we shall never forget! The picture on the r1ght shows some of them, also Fr. Wayne and Fr. Liebler, as the Bishop extenas his hand in the prayer for the seven-fold gifts of the Spirit • . Le~t anyone think that our emphases on sp1r1tual g1fts that we are concerned only with the ultimate salvation of souis -- although this must always be our primary concern -- we invite you to ta ke a look -alm'ost any day or time of day -- and see a NavaJo mott}er 01' elght or ten busl1y mak;ing use of our washing machine, while perhaps other faml1ies "'lait thelr t urn. The alternative would be filling their barrels with water, nauling these off to their homes, and there doing the Job by hand. (Ever do ·a week's diapers by hand?) Even wringing by hand l n Just-above freez1ng weather lsn't pleasant or efficient. Clothing, as we haVe it available, ls freely "given to the ne~dy , food, too and (thanks to American Chicle) chewing gum.Jrnd f ·or real fun ,a tether-ball and a basket ball are on hand. Fun and real exe~cise, development of skills -- all these are in our program. A NavajO child saw a little bundle tied to a doorknob in our hou.se and after a moment of thought sald, "Kitty ' s tether-ball'?" You all know that our "Messages" are decidedly not "gimme-gimme" devices . We have learned to ask the Lord for the help we need, and He seemS to nudge some 6f you who know that we depend on them for ability to minIster to our People. Thank you in His Name for what you have wanted in the past to share with us. This brings up the question of ·cartage, espec1ally a s Chr1stmas 1s not far off. Anythlng shipped to us i n care of LyMAN TRUCK LINES, via phoenix or Flagstaff, Ar1z., or Monticello, Utah w111 get t o us. In past years we have been d1smayed ~o get cards from freight depots 100+ miles sl"ay, saying Come And Get It - - or, you know, demurrage. In add i tion to toys and candy at Chrlstmas, if anyone knows of used folding chairs looking for a home we could use them, and maybe none of ·us would have to sit on the floor on Big Days! God bless us, everyone! |