--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Ballard, Melvin J. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 26 number: 11 published: 1923-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Melvin J. Ballard, "Our Channels of Power and Strength", *Improvement Era* 26, no. 11 (September 1923): 987–998.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera26011unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera26011unse start_page: 987 end_page: 998 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1923-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera26011unse publication_year: 1923 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1923, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Our Channels of Power and Strength Our Channels of Power and Strength By Elder Melvin J. Ballard, of the Council of the Twelve We stand for divine guidar.te through individual and family prayer. — M. I. A. Slogan. "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. "Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: "Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heaven. "Give us this day our daily bread. "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen." Just why the General Board of the Young Men's and the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement associations have selected our present slogan: "We stand for divine guidance through individual and family prayer," may not be altogether apparent at this moment. It is a slogan as old as the Church, but we felt in the study of this question that perhaps there was nothing more necessary at this particular time than to renew allegiance to the commandments of the Lord in former and in latter-day periods, wherein he has enjoined upon us the duty and obliga- tion of seeking him in prayer. The needs of the hour, I feel, demand the attention of the leaders of the young people of Israel toward that Source of power and strength to protect the young men and the young women of the Church through the perilous days that are upon us. Job said: "There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding." There are two powers and forces at work operating to win the souls of the children of men. We are dual beings; we lived before we dwelt in the flesh — spiritual sons and daughters of our father in heaven, in whose presence we once dwelt and knew each other and knew him. You all know the story of that tragic ♦Delivered at the M. I. A. June Conference, 1923. 988 IMPROVEMENT ERA event that happened when one was chosen to be Redeemer and Saviour of the world. The one rejected rebelled and sought, nevertheless, to obtain leadership and rulership over the souls of men. He appealed from the decision of the Father and asked that he might have the privilege to speak to the multitude. It was granted, and he made such an effective appeal that we are informed he succeeded in winning one-third of the hosts of heaven to believe in him, to accept him; and yet it was contrary to the eternal law, that a majority should rule. He was unwilling to abide this eternal law, and a challenge was issued by those who were in the minority who still felt that Lucifer was strong enough to win in the contest and gain victory, and the right to be, even against the judgment and the decision of the Father, his representative among the Father's children, a Savior, and Redeemer. So there was war in heaven, and upon the one side was the Chosen One — the Redeemer and Sa\ior of man, Jesus Christ, the Lamb — selected to be slain from before the founda- tions of the earth, and under his banner, the faithful sons and daughters of our Father followed to victory the expulsion of the rebellious, rejected son called Lucifer, and he and his followers were cast out of heaven, for there could be no peace in heaven with two opposing, contending forces. The rejected ones were granted the privilege of coming to this earth, and here they have been with their leader and all his followers, and there has been no peace here since he has taken up his abode among the habitations of men, and never will there be any peace while there are two opposing, contending forces. That day of strife is to end sometime ; it will end when the victory comes that was beforehand predicted. John saw a day when the righteous forces, both living and dead, shall be arrayed in a deadly conflict, at a place which he called Armageddon, against the forces of evil, both living and dead, to settle the question of supremacy in the earth. The forces of evil are at work preparing for that conflict. The evil one has his recruiting stations open everywhere, enlist- ing souls in the vain hope that he may yet gain the victory and obtain permanent right of rulership in the earth, but allhis oper- ations upon the children of men are through the flesh — flesh made up of the elements of an unredeemed earth. He has power over us through the body and is zealous to capture the spirits. He does not care much about the body; it would be a worth- less thing to him unless it. had its royal tenant, the spirit; and so he is after the spirit, and he is seeking to capture it through the flesh. I do not know how many assistants he has nor how many there are arrayed against each living individual, but they must number hundreds, if not thousands, to each individual. These are the forces arrayed against us; but oh, how grate- OUR CHANNELS OF POWER AND STRENGTH 989 ful I am to know that we are not alone in the conflict; we are promised help, aid, and assistance, that will make us victorious in the struggle against evil. Just as there is radiating from the sun, though ninety -two millions of miles away, light that fills all the vast space occupied hy the solar system — our earth and those attendant planets of the solar system — and the light and the heat and the life of the sun are felt everywhere, and all physical life is conscious of that mysterious, wonderful power that comes from the face of the sun; just so God our eternal Father is a real individual occupying but one place, just like this sun, a real tangible being. Yet out from the presence of God, our heavenly Father, there is radiating a power and spirit and an influence that fills the immensity of space and touches every realm whereon his children dwell. It is not possible for physical life to be fully conscious of that mysterious something that is everywhere, but it is true that man is not only physical, he is also spiritual. "There is a spirit in man, and the spirit of the Almighty giveth them understanding," but all this wealth that comes from our Father, comes to us through the spirit and not through the flesh. All his aid and his assistance reach us through the spiritual senses and the spiritual power. This light and this power that come from the presence of our Father are just as real as the light of the sun. As the light of the sun is to our physical body, so is the light or the power that cometh from God sensitive and sensible to our spiritual being, but the man who is spiritually asleep is in a lamentable condition, because he is without refuge, without help, without power and strength to com- faat the powers of evil that are seeking our undoing by and through the flesh. Just as for ages there has been in existence in the elements of the earth in which we live, that mysterious power called electricity, in abundance everywhere, and yet not harnessed, tapped, controlled and brought to the service of man until the devices men have discovered have been brought into play and now we are acquainted with it, we draw upon it, utilize it to tremendous advantage, just so there is a great storehouse of spiritual power and always has been. David said: "If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there." He is everywhere by the presence and power of his Spirit, and that power and presence and Spirit cannot be brought to the children of men unless they seek after it. "Ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you, seek and ye shall find." Men may walk in the midst of it, they may be anxious for it, and yet wholly oblivious to it un- less they open the windows of their soul through prayer; for that is the way the soul touches and reaches this vast power 990 IMPROVEMENT ERA and brings it available to man's use, to man's aid and to man's advantage. And if, therefore, these are our conditions, who can walk safely through the dangers and vicissitudes of life with all these enemies arrayed against us and be successful without the help of the Lord? No wonder he calls upon us to seek him. He cannot force that spirit upon us nor make us conscious of it, nor give it to us, unless we are willing to seek for it, unless we open our hearts. In the midst, therefore, of these temptations that surround us, we are calling upon the young men and the young women of the Church to turn to this Source of power and of strength that is so necessary now, that is available; and fortify them- selves to weather the storms that shall come — and be assured that there is power enough available for all men and women who earnestly and honestly seek to make themselves strong enough to succeed and to attain the victory over the flesh and over the devil and over all his powers and all his secret oper- ations against the souls of men. In the book of Doctrine and Covenants (Sec. 42) the Lord has said that his Spirit cannot be obtained only as men pray in faith for it, and unless we obtain that Spirit we cannot teach nor can we succeed in any of our work. I should like to ask you now, as you pray, do so with this feeling in your hearts: "Father, thy will, not mine be done." We do not wish our children to grow up with the feeling that all they ask of the Father shall be given them, for if all we ask were given us, it might prove our undoing and bring our destruction. There will come, in the life of each one a time when he will ask and will not receive what he seeks. We must prepare the minds of our boys and girls, as they pray, to follow the example of the great Exemplar, the Master, who in praying said: "Father, if thou be willing remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done." Our Father has the same attitude towards us that an earthly father has towards his children. Children often ask for the things they have set their hearts upon, but the superior wisdom and judg- ment of the parents deny the child its fondest wish. Sometimes children turn, in the bitterness of their hearts, against parents because of such a decision, and yet they only have to live a few years until they, too, come to see from the parents' view- point that the parent was right, that it was out of the love and the kindness of a father or a mother that they denied the child the things its heart was set upon. And so our heavenly Father is willing to give, and will give, all that he sees is good and meet for us, but he also will give to the earnest seeker a witness that the Lord doeth all things well; even when he does not give us OUR CHANNELS OF POWER AND STRENGTH 991 what we seek and what we ask for, he will give us an assurance that it is for the hest. "And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled save those who confess not his hand in all things." This is the spirit our boys and girls should have as they seek their Father in heaven. Why do we stress the point: We stand for individual, which means secret, prayer as well as family prayer? We want our boys and girls to know that they are the children of our Father, and the time has passed when men may ridicule prayer. It was thought in times past that one who prays is but talking to him- self. The inventions of men have devised a way and means by which the human voice can be amplified one hundred thousand times and sent over thousands of miles of the earth's surface without wire, or any means, or skill, or device, of men, save it be the sending instrument and the receiving instrument. If man has arisen to such heights, what can we say of our Father's knowledge who can speak wherever he may and at once his message can come? The cry of a child, no matter how far removed from the presence of the Father, is not unheard, for he has the means and the way by which instantly it may be brought to his attention, or to the attention of those who shall give answer to the cry of the child. We must also remember that as the physical instruments of men, devised to catch the messages that come from a distance, must be in tune with the sending instrument, so we must be in tune with God, with his Spirit, with his truth. If we catch the message, we must be in tune, and prayer tends to bring us in tune. Is there anger, is there bitterness in my heart? I cannot pray while it is there; but as I pray, it shall presently depart. If I keep his command- ments and pray in the proper spirit, I shall automatically be brought into perfect accord and tune. My spirit shall hear the message the Father has in answer to my prayer. It shall not be audible, perhaps to my physical ears, nor shall it be a spoken word. Read the 9th section of the book of Doctrine and Cove- nants and learn how the Lord will operate upon the souls of men to convey his message of approval and blessing and ben- ediction to them, no matter what the problem is. The problem here referred to was from the interpretation of the mysterious characters found on the plates from whence the Book of Mor- mon was taken — no matter what the subject matter, the Lord has said ; "Study it out in your minds," giving all your judgment and the best information you can bring to bear upon the sub- ject, and when you have reached your conclusion, come to him with it, ask him if the thing which you have decided to do is right. He will not send an angel to tell you, neither will you hear 992 IMPROVEMENT ERA an audibly spoken voice, perhaps. "And if it is right, I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right. But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong, and your heart and mind shall be turned away from that thing." It is not only important that we shall know how to pray, but it is equally important that we shall know how to receive the answer to our prayer, to be discerning, to be alert, to be able to see with clear vision and understand with clear intention God's will and purpose concerning us. There are things you want to talk to him about that you would not want to talk about to another soul that lives, to tell him of the struggles of your life, your sorrows, your sins, your repentance, your ambitions. Open your hearts and tell him all these things, and you will find relief, and you will find comfort and peace. How often should you do it ? I have said to the missionaries with whom I have been associated, no soul that lives ought to let a single day go over his head without seeking the Lord in secret prayer alone by himself. The Master said that we should pray always. He did not mean we were to be on our knees always. We sang this morning: "Prayer is the soul's sincere desire." You may pray in that spirit, as you walk to your work, in your fields, wherever you are, with an attitude of prayer and heart open, and a feeling and desire for help. Where- ever you may be, you ought to be always in a prayerful attitude, with a soul open, listening, desiring help from that source of all our help and all of our strength. And yet we are commanded lo pray vocally, not merely to think our prayers, not merely to repeat them mentally, but to pray vocally. Why? The Lord wants to hear. It is a good thing for us to hear our own prayers. Just as the father and mother not only desire gratitude to be in the heart of the child, but it is a thing every parent is delighted with to hear open expression from the child: Father, I am grate- ful for what I have received. I thank you for it. Mother, I know what the struggle has meant; I want you to know that I appreciate it. That is compensation to a parent, and so it is to our Father. "I the Lord, thy God, am a jealous God," it is written — jealous lest we shall worship and put our hearts on the gift and forget the giver, and that we may keep ourselves in proper attitude toward him, we are asked to offer our thanks audible to him. Of course, he can hear our thoughts, but he desires that we shall audibly express ourselves. Why do we ask for family prayer? Why not leave it ex- clusively for secret or individual prayer? One of the most important responsibilities resting upon parents is that they OUR CHANNELS OF POWER AND STRENGTH 993 shall see to it that no child goes out from their home that has not had planted in its heart in its tender years a love of prayer, and ability to pray, and that the practice and the spirit of prayer is inculcated in its heart in that home training. There is the responsibility that rests upon fathers and mothers, to see to it that the spirit of prayer is in the home and that children learn to pray, that when we come in from the day's toil and its labor, there is a feeling of gratitude to the Preserver of our lives that even though we ha\e been in the midst of peril, we have escaped and we have come home again, and the family is as- sembled after all the vicissitudes of the day, grateful to that kind providence that has watched over us ; and after that myste- rious thing called sleep has ended, and we come again, almost as the dead to life, grateful that we live again, grateful for that preserving care that has kept this heart going, this breath- ing process in operation by some means, that he alone under- stands. What soul should rise from its rest or sleep, or return from its day's toil, conscious of these manifested blessings of a superior Power that sustains us and takes care of us, that would not have the gratitude to express it? Prayer has un- locked the door that has brought us all our blessings. Why did the Master pray ? Though he were the Son of God, no man of whom we have any record ever was a greater praying man than the Redeemer himself. Wherever he nad the oppor- tunity, he was constantly slipping away by himself and opening his soul to his Father in prayer. If he, the Matchless One, needed this help, this strength and these blessings, what of us? I say to you that there is more power available for every man and woman in Israel than we have attained if we would seek it as the Master sought it — constantly, and in faith. Men who have been the greatest benefactors to the world, who have led others — and it is an eternal principle that the higher must minister to the lower — these great leaders of men have always been conscious of their own limitations and of the superior powers above men, and they have been praying men. Is it your Washington, is it your Lincoln, is it Foch, or whoever may be your great leader, in humility he has been a praying man, seeking from higher sources, the strength that brings aid to the children of men. What of our own dispensation? It was in obedience to the admonition of James: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not" — that the prophet Joseph Smith sought the Lord and as a result we are here. This wonderful Church exists, the subduing of the desert is accomplished, the gathering of the peoples from the ends of the earth has taken place — this real 994 Improvement Era substantial thing called "MJormonism," all came because oi prayer. So, my brethern and sisters, will all our Father's blessings come by and through the avenue and the source of prayer. To me, to lose this privilege would be one of the greatest losses I could contemplate. Rather than to lose contact with that spirit and power that come through prayer and to be denied the privilege of seeking my Father in prayer, which to me would be a loss greater than the loss of physical sight, — I would rather go blind all the rest of my days, than to be spiritually blind, and to be denied the glorious privilege that comes from the light that descends upon my soul as I seek my Father in prayer. God help us to inspire all Israel to return, as the Lord has enjoined it upon us, to individual, and to family prayer; for we need the strength that comes from that source. God grant it unto us through our faithfulness, humility and patience, I pray, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. The Comforter How grand, indeed, the works of God Appear in setting sun; When peace and quiet steal o'er earth As one more day is done. The lakes, the hills, the trees, the vales, By its last rays are kissed, And testify of a great scheme Through which they all exist. And yet, they say there is no God, The wise ones of the world; That mountain, butte, and valley, too. By chance were all unfurled. That force and matter fashioned all, With neither aim nor plan, And when all other things were made, Evolved the mind of man. But there is something in my soul Which hurls at them the lie; That whispers of eternal life And says I'll never die. That something is a spark divine, The gift of God on high; It's message bears the stamp of truth And comforts such as I. Kaolin, Nevada. Geo. C. Sutherland. Chastened, but Not Forgotten By Klder Philip Foremaster of the Mexican MissiorJ "And thou shalt be brought down and shall speak out of the ground and thy speech shall be low out of the dust and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust." — Isaiah 29:4. In searching the world today for a fulfilment of this proph- ecy of Isaiah written twenty-four hundred years before, the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have fastened their gaze upon a people, low in civilization and low in all those fundamental necessities that announce advance- ment towards perfection, the Mexican people and the Amer- ican Indians vindicate this prophecy literally. Have these peo- ple not spoken out of the dust through the pages of the Book of Mormon? Have they not been trodden under and exploited by man for generations? Have they not been thought of by the world at large as people void of the finer instincts of hu- man beings? The prevailing feeling in the world today is that they cannot govern; they cannot execute laws; nor they cannot be trusted individually or nationally. This would be a terrible situation to contemplate, were it not for the teachings of the Bible and Book of Mormon. Could we recognize the justice of God in this if we were unable to encounter the cause? We should think God was lacking in justice towards them, but not so, God has a purpose in view and that purpose is being matured day by day. These people are reaping the results of the sins of their fathers and will con- tinue to do so until God sees fit to relieve them. How consol- ing it would be for the Mexican people, each and every one of them to read and comprehend the contents of the Bible and Book of Mormon. They would find vritten within the covers of these two books the many blessings God has in store for them. And it is certain that the world would be more careful in showering its abuses upon them, if it knew the contents of these two books. The Mexican people are human. They have every faculty of mind and portion of body that the most efficient have. These requisites for a human are there, but they are lying dormant, waiting for a light to penetrate the darkness and execute a change from dormancy to activity. We say these people are human and have these gifts. The members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say more than this; they main- tain these people are chosen of God. On what do they sub- 996 IMPROVEMENT ERA stantiate their belief? Why are they so anxious and deter- mined to stimulate them to activity and show them the light? A few verses from the Bible and Book of Mormon will change the erroneous idea that they are merely instruments for ex- ploitation : Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him and hated him: But his bow abode in strength and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shep- herd, the stone of Israel.) Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Al- mighty; who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. — Genesis 49:22-26. Why are these verses cited in trying to prove the Mexican people as chosen of God? No words in them apply especially to or mention the Mexican people, but we read a verse in the Book of Mormon that casts light upon this question. And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass, a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea even that Josph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household from perishing with famine. — I Nephi 5:14. This verse inevitably proves that the Mexican people are descendants of Joseph and that God is preparing to do a work and a wonder of this work. And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them: where- fore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers. And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes: and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white and delightsome people. — 2 Nephi 30:5-6. These verses give an explanation to the world why the Mexi- can mission has been established and why sons of Zion are spending some of their time and money to give these people an understanding of themselves and their God. The Mexican people as a whole are religiously inclined. The pictures and ornaments that decorate their walls and hang over your head as you pass through their doors speak of worship. They are sincere in their belief and some are as strong as the "Rock of Gibraltar," after they have once been converted to a faith. Their faith is child-like and simple, abounding in that sincerity that has the ring of validity. God today recognizes the worship they pay him although they are indebted to ex- CHASTENED, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 997 ploiters and adventurers for some of the mediums through which they worship. Their worship is overshadowed with the myste- rious workmanship of man. Some have been martyrs to their faith and have worshiped their God as the agent of death came upon them. The Mexican people have no faith in a man until he has proven to their child-like minds that he is a man and not an exploiter. Their dealings with men in the past dark ages have engendered in their beings a feeling of fear, "Lest they are overcome." They are slow to accept new teachings, quick to determine insincerity and slow to act; but when one has gained their confidence and faith, their devotion to him manifests their love. The experience of past generations has instilled in them a determination to retaliate for a wrong committed against them. From experience and contact with those of higher stages ol civilization, as they love to term themselves, they have learned to retaliate in such a way as to incur the least danger. There- fore, they have the name of being treacherous and anxious to strike at the back. In charitable acts and brotherly love they are not surpassed in the world. Their doors are always open to a friend in need, and the crust that the old lady of seventy has saved for her midday meal' is given the stranger, if he knocks at her door. The trait of treacherousness has been in- stilled in their beings, but as yet not the traits of exploitation and inhospitality. The Mexican people are a chosen race of God and as such cannot refrain from advancing when his light is shed upon them. They are human and have the powers of reasoning and judging although these gifts are now practically in a dormant state. They have most of the uplifting traits of character that Jesus Christ taught when he was in the world. They will advance and come into the fold as rapidly as the feeling of brotherly love and equality is given them by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the people of the world. Smile Wrinkles Smile It will bring wrinkles around your eyes; but smile wrinkles are beauty wrinkles. Meet your friends with a smile. A smiling man or woman is always welcome. Greet the cloudy day with a smile, some spot needs the shade. Speak kindly, weather-stained clothing}, nine times out of ten, covers a beautiful body in which beats a heart that longs to respond to a friendly greeting. Give pleasure. Miss no chance of giving happiness to a fellow human. You pass through this world but once, therefore, any time you can show a fellow creature a bit of pleasure, do it. Tomorrow you may not walk along the path of opportunity. Smile! Let every wrinkle around your eyes be a smile wrinkle. — D. S. Retsloff. San Diego, Calif. A Temple Song Music, Songs of Zion, No. 143 By Sidney Bailey Smith What sights I see, what sounds I hear, In fair Alberta's sunny land; I see a House of God up-reared 'Midst songs of joy on every hand. Hosannas rise unto the skies From Saints, who, with a sweet accord Assemble with their gladsome cries Around the Temple of the Lord. There, husbands, wives and children dear Wedded, endowed, and sealed will be; And every covenant made there Will stand for all eternity, So marvel little that they sing With grateful hearts in sweet accord. And let their glad hosannas ring Around the Temple of the Lord. Hark, how they tell a glorious tale About salvation full and free, To prisoners beyond the veil Who will repent and bend the knee. To hear them sing, "Where is Death's Sting?1 And sing it with a sweet accord, "Oh, Grave, where is thy victory? Behold! the Temple of the Lord." The little stone that Daniel saw Cut from the mountain without hands Has crushed the image built of yore By hireling priests in many lands. Where ever Ephraim's blood may roam, A gathering spirit is outpoured ; And nations now, as brethren, come Unto the Temple of the Lord. Cardston, Canada.