Treasures in Heaven: Fifteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
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Treasures in Heaven: Fifteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Eskildz, Niels P. L., 1836-; Lambert, Mary Alice Cannon, 1828-; Service (Theology)
If they had to work all night they would feel that any kind of service
during the day, to which they would have to give strict attention for
several successive hours, would be absolutely out of the question.
The examples in mind are men in humble or moderate circumstances, who
possibly couldn't very well afford to hire others to officiate for
them; so if they failed to do it themselves, by sheer self denial, it
would probably not be done.
August Roth is employed at the car barn in this city, cleaning out cars
(which is very tiresome work,) from 6 p. m. to 6. a. m., every night in
the week, yet is almost invariably at the Temple two days a week, and
sometimes three. He and his wife (and a lady friend who occasionally
comes with them) have, during the past six years, done the work for
about 800 persons, mostly his or his wife's relatives. For a poor
man, he has also been very generous in his free will offerings to the
Temple. It has been his habit to contribute fifty cents every time he
comes to the Temple.
Karl Niemelka has also been employed at the car barn at night for
several years past, and done a good deal of work in the Temple (though
not as much as Brother Roth) for his dead kindred, and has just left to
fill a mission to his native land. While absent he hopes to engage in
genealogical research, and be the better prepared for Temple work on
his return.
John C. Hoggan is employed as a nightwatchman, having the care of a
large amount of business property, and is required to be on duty and
generally moving about from 8 p. m. until 6:15 a. m. every night in
the week. Notwithstanding this, he has averaged fully two days a week
at the Temple for the past eight years, working mostly for his own and
his wife's kindred, but occasionally for others, and all that he has
received for his service in behalf of others he has contributed to the
missionary fund, in the ward in which he resides.
Albert A. Quellmalz is janitor in a large office building and a number
of stores, to which he has to devote eight hours work between the
time business closes at night and opens in the morning. Yet he never
fails to serve in the Temple on Tuesday, the day devoted to baptisms,
as well as the three succeeding days of the week. He has during the
past eight years officiated for about 650 dead relatives and friends.
Brother Quellmalz is a very studious, methodical man, and enjoys quite
a reputation for efficient service in other capacities in the Church.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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