In the afterglow of Easter

My spirit stands refreshed

In the light of the Resurrection

Our Redeemer’s wondrous gift

Gone is the night of darkness

For death now holds no fear

In my flesh I’ll rise to meet Him

When my Resurrection Morn is here,

©  Helen Spencer Schlie

1. 1500 – Guttenberg Story for Young people The Story of the Tyndale Bible
2. 1600 – A framed page of a 1624 Dutch Bible when the type was being set, letter by letter the Pilgrims were landing in America in 1620
3. 1700 – A small book written to Thomas Paine in answer to his “Age of Reason” book , dated 1848
4. 1800 – The 1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon and,
   1835 Edition of the Polyglot Bible
5. 1900 – I chose ‘”The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith” and,
   “Miracle of Forgiveness” by Spencer W Kimball for the 1900′s
6. 2000 – President Gordon B Hinkley ( with a choice of Titles)

I found the name of Mary Wells Father, William Wells , a Captain in Queen Victoria’s Navy. I don’t have his military record number to be able to learn more about him, but I have the records and pictures of their decendants when they came to Canada and Michigan.

We are displaying an 1835 Polyglot Bible at the Bookstore, and also a framed page of a large 1624 Dutch Bible. That is fascinating to look at, because when the type for that Bible was being set , letter by letter, by some workman’s hand, the Pilgrims were landing in America in 1620. Our 1830 copy of the Book of Mormon completes the display.

More about that later
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Seeing old friends and making new ones is a pleasure. I can hardly wait to review everything new, even though our first priority will be to open all my boxes of rare and out of print treasures, some of which haven’t seen the light of day for 20 years, since we were in the Mesa Temple View Bookstore. Starting today we will be filling the new bookshelves with the old books.

How about a 1951 Doctrine and Covenant Commentary containing Revelations given to Joseph Smith Jr. the Prophet. With an introduction by Hyrum M. Smith of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, and Janne M. Sjodahl. Or a 1967 “Life Everlasting” by Duane S. Crowther, a 1915 First Edition of Russell H. Conwell’s “Acres of Diamonds”.

In a few days I will have a new edition of my own poetry book
“And So IT Begins” with a CD of my own voice reading all of the 22 poems.

I will be driving with Cecily Markland, the Editor of the Beehive Newspaper
will be back Sunday.

Follow the story of the sale of the Family Bible of Joseph and Emma and I will add another chapter of the history of it when I come home.

Eight whole days of being open, in the new Bookstore and it shows exciting promise. Several people have already come to see the original 1930 Book of Mormon we have on display.

A good brother came yesterday and designed new efficient shelving for the Stock room. Thank you.

Ron Bergan is hanging six magnificent original paintings of Boy Scout Eagles.  (prnts available for fundraisers)

We are unpacking boxes from storage that haven’t been opened for 20 years. These are wonderful Old and Rare books, so many have been out of print for years.

I’m delighted, it is like seeing old friends again.

We have First editions of:
David O McKay’s “Ancient Apostles”
“Added Upon” by Nephi Anderson
“Word of Wisdom” by John and Leah Widsoe, or
a pocket size boxed set of five
President Joseph Fielding Smith’s “Answer s to Gospel Questions”
And we have dozens of boxes yet to open!!

If I am to live more wisely
If I am to give more love
And learn to receive more love
When shall I begin ?

Shall it be in some dim and distant day
When life has smoothed from out my way
All that would dissuade my mind from Thee

Shall it be when all my fellow man
Have become as perfect as they can
So no one will ever say
A disturbing word to bar my way?

Shall it be when all my children…grown
Have established houses of their own ?
When all my search for gold is done
And all my treasures surely won ?

Shall it be when all the teachings here
Have fallen…ripe…on every other ear ?
Shall it be then that I begin ?

Or….shall it be when at the last
When on my fading sight is cast
The ebb of life’s sweet shining rays
Shall it be then that I begin?

Oh ! Let it not be so…I pray
Let me begin…again…this very day
At this…the present time
With all of life’s bright day

Be still unfolding to my way

I humbly pray

© Helen Spencer Schlie

1979

D&C 58 26-28
Verily I say, we should be anxiously engaged in a good cause
And do many things of our own free will
And bring to pass much righteousness
For the power is in us …wherein we are agents unto ourselves
(words adapted for our Sisters)