A SONG IN MY HEART AND HEAD

Many mornings I wake up with a song in my head and heart, this morning I woke with this song and I am sure it will play in my head all day. I often think that the songs are an answer to prayer

1. It may not be on the mountain height
2. Or over the stormy sea,
3. It may not be at the battle's front
4. My Lord will have need of me.
5. But if, by a still, small voice he calls
6. To paths that I do not know,
7. I'll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine:
8. I'll go where you want me to go.
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10. (Chorus)
    I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord,
    Over mountain or plain or sea;
    I'll say what you want me to say, dear Lord;
    I'll be what you want me to be.
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13.  Perhaps today there are loving words
    Which Jesus would have me speak;
    There may be now in the paths of sin
    Some wand'rer whom I should seek.
    O Savior, if thou wilt be my guide,
    Tho dark and rugged the way,
    My voice shall echo the message sweet:
    I'll say what you want me to say.
14. There's surely somewhere a lowly place
    In earth's harvest fields so wide
    Where I may labor through life's short day
    For Jesus, the Crucified.
    So trusting my all to thy tender care,
    And knowing thou lovest me,
    I'll do thy will with a heart sincere:
    I'll be what you want me to be.
15. Yesterday we spent the day at the Massena Harvest Festival, the town blocked off the downtown shopping area and booths were set up. Elder Tollefson and Kincaid arranged a booth with the Chamber of Commerce, along with Elders Mecham and Haddock (Elder Bybee was transferred to Malone- he had been in Massena with us for six months) They worked with several church members and played guitars- one of the members, Brother Garrow had his brother come from Syracuse. He joined them on his violin. Sister Vaisey from our branch set up a table with family history information, the two of us went to every booth and passed out family history cards, we had very positive feed back, The Boy Scout booth was set up next to us  and we got acquainted with them, and will be volunteering and getting some of our youth involved. unfortunately I forgot my camera so I do not have pictures . It was a good time to connect with the community. Two of the women that work at the Chamber of Commerce told us how much they appreciated the help of "our boys" (the elders) and it was not just the help they rendered but the positive attitude they had. Missionary's are a miracle and a blessing  
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17. We have prayed to find the members in this area who we have not been able to locate and that they would have a desire to come back to church. In the last couple of weeks two young women have been found Nichole Plourde and Bobbie Sue Cartner. When we arrived and started going through the branch list Nichole was not at the address that was listed and the people living there had no idea where she lived or who she was. Elder Huff looked up her  name in the phone book and started calling everyone with that last name, no one knew her. Last week Elder Mecham and Bybee told us that a woman had come up to them in Walmart and introduced herself, it was Nicole, we went to visit her and made an appointment for the elders to start teaching she and her family ( it has been 7 years since she attended church) Bobbie who has been inactive since she was 14  moved to Massena about a year ago and showed up at church two weeks ago with a member. We have gone with the Elders a couple of time to teach her.
18. Today  President and Sister Brighton from the Palmyra Temple will be speaking in our sacrament meeting. We are excited to meet them and listen to their message. We have the opportunity to have them for dinner afterwards so we are looking forward to getting to know them.

MORE ABOUT ASAEL SMITH

 

 

I tried to add this to the other post  I entered earlier about Asael Smiths grave but was having problems so I just did another post. The man in the green tee shirt is Brother Hann, he is a member of the Massena branch and the branch clerk. The man in the back on the far left in the blue shirt is Jeffery Francom, he is our district president and lives in Potsdam about 20 miles from Massena.

 

Created on Thursday, 02 August 2012 16:37

Written by North Country Now

On 28 July 2012, members of the Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Association, along with local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints met at the Union Cemetery in Stockholm, NY to pay tribute to and refurbish the headstone of Asael Smith who was the grandfather of the LDS Prophet and Founder of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith, Jr.

Asael Smith was born 7 March 1744 and died 31 October 1830.

Elder M. Russell Ballard of the LDS Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote to those gathering that, “Asael fought for our liberty in the Revolutionary War. In the summer of 1776, he joined a regiment to defend New York’s northern frontier. In his prime of life, Asael Smith gave this counsel to his family, “Bless God that you live in a land of liberty....See God’s providence in the appointment of the Federal Constitution and hold both Union and Order as a precious jewel.”

Asael left a great legacy to his family and the (LDS) Church. He consistently set an example of honesty and integrity in the face of adversity. His writings reveal a deep faith in Jesus Christ and His resurrection. An unwavering concern for his fellowmen is evidenced in his strong anti-slavery beliefs. In the last message to his family, he exhorted them to "Search the scriptures.” These are qualities that would serve us well to emulate.”

Steve and Frances Orton from Provo, Utah; James and Megan Long from St. Louis, Missouri; and Daniel and Kris Patrick from Troy, Michigan, all members of the Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Family Association, came to the remote Union Cemetery to preserve the original headstone of Asael Smith by encasing it in a new granite marker. The front of the marker has Asael’s name, birthdate, death date, and burial date. Along with these dates, the quote “It has been borne upon my soul that one of my descendants will promulgate a work to revolutionize the world of religious faith” is included on the front of the new headstone. The back of the granite stone was carved out and the original gravestone of Asael Smith was encased in the stone to better preserve it. The headstone was funded from donations to the family’s association and was engraved and provided by Dave Princivalli. Graphics for the layout of the stone were done by Pfidzinger Graphics. (The new headstone also corrected the spelling of Asael’s name and dates to be in harmony with family records.)

In addition to members of the Joseph Smith, Sr. Family association, local members from the Potsdam Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aided in the placement of the new gravestone and witnessed the rededication of Asael Smith’s gravesite. After the stone was set, Daniel Patrick provided some words on the life and history of Asael Smith. The gravesite was blessed and rededicated by Steve Orton.

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