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Talk of Spencer Warner, Salt Lake City, 21 August 1960

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21 August 1960

Talk of Spencer Warner, Salt Lake City, 21 August 1960

A talk by Spencer Warner at a general meeting in Salt Lake City. The recording opens with a request, “Spencer Warner, will you come and speak to us?” The archive file is labeled Spencer Warner. A short biography of Spencer Warner is on his person page. The text is an automatic, unreviewed transcript of the recording, lightly paragraphed for reading. The recording itself is the source.

Members · Full recording · 2:45

Spencer Warner, will you come and speak to us? Walk over here. This is a marvelous privilege and a blessing. There are many of you who I am quite well acquainted with. I can look into your faces and say that I am indeed grateful that I have your associations. Many of you I don't know, which is my loss.

I know that this is the work of God, for he has blessed me in many ways. I have been well blessed with health and strength, also my family. We in our family don't know what sickness is. We've been very fortunate in this respect. I know that the Lord has his hand in this work, that he leads and directs the people and the priesthood.

who are at our head. Unlike Calvin, I don't have much experience in speaking in the public, probably less in private, Calvin, but I can say that I am very grateful to be here and enjoy your associations. I hope and pray that the Spirit of God will be here today, that we might learn something to take to our homes and teach our families. I know that With me, it's the only thing that I can truly look forward to, coming out and associating with the people and the priesthood of God. I ask the blessings of our Heavenly Father to be with each and every one of us. I do this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Sources

  1. From the Historical Short Creek archive, 1960 documents. Duration 2:45. Automatic transcript (unreviewed). Speaker identification is from the archive file name, checked against the opening of the recording where it names or introduces the speaker.

The story and this transcript are free to read. The full recording is for members. No public media URL is listed here.