With an overflowing heart, with a filled soul, with subdued emotions, I thank my God for another rich day and evening. Tonight the missionaries were privileged to visit the Tabernacle to hear the choir in rehearsal. I had the unique opportunity to shake hands with Alexander Schreiner and Richard P. Condie. And then the choir performed such great hymns as "The Lord’s Prayer" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic," anthems as endeared to me as that organ and choir are. The closing evening moved them into "God Be with You till We Meet Again."
If all this were not enough, Elder Ballard and I, along with Elders Hill and Boswell, met and spoke briefly with President S. Dilworth Young and his wife, who were also leaving the Tabernacle. Such moving opportunities in such quick succession are truly humbling.
Bishop Robert L. Simpson and Elder Spencer W. Kimball addressed the elders and sisters today. Bishop Simpson’s comments on tithing and fast offerings cleared several hazy points floating in my mind. Elder Kimball talked in some detail of Church organization at the general level. Theodore Mabeus spoke concerning safety, and Gordon Johnson explored with slides the use of mass communications by the Church as a missionary tool. I certainly hope those working in this area can catch the vision of the potential and usefulness of mass communications in spreading the gospel.
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