Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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I MISTILY veiled in shadow though it may have some- times been, an Epoch of the Past comes into its own today. For us, the life of those century-old events centers in the figure of one great man, and the weight of his memory is upon us. To our minds his name comes irresistibly in this dedication, and the importance of the role he played that occurred a hundred years ago cannot be denied. His followers loved him. He gave an inspiration of courage to his people that carried them through many a dark hour of despair and trial. His mortal existence closed before the Mormon empire was built in the Rockies, but he knew the destiny of the Saints and foretold their great exodus to this place. He lived, and gave, and died for the faith and knowledge he had, and we remember today the wealth of his bequest to us. To the Prophet Joseph Smith we reverently inscribe this dedication.

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IN these opening pages we have sought to give a fleeting glance at the march of events in the history of the great Church now celebrating its hundredth anniversary. Humble as our effort is, we believe that it is justified by the fact thai we are students in the University founded by one of our leaders. This school of ours, with its ideals of educational and cultural achievement, its deeply embedded traditions of moral and spiritual attainment and conduct, owes its very existence to the organization com- posed of sturdy and unflinching men and women — Pioneers in a country menaced by the resentful Redskin and scourged by crop-devouring locust. The Indian has finally become reconciled to his white- skinned brother, and the hated, once- feared insect has been subdued by the beloved Seagull.