The Weber Literary Journal law and by the new and everlasting covenant and it is sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise they will come forth in the first resurrection, and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, powers and dominions." Mormonism promises that through obedience to the laws laid down by the Creator these blessings shall be reaped. And so might we continue to give examples illustrating that what one does in this world determines what one will be in the next. Suppose an architect is directing the construction of a large building and employing hundreds of men. He must be constantly on the watch to see that the building is properly constructed; but naturally he cannot be in every part of the building at the same time. While he is directing workmen in the basement, men laying up the wall of the second story must get along without him. But how will they know, in the architect's absence, that they are doing the work correctly? The answer is this: The foreman and workmen have access to the plans and specifications. The plans are minute and the specifications in detail. It is through these aids that the workmen are able to tell just how the building is to be erected. It is only when they misinterpret that they go wrong. If only they read right and interpret correctly they may go ahead indefinitely. The same applies to individuals. If people are virtuous and true and obey the revelations of God, then will they be able to more perfectly understand the difference between right and wrong, and to see the harmony between the things of God and the things of man. Then will their path be like that of the just which shineth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. 20 The Weber Literary Journal The Advantages of Travel Flora Eccles Douglas HERE are many angles from which we may view the advantages of travel but I will here give only four, all of which are closely related: travel as a means of obtaining knowledge; travel as a means of developing culture; travel as an ethical advantage; and travel as a means of aesthetic development. First, the advantages of travel as a means of education. Somebody has said, "To travel is to possess the world." This of course is not meant literally, but, in the sense of knowledge gained through that travel, you ask, "What is knowledge?" It is what the mind has learned through the aid of the five senses. The sight, that sense through which we gain a greater amount of knowledge than through any other of our senses, is, in travel, constantly employed. But, having eyes, we must see and not be as the woman who, when upon returning from Europe, was asked if she visited Italy and answered, "I don't know. My husband bought all of the tickets." The second way in which travel may be beneficial is in making us more cultured. We come constantly in touch with new peoples, make, every day, new acquaintances, learning from them their customs and manners. One often hears it said of the army and navy officers that they possess a certain culture and refinement which of itself is a passport into any society. What has developed this? Has it not been largely their advantages of travel, their association with the foreign nations which has made them, as a whole, so cosmopolitan and has given them that certain freedom and assurance that is a mark of culture? I believe you will agree that it has played a principal part. The third way in which I stated that travel was advantageous is that it has been an important source of the ethical development of civilization. It is chiefly through the mingling with the outer world, contrasting one people with another, studying and adopting their different methods, their standards 21