possible. He was what we call a well-read man. While our mother worried to a great extent that some of the books we were bringing home were not good books- she would say, 'Don't read trash'- Father, strict as he was in so many ways, was liberal in our choice of books. 'Read and choose' was his motto. He was reading from the city library a new set of books they had pur¬chased titled World History, and one of them was on his table by the side of his bed when he passed away. "I accepted prayer as part of my daily life. My mother and my Church taught me and I believed and still do that God hears and answers prayer if we are in tune with his spirit. Moreover, I was taught that if I had a problem I should ask our Heavenly Father, then get off my knees and go in partnership with him by working hard to solve the problem at hand. "You realize from what I have said that I was interested in the events of the pioneers who came to Utah. At my mother's request, I attended some of the first meetings of Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Spanish Fork. She bought my registration papers and urged my regular attendance. After I came to Salt Lake in 1926, I attended some of their meetings, but after listen¬ing to the speaker at each meeting, I rejected their program. We heard pioneer after pioneer tell his own story, and no one was even taking notes or thinking that such history should be pre¬served that future generations might value some of the lessons they taught. Soon the challenge came to me, 'What would you have them do?' I replied, 'Have a course of study so that at the end of the year they could say that they had received a knowl-edge that would benefit them, or that would be lasting, and that all living pioneers would be asked to present their records, and members write the histories of those who had passed away.' The Daughters of Utah Pioneers could become a great history- saving organization. The organization at that time was not too large, and the members responded wholeheartedly. When asked, I presented the first outline. Like Topsy it grew. "I do not pretend in any way to be a scholarly writer. I do say I am a good researcher. It has always been my aim to verify the facts and dates to make certain the truth is published. To aid us in this work we have access to our own private library, one of the finest in Utah. At the present time, we have in our files over fifty thousand envelopes, each containing maybe only an obituary, or it might have a history written by a daughter or granddaughter, and contain, as many of them do, a photograph, or even a day-by-day diary or newspaper clippings, all pertain¬ing to one pioneer and his family. "The story of Utah's development is a dramatic one and few historians have been on a level with the opportunities of the great themes our history involves. The Latter-day Saints have a very sacred view when they say that the 'glory of God is intelligence.' Intelligence is therefore the glory of man, which has been expressed in building the five institutions of civilization here in the West, namely, agriculture, the home, the state, the public school and the church. "The founders of Utah did not shun responsibilities; they did not flee from adventure or danger. They had faith in the future, because they had faith in themselves. They knew strug¬gles, risks and dangers. They had large families and they learned the secret of hard labor. They tasted the whole flavor of human life, with its mingling of joy and grief. Their trials and sorrows awakened a great faith, and impelled by this faith they pressed on toward a better day. The march of the pioneers was large in purpose, thus the history of Utah is one of good homes, the peaceful conquest of the soil and the development of a rich and varied culture. "The legacy left us by the heroic pioneers is a rich one. Theirs was an unshakable desire for learning. A school in 1847 and a university in 1850 added to their many doctrine classes which, though held in primitive churches, were well directed. In their plan of settlement all factors were considered. They must have a bishop, a musician (for they were a singing people), and a schoolteacher who may or may not have had much schooling. He or she was called and set apart and out of these log schools have come some notable men and women. "To attend Sunday School each Sunday was the accepted thing to do. Although we traveled a great deal with our father when we were children, if we lived in a place where there was not a Mormon Sunday School, we went to any Sunday School. I taught Sunday School and Primary in my youth and the study I had to put forth to prepare the lesson gave me my first real ex¬perience in research. At that time I learned that the Bible is the word of God. In my work at the present time, I put out a fifty-six- to seventy-two-page pamphlet each month and at the top of the first page I introduce the topic with a verse from holy writ. The Bible is still my teacher and many everyday problems are solved by reading it and putting into practice its worthy lessons. Seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you. I will say that this is the scripture I quote, time after time, when I am try¬ing to find an answer, and I have found that answer by adhering to this promise." A DREAM IS REALIZED From the beginning of their organization, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers had a desire for a memorial building. Zina Y. Card, the sixth president, took office on October 2, 1909, and dur¬ing her term an effort was made to buy or build some kind of a relic hall. When Elizabeth Wright became president in 1911, a banquet and program was held on July 24, 1911, honoring two