by President Boyd K. Packer : : : Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles : : : The following J. Reuben Clark Law Society devotional was pre- sented at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 28, 2004. : : : On the Shoulders of by President Boyd K. Packer : : : Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles : : : The following J. Reuben Clark Law Society devotional was pre- sented at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 28, 2004. : : : On the Shoulders of == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = In St. George we arranged for a tent for my president j. reuben clark = =Introduction = = = by= Elder= =D. Todd= = = = = covering= = =the =northeastern = = = United= = = = everyday= = = life. = . =. You = will = soon = dis-= = = = = = = = = In my hand is a two-pound English coin. health and comfort, with a built-in floor raised == = =Christofferson = = = = = = = of= =the = =Presidency = = = = = = = = = = = States= = = =and = = much= = = of= eastern= = = = Canada.= = = = = = = = cover= = = that= = = what= = = is= explained= = = = = so= =clearly = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = about a foot above the ground, and we could roll up = =of the= Seventy= = = = = = = = = =Then, = at= April = conference= = = in= 1970 = , = = =and = obviously = = = was = neither = = clear = nor= = = = = = = = = President Clark’s service was divided == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = he= =was = = sustained= = = = = as= =a member= = = = = of= = = = = = obvious= = = = =before = = = he= = explained= = = = = it”= =(Boyd = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Around the edge are inscribed the words “Stood the south side of the tent to make the sunshine and into two equal parts: twenty-eight years in = = =To = be =candid, = =my assignment= = = =this = = the= Quorum= = =of the= Twelve= = Apostles.= = = = K.= Packer,= = Teach = = Ye Diligently= = =[Salt = Lake= = = = = = = = = =evening = = is superfluous—President= = = = = = = = =He =has = been = the = Acting = = President = = = = =City: = Deseret= = Book,= = 1975 = ],= ix–x). = = = = = = = = = = fresh air available. I became so weak as to be law and government and twenty-eight years = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = scarcely able to move. It was a slow and exhausting = =Boyd = K. =Packer = needs= = no= introduction. = = = = =of that= =Quorum = = since = June= = 1994 =. = = = =President = = Packer’s= = =commitment = = = = = = = = = = = on the shoulders of giants.” ::: Sir Isaac Newton as counselor in the First Presidency. == = =Still, = = I= am= =grateful = = = = for= =the = =opportunity = = = = = = = = = = = This= = life= = summary,= = = = = =incomplete = = = = = = = = = = to= = teaching= = = = as= = a =profession, = = = = = however,= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = effort for me even to turn over in bed. President Clark grew up as a farm boy in = =to = speak = about= = him = given= = his =influence = = = as= it is,= bespeaks= = = a man= of= substantial= = = = has= always= = been= = subordinated = = = to= and = = = = = = = = One day, under these conditions, I lost con- = =for good= = in my= life.= He= is= quick = to= = = =accomplishment = = = = but= only= begins= = to= = =guided = = by =his devotion= = = to the= Lord.= = = = = = = = = = invented calculus and the reflective telescope, tiny Grantsville. At age eleven he could plow = =deflect = = praise = = or recognition,= = = = but = this = = reveal= = the = depth = =of the= man.= = Nor = will = = He= has= observed= = = a tendency= = = in many= = = = = = = = = sciousness of my surroundings and thought I had = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = with a team of horses. If the weather was too == = =once = = I= intend= = = =to = impose= = = = upon= = = him.= = = = = = = this= = introduction= = = = = = = achieve= = = = that= = goal—= = = = = = = members= = = = = of= = the= =Church = = = =who = = have= = = stud-= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = defined the laws of motion, and did an astonish- passed to the Other Side. I found myself standing cold for others to go, he would walk to the = = =President = = =Packer’s = = experience = = = = = the= time= =is far= too = short. = =What = I =can = = ied= and= joined= = the= learned = = professions= = = = = = = = = = = =and = achievements = = = are= extensive.= = = = = =do =is briefly = = add = to = this = recitation = = = = =to =begin = to= judge = the= Church,= = its= doc-= = = = = = = = = with my back to a large and beautiful lake, facing a evening sacrament meeting alone. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = great forest of trees. There was no one in sight, and = =He was= =born = September = = = 10, = 1924, = = = =of facts= = something = = = of the= flavor= = of = = =trine, = organization,= = = = and = history = = by =the = = = = = = = = ing list of other things. Asked how he was able to In a large family he learned to work. He == = =in = Brigham= = = = City,= = = Utah,= = = the= = 10= th= =of = 11= = = = = this= = remarkable= = = = = = life.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = principles= = = = = =of = their= = =own = = profession—= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = there was no boat upon the lake or any other visible had a father and a mother of pioneer virtue = =children = = of= Ira = Wight = =Packer = and= = = = = Those= = who = have = a= chance = = to spend= = = that= =is, to= measure = = the= Church= = with= the= = = = = = = = means to indicate how I might have arrived there. = =Emma = Jensen.= = =Following = = high = school,= = = =any = time = around = = President = = =Packer = are= = =principles = = =of one’s= = profession = = as= the= = = = = = = = = do it all, he answered: “I stood on the shoulders of and integrity. His father wrote in his jour- = =he = achieved = = a= coveted = = goal = when= = = = treated= = to= a wonderful= = = sense = = of humor.= = = standard.= = = He= has = said: = “In= my= mind = = = = = = = = = I realized, or seemed to realize, that I had finished = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1 nal, “I went down between the barley and == = =two = = days= = =before = = = his= = 20= th= =birthday, = = = = = = = = = Apparently= = = = = = this= = has= = been= = = a= trait= = of= his= = = = = it= ought= = = =to = be= the= = other= = = way= = =around. = = = =A = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = giants.” ::: We stand on the shoulders of a giant: my work in mortality and had gone home. I began wheat in the old ditch, and knelt down and = =he = graduated = = = from = advanced = = = pilot = = = since= = youth. = His= biographer= = = tells= =of a= = member= = = of the= Church= = ought= = always = = . .= = = = = = = = =school = and= received= = = his = silver = wings= = = =triple = date= with= = high = school = = girlfriends = = = =to =judge = the= professions = = = of= men = against = = = = = = = = = to look around, to see if I could not find someone. prayed and dedicated the grain that we have = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = There was no evidence of anyone living there, just = =as a= military = = pilot. = He= served= = in = the = = =in Brigham= = =City. = Boyd = (as= he= was = then = = =the = revealed = = word= =of the= Lord”= = (letter = = = = = = = = = President J. Reuben Clark. Less than a month after my 37th birth- sown and asked the blessings of the Lord == = =Pacific = = = Theater= = = = =during = = = World= = = = War= = II.= = = = = known)= = = = and= = two= = friends= = = = were= = = driving= = = = = = = to= = the= =First = = Presidency,= = = = = = 24= =October = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = day, I was sustained as a General Authority. those great, beautiful trees in front of me and the upon it; this I do every year with everything = = =After = the= war= =he learned= = the= = = = to= the = Packer = = garage = =after = they = had= = = 1974= =, quoted = = in Boyd= = K. Packer—= = = = = = = = = = = 4 = =name = of= Donna = = Edith = Smith= = when = = = =taken = their= =dates = home.= = Passing = = the = = =A Watchman= = = on= the = Tower = , =244 =). = = = = = = = = = On October 6, 1961, I was set apart in wonderful lake behind me. that I plant.” = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I began to explore, and soon I found a trail = =she =was = crowned = = Brigham= = City= = = = =Brigham = = City = Tabernacle,= = = they= saw= =Carl = = =It is= gratifying = = that= =Sister = Donna= = = = = = = = = = the council room by the First Presidency, Another