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Stake Tabernacle had been razed. The children remember it this way: "Dad was always a peacemaker by nature. He would try to work things out in any disagreement and offer constructive solutions rather than talking behind people's backs. For example, Dad tried very hard to find a way to save the Coalville Tabernacle and worked with Georgius Cannon to preserve the building. When his efforts failed, he was terribly disappointed because of his sentimental attachment to the building that he had loved since his youth and that his ancestors had helped to construct. Even though he was personally very hurt, he left the same day to fill an assignment for a stake conference for the Sunday School General Board. He never expressed bitterness to others about the way the matter was handled. Rather, when someone brought up the subject, he would simply repeat a humorous incident that occurred at the time the tabernacle was torn down." This was the story:
A Coalville resident, Quentin Ball, was so upset to wake up one morning and find the tabernacle destroyed that he decided to ask the Bishop to take his name off the records of the Church. On his way to the Bishop's home, he drove by the site to see the ruins where the tabernacle had stood the night before, and he inadvertently ran over one of the old square nails from the structure. In the process of getting the car off the road and the tire repaired, he cooled off and never did make it to the Bishop's home. The next day hanging from a string in the window of Moore's Garage was the nail with a sign stating, "This is the nail that saved Q. Ball's membership in the church."
When heavy responsibilities made it impossible for John to participate in the routine work on the farm, as he had enjoyed doing, more social events relating to Orpha and John's church service, and relating to business groups, were scheduled for the Coalville cabin. Later, as the schedule became even heavier, after several days in Washington, life insurance trips, etc., John frequently found the Coalville property a place for a day or two of relaxation. There were matters to be taken
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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