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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 35, \"7/2/76 - Remarks Upon Acceptance of\nMormon Pioneer Statuette from Spencer W. Kimball, President of the Church of Jesus\nChrist of Latter-Day Saints\" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies\nat the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 35 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nthe PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nACCEPTANCE OF MORMON PIONEER STATUETTE\nFRIDAY, JULY 2, 1976\n-1-\nI AM DELIGHTED TO SEE PRESIDENT KIMBALL AGAIN\nOUR VISITS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OCCASIONS FOR WARM TALKS BETWEEN\nFRIENDS\nWE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU WITH US AGAIN\nDURING THE HONOR AMERICA DAY CEREMONIES TOMORROW.\nTODAY, LET ME EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THIS\nMOST APPROPRIATE MOMENTO ON THE OCCASION OF OUR COUNTRY'S\n200th BIRTHDAY\nI UNDERSTAND THAT THIS STATUETTE IS A SCALE\nMODEL OF THE MORMON PIONEER MONUMENT IN SALT LAKE CITY --\nA MONUMENT SYMBOLIZING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN SACRIFICE AND\nAMERICAN ADVENTURE THAT IS PART OF THE MORMON HERITAGE.\n-2-\nLIKE THE FOUND ING FATHERS OF OUR EARLIEST COLONIES\nTHE MORMONS ENTERING THE SALT LAKE VALLEY WERE LEAVING PERSECUTION\nBEHIND IN ORDER TO CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY WHERE THEY COULD\nWORSHIP IN FREEDOM\nYEAR AFTER YEAR, LONG WAGON TRAINS\nMOVED OUT OVER THE GREAT PLAINS, OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS\nAND INTO THE UTAH TERRITORY.\nTHE MORMON PIONEER MONUMENT IS A TRIBUTE NOT ONLY\nTO SACRIFICE, BUT TO THE GARDEN THESE PIONEERS PRODUCED FROM\nTHE DESERT.\nTODAY, AROUND THE WORLD THE CHURCH OF\nJESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ADDS TO ITS PROUD AND\nNOBLE HISTORY.\n-3-\nI COMMEND YOU AND THE MORMON PEOPLE EVERYWHERE FOR\nTHE TREMENDOUS EFFORT YOU ARE MAKING TO STRENGTHEN THE\nFAMILY UNIT IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD\nIN THE FACES OF THE\nMORMON CHILDREN ASSEMBLED HERE I CAN SEE THE SPIRIT THAT\nGAVE STRENGTH TO YOUR EARLY LEADERS\nTHESE CHILDREN REPRESENT\nTHE GOODNESS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM\nLIKE THE FAMILY\nON THIS STATUETTE, THEY TELL US BY THEIR PRESENCE THAT THE\nAMERICAN HOME IS A HAVEN OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF\nRIGHTEOUSNESS AND MORALITY THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY\nTHE GREATEST ON EARTH\nI ACCEPT THIS STATUETTE WITH GRATITUDE AND BEST WISHES\nFOR YOUR FUTURE UNDERTAKINGS\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH\nEND OF TEXT"
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