When First Lutheran Church was founded in 1858, all the services were in Swedish.  Above the altar in the worship room can still be found the words:

"Saliga äro de som höra Gud's ord och gömma det"

which translates:

"Holy (or Blessed) are they who hear God's word 
and do it (internalize it)"


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