Thomas Cott Griggs (1845-1903) was baptized as a child in England, crossed the plains by wagon in 1861 after some harrowing encounters with soldiers in the early days of the Civil War, and eventually became a noted Mormon musician. Two of the hymns (“God Is Love” and “Gently Raise the Sacred Strain”) for which he wrote the music remain in our hymnbook.

In 1875, he was writing puzzles for the Juvenile Instructor. As usual, please offer the solution to one or two numbers only, leaving the rest for other readers to play along.

I am composed of 38 letters.

My 34, 36, 7, 38, 4, 31, 11, 35, 22, 14 and 17, is what we should all seek for.

My 21, 1, 5, 12 and 33, is a color.

My 23, 3, 18, 27, 10, 11, 2, 20 and 32, is the name of an ancient religious sect.

My 19, 29, 6, 24, 30, 16, 11, 8, 37, and 9, is what President Young is and has been to this people.

My 15, 25, 26, 18 and 10, is a bird.

My 30, 13 and 28, is a tree.

And my whole is one of the proverbs of Solomon.