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The many young I Missionary basketball teams struct a basketball court to cost; labor came from men and women who are now have played major colleges In vide the greatly needed recrethe mayor of Joinville ation for the membars and the consented to their using the taking over important positions somsof the larger cities. This has met with success, especially' fast growing group of friends. In the Church were contacted city's steam roller and the court Devoid of funds for such an unwu completed with a minimum and came to know the Gospel. In Sao Paulo. The branch in Joinvilla has become knownfor dertaking, the elders, unof expense. The final product through this intensified proIts ingenuity. As the elders In daunted, Wiled on help from was a smooth spacious basketgram. Several animated Muthat city surveyed the extra friends and the Lord. Rocks ball, volleyball court which tual, cams into existence inof land on the Church propwere provided free; trucks plot all and friends viting members, Centniaed ea Page 22 were loaned to them without erty, Inspiration came to concontacts from tracting and oth, er means to participate. At the A, ..4.:,,,,,,,,,,,,C,,,,I.,,.,:',.;',,,, ,..',',91rt.'4,'",,r9r,6''''' 11,,,,,,,,,t." one branch modal, opening counted 300 persons crowded rt011111111k10,110010,...,4, , , Into their new hall. Other xi ,, branches had attendances over , achieved branches all and 200, t '., ; '''''4, .. ,' favorable results in inaugurat' ': : ' ,,o, ,1t, .. t ' , t 4 i. .,... ing their MIA program. r functions, such as 0 Gold and Green balls, met with ' '''' 1,' 11. t. .., ... II.. pt..,.. '.1- similar success. Regular meet.6". rK.1146'.. ' ', t ' i .' 7 ' t . '''''' ' Reings were held to teach the ' 1 , 4 4 ItA' ,.z. - ' ...--eft- -. ..,,'.. i- 1 r 1 ; ;11 stored Gospel and Its applicat. , . ; ' ' ' i ' 1 , , , 1. ' .,,,, ... tions to the living of a wholesome, complete life. Out of an r atmosphere of friendship and L common purpose mantspiritual , ) f ' , t. ,i groups were formed. . .i '0 , i .,..... , i t ,' ; 1 ' , Some-- of ' ' ' these groups, as the i , . young people of Sao Paulo, felt Iii'd',.1! ,., ,, , y,.: --' iwe the need of further activity, and' hence, a "fireside" was organized. Each Sunday evening the group chooses a home as a meeting place to study the Book of Mormon and to enjoy the highest type of association. , SPORTS have, become an In. imFOR TRANSPORTATION OUTLYING IN AREA3 , and I in tegral part meeting ELDER? Consists of these two "jeeps" and "carry-oi- l' pressing the youthof the land. augmented by privately-owne- d jeep Very-whe- an re; v 41, , I , ..:i.. -- , , - , .. ,,, tt ' , - -4 ' '' , '.:-- ,rr , ; .- ';'.4 '''' , - ' '' f, , --," 1 ' . '', , - .. . , ' ... . , tr , - , I ., 1 '''' ( i , ,,,lS14. ;1'''' ''i .., it , , I Pak I ,g A '' '1 ' ii. '''' ''': - '''') r ' i ; N 0 '''''''i N , wile. . '.'"' , 41i if,' t .,: ..s r, 1'''''''' f ,,,C,r,,,,, , t '''''"'' .- - t'. 11V.O.,,..N44.44...-- I tcT,0.,qPP,108ElPaltrVt,19A;:,;,f..,7P-fliV.411PVIP.- f .,) : '' i,' 'i .i , i- e 1 , . ; - l4 ' :. ' , h -- :. i, - ' ,),,, ( 7 ' ! 1 it , , t ir,,--., ', , 1 k ,, i , , :, ,..,; ' i 1' ' ' , t .f.',, "1 ,.' ,,, ' '. r .. t 1,1 . !. ''' , .g, ill., I i , ' . 1 7... lk '., '''' p--,.- . ', li 4- , - , ' ,, :, ,,;.: 1 - ',, t '' - '.- l' .ir ' ''., , - idwN.,,, , ' - rt t 4.,1 '.. ,,,.. - ...: - , .!' , ,, Á' - , .. 7. ,.,. 'I ti i 1. lk , ' ,.4 .. 1:1 f ,'' ! ' , i , .., e., ,, , ! ' .. ' ,, - , 1 ,,.. ''- .000 ' ,' - ;,', N ' 1 .... --- ; 4, e ,, 1 .. $ i i1 , ,,, ... ,-,..- - z , - ,, i ,, --- - ....,,,,......,.......-...-.....,....,,.-i.,,...........,......,,...-- -,, ''' MEMBERS OF SAO MIGUEL. HOME SUNDAY-- 'SCHOOL MEET FOR BAPTISMAL SERVICE '' Started in the home of a .faithful member, thls Sunday School unit has grown to number 15 members. ,. . ., . . I k Twenty-- C ,,, f ' - ,..."- .., was-plac- , 'Z N ,.' ed SPECIAL EMPHASIS on a Brazilian youth Page , , . ' Another problem, subtler and more difficult to cope with, was a method of missionary work which might be employed to attract the young progressive class to hear the message of the Gospel. The realization of the necessity of young men with high Ideals and leadership qualities made mandatory a program to demonstrate the benefits of following Church principles. PRESIDENT REX. commencing in 1945 after the close of the gradual tbs war, effected -solution of many of these difficulties. Starting with two a Brazilian , missionaries, , one eider, he watched the body of , missionaries grow and the missionary work spread to many cosmopolitan cities in southern Brazil. A step forward was taken in November of 1947, when two missionaries were called as counselors to President Rex. Elders Wayne M. Beck and Thayne Nielsen were chosen to form the first mission presidency to be organized in Bra, ail.' Early. in the new year word was ,received that Elder Stephen L Richards of the Council ,of the Twelve would visit the South American missions. The- - three aafeeks spent by the apostle among the saints of Brazil soon became manifest In the successes that followed.- An impressive baptism was conductedIn the Campine' Branch during the time he was here. One month later one 61 the largest baptismal services In Brazilian Mission history was The spirit of , held in Joinville. the work was felt and many districts held their tint baptisms in many months of mis-- sionary work. The district of Sao Paulo counted 40 baptisms as the year ended. : - . ,,,,,:, ,- i : - - with their president, Harold M. Res. took a retrospective look at a year marked with hn-- 1 proveMent and unprecedented towth. Tha close of 1948 brought also , the termination -- of an eventful four-ye-ar chapter id, the history of the Brazilian Mission Rex was called home to be - replaced early id 1949 by Rulon S. Howells, who acted as president during the years 1935 to 1938. The story-of-th- e closing days of 1948 of this mission ranges from the visit of a general &to the organization of humble home Sunday Schools. However, with the Brazilian Mission, through conversions and baptisms, inmembercreased in over-a-ll ship by 25 per ,cent. Hindering past progress were certain proniems which confronted the average of 50 sionaries working in 10 widely distributed cities of this republic. THZ DIFFICULTY of suitable transportation over miles of poorly maintained interi roads greatly impeded neceiNary contact of the mission , president with missionaries and ' members. The jeep and a more recent addition of a suburban ' "Carry All" have helped measurably to solve thialgob - .. ,.. , THE -- successful year- - of 1948 draw to a close, 84 Bra- - - A , , ....,...., - , ,' -- -- Ic,-- 7 Elder leeePti Mi Heath &than , ho, , . , , . , - . -- ' :- - ,, THE CHURCH NEWS. JANUARY - 12 , , - 1948 .f i |