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Show Jesse M. Smith, Arizona; Ruel S. Christensen, Manti; Zacharian Brown, New Zealand; Heber C. Jensen, Alberta; Parley A. Arave, Idaho Falls; Back row are Elvie W. Heaton, Logan; Dougald C. McKeown, London; O. Leslie Stone, Salt Lake Charles Grob, Swiss; Rudger C. Atkin, St. George; Harry V. Brooks, Hawaii, and Thomas O. Call, Oakland. Temple Presidents Prepare Tue Churc h moves foiward in a computmaking possible many new and better ways of er age. Technical developments are accomplishing genealogical and temple work. This week, under the direction of the First Presidency, the temple presidents and recorders from all of the temples in the world met in i seminar at Salt Lake City. The puipo-- o of the eminar was to instruct the temple presidents and recorders in then duties, to answrer questions, and to be suie there was conformity and uniformity in the temple procedure. They were able to get first-haninformation a to the nature and amount of work being done by The Genealogical Society, said President N. Eldon Tanner, second counse lor in the First President y. The computet is playing an impel taut pait m genealogical and temple woik Those attending the seminar were able to become acquainted with the computer sys tern and how it relates to their admmistra tion," he added The two-daseminar was conducted under direction ot Piesident Tanner and the temple committee. Elder Howatd W Hunter Council of the Twelve. Eldci d y ElRay L. Cinistiansen and Elder Tinodoie M Burton Assistants to the Twelve1 Temple presidents are resjronsible for the operation of the temples They pteside over the staff and temple wotkers and tram, teach and instruct them in then work. The temple recorder is resonsible for the record keeping of the temple, and 'orves under the duection oi the piesident The first meetings were held Sunday m the Silt Lake Temple. Tilts was a spiritual ocvasion with op for institution and discussion regarding temple ptocedtne," Ildet Him ter said pot (unity Recently we have hcleii able lo m numlser of baptisms pcilmmcd in the temple atxmt font time's. This was possible In improved procedure an.l the use of a television whole the names and m ha illation appeal on i sc i ecu to ant the olfic laiot ," he explained c eise the woik is mci o ismg and the net'll is mi teasing as none end mote genealogical woik is being done' We have had a woiidetfid me tease at the New Zee laud Temple." said Zaehauah Biown tern jlt piesident theie "Temple "The members aie ti vehng Pi my many miles to come to the temple In there was one small group from Taint i This year mete than 185 people came to Zealand and stayed several weeks doing temple woik. Tins is an expensive trip, but the members rejoice in coming My greatest joy is seeing the way the people iec'l and how they aie built up spiritual ly by coming to the temple. They return to their wards and branches and are a big help to the memliers " the New Zealand Temple piesident said New The Temple Presidents Seminal moved to the Genealogical lain ary on Mondav for instiiuti n in the new Name Tabulation System, and recouling procedures A tour of the libi.uy was condilc ted "I did not realize the Geui'.ilngK al Sec was so luge' erne president facility e' said The temple presidents and leecudei--wciinstructed bv Keith Can oil of the Pi ('siding Bishoptie staff concerning the new niemlietslup reioid sworn Wiili this system a recoid of temple oichnances fot the living will lie kept on the momheishin tec end of the individual WEEK tr memlieis tniio.l te con, centec to see fust hand the putt the puter is computet playing in genealogical and The serum temple woik The woik foi all temples will lie handled by the computers in Salt Lake Ci tv "In January the now system of pieces-m- g names will be in eftect. This will m ike it easier for member? to submit names oi in individual basis fop temjile piocessin" The computet lias opened a new' aiea ac comphslimeiit m Hide temple woik Ilunlci said. "We feel that the seminal vv is veiv sin cessful," Piesident Tunnel siul "All of (host' attending expiossed the .ppiec ition foi bei'ig chle to attend a, tor the liettei undeistanding and illicit m, lion gained Tnev expiossed appteci.itici foi the oppoi tumtv ol getting together n lx'nime he Men accpiamtc'd with enh ol'ie .md with IN' temple woik that is b mig u ( onijihshed tin ouglicuil the Chinch Pies dent Tunnel concluded Theie i.e IT tenij les m cpei at.on m the Church today Gtoind has been luol-elo thiee moi e temples lor ifad at f) len in,' Pimii I tah aid m isle igtou DC ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 1969 CHURCH- -3 |