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Show Swiss Family GENEVA. S Proud Of Church Is n7.ERI.AXD $ Charles Boi.ny, a Thud generation Mormon in Switei in i.l. ay ho can't see how or why anyone would become inactive in tiro Chiu (h J h.r.e had pwith missionardistrict pic ldonts, even a mission president, hut 11 ha never affected my testimony. A testimony can be seen for itself, not what other-- . might do, Mr. Bonny said. lie was bom in lS'.ia and baptized in 1903. He was 01 darned an elder in 1915 by the missionaries before they were withdrawn from Hut ope because of World War I - hl.-m- ies, I. His wife was baptized in 1930. Mr. Bonny has sold trousseaus for 44 years and makes a com'ortaole living. The reason !e not rich is because he gives so much to the Church, his wife says. At .resent lie is serving as Sunday School superintendent of the district He has served as district president and counselor in the district. He has been a branch president five times in tnree different cities. 1 He smiles as lie recalls the time he was president of the blanch in Lausanne and also was serving as first counselor to the president in Geneva Branch. He was called to serve in both positions because of the lack of leadership and also the lack cf interest 01 some members in the branches. This was at the time my wife was expecting the birth of our daughter, Marlyse, who is now a returned missionary. My wife told me I cmddnt do it as I might be away when she would have to go to the hospital. I told her I was doing the work of the Lord and he would see to it that I was home when the time came. And I was, he said. The joy and experience and knowledge of people as wcl! a.-- the Gospel is the rew ard we get for w orking in the Church, Mr. Bonny said. His work is the type that requires quite a bit of social life. Has he found that living the standards a T) IM "" v"'' ' X. - 4. .V m r- - .i"wiw.iwi-- i '?$$ s Mim 111 T- j J - - litffeitttafe Photo by Jack E. Jarrrard and Mrs. Charles Bonny listen as daughter, Marlyse, reads from Home Evening manual. Pierre Richard observes. Mr. the Church has interfered sales? of his with Not a tiit. Being an active Latter-daSaint has never bothered me in business. I have a positive attitude and try to show that it is a joy to live the Word of Wisdom. In many of my large sales meetings, some of the top executives of supplying com panics have congratulated me on my sticking by my principles. I never had any bother when serving my hitch in the Swiss army either. I have never been mocked by soldiers or anyone else for that matter because I didnt smoke or drink. I have a lot of friends, too, Mr. Bonny added. y A son. Piet re Richard, who is now 18, it isn't hard for him being a Mormon, says either. He. like all Swiss young men, is serving in the military. A lot of soldiers asked me if I was an athlete because I didnt smoke or drink wine or coffee. I told them no and then told them why I didn't do those tilings. I have had many interesting discussions with schoolmates and fellow soldiers about the Gospel because they asked me why I didn't go along with them in smoking and drinking, Pierre remarked. Pierre laughingly recalled his school life. Each school year beginning we stand and give our name, address and religion. a lot of CathEach year it was the same olics, a lot of Protestants and one Mormon, he said. Marlyse, who this year is attending Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, told the same situation in the schools she went to. It would cansp a Ini of comment when I gave my religion. It aiso opened up many avenues of discussion. It helped me considerably when I went on my mission," Marlyse said. Another son. Denis, is serving in the British South Mission. It has been rather hard keeping our daughter and son on a mission. But the Lord blesses us for it. Before our daughter came home and after Denis went out, I filled a card from a magazine and won a brand-necar. We needed one badly but didnt know how we were going to buy one, she said. Buildmg Librarians And Assistants Offer Service Continued from Page 8 often lose enthusiasm for their callings," she said. Getting the teachers and officers to use the library' and its many visual aids and equipment is a big part of the work of any library, said Mrs. Penrod. She and her assistants organized an education campaign for the ward members. We got them thinking about the value of the library by visiting, preparation, prayer and faculty meetings and telling the staff members what we could do for them and their organizations. We requested that the Sunday School teacher Rainer tell his students about the lbirary and how it can aid in effective teaching. We also requcsied that all new teachers take a tour of the library facilities shortly after they were called so they would know what we had there for their use. Mrs. Penrod also said that she presented displays of visual aids found in the library to Priesthood, Relief Society, Primary and MIA groups. use. the assistants All these things helped to get the ward member thinking the library could help them do their job better and easier. As tiie ward members became more convinced that the library could help them, the lihraiy assistants became busier and busier. Two iibiiu-ianare assigned to the Priesthood meeting and two to each auxiliary except MIA. Only one is used there. No one besides the library assistants have access to the library. We even took the key away from the bishop. Actually, he didn't mind. Before, when be had a key. people would ome to him for te;n lung aids from the library. He would lie busy, and in most cases wouldnt undei stand the circulation system and things vvoulil otten get lost, she said. Since each auxiliary has its own librarian, the workers know exactly from whom to get their mateiials. The lihraiy assistants give the teacher a list of tiie visual aids available in the library which could be used while teaching a specific lesson. From that list the teacher then selects WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 1969 t l the aids she wants to use, and returns a requisition from the library assistant, who in turn, fills the order. When the teacher comes to tiie binary to pick up her visual aids, she is requested to sign a circulation foim which is filed under her name. Mrs. Penrod said keeping track of the whereabouts of books and visual aids lias saved her ward hundieds of dollars Some of the teachers still feel they can do a better job with their own personal libraries in their homes, and maybe they can," said Mrs. Penrod, but for the majority of the teachers realize a well organized library can be a terrific aid. well-staffe- Mi'S. Penrod outlined what s are tiie three main values of a good l- ibrary. First, it can improve teaching. When we combined libraries, we found one teacher who was using a manual 10 years out of date. Secondly, a good library can save hundreds of dollars spent on buying and rebuymanuals and other ing teaching kits supplies that are around here somewhere. I wonder how many times sport directors start looking for last year's uniforms, only to find that half of them have somehow been lost since last season. In Grant 1st and Grant 10th ward libraries, the unifoim are checked out at the beginning of a season then returned at the end of the season. Thirdly, a eliminate teacher tutnocer," said. d library can Mrs. Penrod I have known teachers who ask to be released because ihey don't have time to make visual aids every week for each lesson. Others don't have time to search in their cupboards and drawers for visual aids they made for a class years ago." In the Granite Park Stake the library system is developed to the point that an alternate high councilor has been appointed by the stake president to be in charge of the stake-owneequlpmnct. When a stake Sunday School worker wants to use a projector, they get in touch with the high councilor in charge and lie gets it for them," Mrs. Penrod said. d 1 |