| Show To Note Golden Wedding on Sunday r w wA N v A t r ri A i J fd a L I Irl Mr Air Eksund Mrs Eksund Mr 11 and Mrs Imanuel Eksund will greet friends at an Open House at nt their home West Vest North Sunday February 1 from 3 to 5 p. p pm p.m. m. m as they ob observe observe observe ob- ob serve their fiftieth wedding an anniversary an- an The couple were married married mar- mar ried lied in North Dakota Feb 2 1909 and later the marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple Temple Temple Tem Tem- October 10 1914 Mr Eksund was born in Norway Norway Norway Nor Nor- way Sept 2 1883 lIe He came to America in 1903 with an nn uncle and a neighbor and settled firstin first firstin in ill Calgary Alberta Canada la later later later la- la ter moving to Minnesota then to North Dakota where he met his wife A carpenter by trade he did much building in various communities where they lived especially in Salt Lake City and andin andin andin in the Uintah Basin Mr 1 Eksund joined the church in Canada and was baptized baptized baptized bap bap- there in March 1915 A very active member in the church he has served in many many capacities While in Roosevelt Stake he served as ward clerk Sunday School superintendent counselor in the bishopric and andas as bishop for 7 years While in the South Salt Lake Stake he served on the stake high council Since coming to Manti 12 years ago the have spent a great deal of time doing ordinance ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance work in the Manti lanti Temple Mr Eksund was called on a mission mission mission mis mis- sion to Norway from the Manti ManU North Ward Yard m in 1954 and served there for over two years Cora Bergum Eksund was born in St. St Paul Minnesota l July 6 1890 She received her early schooling there and in North Dakota where she lived for a number of years with her par par- She became a member of the church while living in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah Basin and was baptized baptized baptized bap bap- in Sept 1915 Mrs 1 Eksund has served in inmany inmany inmany many capacities in the church including Teacher in the MIA Relief Society and Primary or organizations organizations organizations or- or also as a counselor in each organization She served served served ed as Relief Society president of the Leota Ward Vard for 7 years and as president of oC the Moffitt Ward Vard Relief Society for one year and of oC the Hill Crest Ward Vard Wardin in ill San Diego for two years While living in ManU Manti she has served sc as a visiting teacher in inthe inthe inthe the Relief Society and as a class leader for three years The are parents of seven children Mrs Matthew Thelma Biddlecome Coronado Calif Ronald Eksund Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Mrs George Violet Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen Murray 1 Mrs Llewellyn Sylva Jenkins Midvale ale Mrs 1 Alfred Annetta Harris Manti fanti Richard Eksund and Mrs Wayne Vayne Mary Goodrich Vernal They have 30 grandchildren and four great |
