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Show hj ' : - :- . ' 5 ! v: y i If,., i , . '..V sf? V: ? ; : : : 3 ;,X I : . ki , f - ; ' y ; ; I kk I- t ft kk:r:- v h: :. Xr J , ?' X '.! t ir 1 k,- I':. X-ftXS? ' . : . iilIM f 1 Ill: '"i llTAll TinTU F R Norma Clark Larsen. of Bountiful, 51 1-.- I AH ItlUinCli is shown with trophy she received after nfTlir VC lir9 named "Utah Mother of the Year" r l1' If III t I CM II for 1980. She will compete in early May :J for national Mother of the Year title. .NTIFUL Norma M,.. . Larsen, a Bountiful vt, : iho reared eight chil-ng chil-ng V--j .r her husband died in blic'v, iilsen selected as the if i Mother of the Year. 8,;. , : a.) tar-old widow was ram among eight can-Votn can-Votn : She will compete for Cwi :iid American Mother :iar award next month Ariz. family has always n! in my life," said S .ran. "We've suffered jj sacrificed a lot, but CJ;,. .e managed to stay e if; ; aid now most of the ar,.j :;!ave their own fami-'fj. fami-'fj. 'Ol'LD have gone to ,t,j. 'iib to stay with my it!;,, to keep from working n: v -ilwme. My goal was fit j-.' 'Prayerful and loving er, 4 have courage in -convictions and con-Cj-. 'others." s Ik; Larsen said she man-Kff man-Kff Woffthe mortgage of r. after her husband 'or f '-lit the age of 50 she ; :n the U. of U. and ith a degree in cyl' ?!' aw . ' ks:; :,WHILE, ALL of her i ''to have attended or ti -Jfrom college and all u s Reserved missions ch of Jesus Christ -r-Day Saints. tf.' married chil-iMr chil-iMr : in the area and so family get-together at least once a month, each family taking a turn at sponsoring sponsor-ing the party," Mrs. Larsen explained. THE LAST family party was held last Saturday night a celebration dinner for the new Mother of the Year. Mrs. Larsen was nominated by her family and each in their own words wrote a brief summary sum-mary of "what their mother means to them." ALSO, DR. Royal Garff, one of her teachers at the University Uni-versity of Utah, wrote a letter of recommendation saying in part. .."Mrs. Larsen is not one to advertise her good deeds and the noble and helpful things she has done for her family, but the lives she has touched for good must be one of the great human dramas of our time." The new Mother of the Year has devoted many years to volunteer service for her church, community and mankind. man-kind. Her volunteer service would total many thousands of hours. SHE WAS instrumental in the organization of Davis County's first polio vaccine clinics. She served as a member mem-ber of the Bountiful Community Commun-ity Services Council, was active ac-tive in the County Democratic Party, and served in the LDS Church in the ward presidencies presiden-cies of the Primary and Relief Society, and served as stake, regional and multi-regional chairman of LDS Special Interest In-terest Groups. Mrs. Larsen was always doing things to help others even though it was she and her family that probably needed the help, observed a neighbor. SHE BOTTLED and canned her own fruits and vegetables and when she had sufficient, she would share her harvest with the neighbors and friends. To help make ends meet, she would buy damaged railroad rail-road goods. After a few years, she invited others to participate partici-pate with hen v : ,; "THERE W ERE times that the front yard would be covered co-vered with canned goods that were delivered by the truck load," she said. "But the project pro-ject got out of hand and had to be discontinued." Mrs. Larsen is a spiritual person and used many of her own personal experiences and some of those she had heard from others to write her first book, "His Everlasting Love." THE HARDBACK volume is full of very spiritual experiences experi-ences dealing with healings, blessings, answers to prayers, etc. A second book of the same title is being prepared for publication pub-lication early next year. "It's been a real thrill for me to receive this coveted honor, especially after being nominated nomin-ated by my children. What better bet-ter compliment can your own family pay than to nominate you for such an award?," Mrs. Larsen asked. THE ANNOUNCEMENT was made by Dr. Virginia Bryner, president of the Utah Mothers' Association, at an award ceremony last Saturday afternoon. Cheryl Clark Lant. of Orem, was chosen as the 1980 Young Mother of the Year at the same ceremony. MRS. LARSEN was born Sept. 24, 1917, in Brigham City, a daughter of Jonah and Estella Frisby Clark. The family fami-ly later moved to Salt Lake City and Mrs. Larsen graduated gradu-ated from West High School in 1935. The following year she married Rudy Larsen, a student stu-dent at the U. of U. "Our children were aged five to 23 when Rudy died," said Mrs. Larsen. "Our oldest daughter was married but the other eight children were still at home." CHILDREN ARE Justine Julie Larsen. in the English Department at Nauhai University Univer-sity in Tiajin. China; Clark Rudolph Larsen. Tempe. Ariz., in the Secret Service of the U.S. Treasury Department: Depart-ment: Emery Harry Larsen. with Browning Freight Lines. Salt Lake City; Bruce Norman Larsen. supervisor of assistant payments for the State of Utah; Douglas Charles Larsen. Kavsville. Utah Job Service; Mrs. Robert (Paula Norma) Perkins. Salt Lake City, housewife: and Ross Edward Ed-ward Larsen and Joyce Estella Larsen, students at the U. of U. |