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Show To Direct Kolob LDS Stake Affairs ... f - I ' .f . i ; -. .... l4' I i ' ' .- 5 Above, newly sustained presidency of Kolob sta';c, left to right, Perry Goodliffe, first counselor; Leo A. Crandall, stake president; Glen A. Christensen, second counselor and George R. Bird, stake clerk. Kolob Stake Sustains New Presidency .At Quarterly Conference; Elders Peterson and Romney Officiate $ : : Leo G. Crandall, former bishop of the Eighth ward, was sustained as president of Kolob stake during dur-ing Sunday quarterly conference, with Perry D. Good- iuie, oiAui waru Disnop s counselor and Bishop Glen A. Christensen of the Third ward, sustained as his counselors. George R. Bird, First ward financial clerk, is the new stake clerk. The new officers succeed President Presi-dent Ernest A. Strong and his counselors Andrew G. Peterson and Glen W. Sumsion, who have served eleven years and Hyrum G. Green-halgh, Green-halgh, who has been stake clerk for the past three years, and is now moving to Ogden. Elders Mark E. Peterson and Marion G. Romney of the Council of the Twelve Apostles officiated at the reorganization announcing the new officers in the afternoon session. Each of the new stake leaders lea-ders made short talks as did their wives. During the morning session of conference' Elder Peterson commended com-mended the retiring oficers for their record acocmplishments, stating stat-ing that they were one of the leading lead-ing presidencies in the church and each one was asked to speak. Frank Springer was also released re-leased as president of the missionary mission-ary committee and Harold Johnson sustained to sucaeed him. Each gave short talks. Elder Peterson declared that "ours is not to reason why, but to go ahead and do it," in explaining obedience to authority. Build the kingdom of God and stay close to it, he advised, "because the Lord has promised he will bles his people," peo-ple," he said. In announcing the selection of the new presidency, he explained the procedure followed wherein individual in-dividual consultation is made with the preceding stake presidency, with the members of the High Council, all bishops and others. He asked the stake membership to sustain and support the new officers, of-ficers, i In the afternoon session, Elder Romney discussed the importance (Continued on page two) Kolob Stake Sustains New Presidency (Continued from page One) of prayer. He urged family praver night and morning and more frequent fre-quent individual pravers. He also stated that the true measure of a man is seen in his activitv i:i church after he is released from office and that his great nes3 is shown in the manner in which he steps down and accepts duties assigned as-signed him. Music for the morning session of the conference was furnished by the Third ward choir directed bv Edna Nielson with Monta Ford accompanist. ac-companist. The Singing Mothers of the Fourth ward, directed bv Afton Palfreyman, with Leonia Cameron, accompanist, furnished afternoon music. Prayers at the Sunday confer-ence confer-ence sessions were given bv Peter nnln' 8tke tviavch, Oliver Dalton, G. Ray Hales and LoRoy G. Tingey. The concluding session was un- Thrn?'rectin f the MIA with r' h i I?,38 Vle KPca,-- He took for . his subject "Love" explaining the Kitf Vfe'W in the presentation Mr L Pn G,COncr awnvd 10 Mis. Lo.s Graves and the Master "V award to nrroll Rhodes, vnoi PSrnm included n musical leading: by Mrs. Janet SncNon- ft song imposed by Glen Law s ' by Kae Weight with Mr Law accompanist. A male quaHM composed of Dr. O. B Or I r , a d Pabst, gave a selection, l're-Gnn l're-Gnn ZawU,SU' Wn" fu"' 'Y |
