Show German Mission Head Tells of Evacuation J A stirring message to Latter-day Latter Saints telling of the foi fore forti fortitude tude rude with which missionaries in the West German mission fac face falc the confusion and dangers of sudden evacuation caused by 1 ta t a war war was given Saturday by M M. Douglas Wood former prest I of the mission at Saturday mornings morning's mornings morning's morn morn- morn morn-f ings ing's general session of the annual church conference I Mr Wood one of the youngest of mission heads in the church and who 12 years ago was a student I leader at the University of Utah spoke with evident emotion as he told how the elders braved disruption disruption disruption dis dis- of transportation and communication communication communication com com- services in Germany and made their way out of a nation at warI warI warI war I hope that these young elders never will forget this manifestation of the truthfulness of our gospel that was with them he said It was proof of a higher faith Mr Woods said that when word came to evacuate missionaries I were scattered from the Danish border to nearly as far as Vienna It was a tremendous task to contact contact contact con con- tact them and get et them started for neutral countries he said es especially especially es es- in view of the fact the nazi government guaranteed to deliver deliver deliver de de- de- de liver no one to his destination over government railroads Mission headquarters barely was able able- to telegraph needed funds to several before wire services refused to accept money messages Thirty-one Thirty missionaries were re reported reported re re- ported missing somewhere near the Danish border Mr Wood found a big husky pound missionary missionary mission mission- ary from Idaho who used to play I football at the University of Utah I said to him Youre You're going to carry a message to Garcia Go up there and find those elders Mr Wood reported Later word came from Copenhagen Copenhagen Copen Copen- hagen that 14 missionaries had crossed the border safely That left 17 And then came a message from I my football player Seventeen n safely across border border Mr Wood told how one missi ary any was stopped by German Germane u at a border station station u was placed in custody for allege alleged attempting to sm smuggle money fi fr the nation J I JOur Our elder told the officers th t the would get the money needed fo other missionaries only over dead body Mr Wood said The the officials brought in a man su s S of being a spy That 3 much more important and w wh the officials turned all their rat to this suspect our el eld eldran f fran ran out the back door and m road ma his way across the bord border r. r J |