| Show Mark E. E Petersen Appointed to Council of Twelve All general authorities and church hurch auxiliary officers were sustained at the opening general session of the annual general general genral gen- gen eral ral conference in the tabernacle and a report was made showing that the church is in its strongest financial condition in its history Highlighting the c conference opening was the announcement and sustaining of Mark Edward Petersen etersen 43 general manager of the he Deseret News News- and ardent church worker as as a member of the he council of twelve apostles to fill ill a vacancy Members heard the annual financial fi financial fi- fi report read by J. J Reuben Clark Jr first counselor in the first presidency showing that th the churchs church's total cash budget appropriation for 1943 totaled Another report was read on the c changes anges in church officers and announcing tho those f who have died during the past year Mr Petersen's appointment fills a vacancy which had existed since November 1943 I 4 was the only change in the roster of church officials of of- The new apostle Is the youngest in n point of age and is the junior member of or the council of twelve He has lias risen risen from a a it newspaper per reporter reporter reporter re re- re- re porter up through the ranks of church chuch leadership ead to this highly T lare e in in th L TJ T D 5 S S citi church ch c. Mr Petersen Petersen- is noted for his speaking ability He was educated ed in Salt Lake Lakel City schools and attended the University of Utah He served e e l a mission to Canada Canada His other His other church hur h pos pos' positions ion include bei being g a a Jn member of pf the Liberty Stake high council Liberty stake pr presidency as seco second counselor member r of M t the Hi sf sf stake k kC high council first counselor in m the new Sugarhouse stake presidency S He is a director of the Genealogical ical Society of Utah He is vic vice president of the Kiwanis club and anda a d director rector of of the Ut Utah h Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manufacturers Manufacturers' tuners tuners' association Salt Lake Visiting Visiting Visiting Vis Vis- Nurses' Nurses association and the Bonneville Knife and Fork club Mr pet Petersen began in 1924 as a newspaper reporter then copy copyreader copyreader copyreader reader n news ws editor and then managing managing managing man man- aging editor He lives at 1457 Westminster avenue with his f fam fam- am- am ily fly He has two daughters Marian Manian 17 and ald Peggy 12 The new apostle was born in Salt Lake City November 7 1900 Heber J. J Grant venerable president president dent prophet seer and revelator revelator tor ton was sustained in office as was J. J Reuben Clark Jr first firs counselor and David O. O McKay second counselor Other officers sustained are Trustee in trust President Grant council of twelve apostles George GeorgeS S Continued d on Pal Page Pace Eleven Column Two Mark E E E. Petersen Sustained 1 As Apostle in L IDS D S Church Continued from Page One Albert Smith also sustained as president of the council George GeorgeF F. F F Richards Joseph Fielding I Smith Stephen L L. Richards John A. A Widtsoe Joseph F F. Merrill Charles A A. Callis Callas Albert E E. Bowen Harold B B. Lee Spencer W. W Kimball Kimball Kim- Kim ball sail Ezra T. T Benson Bensen and Mr r. r Petersen Pe Pe- Marion Manon G G. Romney Thomas E E. McKay Clifford E. E Young Alma Sonne and Nicholas G. G Smith were renamed as assistants to the coun coun- cil of twelve apostles Sustained as the first council of seventy are Levi Edgar Young Antoine R. R Ivins Samuel O. O Bennion John HTaylor H H. Taylor Rufus K Hardy Richard L. L Evans and Oscar A. A Kirkham |
