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Show 4 t i t I !i , . i i Church Department y H v j tS TritmM?3ei4 mX Vi ifivk - .w 4(a-- i jS&adtaSvnSfcfiSwLs.s-- . I THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 1031. Book ofRemembrance Making Gives Youths Of Churchy Thrills, Valuable Information more easily than others but many have demonstrated What persistence in the work can accomplish. Two typical youngsters engaged in the Compilation of ' Books of Remembrance are seen in the accompany Ins photbgraph. They ara Kuna of Thoms, and Mr t.lbert daughter I Thomas i and John Rodney Moore eon of Mr and Mrsl George Omer Moore. Neither of these two have found sthe Compilation lot tho book an but have been forced caxyjnstter. to work hard tq accomplish It- Both are emphatic is I heir declarations that while Its lots ot hard work, its lot ef fuh and weH worth the effort called for to complete the work , Morin I mew-tin- g. Miss Thomas maid one of the most Interesting Parts In the book was that of the" faith promotintf stories lad histories of her ancestor I ik very much to the Journals And histories and family read for myself tho many incidents of heroism and faith promoting nature events that my experienced aa pioneersgrandparents to dots coming lOliry, she said. Sb has copied five infaith teresting promot ng stories in her book and thinks so much of each one that ske ran t pick out - the one she likes best John Moore, or Jack a everybody calls him, I proud of the result ho has obtained in his quest for picture to fill put his pirlur Jack pedigree charts, pedigree. both ths nSmo and ones, are practically filled picture and he has pictures of several an ceil or his grand parents and names of manv more. i Hunts fog Pictures. 1 Boys, Girls Take Up New Projects With Enthusiasm Ir Youth I Gather Family Histories, Photos Faith Stories. I -- Success of th Book oC R ymera-tM-an- project in domed nJ quorums ofsenealogtcal the Issuer Priesthood to to two Th? youthful on- major points: thuetaaut with which the young members of? the Church any new program of activityattack and the IncTeaded Interest In the work that Js aroused by each Auccessiv step, Tha enthusiasm coupled with "the power Of suggestion le respon-albl- e j for the start. When the book ODC .under way, the lnt ret . awakened by each pf the IS up to be followed, is responsible for the continued activity, In fact many of 'the reports coming from those Who dre engaged in compiling a ''Book of Remembrance Indicate the Interest and enthusiasm to reach a point of fascination on the part of ; many, Thru is Increase. Nothing Could be more fascinating, more Interesting or npre val- - ' Picture pedigrees and faith viable to young or oW than to unstories In their IBooks Of ravel the mUstery surrounding their Remembrance attract these two ancestry, when such work Is1 enyoungsters, John ( Jack ) typical gaged in, whether it be for tho Rodney Moore, above, son of Mr. compilation of a "Book of Rcmem-brance'- V and .Mrs. George Onicr Moore, and hr for genealogical cr Edna Ixm Ruhuiu. right,! daughter exhew thrills are temple work, of lr. and Mrs. FI t Hi TTioma. perienced almost daily, with the ISch expresses mUmxbwm tor Uie oft new a discovery (progenitor, the work and think tlint while tes a Trading dr hearing of an incident hard Its a lot of funi sod well Job, in the life of an ancestor or of a worth while. historical agent in which one of our forefathers partlc I, various Perhaps we are descended from selecting pictures taken we have a strain royalty. 'dime In the persog a life to illusor two ofPerhaps some nationality within trate it, the sve ard of the- - "silver us that We- knew nothing about cross is made, tbe cross! denoting and would be of interest to us true service and sacrifice, to learn, j Record Incidents One! part of the ' Book of Re- ?A "helmet Is awarded for the memb ranee" may be more Interthird project, that f Copying upon esting to tone person while another five the family history! sheets, might be attracted by something faith promoting Incidents from else. Yet taken all In all, the ones own or life of from lives the "Book1 of R e m embr a u ce when parents pr grandparents. .The maproperly filled from Cover to cover, terial for this project is Unlimited contains more of common i and completing It forms; one pt more of value, more thrills Interest, and exthe moat interesting works In the citement than can he found in any ' f , entire book. j other book. When the fourth : project is comPicture Pedigree Pleases. a pleted the compiler Is awarded Not jonly does it contain the l.fe ' con- silver star. ThiSx ProJc-c-t fclsts of filling In a tamlly atory pf thd compiler and his or group J her particular family, but also the record of all members of ;the famrecord of parents, grandparents, w ily and by making a poriiait recand other progenitors for ord of the family either in a group many years are discovered and or single pictures placed picture placed within Its covers. on one of the blank sheets. The "heart badge, containing a A feature of special interest and' ' pboto of the prophet Joseph One that is Really a new departure Smith Is awarded for completing In genealogical work and a step the fifth step consisting of filling further advanced is the use of a ini the chart, beginning picture, pedigree chart of the rora' on line pedigree one with the name of the pller. It is ilmposslble to Imagine the interest,? until it is attempted, compiler then the name of the father and mother and tracing that is aroqsed by the picture I each line as far back as; possible. chart. j. j a portrait pedigree j Also res Just stop! for a minute'' and quired mounting each picture 14 Imagine. You know what your I t the proper plaee. . parents look like and In all prob-Includes Family Record.' ability you have seen your grandthe for Sixth ward, forking parents. But have you. any Idea that of tbp clasped hands, typilook , what your fying the sealing of Children to the tike op their parents and as far parents, connecting the generations back as it IS possible to go. Just consists of two projects, the first; the thought-o- f such possessing being to write on family history knowledge makes the effort seem sheets brief stories of thej lives of worth While. It is possible to take any five direct ancestor, telling a large photograph or painting andju-from what country they cgme I have It reduced to a uniform else Incident the showing . enhancing the attractiveness of strength of their characters and the work accomplished on the a careful count And find to make j chart out to how many of hts iirogenl-tor- s Twelve' Mbps. Provided the compter connected by f sensing Make report of the numf The Book of Remembrance la on. bed a sheet and family history infrom the first to be destgned insert In the Book of fiemem-- j ' teresting. tohe useful and prac" brancc j tical and to lell the sfory of ones The eye, award No. life and parentage completely. 7, la given when the youthful genIt is divided Into 12 steps for ealogical Worker learns io make out; correctly one or more ibaptlsm the completion of which one of 12 ' sheets from ths family record of Is Paris bf the his own family and send tlfem Into awarded. Wheni finished the book the Index .bureau to be approved is filled and the is i ' ready for baptism Complete an placed in thej front Work for Read. J of the book, showing at at glance & T To j No. the complete whether or got It is full project Compiler must be baptize in the The book begins with the story POO d bis of or her for temple of the compiler's birthright, conand make out a completer sisting of th reproduction within report. For this he Is awarded thej the bonk of Ills or her Patriarcha reproduction of the Temple al bleat ing For completion of this great Salt; take temple to go in project the bblue shield, yepre- - , the center of the Ishibld. j sentlng the "shield of faith," la J Next comes the motto The awarded. j Hearts of this Children Shall Turn For the completion ef the sec to Their Fathers, which ls given ond etc p, that of writing the story as An award for the finding of ono, of oneb otym lile upon th pages, new progenitor, This maybe done' ( ttrutd ba-yo- 1 pro-noti- ng , , lu-r- I - I A & . ' . -- 1 ts j 1 coat-of-ar- coat-of-ar- , kin-dea- , by working through tho genealogical society, through the help of relatives or other source and a Completa report of tha activity to be made. The crest Of the of a gilded consisting Angel Moroni, la given for naming the countries from which ancestors came, state those coming from each country and making u list of all near relatives who have perforra- ed missionary work, giving if possible the name of the mission and country in which they labored. Must Join finlrtlM, The compiler must Join one or more family organizations, making record of Such and complete read the Rook of Moses, to win the "left side of the mantling and . must get another person Interested in and started upon a "Book of Remembrance ta win the elde of the mantling" which "right is the final award. After i the compilation of the book thus far. the owner of the "Book of Remembrance may branch eff Into any tine that le de. sired and fill up the book with additional pagea Many compilers of books have added Interesting pho-- u tographs, stori-- s and many other , things. The 5Book of Remembrance was adopted last December by the J Genealogical society and by co- ' operation of the Presiding Bishop- rtc was placed in the lessons of the lesser Priesthood for this year. The book was readily accepted 'by thousands of young boys and girls of the Church and the older members who have become inter, alert through the contact made with , ' , the younger member. j Handicaps VnCquaJ. books Many of the prepared by In tho youngsters are remarkable the amount of work done and th results accomplished. All boys and faced girls do hot find themselves with the same handicaps, some get- ting their pictures and information Genealogy Lesson Book Prepared by .. Special Request Some misunderstanding appears' gento prevail regarding th lesoon In th ealogical lessons books of the priests, teachers and deacons for this gear, and ths sug- to th "Book off gestlons relative To make the matRemembrance, ter deaf the Presiding Btshoprio states that the lessens on genwere specially ealogical subject for these Aarohto Priestprepared hood lesson book at their request by Archibald F.( Bennett, 'secre-- l tary of the Genealogical Society of Utah. The purpose of these lesson is to mak th member of th priesthood familiar with this Imof Church work. It portant port wa also felt that tho filling of ' .the Book of Remembrance would prove to be profitable and interesting fot- - all member of th - s. Hunting for hl pictures and tha real thrill that comes when a new one is found arte ths chief ht-traction Jack find in his compila- I like to find the pictures tiona and 1 tlU get a thijll out of look-- 1 at thiPt ha skid. ing Next to hts picture Jack is inIn his own family history terested and has only tho written hlntory but th lifes story of hi parent In In addition he ha an pictures. extensive history of, himself including picture and a record of hi temple performed which exceedsbaptisms four hundred In mi rn lor. Also Jack took fb liberty to till a whole paVe of his book with a speech he delivered In meeting not long ago on the Book of Remembrance " No dfiibt It I his first attempt to apeak 'In public and will be a valuable reminder of his efforts when he get older. Th interesting thing that can be put Into th book ar unlimited. All it takrs is a start, a little by parent and teacher, and enthusiasm and current interest will do th ret. Jut watch , , the results. r v j . Priesthood. The teaching of these lessons In connection with the other lemon of the Aaronic priesthood ta of . -course under the direction of th ward bishopric Snd the Aarontc Priesthood They supervisor. should be carried on in Priesthood meeting Independently of any - other group; The members of the Priesthood quorums as such should meet by themselves each week and the bishopric or; the supervisors take up Priesthood Activities and the various lessons In their order, Including the genealogical topics, If the members of the or the supervisors desire Bishopric any Information or suggestions regarding the genealogical lessons, etc-- , doubtless the ward genealogical society officer will be pleased ty help them. M UUIY felbTERS. BROTHER Two brothers married two sisBk ters at Nicholas church. Chlele-hurs- t, England, recently. John R. Brown was married to Laura Hutcherson gnd his brother, Stanley,' took Margaret Hutcherson m his bride at the same ceremony. The four hays been friends sins sSild i j j hood |
