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Show ' - ' - .."- -" , ' 1 - P Music In Samoa Teaching Of Gospel Advanced By Choirs . -- - . , , ' - 4 41 ? ' ''''' , i , t Each Sunday at 7 p.m. radio, greatly assisted by music. A new i t ' station ZAP in Apia, Western organ was sent for use by the I .of Zair.ts ,t.mall 5i gatlie,triag there., S4moa-0oalcasts a wogTan-o- f' It was the first tki ga n la raanY. I , , music recorded by the Taber, Many years to come , to the vil- , i 1,...1 nacle Choir. Music by the choir lage of ..Fitiuta. ,.., ,,,,, 4 , ' - 1 has been broadcast in Samoa for ' The pleasing results of "mu- - i .' &4 ,...., , been sical have two Cook I The proselyting" years. nearly 1 1 .. Islands have used the choir's re- - very apparent , not only in --) l''' ', , in Aitutaki in also Manua, but f '..,. ; ',A, ': 1 cording s for 18 months. the Cook Islands. also a part , 1In Fiji where the missionaries the Samoan Mission. On that I 'N,,fr-.- " have met with considerable op small island the musical skill ,.A Si' to broadsectire position, efforts the elders has given the people ' ' 4 4 IL -, , . . cast time were turned down con- a in the ,, , , ,,, - . Ir - - sistently until the Tabernacle Choir toured Europe. The news reached the , - - of theitsueeesa broadcasting authorities in Fiji, along isith Vie xepoets, of music ' critics praising the choir for the excellent quality of its singing. This caused the Fijian broad ..... Casting company such a change. .... in heart, that they came to the mission to ask if they could get recorded music by the Taber, na4-1Choir. .. The program has been on the - air for six months now. Thanks to the choir's wonderful work, thousands of petple throughout Fiji will hear about the Mormons for the first time through their singing. Present governmental restrictions limit us to only two elders In Fiji, and there are .some 400,000 people to be reached. The "Mormons' are becoming well known throughout Samoa for the 'high quality of their music. On the island of Sayan, the Church village, Valoia, has recently won acclaim for its outstanding' school choir.' It was . praised by the director of broadEducation - ' casting ofof the partment Western Samoa, A. , F. W. Cordon who said, after hearing the choir sing, "This Is finest singing. group of this vkind I have ever heard." ' ' On the Island of Upolu, in the school at Pesega, the music de. received partment's band-harecognition as an outstanding musical unit, "in a class by itself." The people of the islands - 1,- heard the band in cohjunction with government holidays when the local bands of Samoa turned out for the celebrations., r . e - , De---- -- he s - - 4- - ...,,, ;1,1,antes,..Rectplive.... Even on Manu'a, the Island group farthest east In the Somoan Islands, the attempt to establish the Church there was - Trudy Gibbs Sets Pertéct Primary Record 5-Y- ear Liberty Stake, has 71 completed a per. e ct attendance InPriIrecord for- the ..,, t mary i ' five years. !' i ,V . ; She has been , -- .'' with ' ": ',...., ' 1 ood health, ac to her '' , ' i cording E Id er ! parents. ,;, and Mrs. George 1 s R. Gibbs. They E ar ( P --- - ' 1.:'. , .I , r :,, ' . ,,p' ' t ,,),. , - - I,- 0 '''4"... .. ,,,, -- . j tt , rN.. 71 i , f V., rht iit,., $ .:1: T ,,, , ,, , : fl ', ..,..1. T I 4, !' ,.. If ' --- alik ., V.' it -1 .i ,,,,,. .31,--p 't , , 1 1 yil 11 ' ' ',, k I"' li 4 " t 4.4 ' t. . d ;,,,q,' 1, ,, . k, e ' - .11 ' i S,4. r--, - t 44 ; 0 . . ,;I , . 4 ' , '''' .,i, ,,,,, '. , - I - , - I ... MIA HONORED Temple Worker's Versps Compiled By His Family LA - 4 T - - - - , LA, - , - one-hal- k , - - - - - ,AAAAAA,,,,,,...A,A.,....,..V..A.,...4.-A.,004.AN- t A quest , 1 , 4 4 ..' i'- - ,, - , , , , , i , IC . , - 1 4 t , -- ..,,,, I ., 4, 41.114 A . AA 1 A t ' ., ' , , . ' ' . - A A,.. - $ . , , . -- ,,, - Is1 t ' . i ( , k 1 , ,- ,,,, 004. - t , A , ,, ,,,, - - LAKE ClIABEL DEDICATEDBishop Thorpe B. Isaacson: of the Pre& Ming Bishopric, dedicated this beautiful building which houses the Spring Lake Ward, Nebo Stake, purirlay, Sept. 30, 3X6, at impressive services. Other speakers included: George stake president; Dal Allred, architect, Leo Men love and Don Taylor, Christensen,-formeformer bishops; Bishop Byron B. 'Thomas, who conducted the services and his counselors, Vaughan Davis and L. Don Spainhowea. Mrhen that day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations; but they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled." , Sl'ILLNG r , - - a Week Ending October 20, 1954 , Gladys Leavitt of Gunlock. They spent the first part of their married life at Gunlock, where they reared their family of four girls. lie worked for the South Utah Power Company. He has been a worker tn the St. George Temple since 1947. . , - , 'Al - - Elder Nielsen was born Sept 26, 1803, at Fairview, Utah. Ills early youth was spent at Blue Valley in Wayne County, now called "Wayne Wonderlands," where his family was called by Church officials to settle that locality. Later they moved to Prover Bench, and then to Guilt- lock, Utah. was overseas 1nWôrld War T; participating in the battle of the Argonne Forest, and was the 'first Washington County soldier to be returned 'home from oVirseas after the war. He was married Nov. 12, 1919, ., report that 113CHURCH ,, t ow,' , N' k ' I It - , ::"4,:),rLI-.,-i- k, V , ', , , - -. .t,' , i,,,,,,i 0 ., I ,.., A -; - A - . , -, ,,,,- ..011"., '' NI , A, liessed Trudy was lucky enough through Trudy Gibbs the five years to have the measles and other , childhood diseases during sum.4..r- mer vacations so as tot to in terfere with her record. Trudy attends Oquirrh School. ' Miss Jo Ann King, another girl of the ward, chalked up a perfect attendance at rrimary before being graduated recently into the l(WMIA.,. L- . s (-- . rst ' ' Got-pe- Of! . .ehe .. ..., Al -- ,-,- 1 - ,'- - ' t.' , - r:721- '1 ,..,;-', e . .. r t ,,,...t I it much greater interest ;,. ,,s; ,I, t t Church and therefore in the . of Jesus Christ. The most recent activity in the music of the mission has I been a- choristers' training course conducted I among the districts of ,Westeyn and American Samoa. SAMOAN 31USICIANSThis group of Saints attended the music Instruction classes ' - ' Study Courses which were taught by Elder Blaine L. Gale (standing, right) and Flder Blaine r. Evans President Iioward B. Stone as(standing, left). Mission President Howard B. Stone was present at this- - class held in signed Elders Blaine L. Gale l'esega. Upolt Western Samoa (kneeling at the right). and George W. Baker to present this musicreourse. Classes were open to all the Saints, who re'Just A CordAnd Other Poem's! WORKERS ceived it well, as is illustrated by the figures of the average attendance in each district: Val() la District, 65; Fagarnalo District, STAKE 27; Fa lama District, 53; Malie IN District, 18; Sauniatu District LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 48; Si'umu District, 40; Vallu'- utal District,-- 27; Pescga Dis- ,Three persons were honored at In apprecia- lectecl poems, which he has auST. GEORGE trict, 80; Mapusaga District 65; the evening MIA session of the tion In his and children of thored. honor, which Pago Pago District, 60, Los Angeles Stake conference Joseph IL Nielsen an officiator for Entitled, "Juct a Card and brings the total attendance when Beverly Ball of Hollywood at the St George Temple, have Other Poems," the - 32 page all districts to 483. The elders spent one week in Ward was the recipient of the compiled Into a little booklet se folder contains 23 poems, many . of them inspired by his work in , each district giving from eight Golden Gleaner award, David to 10 hours of instruction in the Funk Smith of Arlington Ward Glendale West Ward, Glendale the temple and by the people he ,... has met there. of conducting the Master M Men award and Stake. fundamentals grey'', Bail music, reading and interpreta- Kay Wilkerson of Hollywood The publication Is a limited up in AdBeverly tion of music, symbols. choir Ward. the Silver Gleaner award. mas Ward in ,, Loa Angeles one and is not offered for sale balance, voice quality, chorister-organis- t but was presented as a gift from David Smith was born July 1, Stake. relationship's. One class 1927 at Salt Lake City, son of Following a bout with polio, his children to the author to diswas devoted entirely to a survey Mrs. David A. Lent of Arlington she was inactive for many years. tribute, among his family and of the errors commonly made in Ward and the late David J. renewed in the close friends. her activity the singing of the hymns of Zionl Smith. Church has come through work The Verses captioned, "Just a by the Saints here in Samoa. Card," now hangs, framed, in Ile served with a Naval air In the , MIA. After the third week, Elder crew World War II and secre- the foyer of the St. George Temward She during served as has Plaice F. Evans replaced Elder filled a mission to been read in other tary for three years; Era direc- ple and has Baker in assisting Elder Gale. from 1947 to 1919. - Argentina in many wards and temples tor, Junior Sunday School Elder Gale and Elder Evans, branches throughout the attendof is at worker A and present High Dorsey graduate f having been nearly two and in Los Angeles, he was ance secretary In the Sunday Church. years in the mission field, School For many years past, Elder June 12, 1954 from School. graduated received this as the final assignNielsen has been in demand to Caliof Southern the She is University ment of their missions. Their physreal therapist comic readings on various Ingive B.S. in a with fornia childegree lanwith handicapped working knowledge of the Samoan, is currentl- dren for the County Bureau of occasions. During the past few guage was very Valuable jja dustrial Design, aandMaster's Deyears he turned to writing verse. Pp1e4 ChildreA, doing,,,an., effective Job pf teach-- , y, working for le began by composing burnor- ATIAInistkatiori. Ilusinék4 id gree finished has ,Wilkerson ing such a technical subject. ous things of the type he gave ICA first year at BY1.1. While so well Elder Gale is the son of Elder He married Mary Martha at public programs, and was AshDr. of 1257 of L. she her Mrs. A. Gale. Christensen. daughter and president to serious and rethen turned ton Avenue, Salt Lake Qty. and Mrs. Eugene L. Christensen MIA class and social secietary poems. Elder Evans is the son of Elder of San Gabriel, in the Los An- of her school class. - She has ligious To date, he has written meat' and Mrs. F. L. Evans, geles Temple, Sept. 7, 1956, and completed three years of semi- a hundred poems, many of them they now make their home In nary work.tributes to persons he has ' V known or for the commemoraa tion of special events upon ret Miss Trudy Gibbs, Lark In the North Eighth Ward Primary. , t k, 1 s ; 4, ....P1 f ' 4 ,., ' ,.,.'..4' ''.4, , 1:' i . fz-- ' I4 ' , ' A , ,,,,- - ,,,, -- ,.r ' t - , ' 0 . ," -.,. 4 1 - . - ' ' i ,, , . -- 4. i . 1 , , - D. & 120:13. C 45:21-Z- , 19, - 21;-- 3 - - --- N. -. i ; - - |