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Show Church Edition THE DE5ERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1942 3 A Bishopric Urges Boys In Work Aaronic Priesthood Program Includes Temporal Field -- of the Aaronic Priesthood U SEmembership for many of the tasks of clean up and maintenance of ward , and ground.-- is approved by chapels the Presiding Bishopric dn a statement issued this week as follows: Many wards are now using the quorums of the Aaronic Priesthood in an annual clean up campaign of all Church buildings, inside and out, to save the expense of hiring this work done, and to provide an opportunity for the Aaronic Priesthood members to function in Other wards, especially in rural areas, are turning over to these young men the care of ward buildings almost entirely. Of coursenyjtech-nffa- l work such as care of the ward heating plant, minor or major repairs requiring skilled labor are not included in these responsibilities. Aaronic their-Priesth- -- ood Priesthood members are given the privilege and the assignment, in many instances, of sweeping and keeping the buildings clean and in order for the various Church services. This suggestion is not to be interpreted as a new rule. It is thought, however, that in many .cases bishoprics may be overlooking the fact that the Aaronic, Priesthood woik is of a temporal nature, which properly may include the care of Church buildings. These young men should be given very practical experience in this assignment if for nd other reason than to make them conscious of their function in the Church while members of the Aaronic Priesthood quorums. In the opinion of the Presiding Bishopric, it would at least be well for 'each bj.shop, if at all possible, to have his Aaronic Priesthood members around him once each year in a general cleaning of Church buildings "Ins idea nriniif.tS Extreme care should be exercised fn not expecting these young boys to climb tall .ladders and work under " dangerous" conditions. " They should Ie assigned that part of the cleaning work which they can take care of, wdiich does not require skilled and expii-mari- perienced labor. Changes Made In ChurdTOfficers r"NLY one stake J , I A-- H - conference held last Saturday and Sunday. It was in the Mount Ogden Stake and was attended by Elder .Harold B. Lee of the Councii of the Tweiye.- Elder Lee set apart Henry Jacob DeHaan and Lloyd Jacob Ifyffer as .members of the stake high council and Alfred M. Lewi as a president of tire 317th Quorum of Seventy. r v S, V - 4 r, " - $? The Aaronic Priesthood and leaders from the Salt Lake arid Riverside Stakes enjoy a joint outing as a part of their observance of the Aaronic Priesthood anniversary. In the top picture is shown the beentire group of the boys as they assembled for the outing. The bottom picture is the tween the boys of the two stakes, a feature of the program of athletic activities and games. tug-of-w- ar Welfare Committee Urges Authorities To Home Food Conservation Assgned Lonrerences , T has long been a policy of the Church to urge its members to conserve foods and other essential commodities in time of plenty for use in time of scarcity. This has been one sof the important teachings of the Church Welfare Committee since its organization six years ago. One qf the most practical met of food consei vation is especially by those families that live in distiicts where surplus fruits and vegetables are produced or can be obhome-cannin- tained at reasonable prices. In normal years, Church members have been counseled to put up as much of their annual fruit and vegetable requirements as the local supply and individual circumstances would justify. For the Welfare Program our ward Relief Societies and various local and regional Welfare groups have joined hands for the conservation of millions of ca ns. bot t les, and jars of fruit and " vegetables , Now, in time of war, the importance of food conservation becomes even more apparent." What weonce" did as a matter of general Church policy, we are now urged by the government to do fo meet an impending crisis. - In announcing the new governmen t re gulation w L ich permits-th- e: "use of extra sugar for home canning, Mr. Leon Henderson, P'ederal Price Administrator, was quoted as saying that the liberalization of the sugar rationing program"was being made "to conserve fruit which might.otherwi.se be wasted and to supplement commercially canned supplies, thereby reducing the burden on transportation fa - : was r-- - At the same time Secretary cilities. of Agriculture Wickard cautions us against a possible food shortage in America and says that what the coun- try needs is a unified national food policy. The Church Welfare Committee , urges that the honest use of the sugar to accomplish the -- UmtLtdeiLiie.-Jnade objective above set out. If the of the Church will can and in other ways preserve all the available fruitS7 vegetables and other food products available, will have a to establish a unigone long way fied national Ad bolicy and will put itself in the enviahle position of be- ing able to take care of itself and probably many others who will need help The General Welfare Committee. mem-lxTshi- p the.-Churc- Radio Episode To Tell Of Tabernacle of General Au- thorities to attend quarterly conference sessions in 15 stakes on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28 were " announced " today" by Fres. Rudger Clawson of the Council of the Twelve. " They are as follows: Alpine Stake, Elder Harold B Lee of the Council of the Twelve. Cottonwood Stake, Elder Oscar A. ' Kirkham of the First Council of Sev- - . enty. " Rigby Stake, Elder Alma Sonne, Assistant . to the Council of the Twelv Lakeviewtjtake, Elder Charles A. Callis of the Council of the Twelve. Carbon Stake, Elder George Al bert Smith of the Council of the Twelve. Emery Stake, Elder Richard R. Lyman of the Council of the TwelVe. I.ehi Stake, Elder Marion G. Romney, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve. Weiser Stake, Elder Thomas E. -ant to McKay Twelve. Denver Stake, Elder Albert E. Bowen, of the Council of the Twelve of the and Elder-AntoiFirst Council of Seventy. Los Angeles Stake, Elder Samuel 0 Bennion of the First Council of Seventy. Pioneer Stake, Elder I,evi Edgar Young of the First Council of Sev- : enty. e: As-ds- -t JNDER the title The Great the next episode in the series of dramatizations on the Church Radio Hour will be presented Sunday, June 21, at 9 15 p m over I Tab-ernacl- A PPOINTMENTS . e KSL. This episode is .a dramatization of the story of the Salt' Lake Tabernacle as told to the tourists from thj east as they arrive on the Temple Blockr Included are the origin of the under- lying idea 'behind the vat dome- shaped auditorium, its building un- der pioneer conditions without nails tint-- or bolt the ber for more than 300 miles for the pipes for construction of the great 'organ, and a dramatization of the'great mission performed by tliis lustoric bulding through the years. , R.-Iv- ins ne - -- y struggle-infringin- g Wirthlin of the Presiding Bishopric, , Maricopa Stake, Bishop Marvin O. Ashton of the Presiding Bishc-pric- . Oquirrh Stake, Elder Clifford E. Young. Assistant to theCounefl of the Twelve. San Juan Stake, Elder Nicholas G. Smith, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve and Lee A. Palmar, Aaroaia Priesthood supervisor. . |