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Show ReliefSociety To Start On New Season Organization Will Get Underway Oct. 6. U' EMBERS of the Relief pM. WcJCj Society throughout the Church will com- menee the first new season of the set ond century of their organization, as official meetings of the auxiliary get underway Tuesday, Oct. 6. Regular lesson work is scheduled to commence on that day in all Relief Societies. Many of the stake and Vard organizations are planning opening socials and programs which willJ-bheld on a day prior to the regular opening. The organization will commence a new season with the largest membership in its history. There were a total of 115.000 women enrolled in the Relief Society on its 100th Anniversary date, March 17, 1942. This exceeded by 15,000 the centennial mem0 bership goal and brought nearly women into the organization in 40,-00- the past four years. Relief Society lesson work will get underway Tuesday, Oct. 6, with the first theology lesson of the year. This will be a continuation of the studies, begun last year, ofthe Articles of Faith, using the book by Dr. James E. Talmage as a course of study. This will be the second year of study of these important Church doctrines which have proved to be an interesting course for the women of the Church. Work and Business days are the second Tuesday of each month and in addition to the work activities, an optional lesson on Thrift is provided for these classes in the Relief Society Magazine. Literary lessons await the Relief Society members each third Tuesday of the month. The course of study this year is on thliterature of the Bible. These classes consider the Bible only as literature and makes no "New-fashione- d attempt this year to study its theological problems. The socialsclence lessons to be conducted on each fourth Tuesday will be devoted to. a discussion of The text What America Means. book used for these lessons in "The American Citizens Handbook." These lessons are designed to bring to the members of the Relief Society a deeper consciousness of the greatness of the government of the United States with its grant of civic and religious liberties to all its citizens. Temple Block Closed To Public During Conference "THE Tabernacle grounds and build- ings will be closed to the general public on both Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 arid 4, It was announced today by Elder John H. Taylor, president of the Temple Block Mission. These two days are reserved for the One Hundred and Thirteenth Semi-Annu- General Conference, El- der Taylor reported, and admission to the Temple Block will be only by properly signed and 'countersigned admission tickets to conference meetings. Morning Conference Sessions Will Be BroadcasiTo Public The grounds and buildings will be reopened - again Monday morning, Oct 5, for the regular accommodation of tourists and visitors. C.J, 11,000 Are Invited To Sessions Wtt Qi Of Jir PRESIDENT David O. McKay will deliver the Church of the Air address on Sunday. Oct 4, from the Salt Lake Tabernacle, as a part of the Sunday morning meeting of the One Hundred and Thirteenth General Conference, it was announced today. For many years past a message from the Church each conference time has been sent to the nation over the Church of the Air program of the Columbia Broadcasting System. This feature of the Sunday morning conference session will be heard from 11 am. to 11.30 am. Mountain War Time, being released throughout the Intermountain country by Station Meeting Schedules Announced By Presidency- - Semi-Annu- al TWO sessions of the general confer- KSL. The address by President McKay will carry a vital message from the Church to the nation. It will be the second half of a full hour of nationwide radio broadcast to originate as a part of the conference. The first half hour, from 10:30 am. to 11 am. will present the weekly national broadcast of the Tabernacle Choir and organ under the direction of J. Spencer Cornwall, with Elder Richard L. Evans of the First Coun.il of Seventy in charge of the program. The address by President McKay will be published in the Deseret News Church Weekly on Saturday, Oct 10. President McKay has presented a previous message on the Church of the Air program. President David O. McKay Will give Church of Air address. ... First L. D. S. Naval Chaplain Visits Salt Lake OrT Leave THE first L.D.S. chaplain appoint- - past year, serving for the first eight ed by the U. S. Navy returned to months at San Diego and the past his home this past week for a brief four months at Long Beactu He is on leave, before again taking up his du- his way now back to San Diego. ties at the district chaplains office There are several hundred LDS. of the Eleventh Naval District at 'men In the various U. S. Naval units San Diego. located at or near San Diego, and He is John W. Boud Jr, son of Chaplain Boud will be associated with Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boud of 1120 another LDJL Naval chaplain, Milton Gilmer drive. Salt Lake City, Utah. J. Hess, from Davis County,' in aidJle has been a naval chaplain for the ing these members In their religious activities in addition to performing other duties Incident to their positions - as chaplains. . Is Boud their explains it Chaplain purpose to make the earliest possible contact with the men, and he needs . the names and addresses of the LD.S. men in that district, sent to him by parents. Personal contacts can then be made and the religious activities of these men properly directed. Barents can "write to Chaplain Boudin care of the District Chaplain Office, Eleventh Naval District, San Diego, California. Chaplain Boud was a former practicing attorney In Salt Lake and until enlisting last September he was secretary to Mayor Ab Jenkins. He was formerly secretary of the British Mission and a .student of the University of Utah: He Is now a senior grade lieu- Chaplain John W. Boud tenant r ence to be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct 3 and 4, In Salt Lake, will be broadcast to the general public it was announced today by the First Presidency. The 10 am, meeting on each of the two days will be carried locally by KSL, with a one hour portion of the Sunday Morning Session going to the nation over the Columbia Broadcasting System. This includes the Church of Ihe Air Program and the weekly broadcast of the Tabernacle Choir and Organ. As present arrangements stand the Saturday meetings at 2 p m. and 7 p.m. will not be broadcast. The afternoon meeting of Sunday will be . a continuation of the morning session and will be devoted to testimony - " bearing. PresiAs announced by the First dency in a letter to stake presidents a total of 11,000 stake and ward officers and Priesthood officials have been Invited to attend theconference. Admission to the Temple Block in. Salt Lake on the two days of the conference will be by properly signed and countersigned admission cards which are distributed by the First Presidency through stake presidents. Stake presidents were also Informed by the presidency that because of the large number of officers Invited It was not possible to include stake and ward clerks and quorum secretaries in the Invitations to attend conference. Recommendations are made that the October Fast Meetings be post- poned to Oct. 11, but presidents of stakes are asked to make their own arrangements about the holding of afternoon evening meetings In the wards of the Church on Sunday, Oct 4. President Heber J. Grant will preside at the conference assisted by his counselors. President J. Reuben Clark Jr, and President David O. McKay. Speakers will Include the members of the Council of the Twelve, Assistants to the Council of the Twelve, First Council of Seventy and the Presiding Bishopric.. It Is expected that President Grant will deliver a personal message at the opening of the con--' ference Saturday. Presidents of missions in the United States, Canada and Mexico will attend the conference for the first time since April, 1941. They will hold special meetings In Salt Lake during the' conference week with the Council of the Twelve and First Council of Seventy. Cards Issued to those attending the conference sessions have designated on the reverse side the various gates about the Temple Block at which the cards are to be presented for admission. Cards of admission art not . In any case transferable. |