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Show 1 Conference Highlights : ; ' New Gèneràl Authorities' TakePlarps , - k v4.1 lipt:..1 k ' r - :. ; ai.' r' 41 ,,,,,,. ' t" I' 1 i, ,,,......4. 1 1 ,r tttOt '11" 11 AL .,... ( t " ; - ;"IIONEMW07- 3 f 1 .4,.........,).;, t -. Z '.' '1. r41 1 ...d.;'.ft -- 11 ,, ""'.,,,.. a a 1r, Ill 1 !tt..;( A C110.111b..00r,ir b i ",..e0 I 4 1 I (ft - The pages of history have I!I 6 7r,..77) .7,:.,,, cipsed upon another great Gen4t In' eral Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da' Saints. Semi-AnnuGen-.The l24tl ) nee Confer eral began Friday , mOroloC Oe :'2, 'with si keynote ( f - - message from President David ; ) , O. McKay, beloved 7 Church leader. It continued for three days with great throngs gathering on Temple Square for each session,, and, came., to , a close Sunday afternoon, upon a peace-appeby President, . , McKay., Seemingly general conference attracts larger crowds ' and has more sustained general' Interest. This same claim can be made for the one Just Con1 cluded. did have widest It perhaps the liewintaudience of antineet, ing in the history of the Church. Sunday morning's lession was . televised' in four great areas. It was fed by direct wire to tele. vision audiences in the Los An geles area, in the San Francisco and in area, in Portland,-Ore- ., Tacoma, Wash. It was estimated that an audience of 1,500,000 persons could have watched this session. (For details the reader Is referred to another story on the TV broadcasts of conference, published elsewhere In NEWEST ZICTURE OF. COUNCIL OF,TIVELVE-7Th- is Harold Itt 4e, Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Elder- Ezra , this issue.) Taft Bensott, Elder Mark E. Petersen and Elder- Mat." picture of the Council of the Twelve as it exists today, was taken last Sunday afternoon immediatelf after the All Authorities Present , thew Cowley; second row, Elder. Henry D. Moyle, Elder Delbert Leon Stapley, Elder Marion G. Romney, Elder general conference session had sustained Elder Richard All General Authorities of L. Evans to his new position as an Apostle. In the order LeGrand Richards, Elder Adam S. Bennion and Elder the Church were in attendance. of their seniority, the Twelve are seen above left to Richard L. Evans. Among the speakers also were right: first row, President Joseph Fielding Smith, Elder President Stephen L Richards and President J. Reuben Clark Jr., counselors in the First pressed humility in accepting ! Presidency; members of the his new positions and pledged ripawymiar-7vapolaiallowtaCouncil of the Twelve, Petri. 460,...' ,Ckt, 4 to 0. ,;,,, himself his assignmdevotedly AI , 1 --arch-t-Assistants t he, Ch unit, l', "..,0' '' Irv- -) to the Council of the Twelve, en-t. The full texts of their ad-. '14 17 k i I the First Council of Seventy dresses and a brief biography litt.:-.....1L.0 I- "- ' .:erti., , . , and the Presiding Bishopric. of each of the new authoritle; VY, , 4.P40,-'tl ' Elder Ezra Taft Benson, of are found elsewhere in this con ow ' 110.4tailiM 1'1. -k 4, ,k the Council of Twelve, who is ference issue ,,,e7.-N,N- 4 1: 1" r ,mo.oi j of Church the Li,, now serving as Secretary of Agr riculture in the cabinet of News Section. 1? ,,,- 1 ,,,4014 I ,) 1 President Eisenhower, was in Indicative of the great r. , ...1 A ,.,., 0 1 ' t 4144401104440votit41 t Salt Lake City, with Mrs. Ben- throngs attending conference is Imo; s .:..' .0"'' i,.;,.:,.:1.1.,01,' son, and attended all confer- the attendance record of the 1 B I e y!', ::t' t, 1 Kl.....;" enel sessions. He spoke Sunday general priesthood meeting Sat- A! 1 '' urday evening. The services afternoon. A.,'Y;;::: lilr. 4. ! I t., ,,,. A044: Of unusual interest to the were carried by direct wire to k.' '.'rt ; conference visitors was the sus- the field house of the Brigham ,' '";...,.t7Z.f k:',1t,,l5., "' .) .:.:!;1'frg;,,,...'.'t University at Provo. and ..taining of the General Authori- Young ties, which to6k plaee at the the L D S Institute in Logan. t :f;!',,c'lit .,,t, start of the final session Sun- Overflow facilities were provided in the Assembly Hall and day afternoon. . ,, 1 41";::. 14., :,.,:''-;,.',At this time Elder Richard L. Barratt Hall and on the ground ; 4 .,1..,:...L'.ziO .'',if:,!17.1.:, Evans, for- - 15 years a member about the Tabernacle. The latter " , Of the First Council of Seventy, building was crowded to capac's1 3 , ';')('' I JUH. was chosen as a member of the ity. An actual count showed 1 4 ;WI these that services were heard In this 414' Council of the Twelve. -, I .fr position he fills the vacancy In by in excess of 16,100 men and '.e. , h -,-:Priesthotxl. the boys holding the occasioned , the Twelve, by 1 Ideal Weather death last summer of Elder Al- . 1 bed E. Bowen. Ideal weather during the conElder Hugh B. Brown, former- fetente the ly president of the Lethbridge enjoyment of the sessions by and Granite Stakes and twice- the many visitors, making their 43) president of the British Mis- sojourn in Salt Lake City very sion, was named an assistant pleasant. , to the Council of the Twelve. Two other. Session sivi large In this position he succeeds El:" crowds in attendance. Melchizeder Stayner Richards. Elder dek ' quorum presidencies and 7.7Si.".) Brown was in Edmonton, Alber- class instructors crowded the .."r :.. ,t !, ta Canada, on Saturday evening Assembly Hall to capacity Fri:,, :A when he was notified by Presi- day evening for a discussion of , eeN .; 1 dent McKay of his appointment. their current lesson manual and He willingly ,accepted but was' ways and' means of vitalizing Nsszyunable to make the journey to the lesson work in the quorums ! Salt Lake City in time folk meet- and classes. This meeting was under ,direction of the ing Sunday afternoon. Committee Of the Council To fill the vacancy which oc- of the Twelve. Elder' Adam S. curred in the First Council of Bennion led the discussion. The other session was held at Seventy with the advancement of Elder Evans, the Church sus- the same hour in the Tabertained Elder Marion O. Hanks. nacle. It was under the direction 1n1IMMMOIWillieAVA4AIMIEMINEMOMEIMISA Elder Hanks is principal of the of the Presiding Bishopric. It featured discussions concern:.Yowl& Elder Oscar A.KIrkhamt aeeond West High Seminary, and assist- CIL4NGICAIIISEVENTYCOUNC11-' , Members of the First Council of Sev-row, Elder S. Dilworth Young, Elder ant director of the Bureau of liiirriCof the Aarotiic Priest:; Milton R. Hunter, Elder Bruce It. Me-hood, Senior Aaronic PriestInformation. enty pictured at the close of conference , Conkie and Elder Marion D. flanks are Left to right, first row, Elder An- - , Elder Evans and Elder Hanks hood and ward teaching protome B. Ivins, President Levi Edgar both a ddressed the conference grams of the Church. -The Tabto- capacity was filled' ernacle the following Sunday afternoon ' CHURCH- -7 -- -Saturday- Ociobir- 10, 1953 ! , , Sustaining of officers. Each ex , for this session. T ,t t y ltc ' --- F o rs ,.1 .,.4 i . ;7, ,.. 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