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Show '' . . - --. ,.--- pr-- t ers - is ; - : - ' - : . '; ; by William Composed - - ,' . , , t i T 4 1934. - . ' 1936. ' '., ' . . - ' - t -' , -- ..'1.. , , . - ' ,. . , ,.: : .k 4,,,,,..,,.. ,,"?.'-"- . 't V.:. iI I 1., 1 I 1 ..- ....,, FEATURED s, .7 .7,, , de , : liz.'e , . , ' .,.. ;:' A. HAMER REISER. second of the Deseret Sunday Sokool Union, will give a series of radio address entitled "A Century of Gospel Teaching" beginning July 10 over the Church Sunday evening hour. The addresses will he broadcast from the Tabernacle from 9 to 9:30 p.m. over radio station KSL. Alexander Schreiner, chairman of the music committee of the Stinday School general board, will be organist. Guest soloists Ftll , - SELF-IMPOSE- ' . . -- 4t I ' '.0'''''' .8. s , - ' , ,,,. ',, ,, t ,',!,, ,,...:::,:.: ' 1 ,.. - '. ' ,,,- , ,k , , - 4.- -- I , ' J .:, 4' r ,),..,.....,,,, i...ir ' li' le- - ;,,,, r-- ' 'It ...sa: 16-- t ' t,,, ' , . - , ' ' ',,, -- f , - v , , ',I' i f , i; ... ' ',--,I 49 -, , general mission to his seven brothers and sisters in Munchehagen, Hanover, Germany. AFTER JOINING the Church nearly a quarter of a century ago in Germany, Bishop Wesemann voluntarily served on a e mission in his native land.. At that time, and since then no other member of his family has accepted the Gos-' on a ... , ,,....... - - .,,,e;,..,0,4 ;:,., , ':.4;t, . 4 1 ftt ) ti iSti ed d parents-an- . , - ''' .... -1 . , , . ,211;t:1 . , - t vk s , t:1:. , ''''''.---- -- . ',4,,-- s - 131 ,.1 , i AND DURING these ion -t- -- ,- THE CHURCH SECTION, WEEK OF JUNE 19, 1949 - , r7 ' - 4 r: .. ,- . ELDER A. HAMER REISER Wos pageant committee head COVER PICTURE . , r0 0 ' . ,I, ...:,. . k'' .. i'.-'-- : ... - ili:--" , 1- , tc- . ,,,r. ,,.--' - ) (,;.:,. , , , long yeais he, with his enthusiastic wife, has saved from their income of a small grocery store so that someday they could take this mission, With sufficient accumulated to make the trip, and with travel restrictions greatly eased so that they could get traveling accommodations, they decided that now was the time to make their missionary dream come true. Flying both ways, they anticipated being away about a month.. With them they took ld their daughter, Barbara. And to help make of heir-parents, Ruth 18, Gordon la, and Robert 8, are running the I grocery store at home. ,, 4"..r.,,..g.,..,... 't , ' , , P 41; .. ' I 11 , 1 , ., . 04,,'clo,li ' '4'. CI : ', ,,,,.........,' ''''' ' ' ' ' - (k. , '. ., ...."'": ; ..., 4 :.,. , ..' .:.;1,...,.Y.,14 e''',.;.'...,,,,'-',,,- , 'I' 4 ''''''''''';.: - ' 1 ,i, A, , ' 4,,,-4,- three-year-o- - WORK FOR FAMILY MISSION 20 YEARS Bishop' and 'Mrs. Alfred Wesemann fly to German relatives Deseret Book Company. He was chairman of the 1947 Church committee, pageant secretary of the Utah Centennial Commission and Chairman of its pageant committee, and is chairman of the Church film committee. screening During World War II he was a member of the War Production Board book publishing advisory committee. Since 1926 he has been a member of the Utah State Bar and the Salt Lake County Bar Association. Announcement of the new series was made by the Church radio, publicity, and mission ' literature committee. pel. Upon the completion of his mission, he emmigrated , to America with his young wife who, with her entire family, had recently joined the Church. During the long years since he last saw his parents and brothers and sisters, Bishop Wesemann has had a strong desire to preach the Gospel to them. - (TT: the past eight years on the University .of Utah..Board of Regents and as manager of the full-tim- and living testimony. Last Friday Bishop and Mrs. Alfred Wesemann of Cannon Ward, Pioneer Stake, departed from the Salt Lake City airport . .. , k .,. , . , ,.,. ' 3" Elder Reiser's series ill follow that of Elder John A. Widtsoe of the Council of the Twelve, entitled "Joseph Smith is to Prophet of God," which . conclude July 3. THE NEW SERIES will touch upon importance of Sunday Schools, established In Salt Lake City 100 years ago, in the teaching of the Gospel. Elder Reiser was secretary of School the Desefiet Sunday Union 21 years and has been assistant superintendent six years. He has served TO BE ONE of a family to join the Church is not an uncommon circumstance, and to have a desire to ;hare with the of the family the of the Gossatisfaction and joy pel message is also not an uncommon wish and dream. But to save frugally more than $2000 from a small ind niockst business and then travel almost half-wa- y around the world to make that wish and dream a real ..: ' 141'1 , .' - 1- -r 4 ' - 1,',,i.; ',, '.' ,;' - . ', ' z,'," : , - Zit' , i ". i, ' ' , ' 1,,, el , ', --- - ...-- . ; 1.,".1,,,, 4.3.4.1 - ' il., , ,' , .. , .. ,,- , ..,, (-- '.. sk - i ,VIit It: 7 ', 5k. - ,,:. - - - ' '. 4 I ' -- t..-- ' possible-the-miss- ' 4 , ,,,,, D , 1 ? z.. ,,,:t,:.e.1,t - ,; , .,,, BISHOP RETURNS TO HOMELAND MISSION ON A , V v.; . . -.6.. I olt 1 I( , . ''' assistant general superintendent - ''''' . . - i ":., .4; Sunday School Leader To- Deliver Radio Series on: 'Century of Gospel. Teaching' ' - ',4'' 'k $,- ,,,. .,,..4T. ' IN 'THE LIAHONAn ARE THE "KING, SISTERS' WITH THEIR BROTHER, KARLTON DRIGGS Left to right: Maxine, Alyce, Marilyn, Louise, Donna, and Yvonne Karlton is at the piano . ' ' yq , ' ',. , ,, ,. , ,,, - ,,., k , -- , tc I -. ,, ' . I ' ' .. ,- ,, . , ;.,, I ' ,C,,,,.. , , r- ' ':".'0.40,1,9t,g, ,' , , , ' ' ,,.,..,N J 1 - . , , i: c ", 1 2 , , rkett,.; , : t -t 7 1 , , ''; 1-- - .., ... , ' eel" ''', ,, '''' , 1 '. - ,' ( , t'' t - - ''' It , , .,?,,,, - , , - , t,,,,. - - ' ' --- -,, , .,.. .,,- ' 1,1 'I, ,. ' '' ,,.,. ,,,, ,,i. - - , J, 4 - L . .... ". , ;, , .. ' 'J. 100- 1. .'' , -,:: ' - : ,,..., l'i - 2'...,": , : , ' 4'kr ,..., f , - ,,,,,,, ',. , , (- 7 , ;:k r. .., ' ' i 4 ' IF ,4,r,t, . , .., ,. . f' ..e ,' ' Ia.., King announced. The. cantata consists of ten dramatig- episodes: 1,. The De- -. n; garture;- 2, By the River 3, The Return For the Records; 4, The Daughters of Ishmael, which features the King Sisters; 5, The Mysterious Compass; 6, The Broken Bow; 7, By the Sea of Irreantum; I4- The Voyage; 9, The Storm, and 10, The Land of Promise. Directing the' Assembly Hall performance of the cantata will be Elder Fred E. Peterson, San Fernando Stake chorister..Elder Driggs will not conduct becatise 6f a .receht Illness. Kenton Driggir a son of the composer, will serve as pianist, end Buddy Coles, well known and husband of Yvonne Driggs, v4111 be organist ,,,, i ,t .., ,,''' 1, ' i', ' La-ma- : , 1 ' s"k,,-k,:'-''''- '4.9 . FOLLOWING an instrumental introduction in which four symbolical- -. themes a r e announced which later appear throughout the cantata, a Slow, oriental theme suggesting the weary journey by Lehi and his family through the desert is . it-- II ' , 4 1 ' r:'-- Oakland Stake Chorus and the - - -- - , - ..t..:-- ''' It 4, 4.,.,,? I L f'''t ''' s',.... .: '1,, ,. 7 5;47 a '01 4,,, ty 4r,, ,,...e ,, 1(. I 1, " , , r'' '. 1,.. ,, 1 ,., ., $,- , I' I -- -, , Mormon Male Chorus sang the third performance in the Oakland Municipal Auditorium in , , ,- - - - - ,,k 1 Choral Society of Berkeley, offered to produce it with his group. This choral society augmented by members of the ; , if-' It was presented again on March 30. 1935, with an augmented chorus and orchestra. After bearing it, Prof. Lawrence Reeder, director of the Clare-mou- nt , ---- - ; 1,4.rr;r7szr".7, ,:7,.."7""137T,717,' ., -, ,, 1 ,: -- ! - ir v . Driggsa- - grandsonof Parley, P. Pratt, the cantata has been performed a number of tines on the Pacific Coast where it has dlways drawn high praise. Composed during 1932-3- 3 while Elder Driggs was living in Salt manager and sr..- ranger for his daughters, "The King Sisters" who at the time were appearing on Radio Station the premier performance was given in the Oakland Stake Tabernacle on May 26, - . , , 1" "THE LIAHONA," a dramatic cantata adapted, from an epic in the Book of Mormon will be presented Monday, June 20, in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square., Sponsored .by the Young Men's and Young 'Worn en 's Mutual Improvement As- sociations . The cantata will be sung by 125 members of the , , , , , San Fernando Stake choral So- ciety who will come to Salt Lake City from the San Fer-- nando Valley area. ' , - '.. . , - - , . - Featured n an t a t a CHURCH TI-1- E , r - ... '- .. . - , . - , OF NEWS : . . - . 3 . . ' ' ' , . , ,.. - -- .,,..,............-.-. MIA LEADERS TO PRESIDE At conference sessions.' (Left) Supt Elbert R. Curti, YMMIA, and Pres. Bertha S. Reeder, YAMIA fogs Thrse-- C ''7"--- |