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Show . , - , .. N . , , 2,, Wtdobesdayt:Novoillmt 1949 , :, , ME DESERET NEWS . , - - , - Salt Lek - ' City; Utah , . .. ; The Missionary's , i--- -- - . i , , . ,,...,. - , , , , ...,,,,, 0. , - First Convert In 'a Century .,...,- - Finds Remains of Members Century Ago -- - s ABOUT A TEAL AGO. two missMarled first came in to this area. They were successful ,in meeting the Charles Todd and meethlgs, the family was , family, and after many ,discussions : . ' haPtIzed, into theChUrch. Recently Brother Todd look trip on the Iiiramachl River and explmed-1unoccupied llesubaint Island looking for Indian relics. IfiY chance be came upon an old tomb whose roof bed caved in. Trying to discover the name of the deceased be was doubly surprised to find- the letters L. D. 11." on the tombstone ' along- Irith the name of "Joseph Russell7 Anlinvestigation by Brother Todd" revealed that AteepkItus-- : sell had'been a member of the Church and bad been converted by Pres. Wilford Woodruff when be was in,nistenz 'Canada a century ago.. Ile also learned that Russell was born in Clackmanan, Scotland, in IVA. and seUltd; - Miramachl where he built ships In the Francis Peaboy shipyard.- ' .:, IN 1141 RUSSELL met Elder Woodruff and soon joined the Church and established a Litter-da-y Saint School on Be'Manias Island, and with Elder Woodruff, founded a branch on Prince Edward Wand; Some years later the shipyard was sold end Russell 'walked litres' the plains to Salt Lake Valley whet; by ad died. It seemed unlikely that his body inlhoss days would be transported back across the continent for biniaL It is likely however that the tomb was for two or three of his children who died before he moved to the West. . It seems' very odd to my companion and I, that the first convect in this area for a century should find the remains of the i.last members in the area. : -- , , ' -- - .. , 1 ',. LDS-Missionari- . t 1 tCeatbaselli l'ress Five) Page i - : a such harem of the Lord, i , ' short time excited the attest.. t, ton of thousands of Brazilians in that ciy and have brought -77them a little closer - to aknowledge of the - Restored s c - GospeL Assistance arhki the elders !have- - received both from the , " mayor of the city and the peo..1. .:Ipk as a whole has been no. usual, and has helped. greatly 1 branch. A lin establishing the plat elljand for the future , 1 construction of a chapel is bby thirtiV- tht0-11i, the efforts of Dr. Gtudberto 'Beretta. the mayor. Be has , 1 to arrange the 3 I , necessary bricks and cement f... for its construction. ; THEIR .11AS ALREADY been a baptism in, Sorocaba. Less than five months after the : arrival a young t missionaries' man of ate, Oswaldo Franca, requested baPtizek and is now a staunch member of : the Church. His example will i be followed by several others T within the next few months; Auxiliary. oraanizations are . t functioning with Much success. - ettj also-promi- sed rs - ' - -' r- ASundar;SchooL-orSanized.-- 4.; months later, the on its functions. "rbe opening r; gram was ereemed with - setts-- - :- t evenings.-- 4 ' ' 3 T about the state 4 betivshovafTli-thor-eityritt- zt- - IOVIRS ZIECIIMICOLOR of Utah have branchclerkInLosAngeles,, has for five consecutive years answered the call to assist in the kitchen and supervise the dining room service.' and this at a great , personal financial loss. Maria G. Gutierrez, R- eSocie,y president in the Phoenix. Branch; supervised all tha,voatng our year.- - - ---- ' , . AIUATIEMFII sisis.essrs group ii;StiSato- et-lee- oss. st itS releiltion aliala-thet-D- -- - - . ai4 hymns- - intTT showed, careful preparation. ON MONDAY President ind . mr 4'161 IRNICU VerY . - ina', 4.1:..7 IerlauY Ins two conference -- sessions and also lathe Hes- thood meeting Monday night At noon PresidentIi'a McKay ate --...z..L, at,ribi"with wv s'""""111-1)--e;;- root-abe-gi- st ,..-:,- Paso Mexican Branch. This was followed by an hour of classical Mexican songs and dances The entire program was presented by Mexican members in authentic Mexican costumes to over a thousand appreciative People, who not only acclaimed the affair the hest of Its tYpii but asked for - e - MeOrda, where over 400 people were 'served. , President mexara msmetes , at all sessions were master-li- d ee e . tolidat pliesthoodroletes, - - Bros P. I After the devotional -conjointly- with the Relief IStIeletY, Psters packed the Second' Ward 671 annex Chapel overflowing. ' The two Mission Relief So.. ' clety presidents took charge of ' on evening of demonstration, initzuction and spiritual up. night - -- eat, -- - ' . , -- ' , . , - - con-mak- ing - 1 - 1 - . mn - - - - - 1'7 .. I 'l - - -- ) - r r 'ammo . . , ' 1 r .0. .. ...... k N Bud--dea- I -,-, ---, .: ' t ;- - L . .- - , ,. ' 1, -, t . , , - 1 . 4 . '- . , . - eOple than-7011-p- ter-ctin- ---, , ...Inglish-by-aoa- . and privates through the , cooperation of the mission of- -. Radio pre- i. ficeinSasi t grams are.. the to the people the famous i, , Tabernacle music and 'The . Spoken Went' Gospel artkles ; are in the newspapers. Daily- f CHURCH 'NEWS EVENTS. WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6, 1949 1 . "-w- is- Biel Include a successful boys' club, and fireside chat, In a short-.1tilpregular sacrament services vrtir be held Sunday .7- Other 100 people. i . pro- an . . . night. : ,' opportunlit during the week to take some A TWO DAY CONFEIENCZ' of . tonsibility is incidental to the temple esi The phase of recrelitin4" ball must be swept and duste4'every inening, and . coofenoco both gessions ' ' the braiich assigned to that par- days opened at 10 am., 2 pm.,, - o usual lift cottage meetings are being limier job must clear the ban and I pan. 'trimThe three days of temple held with friends andinvesti., while the main group is eat-and priesthood work officially .opened at g in.. gators with the elders presentOther ditties breakfast More lug meetings Monday night; am. Tuesday, Oct lit although elude care of, roil rooms, the ing the Gospel as thoroughly including thil--.. many had been in their wets as possible. chit, , , , , pressing roo.m. ;, , liarota are at the Weekly basketballlames the conference on Sunday. , presided and Pres. Harry L. ere being played against top Temple, etc. The women hell) Counselor Velma N. Simonsen Payne of the Arizona Temple In the kitten while eight to BrazWan teams. (The SoM. Aleine and Young of the ten men don whiletalwons and Relief Society General Board; conducted. The tempi chapel mata team Is classed as one of was completely filled. The dm were- enroute from the the top three or four teams of serve the meals. Still another counsel, words of instruction, the eeentrY3 It has been largePhoenix Relief Society- group . washes the dishes, thus and explanations the burden light and to the convention in precautkms ly dueto basketball that the - station given by President McKay, the work. at--: elders have become so. well Colonic Juarez, Mexico, distributing that beautifuT October morn- known. Contact' made and the tended the Seedily. morning' A loud speaking system has in& will long remain in the help, received through the --been installed In the kitchen br to erenee gensttn; Iltended bY minds and hearts of the Meal-husbands--1--weir game have been inestimable. , the stakessothust; whoa. ktt one people le atrengtherr The Sunday evening session THE SOILOCAIICTEAM just falls to be on duty conferen, faith and give them a greater was an Outstanding one An-desire to serve their maker recently won the championship leSSIOn; can enjoy the Program dres C., e Gonzalez. Ern coon- of the Interior Cit1 League of given In the bap above. and nee worthy if the bless- selor.bs-thjingx received in His House. Brasil which was the result president,' of the Illnancing1he food and tr en-sSwish-Anse:li,M issi on -- Dodsion alone has been quite ofti play-o- ff of 62 of The group was so large that teams in Brazil. Tho two sessions were required a problem for it bag run in t. , conducted. All speakers, music, bowthe final game. arie each day. 'Records are not thousands of dollars In 1941 usbersp.thvoestionitpd anti lifted to the shoulders of and 1948 the brancheL in the 1. (Below- Were given by ' the yet available of the amount of, Mexican I members et both the enthusiastic crowd numUnited Stites, which includes temple work solemnized durmissions-Salt Lake City and Mesa and Ing the three days, but it will bering about 7000 and carried A special feature this year around the gymnasium. A great far exceed any previous exthe two branches in the Jim- was the choir that tame by deal of prejudice has been alcursions. Possibly moreMext- rex Stake, donatld In cash and can genealogical research has truck from Monterrey, Mexico. food over ill 000.00 each rear layed as a result of the perbeen done In 1949 than in any formance of the Mormon misTwenty-si- x of a choir of 30 This year to vary the pro-akmarles bn the - Sorocaba members made, the trip. The . previous year . gram and supplement the dim- :champlonship basketball team. ,,,,i r"!!!'".--,It was in Sorocaba shortly - W' ,.,,.1 . ,,,,.," after the. surrivaL of the mhs- , ,,, I hmor A..- -', - alossries,that-sue-idese-Iss- e-, '''''''''''' , ' ' born to bring the University . I: ' '7 ' i -.- a of Utah's world famous basket., ''''' 1 ' .ta a ball team to Brazil to play a ' 'I $ -t k , c 1 ,,, ; ;1 1 it,-' I series of games with the lead-;- :, I ) , ) , I -,,,,ri li i , i Ing teams of this country.' :I ( I 4 in the Pau- l- IT Mr A. ,.. thl-- Elders to::- - ,4 ,,"-- ,.--ilett. s.,. ,,... ,, gether w1thRealdsYound, Sorocaba's team captain. were .1 , t e .. scanning over une of the old 1 ...,,,,..1s, dr-- Deseret - New- s- sport 7 pages i 2 . which bad in it the pictures of .4. , , t l," the graduating f'Utes.'" 1 w -- - 1,...4.....aowe. "- -r It dawned en them what )L, . ,...,,...-,.--7 a tremendous missionary work ( ) t - 01 ....,.... esNlio.mmoo ".s their team to Brazil. The idea ) T.... , p - ,' '!'",?--4,-- 4 was preseneo President ;':. 6, a,,,,,,--,:'-.:.. --7---.-., 4, who , Immediately . ; 11AA4- ;21as Howells. ,,, , -- -.., . , . t , : . :went .to work on si : ' i ., ;.., .. '. . , , i , acting as the intermediary be; , . , : , ;lb AA.vaa Cube Desportiva . tween the OF SOROCABA SPORTS CLUB 114 BRAZIL Floresta, and the Univsmilty of HEArrUALTERS teens en which Elders13., Orson Tew and Marion, Wade club This Utah. plays Ista-Hoter- 1 --- ', MtitualIm-pevnIAsso-beg- 1 . ,.. SAINTS WAS, omtorittAIUMLOILEMSOlMIXICAN These three buses and two trucks brought members from points in southern republic .-ir one month after the elder's ar-rival - is - flourishing. Some ;-- - 1 , ''''' ', . es Welcomes - , ' , (Ceeteasee bees Page Twelve) lAnished food fund, anl- - relleve-- fthese groups of that financial of theli 12 members who went to the Temple- load, these was Presented an The food alone and the labor evening of - drams dance and Sck prepare and serve It to 3n0 song. On Tuesday-Octob- er Or 400 PooOle three Pines a day 18th, a three-a- ct genealogical is no small Item. Bystematie play, writteo by.the welter and directed by Eder Richard plaiming, and full cooperation are essential. Maria Pena, Kneeland, - was, presented In tii Populace of 13razilianCities , , ...10. .. - -- . ' 1 Oder Job" mcaax . .. ...., LaManl te.aints TreL(to.,,esa Ti e nipii e , ,, ; - TRANSPORTATION - pre-railro- i. - ..,, ri , ' ., S. - - , ,4, ' . t t,. -- , - -r- -' .11 0 '; 1- 114 , - ', ;.: , - , ,.,.....4 , I! 4 : Canada irredericten, , .. z -. . - - , - - ' ' - Page Thirleen-- - - . . - . C . |