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çqNfgp.gt,l.pg::opp,pg,::-7,,.- : The One Hundred and Twentieth Annual Confer. nen of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, to which all Church members are invited, will cOnvene in the Taber:tide. Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, Sat-urday and Sunday. April 6, 3 and 9, 1950, with general , sessions each day at 10 and 2 pm. The General Priesthood meeting will be held In the on Saturday, April 8, iti 7 pin. Tabernacle . , GEORGE ALBERT smrra REUBEN CLARK, IR. DAVID qc,i1c.KAY The First Presidency , - - - Mission Presidents Arrive For Conference ,,, from be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. THE PRESIDDIC BISHOPRIC will conduct a meeting for bishoprics. members of stake Aaronic Priesthood committees, stake presidencies, high council advisers to the LDS girls' program, ward clerks, and general secretaries of ward Aaronle Priesthood committees Friday pt 7 p.m. in the Tabernacle.. General sessions will resume Temple. Wives of the mission leaders Saturday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., also will be here for and the general priestheod conference. They will meet meeting is scheduled Saturday with the Relief Society general at 7 p.min the Tabernacle. The board April 10, at 10 a.m., in Tabernacle ordinarily Is filled the general board room, 40 to capacity well before? p.m. North Main St. for the priesthood session which Pres. George Albert Smith, Is not open to the public. st who arrived Tuesday- morning - The - "Church of the from a week's stay in the Los at 8 a.m. (to be re- Angeles area, will direct the broadcast at 1 p.m.); Tabernacle conference assisted by his coy. Choir broadcast, 11:20 am., and adore. Pres. L Iteuben Clark Jr.. general sessions at 10 a.m. and and Pres. David O. McKay. Mat- 2 p.m.; are scheduled Sunday. -ter of partiMa T5UDèierei - Sunday School be presented Thursday Apra It Union conference will be the anniversary - of - the - Church's concluding meeting Sunday at founding. General sessions will 7 p.m. In the Tabernacle. nrismENTs MISSION , throughout North America will begin to arrive in Salt Lake City this week end to attend the 120th annual general conference-of the Church to be held and 9. April The mission presidents will meet with members of the Council of the Twelve Wednesday. April 5, at I am., in tile: , the-gene- ral NEW OQUIRRH STAKE PRESIDENCY Seated, Pres. J.. Frank Peel of Oquirrh Stake, who has served as Pleasant Green Ward E. Ilan and Maurice A. Tuttle, first and second bishop for eight years. Standing,-Omer Ate-broadca- counselors. ' , ' -- "1".0.-;--,- '' , - - 1 k .. ' ,, -- I' . b4iigod76-t7C:914dig..0i'0- , to :. 4 j , 114- .- : ? ' ' -. , , . , z , ,, t . - -' z, I zt ' EL ERNEST JORGENSEN Sugar Rouse Stake counselor Music Committee Issues Pamphlet - , ouTurNz the duties and responsibilities of ward and stake musicians is the purpose of a new pamphlet prepared by the General Church Music Committee. It is currently being distributed to music directors throughout the Church-Th- e pamphlet cites as objectives for Church musicians care in the choice and performance of music In Church. The committee "seeks to enhance the spiritual and devOtional qualities of our worship services through the use of sacred music that is high in Its musical excellence, true in its word content and spiritttal In its They seek "a performance of this sacred music that will be of such high spiritual worth and musical goodness thatit will touch the hearts and exalt the souls of all 'who worship." IT TREATS such subjects al sin gin g, congregational choirs and choruses, the organ prelude and postlude, and musical instruments. It also advises on the selection ot conductors and organists, and entunerates their duties and responsibilities. Listed in the pamphlet are THE PRESIDENCY of Oquirrh Stake was reorganized and a new counselor in the Sugar louse Stake presidency was sustained at quarterly conference sessions Sunday. Bishop J. Frank Peel- who has the Pleasant preluded Green Ward for eight years and previously was a member of the ward bishopric two years, is the new Oquirrh Still( president. His home is iniMagna. His counselors are Omer E. Hall and Maurice A. Tuttle. Thomas E. Collins and Glen Olsen were retained as stake clerks. Stake Pres. Vivian B. Coon was released. His counselors, Alpha G.Johnaon and LeGrande W. Sadler, were made members of the new high council. Other high councilmen sustained are John H. Breeze, Verner C. Hardman, Thomas W. Jones, Alfred L. Kirk and Otha K. nthe---- representative at the American Smelting and Refining Company, Garfield. U. is a charter member of Cyprus Post, Amerir -can Legion and has been okUlte In organizing the post's drum APPOINTMENT of Pres- leave about the middle of April corps and its youth program. President Jorgensen is affiliT;ilkorge AILChristensen of probably by plane to take over ated with the Mountain View Emigration Stake to preside their new duties. Construction Company: Ha over the Australian Mission President Christensen helped served a mission to Norway succeeding Charles B. Richmond bring nationwide attention to 1904-0- 6 and was superintendent Is announced by the Church the Church Welfare Program in of Granite Stake Sunday the summer of 1945 when U Schools before becoming bishop That Preddency. The new mission president president of Emigration Stake of Marlborough Ward in 1943. and Mrs. Christensen plan to he directed the cleanup of silt , , , ,v . At, t,r01114 and debris from a severe flash - r -- - THE REORGANIZATION was directed by Elders Stephen L. Richards and Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve. New counselor in the Sugar House Stake presidency is O. , Ernest Jorgensen, 729 Ave, who had been a member of the high council since last June. and who was bishop of Marlborough Ward 1943-4- 8. Keith C. Casper, 1045 Blaine Ave.. formerly second counselor, was advanced to first counselor, succeeding Ernest A. Nelson who has been called to wive as counselor in the Hawaii --- Mission presidency. BAILEY I...OSCARSON is stake president Presiding Bishop LeGrand Richards represented General Authorities at the sessions. Preirdent Peel is Kennecott Copper Corporation shipper's -- , .,,e- .. . . , . . - - L4 ' '. ( it. , I: 1 '1,"'.01 ' ''' a .'.. 4 ) t(1. (9 .: ' , 1 - - , , .3 - . , , - ' doltie' '' 111:' : - -- , .00, ' - , , ' i , ''' - , - A: . A ..: '- ' - '- ir ' ' . ,,.... ,$- 's ' - . ,....-: ,P - - ' - - .. , ., ' k ' - i '.. 1.,..k , - . T ttk.. ,,.)..;-',,,,,,- A. At. , rb 'ks, k 'it, - t t c. 4. 1 i ,; .4.1 i odg c. ' - -' . :. .. ,i :''''' .,.. I 4 . , ,, !,,N ' , - -- -- - - an0.-.t,z-i - t '4.,-, "- 'ti A.... 4,, , . 4, . '. TWO - THOUSAND volunteer workers under his direction cleaned many tons of debris from basements, yards, streets, and even some homes, stab-. lishing the policy all persons regardless of religion or race. President Christensen has served on the Salt Lake Region- al Executive Committee of the Welfare Program- - and lias di:,' rected establishment of a stake woodworking welfare center at 748 Second Ave. He has presided over the stake since its organization March 10, 1940. Previously he served as bishop of the Twenty-seventh Ward a year and a half and as a bishop's counselor tight years. RE WAS BORN Jan. 18, 1890 at Bear River City, a son of James P. and Gertrude K. Gun-demChristensen. After being' graduated .from the old Brigham Young College, toga; be taught school in Box Elder County and IIdaho for eight years, then took over managership in 1911 of the Belt River Mutual Insurance Company which position be still holds. Re Was 'married to Myrtle Cotthoned on Page 18 -- 4 - - ' - o) ' ,,, r'i -- - reference books for conductors and organists as well as recommended anthems suitable for Sacrament 'meetings. - Emigration Stake President To HeadMission n Mission ringham, -- .. - 7, I4 . e. TO Stake Leaders I - - TO PRESIDE OVER AUSTRALIAN MISSION - Pres. and Mrs. George A. Christensen, appointed to pre side over the Australian Mission, plan to leave next month , to take over their new duties. , DESERET HEWS Week el Apia 2 MO - CHURCH SEMON7-- I - - 3 , 1 |
