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Show , ( 1,- - WITH GENERAL'AUTHORITIES . . pres Smith Ketttrn s From Trip to C oast . ... . , A A ., GIOS,GZ' A L B It IL from a nine-da- y stay In the ' EMIL arrived back in Angeles area. Tiing Lake City early Tuesday and slightly tanned, the Church ,leader appears to be in good condition for strenuous schedule ahead. In California he eddressed public meetings in Los Angeles and San Bernardino in ccimitc. htion with the Sons of Utah Pioneers M o r L a Battalion A DYNAMIC STORY of the trek. Ile also spoke at Los An. Church in action has been stake conference and at filmed by three staff members geles Beach Branch meet. the Laguna of Svenska Journalfilm, Swedish newzreei itgeriel,, during the lag on March In the course of a four-wepast week for showing in , of the California Mission tiur - The documentary film, ex- with Pres. Oscar W. McCtmkis,' pected to take about 13 minutes to show when completed, will ELDER Aularr E. BOWEN be released in connection with of the Council of the Twelve a centennial celebration by the dedicated new chapels in Santa Scandinavian missions of the Maria and San Dieghdo Calif, arrival of the first Church mis- and Ajo, Ariz. sionaries in June, 1830. The mission is making good Cameramen for the project progress and there is lots of are Torgny Wickman and Bengt Interest," Elder Bowen se. tristani. Mrs. Marianne Wickman, writer, is- - with them to ELDERS HAROLD B. LEE and arrange continuity. They took SPENCER W. KIMBALL of more than 4000 feet of film. the Council of the Twelve obIncluded will be a map served their birthdays both -on showing the route of the pio- Tuesday. neers to Utah. Monuments on A principal speaker at the Temple Square, This is The Utah Poultry & Farmers Coop. Place monument, and relics in erativs Association, Saturday, , the Bureau of Information mu- ELDER EZRA TAIT seum will be shown to help of the Council of theBENSON Twelve of trek. the tell the story urged his listeners teclimtnata OTUE&SEQVRNESII1TIhcTsi government, regimentation as the Tabernacle choir and much as possible from agriculorgan, welfare square, mountains and the valley itself, a Division of the new Great dance festival, ward social, Re- Lakes Mission, comprising the lief Society sewing activities, a state" of Michigan, Ohio and priesthood quorum meeting, Indiana, from the cddIlorth. priesthood service project, rep- ern States Mission is enabling resentative bishopric, congregatiothe mission president to keep a n-and MIA. closer contact with missionaries Pictures were taken of the and menhirs, ELDER CLEF. University, Gnmdview and the FORD Z. YOUNG, assistant to the Council of the Twelve, re. Laurelcrest Ward chapels. A matinee dance at the new portL Institute of Religion near the Elder Young returned this University of Utah, M , Men Week- - from a three-wee- k tour basketball, and - representative of the mission madswith Pres., family life were other subjects. Carl C. Burton. The representatives have been -Virtually all meetings were working with Gordon B. Hinck- held in Church-owne- d chapels, of executive ley, secretary with zealous and which, Church radio, publicity, and well along grounded membership, mission literature committee. adds to the strength of the mission, be said. PRES-- - , 1 a, Church- Story' Filmed by 1 I i , o I r t 4 r r 6 THOTOGRAPIIING TYPICAL CONGREGATION Swedish Cameraman Torgny Wickman is shown taking motion pictures at a posed Model ward sacrament meeting in the Rosecrest Ward chapel, East Mill Creek Stake. Gordon B. Iruickley of the Church radio, publicity, and mission literature committee, is behind, the cameraman. 1 Scandinavians i Utah Plan Celebration 0 3-D- B. ! oy celebration of believed, hays Scandina;ian the centennial of the intro- imcestory. Tentative plans call for a duction of the Gospel,into the Scandinavian countries is being pageant on a Friday . ulgbt, an planned in Salt Lake City, Elder outing Saturday, and two reliit JOhn A. Widtioea-dCouncil gious meetings Sunday. This plan follows recomof tho Twelve, general chair-mi- n, announces. , mendations of a committee apOn Juno 14, 1850, be pointed pointed last summer to set up out, Elder &luaus Snow of the a program, for the centennial Council - of the - Twelve, and celebration. Mr. Jacobsen was Elders John E.- - Forsgren and chairman of this committee George P. Dykes landed in which included three members Copenhagen, Denmark. Except representing each Scandinavian for Elder Peter O. Hansen, who country. bad arrived shortly before, they bt planning and afwere the tint missionaries of ranging the celebration are the Restored Church to reach Holger M. Larsen, vice chairthat land. man.. Gideon N. Hulterstrom, Elder Forsgren baptized his secretary; Mark B. Guff, genbrother Peter A. Forsgren near eral arrangements, Richard A. Gefle, Sweden July 19. This was Petersen, publicity; Then R. T. the first of thousands of bap- BIomquist, Saturday program; tisms in the Scandinavian coun- Giumar J. Splut, music and . Fritz Jolumsson, folk choirg-Gtries. Nearly half the of the piurch, it is dances; Isaac P. Thtmell, invita. A I. LS is to et rt 1. JO re xl le TERIZ-DA- 2787 PATRONS ATTEND LIBRARY IN FEBRUARY Y present-membershi- th A TOTAL of 2787 persons utilized the Genealogical Society during the month of February for en Increase of -- withtbe 603 the library In February, 1949, officers , reported Tuesday. The biggest day was Feb. 17, when 294- persons used the library.- The average number was 133 persons a day. During the month 13.- 272 books and 929 film rolls Were used by patrons, compared with 10,924 books and 528 rolls ba February,- 1 949. lions., special - guests; Soren Jacobsen, - finance; Arnt Erigh, pageant housing, Olaf Sonsteby; H. W,Bergsted, trartsportation; Orson B. West, publications and souvenirs and Enoch Hendricksen bureau of Information: PRESI DENT SMITH Centhmed from Page have bad great joy in their In the companionship. United States of America, the business men and women OfaV fairs, when they are looking for boys to take into business, to qualify to be leaders,-i- f a boy can come to the business man and say, I am an Eagle Scout, it gives him an advantage that nothing else can give. It means that he has acquired not only some skill, but his clpracter is so developed that he has the making of a real man, not a Business men are glad to find these boys who are willing to work.until they become Eagle Scouts.", President Smith cherishes the memory of his pioneer ances tors and honors them for the work they, accomplifshed. On his father's side, was John. Srhith, the uncle of the Propbet Joseph. Ile was' one of the early patriarchs of the 'Church; he presided as stake president in Nauvoo, and in the fall of 1847 be was chosen ' by President Brigham Young, to preside over the saints in Salt Lake,Valley. SMITH'S grand- father, and. the one after Whom he was named, was make-believ- e. great-grandfath-er e 21 num - , - ek 1 r --- ISTedis- Trio 11 F k g oil . I o , ilk George A. Smith, son Of John Smith. When he was 21 years of age he was chosen as a mem-ber of the- - Council of Twelve---th- e youngest modern apostle. Ile subsequently be came a pioneer, a colonizer, a statesman, and a membet of the First Presidency. President Smith states that he once dreamed that he met this grandfather': "I though that I was on the shore of a lake and I found that I was alone. I- - saw a frail through the woods and concluded that I would follow If; soon I saw a man coming to- he neared me wards me. As I discovered '. that he was my grandfather. As we met he said: 'I'd like to know what you have done with my name.' 'Grandfa- ther,' I answered, 'I have never done anything with your name that you need be- - ashamed of.' then became conscious, and I made up my mind that I would never do anything to harm his good' name. President Smith haq, by this time no doubt far exceeded the expectations of his good grand- father. In becoming the eighth president of the Church, be has added high honors to the name of his illustrious ancestors S. S. Sets Four Regional Meets SUNDAY SCHOOL conventions to be held Sunday, March 12, 11950. with time and place at meeting and - general Voard chairman for each,: are an. flounced by the Deseret Sunday f School Union as follows: ; Grantsville and Tooele Stakes will meet in the Grantsville (Utah)High School at 10 a.m. and 2- - pm. with Adam S. Bennion as chairman. , - -- i 7 , , ,) !. , Porbietd and Mabd Stakes will meet in the Downey (Ida.) Grade School at 10 a.m.'and In the Downey Ward chapel at 2 p.m. with William P. Miller as t- '- )! , AT TYPICAL WARD NURSERY Swedish Journalist Mrs. Marianne Wickman (wearing dark glasses) chats with teachers at a typical nursery held in Rosecrest Ward during sacrament meetings. , NEWS ,DESIIIIT's' IIPSO Week of Ape" 2. chairman. Moroni, North and South San-pete, and Juab Stakes will meet irt the Moroni , (Utah) High School at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. r with Second Assistant General Superintendent David Lawrence McKay Idinidoka, Burley, Casa and Raft River Stakes will meet in the Rupert (Ida.) ,High School at 10 am. and In the Minidoka Stake Tabernacle at 2 p.m. with First Assistant General Superintendent A. Hamer Reber as - , CHURCH -- 5 CTION- -5 " |
