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Show 7 A 27500 Attend Servicemen's Conference - - -- San Diego Sessions' Are ' Inspi rational T"HE follow trig is an interest-- 1 ing and detailed report of the recent conference .ofserv; In San under the diree- - tion-- o Elder Harold BrLee of the Council of the Twelve- - and "icemen "and women held Diego, Calif - EldeF , Willaid-L.- -- Kimball,- -. as- - total of about 2,500 attended thcJ socials and sessions of thepon ference. All of the meet i ngs were ElcjeALee who had been given, eC special assignment 01 THE STAND AT THE SAN DIEGO CONFERENCE are El dersHarold.B JL.ee,. WiJIardJ,.. Kimball. .and. Chaplain Milton J, Hess and nearly a score of M. ETA. group leaders from fhe southern California andArizona area. JovisjSan'J)rego"for"this -- The conference had been called by- Elder K.imbali.and vvas from different camps in the - At 10 3(1 a.m. the stake hall was that neveibefore in his life meeting was held. The public address system had been Installed L area. - All sessions of the con- filed to capacity for a sacrament "had he presided over religious conducted by him." ference were very- informal and service. The sacrament was ad- - - meeUngsrhowererr he-- agreed " and carried the program-tevery : AU former and present C D." ministered and handled by serv- . to do his best. With i small part of the home, which was on the proall whcTparticipated enthe S. service people from crowded with boys and girls gram in any way were invited to icemen and the balance of the copy of the Bible which Brothcampments in southern Calier Frank had given to him and eager to continue questioning do so without any previous nomeeting was used as a testi' fornia and Arizona were Intification.' This added very much monial meeting. Hundreds of with the help of the Lord, he Elder Lee. vited. Many of the boys and tears as the boys was able to hold services. He ' streamed as eyes to the spiritual1atmosphere Every detail of the conference .girls traveled hundreds of each speaker presented thoughts who had just arrived from long had never conducted .funerals was handled very efficiently by miles and began jissembling in . " In zone war bsence before in Pacific and the this new' his prison heart. directly from the service people who had been San Diegoon Friday at which hold on related their experiences in warjob he was requested to as committeemen. The als appointed After the-- - evening session fare and expressed their thanktime a beach party was held anaverage of on the shores of the ooean at about350 service people enjoyed fulness ta their Father in Heaven - each day. After being released-fro- m chorus quartets, solos, ushering, de- Faclfle Beach about ten miles a dancing paity. A number of for safe return to the United this prisoncamp he was speaking, praying and every - ' Sait from dow girls from the wards and States again. Many remarkable forced to work as a stevedorey-- at tail yras supplied by service peothemselves.. pie as to act branches came surfboard riding, some Japanese pier. Aldancing experiences were told of how community singing, partners. . . . The outstanding their lives had been spared. games, though deprived of sufficient According to Elder Kimball if the feature of the dance food and clothing and his libever tjie Lord was close, to his story telling and a weiner unexman One who young roast were enjoyed. During fact that no jitter bugging nor erty, and not having fully repeople it was on this occasion. came into the meeting covered from malnutrition aniT One boy remarked that he was so" the evening a large bonfire jazz performances were engaged pectedly set fo'ot said he had that just and program concluded these in. Many expressed themselves in San sickness, he testified that he filled with the Spirit of the Lord Diego after having as having enjoyed one of the. did not in any way feel any that he felt that the conference -.festivities. 45 months in a Jap prisspent best" affairs had hatred toward the enemy for was part of the celestial kingdom. arranged they were All visiting servicemen on camp and that he had just ever attended. their treatment of him.. With Never in his life had he felt such to ones at his loved protided with overnight sleepphoned tears streaming from his eyes" a heavenly spirit,. Many remark- -' ing accommodations at the reSunday at 8 pm. Elder Lee home. This was the iirst time-h- e '"and his ed that upon entering the door of " voicechoked, he exServicehad contacted them in over cently acquired EDS. accompanied by Brother Kimball to tended them his forgiveness the conference session they ex- men's Home Gills w'ere given and Brother Hess Conducted a five years. He was Roy Church and requested that 11 srviceA perienced a grand feeling of loof the homes the of and first when session with the boys and girls Delta, Utah, quaiterin people dismiss any thoughts of peace such as they had never felt cal Saints During Saturday attached to the marine corps captured by the Japs was conill will toward the enemy. before. Some testified that the-Lfined in a prison camp with a morning and 'afternoon open base and at 9 15 am, another had out his Spirit to name at Mormon was the the held house session was held at Camp Paul At the noon hour a buffet them in poured abundance captain by than greater mem-w here the- young Jones Auditoriumin"the " naval of Frank who had been a luncheon was provided and servever felt in other meetings beof one her the of in meet to were bishopiTc center. Here ed the several service permitted people training by people. During fore. The same Spirit was mani-fest- ed the wards somewhere in Utah. Saint-boand one-ha- lf hours in together to get acquainted writh hundred Latter-da- y in all sessions of the conholdBrother Frank had been the afternoon the young people ference, Elder Lee indicated that each other and with Elder Lee" are undergoing preliminary ing religious services among surjoundedJLldeJLee, When the first generaLsession training and are under quaranasking he had beendeeply moved by was held Saturday evening in tine regulations. All other L. the Catholic, Protestant and questions on almost every phase the spnit present. He marveled Jewish their prisoners, during of the gospel. the stake hall it was filled to D. S. boys and girls in the souththe spiritual preparedness at confinement in the prison. er Seated on the ern California military encampsession At 5.30 capacity. by those who participated " with Elder Lee, Elder Kim-- - ments were given special liberty After three weeks Captain was held at the stake hall and in the program, stating that this ball and Chaplain Milton J. to attend the conference under a Frank died so the chaplaincy again the building was filled to Church never could fail with its Hess, were about two dozen, set memorandum issued by the navjob was assigned to Brother overflowing. At 8 00 p m. at the youth . possessing such moral Church. Brother Church stated Service Mens Home the fireside purity .amLspuituaLty apart, group leaders who came al commandant - o - - - Diego.-Swimm- four-funer- ing, 'as -- ord Service-men'sHo- the-fhre- ys j ros-tru- m pm.-anoth- . FART OF THE HUGE CROWD . Foge 6 Nov3, 1945 which attended the dance and social during the San Diego servicemens conference. J - |