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Show Special to Bishops Returning. Servicemen . To Report In Sacrament Meeting THEY are coming home! These' prefer not to speak publicly and are the clays we have waited for, the days they have longed for too. They are coming back from the blistering sands of North Africa, from Italy, from all over. Europe, from the rock, from hundreds of the Pacific Islands, ...yes,, from. elLover...theworlL They are men of experience, poise, and wisdom. They have gathered here a little and there a little to make up the sum total, a man. Yes, our servicemen are coming home, but to what? Will they be accorded a welcome they will never forget or a welcome they will want to forget? In a very large measure, bishops, and only bishops, have the answer. Perhaps there will be a wel- come home social for them. ' There will be if bishops either do it or see that it is done. We welcome missionaries from the field in some appropriate manner. Why not similarly welcome these missionaries from the service? They ' too have been on missions, yes on ' missions for the Church for one cannot live the gospel and go unnoticed by his associates. In any . event let us see to it that the welcome from the ward and from every member in the ward is the one they have dreamed about and - . .waited . for.. REPOST IN SACK AMENT . MEETING -- It is suggested that the bishop in each ward provide every Latter-day Saint man and. woman, returning from the service, an opportunity to report in a sacrament meeting. If all of the time of the next few months is given over to them, a wealth of faith promoting experience and strong personal testimonies will come to the membership of the Church, - the like of which we have not had in a long time, if ever. Let tho members of the Church hear from therm. They are full of rich experiences which must not be ""lost to the Church. The bishop is cautioned in the . exercise of judgment in asking our servicemen and women to speak In a sacrament meeting to the effect that such a request be made in advance and then only with the consent of each person involved. They are not to be Some of them may . may remain away from services unless they are made to feel that will they only as they are willing, be called upon. " ' This is to be a Church-wid- e project. We want to hear from themrThey want to talk to us. The Lord will use them to edify and stimulate the saints if bishops will carefully plan to provide the opportunities. Do it now, bishops, before they move away from their wards, as many will be doing, and these wonderful opportunities are lost Bishops - -- Stake Chairmen Signing Standard Quorum Award INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE OF AWARD winners from Spanish Fork Fifth Ward, Palmyra Stake, and their leader Earl E. Morphy, celebrated their achievements bn an extended tour of interesting sights in Salt Lake City. Applications ever increasing number of ANapplications for the standard quorum award are being received at the Presiding Bishops office which have not been carefully checked and audited. We have been obliged to make more declinations this year than in several years combined. This could be avoided if bishops and atake chairmen would exercise more care in checking the records before submitting applications. . A bishop should not sign an application unless he is satisfied that, the record is figured accu-ratand that all of the minimum standards have been met Bishops signature is considered his personal certification that the quorum, to his knowledge, is eligible for the award. A stake chairman should carefully check the application to make certain that each question has been properly answered and that percentages are figured The Presiding Bishopric expects that when a stake chairman signs an application for the standard quorum award we consider his signature a certification of all figures and percentages reported. There are still a few instances when bishops and stake chairmen sign and send in' applications which obviously are below the ' (Continued on Page Eight) Aaronic Priesthood Excommunicated From the Church Who Should Attend Social s POTTS, VERNON excommuni- in. Valley Center Ward, Cotton ' cated November 29, 1945 in the wood Stake. Stake. Pioneer 5th Ward, ABBOTT, THERESIA CAKN L O V E L A N D7 VIRGINIA excommunicated December 12, GRACE SHUPE BROWN excom- 1945 in Valley Center Ward, Cotmunicated September 11, 1945 in tonwood Stake. the Arlington Ward, Los Angeles ABBOTT, BEVERLY excommunicated December 12, 1945 in Stake. CUMMINS, DELILAH EDNA Valley Center Ward, Cottonwood PARKER excommunicated De- Stake. ABBOTT, LYLA JOYCE cember 2, 1945 in the Arlington December 12, 1945, Ward, Los Angeles Stake, ABBOTT, ALBER LEON ex- in Valley Centqr Ward, Cottoncommunicated December 12, 1945 wood Stake. than once the report has liVl peached the Presiding ORE Bish- ops Office that in some ward and in some stake socials for Aaronic Priesthood members, only those who have achieved individual certificates of award or who have been members of quorums or groups receiving the standard quorum award are invited to par- ticipate. We ask this rather sobering question and commend it to you for your thoughtful consideration: Is it not the sick who have need for the physician rather than (or at least as well as) ey cor-rectl- yr thfy.who.nre MEYER, HELEN News Flash IT happened, and wellTIL The banquet to. Which th? unsuccessful boy was not invited might easily have been the tonic that started him on the road to spiritual recovery. Too bad he wasnt there, it may have changed the pattern df his life. The next time we have a social for boys, watch his face light up if he ia invited and especially urged to attend. Jesus would have done it that way. . GRACE ex- communicated April 8, 1945 in Copperton Ward, West Jordan Stake.- - Just as wt SCHICK, KATHRYNS GLAD- YS HUGHE excommunicated January 15, 1946 in Loan 1st Ward, thought it would. Highland and Phoenix stakes have renewed their mem- -' bership lnthe 10 per cent Standard Quorum Award group- .- Highland qualified twenty-foquorums and Phoenix .qualified seventeen quorums. p We . are proud . of .yon brethren. Stay on the high road. Its s thrilling boulevard to travel on. Logan Stake. McKELVEyI WILLIAM FRANKLIN excommunicated" November 28, 1945 in KansasCity Branch, Central States Mission. BOYCE, KENNETH W, excommunicated October23, 1945, in the Rigby 1st Ward, Rigby . Stake." ' r EPLING, WILLIAM CECIL, excommunicated December 9, 1945, in the Pittsburg Ward, Oakland Stake. ur -- s ) V tf. 1 vJ- - r " - I .V ') t if f ( 7 ;a i v EAST JORDAN STAKE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD BANQUET is held for the boys and leaders were In sixth consecutive rear: Two hundred and seventy-fiv- e and fiftyU Individ Awards o Standard Qnwum Twenty-on- Certificates of Award were presented. East Jordan has set Its goal for 1946. They dug In and were off to start January LBest wishes, brethrenl . cent Standard Quorum Awards 4 at February 9 IS4$ 190 per promising ffege 3, |
