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Show THE CHURCH IN ACTION SALT LAKE: Famed Hall MENDHAM, Around The World mvanrwBi N.J. miles, and Edwin F. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr. signed the book lfore returning It to Dr. Pincock who in turn presented it 7,360,900 Really-Shin- es to Pres. Rudd. Conference visitors who entered the Assembly Hall at conference were pleasantly surpriwl at the overall interior decorations which greeted their eyes In this pioneer constructed building A crew of painters worked up to the hast minute, varnishing window frames and doorways after they had completed painting the walls and ceilings. The big job of sanding all of tjie original benches on the main floor, balcony and g choir section was completed. Brown was painted on the benches. There was not sufficient time before conference o begin the exacting work of graining and varnishing the benches with two coats of varnish so that they would look like the original benches and those in the Tabernacle. Heinz Rirmasch, foreman of decorating for (lie contractor, said the varnish finishing of benches and marblei7ing of col limns bolding up the balcony would be completed after conference. I : m. ;nr. 7 More than 1 400 seminary youths of the LBS Church were told Saturday to keep the r eyes on President David O McKav and "have no concern for what comes in the future. Carl W. Buchner, second general superintendent, Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association, poke to the students and their leaders at the Seminary Youth Conference and Sorial-ize- r on the campus of Ricks College. '"It is wonderful to be presided over hv a prophet of God, be told the large audience la the He is a prophet of Kirkhain Auditorium God to all who live here on earth, except only some will accept his leadership. The speaker told the young people that the strength of the church today is its youth. He told them they have a mission to perto carry the message of righteousform ness and salvation to all. Students were at Ricks from seminaries in the Magic Valley and the Upper Snake River Valley. PROVO: A Busy - Summer For Cougars Wtii ' t f , Ji under-coatin- REXBURG: Ricks Seminary Holds Meet a- WMi- XL l m 5 t Church. They're All Good Scouts LDS leaders at the National Relationships Conference of the Boy Scouts of America at Mendham, N.J., were (1 to r) Folkman D. Brown, director "Mormon Relationships Service; LaVern W. Farmley, General Primary President; Bishop Robert I Simpson, Presiding Bishopric, and G. Carlos Smith, Jr., YMM1A Superintendent. Last year the Church sponsored a total of 8,515 Cub packs, Boy Scout troops and Explorer posts. The meeting was attended by leaders from 60 organizations in the Scout program. . B. . . MCEWAN 2nd counselor PASADENA : Reports New Stake Counselor LOUISVILLE: Mission Has TV Program The East Central States Mission Relief presented their second annual 30 minute television program over station WLTV and received many compliments from the public for their performance. Lave scenes and slides were used to depict the organization and functions of Relief Society. Music was furnished by the Bowling Green Branch Singing Mothers from the Kentucky South District. The program was written and narrated by Nyla H. Mor-gaMission Relief Society president. .Society WEEK ENDING APRS. 8, 1M7 Dr. Norman Pincock, left, L. Rudd hold copy of triple combination that has orbited the earth and Pres. Glen WINTER PARK: Book Orbits The Earth Around and around it went and where it stopped was right back where It started from. On display in Pres. Glen L. Rudds office in the Florida Mission bi Winter Park, Fla . K a conv of the triple combination, Book of Mormon, Doctrines and covenants. Pearl of Great Price, the only one in the world that has orbited the earth. The Florida Mission encompasses the area of Cape Kennedy district from where - KAY GUYMON . . on Idaho native The International Folk Dancers, who won the hearts of Europeans m over 100 performances In 16 countries last year, will tour this summer from June 7 to Aug. 7. EUGENE: New Institute Dedicated Wins High Honor 1937-39- L May 27 to Aug. 1. LOMPOC: Airman L. Kay Guymon, an Atlanta executive, has been called as second counselor In the Atlanta Stake presidency. He is a native of Oakley, Idaho, and was born Nov. 28, 1916, a son of Mr and Mrs. E. Ray Guymon, who now reside in Logan, Utah. He attended Utah State University and married the former Twila Dunn of Rock Springs, Wyo. He served a mission to the . He has served Southern States In In many positions of leadership in the wards, branches and stakes of the Church. He and Mrs. Guymon have one son and two daughters. Pres. James C. Ellsworth, president of the Pasadena Stake, reports the recent appointment of Jack Berry McEwan as second counselor in the stakp presidency, succeeding Clifford I. Cummings. Pres. McEwan was bom in Salt City, Jan, 8, 1920. a son of Glen Hardy and Elotse Berry McEwan. He received his B S. and DDS degrees from the University of Southern California after serving in ' World War II as a bomber pilot He has been an active Church worker having ' served in many leadership positions, and as the first bishop of the West Arcadia Ward in die Pasadena Stake. His wife is the former Betty Jean Clark, whom he married in the Salt Lake Temple Aug. 17, 1948. They have three sons. Holiday In the USA" directed by Miss Jane Thompson, will perform for military audiences In France, Germany, and Italy on invitation from the Department of Defense. They will travel for eight weeks. A total of 160 LDS students at the University of Oregon have a newlv dedicated Institute building in which to meet. G. Dole Weight, Institute director, reported the In-- ' stitute movement got underway 10 years ago when LDS students met twice a week ks a Deseret dub on the campus. Student members of die Church have increased rapidly since that time and are happy with their new Institute building It consists of two dassooms, a library, cultural hall, bishops office, administrative offices, rest rooms, lounge and kitchen with an adjoining patio. ATLANTA: Stake Calls New Counselor J. , Three Brigham Young University talent groups will take concert tours through Europe at the same time next cummer. The nationally noted A Cappella Choir will make Its first foreign concert tour, the sparkling "Holiday in the USA variety show will make the eighth tune that a Program Bureau show has toured abroad, and the famous International Folk Dancers will appear In Europe for the third time. The A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Dr. Ralph Woodward, will travel from May 29 to mid July, apieanng mostly In programs for the missions of the launchings are made. Gemini 12, launched last November, took astronauts into space for approximately 94 hours and 33 minutes, 61 or more orbits. Dr. Norman Pincock, a flight surgeon for the Gemini missions, and an active Seventy in the Church, gave the astronauts a copy of the triple combination which they took with them on the long pace voyage. Astronaut James A. Lovell has traveled farther than any Jr, who ether man in history, a total now of M. Sgt. Jimmy L. Mitchell, an active elder of the Lompoc n Ward, Santa Maria Stake, in California, has been named as the outstanding Airman of the Year of Detachment 30, 6th Weather Wing at Vandenberg Air Force JJa.se . His selection was made In a contest that could result in his being selected as the outstanding man in the entire Military Airlift Command. In addition to his outstanding career as an enlisted staff meteorologist at Vandenberg, Sgt Mitchell has an equally impressive record of Church service. While in Korea he was president of one of the servicemens brandies in that area He is active in Aaronic Priesthood Youth work and presently is teaching the Priesthood Genealogy Class in the Lompoc n Ward. SGT. J. L . . . MITCHELL active Elder |
