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Show i ;i i i m ,1 . . THE CHURCH IN ACTION Around The World LIMA: Mormon Choir Thrills Peruvians OTTAWA WHANGAREI: N.Z. Growth Portrayed The Mormon Poliplronic Choir is well received in Peru. An enthusiastic audience gave it outstanding applause in its presentation at toe summer Choir Festival sponsored by toe municipality of Lima. The choir was doubly honored in that the festival was held In the famous Acoustical Shell on toe Campo Martes (Mars Field) which is toe home of the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru. The choir is under toe direction of Elder Ronald Horton and accompanied by Elder Gregory Jorgenson. A week later, the group was presented again to a receptive audience in toe annual Choir Festival of Barra nco under the supervision of toe Barranco Municipality. Rapid growth of die Church in New Zealand was portrayed, May 28, when the second branch of the Church was created In Whangarei in a meeting presided over by Pres. C. Douglas Barnes, of the New Zealand Mission. The new branch was organized by Whangarei dividing the Branch. It was named the Whangarei Second Branch. Pres. Joseph H. Pomare continues as president of die Whangarei Branch. The new farandi president is Pres. Hori Harvey, 25, a school teacher at Jhe Hora Hora School, Whangarei 1,100-memb- . SALT LAKE: Meet Planned For Grounds Seminars cm building and ground maintenance will be held in June for 12 stakes In Oregon, Washington and Montana. The program expanded after Seattle Stake requested David E. Lofgren, coordinator of the Custodial, Maintenance and Training Department of the Church Building Committee to come to Seattle and give information to custodians. At last count Mr. Lofgren reported that stake advisors, bishoprics, ward maintenance advisors and custodians from three stakes in the Portland area would moot. on June 14, four stakes in Seattle three stakes in will meet on June 20 June and two stakes meet will Spokane will bear toe course in Butte, Mont, on June 22. Any ward members interested are invited to attend. LOS ANGELES: Student Wins Honors Gene E. Bigler n, LDS student at University of Pacific, Stockton, Calif., has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and offered two national fellowships to further bis graduate studies. He accepted the Fulbright Scholarship for a years study at University of Guayaquil in Ecuador and upon his return will seek reinstatement for a three-yea- r graduate fellowship study at the University of North Carolina or one year Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. He was president of toe LDS Institute of Religion and of toe 1966-6student body of the University of Pacific. He was director of the Regional Model United Nations this year, which Included students from 26 colleges in Northern California and Nevada. He also Is a member of Blue Key, national honorary fraternity, and is listed in Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He entered his college career rated as one of toe top ten outstanding senior high drool students in California. Gene is the on of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bigler of Saa Bernardino, formerly of St Anthony, Idaho, and Salt Lake City. vice-preside- 7 . GENE E. BIGLER II . wins Fulbright award Cattle Win Show Honors Top honors went to LDS welfare dairy cattle at the Southern California Purebred Black and White show and at toe California state contest Blaine Watts, left, chairman Boy Scout Committee, TMMIA; and Pres. Lamont F. Toronto, right, Canadian Mission, as they met with Fred J. Finlay, chief executive, National Council of Boy Scouts of Canada, and B. H. Mortlock, director, Relationship Services Boy Scout Canada, at a Canadian Boy Scout Religion in Life conference held at Ottawa, Canada, recently. One bull and nine heifers won blue ribbons at toe Black and White show which qualified them to show in toe California bull was state contest A awarded Grand Champion prize in toe first show. He placed third in the stite. LDS Skylark, a yearling heifer, placed first in her dass in the state show. 16-1- SAN BERNARDINO: LD5 i i. BUENOS AIRES: Praise SALT LAKE: Sets Given For Program An Enviable Record The Stars and the States was toe name of the spedal program presented by missionaries in the newly organized Buenos Aires Stake, which portrayed phases of UJS. history in a musical way and drew favorable publicity in papers and on TV. Traditional Unde Sam, portrayed by Elder Roger Ekins of toe HoDaday 22nd Ward in Salt Lake City, took those hi attendance through the years of history, Introducing eras such as toe Revolutionary War, toe Mormon Pioneers, cowboys of toe West, The Gay Nineties, toe 20s ahd toe Charleston, and even the Hootenannies of today. Stages of progress in toe music, dance, and entire American culture were colorfully presented by toe 60 missionaries of the mission zone. Part of the program was televised on three channels. Five principal newspapers of Buenos Aires gave extensive reports. APIA: Special Conference A Success "Talofa Week proved highly successful for members and as Apia Stake sparked a conference which attracted 50 per cent of the stakes population to hear Elder William J. Critchlow Jr., Assistant to the Council of Twelve, and partake of special attractions. The conference was the final event of the week to acquaint with the activities and functions of the Church. Church College of Western Samoa had their choir provide music for the morning session. The Stake Relief Society Mothers sang in the afternoon meeting. Prior to the conference the stake's Parent and Youth night attracted a capacity crowd of 1,100 members and nonmembers. Wards and branches also held special parties to which were invited to become acquainted with Church members in their respective age groups. The stake mission sponsored a "Talafa Week social The admission, fee for each member was a WEEK BrfDING JUNE 10, 1967 POCATELLO: Hike Noted In Enrollment a fugitive from behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany, Sonja Kretzsch-man18, is a busy girl in Sait Lake City Once n, and active in the Church. Sonja has established a 100 per cent attendance record for the past seven years in MIA, Sunday School and meetSacrament ings in Hawthorne Ward, Sugar House Stake. She was born In Meerane, East Ger-Jufour years later, she and her parents fled from their home country and finally made their way to Utah. Sonja is now a student at the University of Utah, treasurer erf the Delta Chi Chapter of the Lambda Delta Sigma group at toe LDS Institute of Religion and is active in Church athletics. During toe past 5 years she has been secretary of the Sunday School and YWMIA in Hawthorne Ward. Rapid increase of LDS students at the Idaho State University is being recognized by the schools administration, according to Dr. Thad O. Yost, director of Pocatello Institute of Religion. A recent survey disclosed that 36 per cent of the students on campus are members of the Church, with 41 per cent of this years freshman class being LDS. Dr. Yost reports that the enrollment of students at toe Institute has increased from 2,878 in 1962 to 4,463 this year. They are playing a significant role in activities at the university. st ANGELS CAMP: Wins Calaveras Crown brunette of Lynn Thornton, Murphys, Calif., was crowned "Miss Calaveras of 1967 and queen of toe Calaveras, (Calif.) County Fair and Frog Jump Jubilee before a record opening night fair crowd. The tall brunette is an active member of toe San Andreas Branch, San Joaquin Stake. She was chosen from a group of 15 girls. A crowd of 3,000 people filled toe amphitheater where toe queen contest and coronation took place in central California. Lynn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Thornton, has been a Primary teacher and is now secretary for the YWMIA in the small Murptys Branch in toe mountains. She will attend other fairs In California as Miss Calaveras and compete for the Miss California title. Service For Others Gen. Pres. LaVem W. Parmley accepts from Elder Paul H. Dunn of the First Council of the Seventy, $181 check from Region 2, (Arizona) Lambda Delta Sigma, to be used for the Primary Childrens Hospital as is needed. Elder Dunn noted the young women had performed various tasks and special projects to earn the money which will be used to aid in the medical recovery of sick children at the mercy institution. |