OCR Text |
Show As We See It . From The . ?!. hr ; ; Church Editor's Desk . .... . V ituimiimimiimimiitmiiuniimmmmimimni By Henry A. Smith branch in Rome A There is now a branch of the Church in Rome; It is the first one officially organized and it was created on Sept. 24, by Pres. John Duns Jr., of the new Italian Mis- sion. , A missionary, Elder John Abner is branch president and his counselors are Robert Bollingbroke and Irnerio Maffi. Rome, according to the mission report, has proven to be a fruitful city since being opened to missionary work in January. Seven Italians have been baptized and, tgether with the few American members who are resident In Rome, a foundation for future growth1 has been established. Many Italians. says Pres. Duns, have been found who are searching for the truth and are willingly listening to the words of the missionaries. Since the organization of the mission in August, 1966, 87 people have been baptized. Basketball aids work The tram was used frequently for trips by First Presidency, Presidents David O. President Smith. He and his counselors in the McKay and J. Reuben Clark Jr., are greeted at railroad station. t A Wei dren out of the crowd and took them to although," remarks Mrs. Stewart, he didnt see much of it. He spent the whole time with his back to the wall talking to people. President Smith enjoyed fairs and checked out the latest machinery. He told his family, If you see any invention that will release you from household drudgery, dont hesitate to acquire and use It, to give more time for the Improvement of the mind. He Jihnself devoted a remarkable part of his 81 years to the economics of life, considering that he was called as an apostle at the age of 33. He worked to Improve western Irrigation, and was organizer, director or president of 12 businesses such as KSL radio, where he participated on the first broadcast, and Western Air Lines, where he was one of the first passengers. A favorite saying was, We are all our Fathers children, and he personally contacts with such splin. opened friendly ter groups as the Reorganized Church, the Hedrikites, Strangles and others. President Smiths concern for the human family involved him in humanitarian enterprises. He served as state chairman of the Armenian and Syrian relief drives after World War I and was Utahs delegate to the International Housing Con-- , venbon dealing with problems of displaced persons and residents of devastated areas. Presiding over the newly reopened British and Continental Missions, he saw and exmany of the problems first-han- d erted himself for the physically undernourished as well as the spiritually fiungry. In 1945, one week after the death of President Heber J. Grant, he was sustained President of the Church. . A basketball team of missionaries in Italy are supplementing their proselyting activities in friendly competition with local Italian teams. The missionary team has remained Independent of any league and have played teams from any national division. Although the season has just begun, the Mormon 1as had several successful games Including one with the team of the nation. At these games the missionaries present each of the opposing players a Book of Mormon and an explanation of the Church. Tracts are passed out at the games and displays e and announcements have also been used to advantage as proselyting tools. The Mormon team is hopeful of accomplishing two things (1) making a contribution to a game which is fast growing in popularity in Italy and (2) using basketball as a means of spreading the GospeL third-ranke- d half-tim- the fair anyway Wins patent for design One of Oldsmobile Motor Company's advance design engineers is Andrew K. Watt, a counselor In the bishopric of the Lansing Ward, Lansing Stake. Mr. Watt recently was named with a as an inventor of an anti:skid brake device, that is undergoing further development by the company. This is his - er fifth patent . According to the Tensing State Journal report. Watts and his are long accustomed to dreaming up new things at Olds. Each had an important role in the early stages of the front wheel drive Toronado which was seven years In. developing. In fact it was Watts who first perceived the idea of a modemly-poweree automobile with front wheel drive after he and a few other Olds engineers in 1958 rode in a car powered by front wheel Citroen, a small French-buidrive. d, full-siz- lt Woodruff kin baptized An item of interest comes from Elders Robert J. Wilde and Martin J. Frandsen serving in the area of Las Vegas, Nev. They report that on Sept. 29, Carl S. Woodruff was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church. He was converted to the Gospel by studying the Book of Mormon. Despite some pressures from home and friends he was baptized and is now a member of the Las Vegas 22nd Ward of the Las Vegas Stake. He is the n of President Wilford Woodruff, fourth great-grandso- president of the Church. We are thankful for the this fine brother. lege of teaching Taking a breather on Mormon Trail trek are Pres. Smith, Andrew Jensen, assistant Church historian. privi- Missionary family Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cox Day of American Fork report that for the fourth time they now have five grandchildren on missions at the same time Paul Day in Japan, Karen Day In Uruguay, Earl Day in Germany, Ivan Day in Scotland and Keith Norman in Maine. It is possible, says Mr. Day, that eight of our grandchildren may be on missions by next March. WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 14, 1 967 CHURCH- -7 f, w |