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Show n!ll!llllllll!llllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllll!llll!llil!llllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillillllllllUIIIIIIIIIII!lllillll!!IIIIHili;iimillllllllllllll!lliilll!lllllllllllll!llllllllll!lllllllli:illllll !lllllllllllillllllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIHIIlll!llll!!!lllllilllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll Message Of Inspiration Saint who has nc ambition to establish a home and give it permanency has not a full conception of a sacred duty the Gospel A Latter-da- y imposes upon him. ft may be necessary at times to change our abode; but a change should never be made for light or " - , , ff - j"-- n v - " ' - Ji. V1 4 " , , trivial reasons, nor to satisfy a restless spirit. , X -- Pres. ; Joseph F. Smith - . ' Photo by Dell Van Orden llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!illli:!lllllllllllllllll!llll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllll!llllilllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIl!IIIIIIIIIH Moments In History 1837 Success of the Aug. 6, Preston, England missionaries in Preston continued following the first baptisms on July 30. A branch of the Church was organized on Aug. 6. This first branch in England was followed by nine additional branches during the same year. 1852 Missionaries were Aug. 2, Salt Lake City called to serve in China at a special conference held in Salt Lake City. The elders designated to open the door for the Gospel in China were Hosea Stout, James Lewis and Chapman Duncan. They left the city Oct. 20, 1852. 1852 Construction of Aug. 3, Salt Lake City the protective wall which surrounds Temple Square was commenced on this date. The wall stands 13 feet high and was built of adobe bricks, plastered over with cement. The capping stones and base are of red sandstone. One hundred and twenty pilasters add strength and design to the wall which took five years to complete. Promised Valley ' Time Change original pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley with Brigham Young. Elder Benson served a mission to the British Isles from 1921 to 1923. Following his mission he was graduated from BYU and received his M.S. degree in agriculture at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. He served as agricultural agent in Idaho. Elder Benson was ordained to the Council of the Twelve by President Heber J. Grant on Oct. 7, 1943. He presided over the European Mission following World War II. In 1952, he was selected as Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Elder Benson the Orient. now supervises the missions of 1902 The Bureau of InAug. 4, Salt Lake City formation located on Temple Square was opened on this date. The attractive building was built to accommodate the thousands of tourists estimated at that time to reach as many as 300,000 a. year. Guides were furnished and the public was admitted free. Elder Ezra Taft Aug. 4, Whitney, Idaho Benson was born n the small farming community on this date. His parents were early settlers in Idaho and he was the great grandson of Apostle Ezra T. B e n s o n. one of the On Aug. 2, in the presence of presidents Hilton A. Robertson of the Northern Far East Mission and Harold G. Heaton of the Southern Far East Mission and a few others I went on top of a high hill and dedicated the land, President Smith wrote in a letter. 8, 1970 Tickets for the free performance can be obtained at the Visitors Center on Temple Square. To date, the audience has averaged more than 2,000 persons nightly, according to theater manager James K. Shoppe. The total number of viewers for the season is expected to reach 120,000. COLOR COVER BY J M. HESLOP 1955 1899 ENDING AUGUST The female lead, Celia, is being shared by Rebecca B. Glade and Christine Timothy, both veterans in the role. two-stor- y President Joseph Fielding Aug. 2, Korea Smith dedicated the Land of Korea for the preaching of the Gospel. WEEK The starting time of Promised Valley, an epic production telling the story of the Mormon Pioneers, has been changed to 9 p.m. for August performances. During July, starting time was 9 :30 p.m. Promised Valley opened July 1 at the Temple View Theater across from the Salt Lake Temple and will be performed every night except Sundays through Aug. 29. New in the production this year, playing the male lead of Jed, is Gene M. Larson of California. The role is shared with Robert Peterson, Broadway singer, who recently returned to the Promised Valley stage after a San Diego triumph in Man of LaMancha. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DASAINTS PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Deseret News Publishing Co. 190 Copyright News articles and pictures of Church-widInterest ere welcomed and should bo addressed o fne Church News, 34 E. 1st South, Salt lake City, Utah 84110. The Church New$ assumes no responsibility for manuscripts and photography contributed and will return such material only when so requested and when accompanied by return postage. By mail subscription, six months, $2; one year, $3.50, payable in advance Circulation office, 13 S Mam St., Salt Lake City. Utah 64110. The co. tents of this publication may not be reproduced either in whole or part without consent of copyright owner. Second-claspostage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah. |
