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Show Beautification Of Farmland Takes Work New Temple Now Closed Continued from page 3 Continued from page beauty. I think it is inspired It takes inspiration and creativ ity to do an outstanding job like this. Mr. ana Mrs. OConnor were welcomed to the temple by Elder Theodore M. Burton, Assistant to the Twelve, and Washington Temple Pres. Edward E. Drury, who remarked, as the OConnors departed, Dont say this is the last time youll be in the temple. You never know. Some 1,600 volunteer members helped staff the period. Many of them temple during the seven-wee- k donated vacation time to assist in crowd control, parking, security, missionary contact, staffing a first aid station, and sprucing up the temple and grounds after each visiting day. Elder Theodore M. Burton, right, welcomes Mr, and Mrs. Joseph W. O'Connor during temple tour. Over 31 7,450 Visitors Expo Pavilion Successful Continued from page 3 above ail they have been impressed by our wonderful missionaries, said Sister Mathwig, who labored with her husband at the pavilion. e missionaries will be the back in other areas of the Washington Seattle Mission doing their proselyting work by Friday, Brother Mathwig said. All full-tim- A prominent Spokane architect, who worked with Brother Mathwig, and who also is not a member of the church, said that because of the pavilion, the church had established its credibility in the Pacific Northwest. e Two missionary companions have done yeoman service at the pavilion, Brother Mathwig said. They are Sister Ann Wiifong of Clute, Tex., and Sister Eva R. Dickey, Mesa, Ariz. full-tim- Sister Wiifong, w ho will complete her mission in December, w'as called as pavilion secretary, and did all the bookkeeping chores, noting that over 20,000 copies of the Book of Mormon were sold. She also handled other work. Sister Wiifong said she had been overwhelmed at the response to the Book of Mormon Pavilion and by the testimony she had received by working at the pavilion. The displays and the explanations of the gospel by the missionaries had a great effect on many people, if the comments are any indication. For example, a coed from the University of Washington wrote back to V & , V - if v. , 'J The trumpet is silent now at Expo. 4 10 - CHiirOl 9 the pavilion to tell the missionaries that she had enrolled in the institute program there, and was preparing herself for baptism. Another visitor wrote, i have taken the lessons once, and I have now gone through the pavilion. I did not join after taking the lessons, but truth keeps hitting me in the face. I am now going to make arrangements for the missionaries and eventual baptism. A Missoula, Mont., mother wrote: Dear Sirs: I want you to know I enjoyed the Book of Mormon Pavilion so much and I was so eager to find out more about the Mormons that I had the missionaries coroe to our home after our return We listened to their discussions, and I was baptized on July 13, 1974, and my life has tmly been changed. Our whole life as a family unit has been changed. We read and study together almost every night. Although my husband is not yet a member, he has given up smoking, and both of us have given up coffee. I pray as grow in the church that I will be a light unto others, as you have been a light unto our lives, 1 Sister Dickey, 62, said she w'ondcrod why she was called on a mission at her age, but when she got into the pavilion found out it was L,r the gixxl of many She has typed 150 pages of comments from visitors who wrote their vital statistics and comments on cards at the pavilion Sister Dickey also handled correspondence for the pavilion. The 11 months she has been on her mission have been in the Spokane area, and seven of those at the pavilion. Although Im 32 year older than companion, these past 11 months have been exciting and most rewarding, and I hope to continue to serve the Lord with all my powei in the mission field. m she said WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 9 T94 9 After luting unsightly items and other problem-,- , a decision needs to be made whether the item can be removed or whether it needs to be retained and improved Unused shed.-,- , outbuildings and other structures which are in advanced stages of disrepair might best be removed, with the materials being salvaged, where feasible, for reuse. Structures which are to be retained can be improved in appearance in a number of ways, depending upon the material used for budding. Seme areas of the country construct wood, which outbuildings of rough-cu- t then remains untreated and which is allowed to weather sun-t- i wood takes an enormous amount of paint to cover because of the roughness of the boards. Planed lumber can be treated, first with a good primer, and then with a durable finish coat Because of the wide vauct.v of paints and stains now available. the Extension Service recommends checking with a painting expert in your area to determine the best for the needed purpose A popular masonry paint involves mixirg one part white cement by volume with two parts slacked lime by volume and combining it with water to the consistency of canned milk. The whiteness of such a finish increases as it dries Metal surfaces take careful priming Painting a galvanized metal roof with a d white or paint can significthe lower roof temperature. antly Metallic zinc dust paints have proved best for painting galvanized steel, according to the Universtity of Wisconsin Extension Service. light-colore- buildings and other Rough-lumbe- r things, such as the junk pile which is necessary to each farm and the trash collection area, can be screened from public view by appropriate landscaping, fences or positioning them behind more attractive structures. Broken down fences should be repaired for the safety of stock, as well as for apiKarance Extension Service officials note that fences not used to enclose stock nfay not be needed, saving both the expense of their installation and the co't of maintenance Weed control along becomes fences frequently an individual choice of a farmer, such as in certain western states where pheasant hunting is popular and such weed crops form cover for the fow 1 Otherwise, weed control appearance, as well as fenceline will improve the rctm! the growth of weeds in fields of crops The Extension Service can recommend chemicals appropriate to each area. Although infrequently applied to farms many l'-a- l and county governments have laws governing beautifica- tion Wind it amounts to for church men b- - rs is taking pride in self and work, then joining with neighbors to' clean up public properties and $reasL sui h :is school grounds, church yards and the homec w idow s or the elderly. |
