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Show Gospel Brings New Life to Former Minister Continued ,m Paee was true and I also knew the Church was true," he said. As he became interested in the Chu-t- h and was baptised, he also became acquainted s Edwards being single, so he ihd about it He introduced the branch Relief Society president to Brother Edwards. A date was arranged for New su...e-tmn- S with Pres. Raymond Lowry, the branch president at Lisburn A iose friendship developed and Brother Edwards often went to the Lowry house for family home evening. Brother Edwards was concerned about being unmarried Pres Lowry was also concerned about Brother -- Years Eve. We hd R right off Yvonne was such a delightful person that I didnt hesitate asking for a second date, and another and another Actually, I had been writing to her for some time while she was on her mission I had never met her, but it was my church assignment to write to the missionaries I went on a mission because there accountant "Bishop Ijov.tv and Eiic Bowjer and I become good fi lends We found strength in each other, and we decided to stay right in our town of Lisburn and strengthen each other and the Church. Pres. Clyde J. Summerhays was a great mission president here m Ireland, and he gave the three of us a challenge to be marned before he completed his mission. We made it, all three of us were marned while he was president. I am really happy about that. The gospel has brought me a new life and a wonderful wife " to h anyone in the branch didnt that was interested in marriage, she I v ! said ' The Lord blessed me while I was gore, and when I got back there was a husband just waiting; Marshall had joined the Church." We loved each other, and we loved the gospel and it seemed so right to be mas lied, Brother Edwards swH. I had been trained for the ministry and certainly the true gospel filled in all the blank spaces. It is 100 percent right Brother Edwards works for Bishop t" nu ? 520 Million To See TV Film on Continued from page 3 Tabernacle Choir, and the Church it represents, on roughly one fourth of the world's population can hardly be com prebonded oi imagined The filming for the second film was under the general direction of Truck Brands, who was also the producer of the German Mormon television program, The Worlds Greatest Choir, that was filmed m September, 1973, in Munich. King Ludwigs Castle. in the Bavarian Alps, on the mammoth stage of Oberammergau. and in various other sites in France and f, London. Later, the film was completed in Utah on Temple Square, m the Tabernacle, o the Bonneville Salt Flats, at the This Is the Place Monument, and in southern Utahs Monument Valley Na tional Park. The film was shown widely throughout the world. After the untimely death m an airplane accident of Luz WiRnetz shoi lly after the completion of the film, his widow, Mrs. Anmiiese Will net, continued the companys activities. Last week, in bitter cold and snow, the second film was again directed by Truck Branss, his wife, Roma, a fluent translator, and the German filming staff. Choir I he German crew and I, said Herr Btanss, consider it a great honor to work for the second time with the the famous world's greatest choir Mormon Tabernacle Choir The film was dope inside the Taber nacle, in the Visitors Center and outside on Temple Square, on the outside steps and inside the Rotunda of the Utah State Capitol, and on histone Ensign Peak, on the north bench of Salt Lake Valley. With the choir standing in singing formation on Ensign Peak in the freezing weather, a helicopter flew low over the singers with its cameramen. One only has to , know how the spinning propellers of a helicopter churn up the air to know how the singers were drenched, covered, and almost smothered in the snow blasts It was reported that the prop wash during one of the runs was so intense tnat it blew the wig off one of the sopranos. And it hasnt been found in the , ? sound conditions. Dr Alexander Schreiner, Tabernacle organist, served as accompanist. Cl NDkNG JAbSOASY 11, 1975 , Christmas setting in Uluii Cd pilot The recorded numbers include Carol cf the Bell-',- . 0 Little Town cf Bethlehem, While Shepherd Wmheu, Hark1 The Herald Angels Sing. O Come, All Ye Faithful, For Unto Us, Hallelujah, When Jesus Was a Little Child, 0 Holy Night, What is This?, Joy to the World, Lo. How a Rose Eer Blooming, and The Three Kings Cameraman braces Hmslf on car's hood to shoot film of choir in very chilly weather. ?gCHCSCH v saiiJrLr;A $J3iW snow drifts yet! The Tabernacle Choir, conducted by Dr. JeroldOttley, acting music director and conductor of the choir, sang a total of 15 selections for the new film. These numbers were recorded in the Tabernacle under the best of acoustical and , rotunda provides backdrop to scene of television film. In addition to the long film, the Luz Willnetz Produktions made a short film of 10 mi mites length that will be shown next Christmas Season ou a German radio program, known as Advent " Each year the Raman Catholic Church and one Protestant Church have lon featured on thi special Advent" program Dunng the 1975 Christmas Season, the Tabernacle Choir, representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, wall also be included on the "Advent program that is shown frequently during the Christmas Season on Germanys Channel One Saai laendischer Rundfund). The numbers on this film include; Far, Far Away On Judeas Plain. It Came Upon., a Midnight Clear, and Onemnme m Royal Davids City. . Announcement of the numbers sung by the Tabernacle Choir was made by J Spencer Kinnard, announcer for the choirs weekly CBS broadcasts and author and commentator of "The Spoken Word Recording was under the direction of Ray loveless. |