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Show . .. ;,, , Parental Leadership Established Patterns "The del;res,imi around the Church," he recalled, noting that Granger, at that time a rural community, was a center of family nutty' and neighborly concern. Ilard work and it nature came naturilly to Elder Ban',1,,iirter who. as a boy of six, would be given the' responsibility by his father to take charge of a team of horses to milk a field. "Be would have a job in town and he would leave me going half a day. I was handling teams of horses and milking cows hen I was six years old," ie he recalled. The experience of Church leadership came early also A year after being ordained a deacon, he was called as the deacons quorum president: as a teacher he served as quorum secretary. Youthful activities were centered around the Church and the community, many being, dances. Friendships were close and friends supported each other in worthwhile goalslike a mission call. "There was never any -question Elder about ooine on a mission,- Babgerkr ' f-- , ,,,,,:.:,..-,.--,..,.,.,:,,,,- ':' T.';' :Ir'..4,:;:',...:71..,":: ''..., 4 :':'',$:,::. h,, ' 47;W" -1- '''''',, - -- ,...''.1; 1 l' .W'..;1;',...::qA',1 - ,, 'T, , .".,'. seminar, organized to help comparents establish better lines of municaticn with their children, involved lour Saturday evening meetings irom The Fc!). 15 to March 8 wherein noted ,pert,:, spoke on various topics ITgard-- , between gcnerations an uneornithin suettermed was It . ess b as organizers, Lola Peterson and Darnell Jones, who described the in.;h1 praise from the 40 to 500 parents ho attended each seminar in the Sand:, 11-- ::ation!-,hip,,- If:th Wand meolnghoose :,, :, .tA"r ;! '.i,: ::,,., rcalls I s4uniktbung that -- a test nromy , , never questioned. AI:, curliest leelings about Joseph Smith ere that I kit I could associate with .him- He had sitnilar feeling.i about Nephi and about President Heber J. Grant, who was President uf the Church , -- '.'''' CROFT ...,:..,,.', , Church kVoriii Ad Via- my fircw service in Ihe Forve from 1942 to 191i; 11 .Nir ard i,aructor squadron commander, zoi a pilot ;old traming It Waii hilt serving in the military that Elder Bangerter met Mildred Schwantes. whom he married March 8, B311 in the Arizona Temple. Their (laughter. lee Ann. was born prior to the erid ol the war, 1gturning to Utah. Elder Bangerter returned to school, this time at the University of Utah where be received his bachelor's degree in 1948. lIe worked as a carpenter part time to finance his !amity and his schooling. Elder Bangerter then expanded his carpentry expertise into work as a building contractor, ,A number of years later he ako became a real estate broke. and another daughter were to the Bangerters and Elder Bangerter became bishop of the Granger Ward, Another daughter was born, but died at birth. Then. about a year later, on A son born Staff tion Univerity oi Utah. lth Adolescents." Communication The idea for the seminar originated when Pctorson, a member of the stake SMIce and activities 'committee, heard (Jf h projee t. at a local school hsh rev,,aled that students who had the lewest problem socially and morally were those who said they had good communication with their parents. rr ,t,,.; ,,,,,,,4 writer , ; .,.:,e4, ,,.:,-I ..:t1Z,,. 4.40a- - ., .,.. .. 4.: : si.?il.7..kiel:';': i0 411'..!'4.!'..:,0, ,,,43:'.z.,',7;,;.:;.!!'!,-:.:. ;- 1,7-:.-,- Elder and Mrs. Williarn Grant Bangeller, i I i': 1, 1952, ) Li :: ,,,:t ' ';r:i -- : :V ',....",..,sa :, "V- ''''' ...i 1 ,,,, .: , $tfe,.. ,. 4 q4..-..- k ... ' A .:4,H T,'..4 4' :' ,...iilicA t . 1 k ,1:: ,., g,, ::' z ..':':,, '.' .:...,4'e',. ,,,, '.'.1 i- , ': ::: ,....: :.......,.:- 1 i, , '. ; , .,. , , , .,,:..,.. .., t4 ,.....: .'.' , ,. : 40, - '& - tr--- .., -- 4 , ...: , ,,,,, :',- A 50, ... :;., ': ; ...'..., is:, g ., ..,::',..,,..,v,,,,,,, ,,i 4 ,,, k,,,, Elder Bangerter continued as bishop the Granger Ward until 1954, when he was called as a stake president. During the interim, he met Geraldine Hamblin and on Oct. 14, 1953, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple. Seven children have been born to them. A call to serve as president of the Brazilian Mission came to Eljer Banof gerter November 1958, returning him to the iield he had labored in as a in missionary. There were some 3,000 members of the Church in Brazil when he began his assignment there and during his five-ea- r stay the mission was divided and some 300 missionaries, aided by the Church members, expanded Church population to 15,000. The Bangerter family also expanded during that time. Six children w ent with , ..: - ,,Zf'..,,tr; ,i.:',' !..';4.., V L :::::, :, '.....;:: -'. ..t. ' , thought that if this really made a difference, we parents ought to have putt i come tell how we can accomplish bcittcr communication with our children," Sister Peterson said. Sister Peterson and Brother Junes. a high councilor, took the idea to the stake president and bishops. They gave their from Dr, Keith Taylor. who works with special programs for BYU, the seminar speakers vNere scheduled, full support. With help The seminar was publicized I skit in wards and stak, conference. Each ward sold tickets al 50 per person for tile entire seminar. A total of 5s) ilekt,t,i were sold. cios:2d the The program reall 3. ac)un'nftnt MIK , i I ::!,, , : ,,'s,,,;ki,i ' - , ''..,''' ! , 4,or.... - I , Elder and Sister Bangerter to Brazil. Nine returned. That call to head a mission was only the first. Last year, Elder Bangerter was called to open the Portugal Lisbon Mission, an assignment scheduled to List until July 1i.f75. 41 However, prior to General Conference. he received a telegram from President Spencer W. Kimball, specifically requesting Elder Bangerter's presence at conference. - , Elder Bangerter felt that a change was coming. Ile said, "I felt the Lord was interested in using me, but not ever had I projected myself as a General Authority." Ile added. I really feel its an extension of the calls in the priesthood I've received previously. I've felt many periods in my life that I was subject to the calls of the priesthood." Communication l I 'i...1. ,y.x.,,,,,,ozzérdii,g',;,,,i,,41-iiiitt..4AA;,:a04,..- Sister Bari.f.,ferter died of , : '; ; leukemia. 4 i ..: ... i4 1 ,' :e...S.A!'JVI':."'..,-,:.,,-,,- ,,,,,y,..: ::.i ',,-- :'::',':, 4 . 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Orem seminary teacher, "Fill for the Gercroion Gap:" Audra Nloss, local author of several hooks on child development, "Tuning in on Ycur Child's Wave Lengths;" Lynn Eric Johnson. associate professor of careers education at Brigham Young University, Into the Valley of Decision:" aml Dr. Elliot Landau, professor of educaSpeal-,er- '1'4' ..,,. ,',..,, ,,' ..7t,,.1, i:'' I ' :111,,i,4.,..,!..'...,:.,;,'T'e:"';'..,;;..i' -- '.;,'," ' e?"'lik, rtkealled, "I came to perceive that the Holy Ghost had been close around me all my life , 1 ':'' '',,',' t '!:7 4.4 .,4. il ..;',..ii.',7::.,;',;,;-- '' t" 1 Bangerter Elder Ratwerter werked at share farming to earn money to attend Brigham Young University, v,hich be L437-did His call to the Bra ?Hiatt Mission in February 199 to:kAved. He returned in November 1q41 and was called lutt', the bishopric of the Granger 1A5.rd, ser". lug as second eour A,101-- 4..., 7 t,'...:';, ::',. , .,.,,,',' iaok::,:,.:.'';'''?.::-;4;":4,'- ,.41-.,,,,,- s Nt at the time to later ycaN I came to wonder What special rei.elations one can receive from the Holy Ghost," Elder ' ..:1',.-'1'.'' ,,,YE.',6( .41 -- News ' ,ACr'l .... - '' '''''' t ''''''''" 1..".'- '''' ' '''i'l ' -' " ,. .'..,E,I...Y1,4 ..... , ,,:i.i..,"1' . !,'.';,..,'-- ,:,,s,:'::','. DA,VID i ' .,:,a i ,i5N..,....,,,...I ',.:V .:.:!'r.' .;...;;:7'k- By lit also :;.::'''': ' , , .,.,,,...k..',ja,la " '',. kke, .,'' ' ';''''- , ,,, ' ,,, ' ",,,,, ;" :,...4 ''''...'5:' always 1,vanted to I go Seminar Aids SANDY, UTAH Five hundred concerned parents searching for better ways to communicate w ith youth have enthusiastically Wnn Parents'' pi a ised the seminar Up under the auspice, re'entiv compli-te-d of the Samt. Utah North Stale. -; , s",,1 ,,......... i.,...,::....:,.,,..,:,....,:,.:,...;.1.,,..,.,5,.....,,,,,,..:.......,:,,.,,,,,,,,,,,Is--.,,,,..,,;,:,:,:.7.,..,,,,5:.,,,,,:;.,- t;.' La ally in the lite of Elder William Guam 'Bangerter, one of the four new Assistants to ihe Twelve, a pattern of Church actieltv wa; I don't remember anything but being in church," ho said, "Father was bishop as long as I can remember,- Elder Bangerter's father was Wib ham Henry Bangerter, who was bishop and local Church leader in Granger, Gtah, for many years. Elder Bangerter was born in Granger on June S, 191s. Ile has 10 brothers and sisters. And in addition to the leadership of his father, Elder lil,uigerter learned from hi, trititlice, the former Isabelle Bawden. who was involved in Relief Society and other Church organi7ations, as well as many community enterprises, Elder Bangerter said of himself and his brothers and sisters, "The pattern was established. so we, were always active. ' There IA ere ot tier i actors. Eider Bangerter was a teen a4'cit during the depression years. , ..,,,,,,..,..,r,,,, 'y morale of the stake," said Sister Pareids were impressed Peterson. that they could take advantage of something like this in their own area," A questionnaire filled out by participants at the end of the seminar indicated that parents and even grandthe parents, "thoroughly enjoyed seminar, added Brother Jones "Parents thought it was fantastic,'' said Sister Peterson, "We didn't receive one negative comment. In fact, they thought the time was too short, and have requested another seminar next year." With the profit gleaned from ticket saics, the stake plans a seminar entitled "tTp With Youth" next fall. Another "Up With Parents" seminal' is projected for next year. Sister l'ct,rson said ENDING A,PRIL 19, 1975 0 CHURCH - 7 |
