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Show V Australians Praise Talent of LDS Musician i "Possibly the best saxophonist in Australia is what many articles in Australian newspapers and musical publications have called Church j member 1 Peter Clinch. talented musician since the age of Brother Clinch, a convert of 24 years, has received constant high praise in his country as a player of 12 instruments, a music writer and arranger and a polished exponent in most forms of music from pop to Brahams. For the past five years Brother Clinch has played professionally with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra. lie usually plays in the wood-ind section, mainly clarinet. He has been the featured soloist on the saxophone several times, playing saxophone concertos at concerts of the Western Australian Symphony Or-chestra. Brother Clinch began his musical career when he began playing the piano and flute. lie studied music in his native city of Perth, then at the Melbourne Conservatorium in Melbourne, Victoria lie played extensively with opera and ballet companies, toured with chamber music groups, was solo A ' ; ; j, 1 ' -- She is now S( Broth r Clinch Peter Clinch, right, practices number with son David, 12; wife Joy; and daughter Robyn, 15, in their home. clarinetist with the RAAF central band for six years and played and conducted much work for television, radio and films. In 1451, Brother Clinch met the Mormon missionaries; six months later hoto by LOnn D Alt' he was baptized During a tour lie met his wife Maggie, a concert violinist She was baptized in 1961. Their two children, Robyn, 15, and David, 12, are also talented musically. Robyn plays the violin and David the Lengthy Search in Brazil is uist cour-solo- i in J and has served in many tailings including high councilor, lders quorum president, Sunday School superintendent and high pnests group lea do r In h ci nt years, he has studied music composition at Western ijstralian Uni v i rsity. "We planned to come to the titled states so I could complete my doctorate at Brigham Young University," Brother (T'tich said "We were packed and passage was hooked, but my stake president counseled me to stay and help build uj the Church in this country. "We prayed about it, canceled our passage and unpacked," he said Then the opportunities started to open up and we have had a wondertul time. We are looking forward to the upcoming area conference here Family Finds the Gospel BY Abang-ga- n have only been in the Church nearly seven years, and already one daughter has seturned from a mission and three other child) en are serving on missions at present Brother Abanggan, who makes his living as a carpenter, said it is hard for lum to explain the iov that has come to him and his lamily since they were baptized m February of lbs daughter, Nila, returned from her mis ion last Maich Flora, now 20. was called to labor in the neighboring 1J i a Ills ward bishopric CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES Brother and Sister Mauricio Junior Sunday School Pnmaiy ami Sund iy a dinjlur and hool teacher owi i Convert Family Spreads Gospel Enthusiastically y lanna and the family often lot a session Sister Clinch said that w hat impio ssod her most about the Chinch v as the missionaries' teachings of family unite ' This helped me a gnat deal," she ..id PERTH, AUSTRALIA Philippines .Manila Mission last February, and in August his son, Delfin, and another daughter, Teresita, 23, were both called to servo in the Philippines Cebu City Mission. Brother and Sister Abanggau know the value of missionary work. It was iliiough the clforts of two elders knocking on their door that they found the tt tie Chut ell iter only one hour ol teaching tiom the elders, I told them 'You've nunc as representatives of Christ, teaching the truth with authority. When some of the things the elders taught in English were puzzling to my family, lepeated the' message m Cebuano so they could undei stand," he said Brother Abanggan is known to many as Pres Abanggan because of Ins ailing as the first Filipino branch president m Cebu He has held other portions m the Cebu branches, such as I i hram h del k, first and second counselor in the branch presidency, executive sec let ary and district high councilor He is now a eounselor in the district preside ncy Sister Abanggan is now xeiving lor the' second time as branch Relief Society president. RODNEY READING NOVO HAMBURGH. BRAZIL "A year ago life seemed so unbearable and impossible that we felt we couldn't go on living the way we were," said Adaiito Rainier da Cruz, a onv ut to the Church Brother da Cruz and his wile Mana were baptized in last February alter a long search for happiness that began when they and their four small children lived in Curit'ba, Brazil, He was a sales representative for a hat he large firm and was living in v. thought to he the best of situations "We had everything that seemed said Brother da Cruz netessnry, Everything cm i pt peace and of mind and happiness ' We just weren't satisfied with anything We had a home wilh everv possible convenience. We had our family and good social h!e. but we still weren't happy Lite was a constant battle." For mine than a year they attended various churihes as they attempted to lind answers to their quest for happi ness. They returned to the church in which they were reared and decided they would faithfully follow all that this church required of an active member. Tiuv prayed, attended their meetings and went to their religious leader for help After listening to their situa tion and their searching questions about the mi ailing ol hlc, lie told them there was nothing more he or the religion i mild do for them Amid their umliisimi tiny sold all they had and moved to Rio Grande do 'ml in hopes o! finding a happier life The change of lesidenee caused them to lose their job and financial security Their life grew steadily noise in Novo Hamburgo until thev stumbled upon a olution to their problems While in the capital ol the state they pass d the Porto Alegre Stake center as tin y t ode on a bus They bad gone to Porto Alegre to resolve some financial prob shoe faclems with their home-basein tory hut they had been nnsucces-lu- ! this v onture They vve re more depressed dun ever "When I saw the chapel renu m tiered my grandmother, who 10 years earlier had invited my family to learn about her church The Mormons vveie about the only ones we hadn't talked with Without saying a word, I gave the signal to leave the bus. The building vv as locked but they met two missionaries in the nearby oflice oi the Brazil Porto Alegre Mission. Brother and Sister da Cruz were told the .Joseph Smith story and saw the him "Mans Search ior Happiness. 1 For the nrst time in our lives vve had answers to our most piessing questions We knew w hat our purpo' e on earth was and we finally felt at peace with ourselves, Brother da Cruz said We had a promise that two would visit our home m Novo Ilambuigo lust visit ol the ekieis Wi to change staitcd everything prayed as a family out loud to a real Heavenly Father, Sister da Cruz said 'I had never ready prayed he tore in my From die hie " Tla y went to (Turn'll and had lamily homo "onings The arguments and lights in the home began to disappear Ev en their four y oung children began to live together more harmoniously lust tithing 'd.ell ( 'In in PC one week lielnie 1 On Christmas Eve, Brother and Sister da Cruz went to Poito Alegre to i oiled the money for 16 pairs of shoes that an uncle had promised to sell lor 'hein Ih'-- discovered the shoes had ii.it In en sold They had only live dollars mi Chiistmas eelebi atinns seemed do tired to be quite bleak While talking with their uncle a client came in and asked for a loimc-of shoes for Christmas. The woman pair had a special problem because thev had aheady made a pair of size 42 (size lot shoes for her that didnt lit. The uncle explained that they didnt iiave her shoe size but Brother da Cruze w cut into the other room and brought hack a size 38 (size 7), the largest thev had The woman tried the shoes on and smiled in disbelief. They fit perfectly. She paid a price that allowed the da Cruz family to enjoy a Christmas tree and presents for the children. In January, Brother da Cruz decided to dedicate his time to his own rodent This time I did control company. business the right way because 10 percent was given to the Lord, he said. Within one month the family became tmancially stable as they made more money than they had m any of the previous months. Security and spiritual grow th had come to their home. In February, 2 Vi months after meeting with the missionaries for the first time, they were baptized. Brother da Cruz was called as first (ounsclor in the Sunday School presidency in the Novo Hamburgo Branch .uni Sister da Cruz was called to serve as secretary of the Relief Society. -- r They decided to pay their tithing and to live tile Word ol Wisdom They paid WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17, 1976 CHURCH 13 4 |