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Show Arizona Businessman To Preside in Peru Mission Chinese Clan Genealogies Being Filmed "The Church Genealogical Department will soon have the largest collection of Chinese genealogies anywhere in the world including China. Ted Telford, a records specialist for the acquisitions and field operations division of the Genealogical Department, said this as he discussed the departments project of microfilming hundreds of clan genealogies in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Since September 1975, the department has microfilmed 500 titles of clan genealogies in Taiwan. A title may consist of one to several volumes and each volume contains hundreds of names, Brother Telford explained. The Church employs five people e all nonmembers who work finding and filming the records. Members are also being encouraged to help with the research. It is difficult and work because there are no libraries or government archives in Taiwan and the Church researchers must find the the records records themselves, specialist said. Since most of the records are privately owned by families, the researchers must gain the confidence of the families before they can film their records. Some families wont allow the records out of their homes, so the camera equipment must be brought to the homes, he said. Although the work is it is progressing well and is well worth the effort, he said. The situation is much the same in Hong Kong, but there is less material available because the city is fairly new and many of the records were left behind in mainland China when people immigrated there in the late 1840s. In Asia, you find some of the best genealogical records in the world, the specialist said. Most of the clan genealogies found are accurate back for about 1,000 years. Some even run all the way back to legendary figures 3,000 B.C., he said. The records specialist noted that Chinese records are very well kept because of the custom of ancestor worship and the importance of determining rights to property inheritance. All e necessary' information is all births, together in the records marriages, deaths, he said. Its interesting how the Lord has provided these records and how these traditions of record keeping have been preserved until the day when we can gather them, he added. When the records are filmed, they arent translated, but are sent to the Genealogical Library exactly as they are. It will be several years before the clan genealogy names are indexed for temple work. The Genealogical Department has filmed many other Chinese clan genealogies from archives in Japan and Korea and the libraries at Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley. Next month the department will begin filming, Chinese clan genealogies at Columbia University. Rodolfo William Mortensen, an Arizona businessman, has been called to preside over the new Peru Lima North Mission, the First Presidency announced this week. Pres. Mortensen and his wife Joanne, who reside in Phoenix, Ariz., will begin their mission service this July. The new mission president, 48, was born m Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, a son of Jesse W. and Clara Aldaz Mortensen. He and his wife were married Oct. 9, 1952, in the Arizona Temple. They are the parents of tw o children. His past Church positions include branch presidents counselor, bishop in two wards, high councilor, stake president and temple worker. He is president of the Vista Laboratories, Inc. Sister Mortensen, a daughter of Karl T. and Afton Smith Bretzing, has served as a Primary president, YMMIA president, ward choir director, Relief Society president and stake YMMI presi dent She is presently a Sunday Sc hool teacher and ward Relief Society Education counselor At Mothers Meeting time-consumi- time-consumin- 4 CHURCH BY RICHARD WASHINGTON Amarilla Hamblin lee . . . tells of father WEEK ENDING MAY 15,' Jacob Hamblin Heeded Promise From Early Life Continued from page 3 after marriage, moved to California .After she raised seven children and wa widowed, she was called to service in the Southwest Indian Mission with headquarters in Gallup, N.M, I traveled and walked over the same trails my father had traveled so many years ago," she said. On May 4, Sister Lee celebrated her birthday with her four surviving daugh tors live quietly. I just step out and a lovely fence and there is the house of the lxrd (Downey 1st Ward), where I ha e worshipped for 30 years. I cross health is perfect, but my is slowly going, and, of course, hearing my eyes grow a little dimmer with the My years She thinks about her father's headstone, on which is written: In memory of Jacob V. Hamblin, born April 2, 1819, died Aug 31, 1880; Peacemaker in the Camp of the Lamanites; Herald of Truth to the House of Israel. , 1976 ROMNEY D C. Church members who participated in the American Mothers Committee 5 said (AMC) convention April a offered felt conference the they chance to share gospel ideals of family life with other convention delegates. Phyllis B. Marriott, an active Church member who was national chairman of the event and a former Mother of the Year, said LDS mothers from throughout the country and local members played a significant role in the confer30-M- g, C-- Have Key Roles LDS part-tim- Pres, and Sister Rodolfo W. Mortensen ence. The seven LDS state Mothers of the Year include June Duncan Oberg, Alaska; Gladys Bingham McRae, Arizona; Katherine Hunt Ernst, Nevada; Ardith Wadsworth Brighton, Ohio; c Lucile Markham Thorne, Utah; Brower Simkins, Washington and Ellen Neil son Barnes, Washington D.C. The two state Young Mothers of the Year who are LDS are Sharon E. Cox, also of Washington, and Dee Stagner Nicholson, Missouri. (Sec page 11). Sister Marriott and Adelaide N. McCallistery, of New York City, who is also LDS, were given special citations by the national committee. Sister Marriott was honored for her work as chairman and for her of the book, Mothers of Achievement in , the United States, the committees publication honoring the American Bicentennial She w as nation al Mother of the Year in 137 Sister McCallistcr was honored for her contributions in music. She is the committees music chairman The Washington DC. metrojHihtun region's Relief Society Chorus, with 100 voices tinder the direction of Sister Barnes, 0140110101x1 guests at the conventions banquet, at which I! S. President Gerald Ford was the speaker. Throughout the week other members of the Church provided help with entertainment, decorations, ushering and program preparation. Among their contributions were hundreds of dolls made by local Relief Society rtiembers to bo used P's table Ir-rain- 1776-1978- 1 decorations, a speech by Washington D C. Stake Pres. William Don Ladd during an interfaith service oil Sunday, a performance by a chorus of 64 Primary children, a Bicentennial skit that told the story of former U.S. presidents wives, a soprano solo performance by Church member Melva Niles g perforBarborka, and a mance by the Ronald Zirker family of Moses Lake, Wash. The conference is one of the most fantastic missionary opportunities we have in the Church, said Sister Brighton, because here are other women with high moral standards who are just as concerned as we are about the home. group. They are a very Sister Simkins said she felt the significance of the conference was stressing the importance of the family. She also said she felt the conference was a good missionary tool. Everyone here knows were Mormons, and they have a favorable impression of us. Youll find all mothers are striving for the same thing," she said. One method of sharing gospel ideas came during the introductions of the e mothers, as each presented a beliefs. and life of her summary Sister Cox said she had a gift she the wished to share w ith her family gift of time. My favorite time is play time with the children, she told the audience. "We are not affluent, but we can always build memories with our children. We dont want to become too involved with the mechanics of life to live," Sister Nicholson told the women to bloom where you are planted. She said she hud chosen to be planted as a wife and mother." Maxine Carnett Grindstaff of Red River, N.M.,. was chosen as the 196 Mother of the Year. Barbara B. Smith, Relief Society general president, and Belle S. former general president of the sing-alon- high-quali- ty three-minut- Spaf-for- 'Rolifcf Society, xitlvnded 11 if ebnVention. |
