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Show AFTER RAISING 12 CHILDREN Dad, Mom Leave To Serve Mission Dont be critical of your children when they make a mistake, but give z lot of praise when something good is accomplished, " said Mrs. Francis B. Slade of the Red Mesa (Colo.) Ward, Mesa Verde .Stake. ones pitch in, and help with the younger, ones. Our farm is incorporated, with every member a stockholder. Three sons are operating the farm while we are on our mission. She should Tcnow what she is talking' .'about. Mrs. Slade and her husband were in ifie Missionary Home in Salt Lake City this past week, prior to heading for the Mission. The sons and two are leaving behind 12 daughters, eight of whom have served as Alberta-Saskatchewa- a-- ult missnarieSi The Slades had 14 children, but lost two when they were young children. Their family is evenly divided, six .sons and six daughters. The two they lost were a son and daughter. j, Also part of the credo the Slades used to rear their children was to keep them busy. Hard work definitely helps, but there 'should also be plenty of recreation oppor-- ; tunities, said Mrs. Slade. The couple has worked a dairy farm, milking about 100 registered Holsteins each day, and Caring for about 4,000 acres of farm and rangeland. ' Elder Slade noted that they always tried to see that their children kept the. commandments, and family prayer was an everyday occurrence ' Having a large family isnt as hara iis some people might think. The older We are proud of our sons and daughters. All of them, have attended Brigham Young University, not all have gradu-- ; ated, but they have received good educations. We have one son who will return .jme from serving in the Army in Ger many, and he will be married in December. Its too bad we cant be here, but the Lords work comes first. said Mrs Slade. The whole family, with the exception at Thanksgiving dinner in Colorado. Because of the size of the group, which included the 36 grandchildren, the dinner was held in the ward -- of the soldier son, met building. Although the Slades would receive their salary from the farm, the heads of famihes wrote on slips of paper, the1 amount each could .contribute each month, and there was more than enough to keep the faithful parents on their mis-- , sion. A quilt, with a large wheel' home-mad- e in the center and with the inscription The 11 Tribes of Slade," inscribed was given to the parents. Each spoke carried the name of a son or daughter. of Missionary Home in Salt Lake City. Project Aids Communication Visual-Or- al WOODS CROSS. UTAH o y. scsf An English class project paid off in many ways for Larry Martin and Ray Billie two Indian placement students at Woods Cross High School The project was an oral composition, where under the direction of Mrs Margaret Haywood, the two boys prepared a slide and tape presentation about American Indian Art. They, drew he art for the title slide, made about 40 additional slides to tell the story wrote and recorded the script and even put the ping' in the tape to indicate the change of pictures. SJ ', J ' - & Both Larry and Ray corned the opportunity to it live. V -- .Y 5'eV. a o 1 visual-orLarry Martin and Ray Billie prepare composition for presents ion in Woods Cross seminary classes. al 9 WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9, 1972 V,. are quiet by nature and so they welrecord their speech, rather than give -' It is easier to play a tape than it is to give a speech, at least you know you wont make a goof, said Larry. . We both learned a great deal and Mrs. Haywood helped a lot, Ray added. The presentation was so successful in the English class that the boys were invited to show it to each of the Seminary classes' on Friday, Dec. 1. The composition went right along with our Indian program to raise money for Guatemala and El Salvador, said Steve .Dyreng, seiminary principal. Another highlight of the project, was when the boys showed their presentation techniques to the placement families from . seven wards during a banquet. karry is. from Shiprock, Ariz. and is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Reed, while Kay is from Sheep Springs, N.M. and stays with Mr. and Mrs. Keith Draper. |
