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Show 1 44th Annual Conference The 144th annual general conference of the church, to which all church members are invited, will convene in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 5, 6 and 7, 1974, with general ses ;ons each day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The general session on Saturday morning, a solemn assembly, where the president and other General Authorities and officers of the church will be presented for a sustaining vote. April 6, will be The general priesthood meeting will be held on Saturday, April 6, at 7 in the Tabernacle p.m. Only those holding the priesthood are invited to attend this meeting. Members of the church who cannot attend in person are encouraged to watch or listen to telecasts or broadcasts of general conference where possible. If conflict exists, local officials have the discretion to readjust meeting schedules, or, where appropriate, rearrange the agenda of regularly scheduled meetings to permit those in attendance to listen to genpral conference. Leaders of the church units within easy commuting distance of Temple Square in Sait Lake City have the discretion to cancel church meetings which conflict with general sessions of general conference in order to permit the members to attend in person or to listen on television or radio. Regularly scheduled church meetings should not be canceled, however, if there is no conflict between them and general sessions and general conference. In view of the energy crisis, we encourage all members of the church who plan to attend the April general conference to arrange for car pools or to come by commercial transportation wherever possible. The First TYesidency Primary Prepares For Conference Primary leaders and workers from throughout the world will be convening for general sessions and departmental meetings of the Primary General Conferin conjunction with ence, held April the 144th annual conference of the church. President N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder Marvin J. Ashton, of the Council of the Twelve, will be the principal speakers at the conference, along with Brigham Young University Pres. Dallin H. Oaks, and the Primary general presidency. The first session of Primary Conference will be held at 8 a.m., April 3, in the Tabernacle. Stake, mission and district Primary leaders and workers are to attend this session, at which Elder Ashton, an adviser to the Primary, will be speaking. The 1974-7Primary theme will also be presented during the first session of the conference. Departmental meetings will be held April 3, beginning at 9 a.m. Buses will be available for transportation to the various locations of the meetings to be held for Primary presidents, first and second counselors, secretaries, music leaders, inservice leaders, Cub scouting leaders, end leaders of the scouting program for 3-- 4 5 boys. will be sold at the various departmental meetings at noon. A reception will be held from p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Church Office Building at 50 East North Temple mission for and stake Primary presidencies and secretaries. Special entertainment wili be provided for other Primary leaders at the Promised Valley Playhouse at 7 p.m. and 8:30 Lunch p.m. Pres. Oaks will be the speaker at the Thursday, April 4, morning session of the Primary conference, which will begin at 9 a m. in the Tabernacle. A chorus of Primary children from the Granger, Hunter and Taylorsville (Utah) Regions will sing at the Thursday morning session of conference. Mrs. LaVern W. Parm'.ey, genera! president of the Primary, will present the new programs for the 1974-7Primary year. Her counselors, Mrs. Naomi W. Randall and Mrs. Florence R. Lane, will also speak. President Tanner will be the principal speaker at the concluding session of the Primary Conference, Thursday, April 4, at 2 p.m. in the Tabernacle. 5 An hour-lon- g Ye Are will be staged, presentation, Laying the Foundation, implementing live action, recordings, and a chorus of Primary v'orkers. Tickets, mailed prior to the Pnmary Conference tc stake, mission and district leaders, are required for each of the Primary Conference sessions, reception, departmental meetings, and the Promised Valley Playhouse productions. Priesthood leaders are invited to attend all the meetings. Tickets are not required for the priesthood leaders. Sister Parmley reported that approximately 500 stakes and 25 missions will be represented at the conference, with leaders attending from each of the states in the United States and provinces of Car..i-da- . Representatives are also expected to attend from Japan, South America, Mexico, Tonga, Australia, and Germany Elder Mark E. Petersen addresses crowd gathered for the dedication of the St. George Visitors Center. St. George Visitors Center Is Dedicated ST. GEORGE, UTAH The newly remodeled and expanded visitors center on the grounds of the St. George Temple was dedicated Saturday, March 16, by Elder Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve. This is a teaching tool for everybody, Elder Petersen told more than 500 persons gathered on the lawn in front of the St. George Tempie for the dedication. We are living in a rapidly advancing world," he said. Pointing out that the total available knowledge in the world is doubling every seven years, he added, This church is moving even faster than the world. The Lord is hastening His work. Elder Petersen, making reference to the new teaching methods being used in the churchs visitors centers, plus the technological advances in transportation, communications and other phases of living, said, "We believe in accepting from the world all good things. Among these things are the new teaching methods in the visitors centers. From the very beginning, our temples have been teaching institutions with visual aids, said Elder Petersen, referring to the gospel principles taught with the endowment. Expanding on the purpose of visitois enters, Elder Petersen urged each person present to participate in the visitors center. Bring a friend and come through this place," he said. You are planting the seed of truth. He continued, Every home teacher has at least one family who is less ardent about the gospel. We ask every priesthood quorum Aaromc and Melchizedek president to feel that this visitors center is a teaching aid. he said, noting that each quorum president or group leader could bring his quorum members, and their families, to learn more about the gospeL If the active come, fine, wed like to have them, Elder Petersen continued. Continued on page 14 WEEK ENDING CHURCH 3 |