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Show Sunday, April 11, 1971 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page $ LDS Church Membership Total to Reach 3 Million by End of 1971 Membership of the LDS Churchis expected to reach the three million markin July of this year. This fact was revealed at the church's semi-annual conference held last week in Salt lake City. This prediction is made on the basis of a reported total of Tabernacle. A research of mem! Statistics of tbe Church, which was organized on April 6, 1830 with six members, shows thatit took 117 years, or unti] 1947, to acquire the first million members. The second million was achieved in 16 years being 2,930,810 members of record at reached in 1963. In but eight and the close of 1970, marking a gain for that year of 123,354. one half years the third million The membership figures and other statistical information were contained in the annual report for 1970 read Tuesday ing at the sixth session of the 14Ist General Conference of the Church in the Salt Lake will have been added. The breakdown of membership at the close of 1970 showed 2,485,525 members in the Stakes and 445,265 in the missions. ‘The gain in stakes was 140,890 while the missions recorded a loss in total membership of 17,536. This loss is accounted for in the organization of a record number of 41 new stakes of the Church during 1970. Atleast 10 of the new stakes were wholly composed of members transferred from the missions and several others which were divisions of already exi stakes included "aioe mission ranches. Stake memberships would average about 4,000 each. The stakes at the end of 1970 totalled 537. Seven new stakes have been added since the start of this year bringing the total now to 544. lron, Steel Engineers REX LARSEN Gets UP Scholarship SPANISH FORK — Rex Larsen,son of Mr. and Mrs.Glen Larsen, Spanish Fork, was one of 16 young Utahns to receive a Union Pacific Railroad Scholarship. The award was presented by Wesley D. Soulier, agricultural agent for the railroad. Rex is currently attending Spanish Fork High School. He to study animal science following graduationthis spring. sprit This year the scholarship award was increased to $400 from $200 that has been awarded in the past. Ed H. Bailey, ident of the railroad, said Inion Pacitic is aware of the continually rising cost ofee education and making the crease available to the ecipients in 1971 in honor of the golden anniversary of U.P.’s scholarship program. — Union Pacific has invested well over a million dollars in since the first U.P. agricultural scholarship was presented in 1921. By increasing each award to $400, Bailey said $158,000 to higher education. total to M4. The year’s increase in membership reflected 79,126 converts baptized in the stakes and missions an irsrease of nearly 10,000 over the previous year. Children of record baptized in stakes and missions for 1970 were 55,210, and children blessed totalled 65,981. It is noted also that the birthrate per thousand within the Church for 1970 was slightly Total priesthood membership in the Church increased nearly ee Waterlyn and family of San Dimas, Calif., were visitors during the past week in Provo with his mother, Mrs. Della Waterlyn and other Telatives. The family came especially to attend the wedding of their daughter, Gail and Calvin Ross,son of Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Ross of Ogden on Apr. 6. The young couple is at home in Ogden. Mrs. Waterlyn also attended the wedding of a granddoward B. Greenfield, daughter of the Greenfields, all of Salt ike City which was held Friday. make a first home in Bountiful. Mr, and Mrs. John H. Houston hosted friends In the Church Welfare section of the annualreport it was shown that (4,507 persons were assisted during the year; 9,22 were 36,000 to a total of 730,016 holding both the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood. Reports of the Auxiliary in organizations for 1970 are as follows —Relief Society bership )—347,244. George J. Tupac,construction representative for U.S. Steel for the Los Angelesarea,will be the guest speaker at the April meeting .of the Utah Section, Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, to be held this Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Inn in Provo. Mr. Tupac will discuss “Structural Damageof the Los Angeles Earthquake,”featuring a slide presentation of the damageto the Los Angeles area Freeway System, Institutional Buildings, Industria! and Commercial Buildings, Residential Areas, and the Van Norman Dam. Included will be discussions of the vital questions and challenges which confront design and construction engineersin areas having a high earthquake potential. A similar presentation will be made by Mr. Tupac for the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers at BYU at noon Tuesday. The April meeting will conclude a year of outstanding business meetings which were arranged by the | Utah Section’s consisting of Jim Pinegar - Chairman, Joe Hebert, Dave Fryer, and Dick Christman. New officers anddirectors for the coming year will be elected at Tuesday’s meeting and plans for the Association’s annual golf tournament and two-state convention will be announced. —Sunday School (average attendarice )—818,733. —Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (enrollment) —351,591. —Young Women’s Mutual Improvement Association increase of nearly13,000 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Williamson of Olmstead have reported some visitors during the Ldweekwith them attheir home including Mrs. Williamson’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hendrickson of McGill, Nev.; friends from Magna, Mr. and MN Rose and an overnight visit from agrandson, Mike Hutchings and a friend from Reedley, Calif. Mrs.Betty Stokes and Mrs. Jaa Dean. The ladies werestateside to attend sessions of LDS general conference held in Salt Lake City. They also were interested in a tour of Brigham Mr. and Mrs, Rau: Wistisen, Young University campus and Theyreport the children enjoyed Other points of interest. Also riding horses and other delights, while here the Houstons joined the visitors at a dinner for Mrs. Dale A. (Gleuda) Estos Australian missionaries and and children, Elizabeth, Brent, later en aill-Australian andStephen left Friday for their homein Bellevue, Wash., after missionary reunion, visiting for a week in Provo with Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Jolley of parents, Mr, and Mrs. Grant B. Qrem are enjoying the visit in Snow. While here, the family their home of their daughter, was also joined by another Mrs. Marden (Joy Ann) Kohler daughter, Marilyn, her husband, and her sons, Bryan Reed and H. Wayne Holt and their family , Ut. Previously, Mark Kohler of Pasco, Wasa. from The Jolleys recently traveled to Mrs, Snow had visited in Pasco for the naming of Dr. and Bellevue with the Estes family Mrs, Kohler's second son, Bryan and in Portland, Ore., with a and upon their return to Orem nephew, Dr. Duane C. Bowman were accompanied by Joy Ann and his wife and family. and the boys, * Mrs. Marilyn Gesner and Good things are happening at daughter, Amber of Brooklyn, the William H. Barth Jr., home N.Y., are among visitors in in Orem, what with guests, Provo. She is a guest of her Easter observance and bir- mother, Mrs, Dove Peay and has thdays noted during the been entertained by her sister weekend. Visiting are Mrs. and family, Mr. and Mrs. David 's parents, Mr, and Mrs. V. Snyder in Orem. Mrs. Gesner recently operated a boutique shop in and upon her ' retum to New ‘ork, expects to ‘Swanson, Salt Lake City, anc son make arrangements to go to Bill, home from Weber State Spain where she plans to make College in Ogden, The Swansons her home for some time. Mrs, recently returned to Utah from Gesner will be in this area for Jacksonville, Fla., where Terry another two weeks before completed his tour of duty with returning. Names cleared during 1970 for temple ordinances—1,697,282; Genealogical! records microfilmed in 17 countries during the year brouglit the total to 212,858-one hundred foot rolls of microfilm for use of the Church which arethe equivalent of over3,200,000 printed volumes of 300 pages each; Number of ordinances performed during 1970 in the 13 operating temples: Forthe living, 60,410; Forthe dead, 6,884,556. SIMMONS AMBASSADOR MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS 11th to 17th THESE ARE SIMMONSTOP OF THE LINE LOOK AT THESE THEY FEATURE VALUES A happy pre-Easter visit has with their children, Kevin, Diane, Kaileen, Janette, chard and Michelle, spent a few daysin Bancroft, Ida., at the homeof Mr. Wistisen’sparents, em- Under genealogical and temple work the following statistics were given ON FAMOUS Man has consumed more coal, oil and gas in the last 30 years than in all previous history. the U.S. Navy. He is now attending the University of Utah andVicki is a dental assistant in Salt Lake City. Mr. Barth’s parents, the William H. Barths Sr., Provo, are aso enjoying the gatherings. Birthdays being noted are for son, Michael Barth,Apr. 15; son, Bill, Apr. 12 and Mrs, Barth Sr., Apr. 9. remunerative ployment; 190,921 man-days of work were donated to the welfare plan and 4,815 unit days of equipment were donated. The Church school system showed a 1970 accumulative enrollment in Church schools, including institutes of religion and seminaries of 210,647, an (mem- About People | By MILDRED B. HALL 373-8563 - 373-0546 (enrollment) — 383-916. —Primary (children enrollment) — 459,335. higher than the previous year 28.41 compared with 28.18. SPECIAL FACTORY AYLOR’S AUTHORIZED Set Meet Rex Larsen The number of wards and independent brancheswithin the stakes increased to 4,922, a gain of 330 during the year There were six new missions created last year to bring the Save 580 nn SET > ON 00 © ® © ® ® Beautiful quilted scotchguard covers Matching Box Springs Firm Construction Built for extra sleeping comfort And they are a Wonderful Value. QUILTED $ Save oo 3-piece KING SET i Reg. 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