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Show THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, February 11, 1988 MILESTONES o6po noxaioBaTi b CIIIA ! K)Ta npHBeTCTByeT coBeTCKHX npeacTaBHTe;ieft Mm xothm cae;iaTi Bauie npefoiBaHHe 3aeci, b ropozme Mama, npuflTHMM h nojietmuM ZIJISI HauiHx cTpaH. nycTB 3T0 6yaeT nepBMM rnaroM no nyTH BqaHMonoHHMaHHH Mexay npocTMMH kumh CIIIA h CCCP. XHTeH ropoaa Mama rocTBnpHHMHo BCTpeqaioT Bac n BaM noMOML ee yoHaTB AMepmcy, paH iio,qeft, hx xesiamie xchtb b Mnpe h jjpyxfie The message above as follows: Aoopo noKajaoBaTi! ! Ethel Bradford is WELCOME TO THE USA! Utah conveys greetings to the Soviet representatives ! We would like to make your stay here, in the city of Magna, pleasant and satisfactory for both of our countries. Let this be a first step on the path of mutual understanding between the common people of the USA and the USSR. The hospitable residents of Magna would like to meet you and hlep you to learn about America, its people, and their wish to live in peace and friendship. Welcome! Out My Window We here in the United States take an odd attitude toward those we consider foreign. "Why dont they learn to speak English?" we ask. "Why cant they act like we do?" we grumble, and, "If theyre going to live here, why cant they dress as we do?" is a constant refrain. Strangely, people in European or far eastern countries are far more considerate to those who are foreign to them. Of course, much of their economy is based on foreign travellers and so they grew up being hospitable and friendly to those who speak another language. We expect that treatment when we travel there, too. But we see fewer foreign travellers here. We see occasional groups of Japanese; were becoming tolerant of the Vietnamese; and Spanish speaking people are more and more a part of our lives, but . . . really . . . we are not very helpful or sympathetic to those who speak another language. Its a puzzle, too. After all, we send thousands of young men and women to the far comers of the world as LDS missionaries and are sad and resentful when they do not receive warm welcotnes. But here at home weve been protected by our mountains from, 'outsiders and now have a difficult time coming to terms with those of another culture. . . They will have offices at the Hercules Plant, but it stands to reason that they will stroll the streets and shops of this valley. And, what they see, hear and how they are treated will form their opinions of us. As Americans. Such emissaries come and go in New York a bit differently and, even will be with an accent, they will be different, and not like different people. we, as a group, do Some future leader of that vast land just might be here with us. And when he, someday, is pondering whether to sign some pact of friendship or aggression, he will remember the ; days, months, years he spent in this valley, and make his decision based right on how we treated him. Here. Today. Russians are here. Lets open our hearts, and homes, as far as we can and let them return to their homes remembering us as friendly people. The But, the Russians are coming. The Russians are probably here. They will not wear name cards, no one will announce them in our shops, so it really falls on us to take stock of ourselves and look upon foreigners as welcomed guests. People we want to go out of our way to help. Martha Nakken Butchereit of Murray, will be honored on February 14th to celebrate her 80th birthday. Her seven children are inviting friends and family to call at the Heritage House, 4699 South Highland Drive, on that date between the hours of 2:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon. Martha was bom on February 12, 1908 in Hemae, Westfallen, Germany, the daughter of Ottilie Hillert, her mother, and John Gradeus Nakken, her father. She married John Gerhardt Butchereit on May 28, 1930 in the Salt minds Yes, they are different, but, to them, so are we. So are we. And, dont lets forget it. l x s i y Lake LDS Temple. Martha was the third child, yet, inasmuch as her two older sisters, old Johanna and old Elfriede, died with a few days of each other from a combination of diphtheria and scarlet fever, between Christmas and New Years day in 1907, Martha was always considered to be the oldest ar The newlyweds will honeymoon in Midway, Utah and then make their home in West Valley City. parties were hosted Pre-nupti- al Jay (Carolyn) Atkinson, and Maybe theyll dress if they speak English it People. we want to have a good opinion of us. I dont know of any other U.S. city which will have the opportunity, year after year, as we will have, of getting to know the Russians and letting them get to know us. Martha N. Butchereit Honored On 80th Birthday Exchanging wedding vows in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on February 5th were Thayne D. Atkinson, West Valley and Tracy Thompson, now of South Jordan, but formerly of West Valley. A wedding breakfast was held at the Lion House and a reception given that evening at the Salt Lake Jordan North Stake Center. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Thompson. She is a graduate of Granger high and is now attending the University of Utah. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Atkinson and is a graduate of Granger high. He filled an LDS mission to Brussels, Belgium. Attending the bride as maid of honor was Michele Thompson with Teresa and Thorup Elizabeth Thompson as bridesmaids. Teresa Atkinson was at the guest book. Duties of best man were performed by Matthew Freestone. Thorup Thompson. It will not be so here in this mountain valley. They will be a very minor minority and you and I will be their contact with America. It will be easy to say, "How was I to know they were Russian? And, there will be no way for us to know, but be certain that soon, perhaps right now, they are here. ... The AtkinsonThompson Rites Teresa world. right now ... and for quite a few years to follow we are going to have a relationship . . . however tenuous . . . with people from the Soviet Union. We can let them see that, after all, we are friendly people, or we can ignore them and let them know they are outsiders. But . LDS Temple Is Scene Of by Mrs. multitude of other emissaries from around the child. She was bom but Michele a month and a half after her sisters died and she always recalls how sad her mother became at the Christmas season. French Riviera Honeymoon For Dr. And Mrs. Nester Ledesma " i. V .. - - - Dr. Nester Owen Ledesma will take Julie Kay Goold as his bride today, February 11, in rites performed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A wedding breakfast will be held at the Seven Oaks reception center following the ceremony, with a reception following. The bride is the daughter of Stanley Kay Goold and Mrs. Gay Jenks Goold, both of Salt Lake. She is a senior at the Utah State University with a major in art. She has studied French with the University of Utah Study Abroad in Neuchatel, Switzerland. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Narcis Ledesma also of Salt Lake. He is a graduate of the UofU and has a podiatrist practice in both Salt Lake and Fresno, California. He has filled an LDS mission to Hong Kong. Attending as bridesmaids will be Kerri Neilson, Leslie, Joni, Marci and Lori Gold, Roberta Hardy, Vicki Holt, Lori Barton, Julie Hope and Michelle Harding. Flower girls are Megan, Lisa and Mallor Neilson while Wendy Morton will be at the guest book. Art Ledesma, brother of the groom, will be the best man with Mark Goold, Chris Hardin, Paul, Ryan, Matt and Jed Ledesma as ushers. The newlyweds will honeymoon in the French Riviera and then make their home in Salt Lake. DEADLINES: All Milestone stories MUST be in our office at least days before the date you desire it to be published. I 9 bought a home in Salt Lake after two years of marriage. Eight children were bom there and, in 1950 they moved to their home in Murray and all attended Murray schools and graduated from Murray high. Marthas husband, John died in 1966. She has held various positions in Murray 2nd and 4th wards of the LDS church, her favorite being Beehive leader. She has belonged to several clubs and was the Green Sheet Citizen of the Month in February of 1982. She traveled to Hawaii in 1959 with her sisters; to Seattle Worlds Fair in 1961 with a tour group led by her daughter Nancy; to the Montreal Worlds Fair and Mormon History tour in 1967 with an aunt and to Europe in 1969 with a roost important thing in Martha s life has been, and is, her children, their education and keeping them close. There are nine degrees among her children irom various and colleges universities. "Ter ?wren are: Dorothy ne x(,Mrs Grant) Wiseman, b.L; Nancy (Mrs. J. Max) Anderson Holladay; John R. (Joyce) Butchereit, Taylorsville; Carol Butchereit, Holladay; Shirley Butchereit, Holladay; Michael D. (Debbie) Butchereit, Sandy and Samuel R. Butchereit, White City, Oregon, Diane Faith Butchereit is deceased. She has 11 grandchildren, which, ai? the bt of her life" and she fills her days with for her flowers and going caring campine with the family. sister-in-la- Martha and htr parents immigrated to the U.S. as converts to the LDS church when she was four months old. It took fourteen days to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and everyone always told her that she was the only one aboard ship that was not sea sick. One incident, of her infant years which was told to her was 4hat her mother gave her a spit bath at the bottom of Niagra Falls. They traveled on train to Utah and stayed with missionary friends until they found a home of their own. Two years later the Nakkens bought a 2 12 acre farm and built a brand new home where three younger sisters and a brother, Sarah, Alma, Pearl and Ethel, were born. Because Martha was the oldest she learned to speak both German and English languages. John Nakken worked at the smelter and raised chickens and had a fruit orchard. When the youngest child was about four, he served a LDS mission in his native Holland. Martha went to Salt Lake schools, loved tending children as she was growing up and later on loved to go dancing. It was there she met her future husband, John Butchereit, whom she married when she was 22 years old. John was a tile contractor and they two-ye- ar I |