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Show All-Laman- ite Conference Attracts 250 RAPID CITY. S. D. About Indian youth representing Crow, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Winnebago, and Omaha tribes enjoyed the find annual North m Indian Mission All Lamanite youth conference here recently. 250 die Sioux, Tliey came by automobile, bus, and airplane from areas throughout six states to mission headquarters in Rapid City for the two-daconference. r greeted by a huge emblem They on the branch house stage representing the conference theme, "Lamanite Leadership Our Challenge. The conference got under way with talent contests, followed by a banquet and dance. The girls stayed in members homes, and the boys were housed in the church for the night. A basketball tourney on Saturday had teams competing, and during the afternoon, talent contest winners were any I Abandoned school house still They included Marilyn Loager of Rapid City, first in essay; Pat Ironcloud, Poplar, Mont., talent and speech; Don Keller, Omaha, Neb., art; David White, Prairie Island, Minn., crafts; Cora Thunderbolt, Pine Ridge, S. D., and Maxine Bordeaux, Winner, S.D., voted Most Outstanding Girls, and Eldon Not Afraid, Hardin, Mont., and Donald Lake, Wiimark, S. D., "Most Outstanding Boys. The youths, ranging in age from 13 to 20, heard speakers tell of the challenge facing youth of today and especially those of Indian heritage. Speakers included J. Edwin Baird, di- rector of Indian Seminaries; Harvey A. Dahl, president. Northern Indian Mission, and Jim Pourier, president of the Porcupine Cattlemen's Assn., youth counselor for Pine Ridge, and vice president of the Shannon County school board. in Grafton, Utah as reminder of The welcome signs are out across Mormonland as the fading winter yields to spring. Invitations are piled high; there is much for the visitor to see. The season last, for the most part, from April General Conference to October General Conference. The attractions of Mormonland are both natural and They range from the Four Corners area to the Goose Creek Mountains in the northwest, and from the wandering Virgin River in Washington County to Pickleville and Dutch John on the northeastern corners. From these corners and all In between, are evidences of the colonizing Mormon pioneers. Of particular Interest In Southern Utah is the old Dixie Cotton Mill near St. George, constructed under orders from Brigham Young. Nearby is the Jacob Hamblin Home at Santa Clara, built by the buckskin apostle. In St. George is Brigham Youngs winter home, the St. George Temple, with its beautifully landscaped grounds, the stately Tabernacle, and the old courthouse, built 99 years ago. At Leeds is the ghost town of Silver Reef, where remnants of the old Wells Fargo office, the town jail, and other man-mad- e. Youth Genealogy business buildings are reminders of the rowdy silver rush days. Just west of Cedar City are scenes of iron mining, both of the pioneer era and the modem day. Not far from Kanab are the interesting Coral Pink Sand Dunes; a rustic adobe brick one room school house remains standing at Grafton, not far from Zion National Park. And in the park itself are the awesome Zion Narrows, cut a spectacular 2,000-fo- where the Virgin River has deep canyon. The contrasts are many: Indian ruins and prehistoric red-roc- APRIL 19, 1969 k Visitors driving to Salt Lake City this year should take time to visit some of these scenes and let their spirits be fed somthat nurtured and tested by the historic reality those dedicaand sometimes etimes ted overcoming yielding settlers of a century and more ago. 'Funshop Highly Successful Instead, parents and children hurry to their respective classes for a genealogy workshop. Its really fun to do genealogy work when you all do it together, explained Gary Pratt, secretary of the Priests Stlh D. Red ford. High Priests group leader gives help to young lady in filling out family group sheet. ot writings abound ina canyons not far from most highways. spectacular pattern, from the stately Scenery follows Wasatch Mountains to the country with its bluffs, plateaus, and gorges. BOISE, IDAHO When Sacrament Meeting is over in Boise 11th Ward, not many of the members go heme. WEEK ENDING settlers a century ago. Mormon land Attractions rf-i- nounced. stands Quorum. The young people in the w ard were the first to get the program going. Their class enrolled 72 people between the ages of 12 of them graduated. and 25. Sixty-nin- e Then - the adults followed with a Jet course for 92 people. They Genealogy couldnt match the percentage of graduates of their younger counterparts, but did well with 75 graduating. Heres how it worked. The youth asked for help In completing tiieir Books of Remembrance and learning genealogy research, so the High Priests decided to teach them. An instructor was chosen and youth committees were set up to organize the class. Eight adult Checker-helper- s were brought In to assist. To graduate, each student had to do his homework. A completed Book of Remembrance was the first requirement. Students also had to finish pedigree charts, third and fourth generation family group sheets. Temple Index Bureau and Archive Request systems, life history and personal chronology records. It was not snap course six weeks of instruction with an additional three weeks to finish up. Each book was checked carefully for accuracy and completeness. When it was over, the students request- ed a change in the class name from Genealogical Genealogical Class" Workshop Funshop Class. to Refreshments were served after each class, and after graduation, the participants organized a progressive party. They concluded the course with a baptismal excursion to the Salt Lake Temple. Now everybody advanced class. The Workshop is asking about an class has fostered greater spirituality in youili than any other we have sponsored, explained Bishop Ted I think all wards should have one. C. Peck. |