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Show Home Teachers Should Promote Home Evenings Upon the father and the mother is placed the responsibility of teaching their children the Gospel. The home teachers responsibility is to see that parents can and do meet this great challenge, according to Bishop John H. Vandenberg, presiding bishop of the Church. Bishop Vandenberg was speaking to a group of regional icpresentatives when he outlined what a home teacher can do to promote Family Home Phoning. "Some families hold regular Home Evenings with great success. Others hold Home Evenings, but because of lack of know-hofail to really catch the spirit of it. And still others, the bishop said, "do not have Home Evenings at all. He outlined five principles the home teachers could use which should be effective with all fathers. The first principle is using a heart-to-heaapproach when talking to the father. "To a family who isnt having the success they w rt desire you could say something such as, We have had the problem of my preaching too much and not allowing a free exchange of ideas. What sort of problems are you having? Thus problems can be identified and solved, Bishop Vandenberg said. To a family who is inactive in the Home Evening Program the home teacher could say, We have had a few problems at times ourselves that have nearly stopped us from having Family Home Evening. This is how we solved the problems. You can then give practical suggestions by saying, The important thing is to get started. As you go along we w ill help you. Bishop Vandenberg said the second principle is paying attention to the childien of the family. All parents can be reached through their children. He said home teachers might ask the children of an active family, with the parents present, how they like their Family Home Evenings. He suggested that heme teachers say, while working with children who don't like Home Evenings, My children really like our Hume Evenings. Of course we do a lot of fun things. In two weeks weve got a boat ride planned. How would you like to do some things like that? Make a list of three or four things with the children that they could do with their parents for ntered activities, Bishop Vandentierg said. "Another valuable principle, the bishop said, "is to show families how to hold their Family Home show Evenings. Don't just tell them to have them them. He said to get a family started the home teach-ei- s might go to the home at an appointed time and assist the father in conducting a Home Evening. Cautioning the home teachers he said, "You should not take over but should work through the father. After the Home evening, get the father to evaluate what went on. Continued on Page 15 family-ce- Choir To Sing At 'Spike' MIA Conference Events To Reflect Past Century Ceremonies By HAROLD LUNDSTROM the conference the MIA has ever had, or probably will have, acto Mrs. Florence Jacobsen, cording YWMIA President. , will start The conference, June the centennial celebration of YWMIA. oig.mized by Brigham Young in 1869. Theme will be "Learn the Art of Teach ing Hearts. Highlighting the centennial celebration and conference will be the Centennial Ball to be held in the Salt Palace Thursday, MIA Ju.c June Conference will be As one of the America's oldest musical otganizations, the Motmon Tabernacle Choir will participate in the Golden Spike ceremonies, marking the century that has passed since the nation was tied together by the railroad. The observation, which has been given national attention, is being held at the historic site at Promontory in northern Utah Saturday afternoon. 26. Two musical groups, The Utah Symphony Orchestra and the 23rd Army Band, the Utah National Guard, will provide music for the ball. Centennial receptions will be held June in the newly restored Lion Hou e. Invited guests will be able to view the home and the i ocm where the YWMIA v a r organized Nov. 20, 1869. Piesident N. Eldon Tanner, Second counselor in The First Presidency, will And to honor the hundreds of people who have traveled to Utah for the celebration. the Tabernacle Choir and its music director and conductor. Richard P. Condie, will also present a special conceit Sunday at 10 a.m. Immediately following the traditional nationwide CBS broadcast at 9:30 ' vt 26-2- a.m. In keeping with histoiic occasion, the Tabernacle Choir will sing at its two performances from a group of patriotic, folk, and railroad songs that includes : sunrise service speak at an June 27 at 6 a.m. in the Tabernacle. Also at the sunrise service will be the premier showing of Pioneers in Petticoats. a movie written by Joyce Evans of the YWMIA general board. It was produced by the BYU Motion Picture team under the direction of W. O. Whitaker. Five mementoes commemorating the YWMIA centennial will be sold to conference guests, who are expected to exceed 30,000. They are centennial plate, towel, medallion, qudt pattern and centennial d; booklet. Entitled. A Century of Sisterhood: a Chronological College of the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association of the Church of Jesus Chiist of Latter-dae book will depict evenm Saints, a of the woild and the YWMIA during the y 100-pag- last 100 years. The Biennial Dance Festival, which will be held in the LTniversity of Utah Stadium Friday and Saturday, will feature 6,500 young people singing and dancing. They will portray music and dance through the past 100 years for the thousands of spectators wliich will attend. Four hundred Salt Lake Valley girls will participate in girls chorus scheduled to sing at the sunrise service and general sessions of the conference. General authorities scheduled to speak in addition to President Tanner are Elder Marion G. Romney, Elder Richard L. Evans. Elder Thomas S. Monson of the Council of Twelve; Elder Marion D. "This Land Is Your Land" by Guthrie; "Pioneers, O Pioneers arranged by Ring-wal"The Trail, anon.; The Handcart Song, arranged by Beesley; "Hard Times Come Again No More by Foster; "Echo Canyon, arranged by Durham; "She'll Be Coinin Round the Mountains, arranged by de Cormier; Onward Ye Peoples, by Sibelius as arranged by de Cormier; America (he Beautiful, by Ward, arranged by Asper; Song of die Rails, "Let the Mountains Shout for Joy, by Evans Stephens; and "Discovery," by Grieg. The 350 members of th Tabernacle Choir are traveling from Salt Lake City to 100 miles Promontory, approximately north, in chartered buses. t izabeth Sardoni, member of first YWMIA general board, looks centennial momentoes held by Gen. Pres. Flotence Jacobsen. I.- -, to the Twelve; Bishop Rolieit L. Simpson of the Presiding Bishop-lie- . II YMMIA Supt. Carlos G. Smith said for most part die conference will be highlighted bv the YWMIAs centennial celeti e bration. The YMMIA will be holding departmental meetings for the ensign, scouts and explorers. Joseph R. Klein, director of the relationships division, will be among five scout executives representing the National Boy Scouts of America. Others will be John Clarchaut, director of exploring division; Jack Keeton, tiirector of scouting; Ross Taylor, dircctc: of t: ?inng. snd Walter R. Whidden, regional scout executive for Region 12. for Arrangements Choirs participation in Centennial is under the M. Stewart, president the Tabprnacle the Golden Spike direction of Isaac of the choir, and Other events scheduled for the four-daconference are a Master M Men Golden Gleaner banquet, quartet festival, young womens camp, drama festival and depar-mentmeetings. Stanford Darger, business secretary. In addition to its concert, the Tabernacle Choir w ill also sing the National Anthem at the beginning of the program after the - posting of the colors. Tickets for all conferenr rents are available at the YWMIA geneial board offices, 79 S. Stale Street. 50,000 y al WEEK An audience of an expected 25.000 to people is being anticipated for tlie Saturday ceremonies. ENDING MAY 10. 1969 CHURCH- -3 |