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Show Pres. McKay Receives Commemorative Medals .President David 0. McKay received this week with great appreciation the official medal, commemorating the World Conference on Records. Large scale models of the medal were presented by Elder Theodore M. Burton, vice president and general manager of The Genealogical Society, in President McKays apartment office. The medal will be received by every full registrant of the conference. It is of gold bronze and measures 2?i inches in diameter. The medals design reflects the theme and nature of the conference. The front side depicts the official conference emblem, a world globe superimposed on an a symbol of important Egyptian hypocephalus world records, with a heavy protective bar covering the globe-recor(The circular Egyptian vendition, known as a hypocephalus, apparently means under the head. It was often placed under the head of Egyptian mummies for religious purposes, and Designer of the opposite side and sculptor of the medal is Justin Fairbanks, who has sculptured numerous important portraits, busts, statues, medals, medallions, plaques and tablets. Highlighting the opening of the conference will be a convocation in the Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday, Aug. 3 at 10:15 a.m., under the direction of the First Presidency and opened to the public. Speakers will be President Hugh B Brown, of the First Presidency, Elder Harold B. Lee and Elder I toward W. Hunter of the Council of the Twelve. Prayers will be offered by Elder Thomas S Monson, of the Council of the Twelve, and Elder Burton, Assistant to the Twelve. d. supposedly contained material mummys salvation.) important to the The reverse side of the medal depicts some of t he means mankind has used and now uses in record keeping: a croll and plume, a book, magnetic computer tape, and a strip of microfilm. Designer of the front side and of the official Conference emblem is Paul Hasegawa, who is designer of the World Conference official brochure, which has won first place in the Printing Industries of American competition. President David O. McKay receives medals from Elder Theodore Burton. Registration will continue through Monday, Aug. The conference and the workshop sessions will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Registration for the full program is $44. One day registration is $15. The public may register at the Genealogical Society at First South and Main in Salt Lake City and by mail or in person at World Conference On Records, 79 S. State St. Salt Lake City. 4. - "The World Conference on Records stands as an opportunity of a lifetime to hear and meet outstandsaid Elder ing scholars in the field of genealogy, Continued' on page Low Bid Accepted For Office Building The First Presidency announced this week that the lowest bid for the construcChurch Office Building tion of a in Salt Lake City lias been accepted. The building is designed for immediate and future needs of the Church, said Mark B. Garff, chairman of the Church Building Committee. The bid, one of five, was submitted as a joint venture by two Utah firms, Christiansen Brothers, Inc., Salt Lake City, and W. W. Clyde and Co., Springville. The Church Building Committee, under Mr. Garffs direction has the responsibility of supervising the construction of President Hugh B. Brown, first counselor in the First Presidency, said contracts soon will be signed. Construction on the structure will begin immediately after the contracts are awarded. It will be erected over a three-storunderground parking plaza which was com- The accepted bid is for $31,396,000, which was $62,000 lower than the next lowest bid. office building, as presently planned, will be the tallest building in Utah. It will house Church offices currently scattered in 13 buildings throughout The the city. The structure will be built on the same block and immediately to the north of the present Church Administration Building at 47 E. South Temple. During the bid openings in the auditorium of the Church Mission Home, President N. Eldon Tanner, second counselor in the First Presidency, told the 275 guests that President David O. McKay Is "looking forward to seeing the building started and completed. He told the guests that the building would contribute much to the beauty of Salt Lake City. "Today our church offices are scattered throughout the city in about 13 buildings, President Tanner said. the building. y pleted several years ago. building has been under design and consultation for over seven years, Mr. Garff said. The George Cannon Young designed the new building. Among the departments to be housed financial department, Genealogical Society library and departments, Church historians offices and library, building committee offices, welfare department and all auxiliaries, excepting the Relief Society which occupies its own building on the northwest corner of the same block. in the new building will bo the The General Authorities, including the First Presidency, Council of the Twelve, Assistants to the Twelve, Patriarch to the Church, First Council of the Seventy and The Presiding Bishopric will continue to occupy the present Church Administration Building. The main front of the building will be to the south facing a landscaped plaza with trees and flowers and will include wings four stories high to the east and west of the center tower. Constructed of welded steel, the building will have a precast stone front in white quartzite. Construction on general Church office building will begin soon in Salt Lake City. 25-sto- ry WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 1969 CHURCH- -3 15 |