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Show New main entrance to the Salt Lake Temple is under construe tion. Inside will be covered ramp and spacious waiting room. A New , Main Entrance To Salt Lake Temple A new main entrance to the Salt Lake Temple is being constructed and should be ready for use in early spring. A large section of the wall on North Temple Street has been removed to allow for new gates at the entrance way. patrons and leads to a new, spacious waiting room, adjacent to the Temple Annex. The new facility when completed will be landscaped and provide a beautiful view of the temple from the waiting room. President Tannner said. The new temple entrance is being built for the convenience of the patrons. It will be large enough to handle the crowds as they come and go and will become the President main entrane to the temple, N. Eldon Tanner, second counselor in the First Presidency, said. Diagram shows how new gate and temple entrance will add to convenience of temple patrons. The new entrance will replace the door now used on North Temple Street A covered rampway provides protection for the Called To YMMIA Board Richard L Gunn, professor of art and education at Brigham Yeung University, has been called to the YMMIA General Board to serve on the speech committee. This is the second time Prof. Gunn has served on the MIA board. The music of the Church, long enjoyed by members, is becoming popular with other religions. He was called to serve previously in when he was 1951 and was released in 19 called to serve as bishop of the BYU 26th Ward. In San Diego, the Negro Sanctuary Choir of the Calvary Baptist Church presented its annual musical in the church. Mr. Gunn was bom in Salt Lake City Sept. 28, 1918 to B. LeRoy and Fanny Louise Ensign Gunn. He was educated in Salt Lake City schools, and attended the University of Utah and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada. Included in the third group of hymns and spirituals was the Mormon hymn, Come, Come Ye Saints. well-know- n Mrs. James H. Konold of the San Diego Fifth Ward worts with Mrs. Tommye K. Smalls, a soloist and member of the singing group. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brigham Young University and did further studies in art in France. He taught in Provo City schools and later went to the Springville art gallery as instructor and curator. He joined the staff of BYU in 1948 and in 1962 was named head of BYU art department under the univeritys policy of rotating department heads. Before serving in the Hawaii Mission, RCH Two Other Religions Find Mormon Music Popular he was a professional artist in advertising in Salt Lake City and Prow. He was in Pearl Harbor serving as a missionary when the Japanese attacked. He is a veteran of World War IL He and Mrs. Gunn, die former Jeanne Wrigh tof Salt Lake City, are the parents of two sons and four daughters. 'WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 13, 1969 Mrs. Konold said Mrs. Smalls and several members of the choir attended a concert by die Mormon Tabernacle Choir in San Diego and were highly impressed. Mrs. Smalls wrote to Salt Lake City for words and music of ihe famous hymn and it was included in the concert Another incident was reported in a small, feature story in the St Petersburg Times under the heading, Banana? Rolling Musical Hie story concerned the yellow school by Holy Family Catholic Church parish which transports Catholic young-step- s to and from parochial schooL The mens group installed an stereo tape player in the bus and high quality music is played. In a way, the Times quoted Rev. M. B. Lawlor, pastor, its an attempt to educate die students ears to good music and combat some of the music today. The students listen to light classical music to and from schooL bus owned On Sunday the music is changed as the bus is used to transport senior citizens to and from mass. The music? Two tapes of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The Rev. Lawlor says he hopes to buy more choir tapes for his parish members to listen to as they go to and from church. |