| Show I Richards Urges Boys to Blueprint Righteous Future NEARLY ATTEND FA FATHERS FATHERS FATHERS AND SONS PRIESTHOOD BANQUET Make a blueprint for y your mr future Choose a goal and then set your sail so you'll be sure of getting there This was advice given by El Elder Elder Elder El- El der LeGrand Richards at the South Sanpete Stake Fathers and Sons Priesthood banquet held in the Snow College College College Col Col- lege gymnasium Wednesday evening ev ev- ev ening Nearly fathers Cathers and sons were present for the oc oc- oc casion A count gave a total of but those serving the food o said ai they y used all but 8 5 n o 0 l. l VI paper I pl plates they lUCY nicy had hadon naci on hand so there must have been present Elder Richards who had served served served ed for 14 years as Presiding Bisho Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints Sunday was sustained as one of the churchs church's twelve apostles A general authority beloved by almost the entire church membership membership membership mem mem- it will be a long time before he ceases eases to be Bishop Elder Richards told of the careful planning for the Los Angeles Temple before any work is done on the building itself itsell and then said it is even eyen more important that each life be blueprinted as to things that should be and should not be bedone bedone bedone done that a course be he set anc and maintained to be sure each per per- son can reach the goal of his eternal happiness lie He told many interesting stories some of them personal to Illustrate his points He lIe commented on the programs programs programs pro pro- grams printed for the banquet on the front of which was a picture of the restoration of the Priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery He bore testimony to the actuality of the restoration and then commented commented commented com com- on how important it is that recipients of that priesthood priesthood priesthood priest priest- hood chart their actions in keeping keeping keep keep- ing With the teaching of the church Have a program to follow that will bring you the most joy and happiness in life and through all nIl eternity he heI I urged Elder Richards commented on the Priesthood program as one I which will start a boy out properly properly properly pro pro- perly at 12 and if followed will wil willI keep him from the evils and s pitfalls and temptations that so often enter in to ruin the lives of young menThe menThe men The Lord now has boys in training to take positions of leadership in His work Will Vill you be prepared when a call to such a position comes cones to you Elder Richards ed Another Challenge Made Another challenge was also made at nt the banquet Paul Vance of Manti l secretary for forthe forthe forthe the Stake Priesthood committee challenged all quorums quorums quorums quor quor- of the stake to equal or surpass the attendance records of the Ephraim West Vest Ward Priests quorum the Ephraim I North Ward Yard Teachers quorum and the Manti 1 Center Ward Yard I Deacons quorum The contest is isto isto isto to begin as of April 1 and continue continue continue con con- through December 31 The quorum with the best record will be taken to a BYU basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball game at Provo Unique Decorations Tables for Cor the banquet had been covered and decorated by Mrs Alta Gassman and her home economics girls of the Junior High School In front of the speakers speaker's microphone was wasa a huge bowl of daffodils On all nIl tables were clever designs of a papa rabbit and a n sonny rabbit holding between them a sign which said Welcome thus adding the Easter touch to the Continued on Page 5 RICHARDS URGES BOYS TO BLUEPRINT RIGHTEOUS FUTURE Continued from Page One decorations Thanks was expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed on several occasions t to those who had prepared and served ser served d the food for such a ta large crowd the largest priesthood priesthood priesthood priest priest- hood gathering ever held in the stake Bishop Richards was accompanied accompanied accompanied to Ephraim by IIo Howard vard McGee l who was introduced to the group by Pres Reuel E. E Christensen and and spoke briefly Don Reid of oC Manti was toastmaster toastmaster toastmaster toast toast- master and announced the various various various var var- ious numbers except that Pr Pres s. s Christensen also introduced Bishop Richards |
