Show Manti Manzi North Ward Sustains Bishopric The Manti North Ward bishopric bishopric bishopric bish bish- was reorganized last Sun Sunday day evening in sacrament meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing under the direction of Stake President Vernon L L. L Kunz Sustained as the new leaders of the ward were Duane Duaine T. T Erickson bishop Levi Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen first counselor and Merrill Mer Mer- rill nill L. L Cox second counselor Released were Ray P P. P Cox bishop Jackson first counselor and Roy F. F Hatch second counselor All the clerks were retained by the new bishopric Named to serve with the new bishopric bishop bIshop- ric were Lynn R. R R Cox ward clerk C. C Ray Keller S. S S Franklin Franklin Frank Frank- lin Hatch and Gene L. L Curtis The new bishop was born orn and raised In Sutherland and Hinckley Hinckley Hinck- Hinck ley Utah near Delta He completed completed completed com com- high school at Delta He then enrolled In college at the Branch Agricultural College College College Col Col- lege at Cedar City which Is Isnow Isnow isnow now known as College of Southern Southern Southern South South- ern Utah Bishop Erickson then served a mission for the Church Churchin in the Northwestern States Mission He continued his education at atthe atthe atthe the Brigham Young University where he graduated in 1955 i J 4 r S 4 fr Manti ManU North Ward sustained a new bishopric last Sunday evening Seated 1 to r r. r First Counselor Levi Hansen Bishop Duaine Erickson He spent three years on active duty In the U. U S. S Air Force in Texas Illinois and Alaska He attended communications of officers officers officers of- of training school for nearly a year He was ac active active ac ac- tive in the reserves until about 1965 but now maintains a standby standby standby stand stand- by status He was employed by the Soil Conservation Service in 1955 prior to entering the service Since 1958 he has worked in Huntington for about one year Price four years coming to Manti ManU in 1962 He has filled three short assignments to Puerto Rico and St. St George Second Counselor Merrill MerrUl Cox standing 1 1 to r. r Gene Curtis Franklin Hatch Lynn Cox an and andRay andRay d Ray Keller all clerks He has been working as a soil solI scientist on the national soil solI survey Recently he was changed over to a soil conser conser- The new bishop married Diana Creer in 1960 In the Manti ManU Temple He met her while in Price where she was teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing school She was a native of Provo The couple are parents of two daughters Dana Kaye six years old and Denae four tour years Levi S. S Hansen a lifelong resident of Manti ManU is the son of Karen R. R Hansen and the late J Jens ens P P. P Hansen He is employed at the Manti ManU Temple as an engineer and is also an ordained ordinance ordinance ordinance nance worker He has been a member of the North Ward Elders Quorum presidency for 17 years 11 of or which he s served as president of the quorum He and his wife Helen are parents of four children two boys and two girls Darrell who lives in Ely Nevada Kathleen Kathleen Kathleen Kath Kath- leen a student at the Brigham Young University David a stu student dent at Snow College and Marsha Marsha Marsha Mar Mar- sha a sophomore at Manti ManU High School Merrill MerrUl L. L Cox is a native of Manti ManU and the son of Mr and Mrs Grant W W. W Cox He Heis Heis Heis is presently teaching school atthe at atthe atthe the Ephraim Junior High He fulfilled a mission to Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern Canada and has been serving serving ing in the MIA He is married to the former Doris Hansen of Mayfield a daughter of Mr and Mrs L. L R. R Hansen They are the parents of five children three boys and two girls |