Show Mission Home Teaching Topics Spotlighted u At Conference The ine spirit in which Home Teaching and Missionary work is done makes the difference was the keynote to South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete Stake quarterly conference conference conference confer confer- ence sessions presided over by Elder Don of the General Home Teaching Committee Committee Committee Com Com- and Elder Reuel E. E Christensen of the General Missionary Committee and conducted by President Vernon Vern- Vern on L. L Kunz Saturday and Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at the Ephraim West Ward Sat Saturday sessions essi ns included special 1 instructions to stake md ward leaders on the correlation cor cor- relation elation of these programs inthe in inthe inthe the stake and wards with a apanel apanel apanel panel comprising the ward planning committee of the Manti ManU North Ward illustrating the procedure to follow and principles to be understood in inthe inthe inthe the Home Teaching and Missionary Missionary Missionary Mis Mis- programs Elder Christensen in speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing at the Sunday morning session stated Our concern is isto isto isto to be a part of the solution and not a part of the lem He said It is not enough to d do our best we must succeed in doing what is necessary He gave as the formula for gospel understanding and obtaining obtaining obtaining ob ob- the spirit of th the work to study fast pray and attend church and f asked th that t parents parents parents par par- R Raise lse up missionaries worthy t to r represent pres pre's the church Elder illustrated the difference in the effects of the spirit of Home Teaching Teaching Teaching Teach Teach- ing through a kernel of wheat scientifically true in every respect respect respect re re- re- re and a natural kernel of wheat which contained the germ of ot life H He Hal al also o gave a comparison with the aid of two y young ung people of the importance im im- importance of understanding the differences s in p people and d urged the n need ed to carry carryon on and make th the Home Te Teachers chers welcome in our our homes Other speakers in the morning morning morning morn morn- ing session were Elder Glen GlenLee GlenLee GlenLee Lee of the West Ward bishopric bishop bishop- ric Donald Denton of the Sterling Sterling Ster Ster- ling Ward bishopric and Elder Elder El El- der Ben Grover presently doing doing doing do do- ing research at Snow College Musical numbers by the Ephraim Stake Choir u under der the direction of Harry A. A Dean with Mrs Ardith Peterson and Mrs Irs Norma Olsen as accompanists accompanists accompanists Included the following selections in the forenoon session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion The Lords Lord's Prayer They That Sow in Tears Shall Smiths Smith's Reap in Joy Joseph First Prayer with special ar- ar i x k DON by Professor Dean and solo part by Montel Mont l Green Thine Is The Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom and Great and Marvelous Marvel Marvel- ous Are Thy Works 0 O God Invocation was by Milton S. S Harmon and benediction by Bishop R. R Morgan Dyreng Special recognition was given bishopric and priesthood leaders in the Manti ManU North NorthWard NorthWard NorthWard Ward with the presentation of an Priesthood Achievement Achievement Ach Ach- Award for outstandIng outstanding ing leadership achievement in inthe inthe inthe the ward with 50 per cent of ofA A ro c Priesthood members q qualifying i ying f for o r individual d al awards The presenta presentation ion was made by Milton Armstrong of the stake presidency with a response from Bishop Dennis Funk who received the award in behalf of the leaders Recommendation and acceptance acceptance tan tance by the congregation for advancement in the priesthood fr from m priests to elders were given to the following Ted Dickerson Manti Mantl No North NorthWard NorthWard th Ward Wallace Buchanan J Join John E E E. Braithwaite B if Manti ManU Center Ward W W. Dean Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen Larry Leo Christensen Manti South Ward Kimball F. F Bailey Maurice E. E Hermansen Herman Herman- sen Ephraim West Ward Gary Lynn Jorgensen Keith Alma William U. U Stewart Dick Bailey J. J Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old Jensen Thomas Henry Clark Craig Larsen Ephraim North Ward A stake Youth Chorus furnished furnished furnished fur fur- the musical numbers for the afternoon session They were directed by Mr and Mrs Harry A A. D Dean an and Thomas Hopkins with Mrs Eunice Garbe and Mrs Ardith Peterson as accompanists They sang Now Let Us All Give Thanks and Sing The Voice of God is Heard Again Seek and Ye Shall Find and An Evening Pastoral The congregation joined in singing The Spirit of God Like a a Fire Is Burning Prayers were by Ivan Dyreng Dyreng Dyreng Dy Dy- reng and Evart J. J Jensen Speakers were Elder Reuel E. E Christensen who listed th the four areas of referrals in the missionary program and urged the members of the stake to involve themselves in the referral referral re re- re- re ferral program and help build the Kingdom that the gosPEl might be preached in all the world asa a witness Elder Don gave a challenge when he said It isn't what's in front or behind that counts but what's inside If you put your home in order order order or or- der the rest will fall into place Other speakers were Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- Maurice C. C Barnett Miss 1 Margaret Dyreng Milton Armstrong R. R C. C Anderson Mr and Mrs Ernest Mickel- Mickel son and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kjar At the Sunday evening session session session ses ses- sion under the direction of the Stake MIA Rulon Peterson of the Young Mens Men's dency conducted Guest speaker for the evening evening evening eve eve- ning was Bishop Dennis Dennis- Funk who stressed the importance of living for what we may become become become be be- come in the future Musical numbers included a piano and vocal selections by bythe bythe bythe the MIA double quartet who will represent the stake at the music festival in the Salt Lake Tabernacle cle d during ring the June MIA confer conference hc In the group were ere N Nancy ncy Sorensen Faye Johnson Wendy McGarry Rosmary Anderson Larry Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den Terry Wall Bruce Findley Findley Findley Find- Find ley and nd Cleon W Wall ll Prayers were by David Bartholomew Bartholomew Bartholomew Bar Bar- and Celeste Denton with the theme presentation by Camille Olsen Larry Anderson played a piano solo at the MIA evening session A special feature of the evening evening evening eve eve- ning was the presentation of an Honorary Master M Man and an Honorary Golden Gleaner Award Introduction and presentation of certificates certificates cates to Rulon Peterson Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and Eleanor Kjar Manti Mantl was made by Mrs Lucien Peterson Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- terson stake Gleaner leader Pins were pinned on the recipients recipients re reo re- re by Mrs Peterson and Melroy Kjar respectively A second presentation was the pinning of Era Achievement Achievement Achievement Achieve Achieve- ment Pins on Mr and Mrs Clarence Hall of Manti Mantl stake Era directors The award was made by Mrs Elga Larsen stake HA president for recognition of their efforts in achieving Era subscriptions subscriptions subscriptions with a quota of and attaining sixth place in the Southern division n i I Mt k 1 cart Al ht M 0 n r ra era a w. w s t. t |