Show Institute Dates Counselor For May 10 Talk The people of Sanpete County will have an opportunity opportunity opportunity to Ito hear one of the most outstanding counselors in the state of Utah on May Dr Joe J. J Christensen director of the Institute of Religion Religion Religion Re Re- ligion in Salt Lake City has accepted an invitation to speak to the college student body and the g eral public at the meet meeting ng which h will willbe be beheld beheld beheld held in the Ephraim Institute Institute Institute In In- starting at 7 pm p.m. on that date Garth P. P Monson Ephraim Institute director said that once each quarter the Institute Institute Institute tute sponsors an outstanding speaker The Salt Lake Institute of Religion is located adjacent to the University of Utah Dr Christensen is a native of Banida Idaho a small farming community just north of Preston Idaho He is married married married mar mar- ried to Barbara Kohler from Heber City They are the parents parents parents par par- of three boys and three girls Dr Christensen received his BA degree from the Brigham Young University after attend- attend two years at Utah State He received his diploma in 1953 He then studied at Washington State University where he completed his doctors doctor's degree in counseling in 1960 He served as a missionary for the Church in Mexico and Central America He has held various position of leadership leadership leadership lead lead- in auxiliaries He served as bishop of the Moscow Second Second Second Sec Sec- ond Ward and is presently a member of the high council in the University of Utah Stake He is a member of the Lions Lion's Club Provo and Granite High Schools were his first Seminary Seminary ary assignments prior to his entering into the Institute program g a L at t. t Was Washington l n S State at university irom Hf iao ou 7 bu U ann and atthe at atthe atthe the University of Idaho from 1960 He is currently director director director tor of the U. U of U. U Institute Dr Christensen served for two years in the Air Force where he attained the rank of captain His May topic at Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim will be Our Religion and Mental Health i DR JOE CHRISTENSEN |