Show Gary Smith Speaks In In LOS Church Seminar 1 i ib b By nr PAT JOHNSON Elder Gary Gar VerI Smith recently recently re re- returned from Irom the Northern North North- cm ern CaI California ornia Mission was accorded accorded ac ac- acI I corded a signal honor this week week when he was invited to make a presentation in the worldwide worldwide worldwide world world- wide Mission Presidents' Presidents Seminar currently being held in Salt Lake City r Garys Gary's assignment was to explain explain ex ex- i for coordinating coordinating r plain a new system f the of oC Stake Missionaries Missionaries Missionaries Mis Mis- with full time mission missionaries missionaries missionaries aries laboring in the same area Elder Smith gained deep insight insight insight in in- sight into the problem and its challenges during the last part of oC his mission when he served as second counselor to Pres Pros Warren E. E Pugh Pres Pugh and Elder Smith collaborated I on making their presentation before the world-wide world gr group up The need for such coordination coordination tion is being felt Celt all over the church where stakes have been organized ed in areas formerly under under under un un- der the jurisdiction of missions The Northern California Mission had made ma-dc deep study of oC the problem as most of oC that mission mission mis mis- sion area consisted of oC organized stakes and Elder Smith as a member of oC the mission presidency presidency presidency dency had given much of oC the thelast thelast thelast last months of oC his mission to the institution of oC the plan The leadership of oC Elder Smith in in the mission field now recognized recognized in the Seminar is no surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise to those who know him All through his school days he was a spirited and sincere lea lea- der He held a number of oC class and school offices during his school days das He was a graduate of oC the Kaysville Seminary as a Junior and a member of oC the first Post Graduate class held at the Bountiful Seminary when the Bountiful High Nigh School became became became be be- came a a four year school As Asa a member of oC that class he was wasa a member of oC the Branch Presidency Presidency dency of oC the class which office he held during the whole year ear Since his return to Bountiful three months ago Gary has continued continued continued con con- an active program of oC church work He is a Sunday Sunda School teacher assisting in the training of oC Stake Missionaries of oC the area active in Stake M 1 Men and Gleaner activities and has recently been called to present present pre pre- sent lessons to departing missionaries missionaries mis mis- pre pre-I in the mission home in Salt Lake Laker Gary is working with his father in the Smith Milling Company Company Com Com- pany until the opening of school in the fall Then he plans to enter re-enter the University of oC Utah where he had studied for two years ears prior to his missionary service He is a member of oC the Utah National Guard Gary resides with his parents Mr 11 and Mrs Verl VerI R. R Smith at East Fifth South The only other child of the Smiths I |