Show f jf J AFGHANISTAN BRANCH PRESIDENT Swiss Mission Pres Rendell N. N Mabey habey back left was in Afghanistan recently to reorganize the branch He installed George D. D Bryson h left ft front from Bountiful as president Others in the thc picture include Wayne Wane L. L Rollins right front counselor in the Kabul Branch back Robert Thompson counselor counselor counselor coun coun- in Kabul Branch center and Roland Hogg group leader Bost Afghanistan Bountiful played an important role in the first conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints ever to be beheld beheld beheld held in Kabul Afghanistan ME MEMBERS OF the church gathered from West Vest Pakistan and southern Afghanistan several several several sev sev- eral hundred miles away to meet with Pres and Mrs Rendell Rendell Rendell Ren- Ren dell N N. N Mabey who had come from mission headquarters in Zurich Switzerland to preside over the conference Of bf geographical significance is the fact that Kabul Is located almost exactly half halt way around the world from their home in Bountiful THE CONF CONFERENCE held on Sunday Mar 19 was highl highlighted highlight highlight- ed by a demonstration Sunday School program which Pres Mabey felt to be one of the finest he had seen anywhere Pres Mabey labey reorganized the Kabul Branch setting apart George D D. D Bryson also of Boun Bountiful as the new branch president dent Mr Bryson who is employed employed employed em em- by the US U.S. Government is in Afghanistan to direct the training of individuals participating participating participating in sponsored pro pro- grams MR BRYSON recently spent over a months month's leave in Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- returning to Kabul only one week prior to the conference Mrs Bryson and two daughters Bonnie Jean and Carolyn are presently living in the family home at 34 S S. S E. E They willbe will willbe willbe be returning to Kabul at the end of the school year Before returning to SWitzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzer SWitzer- land Pres Mabey will also have visited and 0 organized r ze d branches and groups of the church in Beirut Kuwait Tehran an and Baghdad i |