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Show ; rV -'I I - it W ; ' - il . r 'I x r 'iiliyrr - '1 ALL BISHOPS Former Bishops of Manila ' Ward flank Joseph L. Wirthlin, presiding bishop bish-op of the church, in groundbreaking ceremonies last Thursday. From left are H. V. Svvenson, Merrill N. Wamick, K. Warnick Swenson, Bishop Bish-op Wirthlin, Boyd L. Fugal, Harvey E. Smith, and Bishop Elliot C. Howe. The $200,000 structure struc-ture will be started soon and finished next year. Groundbreaking Ceremony For Manila Church Was Held Last Thursday Evening "Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints always rally to a justifiable, cause regardless of the personal sacrifice sacri-fice entailed," said Joseph W. Wirthlin, Presiding Bishop of the Church, last Thursday evening. As featured' speaker at the Manila Ward banquet, following the 6:30 p.m. groundbreaking oaremonfes for the new religious . center, Bishop Wirthlin congrat ulated the ward members on their loyalty and progressive spirit He stated that currently there are 400 LDS Church 'edifices either eith-er under active construction or in the planning stage to be completed com-pleted in 1961. President Boyd Fugal - also spoke at the banquet and expressed express-ed words of appreciation and encouragement. en-couragement. A. P. Warnick traced the his- tory of the Manila Wai'd. He pointed out the part that the young peopk' and adults, who are young in heart, had played in the continued progress of the community. com-munity. According to Bishop Harvey E. Smith, co-chairman ofthe finance fin-ance committee, 200 ward members mem-bers and other friends participated participat-ed and attended th? $5.00 per plate banquet. Bishop Elliot C. Howe expressed thanks and appreciation to everyone every-one who cooperated so loyally in last Thursday's successful activities. |