Show RECEIVES AWARD Helen B. Duchesne church was honored last week when she was presented a Golden Gleaner honorary pin at stake Helen B. Gains Honorary Golden Gleaner Pin Out Last Helen Bench of the Duchesne Ward has been named the honorary Golden Gleaner for the Duchesne Stake this She received the award at the Duchesne Stake Gold and Green held April The avard was made on the merits for the many years of service in church work which has She began her church activity at the age of in in the Boneta ward of the then Roosevelt Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day This first service was secretary of the for the Boneta a post she held for three before she was advanced to first counselor in the at the age of During the three years she worked as she was also T-TitO r- a member of the ward From she again was secretary to the as well as Literary class teacher and assistant secretary in the Relief First Counselor In her activities in the Duchesne Ward began as first counselor and Lark teacher in the Primary From she was Primary Other positions in the Duchesne ward during this period included Literary class teacher in the MIA for three Special Interest supervisor in the MIA for four Drama director for the MIA for four first counselor of the MIA since Class Relief a consecutive service during which she taught every course of eight years as Literary class While serving as visiting teacher wrote the visiting teacher's message for the summer She also directed a number of play's and pageants for this Her service as Sunday school teacher continued from She was teaching the missionary class when she was released to go on a mission in Hawaii from Stake positions include First Duchesne Stake Primary presidency from 1938 to Stake Primary president from 1939 to Relief Society Literary class two Hawaiian Missionary While on her Hawaiian mission from she was mission Primary supervisor for 13 mission historian for 13 district Primary president for five and she did missionary work for five Since her return from the mission she has served in the Duchesne ward as Sunday school missionary class for six Junior Sunday school Co 18 ward member of the ward choir and Singing Mothers She has also served as second and first counselor in the Duchesne Stake Primary since Her present position is first counselor in this is the mother of a son and A she is employed as clerk of the Duchesne County Selective Board |