Roosevelt Standard | 1951-03-08 | Page 10 | Indian Mission Program Delayed to Mar. 31

Indian Mission Program Delayed To Mar. 31 According to James E. Bacon, president of the Uintah Basin Indian mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a change in the date of a program that will feature Dr. Sidney B. Sperry, Book of Mormon Mor-mon authority and Brigham Young University professor, has been made. Instead of Dr. Sperry Sper-ry coming to Roosevelt on Mar. 16, as announced last week, he will be here Saturday, Mar. 31. Another feature of the Mar. 31 meeting will be the appearance appear-ance of a full-blooded Indian who is a native of Old Mexico, Mike Avalenzuella, who, with his wife, is a very active member mem-ber of the L.D.S. church. He is currently engaged in stake missionary mis-sionary work and has held various var-ious stake and ward offices in the church. At present he and his wife are living in Davis county, where he is managing a housing project for the government. gov-ernment. The same public invitation will be extended to the Mar. 31 meeting as was made for the March 16 affair.