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Show V ! ' ' 1 I I G. CARLOS SMITH BUSY MAN Ell IIOLLADAY The busiest man in Holladay, and the one we warrant will take time out to give a friendly word or a helping hand in time of need is G. Carlos Smith Jr. Active in community affairs he is a member of the Lions club and also on the board of directors of the LDS hospital. His church duties as president of the Cottonwood LDS stake keep him ever on the run for he has 11 wards with a total membership of 9000 persons under his jurisdiction. As president of the stake, it has been his duty to supervise the G. caklos snnni construction of a new stake house. Much comment has been received on the new building which is a two-ward chapel and recreation center. The gymnasium is larger than the University of Utah field house; designed to accommodate tliQ TK-.ntVi rf cfnVo fnr nil ' sports and entertainments. Also under his capable supervision supervi-sion is the 160 acre stake farm at Park City. The farm had not been cultivated according to modern mod-ern farm methods and the work the stake members donated the past four years has truly made a desert blossom as a rose. The development de-velopment has brought praise for the support the men and women have given the project. This spring the stake purchased another farm in the West Jordan area. Prior to his call as stake president, presi-dent, G. Carlos Smith worked as a superintendent of the ward MIA and was also a member of the stake high council. A year ago he accompanied a group of BYU students to Europe where they traveled the continent and he observed at first hand the evident lack of freedom and opportunity oppor-tunity the people had. He was presented with a camera on his departure, de-parture, and has all but become a shutterbug. Among his other hobbies, which he never seems to have enoueh time for, is his love for the out-of-doors fishing and golf. Each year he takes his three sons, Carlos, Car-los, Jerry and Steven, on a fishing trip. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys basketball which he played himself through high school and two years at the A. C. And the youth program is his great love. He is married to the former LaVon Peterson and they have also two daughters, Susan, 10, and Nannete, almost two. Known for his sincere interest in people and his understanding heart, one may stop for a thousand mile oil change or a "spiritual relining" at the G. Carlos Smith Firestone Store in Holladay. |