THE BUILDER

EUROPEAN LABOR MISSIONARY PROGRAM

As We Build Churches, We W ill Also Build People

Vol. 2, No. 7 July, 1962

Editor George R. Biesinger

Managing Editor Vernice G. Rosenvall
Associate Managing Editor Lou Ann Jackson

Proof Reader and Consultant Hazel Jackson

British Area Correspondent Pearl Moore
Germanic Area Correspondent Beatrice Berg
Scandinavian Area Correspondent Reba Winkel

ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

Vernice G. Rosenvall Amersfoortsestraatweg 166

Bussum, N.H., Netherlands
Telephone: Bussum 1 12 42

Pearl Moore No. 3 The Ridings

Epsom, Surrey, England
Telephone: Epsom 30 01

Beatrice Berg Grosse Eschenheimerstrasse 13

Frankfurt am/Main, Germany
Telephone: Frankfurt 2 67 02-2 71 83

Reba Winkel Herdersweg 1

Laren, N.H., Netherlands
Telephone: Laren 24 97

BRITISH AREA: England, Scotland, Ireland

and Wales
GERMANIC AREA: Germany, Austria and
Switzerland
SCANDINAVIAN AREA: Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Finland, Netherlands, Bel
P R IN ie O IN THE N ETHER LA N D S
gium, France and the French
DRUK *T K0GGESCH1P"
AMSTERDAM speaking part of Switzerland.
EDITORIAL

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Hats oft to our Supervisors
By
ELDER E. ALBERT
ROSENVALL

1 would like to pay tribute to the wonderful men who are supervising the construc
tion of chapels and mission homes in the European Area.
I have had the privilege of meeting most of them, and my friendship with several of
them is of many years standing. Their devotion to duty and their example of un
selfish service is worthy of our highest commendation.
I was very touched by the testimonies of many of the young men who work with
these Supervisors as Local Building Missionaries. I sat in on a meeting with a group
of these, more than eighty in number, and listened to them pay tribute to the great
men who are their leaders. They all bore testimony that their lives had been greatly
enriched and blessed by the example of the faith, and the patient, kindly help that
they were receiving from their Supervisors. Their Supervisors were not present at
this meeting, so I feel sure that the words of praise that I heard were not said just
to make someone feel good but sprang from the depths of grateful hearts.
The expressions of gratitude included also the lovely women who stand by the side
of their husbands, sharing their joys and their sorrows assisting them in a very
large measure in the carrying out of their responsibilities. I feel sure that the Celestial
Kingdom of Heaven will be made up of people such as these.
It is no wonder the Lord said that his people would be spoken of as a peculiar
people. Peculiar because of the fact that the people of the world cannot understand
why anyone would leave home, family and established businesses to work with the
sole purpose in mind of helping others to help themselves, as our Supervisors and
their wives are doing.
So I feel to say congratulations to this fine group of wonderful people. They may
not be laying up any treasures in earth, unless they count the great love for them
that is engendered in the hearts of their associates, as earthly treasures. These may
not by properly classed as earthly treasures, but they will be received and enjoyed
in this life by all who unselfishly serve. And too, the effect of this kind of service
upon the soul of the individual who thus serves, is such as to make him more
humble, patient, loving and kind, aiding him in the development of the godlike
virtues that are innate within him as a son of God.
In conclusion I would like to repeat the words of the Savior when he said: There
is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the
Kingdom of Gods sake, who shall not receive manifold more in this present time,
and in the world to come life everlasting.

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Pr o g r e s s c h a r t May 1962

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1 BRITISH WYTHENSHAWE MANCHESTER H. BOREN 25 May 61 iiiiiiiiim m iiiitim m m i f in is h e d 15 d e c 6 i iiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiim itim ii

2 BRITISH NE. AYCLIFFE NTH. BRITISH L. CLINE 27 May 61 iiiiiiM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

3 BRITISH ROCHDALE MANCHESTER L. WORTLEY 10 June 61 m i i i i i i i N i i i i i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i t i i M i i m i i m i

4 BRITISH READING BRITISH C. ERICKSON 12 June 61 l l l l l l l l l l l l ....... I l l l l l l ..........IlIH III

5 BRITISH LEEDS LEEDS C. HARRIS 17 June 61 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

6 BRITISH YORK NTH. BRITISH L. HIATT 24 June 61 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i n i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

7 BRITISH W. HARTLEPOOL NTH. BRITISH R. LANE 1 J u ly 61 .....................................111111111111...........

8 SC AN DINAVIAN LAPPEENRANTA FINNISH E. KOHKONEN 3 J u ly 61 llllllllllllllllM llllllllllltll FINISHED 31 MAY 62 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

9 BRITISH LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER 0. GRUNDVIG 22 J u ly 61 lllllllllim illtlllllllllllll

10 BRITISH STAKE CENTER MANCHESTER H. BOREN 5 Aug 61 iiiiiiiim iim iiiiiiii

11 BRITISH SUNDERLAND NTH. BRITISH M. HARDING 12 Aug 61 111111111111111111111111111111

12 SC AN DINAVIAN OSLO 1 NORWEGIAN P. HANSEN 12 Aug 61 I lllllllllllllllllt l

13 GERMANIC VIENNA AUSTRIAN F. WALLNER 29 Aug 59 tllllllllllllllllllllllllllim i FINISHED 5 NOV 61 llllllllllllllilllllllllllllllll

14 BRITISH MERTHYR TYDFIL CEN. BRITISH A. ANDERSON 24 Aug 61 llllllllllllllillllllllllllll

15 GERMANIC HEIDE NTH. GERMAN W. KRAMER 31 Aug 61 ........................................... ....................... .

16 GERMANIC WILHELMSBURG NTH. GERMAN J . TANNER 1 Sept 61 m iiiim iiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

17 BRITISH DEWSBURY LEEDS R. SMITHSON 2 Sept 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin i

18 GERMANIC KAISERSLAUTERN WEST GERMAN F. BIESINGER 15 Sept 61 iiiiN im iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iim i

19 BRITISH CRAWLEY LONDON M. MOORE 16 Sept 61 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i n i

20 BRITISH LOWESTOFT CEN. BRITISH D. WOODBURY 23 Sept 61 1111111111111111111111111

21 BRITISH DRUMCHAPEL SCOTCH-IRISH s. McDo n a l d 14 O ct 61 u iiiim iim m iiiiim

22 BRITISH BELFAST SCOTCH-IRISH S. JAMES 19 Oct 61 1111111111111111111111111

23 BRITISH NOTTINGHAM LEICESTER F. NEILSEN 4 Nov 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin i

24 BRITISH SOUTHEND BRITISH J . MORSE 8 Nov 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiit

25 BRITISH DERBY LEICESTER D. LASSIG 11 Nov 61 1111111111111111111111111111111

26 BRITISH BEVERLEY NORTH BRITISH W. STREIBEL 18 Nov 61 iiiiiiiim iiim iii

27 S C A N D IN A V IA N -fr M ISSIO N HOME DANISH M. ANDERSON 6 Dec 61 (i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

28 BRITISH STOCKPORT MANCHESTER M. NEUFFER 15 Dec 61 11111111111111111111

29 GERMANIC AUGSBURG SO. GERMAN F. WALLNER 12 Jan 62 iiiiiiiiiiiim iim

30 GERMANIC LOBECK HAMBURG W. HERTIG 20 Jan 62 iiiim iiiin ii

31 SC AN DINAVIAN M ISSIO N HOME SWEDEN K. LAGERBERG 20 Jan 62 11111111111111111111

32 GERMANIC TEMPELHOF BERLIN M. JENSEN 27 Jan 62 m im iiiitiii

33 GERMANIC WARTENAU HAMBURG 1. DAVENPORT 17 Feb 62 iiiiiiiiii

34 SC AN DINAVIAN STOCKHOLM II SWEDISH C. ERICKSSON 17 M ar. 62 m u

35 BRITISH STEVENAGE LONDON S. HAYWARD 24 M ar. 62 iiiiiiiiii

36 BRITISH EPSOM LONDON R. FISHER 31 M ar. 62 iiiiiiiiii;

37 BRITISH NORTHAMPTON CEN. BRITISH H .JE N S E N 1 A p r 62 iiiiiiiiii

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38 BRITISH NORWICH
39 BRITISH CAMBRIDGE
40 SCAN DINAVIAN BRUSSELS
41 BRITISH M IS SIO N HOME
42 BRITISH ROMFORD
lotw p ro g ra m m o v e s on
May 4, 1962 - Erik Akerbrant called
to be a Church Building Missionary.
Set apart May 10, 1962, by President
A. G. Omer. Assigned to the Stockholm
II Branch Chapel project. Address: c/o
Carl Eriksson, Granasvagcn Gladokvarn
Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
May 6, 1962 - John Stuart Crabtree
from Southmead, Bristol, called to be
a Church Building Missionary. Set apart
May 6, 1962, by President A. Ray
Curtis. Assigned to Epsom Branch
Chapel project. Address: c/o Ray V.
Fisher, 19 Woodridge Ave., Ashtead,
Surrey, England.
May 13, 1962 - Wilhelm Kroes called
to be a Church Building Missionary.
Set apart May 13, 1962, by President
Stephen C. Richards. Assigned to the
Wilhelmsburg Branch Chapel project.
Address: c/o James R. Tanner, Barca-
strasse 14, Hamburg 22, Germany.
May 13, 1962 - Naimi Tingland called
to be a Church Building Missionary.
Set apart May 13, 1962, by Pres. A. G.
Omer. Assigned to be Secretary for
Brother Carl Lagerberg. Address: Bran-
ningevagen 1, Johanneshov, Sweden.
May 14, 1962 - John A. Goymer from
Birmingham, called to be a Church
Building Missionary. Set apart May 15,
1962, by President Cullimore. Assigned
to the Epsom Branch Chapel project.
Address: c/o Ray V. Fisher, 19 Wood
ridge Ave., Ashtead, Surrey, England.
May 19, 1962 - Elder Syger Hasenberg,
wife Berna, and daughter Carolynn
Michele, 13 months, arrived in London
en route to Amsterdam. On May 23,
1962, Elder Hasenberg took up his
duties as Scandinavian Area Treasurer
and Office Manager.
May 19, 1962 - Ground breaking
STAKE OR START
SUPERVISOR
M ISSIO N DATE
CEN. BRITISH W. STEWART 7 Apr 62 iiiiin iii
CEN. BRITISH L. SEELY 14 A p r 62 ii m i i n i
FRENCH H .H A N S O N 14 A pr 62 H ill
CEN. BRITISH J. SPARKS 27 A p r 62 H ill
BRITISH N. DE JEL 19 May 62 II
ceremonies held for Romford Branch
C hapel, British Mission. Elder Nicholas
dejel. Supervisor.
The following information should have
been in a previous issue:
July 20, 1961 - Edith Bond from Stock-
port, called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart October 10, 1961,
by President Bates. Assigned to be
House Mother for Building Mission
aries. Address: Royal Thorn Farm,
Altrincham Road, Sharston, England.
December 28, 1961 - Thomas Muir from
Barrhead, called to be a Church Build
ing Missionary. Set apart on January 2,
1962, by President Richardson. Assigned
to Lowestoft Branch Chapel project. Ad
dress: c/o David O. Woodbury, No. 4
Clifford off Elm Tree Road, Lowestoft,
Leicestershire, England.
January 2, 1962 - Peter Tanner from
Sussex, called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart November 26,
1961, by President Donald W. Heming
way. Assigned to Derby Ward Chapel
project. Address: c/o Don C. Lassig,
Plot 107, Portreath Drive, Alestree,
Derby, England.
January 3, 1962 - David Mount from
Herts., called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart January 27, 1962,
by President J. P. Hill. Assigned to the
Derby Ward Chapel project. Address:
c/o Don C. Lassig, Plot 107, Portreath
Drive, Alestree, Derby, England.
January 28, 1962 - Brian Austin from
Lancs., called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart on January 28,
1962, by President W. Bates. Assigned
to Lowestoft Branch Chapel project.
Address: c/o David O. Woodbury, No.
4 Clifford off Elm Tree Road, Lowe
stoft, Leicestershire, England.
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January 30, 1962 - Henry Brian Robin
son called to be a Church Building Mis
sionary. Set apart February 25, 1962,
by President Grant S. Thorne. Assigned
to Rochdale Branch Chapel project. Ad
dress: c/o Lawrence Wortley, 476 Bury
Road, Bamford, Rochdale, England.
February 5, 1962 - Wendy Baker from
Birmingham, joined the British Area
office staff. Address: 3 The Beech Trees,
Downs Wood, Tattenham Corner, Ep
som Downs, Surrey, England.
February 19, 1962 - David Robert
Draper called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart by President Culli
more. Assigned to the Lowestoft Branch
Chapel project. Address: c/o David O.
Woodbury, No. 4 Clifford off Elm Tree
Road, Lowestoft, Leicestershire, Eng
land.
March 5, 1962 - Jo Meyer from Cal
gary, Alberta, Canada, joined the British
Area office staff. Address: 3 The Beach
Trees, Downs Wood, Tattenham Cor
ner, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England.
March 11, 1962 - Gerhard Gunter
Ernst Bensch from Berlin-Spandau, call
ed to be a Church Building Missionary.
Set apart March 11, 1962, by Rudi H.
Seehagan. Assigned to Augsburg Branch
Chapel project. Address: c/o Franz R.
Wallner, Agnes Bernauer Strasse 103a,
Miinchen, Germany.
March 15, 1962 - Siegfried Manfred
Griihn called to be a Church Building
Missionary. Set apart March 27, 1962,
by President Stephen C. Richards. As
signed to Heide/Holstein Branch
Chapel project. Address: c/o William
Kramer, Park Hotel, Heide, Holstein,
Germany.
Correction: In the June Issue the follow
ing names were misspelled: Helge Ferlin,
Siegfried M. Griihn. These names were
under dates of February 12, 1962 and
March 15, 1962, respectively.
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Germanic Area Assistant Area Supervisor
Charles Kayser and Family
Charles Kayser was born in 1919 in Strasbourg, France,
a son of Paul and Elise Kayser. He has one sister. The
Kaysers are all converts, Charles having been baptized
in 1932. He spent most of his first thirty years in France.
He was educated in Strasbourg and graduated from the
Technical Institute there. Just prior, and also during, World
War II, Charles spent some lime as navigator in the
French Air Force and was also a member of the French
Counter Espionage Service. He met his wife Madeleine in
1942, and they were married in 1944 in Strasbourg. They
have now one son, Roland, six and one half years old
and as wild as any boy that age can be.
Sister Kayser is also a native of Strasbourg and was bap
tized a few days after her wedding by her husband. She
wore her wedding dress to be baptized in because they
could not find any more white cloth to make a special
dress. She was active in the Strasbourg Branch mainly as
organist.
Brother Kayser was also active in the branch and held
many positions branch president, counselor and teacher
in the Sunday School, and M.I.A. superintendent and
choristor all at the same time.
In 1949 the Kaysers emigrated to the U.S.A. and settled
in Salt Lake in the East Mill Creek Area. Brother Kayser
was made counselor in the Elders Quorum and counselor
in the Sunday School Superintendency before he could
hardly speak English. Out of their twelve years in Salt Lake,
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Charles spent eleven years working with the Elders either
as counselor or as president. For five years he was also
a counselor in the L.D.S. French Organization in the Salt
Lake Valley. At the time of their mission call, Brother
Kayser was an Assistant Stake Clerk and a member of the
Melchizedek Priesthood Committee in the Canyon Rim
Stake. Sister Kayser has taught Primary and worked in
the M.I.A. The first year Beehive Class is her favorite.
Before emigrating to America, Brother Kayser had work
ed for various construction firms in Germany, Paris and
Strasbourg as a draftsman. He had also worked for the
French Government and had managed his father-in-laws
painting firm.
In Salt Lake, Charles worked for the Otto Buehner Com
pany as a draftsman and project manager. He handled
many Church jobs, the Motel Utah, B.Y.U. Administra
tion Building, the Denver Hilton, the Wiebolt Store in Chi
cago and many others.
Brother Kayser had a desire for many years to work for
the Church Building Committee and after the program was
instigated in Europe he was hoping that his French and
German might be of help to the Church. Their call on
February 15, 1962, came as a pleasant surprize. Both
feel the importance and necessity of having adequate meet
ing facilities for the Saints in Europe. They are happy to
be of service to the Church and are confident that the
Lords blessings will be with them during their mission.
Scandinavian Area Church
Building Missionary Supervisor
Harold Sorensen
and Family
Harold Sigurd Sorensen was bom July
7, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was
the youngest child, having two older
sisters and one brother. His parents
both were born in Norway. His mother
had four sisters who had joined the
Church in Arendal, Norway. She knew
about it, but would not let her children
know as she was ashamed of her sisters,
thinking they all had lost their minds.
Later, three of the sisters emigrated to
America, and moved out West. One of
them married a widower with several
children and one of their boys was
called to the Eastern States Mission.
The boy was told by his stepmother to
visit her sister and family who then
lived on Staten Island, New York. He
did, and that was their first contact with
a missionary. They liked this young man
and the other Elders who came to their
home. Brother Sorensens father had
passed away and the family had a hard
time. The two boys had promised their
mother they would never smoke or go
into places where they served drinks
and they kept their promise to her.
This young missionary said he knew
when he met them that they would be
members of the Church. A few years
later Brother Sorensens older sister
went out West and married this mission
ary. After the sister left, the rest of the
family moved to Idaho, where they all
joined the Church. Brother Sorensen was
called as a missionary to Norway and
served there from 1925 to 1927.
Sister Sorensen was born November 7,
in Bergen, Norway and became a mem
ber of the Church as a young girl of
eighteen years of age. She relates, I
had heard about the Mormons in school
and of all the horrible things they
did. I used to call all my friends, and
gather them on my front porch and
relate all these awful stories to them,
and warn them to stay away and never
to have anything to do with the Mor
mons. I did not know that one of these
girls was a Mormon and, as she told me
later, she was scared to death that I
would find out. A few years later, by
accident I met a girl who had been in
troduced to me, and we started talking.
This girl asked if I would like to go to
a meeting with her and she said she was
a Mormon. I asked her how she dared
speak to me. To make a long story
short, curiosity got the best of me, and I
went to the meeting.
The first one to speak was an old man
who bore his testimony. When he sat
down, I could have stood up and born
my testimony also. I knew right there
and then that this was it. I had heard
the voice and I knew it to be the truth,
but I could not give in knowing what I
had to face. I even asked the Lord to
take someone else in the family not
wanting to hurt my parents, but I knew
the step had to be taken. I was wonder
fully happy and miserable at the same
time. I was baptized up in a mountain
lake April 16, at five in the afternoon.
My father gave me money to go to
New York to get me away from the
Mormons. I met Brother Sorensen a few
months before I left, and a year later
he was released from his mission. We
were married in the Salt Lake Temple,
June 14, 1928, by Apostle Talmage,
whom we met in Norway. Four children
were bom to us. Harold, who also serv
ed in Norway from 19501953 now
lives in Los Angeles, and has four
children. Grant, who was just transferred
from Denver, lives in the home and has
two boys. Our little girl the Lord called
home when she was four. Our son
Robert is going to school in Salt Lake.
Brother Sorensen is a builder and has
worked on heavy construction and pri
vate homes. Sister Sorensen has been
many years in the Real Estate Business.
Brother Sorensen is a high priest and
this is their third mission, as he and
Sister Sorensen and their son Robert
filled a mission to Norway from 1951
to 1953.
Having lived so much in the mission
field, they have held most of the po
sitions and have served where they were
needed. They are happy for this call.
It is a dream come true.
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British Area Church Building Missionary Supervisor
British Area Office G irl
MARGARET ISABEL TONGE
I was born in Manchester on July 16,
1941, the second of three children to
William and Florence Tonge. I have
one sister; age twenty-tv/o, and a brother
age thirteen. I attended school until I
was fifteen, taking a commercial course
and then started work at an Insurance
Company.
When I was sixteen, a school friend of
mine who had started investigating the
Church, asked me to go along with her
to learn about the Gospel. Very soon I
became an active investigator and in
January, 1958, I was baptized. The rest
of my family are not in the Church,
but I am very grateful that I was allow
ed to be baptized and become so active.
In 1959, I was thrilled to be called on a
part-time proselyting mission in the
Manchester Area, and even more thrill
ed when in July, 1960, on my 19th birth
day, I was called to labor on a full-time
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LEITH M. SEELY AND FAMILY
Elder Leith M. Seely, his wife, Verna
Beth, and their adopted daughter, Bar
bara Ann, are living in Cambridge, Eng
land, where Elder Seely is supervising
the construction of their new chapel on
Chcrrylinton Road. Their address is 26
Derwent Close, Cambridge.
Elder and Sister Seely received their
call on February 2, 1962, and were set
apart by Elder Boyd W. Packer. They
had mixed emotions as they left their
new home in Murray, Utah, where they
had just finished planting their new
lawn, and where Elder Seely had been
acting as foreman of construction on
the Murray 13th Ward Chapel.
At the time of their call Elder Seely
was Ward Teaching Supervisor and
mission in the North British Mission.
When this mission was divided I re
mained in Scotland where I had first
been assigned under the leadership of
such wonderful mission parents as Pre
sident and Sister Brockbank.
I do not know of anything more satis
fying or joyful than being employed
full-time in our Heavenly Fathers serv
ice and my mission was an experience
I shall never forget. I spent just over
a year of my mission teaching the Gos
pel and the last six months I worked in
the Mission Home as the Mission Re
corder.
I finished my mission on March 5, 1962,
and was thrilled to see that during my
absence my home ward had grown so
much that it had been divided into two
and that the Building Missionaries had
been busy completely remodelling our
Chapel and had started on the Stake
Center.
Sister Seely was a Beehive teacher in the
Ward MIA.
Elder and Sister Seely met while attend
ing the Utah State University at Logan,
Utah, where Elder Seely received a B.S.
degree in Engineering Technology,
majoring in building construction. They
were married on March 31, 1950, in the
Salt Lake Temple.
The Seelys were members of the Happy
Square Dance Club in Salt Lake City.
Elder Seelys special hobbies are hunting
and fishing.
They report that they are thrilled to be
assigned to Cambridge, where they are
enjoying their home, their association
with the members and with the Church
Building Missionaries.
I was very surprised when, only being
home two weeks I was called to work
as a Building Missionary in the Church
Building Department offices, but it was
a happy surprise and I am grateful for
the privilege of being a part of this great
work.
I know that the Gospel is true and I
hope I will always be able to help my
Heavenly Father.

A. Reed Poulson was born December 5,
1922, at Richfield, Sevier County, Utah,
to Joseph F. Poulson and Amber Olson.
Mis father was from Richfield Utah and
his grandfather, Andrew Poulson was
a convert from Denmark and one of the
first to plant trees and alfalfa in Sevier
County. His mother was bom in May-
field, Utah, and her mother, Anna Ber
lin, was a convert from Helsingborg,
Sweden.
Elder Poulson was the fourth child of a
family of nine children seven boys
and two girls. He went to school in
California and Nevada, finishing High
School at Greenvill, California.
He served in the Navy Air Force during
the Second World War, and as a mis
sionary to Sweden from 1948 to 1951.
Elder Poulson was married May 5,
1953 in the Salt Lake Temple to Emma
W hat is a Church Building Missionary ?
By: PETER BURTON
Church Building Missionary
working on the Dewsbury Chapel
First of all, what is a Building Mis
sionary? This should be an easy ques
tion to answer. Let me try to explain
to you the life of a Building Missionary
as I see it.
When a young man is first called to
serve on a mission, it is for either one
or two years. For this he receives no
income, apart from the ten shillings
given him to meet his bare necessities
Scandinavian Area
Building Missionary Supervisor
REED POULSON
A N D FAMILY
Lucy Seymour, by Elder Spencer W.
Kimball.
Sister Poulson was born May 29, 1934,
at Hanford, California, to Lewis W. Sey
mour and Elva E. Hanks. She was the
seventh child in a family of nine chil
dren. There are four boys and five girls.
Her father is not a member but they
are all hoping and praying that some
day he will listen. Her mother has al
ways been faithful and all of her living
children have been through the Temple,
and the work has been done for the two
that have passed on. She has a sister
now serving on a mission to Norway,
Patricia A. Seymour. All of her school
ing was in California, finishing high
school in Sacramento, California.
The Poulsons have three children,
Christine Denice, David Reed, and
Clifton Andrew. Having them is a testi
by the Bishop of the ward or branch
where he is serving his mission. When
he first accepts his call, he tends to look
upon the glamorous side of it, rather
than upon the work and responsibility
that goes with the calling. For believe
me, it is a responsible and important
calling, because the success or failure of
the program depends upon the Building
Missionary. The whole world will be
mony to both, as they were blessed with
children only after much praying and
fasting.
Elder Poulsons Church activities in
clude: YMMIA superintendent, Stake
Board member, Ward Clerk, Sunday
School superintendent, and for the last
two years one of the Seven Presidents
of the 267th Quorum of Seventies.
Sister Poulson has served on the Sunday
School and YWMIA Stake Boards, as Jr.
Sunday School co-ordinator, and as a
teacher in the MIA, Sunday School and
Relief Society.
Elder Poulsons hobby is a twenty acre
farm where they have a small herd of
dairy cattle, a few pigs and some beef
cattle. Sister Poulsons hobby is cake
decorating and candy making.
Regarding their present assignment
Sister Poulson says:
We received our call March 5, 1962.
We are very happy to be called and
hope we can be of good service. We are
at the present time remodeling the Eskil-
stuna Chapel while waiting call to start
in Finland.
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watching him, because they do not be
lieve it can be done.
He starts his day with a hymn and this
is followed by prayer. The Building
Supervisor then gives a short lesson.
The spiritual value of this is beyond
description.
The Building Missionary will find him
self working in all kinds of weather and
under all kinds of conditions. He will
not only be expected to do things he
likes, but some things he may not like.
He has to work with the people, and this
may seem easy, but when you think that
each one is a different personality and
a missionary has to fit in with all of
them, it is not as easy as it seems at
first. He will find the work hard, but
rewarding.
He is expected to take part in all
Church activities, and he may find he is
asked to do ward teaching. If so, this
he does on his own time.
The Lord is calling the men of the
Church to meet this challenge. Our
Father in Heaven will bless those who
give their time to build His Kingdom
upon this earth with the strength they
need to do His work. The Lord needs
leaders, and there is no finer way of
finding out just exactly what you arc
made of than by working in this pro
gram.
I know, my brothers, that this is the
work of our Heavenly Father. He needs
you, and He will help you if you will
let Him. I know in my heart that God
lives, that Jesus Christ, His Son, did die
upon the cross, and that through Him
we may gain salvation. And just as
surely, I know with every pulse beat
of my heart that Joseph Smith was a
true prophet of our Father in Heaven,
and that he had the humility the Lord
loves and that he did see and speak to
our Father in Heaven and His Son,
Jesus Christ.
I am not worthy of this knowledge, and
I am not worthy of my calling, but I
thank the Lord with all my heart for
this wonderful blessing which he has
bestowed upon me. What I have done
to deserve this blessing, I do not know,
but it makes me humble to think that
the Lord chose me to take part in this
wonderful program, for wonderful it is.
Never in my life have I felt so close to
the Lord as I have on my mission.
God bless you my brethren. I know'
you will never regret going on your
mission, for I know' you will be blessed
if you will but keep His commandments.
Then you will be happy, for you will
live so close so very close to your
Father in Heaven. The choice is yours.
Which will you choose? I pray you
will make the right one, for so much
awaits you. This I pray for all, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of the Living God. Amen.

Scandinavian Area

Groundbreaking - Bruxelles Branch - French Mission

On April 14, 1962, the Ground Breaking Ceremony for

the new Bruxelles Chapel was held. 7he site is a lovely
one, located on the corner of Avenue de Bruxelles and
Chausse de Romain.
The day was cold, but cheerful as the Saints gathered for
this long-aw'aited occasion. The services were presided over
by President Rulon T. Hinckley of the French Mission, and
conducted by Brother Jacques Geldcrmans of the branch
presidency.
The opening song was the stirring hymn, The Spirit of
God lake A Fire Is Burning. Invocation was offered by
Brother Guilliam Welleman.

Present were representatives of the mission organizations,

district officers, representatives of the Church Building Com
mittee, and many members of the local branches.
Elder Joseph Hasoppe, Assistant to the Area Supervisor, was
the first speaker. He made mention of the fact that this was
the beginning of a new era in the French Mission an
era in which there would be many chapels constructed would have an opportunity of working with the Church
for the use of the Saints. Building Missionaries and the members of the branch.
Elder Herbert Hanson, who has been appointed to Supervise Elder E. Albert Rosenvall, Area Supervisor, was called upon
the contruction of the new Chapel, spoke briefly, and said to speak. After congratulating the Saints on the great pri
that he was looking forward to this experience as he vilege that had come to them, he drew attention to the

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fact that new Chapels are not only of great benefit to
the members of the Church, but that they also serve as
silent, but eloquent missionaries.
President Hinckley was the final speaker. After expressing
his joy in the fact that the Saints of Bruxelles were to
have a fine Chapel in which to meet and be taught the
Gospel, he said that he was thinking of the many Saints
who through the faithful payment of their tithes had made
the great Building Program possible. He said that he felt
this project would give the members of the Church a
chance for noble self expression, and felt that all who
participated would have their testimonies greatly increased.
The breaking of the ground was done by President Hinck
ley, Elders Rosenvall, Hasoppe and Hanson. The group then
sang Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow, and the
benediction was offered by Brother Francis Putmans.

D O W H A T IS R I G H T
By: Sister JEAN JENSEN
Tempelhof Chapel-Berlin Mission
A wonderful thing happened in Berlin!
Personnel in the United States Army
agreed to bring their big bull-dozers and
excavate for the Berlin-Tempelhof
Chapel. The Saints were overjoyed, for
this would save them much money. This
is how it happened:
Elder L. Marcus Jensen, Building
Supervisor in Berlin, learned that the
U.S. Army had helped the Saints in
Kaiserslautern with the excavation for
their chapel. President Percy K. Fctzer
of the Berlin Mission was consulted and
Elder Jensen asked for his help to see if
something could be done for Tempelhof.
At Kaiserslautern there arc many mem
bers of the Church in the Army but not
so in Berlin. President Fetzer knew
Colonel I.ear who is a member of the we have men here we need to train. We different child. We can all be thankfull
Church in Berlin, who referred him to would be glad to help you with your that this was not the case. He and his
Colonel Newman, head of the Berlin En earth removal problem. Our purpose older brother, Robert, are striving dili
gineers. in accepting this type of responsibility gently and sincerely to be good mission
President Fetzer introduced himself to is to become better acquainted with the aries and are setting examples worthy of
Colonel Newmans secretary and said German people and to help them so emulation for all Latter-day Saint child
he was there on a matter of great im that they will know we are civic minded ren at home or abroad. They are wide-
portance. He received immediate en and have their best interests at heart. eyed, eager youngsters, innocent yet
trance and when he repeated his name We wish to solidify our public relations wise beyond their years because of the
Colonel Newman said, That name with them. Our men are busy at present great experience that has come to them
sounds familiar. Do you have a son by but they can start in about ten days. through their own and their parents
the name of Clark? When President President Fetzer was grateful and told faithfulness. They are truly worthy re
Fetzer answered in the affirmative, him that we were planning a new church presentatives of their family, their
Colonel Newman said, My wife teaches building at Neu-Kolln and Colonel Church and their nation.
school at the Berlin American Army Newman said they would be happy to As a result of this story, the Army men
School and she has told me that Clark help with that also. and equipment are busily at work at the
Fetzer is one of the best students in all After thanking him President Fetzer building site, and Elder Jensen has made
her classes, that he is a leader and a stood up to leave and Colonel Newman a fine contact with Sergeant Yarowsky,
very fine young man. What can I do said, Yes, sir, my wife surely thinks a who invited him to attend one of his
for you? lot of your boy. Catholic convention meetings at the
When President Fetzer explained the ex This story might have been differ Post. We are inviting the Sergeant to
cavation Colonel Newman said, Yes, ent if Clark had been a disobedient, in attend one of our cottage meetings.

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Germanic Area Church Building Missionaries
RICHARD PARSDORFER
I was born in Czechoslovakia (Siid-
mahren) on the 18th of October, 1942.
I did not know my father as he died
under Russian captivity. With my
mother, I fled to Austria in 1945. We
then moved to Germany in 1948. We
were Catholics, but from a working
companion who was also from Czecho
slovakia, my mother heard first about
the Gospel. She was baptized shortly
after that in 1949. I was baptized on
the 2nd of November, 1950. I was active
in many sport clubs and was together
with many young people who were not
members of the Church, but the Gospel
always helped me to go the right and
straight way.
I studied to become a tool maker. So
that I would have something to do in
my free time, I became a member of a
chess club and also of a boxing club.
In the Church I was leader for the
Skipper class, Sunday School counselor,
superintendent and branch teacher. I
was also busy in the sports activities of
our branch.
The leaders of the Church asked me
how I would like to go on a Building
Mission. I had never thought of the
possibility of being a Building Mission
ary, but in January, 1962, I was called. I hope and pray that many young men
I believe that this work is very im will realize the importance of this work
portant and I hope that I can progress and that our Father in Heaven will help
in it. us to build many more chapels.

HANS MOHR Hans Otto Paul Mohr was born Novem
ber 11, 1896, in Hindenburg, Germany.
He attended Volksschule for eight years
and then learned the trade of a tailor.
He was in the military service from 1915
to 1919 in the German Army. He mar
ried Paula Mela Wilhelmine Bluhm on
June 25, 1921, and they were blessed
with four children two boys and two
girls.
Brother Mohr relates: I joined the
Church in 1934 after receiving a testi
mony of the Word of Wisdom and bapt
ized my wife in 1937. All three of my
living children are members of the
Church. My wife has been active in
the leadership of the Relief Society and
in Genealogy and is now a Relief So
ciety visiting teacher. My activity in the
Church started before I was baptized
as Sunday School superintendent. I then
worked as counselor, clerk and seven
teen years as branch president. At pre
sent I am the second counselor in the
bishopric of the Lubeck Ward and have
been ordained a High Priest by Brother
Alvin Dyer. I am also a ward teacher,
a Sunday School teacher and priesthood
quorum advisor. I quit my trade as a
tailor in 1956, and have since been en
gaged in construction work. As I am
now sixty-five years of age, I have been
retired from my work and am happy
to fulfill a Building Mission here in
Lubeck. I was called in December, 1961
by Brother Maycock and set apart on
March 10, 1962, by Brother Martin
Torke of the Hamburg Stake Presi
dency.

WALTER KROISS
I was born on the 19th of July, 1939,
as a son to Leopoldine Kroiss in Haag
am Hausruck, Austria. I cant remem
ber my father because he died on the
4th of December, 1942, in Nowgorod
on Ilmensee (Russia) during the Second
World War.
In as much as my mother had to earn
money on a farm, I was raised by my
mothers parents. My grandparents were
members of the Church and because of
this, I got to know and understand the
Gospel in my early childhood. My
grandmother made it possible for me to
take piano lessons, and now I realize
what they had to sacrifice in order that
I could learn to play. My grandmothers
desire was to see me as an organist
in the Church. In 1948 I was set apart
as organist in our branch and held that
position for ten years. I was also secre
tary in the Sunday School, chorister in
MIA and organist for our choir, secre
tary for the priesthood class and active
as a Boy Scout.
When I moved to Munich in 1960 after
my military time, a new period of life
started for me. As a member of the
Munich Branch I was called as a Build
ing Missionary on the 16th of February,
1962, by President Blythe M. Gardner,
and I was also set apart by President
Gardner in Stuttgart.
I am now serving on the Hamburg-
Wartenau project under the direction of
Brother Davenport. I hope that I can ac
complish the things which are expected
and that I will always be an example to
others.

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HELGE JOACHIM VOGT
My name is Helge Joachim Vogt. I was
born on the 23rd of April, 1941, in
Gleiwitz. My father is Friedrich Vogt
and my mothers name is Margarete.
In 1945 we had to leave our home town.
In Fiirth, Bavaria, we found a new home.
After I finished Elementary school, I
worked in an office for one year. There
I learned to be a mechanic. I worked
for a couple of years as a transformator
and mechanical engineer.
One day, as I visited my sister, I met
two missionaries at her home. At that
time I was a Catholic, but I couldnt
believe everything that was taught in
this church. I investigated several reli
gions, but nothing awoke in me a testi
mony. I listened to the message of the
missionaries and met with them several
more times. But soon I should go on a
trip, and so I bought me one copy of
the Book of Mormon and wanted to
read it on my trip. As I returned I was
ready to be baptized. Considering the
short time in which I knew the Church,
I gained a certainly of the truthfulness
of the Book of Mormon. Especially
after the baptism I felt the influence of
the Holy Ghost very strongly. My
mother was baptized with me. Also my
sister and her two sons joined the
Church. A few months after my baptism
I had the privilege of accepting the
office as YMMIA Superintendent. This
job gave me much joy and it helped
me a great deal to feel at home in the
SIGFRIED MANFRED GRUHN
I was born as a son of the forest la
borer Otto Griihn and his wife Anna
Fischer, on the 17th of September, 1940,
in Selbongen (Ostpreussen). Together
with a sister and two brothers, I was
raised under modest conditions.
In September, 1947, my mother fled
with us four children to Iserlohn, where
we met our father, who was drafted
there due to war. With the beginning
of Elementary School a new era of life
started for me. In as much as my parents
and my brothers and sister were mem
bers of the Church of Jesus Christ, my
father tried to get in contact with the
Church. We were informed that there
was a branch in Dortmund. In turns as
long as the money lasted, we travelled
there every four weeks and attended
the meetings. My sister got married to
a brother from the Dortmund Branch. I
was baptized in Dortmund on the 3rd
of October, 1948. My father became ill
at a relatively early age, and because he
Church. On the 10th of September, 1961,
we had a big conference in N urn berg,
where I lived. It was exactly one year
after my baptism. I was to be ordained
a Priest. All of a sudden they called me
to President Gardner. He asked me if
I felt ready to become an Elder and
to work as a district secretary. That
was surprising for me, but it made me
very happy, because it was a desire
which I had had for a long time, to be
come an Elder in the Melchizedek
Priesthood.
I have many hobbies, but I am inter
ested most in Jazz, drawing and reading.
I received a call to serve as a Building
Missionary. I always wanted to fulfill of the Lord. If the opportunity arises, I
a proselyting mission, but I realize now, would tell every young men about it,
that it doesnt matter what kind of a and I would thrill them, because it is my
mission you fulfill when you serve the conviction that they also could have
Lord. Now that I have started this such wonderful experiences in this pro
mission, I know what a wonderful call gram as I am having. There arise, also,
ing I received. I think that a Building difficulties; nothing is perfect from the
Mission can be just as wonderful as a beginning, but I trust in the revelation
proselyting mission. Yes, I believe it which states: I will go and do the things
will be a most enjoyable and wonderful which the Lord hath commanded, for
time. This program contains some of the I know that the Lord giveth no com
old pioneer spirit. The vitality and life mandments unto the children of men,
power of the Church is in it, which save he shall prepare a way for them
thrills me. Is there something more that they may accomplish the thing
beautiful when you can stand in a spot which he commandeth them.
and feel the pulse of life? When you I am assigned to help in the building
yourself can help to create visible signs of the branch chapel in Wilhelmsburg-
of the growing progress of the Church? Hamburg. I hope that my work con
This program gives every young man a tributes to the building up of the King
privilege to use his talents in the service dom of God here in Germany.
could not work, he had to have his happy that the Lord found me worthy
pension. In October, 1951, we moved to to help build up His Kingdom here on
Dortmund and could visit the meetings the earth.
regularly. The work in the Church
brought much joy and happiness to my
life. On the 20th of February, 1955, I
was ordained a Deacon.
On the 1st of April, 1955, I started an
apprenticeship as a joiner. My job as a
secretary in the Aaronic Priesthood
made it possible for me to become or
dained a Teacher. I was a counselor in
Sunday School as well as in Mutual, and
both of these activities helped me to
make more and more progress. At the
end of March, 1958, I finished my ap
prenticeship and began work as a joiner.
On the 28th of September, 1958, I was
ordained a Priest. I liked very much to
be a branch teacher. I have made up
my mind to always serve the Lord and
to do that which He would have me do.
On the 15th of March, 1962, I was call
ed on a Building Mission, and I am
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British Area Church Building Missionaries
THOMAS MUIR
Church Building Missionary Tom Mun
is the son of Jeremiah and Miriam
McNaul Muir. His home was in Barr
head. He is assigned to the Lowestoft
Chapel project.
The following are excerpts taken from
an article appearing in the Barrhead
News:
BUTCHERS BOY TURNS MORMON
Who is Tom Muir? Barrhead born, Tom
Muir, is a typical teenage son of a local
family. When he left school he was ap
prenticed to a local butcher. His family
were God-fearing and Tom . .. was a
keen footballer with the G.G. team.
Then, the Mormon missionaries arrived
in Barrhead. Tom and his family
with the exception of his father were
converted to the Mormon faith. This
is his story as told to News reporter,
John Docherty.
Exactly why, it is difficult to say, but
I love being a Mormon. The speaker
was nineteen year old Elder Tom Muir,
who is a Mormon with a difference, for
he does not hail from Salt Lake City or
any other American town, but from
Barrhead, Renfrewshire. Many in the
town will remember Tom as an assistant
BRIAN AUSTIN
My name is Brian Austin. My fathers
name is Frederick Nelson Austin, and
my mothers name was Eleen Austin.
1 was born in Ashton-under-lyne, Lan
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in a butchers shop in Cross Arthurlie
Street. Nine months ago he became a
Mormon . . . Elder Muir hopes to even
tually become a missionary in the same
sense as those who are working in the
town just now. I have a lot to learn
about this faith, he said, thats why
I asked to be put on a work mission to
begin with.
It is now a far cry from Elder Muirs
days as a butcher when he was at one
fixed occupation. Now he has to do
whatever is required including plumb
ing, labouring, bricklaying and any job
you care to name.
But getting down to hard facts Elder
Muir admits that life as a Mormon is
no joy ride. As a work missioner (sic)
he gets his digs paid for him and re
ceives ten shillings a week... He cannot
take many of the ordinary everyday
things which most of us take for granted
as being necessities. This includes tea,
coffee, alcohol and tobacco.
Despite this he insists, Its a great life
and appeals to me very much.
I know that there are a number of
people who have been attracted to
Mormonism because they thought it was
a quick way to get to America, he
went on, but thats not the case with
cashire on the 29th of June, 1945. I ori
ginate from a large family, having two
brothers age twenty and eleven, and two
sisters age twenty-four and twenty-two.
My eldest brother is on a proselyting
mission in Dundee.
In 1952 my mother died and our family
was never quite the same again. Things
were indeed black then. Money prob
lems were difficult and yet all the time
my father and my youngest sister kept
working hard for us. My sister took
over the task of mother of the family
and did the house chores. The whole
family worked together and by 1957,
three of the family were working. Things
brightened considerably as all three re
ceived good jobs.
Then one day during that time, two
elders visited our home. My eldest sister
was soon baptized and my other sister
me. I have no desire to go to America,
at least not in the near future.
But how could you possibly give up
tea and tobacco after being used to them
for so long? I asked.
I used to love my tea, he replied,
but somehow or other I managed it.
And my tobacco intake was fifteen ciga
rettes a day. How I stopped it is a
mystery even to me.
Nowadays most reasonable people will
agree that to take a sociable drink, I
mean one that is alcoholic, is quite per
missible, I said. Dont you find it
awkward in company to have to refuse
a drink?
Well, the fact is I associate with Mor
mons more than anyone else and I
have never found myself in the position
you have described, he said.
soon followed. However, the rest of the
family were sceptical. My father still
allowed the elders to continue coming
and six months later my father and we
three brothers were baptized. Our
whole lives were changed by the Gospel.
My father is now General Secretary at
the Ashton-Oldham Ward and my
youngest sister is an officer in Sunday
School. Ironically enough, my eldest
sister who helped bring us into the Gos
pel has become inactive, but we all
know that one day she will become ac
tive again. On the 28th of January, 1962,
I was called and set apart as a Building
Missionary. A week later I was sent to
work on the Manchester Stake House.
A week later, I was sent to Lowestoft.
This mission has built my testimony and
taught me more about the Gospel than
I ever knew before.
EDITH BOND HOUSE MOTHER
My name is Edith Nightingale Bond. I
was born January 4, 1897, in Rusholme,
Manchester, the 5th child of Harry Ge
orge and Eliza Boreham, both of Lon
don. I had two brothers and two sisters
only one sister survives. When I was
one year old, the family moved to Sale
where I went to the Council School,
leaving at fourteen years of age. I
then trained as a lady tracer in Engi
neering, which occupation I followed
for ten years when I married Philip
Regenald Bond. We have one son, now
married and serving in H.M.R.A.F.
stationed in Yorkshire, and two daugh
ters. One died at age eight months.
One, Sylvia Mary, is now Mrs. Alan
Walker.
The missionaries visited Sister Walker in
1956. She began her investigations and
later joined the Church becomming a
very active member. I was at this time
living in the Isle of Man, where Sylvia
Mary came to visit her father in the
hospital bringing her Book of Mormon
MARY WOODLIFE HOUSE MOTHER
I, Eileen Mary Woodliffe, was born to
Teddy Nixon and Esther Thompson in
the year 1918, on the 21th of May at
Rose Cottage, Church Lane, Eston,
Middlesbrough in Yorkshire. I am
now a widow and my dog, Sarah, is with
me on a mission for the Church.
My brother and I went to the Village
school and to the Wesleyar Chapel on
Sundays. Our summer holidays were
spent on the farm with Grandma.
Mother died when I was ten years old
and shortly afterward, Father married
again. Our new Mother was a regular
attender at the Congregational Church,
and we went along too.
After leaving the Central school and
working a number of years as a trained
infant nurse, I finally came to Wolver
hampton. When Mother died and I
went to care for Father, I just knew
there were changes ahead. Father died
ten months later and not knowing what
to do or exactly where to settle, I pray
ed about these things. I prayed because
my people have always been good living
and I felt there was far more to life
than just mournful burial services read
over them at the funeral. I felt that if I
prayed and waited awhile Id know
what was best to do.
A few days later as I packed my be
longings for storage, Elders Lund and
Hokanson called and I asked them in
with her. It was then I asked her about
the book and she sent me pamphlets
and in 1958 gave me a Book of Mormon.
I met the proselyting missionaries each
time I visited her and on January 3,
1959, I was baptized at the Wythenshaw
Chapel. I held the position of Sunday
School secretary and Relief Society
work director.
My husband was in very ill health in the
Isle of Man, so we returned to live at
Heaton Chapel. The proselyting mission
aries visited my husband and on De
cember 4, 1960, he was baptized. The
following week he entered the hospital
for treatment where he died January 14, supervisor without whom I would be
1961. at a loss how to manage the boys. Elder
My hobbies are arts and crafts, knitting, and Sister Boren are a marvelous couple
tatting, crocheting, dressmaking, paper and a wonderful example to the Build
work, painting, ceramics. My work at ing Missionaries and myself. I shall al
the mission home is cooking, washing, ways be grateful to them for all they
ironing, and general repairs of the boys have done for me in the past months.
clothing. I have eight boys to look after I shall always be thankful for my mis
at the present time, ages sixteen to sion and grateful to the Lord for all the
twenty-four years. We have a wonderful blessings I have received at His hands.
me more than ten years completely dis
appeared and my health improved as I
side to talk. They told me a little about was promised it should in my blessing.
the Church and offered a prayer for me. The evening I was called to this work in
Now this was the first prayer Id heard the mission, I noticed the little wayside
in this little house and I was most im notice in Chapel Arl that said these
pressed. I managed to go to their Chapel words:
for more information. Lord will not show you the future,
I knew a little about Mormons as Father but He will go with you all the way.
had told me of a farmer who was most Im sure this was meant for me to see
particular to give the produce of one- and to remember. Im pleased to be
tenth of his land to his Church. I also keeping the Building Missionaries in
had read the articles in the Readers Merthyr Tydfil.
Digest on the March of the Mormons.
and I knew that someone in the north,
years ago, had been tarred and feathered
for believing in this doctrine, so I de
cided to find out for myself.
I had some of the lessons with these
Elders, moved down to Wolverhampton
to find employment, and was baptized
at Birmingham. Here I was loved into
the Church by Brother and Sister Cra
ven and began to work in the Relief
Society. Its amazing the change I see
in the families who join the Church and
give of themselves. Im more amazed
at the change I find in myself. Ive
made a new life for myself and I dont
know of anything better than to work
for something you believe in and know
to be true.
Last August I received my Patriarchal
Blessing in Birmingham and you can
imagine my pleasure when shortly after
wards my ear trouble which had plagued
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REPO RTS FROM T H E PROJECTS

From Sister Edith Smithson-Dewsbury Chapel

The following is taken from a news
paper clipping sent in by Sister Edith
Smithson:
When fourteen year old Joan Riddle, of
Moorside Road, Dewsbury Moor, has
a spare evening she doesnt put on a
pretty dress and go out to enjoy herself
like other girls of her age.
On the contrary, she slips out of her
school uniform into a dusty old track
suit and gets down to a mans job!
Joan is one of the many members of the
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
(sic) who are building their own church
in Halifax Road, Dewsbury.
During the day she uses a pen at
Templefield secondary modern school,
but in the evening she uses a pick to
build the new Mormon church, which it
is hoped will be completed in about
eight or nine months.
Joan doesnt mind what type of manual
work she has to do I love doing
anything for the church, she told me
this week. It isnt really heavy going
for we are all friendly and we help one
another.
All over the Faster holidays, Joan could
be seen at the building site, helping to
build the baptismal font for the new
church, pushing a wheelbarrow, brick
laying or just running to and fro,
helping the more experienced builders.
I spend as much time as I can here,
she said, and I dont miss going out
and enjoying myself. I think working
here is simply great its for such a
good cause.
Although Joan is young in years, she has
already attended many churches of
different denominations, but she now
sincerely believes she has found her true
religion. I have tried all the others but
I like this church much better. I come to
the building site nearly every night so
that our church can be built as quick
ly as possible, she added.
What do the men at the building site
think of Joan? She is a great help to us
all, Mr. David Hinchcliffe, of Borrow-
dale Road, Dewsbury, told me. The
other man agreed.
Although Joan may be a very good
builders labourer, she has no intention
of joining the trade when she leaves
school! She wants to do something more
conventional like typing.

From Sister Ellen Davenport-Wartenau Chapel

I think these boys we are working with are the finest I
have ever known and I think they should have com
pliment upon compliment for the wonderful work they
are doing. They made the statement the other day they
were only Building Missionaries while my son is a proselyt
ing missionary. I told them one call is just as important
as the other and I have a great big soft spot in my
heart for them. They are giving up far more to go into
the field of actual labor and their work is an inspiration
for all. People are watching our Building Missionaries, for
there they can really see that we practice what we preach by
the good examples these boys are setting.

From Sister Molly Lassig- Derby Chapel

On Thursday, March 29, 1962, the members of the Derby
Ward, Leicester Stake, met in the chapel to view from
picture slides the progress of the building. The meeting
was under the direction of Building Supervisor Don C.
Lassig. After song and prayer, slides were shown, followed
by pictures of the chapel progress. Brother Lassig had pic
tures of the chapels progress taken since, and including,
the ground-breaking ceremonies on November 10, 1961.
Building Missionaries Edward Bearsley, David Mount and
Peter Tanner were in evidence in many of the pictures,
as were local ward volunteer workers.
After viewing the pictures, the Saints enjoyed hot-dogs,
drinks and cookies. The song, We Are All Enlisted Derbys
Chapel to Build (which was sung by the Building Missio
naries at the recent Conference in London), was sung by
the ward membership and benediction was offered.

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From Sister Maxine Boren - Manchester Stake Center
The forms had been prepared the day before. All was in
readiness to receive the ready-mix cement trucks. The first
one arrived but it was a smaller truck and not the large
one which had been requested. The driver was directed
to a spot of grassy ground near the trench to be poured,
in the hope that the turf would carry the wheels. For no
apparent reason, the driver steered into the mud and
promptly became bogged down - no amount of forward
and backward gearing alleviated the situation. He announ
ced, Im stuck, and calmly took out his pipe, lit up,
and sat in the cab of his truck reading his morning
newspaper for ten minutes. The supervisor and crew, failing
to fathom this behavoir, fell to and hauled gravel and
arranged lumber in an attempt to help matters. Being
pressed to, Give it a try!, the driver made exactly two
rather feeble attempts to pull out, but failing this, settled
down again to his pipe and paper. The boys hauled more
gravel, and more lumber was arranged under the wheels.
The disinterested answer from the driver who was asked
to try7 once more was, I cant get out. Ill have to wait
for the next truck to come and help.
Patience was wearing thin and the cement was turning hard.
The driver was asked to add more water to the barrel.
Not With Swords At Their Sides
By: JONNY OLSEN The following article appeared in Lys over Norge, and
was translated by Richard W. Jackson, Scandinavian Area
Building Missionary Architect.
As the Jews returned from their imprisonment under the
Babylonians they were required to rebuild the wall around
Jerusalem with swords at their sides. Nehemiah, a prophet
of the Lord, led this work under direction of God.
David O. McKay, a prophet of God, Seer, Revelator and
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints leads the Churchs Building Program under the di
rection of God today. This tremendous work with the build
ing of beautiful and purposeful Church buildings has been
going on, for a full year now, in Europe. Church Buildings
are being built under the Motto: As we build churches
we will also build people.
The Lord has blessed us so that now we can build under
peaceful and very favorable circumstances. We no longer
need to build with swords at our sides as did Nehemiah
with his men. Here in Norway the building program was
introduced in 1961. Building Missionaries were called. Work
on the Oslo I Chapel is now in full force. Eighty percent
of the total cost is being defrayed by the Church head
quarters in Salt Lake City. The remaining twenty percent, the
local brothers and sisters are obligated to supply, either
By now, the little cement which had reached the trench
was almost too hard to work. His short reply was, I
havent got any water. Back to his pipe and paper.
Frank, one of our Church Building Missionaries, carried
bucket after bucket of water and threw it into the re
volving barrel on the truck. While working the cement in
the trench before it became any harder, the crew looked
up to observe the driver washing down the outside of
he truck with the water he had not got.
With the last vestige of patience left, he was advised to
try to move the truck to firmer ground before he filled
up all the holes made by the churning wheels in former
attempts to become unstuck. No answer nor indication
that he had heard.
Bored with things as they were, the driver decided to leave
and now with the wheels spinning in deep puddles of wa
ter and the truck slithering from side to side but never
forward, the place was a proper mess. Supervisor and
crew, not wanting to be reminded of a bad experience
somehow extracted the truck and sent it on its way.
Order for cement the following day I need thirty yards
of cement and dont send the truck you sent yesterday.
I wont have it on the place!
in cash or by supplying work on the building. The labor
contribution of the Building Missionaries is credited to the
percentage that the local membership is expected to cover.
But in addition to the contribution of the Building Mis
sionary, your contribution must be supplied. Let us in unity
as brothers and sisters gather our strength together in a
mighty effort.
It will strengthen our testimonies, increase our love for
each other, and will bring us some of Gods choicest bless
ings. The others of Gods children who have not become
members of the Church will see us and understand that our
faith is more than just words.
Christ gave His life for us out of Love so that we can be
resurrected and inherit eternal life if we follow him. Let
each of us, therefore, do what he can to further the work of
the Lord. Let us not bury our talents, but use them so that
at the day of judgement it can be said to us, Well done,
thou good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over
little . . . I will set you over much. Go into the glory of the
Lord. Let us meet, many strong, at the Chapel site. Let us
build the Church. Let us build ourselves and our neighbors.
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OUR BOYS
With May came the re-evaluation of our
positions as Mothers in the Church. It
also gave us an opportunity to honor
our own Mother and appreciate the
great part she played in our lives. This
has given me cause to ponder our po
sitions here in regard to our Building
Missionaries.
We feel especially grateful to have had
the privilege to know and associate so
intimately with five of these young
men. We were first assigned Rainer
Peters from Hamburg and Kurt Langer
from Bremen. Kurt lived with us for
three weeks in December and we soon
felt he was a member of our family. We
all greeted the news of their transfer
with regret, but wished them much suc
cess in their new assignment with
Brother and Sister Wallner in Augsburg.
Our three new Church Building Mission
aries to arrive were Fred Zelder, Ervin
Primas and Helge Vogt. Fred came one
bitter cold day. A great storm had made
all trains from the south off schedule
and bedlum was the result as Brother
Tanner went to the Bahnhof twice to
meet the train, only to be told it was
arriving hours later. After his arrival,
we soon put him at ease with food and
a bed. From then on he was at
home.
Ervin came with a fellow missionary
and they were easy to recognize as Fred
knew them on sight. Once again we
found food the best answer in relieving
THANKS TO THE GYGIS
By: Sister Jean Tanner
those first moments of tension.
Helge came at midnight, climbing off
the train, dressed as a Ivy Leaguer
with a Joseph Smith tract in his right
hand! This time the greatest relaxing
element was bed and slumber after a
long train ride.
Each boy is different, yet each adds to
our lives. Fred has now left us to join
Brother and Sister Kramer in Heide. We
shall always remember his sweet, help
ful attitude. He was always first to clear
up the dishes, to assist the children.
Always he seemed so eager to help. The
children miss his visits and games. He
never forgot to greet them or bid them
a fond farewell, even if it meant waking
them to do so and now so often they
both sav, We surely miss Fred. We
all do.
Ervin will remain in memory for his
chatter and his sparkling wit. He seems
to never run out of jokes or conver
sation. He is athletic and enjoys the
social aspects of our Gospel. We find he
has an enormous appetite and whether
it is the love of food or conversation,
he can always be counted on to be the
last finished! He enjoys the doing
and seems forever involved in activities,
especially where there are young ladies
present. We kid him a lot about picking
out his future wife and though he
denies it, we note he keeps one eye on
the girls!
Helge is our gentle, kind, stalwart young
man. Where Fred was born in the
Church, Ervin has been a member five
years and Helge a member for eighteen
months. He has a sweet kindness about
him that is contagious. He is very studi
ous and has his goals high. At the early
age of twenty-one he seems to show
qualities of outstanding discernment. He
is most helpful in assisting us to learn
the German language. He is a very
spiritual and handsome young man and
I sincerely hope life will reward his
labors with many good things.
Where Fred gave us silent strength,
Ervin adds zest and sparkle and Helge
gives our group a balancing factor that
assures a job well done. We now await
the arrival of our new boy, Wilhelm
Kroes. Perhaps Wilhelm can fill the
gap left when Fred was transferred to
Heide. At any rate, we greet him warm
ly and eagerly and hope he is soon one
of our boys in every sense of the
word.
Kindness is very inexpensive and some
times in our materialistic world we for
get the qualities we can learn from
these boys. It behoves each of us to re
examine our associations with each
other and our influence as members of
this Church on foreign soil. It is a
pleasure to know and work with such
fine young men, and though I hesitate
at age thirty-five to admit Motherhood
of twenty-one and twenty-two year olds,
I say sincerely, I am proud to serve as
a Building Missionary Mother and cer
tainly I am proud to call all of these
men my sons.
On May 30, 1962, Elder and Sister Alma
Gygi left Germany to return to America.
Elder Gygi was released from his po
sition as Real Estate Representative of
the Germanic Area, where he has done
an excellant job in obtaining building
sites for that Area. Prior to this assign
ment he served as Area Supervisor.
The Gygis are returning to take up their
business interests in Salt Lake City. Their
contribution of time and effort to the
Building Program while in Germany has
laid a foundation on which those who
are taking over may build. We wish
them well in their new endeavors, and
hope that they will have an opportunity
of visiting Europe some time in the
future to see the final results of the
labors that were initiated, in a large
measure, by them.
On May 28, 1962, the members of the
Area Staff, with their wives, gave a fare
well party for the Gygi family, sending
them on their way with their blessing.
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L jo u andyour { f a m i l y
Bomb Scare in Frankfurt
One evening in the middle of April, the
Ehlers landlady called and told them
to open their windows because a bomb
was to be transported down the street
and they were to leave all their windows
open so they wouldnt be broken in
case of an explosion.
A few minutes later they heard the police
announcing but they couldnt quite
understand what they were saying.
Brother Ehlers called the landlady and
asked what they were saying. She told
him that about five oclock they had
discovered a bomb in a nearby nursery
where they were digging. They had been
working on it for hours trying to decide
whether it was a dud or a live bomb.
It was discovered it was live, and all
were told to take cover while they tried
to render it harmless.
Narda was in bed, but she got up and
dressed and they went out to the street
and started to walk away as fast as
they could Brother Ehlers had left
his car at the office. Finally the police
came and announced that everything
was taken care of and they could go
back to their homes. As they went into
the apartment they met their landlady
coming up out of the bomb shelter in
the basement and she asked them why
they hadnt come down. They told her
they didnt know of the bomb shelter,
so had gone out and started walking to
get away. She was aghast and said that
if the bomb had gone off it would have
leveled every building for blocks a-
round and the only safe place was in the
bomb shelter and that they should have
come down immediately. Nothing is
ever dull in Frankfurt weve discovered.
Welcome Home
On April 21, 1962, we all went down to
the Flughafen to welcome back to
* *
Frankfurt Sister Edna Biesinger. She
had been to Salt Lake City to be with
her daughter, Norma Gygi, at the time
of the birth of her new baby daughter,
born March 13, 1962. The Baby weighed
seven pounds six ounces, had lots of
long brown hair, enough to tie a pink
ribbon in it when she brought her home
from the hospital. She was named
Deborah Sue Gygi.
This baby is of very special interest to
'us in Frankfurt because both sets of
grandparents are here working in the
Germanic Building Office. The babys Wedding Bells
parents are Gerald Alma Gygi, 26,
On May 3, 1962, Narda Karen Ehlers
eldest son of Alma and Vera Gygi, and
returned to Salt Lake City, Utah ac
Norma Biesinger Gygi, youngest and
only daughter of Kenneth and Edna companied by her mother, Sister Arnold
Ehlers. Narda is planning to be married
Biesinger.
Sister Biesinger was also privileged to in the Salt Lake Temple June 18, 1962,
attend the wedding of her son, Joseph to Robert John Woodford, son of
Biesinger to Joan Beckman in the Salt George Woodford and the late Mrs.
Lake Temple while she was in Salt Lake. Woodford of Salt Lake City, Utah.
We are very happy to have Sister Narda came to Germany June 1961 to
Biesinger back in our midst but not half be with her parents. Her father is the
as happy as Brother Ken is.This picture Architectural Supervisor of the German
was taken of them as they entered their ic Area Church Building Committee.
apartment after her arrival. She has been very busy sewing many
lovely things for her trousseau. She is an
Note of Interest
The wives of the Frankfurt Church
accomplished seamstress.
Her fiance will graduate from the Uni
versity of Utah and will teach Seminary
Building Committee have started attend
in Hyrum, Utah, next year. He filled an
ing a class in German at the Johann
L.D.S. Mission in Australia and served
Wolfgang Goethe University in Frank in the Air Force. The young couple
furt. They find Professor Meldau a very are both graduated from Olympus High.
charming and helpful teacher and the
They met on a blind date arranged by
class of twenty, from every part of the his returned missionary companion. It
world, stimulating and challenging es
was love at first sight, but service and
pecially since there are three mission
school intervened.
aries from the Baptist Church also in
Narda has been a wonderful companion
the class. They go to class Monday,
and brought much happiness and joy
Wednesday, and Friday for two hours
to her parents and all of us here in
a day. They would like to report that
Frankfurt.
they can now count to a million and feel
On April 27, 1962, a lovely shower and
that it would be very worth while if
pot luck dinner was given at the Glen
they had a million to count.
Crandall home, by the Building Staff,
honoring Narda. All of the Building
News Flash from Berlin Committee families, including Brother
On the 21st of May, 1962, the Berlin George Biesinger who was visiting from
Army Band had just finished playing London, were there, and a fun evening
in the Grandstand when General Hartell was had by all. Some very valuable ad
stepped into the pitchers box on the vice was given Narda to help insure
mound, made an opening speech and the success of her marriage.
threw out the first ball to initiate the
1962 Little League Season in Berlin.
Then the civilians bared their heads and mound and struck out the first twelve
the military men stood at saluting at batters to face him. He then went on to
tention as the Star Spangled Banner was lead the Berlin Bisons to an 8 to 0
played. Immediately following these victory over the Berlin Lions, striking
procedures, an almost-unknown Mor out sixteen batters in a six inning game,
mon boy, Lawrence (Larry) Jeremy Jen while allowing only one doubtful,
sen, replaced General Hartell on the scratch single and one walk.