THE BUILDER

Vol. 3

April,

IOON

FRANKFURT

EUROPEAN
CHURCH BUILDING MISSIONARY PROGRAM

As W e Build Churches, W e W ill Also Build People *

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V ol. 3 No. 4 A p ril, 1963

E d itor G e o r g e R. B ie sin g e r
M anaging E d itor V e r n i c e G. R o s e n v a l l
A s s o c i a t e M a naging E d ito r - T y p ist L o u A nn J a c k s o n
T ypist V irgin ia E r ic k s o n
P r o o f R e a d e r an d C o n s u l t a n t H azel Jackson
P rin tin g S u p erv iso r J a m e s L. T i t m u s

A D D R E SSE S AND T E L E P H O N E NUM BERS:

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V e r n i c e G. R o s e n v a l l A m e r s f o o r t s e s t r a a t w e g 166
B u s s u m , N. H . , N e t h e r l a n d s
T e l e p h o n e : B u s s u m 1 12 42
Edythe B r a d le y 12 T h e R i d i n g s
B ritish A rea C orresp on d en t E p s o m , S u rre y , E n glan d
T e l e p h o n e : E p s o m 1758
W an da H a r r i s N o . 19 W o o d L o d g e L o n d o n S take, B r i t i s h M i s s i o n ,
A s s i s t a n t in B r i t i s h A r e a C r a d d o c k s Avenue So. W est B r it is h M issio n , C e n
A sh ste a d , S u r r e y , E n gla n d tral B ritish M ission
T e l e p h o n e : A s h s t e a d 5397
E lm a O gden 6 W oodburn Road M a n c h e s t e r S take, L e e d s Stake,
A s s i s t a n t in B r i t i s h A r e a Northenden, M a n c h e ster L e i c e s t e r S take, N o r t h B r i t i s h
T e l e p h o n e : W y t h e n s h a w e 4923 M ission , No. E a st B ritish M i s
sio n
M ary Carter 76 G l e n i f f e r R o a d Irish M ission , S cottish M i s
A s s i s t a n t in B r i t i s h A r e a R enfrew , S cotlan d sio n , G l a s g o w S take, Sunder
T e l e p h o n e : R e n f r e w 3847 la n d
B ea trice B erg 6368 B a d V i l b e l / W e s t G e r m a n y
G erm an ic A rea C orresp on d en t Tannenw eg 1
T e l e p h o n e : B a d V i l b e l 3482
Berna H asen berg A m e r s f o o r t s e s t r a a t w e g 21
Scan din av ian A r e a C o r r e s p o n d e n t N a a r d e n , N. H ., N e t h e r l a n d s
T e l e p h o n e : B u s s u m 1 89 93

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"A N D BY T H E IR D E S IR E S AND T H E IR W ORKS YOU S H A L L KNOW T H E M " *

By:
E ld er G e o r g e R. B ie sin g e r

I a m c o n t i n u o u s l y i m p r e s s e d b y t he i m p o r t a n c e o f b e i n g c a r e f u l , t h o u g h tfu l, and
m e t i c u l o u s in f o l l o w i n g the p r i n c i p l e s o f the G o s p e l an d in h e e d i n g the d i r e c t i o n s
o f t h o s e in a u t h o r it y o v e r u s . It i s n o t o u r p r e r o g a t i v e t o r a t i o n a l i z e the g u i d a n c e
g i v e n u s b y th e a u t h o r i t i e s ; t h e i r v i s i o n o f the o v e r - a l l p r o g r a m o f the C h u r c h
i s s o m u c h b r o a d e r than o u r s . We s e e th in gs f r o m our own n a r r o w s p h e r e of
a c t i v i t y , n o t r e a l i z i n g w h a t the c o m p o s i t e p i c t u r e w i l l l o o k l i k e w h e n t h e s e a c
t i v i t i e s a r e a l l p l a c e d t o g e t h e r to m a k e u p t h e K i n g d o m o f G o d .

O u r a c t i o n s a r e a l w a y s u n d e r o b s e r v a t i o n b y s o m e o n e , e i t h e r in o r o u t o f the
C h u rc h . B e c a u s e o f o u r d e d ic a t io n to ou r w ork, w e a r e o b s e r v e d m o r e c l o s e l y
than the a v e r a g e p e r s o n , an d t h e r e f o r e o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a c t i o n i s g r e a t e r .
B e i n g k in d a n d t h o u g h tfu l, " g o i n g th e s e c o n d m i l e " i s an e x a m p l e o f t e n s e t f o r
u s b y t h e G e n e r a l A u t h o r i t i e s and the l e a d e r s h i p o f th e C h u r c h .

R e c e n t l y , a s w e t r a v e l l e d t h r o u g h the a r e a s , w e h e a r d o n e o f o u r B u i l d i n g
S u p e r v i s o r s t e l l h o w h e h a d c o m e to j o i n th e C h u r c h . H i s s t o r y a g a i n i m p r e s s e d
u p o n m y m i n d t h e f a c t th a t o u r a c t i o n s a r e b e i n g w a t c h e d . D u r i n g the w a r t h i s
S u p e r v i s o r , an A u s t r i a n b y n a t io n a l it y , w a s a p i l o t s e r v i n g in th e A f r i c a n
D e s e r t f o r c e s o f G e n e r a l R o m m e l . H e w a s c a p t u r e d b y A m e r i c a n f o r c e s an d
s e n t t o I d a h o F a l l s , Idaho, U . S . A . , t o a p r i s o n e r o f w a r c a m p . T h e r e h e w o r k
e d a s a p r i s o n e r w it h g r o u p s o f m e n o n v a r i o u s f a r m s . A t C h r i s t m a s t i m e the
p r i s o n e r s w e r e g iv e n g ifts o f m u s ic a l in s t r u m e n t s and G e r m a n r e a d in g m a t e r i a l
b y m e m b e r s o f t he " M o r m o n " C h u r c h a t I d a h o F a l l s . He w as very im p r e s s e d
b y the t h o u g h t f u l n e s s an d k i n d l i n e s s o f t h o s e p e o p l e .

S o m e t e n y e a r s l a t e r , a f t e r h i s r e t u r n t o A u s t r i a f o l l o w i n g the e n d o f t h e w a r ,
he and h i s w i f e w e r e c o n t a c t e d b y t w o " M o r m o n " e l d e r s . Still r e m e m b e r i n g
the k in d d e e d s o f the C h u r c h m e m b e r s in Idaho, h e and h i s w i f e l i s t e n e d t o the
e l d e r s and l a t e r j o i n e d th e C h u r c h . A f t e r a p e r i o d o f a b o u t f o u r y e a r s a c t i v i t y
in the C h u r c h , h e g a v e up h i s b u s i n e s s a s a b u i l d i n g c o n t r a c t o r an d t h e y e m
i g r a t e d t o S a l t L a k e C i t y . S o m e f o u r m o n t h s l a t e r , t h e y w e r e c a l l e d to r e t u r n
a s B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s t o s u p e r v i s e c o n s t r u c t i o n in th e G e r m a n i c A r e a . E l d e r
F r a n z W a l l n e r an d h i s l o v e l y w i f e a r e n o w d o i n g an i m p o r t a n t s e r v i c e f o r the
C h u r c h a s a r e s u l t o f the k i n d l i n e s s o f the S a i n t s m a n y y e a r s a g o .

T h i s i s n o t a l l o f th e s t o r y . W e s e e the h and o f th e L o r d a s w e f it the p i c t u r e

t o g e t h e r . E l d e r W a l l n e r i s s u p e r v i s i n g the c h a p e l in A u g s b u r g , (Vienna). In the
e a r l y s t a g e s o f t h i s p r o j e c t , m a n y i t e m s w e r e l e t o u t to c o n t r a c t . In o r d e r to
b r i n g the b u i l d i n g in l i n e w it h the B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y P r o g r a m , m o s t o f the
con tracts w ere can celled. O n e c o n t r a c t o r b e c a m e i r a t e and c o m p l a i n e d to the
c i t y a u t h o r i t i e s an d the c i t y t o o k a w a y o u r b u i l d i n g p e r m i t . E l d e r W a lln er w en t
to the c i t y a u t h o r i t i e s and s h o w e d t h e m h i s A u s t r i a n C o n t r a c t o r ' s L i c e n s e w h i c h
w a s s t i l l v a lid , an d t h e y r e n e w e d o u r p e r m i t .

H o w e l s e e x c e p t b y the h an d o f the L o r d c o u l d w e h a v e h a d a m a n w it h an
A u stria n C o n tr a c to r ' s L ic e n se , s t i l l v a lid , b u i l d i n g a c h a p e l w h e r e the c i t y
f a t h e r s r e f u s e d t o l e t u s b u il d o t h e r w i s e ?

T h i s i s the w o r k o f the L o r d . L e t u s con tin u e to " t r y H im " .

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1 B R IT IS H W YTHENSHAW E M ANCH ESTER H. BOREN 2 5 M a y 61 lllllllllllllllll F I N IS H E D 15 D E C 61 D E D IC A T E D 15 J U L Y 6 2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

2 B R IT IS H N E . A Y C L IF F E NTH. B R IT IS H L . C L IN E 2 7 M a y 61 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F IN IS H E D 23 D E C 6 2 I l 1 l l l l l l l l i l ! l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

3 B R IT IS H RO CHD ALE M ANCHESTER L. W O RTLEY 10 J u n e 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 l l l l l l l l l l i l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

C. E R IC K S O N 12 J u n e 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
4 B R IT IS H R E A D IN G B R IT IS H

5 B R IT IS H LEEDS LEEDS H . M E R R IL L 1 7 J u n e 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

6 B R IT IS H YORK NTH. B R IT IS H L. H IA T T 2 4 J u n e 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F I N IS H E D 9 SEPT 62 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

7 B R IT IS H W. H ARTLEPO O L NTH. B R IT IS H R. LANE 1 J u l y 61 m iiim im im im m iiiiim ii f in is h e d 7 o c t 62 iiiiim im m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

8 S C A N D IN A V IA N LAPPEENR ANTA F IN N IS H E. KOHKONEN 3 J u l y 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F I N IS H E D 31 M A Y 6 2 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

9 B R IT IS H L IV E R P O O L MANCHESTER 0. G R U N D V IG 2 2 J u l y 61 I I .......... I 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 ........ I l l l l l l l l l l l

10 B R IT IS H SUNDER LAN D NTH. B R IT IS H M. H A R D IN G 12 A u g 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

11 S C A N D IN A V IA N O SLO 1 N O R W E G IA N P. HANSEN 12 A u g 61 IIII I I II I I M I I IlM I I IM II I I I II I I II I I I II I I I II I llllill

12 G E R M A N IC V IE N N A A U S T R IA N F. W ALLN ER 2 9 A u g 59 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F I N IS H E D 5 NOV 61 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

13 B R I T IS H M ERTHYR T Y D F IL CEN. B R IT IS H A. ANDERSON 2 4 A u g 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

14 G E R M A N IC H E ID E NTH. GERMAN W. KRAMER 31 A u g 61 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F IN IS H E D 3 NOV 62 111111111111111111111111111111111

15 G E R M A N IC W IL H E L M S B U R G NTH. GERMAN J. TANNER 1 S e p t 61 llllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

16 B R I T IS H DEW SBURY LEEDS R. S M IT H S O N 2 S e p t 61 l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l .........I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 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

17 G E R M A N IC K A IS E R S L A U T E R N WEST GERMAN F. B IE S IN G E R 15 S e p t 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 .......... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I 1 I I I M I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I

18 B R IT IS H CR AW LEY LONDO N M. MOORE 16 S e p t 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

19 B R I T IS H LO W ESTO FT CEN. B R IT IS H D. W OODBURY 2 3 S e p t 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiii

20 B R I T IS H DRUMCHAPEL S C O T C H - 1 R IS H s. M cDo n a l d 14 O c t 61 im iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim iiim iiim m iiiim iiiiii

21 B R I T IS H BELFAST S C O T C H - IR IS H s. JAM ES 19 O c t 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiii

22 B R IT IS H N O T T IN G H A M L E IC E S T E R F. N E IL S E N 4 N o v 61 ................................. .

23 B R IT IS H SOUTHEND B R IT IS H J. MORSE 8 N o v 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

24 B R IT IS H DERBY L E IC E S T E R D. L A S S IG 11 N o v 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll F IN IS H E D 16 F E B 6 3 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

25 B R IT IS H BEVERLEY NO RTH B R IT IS H W. S TR E1BEL 18 N o v 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 l l l l l l l l l l l l ............... I l l l l l l

26 S C A N D IN A V IA N /- ^ M IS S IO N HOME D A N IS H M. ANDERSON 6 D e c 61 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

27 B R IT IS H STOCKPORT MANCHESTER M. NEUFFER 15 D e c 61 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

28 G E R M A N IC AUGSBURG SO. G ERM AN F. W ALLN ER 12 J a n 62 l l l l l l l l .......... I l l l l t l l l l ........I 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 i l ...............I

29 G E R M A N IC L C IB E C K HAMBURG W. H E R T IG 2 0 J a n 62 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 l l l l l l l ............... I l l ........H IM

30 S C A N D IN A V IA N M IS S IO N HOME SW EDEN K. LAG ERBERG 2 0 J a n 62 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 i ........ I l l ........I 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 U l l l l l l l l l l l l l f l l l l l

31 G E R M A N IC ' TEM PELHO F B E R L IN M . JEN SEN 2 7 J a n 62 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

32 B R IT IS H STAKE CENTER MANCHESTER H. BOREN 8 F e b . 62 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 .......... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

33 G E R M A N IC i f W ARTENAU HAMBURG 1. D A V E N P O R T 17 F e b 62 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

34 S C A N D IN A V IA N STO CKH OLM II S W E D IS H C . E R IK S S O N 17 M a r . 62 llllllllllllllllllll

35 B R IT IS H STEVENAGE LONDON S. HAYW ARD 24 M a r . 62 l l l l l l l l l l .......I l l l l l l ......... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

36 B R IT IS H EPSOM LO N D O N R . F IS H E R 31 M a r . 62 l l l l l l l l l l l l l I I I I I K I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t l l l l l l l l l l l ....... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l l l l

NORTHAM PTON C E N . B R IT IS H 1 A p r 62 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

37 B R IT IS H H. JEN SEN

38 B R IT IS H N O R W IC H C E N . B R IT IS H W . STEW ART 7 A p r 62 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

39 B R IT IS H C A M B R ID G E C E N . B R IT IS H L. SEELY 14 A p r 62 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ II

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40 S C A N D IN A V IA N BRUSSELS FREN C H H .H A N S O N 14 A p r 62 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

41 B R IT IS H M IS S IO N H O M E C E N . B R IT IS H J. SPARKS 27 A p r 62 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuii
42 B R IT IS H RO M FO RD B R IT IS H N. DE JE L 19 M a y 62 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui
43 B R IT IS H SOUTHPORT MANCHESTER C. JO H N S O N 2 3 J u n e 62 iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii
44 B R IT IS H K IR K C A L D Y S C O T T IS H F. C U R T IS 2 3 J u n e 61 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui
45 S C A N D IN A V IA N TURKU F IN N IS H R .P O U L S O N 2 9 J u n e 62 iiiiiiiiiiiiin
46 B R IT IS H P A IS L E Y S C O T T IS H G . STETTLER 3 0 J u n e 62 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiim
47 G E R M A N IC ESSEN CEN. GERMAN H . M IL L E R 3 0 J u n e 62 ilium
48 S C A N D I N A V I A N - jV L A H T I F IN N IS H E. K A H K O N E N 2 J u l y 62 iiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimmiiiiiiiimiimi
49 B R IT IS H A S H T O N /O L D H A M MANCHESTER E. T H E O B A L D 7 J u l y 62 iimimmiiiiiiiiii
50 B R IT IS H LOUGHBOROUGH L E IC E S T E R R. O R R 7 J u l y 62 imiimmiiiiimiiiiii
51 B R IT IS H I P S W IC H C E N . B R IT IS H D. W O RTHEN 11 J u l y 62 ............................

52 G E R M A N IC COBURG B A V A R IA N D. LE H M A N 14 J u l y 62 mini
53 B R IT IS H AYR S C O T T IS H C. W ATSO N 14 J u l y 62 m im im im iim m im m m m m m m iii
54 B R IT IS H SCUNTHORPE N O . B R IT IS H W. LAW S 14 J u l y 62 im m iim m iim
55 S C A N D IN A V IA N N IC E EAST FRENCH G .T H IB A U L T 2 8 J u ly 62 im m im m i
56 B R IT IS H DU D LEY L E IC E S T E R L. M AC H E N 4 A u g . 62 iiiimii
57 B R IT IS H DUNDEE S C O T T IS H R . D A V IS 18 A u g . 62 I I I I I I I I I I I I I N

58 B R IT IS H ABERDEEN S C O T T IS H G. HAN SEN 1 S e p t 62 m m iiim

59 G E R M A N IC N EU K O LLN B E R L IN H. HAURAND 15 S e p t 62 mini
60 B R IT IS H LO N DO NDERRY IR IS H E. PEAY 2 2 S e p t 62 mum
61 B R IT IS H B R IS T O L D O W N E N S . W . B R IT IS H A. G LEASO N 2 2 S e p t 62 im m i
62 B R IT IS H CHELTENHAM S . W . B R IT IS H A. B IE S IN G E R 2 9 S e p t 62 mu
63 B R IT IS H L E IC E S T E R L E IC E S T E R L. H IA T T 29 S e p t 62 m
64 S C A N D IN A V IA N HAAGA F IN N I S H C. JO H A N S O N 6 O c t. 62 im m m
65 S C A N D IN A V IA N CHARLERO I FRENCH E. W O O D 13 O c t. 62 mu
66 G E R M A N IC DARM STADT W . G ERM AN A. K IR K S IE K 20 O c t. 62 ii
67 B R IT IS H JO H N S TO N E G LA S G O W R. LANE 27 0 .c t. 62 m m m iim
68 B R IT IS H K IN G S H E A T H L E IC E S T E R H. W A LLA C E 10 N o v . 6 2 n
69 S C A N D IN A V IA N BERGEN N O R W E G IA N H. SORENSEN 15 D e c . 62 i i

70 B R IT IS H EAST H U L L N .E . B R IT IS H L. C L IN E 15 Ja n. 63 i

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F e b r u a r y 1, 1963 -- M a x D . M a y e r c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t F e b r u a r y 16,
1963, b y E l d e r H a r o l d B. L e e . A s s i g n e d t o the B r i t i s h A r e a a s a p a i n t e r . T em p o ra ry address: c/o
D a v id O. W ood bu ry , 4 C l i f f o r d D r iv e , O ff E l m T r e e R oad , L o w e sto ft, E n gla n d .
F e b r u a r y 14, 1963 -- P a t r i c i a V a l e r i e C o r n e l i u s c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t
F e b r u a r y 14, 1963, b y P r e s . C o v e y . A s s i g n e d t o th e B r i t i s h A r e a O f f i c e a s a s e c r e t a r y . A d d r e s s : c / o
C h u r c h B u i l d i n g D e p a r t m e n t , H a r e d o n H o u s e , 2nd F l o o r , L o n d o n R o a d , N o r t h C h e a m , S u r r e y , E n g l a n d .
F e b r u a r y 15, 16, 17, 1963 -- T h a n k s g i v i n g S e r v i c e s h e l d f o r the D e r b y W a rd , L e i c e s t e r S t a k e . E ld er
D on L a s s i g w a s S u p e r v i s o r of c o n str u c tio n . C on gratu lation s!
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1962, b y P r e s . L i v e s e y . A s s i g n e d t o the K i r k c a l d y p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o F . C u r t i s , 51 K i l s p i n d i e
C r e s c e n t , D u nn iker P a r k E sta te, K irk ca ld y , F ife , S cotla n d .
S e p t e m b e r 5, 1962 -- A l b e r t F r i e d r i c h F r o l i c h c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t
S e p t e m b e r 5, 1962, b y B r o t h e r H o r n k e an d B r o t h e r H. S h u b e r t . A s s i g n e d t o the N e u k o l l n C h a p e l p r o j e c t ;
A d d r e s s : c / o H . H a u r a n d , B e r l i n 41 L a n k w i t z , A t t i l a s t r . 85, G e r m a n y .
S e p t e m b e r 30, 1962 -- H e r b e r t L. M u l l e r c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t S e p t e m -
b e r 30, 1962, b y P r e s . J a c o b s . A s s i g n e d t o the N e u k o l l n C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o H. H a u r a n d ,
B e r l i n 41 L a n k w i t z , A t t i l a s t r . 85, G e r m a n y .
O c t o b e r 5, 1962 -- B a y a r d C . T r e n t c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . A s s i g n e d to the La hti,
F in l a n d , C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o E . K o h k o n e n , K i r k k o K a d u 13B 44, Lahti, F i n l a n d .
O c t o b e r 15, 1962 -- U l r i c h V o l k e r K o h n c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . Set apart N o v e m
b e r ^ 1962, b y P r e s . S e e h a g e n . A s s i g n e d to the N e u k o l l n C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o H. H a u r a n d ,
B e r l i n 41 L a n k w i t z , A t t i l a s t r . 85, G e r m a n y .
O c t o b e r 16, 1962 -- K l a u s F r i t z H a s s e c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . Set apart O cto b e r
28, 1962, b y R a l p h P u l l m a n . A s s i g n e d to the. I p s w i c h C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o D on W orthen, P lo t
7 Q u e e n s d a l e C l o s e , I p s w i c h , S u ffolk , E n g l a n d .
O c t o b e r 17, 1962 -- K l a u s W. K r o h n c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t O c t o b e r 30,
1962, b y P r e s . R i c h a r d s . A s s i g n e d t o th e N e u k o l l n C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o H. H a u r a n d , B e r l i n
41 L a n k w i t z , A t t i l a s t r . 85, G e r m a n y .
O c t o b e r 28, 1962 -- J o h n R i c h a r d H u r l e y c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . Set apart N o v e m
b e r HT] 1962, b y P r e s . H a n k s . A s s i g n e d to the A s h t o n / O ld h a m C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o E.
T h e o b a l d , 35 S t. C h r i s t o p h e r ' s R o a d , A s h t o n - U n d e r - L y n e , L a n c s . , E n g l a n d .
N o v e m b e r 19, 1962 -- G e r a l d D a w s o n M o r t o n c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t N o v -
e m b e r 19, 1962, b y P r e s . B r o c k b a n k . A s s i g n e d t o the L o n d o n d e r r y C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o E .
P e a y , 71 G l e n R o a d , L o n d o n d e r r y , N o r t h I r e l a n d .
N o v e m b e r 20, 1962 -- J o h n M u l l e n c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t N o v e m b e r 22,
1962, b y P r e s . R i c h a r d s o n . A s s i g n e d t o the S c u n t h o r p e C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o W. L a w s , 62
C o r n w a ll R oad, S cu n th o rp e , E n gla n d .
D e c e m b e r 1, 1962 -- D a v i d R . S t o l e n c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t J a n u a r y 2,
1963, b y P r e s . H a n k s . A s s i g n e d t o the A s h t o n / O l d h a m C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A ddress: c / o E . T h e o b a l d , 35
S t. C h r i s t o p h e r ' s R o a d , A s h t o n - U n d e r - L y n e , L a n c s . , E n g l a n d .
D e c e m b e r 3, 1962 -- P e t e r D a w s o n c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t J a n u a r y 24,
1963, b y P r e s . B a t e s . A s s i g n e d t o the B e l f a s t C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o S. J a m e s , 10 G a r r a n a r d
Park, C ir c u la r Road, B e lfa st, N orth I r e l a n d .
D e c e m b e r 10, 1962 -- B e r n d W i l h e l m S c h i f f e r c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t
J a n u a r y 2] 1963, b y P r e s . R i c h a r d s . A s s i g n e d t o the D a r m s t a d t C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A ddress: c / o H.
K e r k s i e k , T a n n e n w e g 3, 6368 B a d V i l b e l , G e r m a n y .
D e c e m b e r 18, 1962 -- F r e d e r i c k J a m e s Q u i c k c a l l e d to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . Set apart
D e c e m b e r 30, 1962, b y P r e s . C o o k e . A s s i g n e d to the J o h n s t o n e C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o R . L a n e ,
10 R a m s e y C r e s c e n t , M i l l i k e n P a r k , K i l b a r c h a n , R e n f r e w s h i r e , S c o t l a n d .
D e c e m b e r 24, 1962 -- R o n a l d M a c a l i s t e r c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . S e t a p a r t D e c e m -
b e r 24, 1962, b y P r e s . R i c h a r d s o n . A s s i g n e d to the B e l f a s t C h a p e l p r o j e c t . A d d r e s s : c / o S. J a m e s ,
10 G a r r a n d a r d P a r k , C i r c u l a r R o a d , B e l f a s t , N o r t h I r e l a n d .
D e c e m b e r 24, 1962 -- D e n n i s O w e n D u r h a m c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y . Set apart
J a n u a r y 2, 1963, b y P r e s . C u r t i s . A s s i g n e d to the B e l f a s t C h a p e l p r o j e c t , th e n t r a n s f e r r e d t o S u n d e r l a n d .
A d d r e s s : c / o M . H a r d i n g , 18 C r o s s l e a A v e ., S u n d e r l a n d , E n g l a n d .

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a l l the J u d d s . T h e y f e l t it a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y a n d b l e s s i n g f o r a ll.
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the r e m a i n d e r o f h i s m i s s i o n d u r i n g H i t l e r ' s r i s e to p o w e r . E l d e r Ju d d h a s b o u g h t and s o l d r a n c h i n g and
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a g r i c u l t u r a l p e o p l e in t h i s a r e a .
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t i r e d . E l d e r J u dd a t t e n d e d the U n i v e r s i t y o f U tah B u s i n e s s S c h o o l .
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a s o p h o m o r e at B . Y. U. an d i s m a j o r i n g in m u s i c . S h e h a s a b e a u t i f u l m e z z o - s o p r a n o v o i c e and w i l l j o i n
h e r f a m i l y in J u n e . T h e y a l s o h a v e a son , Dan, and a d a u g h t e r , J o s e p h i n e , w h o a r e h e r e w it h t h e m g o i n g
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C u r t i s Y o u n g C l a w s o n an d L o u i s a P a r k i n s o n C l a w s o n . S h e g r a d u a t e d f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y o f U tah in 1934
m a j o r i n g in M u s i c an d m i n o r i n g in s p e e c h . S h e h a s b e e n a c t i v e in m u s i c c i r c l e s t h r o u g h o u t the c i t y and
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o n t h e i r E u r o p e a n t o u r in 1955. S i s t e r Ju d d h a s b e e n a c t i v e in a l l a u x i l i a r y o r g a n i z a t i o n s , p r e s i d e n t o f
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i n g h i s t o o l s f i r s t at the c o m p a n y . S e h e c a m e t o the c h a p e l e a r l y , an d I s a w h i m t h e r e and i n v i t e d h i m
in t o o u r w o r k s h a c k to k e e p w a r m . T h e j o i n e r . B r o t h e r B a r b e r , s p o k e t o h i m o f the G o s p e l and m a d e an
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h i s w if e , and t w o d a u g h t e r s w e r e b a p t i z e d . T h e y o u n g e s t c h i l d i s an i n f a n t . " E l d e r L a s s i g a s k e d the
f a m i l y t o s t a n d w h i c h t h e y d id . H e then s a id , " I k n o w o f a t l e a s t f i f t e e n p e o p l e w h o a r e p r e s e n t at t h i s
m e e t i n g w h o h a v e b e e n d i r e c t l y i n f l u e n c e d b y o u r n e w c h a p e l and h a v e c o n s e q u e n t l y s o u g h t a f t e r the G o s p e l .
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l o f t i e s t c o n c e p t o f t he i d e a l s in the p r i n c i p l e s o f the G o s p e l . H o w d o y o u v a l u e y o u r t e s t i m o n y an d the
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k n o w e s t I l o v e T h e e . ' T h e n J e s u s sa id , ' F e e d m y s h e e p . 1 I b e a r y o u m y s o l e m n t e s t i m o n y that I k n o w
that G o d l i v e s and that t h i s i s th e t r u e C h u r c h o f H i s o n l y b e g o t t e n Son, J e s u s C h r i s t , M a y w e e n d u r e in
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the p e o p l e f o r m a n y y e a r s . L i k e a n y t h in g w o r t h w h i l e , it h a s h a d i t s c h a l l e n g e s , and I a m g r a t e f u l f o r the
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the t o i l an d s w e a t o f p e o p l e t h r o u g h o u t th e C h u r c h . T h e n e x t p h a s e i s to m a k e it w o r k in the l i v e s o f
people. T h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s w it h u s a l l to s u s t a i n the a u t h o r i t i e s o f t h i s w a r d . G i v e to t h e m y o u r
r e s p e c t an d l o v e and d i g n i t y o f t h e i r c a l l i n g s and b u i l d y o u r s e l v e s t h r o u g h a s s o c i a t i o n w it h o n e a n o t h e r .
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l e a r n e d w e l l the m e a n i n g o f m o t h e r l o v e .
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p a p e r - h a n g i n g an d p a i n t i n g . I e n j o y e d w o r k i n g a t t h e s e t r a d e s .
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t h i s d o c t r i n e at f i r s t , bu t a s I a s k e d m y c h u r c h q u e s t i o n s c o n c e r n
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d a y it s e e m e d that I b e l o n g e d t o that b i g f a m i l y . A lso , all m y
q u e s t i o n s w e r e a n s w e r e d s a t i s f a c t o r i l y an d a f t e r f o u r w e e k s I w a s
r e a d y to b e b a p t i z e d . B ut m y p a r e n t s s a i d " N o " . I h a d to w a i t
u n til I w a s t w e n t y - o n e y e a r s o f a g e .
D u r i n g that t i m e o f t e n d o u b t s an d t e m p t a t i o n s s e e m e d to t h r e a t e n
m y b e l i e f and m a n y t i m e s I n e a r l y g a v e up h o p e . E rron eou sly I
b e l i e v e d a l l m e m b e r s o f t h i s C h u r c h s h o u l d b e s a i n t s but s o m e h o w
I f o u n d out t h is w a s n o t s o . H o w e v e r , I d i d n o t l o s e m y t e s t i m o n y

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in the G o d h e a d b e i n g t h r e e s e p a r a t e b e i n g s . B u t it w a s h a r d f o r m e t o b e l i e v e that J o s e p h S m i t h w a s a
P rophet. A s I t r i e d to g a i n a t e s t i m o n y o f t h i s I v i s i t e d a D i s t r i c t Y o u th C o n f e r e n c e . That day a young
g i r l , n o t y e t a m e m b e r , b o r e h e r t e s t i m o n y o f th e t r u t h f u l n e s s o f t h i s C h u r c h . Through her testim on y
I s u d d e n l y r e a l i z e d that o n l y the C h u r c h o f J e s u s C h r i s t o f L a t t e r - D a y S a i n t s h a d th e w h o l e tru th . O n e
w e e k l a t e r o n M a r c h 26, I960, I w a s b a p t i z e d b y that b r o t h e r w h o h a d f i r s t ta u g h t m e the G o s p e l . M y
f a m i l y h a v e n o t y e t j o i n e d th e C h u r c h .
O n N o v e m b e r 26, 1962, I w a s p r i v i l e g e d t o b e o r d a i n e d an e l d e r in th e C h u r c h . B e c a u s e w it h a l l m y h e a r t
I k n o w t h a t G od, the F a t h e r , h a s a b o d y a s y o u an d I h ave , an d i s th e F a t h e r o f u s all, that H e l i v e s , an d
that H i s Son, o u r b r o t h e r , J e s u s C h r i s t , w a s s e n t to t h i s e a r t h t o s h o w u s the w a y b a c k to H i m , an d that
J o s e p h S m i t h i s a t r u e P r o p h e t an d h a s r e s t o r e d t h e G o s p e l t o u s , I h a v e a c c e p t e d th e c a l l t o b e a B u i l d
in g M i s s i o n a r y an d t o s e r v e t h e L o r d in th a t w a y . I w a s c a l l e d o n D e c e m b e r 10, 1962, an d s e t a p a r t a s
a B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y b y P r e s i d e n t S t e p h e n C . R i c h a r d s o n J a n u a r y 6, 1963. N o w I a m in D a r m s t a d t
w it h t h r e e o t h e r m i s s i o n a r i e s to b u i l d a c h a p e l t o t h e L o r d .

U L R IC H B O L K E R KOHN

O n th e 15th d a y o f M a r c h , 1944, I w a s b o r n th e s e c o n d c h i l d o f
the b e l t m a k e r , O t t o Kohn, an d th e c h i l d r e n ' s n u r s e , G e r d a W e b e r
Kohn, in B a d - L a n d e c k , S c h l e s i e n . S h ortly th erea fter w e m o v e d
b a c k to B e r lin , the h o m e c it y o f m y p a r e n t s . In 1947, b e c a u s e
o f c o n d i t i o n s b r o u g h t a b o u t b y the w a r , m y p a r e n t s b e c a m e s e p
ara ted. In 1950 I w a s e n t e r e d in to the N euktslln S c h o o l . In 1953
m y m o t h e r m a r r i e d th e c r a n e o p e r a t o r , R u d o l p D r a m m , an d t h e r e
by g a v e u s ch ild re n a father again.
O n the 4th o f J a n u a r y , 1959, a f t e r n in e y e a r s o f s c h o o l i n g , I
s t a r t e d an a p p r e n t i c e s h i p a s a s t o n e - c u t t e r w it h the f i r m o f A r n o
P o t o t s k i in B e r l i n .
T h r o u g h m y b a p t i s m o n J u n e 24, I960, m y c o u r s e o f l i f e w a s
d eterm in ed . O u r w h o l e f a m i l y w a s b a p t i z e d at t h i s t i m e . I have
b e e n a c t i v e in m y h o m e b r a n c h o f th e C h u r c h a s b r a n c h s e c r e t a r y
an d a s a b r a n c h t e a c h e r . In s p i t e o f m u c h w o r k it h a s b e e n a
p l e a s u r e to m e to s e e o u r b r a n c h g r o w . W e h a d o v e r 100 b a p
t i s m s in 1962. A t the e n d o f m y a p p r e n t i c e s h i p , D e c e m b e r 1,
1962, I w a s c a l l e d t o b e a B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y an d u n t il th e p r e
s e n t t i m e I h a v e s e r v e d in B e r l i n .

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THANKS TO TH E KEN BIE SIN G E R S

O n S un day, F e b r u a r y 17, 1963, b o t h K e n n e t h and E d n a B i e s i n g e r w e r e

c a l l e d f r o m the a u d i e n c e at the s a c r a m e n t m e e t i n g t o b i d f a r e w e l l to the
m e m b e r s h i p o f the F r a n k f u r t B r a n c h . R e s p o n d in g eloqu ently, they
r e p o r t e d s o m e o f the v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g e x p e r i e n c e s that h ad b e e n t h e i r s
d u r i n g t h e i r B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y s e r v i c e in the R e a l E s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t
t h r o u g h o u t the G e r m a n i c A r e a . In a f i n a l f l o u r i s h o f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t ,
K e n r e p o r t e d the a c q u i s i t i o n o f p r o p e r t y in t h r e e i m p o r t a n t c i t i e s and the
s o l v i n g o f a k n o t t y b u i l d i n g p r o b l e m that h a s p l a g u e d t h i s G e r m a n i c
A r e a con stan tly for y e a r s.
We, o f t h i s A r e a , w i l l s o r e l y m i s s K e n and E d n a f o r t h e i r d e v o t i o n ,
k i n d n e s s an d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t , bu t w e s i n c e r e l y w i s h t h e m g o d s p e e d and
the c o n t i n u e d b l e s s i n g s o f o u r H e a v e n l y F a t h e r to b e w it h t h e m in t h e i r
n e w an d i m p o r t a n t a s s i g n m e n t in that g r e a t l a n d o f Z i o n s o d e a r to a ll
our h e a r t s .
. . . E ld e r F ra n k C. B e r g

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B R O R JOHAN W A H L B O R G

M y n a m e i s B r o r J o h a n W a h l b o r g . I w a s b o r n in V a lo, S t o c k h o l m
C o u n ty , J a n u a r y 23, 1914. I h a v e b e e n a m e m b e r o f the C h u r c h
o f J e s u s C h r i s t o f L a t t e r - D a y S a i n t s s i n c e the 27th o f J a n u a r y ,
1962. I h a v e b e e n i n t e r e s t e d in r e l i g i o n s i n c e m y c h i l d h o o d . I
h ad n o c o n t a c t w it h t h i s C h u r c h u n t il D e c e m b e r 27, 1961. W hen
I w a s b a p t iz e d after a m onth of in v e stig a tio n I w a s fully co n v in c e d
that t h i s C h u r c h w a s the o n l y o n e w it h a l l the truth .
L a s t s u m m e r I a t t e n d e d a b a p t i s m a l s e r v i c e an d the w i f e o f the
b ran ch p r e s id e n t w as speak in g. S h e w a s r e a d i n g f r o m the 28th
c h a p t e r o f M a tt h e w : " A l l p o w e r i s g i v e n un to m e in h e a v e n an d in
earth. G o y e t h e r e f o r e a n d t e a c h a l l n a t i o n s . . ." A t t h i s p o i n t a
p i l l a r o f l i g h t a p p e a r e d w h e r e s h e w a s s t a n d in g , h id i n g h e r f r o m
m y view . I cou ld still h ear her v o ic e c le a r ly . A s she c o n c lu d e d
s p e a k i n g the p i l l a r o f l i g h t d i s a p p e a r e d and I c o u l d s e e h e r a g a i n .
S i n c e that d a y I h a v e k n o w n that I w a s t o g o o n a m i s s i o n , an d n o w
m y p r a y e r s have been a n sw ered .
I, w a s c a l l e d t o b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y o n N o v e m b e r 1,
1962. I q u it m y e m p l o y m e n t in G o t e b o r g . M y e m p l o y e r th o u g h t
it w a s w e l l d o n e t o g o on a m i s s i o n and a s k e d m e t o c o m e b a c k a n d w o r k f o r h i m w h e n I w i l l b e r e l e a s e d
in N o v e m b e r , 1963. It i s a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e to w o r k in the s e r v i c e o f the L o r d . T h e m a n w h o w o r k s
f o r the L o r d n e v e r w o r k s in v a in .

JA N E R I K G R A N A A S

M y n a m e i s Ja n E r i k G ranaas. I w a s b o r n A p r i l 3, 1946, at
M oss, N orw ay.
I b e c a m e a m e m b e r o f the C h u r c h o f J e s u s C h r i s t o f L a t t e r - D a y
S a in ts w hen I w a s ten y e a r s old . I h a v e b e e n a f e w y e a r s in
A m e r i c a w it h m y p a r e n t s , bu t c a m e b a c k t o N o r w a y and n o w h a v e
m y h o m e in M o in R a n a .
W e l i v e d o u t in the c o u n t r y , s o I w o r k e d in the f i e l d s d u r i n g the
s u m m e r m o n t h s , an d d u r i n g th e w i n t e r m o n t h s I c u t d o w n t i m b e r .
I a m s o h a p p y t o b e a m e m b e r o f t h i s C h u r c h and h a p p y that m y
p a r e n t s an d s i s t e r s an d b r o t h e r s a l s o b e l o n g . I a m v e r y happy
about m y c a ll a s a B u ilding M is s io n a r y .

BAYARD CLAY TREN T

M y n a m e i s B a y a r d C l a y T r e n t an d I w a s b o r n in H olly w ood ,
C a l i f o r n i a , o n the 7th o f July, 1941.
I h a v e b e e n a m e m b e r o f the C h u r c h s i n c e I w a s e i g h t y e a r s o f
a g e . M y g r a n d p a r e n t s w e r e the f i r s t o n e s to j o i n t he C h u r c h on
m y m o t h e r ' s s i d e , an d m y f a t h e r ' s p a r e n t s a r e n o t m e m b e r s o f
the C h u r c h .
I w a s c a l l e d on a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n o n O c t o b e r 5, 1962,
j u s t te n m o n t h s a f t e r I w a s c a l l e d to b e a p r o s e l y t i n g m i s s i o n a r y .
I w a s c a lle d by P r e s i d e n t D av id O. M cK a y th rou gh P r e s id e n t
M a r k E . A n d e r s o n , p r e s i d e n t o f th e F i n n i s h M i s s i o n .
I a m h a p p y t o b e the f i r s t A m e r i c a n h e r e in F i n l a n d t o b e c a l l e d
a s a B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y , a n d I h o p e tha t in the f u t u r e m o r e A m
e r i c a n s w i l l h a v e the c h a n c e t o b e B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s an d e n
j o y t h e f i n e s p i r i t o f the F i n n i s h p e o p l e .

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I k n o w t h i s C h u r c h t o b e t r u e an d that t h i s w o r k o f b u i l d i n g c h a p e l s i s th e w o r k o f o u r L o r d , J e s u s C h r i s t .
I l o v e t h i s C h u r c h a nd t h i s w o r k and I a m thank ful f o r the l i t t l e p a r t I h a v e in t h i s b i g P r o g r a m .
M a y t h e L o r d b l e s s y o u a l l w h e r e v e r y o u h a p p e n to b e in t h i s w o r k .

G A B R I E L L E F R A N C IS C A VAN HANJA

G a b r i e l l e F r a n c i s c a va n H a n ja j o i n e d t he S c a n d i n a v i a n A r e a S t a f f
o n M a y 9, 1962.
She h as b e e n w o r k in g a s a s e c r e t a r y s in c e she g r a d u a te d f r o m
H igh S c h o o l. L a ter on h er s c h o o lin g c o n s is t e d of s e v e r a l c o u r s e s
the c e r t i f i c a t e s o f w h ic h she o b ta in e d . She b r i n g s w ith h e r a
k n o w l e d g e o f f o u r l a n g u a g e s , E n g l i s h , F r e n c h , G e r m a n , D u tch ,
o f c o u r s e , and a s m a t t e r i n g o f Y u g o s l a v , h e r m o t h e r ' s n a t iv e
ton gue.
G a b r i e l l e v a n H a n ja h a s a p a s s i o n b o t h f o r t r a v e l l i n g an d f o r
f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s . S h e b e l i e v e s that l a n g u a g e s b r i n g p e o p l e t o
g e t h e r , w h o m i g h t o t h e r w i s e p a s s e a c h o t h e r l i k e " s h i p s in the
n igh t". T h e r e are, o f c o u r s e , m o r e of h er h o b b ie s to be m e n
t io n e d , s u c h a s l i t e r a t u r e , o u t d o o r s p o r t s an d m u s i c ; G a b r i e l l e
v a n H a n j a p l a y s th e p i a n o an d t h e a c c o r d i o n , g o e s in f o r b a ll e t , a
g o o d s h o w , in b r i e f , e v e r y t h i n g that i s c o n n e c t e d w it h th e a r t s .
S h e h a s v i s i t e d a g r e a t m a n y c o u n t r i e s an d p l a c e s in E u r o p e , e a c h
t r i p a b r o a d b e i n g a m a r v e l l o u s e x p e r i e n c e , in p a r t i c u l a r h e r
v i s i t s to Y u g o s la v ia . T h i s c o u n t r y s h e l i k e s i m m e n s e l y , w h a t w it h h e r m a n y r e l a t i v e s an d f r i e n d s o v e r
t h e r e , w h a t w it h th e w i d e v a r i e t y in s c e n e r y that c o u n t r y h a s to o f f e r , w h i c h i s , a s a m a t t e r o f f a c t ,
w o r t h w h i l e in e v e r y r e s p e c t .
A s far a s h er p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r ie n c e i s c o n c e r n e d , she w o r k e d a s a p r iv a t e s e c r e t a r y w ith a l a r g e
c o m p a n y m an u factu rin g lad ies' r e a d y to w ea r . T h u s s h e b e c a m e a c q u a i n t e d with the w o r l d o f f a s h i o n in
g e n e r a l an d w it h a f e w w o r l d - f a m o u s d r e s s d e s i g n e r s in p a r t i c u l a r . F a s h i o n s h o w s a r e a w o r l d in i t s e l f .
A n o t h e r e x p e r i e n c e w a s h e r e m p l o y m e n t w i t h a m e m b e r o f the D u t c h P a r l i a m e n t , f o r w h o m s h e w o r k e d
for som e y ears. A t t he t i m e s h e w a s r e q u e s t e d b y the C l e r k o f th e N e t h e r l a n d s C o n g r e s s to j o i n a N a t o
m e e t i n g in P a r i s , w h e r e s h e t r a n s l a t e d s e v e r a l s p e e c h e s o n b e h a l f o f s o m e o f t h e d e l e g a t e s and d i d o t h e r
s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k , b e i n g a s h o r t h a n d w r i t e r in f o u r l a n g u a g e s . T h i s o n e w e e k ' s s t a y in P a r i s g a v e h e r an
i n s i g h t i n t o the w o r l d o f p o l i t i c s .
B e c a u s e o f t h e s e v a l u a b l e y e a r s o f t r a i n i n g , G a b r i e l l e v a n H a n ja b r i n g s to the S c a n d i n a v i a n A r e a S t a f f a
background of m any years' ex p erien ce. A t t i m e s s h e i s c a l l e d in t o a c t a s an i n t e r p r e t e r , a s o u r a r e a
c o v e r s s o m a n y c o u n t r i e s an d l a n g u a g e s .
T h e r e is , o f c o u r s e , a d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n the w o r l d o f p o l i t i c s an d the w o r l d o f a C h u r c h o r g a n i z a t i o n .
B u t w o r k i s w o r k an d G a b r i e l l e va n H a n ja c o n s i d e r s h e r w o r k h e r h o b b y an d v i c e v e r s a .
T h o u g h G a b r i e l l e v a n H a n ja i s n o t a m e m b e r o f o u r C h u r c h , s h e h a s c o m e t o k n o w t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n and
a l l the w o r k that i s b e i n g d o n e u n d e r the B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m . T h e r e i s o n e t h i n g s h e w a n t s t o c o n v e y a b o u t
a l l the p e o p l e , y o u n g o r old, w h o j o i n it in s o m e w a y o r a n o t h e r . " A r e n ' t t h e y g i v i n g a m a r v e l l o u s
account o f th e m s e lv e s? "

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W h e t h e r s h e l t e r o f n ig h t
T o the t r a v e l e r t ir e d ,
O r b r e a d y o u o f f e r e d tod a y .
T h e t o u c h o f the hand,
A nd the s o u n d o f th e v o i c e .
S i n g o n in the h e a r t a l w a y s .
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TERRY BATES

T e r r y B a t e s w a s b o r n D e c e m b e r 2, 1941, at L e e d s , Y o r k s h i r e ,
E n g l a n d . H e h a s t w o b r o t h e r s an d t w o s i s t e r s , an d a l s o t w o h a lf-
b r o t h e r s an d o n e h a l f - s i s t e r . H e h a s had ten y e a r s of s c h o o lin g
in c lu d in g s e c o n d a r y m o d e r n s c h o o li n g . H is h o b b i e s a r e p ain tin g
and d e c o r a t in g .
T e r r y s a y s , " M y b r o t h e r , P e t e r , w h o w a s a m e m b e r o f the
C h u r c h , a s k e d m e to g o to M IA w it h h i m . T h e r e w e m e t the
E l d e r s an d a f t e r m e e t i n g t h e m s e v e r a l t i m e s a n d h e a r i n g the w o n
d e r f u l m e s s a g e t h e y h a d t o g i v e a b o u t the r e s t o r e d G o s p e l , I kn e w
i t w a s t r u e . I w a s b a p t i z e d D e c e m b e r 12, 1961, an d b e c a m e a
deacon.
" A s s o o n a s I h e a r d a b o u t the B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s , I f e l t I
w o u l d l i k e t o j o i n t h e m a n d h e l p b u i l d up o u r H e a v e n l y F a t h e r ' s
K in g d o m h e r e on earth. T his p r o g r a m g iv e s e v e r y young m an a
p r i v i l e g e to u s e h i s t a l e n t s in the s e r v i c e o f the L o r d . I w ould
l i k e t o t e l l e v e r y y o u n g m a n a b o u t it b e c a u s e w e a s B u i l d i n g M i s
s i o n a r i e s h a v e a w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r e a c h th e G o s p e l b y
e x a m p l e i f w e l i v e u p t o t h e t e a c h i n g s o f th e G o s p e l . W e h a v e o u r
d i f f i c u l t i e s b e c a u s e l i f e d o e s n ' t a l w a y s r u n s m o o t h , b u t I b e l i e v e in the r e v e l a t i o n w h i c h s t a t e s , 'I w i l l g o
an d d o the t h i n g s w h i c h the L o r d h ath c o m m a n d e d , f o r I k n o w that the L o r d g i v e t h n o c o m m a n d m e n t s unto
the ch ildr-en o f m e n , s a v e h e s h a l l p r e p a r e a w a y f o r t h e m tha t t h e y m a y a c c o m p l i s h the t h i n g s w h i c h he
c o m m a n d eth them .' "
T e r r y ' s s i s t e r , Ann, i s a l s o a m e m b e r o f th e C h u r c h . H e a r r i v e d in C h e l t e n h a m o n D e c e m b e r 1, 1962,
an d i s a s s i g n e d t o a s s i s t E l d e r F . A r v i l l B i e s i n g e r i n t h e b u i l d i n g o f the C h e l t e n h a m c h a p e l .
H e s a y s , " I w i l l a l w a y s b e g r a t e f u l to m y F a t h e r in H e a v e n f o r the G o s p e l an d f o r t h e p r i v i l e g e o f c o m i n g
o n t h i s m i s s i o n . I k n o w that I w i l l b e b l e s s e d i f I d o the w i l l o f the L o r d an d a l w a y s l i v e c l o s e to H i m . "

T R E V O R DAY

T r e v o r D a y w a s the f i r s t C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y to a r r i v e
in C h e l t e n h a m . H e w a s b o r n J u ly 10, 1939, in L o w e r G o r n a l ,
D u d l e y , E n g la n d , to G e o r g e W i l l i a m an d C h a r l o t t e T a y l o r D a y .
H i s f a t h e r w a s k i l l e d in W o r l d W a r II. H i s m o t h e r p a s s e d a w a y
s e v e n y e a r s a g o . H e h a s t w o s i s t e r s an d i s l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o
the t i m e w h e n t h e y w i l l r e c e i v e the G o s p e l a s h e i s the o n l y o n e in
h i s f a m i l y w h o b e l o n g s t o the C h u r c h .
He has been through s e c o n d a ry m o d e rn sch o o l. H is h o b b ies a re
m o d e l b o a t b u i l d i n g , b i c y c l i n g an d l i s t e n i n g to r e c o r d s . T revor
i s g r a t e f u l to h i s F a t h e r in H e a v e n an d a l s o the e l d e r s w h o
b r o u g h t the G o s p e l t o h i m . H e s a y s , " I k n o w m y p r a y e r s w e r e
a n s w e r e d a n d I w a s b a p t i z e d o n June 22, 1962. I f e e l e a c h d a y I
a m g r o w i n g s t r o n g e r in the C h u r c h . "
H e w a s c a l l e d to the B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m N o v e m b e r 14, 1962, and
w a s s e t a p a r t b y P r e s i d e n t K e n n e t h J. P o o l e . H e a r r i v e d on
N o v e m b e r 14, 1962, a n d s t a r t e d w o r k o n the C h e l t e n h a m C h a p e l .
H e s a y s , " I w o u l d l i k e to b e a B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y i n d e f i n a t e l y .
I f e e l this m i s s i o n h a s bu ilt m y t e s t i m o n y and taught m e m o r e
a b o u t the G o s p e l than I e v e r k n e w b e f o r e . I k n o w w e h a v e the b e s t S u p e r v i s o r in the B r i t i s h I s l e s . H e is
s o u n d e r s t a n d i n g and h e l p s u s in s o m a n y w a y s . H e i s o n e w it h u s . "
T r e v o r i s s e c o n d c o u n s e l o r in the Y M M IA an d s h o w s w i l l i n g n e s s and a p p r e c i a t i o n to th e B r a n c h p e o p l e f o r
t h e i r h e l p an d f r i e n d l i n e s s . H e i s a d e a c o n . H e s a y s , " I a m l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to the d a y w h e n I w i l l b e
w o r t h y t o b e o r d a i n e d an e l d e r an d j o i n w it h the b r a n c h m e m b e r s w h o h a v e the w o n d e r f u l b l e s s i n g o f
g o i n g t o the T e m p l e o f the L o r d . I k n o w that G o d l i v e s an d that H e a n s w e r s p r a y e r s . I k n o w that J e s u s
i s the C h r i s t . I k n o w that l i v i n g the G o s p e l o f J e s u s C h r i s t i s th e o n l y t r u e w a y t o g a i n o u r s a l v a t i o n . "

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A N ITA B L A K E -- O F F IC E ST A F F WORKER

O n e o f th e m o s t d i f f i c u l t t h i n g s t o d o i s t o w r i t e a b o u t o n e s e l f . I
g u e s s the f i r s t t h in g t o d o i s t o i n t r o d u c e m y s e l f . I a m A n ita
B l a k e , C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y , w o r k i n g in the B r i t i s h A r e a
O ffice .
I h a v e b e e n a m e m b e r o f th e C h u r c h f o r t h r e e y e a r s - - t h r e e y e a r s
p a c k e d f u l l o f j o y a n d h a p p i n e s s that h a s g i v e n m e a w o n d e r f u l
o u t l o o k o n l i f e . I w a s b o r n in G r i m s b y , L i n c o l n s h i r e , o n J u ly 13,
1939. M o s t o f m y l i f e h a s b e e n s p e n t l i v i n g in Hull, Y o r k s h i r e ,
w h e re I r e c e i v e d a G r a m m a r S ch o o l edu cation . I left s c h o o l when
I w as seven teen y e a r s of age. It w a s n o t u n til the l a t t e r p a r t o f
1959 that I f i r s t h e a r d o f the C h u r c h o f J e s u s C h r i s t o f L a t t e r -
Day S a in ts.
I w a s b a p t i z e d o n J a n u a r y 31, I960, an d e i g h t m o n t h s l a t e r I w a s
p r i v i l e g e d t o b e c a l l e d o n a f u l l - t i m e p r o s e l y t i n g m i s s i o n t o the
N o r t h B r i t i s h M i s s i o n . I s t a r t e d m y m i s s i o n in D u n d e e , S c o t l a n d ,
an d t h r e e a n d o n e - h a l f m o n t h s l a t e r c a m e d o w n t o E n g la n d , w h e r e
I spen t f o u r t e e n and o n e- h a lf m o n th s la b o r in g a m o n g s t m y own
p eop le. D u r i n g t h i s t i m e I r e a l l y g r e w t o l o v e t h i s c o u n t r y an d I a m g r a t e f u l f o r the h e r i t a g e w h i c h i s
m in e .
T h e L o r d h a s r e a l l y b l e s s e d m e w it h th e f r i e n d s I h a v e m a d e , the f i n e p e o p l e I h a v e b e e n a b l e to a s s o c i a t e
w it h an d e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e t o w h o m I w a s p r i v i l e g e d to t e a c h the G o s p e l .
A fter r e tu r n in g h o m e fo r th r e e m o n th s I w a s c a lle d on a C h u r c h B u ild in g M i s s i o n . I w o r k in the b e s t d e
p a r t m e n t o f t he o f f i c e , the C o n s t r u c t i o n D e p a r t m e n t ! ! If s p a c e a l l o w e d m e I c o u l d g o o n f o r h o u r s t a l k
in g a b o u t the C h u r c h B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m b u t a s y o u a l l p r o b a b l y k n o w m o r e than I do, I'll s a v e that f o r a
later d a t e .
T h e L o r d h a s b l e s s e d H i s p e o p l e w it h t h i s w o n d e r f u l B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m and m y h e a r t i s f u l l t o o v e r
f l o w i n g w h e n I think o f al l that i s b e i n g a c c o m p l i s h e d b y the C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s . I d on 't ta k e
e n o u g h t i m e to " c o u n t m y m a n y b l e s s i n g s " bu t I a m g r a t e f u l t o t h e L o r d tha t th e G o s p e l w a s b r o u g h t to m y
h o m e , that m y m o t h e r i s a l s o s e r v i n g a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a n d that I've g r o w n t o l o v e t h o s e a r o u n d
m e and e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e f o r w h o m I a m p r i v i l e g e d to w o r k .
L i f e i t s e l f i s w o n d e r f u l a n d e a c h d a y b r i n g s n e w an d i n t e r e s t i n g t h i n g s to a c c o m p l i s h . I p r a y that w e
m i g h t a l l f e e l t he s p i r i t o f o u r c a l l i n g s , n o t j u s t o u r C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n s , bu t th e c a l l i n g the L o r d
h a s g i v e n u s in b e i n g m e m b e r s o f H i s C h u r c h an d the p u r p o s e w e h a v e o f b e i n g h e r e o n e a r t h . T h e
d i f f i c u l t t h i n g a b o u t w r i t i n g o n e ' s l i f e h i s t o r y i s th a t a s e a c h d a y c o m e s an d g o e s , l i f e i t s e l f t a k e s o n a
d i f f e r e n t h u e an d s o o n e ' s h i s t o r y t e n d s t o c h a n g e d a y b y d a y a s w e l o o k b a c k . T h e o n e t h i n g that d o e s n ' t
c h a n g e i s that I k n o w t h i s G o s p e l i s t r u e an d I p r a y I m i g h t b e a b l e to c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e the L o r d in a l l
that H e c a l l s m e t o d o .

JA N ICE H O W E L L -- O F F IC E STA FF WORKER

I h a v e b e e n a s s o c i a t e d w it h t h e C h u r c h f o r j u s t a b o u t a s l o n g a s I c a n r e m e m b e r , m y p a r e n t s b e i n g b a p
t i z e d in 1951. I w a s th e n f i v e y e a r s o l d and h a d a y o u n g e r b r o t h e r c a l l e d H o w a r d . H e w a s o n l y a f e w
m o n t h s o l d w h e n t w o E l d e r s s t a r t e d to t e a c h m y p a r e n t s the G o s p e l , and a f t e r a y e a r t h e y f i n a l l y b e c a m e
m e m b e r s o f the S o u t h e n d B r a n c h . U n f o r t u n a t e l y though , m y
m o t h e r d i e d o f an i n c u r a b l e d i s e a s e a f e w y e a r s l a t e r an d m y -
father b e c a m e in a c tiv e. A fter s e v e r a l y e a r s of in a ctiv ity m y s e lf,
I w a s c o n t a c t e d b y a m e m b e r o f m y S u n d a y S c h o o l c l a s s an d o n c e
a g a i n s t a r t e d to a t t e n d C h u r c h r e g u l a r l y .
In 1958 I w a s b a p t i z e d , a n d s i n c e that d a y I k n o w I h a v e b e e n
tru ly b le s s e d . I a m tha nk ful f o r the w o n d e r f u l g u i d a n c e and
c o u n s e l o f o u r b r a n c h p r e s i d e n t an d the m a n y C h u r c h m e m b e r s
w it h w h o m I h a v e c o m e in c o n t a c t . T hey have r e a lly h elp ed m y
t e s t i m o n y g r o w s t r o n g e r . I a m thankful f o r m y f i a n c e w h o i s a l s o
s e r v i n g a B u ild in g M i s s i o n and w h o m I plan to m a r r y w h en w e
b o t h a r e r e l e a s e d . M o s t o f a l l though, I a m thank ful f o r the m i s
s i o n I a m s e r v i n g an d the w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y I h a v e o f b e i n g a
p a rt of this g r e a t B u ild in g P r o g r a m m e . mgr

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 G IL LIA N F D W A R D S -- O F F IC E ST A F F W ORKER

I w a s b o r n in the t o w n o f M a n s f i e l d , N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e , o n the 21st

o f N o v e m b e r , 1940. M y n a m e i s G i l l i a n F d w a r d s , and m y p a r
e n t s a r e I r e n e E d w a r d s an d J o s e p h R e g i n a l d F d w a r d s . I h a v e o n e
s i s t e r w h o i s y o u n g e r than I.
D u r i n g the w a r I w e n t to l i v e in S c o t l a n d w it h m y p a r e n t s bu t c a m e
b a c k to M a n s f i e l d w h e n m y f a t h e r w a s s e n t to In d ia . I w e n t to a
C h u r c h o f E n g l a n d s c h o o l f o r f o u r y e a r s an d t h e n a t t e n d e d the
M a n s f ie ld T e c h n ic a l C o l l e g e fo r o ff i c e tra in in g. I w o r k e d in an
o f f i c e f o r f i v e y e a r s , th e n I w e n t to w o r k in a C h i l d r e n ' s H o m e a s
a s A ssista n t H o u sem o th e r . I r e a lly lov e d m y w ork.
It w a s w h i l e I w a s d o i n g the f i r s t p a r t o f m y s t u d e n t t r a i n i n g that
I j o i n e d the C h u r c h on M a y 22, I960. I a m g r a t e f u l f o r m y p a r e n t s
w h o a l l o w e d m e to b e b a p t i z e d e v e n t h o u g h t h e y a r e n ' t m e m b e r s
th em selv es. I p r a y that o n e d a y o u r H e a v e n l y F a t h e r w i l l o p e n
their h ea rts s o they too w ill be ba ptized. I w a s th rilled when I
w a s c a l l e d o n a B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n in D e c e m b e r . I r e a lly love
w o r k i n g w it h C h u r c h m e m b e r s , an d I p r a y that I w i l l b e w o r t h y
o f m y c a l l i n g an d o u r H e a v e n l y F a t h e r w i l l b e p l e a s e d w it h that w h i c h I d o .

M A RIL Y N C A R T F R -- O F F IC E ST A F F W ORKER

I w a s b o r n o n J a n u a r y 22, 1945, and I l o v e m y p a r e n t s t o p i e c e s ,

b e c a u s e e v e n though m y fath er c l a i m s I w a s "fou n d u n d er a ro ck , "
I k n o w that w h e n I w a s b o r n I w a s s e n t in to an i d e a l h o m e - - o n e in
w h i c h l o v e i s the p r e s i d i n g f a c t o r . W h ile I w a s at h o m e t h i s l o v e
c a u s e d m a n y i n c i d e n t s w h i c h w i l l a l w a y s b e a h e l p to m e in b u i l d
in g m y t e s t i m o n y an d l i v i n g the c o m m a n d m e n t s o f m y H e a v e n l y
F ather .
D u r i n g m y f i r s t y e a r o f s c h o o l m y f a t h e r w a s m a d e b i s h o p o f the
R i v e r g r o v e II W a r d . E v e n t h o u g h w e h a d a l w a y s p a r t i c i p a t e d in
C h u r c h a c t i v i t i e s , f r o m that t i m e o n the G o s p e l t o o k n e w m e a n
in g in m y l i f e an d I b e g a n t o l e a r n and l o v e the p r i n c i p l e s t h a t I
w a s ta u g h t.
I w a s b a p t i z e d at the a g e o f e i g h t b y m y f a t h e r and w a s c o n f i r m e d
the f o l l o w i n g d a y . I c a n h o n e s t l y s a y that I h a d a t e s t i m o n y o f the
G o s p e l th en . A l t h o u g h it w a s o n l y a s m a l l o n e , it p r o v i d e d a
b a s i s f o r m e to e n l a r g e u p o n .
M y p a re n ts have a w a y of sh ow in g their lo v e to e v e r y o n e . T h is
w a s s t r o n g l y e m p h a s i z e d w h e n I r e a l i z e d that I h a d t h r e e n e w f u l l - g r o w n b r o t h e r s - -tw o I n d ia n s a n d o n e
w h i t e . T h e y w e r e a l l c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s and w e r e a t t e n d i n g u n i v e r s i t i e s in Utah. T h e y sta y e d w ith u s for
d i f f e r e n t l e n g t h s o f t i m e an d o u r f a m i l y h a s a l w a y s k n o w n that w e w e r e b l e s s e d b y h a v i n g the e x p e r i e n c e
o f having th em a s p a rt o f our fa m ily .
It w a s t h r o u g h o n e o f t h e s e b o y s that w e r e c e i v e d y e t a n o t h e r b r o t h e r - - a v e r y s p e c i a l o n e b y th e n a m e o f
B i l l y . W o o d y ' s m o t h e r , b e i n g a w e l f a r e w o r k e r in N o r t h C a r o l i n a , m a d e the n e c e s s a r y a r r a n g e m e n t s
and s h e and h e r f a m i l y b r o u g h t B i l l y t o u s j u s t b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s a b o u t s i x y e a r s a g o . B i l l y w a s then
a d o p t e d and s e a l e d to o u r f a m i l y in the S a l t L a k e T e m p l e . H e i s a f a b u l o u s b r o t h e r an d h a s a l w a y s b e e n
a s o u r c e o f g r e a t l o v e an d h a p p i n e s s t o o u r f a m i l y .
In the s u m m e r o f 1961 w e w e r e c a l l e d to c o m e to B r i t a i n t o s e r v e w it h t h e C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y
Program m e. W e f e l t v e r y p r i v i l e g e d an d e x c i t e d an d l o o k e d f o r w a r d to m e e t i n g th e S a i n t s h e r e . We
g l a d l y a c c e p t e d the c a l l and w e r e s o o n b u s y m a k i n g p l a n s an d p r e p a r a t i o n s .
T h e t i m e w e h a v e s p e n t h e r e h a s b e e n b o t h e d u c a t i o n a l and e n j o y a b l e . I s p e n t the f i r s t y e a r a t t e n d i n g
R o s e b e r y C o u n t y G r a m m a r S c h o o l f o r g i r l s in E p s o m w it h m y y o u n g e r s i s t e r , L eA n n , t w o o t h e r A m e r i
c a n g i r l s , and a b o u t s i x - h u n d r e d E n g l i s h g i r l s w h o w e r e b o t h f r i e n d l y and p a t i e n t w it h u s .
I r e c e i v e d m y c a l l to b e a C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y in Ju ly, 1962. I r e a l l y l o v e the p e o p l e I w o r k w it h
h e r e in t h e B r i t i s h A r e a O f f i c e and a m v e r y thankful f o r the e x p e r i e n c e s I a m e n j o y i n g . I a m a l s o thank
ful at t h i s t i m e that Kent, m y o l d e r b r o t h e r , n o w h a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f p a r t i c i p a t i n g a s a B u i l d i n g M i s
sion a ry . I o n l y h o p e that I c a n s e r v e the L o r d in s u c h a w a y that b o t h H e and m y f a m i l y w i l l b e p r o u d o f
m e.

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O n M a r c h 9, 1962, I h a d m y f i r s t l e s s o n a b o u t the r e s t o r e d
G ospel. E v e n th e n I k n e w it w a s t r u e , an d s o I w a s b a p t i z e d in
the P r e s t o n C h a p e l o n e w e e k l a t e r o n M a r c h 17, 1962. I w a s b o r n
in 1943 in B o l t o n , L a n c a s h i r e , a l t h o u g h m y h o m e i s n o w in
M o r e c a m b e , an d I w a s c h r i s t e n e d M a r i a n J u l i e W h i t e h e a d . I am
the o n l y m e m b e r o f m y f a m i l y in the C h u r c h , but I h o p e that o n e
d a y m y p a r e n t s an d m y b r o t h e r , D a v id , w i l l j o i n t o o .
W hen I w a s y o u n g e r I l i v e d in I n d ia an d I r e l a n d a n d r e t u r n e d to
E n glan d f r o m C e y lo n o n ly tw o y e a r s a g o . I h o p e to t r a v e l m u c h
m o r e when I a m r e l e a s e d f r o m m y m is s io n . One of m y g rea test
d e s i r e s i s that I m i g h t b e a b l e t o v i s i t a l l o u r T e m p l e s . I t e a c h
the F i r e l i g h t s in the E p s o m B r a n c h P r i m a r y , an d I a m a l s o the
c h o r i s t e r f o r that s a m e a u x i l i a r y . It i s a j o y t o h e a r the y o u n g
c h i l d r e n s in g , an d to s e e t h e m g r o w in the G o s p e l . I o n l y w i s h
that e v e r y c h i l d h a d the o p p o r t u n i t y o f b e i n g b r o u g h t up in the
Chur c h .
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in the L o n d o n Stake, an d r e a l l y l o o k f o r w a r d t o the m a n y e x p e r i e n c e s that I k n ow w i l l c o m e m y w a y in
t e a c h i n g t h i s w o n d e r f u l G o s p e l t o the p e o p l e in t h i s la n d . I h a v e n e v e r b e f o r e k n o w n s u c h h a p p i n e s s an d
r e c e i v e d s o m a n y b l e s s i n g s - - " m y cup runneth o v e r . " M y lo v e f o r th is C h u r c h g r o w s d a ily . I h o p e that I
m a y a l w a y s s e r v e o u r H e a v e n l y F a t h e r f o r t h e r e i s n o w o r k m o r e w o n d e r f u l than t h i s .

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c a ll a s a C h u rch B u ild in g M i s s i o n a r y . I h a v e h ad s e v e r a l f a i r l y
i n t e r e s t i n g o c c u p a t i o n s , o n e o f w h i c h e n t a i l e d t r a v e l l i n g o v e r the
c o u n t r y an d I h a d m a n y e x p e r i e n c e s w h i c h s h a l l n e v e r b e f o r
gotten .
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C h u r c h an d t h r o u g h t h e i r e n c o u r a g e m e n t m y t e s t i m o n y h a s g r o w n
c o n t i n u a l l y . M y j o b s in the C h u r c h h a v e b e e n v a r i e d an d I a m
t r u l y tha nk ful f o r th e o p p o r t u n i t i e s the L o r d h a s g i v e n m e , but I
m u s t a d m i t I h a v e n o t a l w a y s m a d e th e b e s t o f t h e m . I f i n d that
I a m c o n st a n t ly r e - d e d ic a t i n g m y s e l f to th is g r e a t w ork , f o r I
k n o w that the L o r d w i l l b l e s s m e and g u i d e m e i f 1 s e e k H i m in
sin cerity .
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s e e m s l i k e th e L o r d h a d a d i f f e r e n t p a t h p r e p a r e d f o r m e . My
d u t i e s o n m y m i s s i o n e n t a il p r i n t i n g a n d ty p in g , and I m u s t a d m i t
I h a v e g a i n e d k n o w l e d g e w h i c h w i l l b e b e n e f i c i a l to m e in m y
future life. N a t u r a l l y m y g r e a t e s t d e s i r e i s t o g o t o the T e m p l e to b e m a r r i e d f o r t i m e an d e t e r n i t y , f o r
t h i s i s o n e o f the g r e a t e s t b l e s s i n g s G o d c a n b e s t o w o n u s . I o nly h ope this c o m in g y ea r w ill h old as
m a n y c h o i c e e x p e r i e n c e s a s 1962.

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G o d l to i t s m o s t c h a r m i n g c h a p t e r . T h e v i o l e t s a n d th e M a y f l o w e r s a r e a s i t s
in scrip tio n s or vign ettes. It a l w a y s m a k e s a p l e a s a n t i m p r e s s i o n o n u s , w h e n
w e o p e n a g a i n at t h e s e p a g e s o f the b o o k o f l i f e . Goethe

E d i t o r ' s N o t e : W e a p o l o g i z e f o r the f o l l o w i n g e r r o r m a d e in the F e b r u a r y , 1963,

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C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y K e it h R u s h f o r t h ' s h i s t o r y and v i c e v e r s a .

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L i n g f i e l d , S u r r e y . A l l o f the f o r t y - t w o C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y S u p e r v i s o r s f r o m the B r i t i s h A r e a ,
and m e m b e r s o f t h e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e w e r e in a t t e n d a n c e .
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A r e a C o n s t r u c t i o n S u p e r v i s o r , t h e t i m e w a s t a k e n o v e r b y the R e a l E s t a t e and A r c h i t e c t u r a l D e p a r t m e n t s
t o d i s c u s s p o l i c i e s an d p r o c e d u r e s p e r t a i n i n g t o th e B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m . E u n c h w a s th e n p r o v i d e d b y the
E p so m R e lie f S ociety S iste rs. A t t h is t i m e the S u p e r v i s o r s w e r e a b l e t o v i s i t t o g e t h e r an d e x c h a n g e i n
t e r e s t i n g e x p e r ie n c e s and s t o r i e s about their own p r o j e c t s .
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f u r n i s h i n g s d e p a r t m e n t , a f t e r w h i c h E l d e r A l b e r t V. S t i r l i n g e x p l a i n e d the n e w U n it C o s t P r o g r a m .
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m a n y r e p o r t s w h i c h t he S u p e r v i s o r s h a v e to m a k e o u t e a c h w e e k an d m o n t h . T h e l a t t e r p a r t o f the a f t e r
n o o n s e s s i o n w a s t a k e n o v e r b y the a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t an d a l i v e l y t i m e w a s h a d b y a l l in a n s w e r i n g
the m a n y q u e s t i o n s p e r t a i n i n g t o a c c o u n t i n g an d i n s u r a n c e . T h e e v e n i n g d i n n e r w a s e a t e n in the T e m p l e
and th e S u p e r v i s o r s w e r e th e n a b l e t o p a r t a k e o f the w o n d e r f u l s p i r i t o f t he T e m p l e b y a t t e n d i n g an e v e n
in g s e s s i o n e s p e c i a l l y o r g a n i z e d f o r t h e m b y P r e s i d e n t S e l v o y J. B o y e r , T e m p l e P r e s i d e n t .

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s e s s i o n t o d i s c u s s the c a r e and u s e o f m a t e r i a l s , e q u i p m e n t , h o m e s , etc., the C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r
i e s , and the i m p o r t a n c e o f u t i l i z i n g a l l p o s s i b l e l a b o r in o r d e r f o r the w a r d s a n d b r a n c h e s t o p a y t h e i r
20% o f the c o s t o f the b u i l d i n g an d h o w t h i s i s a b l e to b e d o n e .
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A r e a R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , w h o t a l k e d to the S u p e r v i s o r s a b o u t t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o w a r d s t h e m s e l v e s ,
t h e i r f a m i l i e s , an d th e C h u r c h B u i l d i n g P r o g r a m . E l d e r B r a d l e y e x p r e s s e d h i s g r a t i t u d e t o the S u p e r
v i s o r s f o r t h e i r c o o p e r a t i o n an d s u p p o r t an d s t a t e d that o n J a n u a r y 19th e x a c t l y t w o y e a r s w o u l d h a v e
p a s s e d s i n c e he f i r s t a r r i v e d in G r e a t B r it a in , an d that n o w t h i r t y - e i g h t n e w b u i l d i n g s a r e u n d e r w a y .
T h r e e a l r e a d y h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d . H e s t a t e d tha t P r e s i d e n t T a n n e r , a s h e l e f t f o r the U n it e d S t a t e s ,
a s k e d h i m t o e x p r e s s h i s g r a t i t u d e an d a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the w o r k th e S u p e r v i s o r s a r e d o i n g h e r e in G r e a t
B r i t a i n . E l d e r B r a d l e y s t a t e d that P r e s i d e n t P e t e r s o n w a s r e p l a c i n g P r e s i d e n t T a n n e r a s the W e s t
E u r o p e a n M i s s i o n P r e s i d e n t , an d that h e f e l t that t h i s w a s o n e o f the f i n e s t c o m p l i m e n t s that c o u l d c o m e
t o G r e a t B r i t a i n a s P r e s i d e n t P e t e r s o n w a s o n e o f the s e n i o r m e m b e r s o f the C o u n c i l o f the T w e l v e . T h i s
s h o w e d h o w i m p o r t a n t w a s the w o r k g o i n g o n h e r e in G r e a t B r i t a i n , b o t h f r o m the s t a n d p o i n t o f p r o s e l y t
in g an d o f b u i l d i n g .
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w h o h a d b e e n u n d e r h i s s u p e r v i s i o n in N e w Z e a l a n d , and, w it h the h e l p o f P r e s i d e n t B i e s i n g e r , w a s a b l e
to t e ll w hat had h a p p e n e d to t h e m a fter th e ir m i s s i o n s w e r e c o m p l e t e d . It w a s c e r t a i n l y i n t e r e s t i n g t o
h e a r o f the g r o w t h o f t h e s e b o y s in the C h u r c h an d in t h e i r d a i l y l i v e s . E ld e r B ra d le y c l o s e d by sayin g
that t h e s e C h u r c h b u i l d i n g s w i l l s t a n d a s m o n u m e n t s f o r a l o n g t i m e t o c o m e , a n d that he p r a y e d that w e
w o u l d a l l c o n t i n u e to w o r k t o g e t h e r t o b u i l d t h e s e b e a u t i f u l c h a p e l s .
P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e R . B i e s i n g e r t o l d the g r o u p a s s e m b l e d that f r o m n o w o n the C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y
P r o g r a m w i l l b e the w a y that m o s t o f o u r b u i l d i n g s w i l l b e b u i l t t h r o u g h o u t t he w o r l d , and s t a t e d t hat the
b r e t h r e n e n g a g e d in the w o r k in G r e a t B r i t a i n a r e p i o n e e r i n g the p r o g r a m . H e r e c a l l e d w h e n the p r o g r a m
w a s f i r s t s t a r t e d h e r e an d h o w E l d e r B r a d l e y a n d h i m s e l f h a d m e t w it h the L a b o r U n io n s an d e x p l a i n e d
w h a t t h e y w a n t e d t o do, an d h a d b e e n t old , " T h a t ' s a b s o l u t e l y i m p o s s i b l e . " T his s a m e statem en t w as
m a d e in o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , bu t t h i s i s the w o r k o f the L o r d an d o f c o u r s e i t w i l l b e d o n e . P resid en t
B i e s i n g e r t o l d m a n y o f h i s e x p e r i e n c e s a n d the S u p e r v i s o r s a n d a l l t h o s e p r e s e n t w e r e t h r i l l e d a t the
o p p o rtu n ity they had o f h e a r in g P r e s id e n t B i e s i n g e r spea k .
N e a r the c l o s e o f the S e m i n a r , E l d e r H e n r y J. B o r e n , C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y S u p e r v i s o r , g a v e
th a n k s t o E l d e r B r a d l e y a n d h i s c o l l e a g u e s f o r the s u p p o r t and h e l p t h e y a r e g i v i n g the S u p e r v i s o r s .
E l d e r W a l t e r T . S t e w a r t , C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y S u p e r v i s o r , e x p r e s s e d t h a n k s o n b e h a l f o f the
S u p e r v i s o r s f o r the t r u s t th e B u i l d i n g C o m m i t t e e h a s p l a c e d in t h e m , an d s a i d t h e y f e l t t h e i r m i s s i o n s
w e r e a l a b o r o f l o v e f o r the L o r d .

A s the S u p e r v i s o r s d e p a r t e d f o r t h e i r v a r i o u s h o m e s , it w a s w i t h a f e e l i n g o f r e - d e d i c a t i o n , an d a d e s i r e
t o h e l p the w o r k p r o g r e s s h e r e in G r e a t B r i t a i n .

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A t 6:00 A . M . t h r e e m o r n i n g s a w e e k , s i x h a n d s s t r e t c h f o r t h an d q u i c k l y t u r n o f f l o u d l y r i n g i n g a l a r m
c l o c k s . F o u r t e e n p e o p l e r e l u c t a n t l y c l i m b o u t o f w a r m b e d s in t o the c o l d m o r n i n g a i r to a t t e n d a s t u d y
c l a s s . T h e C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s , w h o s e r v e in the B u i l d i n g D e p a r t m e n t O f f i c e , t h e i r h o u s e
m o t h e r an d t h e i r o f f i c e m a n a g e r , a r e s t u d y i n g the b o o k " J e s u s T h e C h r i s t " an d l e a r n i n g m o r e a b o u t o u r
H e a v e n l y F a t h e r an d H i s S o n J e s u s C h r i s t .
E x c e p t f o r t h r e e o f the m i s s i o n a r i e s , a l l a r e c o n v e r t s t o the C h u r c h , an d it i s c e r t a i n l y e n c o u r a g i n g to
s e e t h e m l e a r n i n g a b o u t the C h u r c h an d in t h i s w a y s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e i r t e s t i m o n i e s . S t u d y C l a s s i s an
i d e a l t i m e t o a s k q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h i n g s that m a y h a v e b e e n p u z z l i n g t o an in d i v i d u a l . M a n y s u c h d o c t r i n e s
h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n " s t r a i g h t e n e d o u t " in o u r m i n d s .
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e x t r e m e l y h a r d g e t t i n g u p o n t h e s e w i n t e r m o r n i n g s t o m a k e t h e i r w a y o v e r to th e C h u r c h B u i l d i n g O f f i c e
at N o r t h C h e a m b y 7:00 A . M . T h e s e s t u d y c l a s s e s a r e h e l d e a c h T u e s d a y , W e d n e s d a y and T h u r s d a y
m o r n i n g s f o r o n e h o u r . E l d e r J a m e s T i t m u s i s in c h a r g e an d G w e n W i n k i n s o n i s the c l a s s p r e s i d e n t w h o
m a k es a ssig n m en ts.
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t h r o u g h t h e s e g a t h e r i n g s an d the s t u d y c l a s s e s that the L o r d i s a b l e t o i n s t i l l in t h o s e w h o a r e s e r v i n g
H i m , the s p i r i t o f t h e i r c a l l i n g s an d t h a n k f u l n e s s in t h e i r h e a r t s f o r th e o p p o r t u n i t y t h e y h a v e b e e n g i v e n
t o b u i l d th e K i n g d o m o f G o d h e r e in G r e a t B r i t a i n .

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O f t i m e s h e a r H i s v o i c e s o t e n d e r --
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I've s t u m b l e d m a n y t i m e s , it s e e m s ,
A l o n g that r o a d s o f i l l e d w it h s t r i f e ;
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F o rg o tte n why H e gave m e life
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" T h r o u g h fa i t h an d p r a y e r - - " R e m e m b e r ?
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That b u ildin g a C h u rc h w ill b e g e t.
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Y o u ' r e in M y s e r v i c e . " R e g r e t ?

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C o n stru ctio n w ork near m a ste r;
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T o f a n c y r o o f an d r a f t e r .
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S p a r e - tim e " in Church" I la bored ;
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G r o w n c h i l d r e n , kin, an d f r i e n d s r a r e .
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Of H is jo y w e'll f r e e ly partake.
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W h at the S a v i o u r m e a n t l o n g ag o ,
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T r e a s u r e s in H e a v e n ;
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Y e s , H e d i e d f o r m y sake'. H e d i e d
O n th e c r o s s at G o l g o t h a t h e r e
C a n I c o m p l a i n i f th e g o i n g ' s r o u g h ?
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T o c a r r y m y b u r d e n s along.
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T h r o u g h fa i t h an d f e r v e n t p r a y e r . "

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F R O M S IS T E R GU DRU ND S O R E N S E N BERGEN, NORWAY

(T h is i s p a r t o f a l e t t e r w r i t t e n b y S i s t e r G u d r u n d S o r e n s e n . I f e l t it p o r t r a y e d a s w e e t s p i r i t and w o r d s
that a r e g o o d f o r a l l B u i l d i n g S u p e r v i s o r s to r e a d . It w o u l d b e g o o d i f w e c o u l d a l l c a r r y s u c h a s p i r i t .
S is t e r B e r n a H a se n b e r g , Scan din av ian A r e a C o r r e sp o n d e n t.)

W e h a v e a n e w B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y w h o i s o n l y s i x t e e n y e a r s o l d . H e i s a f i n e b o y an d I a m s u r e h e w i l l
w o r k o u t w e l l . A l l w e n e e d i s p l e n t y o f l o v e an d p a t i e n c e . I h o p e an d p r a y that w e w i l l h a v e p l e n t y o f
that. It w i l l b e n e e d e d w h i l e b u i l d i n g a C h a p e l .
W e h a v e s o m e w o n d e r f u l S a i n t s h e r e in B e r g e n , an d w e h a v e f a i t h in t h e m and f e e l s u r e t h e y w i l l g i v e u s
the h e l p w e a s k f o r . If w e s t a n d t o g e t h e r an d w o r k t o g e t h e r it g i v e s s t r e n g t h . W e m u s t , m o s t o f all, l e t
t h e m k n o w w e l o v e t h e m an d b e l i e v e in t h e m . I f e e l t h i s i s the k e y t o m a n y o f o u r p r o b l e m s , n o t o n l y
w it h m e m b e r s , but w it h p e o p l e o u t s i d e the C h u r c h . W e m u s t n o t b e c r i t i c a l , but t e a c h t h e m and b e kin d
an d g e n e r o u s w it h o u r s m i l e s an d h a n d s h a k e s . M o s t o f all, l o v e o u r f e l l o w m e n and w e w i l l b e s u c c e s s f u l .
N o n - m e m b e r s in B e r g e n a r e v e r y i n t e r e s t e d in o u r w o r k . E v e r y o n e w e have talked to s e e m s p l e a s e d
a b o u t o u r n e w c h a p e l . I d on 't k n o w if t h e y a r e j u s t p o l i t e o r kind, but it m a k e s u s f e e l g o o d a n y w a y .
B e r g e n i s s u c h a b eau tifu l city. I w a s b o r n h e r e , and I r e m e m b e r P r e s i d e n t M c K a y s a y i n g m a n y y e a r s
a g o w h i l e s t a n d i n g o n the m o u n t a i n a b o v e the city, " I h a v e s e e n m a n y b e a u t if u l p l a c e s but I thin k l o o k i n g
d o w n o v e r t h i s c i t y an d the f j o r d i s the m o s t b e a u t i f u l I h a v e s e e n . " W e l o v e t h i s c i t y o f B e r g e n .
M a y th e L o r d b l e s s a l l w h o l a b o r to b u il d up H i s K i n g d o m .

F R O M S IS T E R JANIE D E J E L -- ROM FORD, ENGLAND

It s e e m s g o o d t o s e e the sun,- and t o d a y w e do, e v e n i f v e i l e d at t i m e s . W hat a w i n t e r 1 . It r e m i n d s m e o f

o u r b e l o v e d Utah, t h o u g h w e h e a r that Utah i s v e r y s h o r t o n s n o w t h i s w i n t e r . W e ll, B r i t a i n i s g e t t i n g
h e r s h a r e , but l e t ' s b e h o n e s t , w e c a n g e t a l i t t l e t o o m u c h o f a thing, and t h i s i s t o o m u c h . T r y i n g to
b u il d a c h a p e l in t h i s k in d o f w e a t h e r i s r e a l l y s o m e t h i n g , but the w o r k i s g o i n g a l o n g f a i r l y w e l l in
s p i t e o f s n o w an d f r o s t . T r u e , t h e r e a r e d a y s that it j u s t i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o w o r k , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n m u c h
n e e d e d m a t e r i a l s a r e l a t e in b e i n g d e l i v e r e d . On th o s e day s our b o y s, in ste a d o f diggin g, toting b r ic k s ,
s a w i n g l u m b e r , n a i l i n g up r o o f i n g , an d w h a t h a v e you, g o out p r o s e l y t i n g w it h the m i s s i o n a r i e s an d f in d
o u t a b o u t o t h e r w a y s to b u il d u p the K i n g d o m o f G o d b y g o i n g f r o m d o o r t o d o o r an d m e e t i n g p e o p l e w h o
a r e i n d i f f e r e n t to the m e s s a g e , s o m e t i m e s h o s t i l e , an d s o m e t i m e s w i l l i n g t o l i s t e n . It i s q u it e a c h a n g e
f o r o u r B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s bu t m o s t o f the t i m e b u i l d i n g g o e s on.
It i s g r a t i f y i n g to s e e w a l l s an d r o o f g o u p an d t o s e e the p r o g r e s s that i s b e i n g m a d e , s l o w l y b u t s u r e l y .
We ca n b e p r o u d o f ou r b o y s and p r o u d o f th e ir S u p e r v i s o r s w ho a r e s o d e t e r m in e d to g o on w o r k in g u n d e r
s u c h h a n d i c a p s a s c h o p p i n g d o w n t r e e s (let m e add, tha t t h e y h a d t o c o m e d o w n anyway) to b u i l d f i r e s in
o r d e r t o thaw o u t s a n d and w a r m u p b r i c k s s o that the w o r k c a n g o on. T h e f i r e s c o m e in h a n d y a l s o to
w a r m u p o u r s l i g h t l y b l u e t i n g e d b o y s w h o b r a v e l y c a r r y on.
W h e n o n e o f the s i s t e r s h a s a h o t d in n e r r e a d y f o r t h e m , a d i n n e r c o o k e d o n the sit e , the l a d s w a s t e n o
t i m e a t a l l w a s h i n g u p an d d i g g i n g in. W o r k g i v e s t h e m an a p p e t i t e . S u c h i s the l i f e o f m e n t r y i n g to
b u i l d a c h a p e l s o that the S a i n t s m a y g a t h e r t o w o r s h i p in p r o p e r p l a c e s .
M a n y o f the B r i t i s h S a i n t s a r e w i l l i n g to h e l p an d v o l u n t e e r t h e i r s e r v i c e s , bu t w e w i s h that s t i l l m o r e
w o u l d p l e d g e t h e i r s u p p o r t and c o m e h e l p f u r t h e r the w o r k o f o u r F a t h e r in H e a v e n . W e a r e i n d e e d t h a n k
ful to the L o r d f o r H i s h e l p in a l l that w e a r e t r y i n g t o do, an d w e a r e tha nk ful f o r th e w o n d e r f u l b o y s that
g i v e t h e i r t i m e , an d e n e r g y to s e r v e the L o r d in the c a p a c i t y o f B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r i e s . We lo v e T om m y ,
Ian, M ik e , an d R o b e r t , o u r l a t e s t a r r i v a l f r o m S c o t l a n d . M a y the L o r d c o n t i n u e to b l e s s o u r e f f o r t s and
b l e s s a l l w h o a r e w o r k i n g t o b u i l d up H i s K i n g d o m .

F R O M S IS T E R B L A N C H E B IRD -- EPSOM , ENGLAND

T h e o t h e r n ig h t m y h u s b a n d and I w e r e s i t t i n g in the C a r l t o n T o w e r s H o t e l in L o n d on , c h a t t in g w it h
P r e s i d e n t and S i s t e r T h o r n o f the N o r t h E a s t B r i t i s h M i s s i o n an d P r e s i d e n t and S i s t e r C o v e y o f the I r i s h
M i s s i o n , w h e n P r e s i d e n t T h o r n s a id , " I w a n t t o t e l l y o u an i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y p e r t a i n i n g to o u r n e w c h a p e l
in Y o r k , p r o v i n g w h a t a g r e a t m i s s i o n a r y that b u i l d i n g i s . " H e p r o c e e d e d t o t e l l u s the f o l l o w i n g : It
h a p p e n e d that h e w a s p e r f o r m i n g a w e d d i n g c e r e m o n y t h e r e a f e w w e e k s a g o . D u r i n g the c e r e m o n y a
s t r a n g e r c a m e in an d s a t d o w n in the r e a r o f the c h a p e l t o w a t c h the p r o c e e d i n g s .
A f t e r w a r d s , E l d e r P h e l p s , the N o r t h E a s t B r i t i s h M i s s i o n s e c r e t a r y , s t a r t e d a c o n v e r s a t i o n w it h the
m an, an d h e t o l d E l d e r P h e l p s that he h a d w a t c h e d w it h g r e a t i n t e r e s t the c h a p e l b e i n g built, f r o m the
g r o u n d b r e a k i n g a n d a l l d u r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n u n t il it w a s c o m p l e t e d . H e h ad w a n t e d to c o m e in m a n y t i m e s
bu t w a s h e s i t a n t . W h e n h e s a w the p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r a w e d d i n g g o i n g on, h e d e c i d e d to j u s t w a l k in and
s e e w h a t the b u i l d i n g w a s l i k e o n t h e i n s i d e . E l d e r P h e l p s t o l d h i m h e w a s m o s t w e l c o m e an d a s k e d the
G o l d e n Q u e s t i o n , " W h a t d o y o u k n o w a b o u t t h e M o r m o n s ? " T h e m a n r e p l i e d that a l l h e k n e w w a s w h a t h e
h ad l e a r n e d f r o m w a t c h i n g the c h a p e l g o up . A s k e d if h e w o u l d n ' t l i k e t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t u s, h e s a i d

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y e s , but h e d id n o t w a n t th e m i s s i o n a r i e s t o c a l l . I n s t e a d h e a s k e d if t h e r e w a s a n y l i t e r a t u r e h e c o u l d
r e a d . A f t e r r e a d i n g the l i t e r a t u r e g i v e n h im , h e a s k e d to h a v e the m i s s i o n a r i e s c a l l an d t e a c h h i m the
G osp el.
A s a r e s u l t o f t h is , a w o n d e r f u l f a m i l y w a s b a p t i z e d in t o th e C h u r c h . H e i s a v e r y w e l l e d u c a t e d m an ,
w h o w o r k s f o r the Y o r k B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n , and w i l l o n e d a y m a k e a f i n e l e a d e r o f the C h u r c h i n that c i t y .
P r e s i d e n t T h o r n w a s s o e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t the n e w c h a p e l s a n d the g r e a t m i s s i o n a r y w o r k t h e y a r e d o i n g .
H i s e x a c t w o r d s w e r e , " Y e s in d e e d , t h e s e n e w b u i l d i n g s a r e m i g h t y m i s s i o n a r i e s . " A n d w e h e a r t i l y
agree1 .

A B U IL D IN G S U P E R V IS O R S P E A K S T O T H E L O R D
E l d e r M a u r i c e G. M o o r e -- C r a w l e y , E n g l a n d

F a t h e r , m y h e a r t i s f u l l t o n i g h t an d I w a n t t o f e e l y o u
r e there,
W h i le I s h a r e m y i n n e r t h o u g h ts , an d e x p r e s s a h e a r t - f e l t p r a y e r .
M y s o u l i s f u l l o f j o y s e r e n e , a s I th in k o f T h y g r e a t plan,
W h e r e a m a n c a n g r o w t h r o u g h t o i l an d s w e a t , a n d r e a l l y b e c o m e a m a n .
H a p p i n e s s i s n o t in an e a s y c o u r s e , w h e r e o t h e r s b e a r th e loa d ,
B u t r a t h e r in the h a r d e r v e in , w h i c h l e a d s t o T h y a b o d e .
H o w g r e a t , h o w g r a n d , h o w w o n d e r f u l t o b e c a l l e d t o s e r v e t h i s w ay.
T o b u i l d a h o u s e o f w o r s h i p , w h e r e the S a i n t s c a n s e r v e an d p r a y .
B u t F a t h e r it s e e m s l i k e a " l o n g h a r d w a y " f r o m th e b e g i n n i n g t o the end,
A n d I n e e d T h y b l e s s i n g s e v e r y day, an d the h e l p that T h o u c a n s t s e n d .
I ' m g r a t e f u l f o r m y t h r e e y o u n g m e n , an d the l o v e that t h e y i m p a r t ,
T h e y a r e h o n e s t , t r u e and f a it h f u l an d h a v e b e e n s o f r o m the s t a r t .
A n d h o w c a n a m a n e x p r e s s h i m s e l f , in g i v i n g t h a n k s to T h e e . . .
F o r a w i f e s o p u r e and l o y a l i s m o r e than I c a n s e e .
And, y e s , the c h i l d r e n m a k e l i f e s o f u l l . T h e y ' r e g r o w i n g t o o , y o u s e e .
T h e m i s s i o n ' s h e l p i n g a l l o f u s in b e c o m i n g m o r e l i k e T h e e .
M y t h o u g h t s a r e w it h t h e b r e t h r e n , w h o l a b o r l o n g w it h c a r e
W ho l e a d an d g u i d e T h y c h i l d r e n h e r e , an d h e l p t h e m t o p r e p a r e .
M a n ' s l i f e i s n o t s o v e r y lo n g , t h a t's a s i m p l e t h in g to s e e ,
But, oh, the b l e s s i n g s t o b e had, t h r o u g h l i v i n g c l o s e t o T h e e .
G o d b l e s s o u r w h i t e - h a i r e d P r o p h e t , that m a n w e d e a r l y l o v e .
W ho s e t s a h ig h e x a m p le, of n e a r l y p e r f e c t lo v e .
A g a i n m a y I m a k e m e n t i o n o f t h e m i s s i o n I 'm h e r e t o do,
T o b u i l d th e K i n g d o m w i t h m y h a n d s a n d s e e the w o r k r i g h t t h r o u g h .
I ' m n o t m u c h in s a y i n g t h i n g s , but T h o u k n o w e s t h o w I f e e l ,
T o l a b o r w it h b o t h m i n d an d h a n d s i s s o m e t h i n g r e a l l y R E A L ;
A n d t o s e e t h e b u i l d i n g g r o w an d g r o w , 'til o n e d a y it 's c o m p l e t e ,
I s j o y e n o u g h f o r a n y m a n , an d h i s w h o l e s o u l ' s r e p l e t e .
So, F a t h e r , m a k e m e e q u a l t o the t a s k T h o u g a v e s t m e .
T h a t I m a y s e r v e w it h a l l m y m i g h t , w i t h t r u e s t l o y a l t y .
T h a t in the e n d Y o u w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o c o u n t m e w i t h the r e s t .
W h e r e I c a n g o o n b u i l d i n g an d c o n t i n u e to b e b l e s t .
B l e s s a l l t h o s e in t he p r o g r a m , w h o l a b o r l o n g a n d s t e a d y ,
T h a t t h e y c a n l e a v e w it h n o r e g r e t s , w h e n t h e i r r e l e a s e i s r e a d y .
B l e s s t h o s e w h o f o l l o w in o u r s t e p s , an d c o n t i n u e in the c l i m b ,
That they m a y ga in a g r e a t re w a rd , fo r g iv in g o f their tim e .
I s a y t h e s e t h i n g s m o s t h u m b l y , in H i s n a m e w e d e a r l y l o v e ,
W h o g a v e t o m a n j u s t e v e r y t h i n g and a b i d e s w i t h T h e e a b o v e .

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f e r e n t o n e s at C h r i s t m a s t i m e .
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gold en b e d s of Heaven. I c o u l d n o t s e e H i m s l e e p i n g u n d e r a s h a d y t r e e on a g r a s s y h i l l s i d e . E n d i n g s
a r e but b e g in n in g s . Y o u h a v e o n l y g a i n e d s t r e n g t h w it h w h i c h t o b e g i n s o m e t h i n g b i g g e r . N othing is
fin al and p r o g r e s s i o n is e t e r n a l. "
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w a s o ffe r e d by B r o th e r O w en Johnson. The open in g son g w as " T h e S p irit of God Like a F ir e is B u rn in g".
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h a s j u s t r e t u r n e d h o m e a f t e r f u l f i l l i n g a p r o s e l y t i n g m i s s i o n in the
S cottish M ission . B e ck y r e c e iv e d two r e le a s e s , one f r o m P r e s
i d e n t B r o c k b a n k and o n e f r o m P r e s i d e n t W a it e o f the N o r t h
S c o t t i s h M i s s i o n , a s s h e s e r v e d in b o t h m i s s i o n s , l a b o r i n g m o s t l y
in E d i n b u r g h , G l a s g o w , an d D u n d e e . B e c k y s a y s , a s a l l r e t u r n e d
m i s s i o n a r i e s do, that t h i s h a s b e e n the g r e a t e s t e x p e r i e n c e o f h e r
l i f e , the o n l y t r o u b l e b e i n g that it e n d e d s o q u i c k l y l S h e w a s e s
p e c i a l l y t h r i l l e d t o h a v e b e e n the i n s t r u m e n t in the L o r d ' s h a n ds,
a l o n g w it h h e r c o m p a n i o n , t o b r i n g in s e v e n w o n d e r f u l c o n v e r t s
d u r i n g the l a s t t e n d a y s o f h e r m i s s i o n .
She i s s o en thu sed sh e is c o n s i d e r i n g g o in g on a two m o n th m i s
s i o n at t he r e q u e s t o f P r e s i d e n t T h o r n , t o th e N o r t h E a s t B r i t i s h
M ission . S h e a l s o i s i n t e r e s t e d in d o i n g s o m e t e m p l e w o r k t h i s
s u m m e r , and t o u r i n g o n the c o n t i n e n t b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g to the B Y U
in S e p t e m b e r . T h i s w i l l b e h e r s e n i o r y e a r . S he i s m a j o r i n g in
P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n , and p l a n s t o b e c o m e a t e a c h e r o f that s u b
ject.
T h e B i r d s - - S t a n , B l a n c h e and K a t h y - - a r e s u r e l y h a p p y to b e r e - u n i t e d a s a f a m i l y a g a i n a f t e r a s e p a r a
t i o n o f f o u r and o n e - h a l f y e a r s , w h i l e the f a m i l y w a s in N e w Z e a l a n d a n d B e c k y a t th e " Y " an d t h e n o n
her m is s io n .

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S i s t e r R u th M a r i e J o h n s o n , y o u n g e s t d a u g h t e r o f E l d e r a n d S i s t e r
C l i f f o r d L. J o h n s o n is s e r v i n g a m i s s i o n in N o r w a y . She le ft Salt
L a k e C i t y f r o m the m i s s i o n h o m e A u g u s t 20, 1962. S h e f l e w b y
j e t p l a n e to O s l o and w a s a s s i g n e d t o l a b o r in the c i t y o f B e r g e n ,
t h e v i c i n i t y w h e r e E l d e r J o h n s o n ' s g r a n d p a r e n t s l i v e d an d a c c e p t e d
th e G o s p e l b e f o r e i m m i g r a t i n g t o A m e r i c a , o v e r a h u n d r e d y e a r s
ago.
R u th i s a g r a d u a t e o f the B Y U in P r o v o , Utah, w it h a b a c h e l o r o f
s c i e n c e d e g r e e in H . D . F . R . S h e i s l a b o r i n g in T r o n d h e i m at the
p r e s e n t t i m e a n d r e p o r t s tha t t h e y h a v e f o u r f e e t o f s n o w , but it i s
not too e x t r e m e ly cold .
T h e J o h n s o n ' s h o m e i s in C a m b r i d g e , Idah o, U. S. A . E l d e r
J o h n s o n i s s u p e r v i s i n g the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a c h a p e l in S o u t h p o r t ,
L a n c a s h i r e , E n g la n d , at the p r e s e n t t i m e .

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E l d e r K e n t C a r t e r , the s o n o f W e s l e y C . an d M a r y H. C a r t e r ,
r e c e n t l y j o i n e d h i s f a m i l y in R e n f r e w , S c o t l a n d , a f t e r c o m p l e t i n g
a p r o s e l y t i n g m i s s i o n and b e i n g h o n o r a b l y r e l e a s e d f r o m the
W estern S tates M issio n .
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P a i s l e y b u ild in g s it e . H is s is t e r , M a rily n , is a l s o s e r v i n g a s a
C h u r c h B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n a r y in the L o n d o n O f f i c e . (See p a g e 16
o f t h i s i s s u e .)
T h e C a r t e r f a m i l y i s tha n k fu l f o r t h i s w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y to
s e r v e t o g e t h e r in th e B r i t i s h I s l e s .

E d . n o t e : C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o th e C a r t e r s . F o u r B u i l d i n g M i s s i o n
a r i e s f r o m o n e f a m i l y i s a r e a l c o n t r i b u t i o n to the B u i l d i n g P r o
gram .

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W hat A W e l c o m e !

P r e s i d e n t an d S i s t e r M a r k E . P e t e r s o n r e c e i v e d a r a t h e r c o l d r e c e p t i o n a s t h e i r i n t r o d u c t i o n t o E n g l a n d .
T h e t e m p e r a t u r e w a s n e a r z e r o ! H o w e v e r , the h a p p i n e s s an d j o y o f a l l w h o w e r e o n han d t o w e l c o m e
t h e m a n d s h a k e t h e i r h and a s t h e y s t e p p e d o f f the p l a n e , m a d e up in w a r m t h f o r t h e o b l d n e s s o f the w e a t h e r .
T o ad d o u r o w n b i t o f w e l c o m e f o r th e P e t e r s o n s , the B r i t i s h A r e a B u i l d i n g D e p a r t m e n t g a v e a " p o t l u c k "
d i n n e r p a r t y f o r t h e m o n J a n u a r y 19th at the h o m e o f the R o b e r t C u n d i c k ' s . (He i s the o r g a n i s t f o r the
H y d e P a r k c h a p e l , an d t h e y a l s o r e s i d e in E p s o m . ) T h e C u n d i c k ' s a r e s u c h c h a r m i n g h o s t s that e v e r y
o n e f e l t c o m p l e t e l y a t h o m e , an d w e h a d a v e r y e n j o y a b l e e v e n i n g t o g e t h e r .
A f t e r e a t i n g a d e l i c i o u s m e a l , w e g a t h e r e d in a c i r c l e a n d e a c h p e r s o n i n t r o d u c e d h i m s e l f , t o l d w h e r e he
c a m e f r o m , w h a t p o s i t i o n s h e h a d h e l d in the C h u r c h , an d w h a t h i s p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n s w e r e . It w a s
s i m p l y a m a z i n g h o w m a n y w e r e f o r m e r m e m b e r s o f s t a k e p r e s i d e n c i e s , b i s h o p r i c s , h ig h c o u n c i l s , and
h e a d s o f a l l a u x i l i a r i e s . W h e n it c a m e t o S i s t e r P e t e r s o n , w e f o u n d s h e w a s b o r n in N o v i a S c o t i a , m o v e d
t o L i v e r p o o l , E n g la n d , at the a g e o f f o u r an d l i v e d t h e r e u n til s h e w a s f o u r t e e n , w h e n h e r f a m i l y j o i n e d
the C h u r c h and m o v e d t o th e U n it e d S t a t e s w h e r e s h e m e t P r e s i d e n t P e t e r s o n b e f o r e h e w a s s e n t to N o v i a
S cotia on his m is s io n . S h e w a s n a m e d " E m m a M a r r " a f t e r a b o a t w h i c h h e r f a t h e r o w n e d at o n e t i m e and
w h i c h w a s l o s t at s e a . S h e i s a v e r y l o v e l y lad y, an d w e a r e a l l g o i n g to e n j o y g e t t i n g t o k n o w h e r b e t t e r .
P r e s i d e n t P e t e r s o n t o l d u s o f t h e i r " c o l d r e c e p t i o n " t o E n g l a n d . It s e e m s a d a y o r t w o a f t e r t h e i r a r r i v a l
a l l the p o w e r in t h e i r a r e a w a s a c c i d e n t a l l y c u t off, and t h e y w e r e w it h o u t h e a t o r l i g h t s o f an y k in d f o r
n e a r l y t w e l v e h o u r s ! H e h ad b o u g h t t h r e e e l e c t r i c b l a n k e t s that day, but t h e y h a d n o p l u g s o n t h e m . S tan
B ir d , b e i n g o n e o f the f e w m e n l e f t in t o w n that night, r u s h e d p o s t h a s t e o v e r to o f f e r h i s s e r v i c e s . T h e
p o w e r f i n a l l y c a m e on, p l u g s w e r e l o c a t e d h e r e an d t h e r e f o r the b l a n k e t s , an d P r e s i d e n t an d S i s t e r
P e t e r s o n c o u l d at l a s t r e m o v e t h e i r w i n t e r c o a t s . D o you s u p p o s e they w ill e v e r f o r g e t th eir f i r s t few
d a y s in " J o l l y O l d E n g l a n d " ? I a m s u r e t h e y won't!
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s y m p a t h y and l o v e to E l d e r and S i s t e r J o s e p h L.
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w h o p a s s e d a w a y F e b r u a r y 17, in L i e g e , B e l g i u m ,
w h e re he liv ed. E l d e r H a s o p p e i s th e A s s i s t a n t
A r e a S u p e r v i s o r in t he F r e n c h s p e a k i n g c o u n t r i e s .

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c e l e b r i t i e s f r o m a l l c o u n t r i e s an d a l l a g e s . A c o s t u m e " f a s c h i n g " d in n e r p a r t y w a s h e l d t o b i d f a r e w e l l
t o th e K e n B i e s i n g e r s w h o h a v e c o m p l e t e d t h e i r m i s s i o n i n G e r m a n y . A d e l i c i o u s b u f f e t d i n n e r w a s s e r v
e d a f t e r w h i c h m a n y fun g a m e s w e r e e n j o y e d b y a l l . A t r i b u t e w a s g i v e n in the f o r m o f a p o e m an d w a s
d e d i c a t e d to b o t h E d n a and K e n b y E l d e r G l e n C r a n d a l l . W ith e v e r y o n e in s o m e t y p e o f c o s t u m e , the
e v e n i n g p r o v e d to b e l o a d s o f fun and a l l f e l t l i k e t r u e i n h a b it a n t s o f G e r m a n y c e l e b r a t i n g the " f a s c h i n g "
season .
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for a p leasan t v oya ge h om e. The B i e s i n g e r s w i l l s a i l a b o a r d the S . S . C o r i n t h f r o m L e H a v r e , F r a n c e ,
on F e b r u a r y 22nd. W e w i l l m i s s t h e s e f i n e p e o p l e f r o m o u r c o l o n y in T a n n e n w e g , bu t w i s h t h e m g r e a t
j o y in t h e i r r e t u r n to t h e i r f a m i l y at h o m e . W e a l s o w i s h E l d e r K e n e v e r y s u c c e s s in h i s n e w a s s i g n m e n t
w it h the S t a t e o f Utah.

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T o te ll y o u c o m e about th eir m i s s i o n
W h i c h t h e y e n d n e x t w e e k w it h o u t m u c h t h o u g h t o f u s w h o s ta y .
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A n d t r i e d to b u y t he w h o l e o f b i g B e a r L a k e .
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T h e y s u r e l y d id n 't d o m u c h cr a b b in !
T h e y h a r d l y had m u c h t i m e n o r t h o u g h t s t o s t a y a w a k e .

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T h e y s t a r t e d o u t d o w n in o l d W ie n .
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B u y i n g l a n d and s p e n d i n g the C h u r c h ' s d o u g h .
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W h e r e h e t h o u g h t h e 'd p r e s e n t the " g o l d e n q u e s t i o n s " t o the P o p e .
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W e ' ll a l w a y s l o v e the b o t h o f you!
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W h e n y o u ' r e b o a t i n g o n th e lake,
R e m e m b e r u s f o r o l d t i m e ' s sake.'
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H e l p e d t o b e g i n , m a y it f o r y o u r s a k e s u c c e e d .
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M a y t h e y n e v e r t u r n to w e e d s ,
And m a y this land be b e tte r b e c a u s e you w e r e h e r e , in d e e d .

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C o r r e s p o n d e n t d u e t o h e r r e t u r n h o m e t o the S t a t e s f o r a n u m b e r o f w e e k s b e c a u s e
o f the s e v e r e i l l n e s s o f h e r f a t h e r .
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c a p a c i t y f o r the p a s t t w e n t y - o n e m o n t h s . W e h a v e e n j o y e d w o r k i n g w it h h e r and
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