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MILLENNIAL  STAR 


APRIL   1959       VOLUME   121        NUMBER  4 


Challenge 


T.  BOWRING  WOODBURY 


The  Eternal  Triangle 


MATTHEW  COWLEY 


George  Q.  Cannon,  Servant  of  God 


RICHARD  B.  OLIVER 


Paying  Tithing 


ERNEST    L.    WILKINSON 


Further  Light  from  the  Lighthouse 


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The  Building  of  a  New  Era:  A  Special 
Star  Feature 

The  New  Central  London  Chapel 

Sir  Thomas  Bennett 

Crawley 


SIR  THOMAS  P.  BENNETT 


Mission-Wide  Youth  Convention 


The   Gospel   in   the   Life   of  Joseph    W. 
Darling 


Reflections  from  the  Temple 


Conference  Progress 


New  Era  Calendar 


District  Missionary  Activities 


Missionary  Activities 


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T.  BOWRING  WOODBURY,  EDITOR 

RICHARD  B.  OLIVER,  ASSOCIATE  EDITOR 

PAMELA  JOHNSON,  EDITORIAL  ASSISTANT 


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CHALLENGE 


BY  PRESIDENT  T.  BOWRING  WOODBURY 


TN    this    time    of    regeneration    and 

growth,  certain  words  have  identi- 
fied themselves  with  the  New  Era  in 
the  British  Mission.  We  hear  them 
over  and  over  until  they  become 
almost  of  casual  usage.  But  the  word 
challenge  is  not  a  casual  word. 

It  brings  us  to  a  point  of  resolution. 
It  stimulates  the  forces  of  determina- 
tion to  action.  It  unites  all  our  facul- 
ties with  force  on  one  focal  point. 
And,  the  result  is  progress  and  per- 
fection. 

For  instance,  there  is  the  great  chal- 
lenge made  to  the  Saints  of  the  British 
Mission  to  become  District  Mission- 
aries. The  challenge  was  for  five  per 
cent  of  the  District  Membership  to 
become  set-apart  missionaries,  devot- 
ing two  nights  a  week  to  the  mission- 
ary cause. 

At  this  writing,  there  are  354  set- 
apart  District  Missionaries  in  the 
British  Mission.  This  is  three  per  cent 
of  our  mission  membership.  And  the 
names  keep  coming  in  with  each  mail. 
The  membership  is  meeting  this  chal- 
lenge and  the  resultant  conversions 
will  be  wonderful  to  watch. 

The  entire  Senior  Aaronic  Priesthood 
Programme  just  introduced  in  the  Mis- 
sion, is  built  around  one  word:  chal- 
lenge. After  bringing  ourselves  to  a 
point  of  friendship  with  our  inactive 
brethren,  and  arousing  a  spark  of 
interest  in  their  hearts,  then  comes  the 
motivating  challenge :  "  Can  you  make 
yourself  worthy  to  be  ordained  an 
Elder  a  month  from  today?  " 


There  is  the  challenge  in  the  Aaronic 
Priesthood  Programme  where  each 
Deacon,  Teacher  and  Priest  is  challen- 
ged to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
Individual  Priesthood  Award. 

In  the  Girls'  Programme,  just  intro- 
duced, the  challenge  has  become  a 
friendly  but  familiar  part  of  the  pro- 
gramme of  perfection,  where  girls 
might  achieve  their  own  Individual 
Award. 

The  word  challenge  is  familiar  to 
every  full-  and  part-time  missionary. 
When  he  reaches  a  certain  point  in  the 
discussion  plan,  the  missionary  knows 
to  challenge  the  investigator  to  make 
himself  ready  for  baptism  and  the  date 
is  set.  Power  and  strength  are  in  back 
of  resolute  determination  to  break 
with  the  past  and  meet  the  challenge 
of  the  future. 

But  perhaps  the  greatest  challenge 
is  that  one  issued  to  every  member  of 
the  Church  in  the  British  Mission  to 
prepare  for  local  leadership.  And  on 
this  ground,  the  challenge  is  being  met 
with  action  that  is  glorious  to  behold. 
Ten  of  our  15  districts  are  completely 
in  local  hands  and  it  appears  that  the 
entire  mission  will  be  locally  lead  by 
the  end  of  1959. 

What  a  wonderful  word!  Its  mere 
mention  means  motivation.  What  a 
priceless  power  to  perfection!  Chal- 
lenge is  a  soul-stirring  word.  And  we 
challenge  you  to  accept  the  challenge 
of  the  New  Era. 


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by  Matthew  Cowley 

T  WANT  to  say  in  all  seriousness  that 
the  woman  God  gave  to  me  is  worth 
more  than  anything  in  the  whole 
world.  I  am  reminded  of  an  experience 
related  by  President  McKay.  He  spoke 
of  the  time  he  stood  at  the  side  of  his 
wife  in  the  room  where  his  mother 
was  born,  and  what  that  occasion 
meant  to  him. 

What  a  beautiful  sermon,  his  stand- 
ing at  the  side  of  his  wife,  where  he 
has  stood  for  these  many  years,  and 
in  the  presence  of  his  mother,  who 
also  stood  at  the  side  of  her  com- 
panion for  many  years !  There  flashed 
in  my  mind  when  he  briefly  related 
that  experience  the  symbol  which  is 
over  the  long  narrow  window  on  the 
east  and  west  end  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Temple,  the  symbol  of  the  clasped 
hands.  How  important  that  symbol  is 
in  the  lives  of  all  of  us. 

Men  of  the  priesthood  who  have 
knelt  at  the  sacred  altar,  and  on  that 
altar  clasped  the  hand  of  a  sainted 
companion,  have  entered  an  eternal 
triangle.  This  most  sacred  triangle  is 
not  a  companionship  of  two,  but  of 
three — the  husband,  the  wife,  and 
God.  But  my  heart  sinks  in  despair 
when  I  witness  so  many  who  have 
withdrawn  and  are  withdrawing  that 
hand  from  one  another.  They  don't 
do  that  until  they  first  divorce  God 
from  that  triangle,  and  after  divorcing 
God,  it  is  practically  impossible  for 


them  to  stay  together  side  by  side.  We 
pledge  eternal  fidelity  to  one  another 
as  we  kneel  at  the  sacred  altar,  and 
the  words  we  hear  are  not  "  until 
death  do  you  part,"  nor  "  for  as  long 
as  you  both  shall  live,"  but  "  for  time 
and  for  all  eternity." 

There  came  into  my  office  recently 
a  sister  who  said  she  had  divorced  her 
husband,  married  in  this  Holy  House; 
the  handclasp  had  been  severed.  I 
asked,  "  What  are  the  grounds?  " 
"  Drunkenness,  I  have  been  living  with 
a  drunken  swine,"  she  replied.  I  said, 
maybe  without  thinking,  "  Sister,  don't 
you  know  that  only  God  and  women 
can  make  men  of  swine,  and  men  of 
beasts;  your  companion  is  no  longer 
your  husband  in  the  eyes  of  the  law, 
but  now  he  is  your  brother,  and  there 
is  no  law  under  heaven  which  can 
destroy  that  relationship.  Now,  work 
with  him  as  your  brother,  and  I  have 
suggestions  which  may  help  you." 

I  expect  her  to  come  back.  I  know 
the  influence  of  that  woman  will  lead 
her  husband  into  sobriety,  and  under 
the  goodness  and  mercy  of  God  there 
will  return  the  clasp  of  the  hand. 

I  anticipate  in  supreme  joy  the 
experience  they  are  going  to  have 
kneeling  together  with  their  hands 
clasped,  and  the  hands  of  their  child- 
ren upon  their  hands;  and  in  bringing 
those  children  within  that  sacred  tri- 
angle :  the  man,  the  woman,  and  God. 

Yes,  the  sisters  can  make  men  of  us 
beasts.  But  Brethren,  do  not  withdraw 
your  hand  in  the  greatest  hour  of 
need  of  your  companion.  Sisters 
generally  do  not  withdraw  that  hand. 
I  thank  God  that  when  my  hand 
maybe  has  tended  to  slip  away,  that 
the  grip  of  my  companion  has  been 
strong  as  bands  of  steel,  and  I  have 
been  brought  back. 

I  was  in  a  home  recently  in  one  of 


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our  stakes  where  a  man  was  lying 
upon  his  bed.  The  only  part  of  his 
body  that  he  could  move  were  his 
eyes  and  his  tongue.  He  could  speak 
and  he  could  see,  but  that  was  all;  he 
had  no  life  in  his  arms  or  legs.  The 
home  was  immaculate;  his  bed  linen 
was  immaculate;  he  was  immaculate. 
Maybe  there  was  no  life  in  his  hand, 
but  his  companion  held  that  hand  in 
a  grasp  as  strong  as  life  itself.  The 
clasp  of  the  hand,  brothers  and  sisters 
— it  has  meaning!  And  when  you  are 
away  from  one  another,  if  you  don't 
feel  a  spiritual  clasp  stronger  than  the 
physical  clasp,  rush  back  to  one 
another  as  quickly  as  you  can.  You 
know  true  love  is  not  looking  into 
each  other's  eyes  in  one  of  those  old- 
fashioned  loveseats.  That  isn't  true 
love.  True  love  is  that  love  which 
comes  into  your  heart  and  motivates 
your  life  when  you  arise  from  the 
altar  and  both  of  you  look  in  the  same 
direction,  down  through  eternity.  That 
is  true  love,  where  both  are  looking  in 
the  same  direction. 

The  Maori  in  referring  to  his  wife 
says :  "  Taku  hoa  wahine,"  which 
means,  "  My  companion  wife."  The 
wife  in  speaking  of  her  companion, 
says :  "  Toku  hoa  tane,"  meaning, 
"  My  companion  husband."  I  like 
that  a  little  better  than  just  -saying 
"  My  wife,"  or  "  My  husband."  "  My 
companion  wife,"  "My  companion 
husband!  "  Companionship  implies  a 
oneness  of  direction,  right  down 
through  eternity. 

There  are  men  active  in  the  Church 
today  because  sometime  in  the  past 
when  their  hand  was  slipping  away, 
and  a  little  finger  maybe  was  being 
loosened  from  the  clasp,  there  came  a 
grip  from  their  companion  wife  which 
held  them  firm.  Eternal  fidelity,  I 
thank  God  for  it.   I  thank  God  for  a 


hand  which  will  always  reach  out  and 
grasp  mine. 

As  I  go  about  the  Church,  and  hear 
my  name  read  out  as  one  of  the 
Authorities  of  this  Church,  and  as 
hands  are  raised  to  sustain  me,  I  say 
within  myself,  "  My  companion  wife  is 
being  sustained,  and  that's  the  reason 
I  am  being  sustained." 

When  I  went  to  New  Zealand  as 
mission  president,  I  went  around 
among  the  people.  Those  natives  have 
great  memories.  They  would  quote 
from  the  sermons  of  mission  presi- 
dents, but  there  had  been  one  presi- 
dent out  there  whom  they  did  not 
quote,  but  he  preached  to  those  people 
the  most  beautiful  sermon  they  had 
ever  witnessed.  Wherever  I  would  go 
and  we  would  refer  to  that  grand  man, 
the  natives  would  say,  "  He  was  always 
holding  hands  with  his  wife."  When 
they  would  sit  down  together  at  the 
table,  their  hands  would  just  naturally 
go  toward  each  other,  and  they  would 
hold  hands — the  greatest  sermon  that 
was  ever  delivered  in  the  history  of 
the  New  Zealand  Mission,  the  sacred 
clasp  of  the  hands  of  man  and 
woman. 

I  have  seen  young  men  and  women 
come  into  the  temple  to  be  sealed  and 
to  clasp  their  hands  with  a  pledge  of 
eternal  fidelity,  and  their  own  fathers 
and  mothers  could  not  come  inside  to 
witness  the  sacred  ceremony.  Yes,  in 
many  oases  the  youth  are  our 
examples. 

I  thank  God  for  the  clasp  of  the 
hand.  I  thank  God  for  the  symbol  of 
the  handclasp,  with  all  of  its  eternal 
significance.  God  grant  that  each  of 
us  may  always  have  the  strength  to 
clasp  the  hand  of  our  companion  wife 
and  that  they  will  always  have  the 
strength  to  hold  our  hand  as  if  it  were 
in  a  vice. 


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THE  SAILING  BARK  SIDNEY  WHICH  TOOK 
THE  CANNONS  TO  AMERICA 


GEORGE  Q.  CANNON  AT  THE  TIME  HE  PRESIDED 
OVER  THE  EUROPEAN  MISSION 


GEORGE  Q.  CANNON 


Servant  of  God 


by  Richard  B.  Oliver 


HTHE  Cannon  family  stood  at  the 
rail  of  the  Sidney  and  watched 
the  land  along  the  River  Mersey  slip 
from  view.  It  was  the  autumn  of  1842, 
and  as  they  headed  out  to  the  Irish 
Sea,  George  and  Ann  Cannon  thought 
of  Liverpool,  which  had  been  their 
home  for  almost  seventeen  years.  Their 
eldest  son,  George  Quayle,  was  stand- 
ing at  their  side;  he  too,  had  helped  to 
save  for  the  family's  voyage  to  the 
promised  land. 

It  was  no  wonder  that  they  felt  a 
little  frightened  at  the  realisation  of 
their  leaving  comfortable  England  for 
the  uncertainties  of  America,  and  of 


their  new  found  Mormon  faith.  But  it 
mattered  little  to  them,  they  were  going 
to  Zion,  and  God  would  help  them! 
As  the  ship  turned  south,  both 
parents  turned  almost  impulsively  in 
the  direction  of  their  native  Isle  of 
Man.  Their  families  could  trace  their 
ancestry  on  the  Island  back  for  cen- 
turies. But,  it  was  in  Liverpool  that 
they  were  to  hear  of  the  Gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

Both  Ann  Cannon  and  her  husband, 
George,  were  religious  people.  But, 
they  had  never  been  able  to  find  a 
philosophy  that  satisfied  their  inquiring 
minds.  George  must  have  been  quite  a 


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GEORGE  Q.  CANNON  AS  THE 
DELEGATE  FROM  UTAH 


student  of  the  Bible  for  he  had  been 
known  to  say  "  the  gospel  is  not  upon 
the  earth  but  it  is  coming."1 

During  this  period  of  time  in  their 
lives  Parley  P.  Pratt  was  preaching  the 
gospel  in  Toronto,  Canada.  There, 
John  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Leonora 
Cannon,  George  Cannon's  sister, 
accepted  the  truth  after  hearing  it 
from  Brother  Pratt.  Three  years  later 
John  Taylor  was  called  to  fill  a  mis- 
sion in  England.  Naturally,  Leonora 
thought  at  once  of  her  brother  George 
and  his  family  in  Liverpool.  John 
Taylor  carried  a  letter  of  introduction 
to  them  when  he  arrived  in  England. 

Undoubtedly,  he  was  not  long  in 
Liverpool  before  he  searched  out  the 
home  of  the  Cannon's,  his  wife's 
people.  He  made  the  acquaintance  of 
Ann  and  her  children  but  found  that 
her  husband  was  not  at  home.  John 
Taylor  didn't  discuss  with  them  the 
purpose  of  his  visit  to  England  but 
talked  only  of  family  news.  And  yet, 


as  he  walked  away  from  the  house 
Ann  Cannon  turned  to  her  eldest  son, 
George  Q.  and  said,  "  George,  there 
goes  a  man  of  God.  He  is  come  to 
bring  salvation  to  your  father's 
house."2  What  a  prophetic  statement 
for  this  young  mother  to  make  to  her 
son!  That  evening  John  Taylor  re- 
turned to  the  Cannon  home.  This  time 
he  told  the  entire  family  the  purpose 
of  his  being  in  England.  He  testified 
to  them  that  the  Gosped  had  been  re- 
stored. He  told  them  of  The  Book  of 
Mormon.  He  even  sang  for  them  some 
of  the  lovely  hymns  of  the  church. 
Ann  Cannon  knew  that  he  spoke  the 
truth.  She  was  a  firm  believer,  at 
once,  and  was  ready  to  be  baptised. 
Her  husband,  George,  was  not  unim- 
pressed but  he  was  not  quick  to  accept 
all  that  he  had  heard.  He  began  that 
night  to  read  The  Book  of  Mormon. 
He  became  more  fascinated  by  it  with 
each  page  that  he  read  until  he  could 
scarcely  lay  it  down.  He  read  it  late 
into  the  night,  he  read  it  at  meals.  He 
even  propped  it  up  on  his  work  bench 
that  he  might  read  a  sentence  or  two 
as  he  worked.  He  read  it  through 
twice  and  then  he  and  his  wife  were 
baptised  one  month  to  the  day  after 
John  Taylor  made  his  first  visit  to 
them. 

Not  long  after  their  baptism  the 
"  spirit  of  gathering  "  came  upon  these 
young  parents,  for  the  great  strength 
of  the  church  was  to  come  from  the 
British  Isles.  The  Cannons  were  to  be 
a  part  of  that  strength.  They  began  to 
save  for  their  trip  to  America.  Two 
years  later  they  were  ready  to  sail. 
During  that  time,  by  carefully  saving, 
they  had  accumulated  enough  to  pay 
their  own  way.  They  had  also  been 
able  to  partially  pay  the  fare  of  still 
others  who  were  unable  to  save  the 
required  amount.  The  Cannons  had  an 


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Illiillil 


.  ■'      .      .  -  . 


GEORGE  Q.  CANNON'S  FIRST  NEWSPAPER 

irresistible  desire  to  be  with  the  Saints 
in  Nauvoo  and  yet  this  young  father 
and  mother,  George  and  Ann,  had  a 
premonition  that  Ann  would  never 
live  to  reach  Zion.  But,  still,  she  was 
determined  to  make  the  journey  that 
her  children  might  be  reared  among 
the  Saints.  Travelling  was  most  diffi- 
cult in  that  day.  The  journey  was  long. 
The  food  was  not  adequate  and  Ann 
was  expecting  a  baby.  The  weeks  of 
travel,  the  motion  of  the  ship  and  the 
misery  of  sea  sickness  were  too  much 
for  her.  Ann  Cannon  died  on  the 
voyage  and  was  buried  at  sea.  Her 
husband  and  young  family  of  six, 
George  Q.  at  sixteen  the  eldest,  were 
to  arrive  in  Zion  without  the  loving, 
energetic  woman  whose  dream  for 
them  had  come  true. 

After  seven  months  of  travelling, 
the  little  band  of  Mormon  immigrants 
finally  arrived  in  Nauvoo,  Illinois. 
There  was  a  great  crowd  on  the  land- 
ing as  the  boat  came  up  the  Missis- 
sippi. George  Q.  looked  eagerly  for  the 
Prophet  Joseph  Smith.  Although  he 
had  never  seen  a  picture  of  the  Prophet 
he  instantly  knew  him. 

"  When  his  eyes  fell  upon  the  Prophet, 
without  a  word  from  anyone  to  point 
him  out  or  any  other  reason  to  separate 
him  from  others  who  stood  around,  he 
knew  him  instantly.  He  would  have 
known  him  among  ten  thousand." l 
All  through  his  life  he  treasured  that 
inspired  recognition. 


This  was  an  exciting  time  in  Nauvoo 
— things  were  happening  and  history 
was  being  made.  The  first  few  peaceful 
months  were  soon  drowned  in  the 
wave  of  mob  terrorism,  bent  on  des- 
troying Nauvoo  and  the  Saints,  which 
shortly  swept  through  Illinois  and  the 
surrounding  countryside. 

George  Q.  was  only  seventeen  but 
he  was  to  be  a  part  of  the  tragedy  in 
Nauvoo,  for  it  was  his  father  who 
made  the  coffins  that  held  the  bodies 
of  the  beloved  Prophet  Joseph  Smith 
and  his  brother,  Hyrum.  He  undoub- 
tedly assisted  in  the  making  of  the 
death  masks  of  these  two  martyred 
men.  As  they  worked  this  young  man 
must  have  heard  the  crying  and  weep- 
ing of  the  thousands  of  people  who 
knew  that  their  prophet  was  gone. 

He  seemed  to  be  destined  to  be  a 
part  of  the  events  that  shaped  the 
future  of  the  Church  in  those  tense 
and  tragic  months.  George  Q.  was  in 
the  grove  at  Nauvoo  that  summer  day 
when  Sidney  Rigdon  laid  claim  to  the 
leadership  of  the  Church  and  when 
the  Lord  let  the  people  know  who  was 
his  chosen  one. 

"  A  more  wonderful  and  miraculous . 
event  than  was  wrought  that  day  in  the 
presence  of  that  congregation  we  never 
heard  of.  The  Lord  gave  His  people  a 
testimony  that  left  no  room  for  doubt  as 
to  who  was  the  man  He  had  chosen  to 
lead  them  .  .  .  On  that  occasion  President 
Brigham  Young  seemed  to  be  trans- 
formed . . .  The  tones  of  his  voice,  his 
appearance,  everything  he  said  and  the 
spirit  which  accompanied  his  words,  con- 
vinced the  people  that  the  leader  whom 
God  had  selected  to  guide  them  stood 
before  them."1 

At  the  sudden  death  of  his  father, 
George  Q.  went  to  live  with  his  Uncle 
John  Taylor.  During  the  next  four 
years  he  was  to  learn  all  about  the 
printing    profession    from    his    Uncle 


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who  was  editing  the  Times  and  Sea- 
sons, and  the  Nauvoo  Neighbor.  It  was 
also  during  this  time  that  young 
George  Q.  Cannon  thrilled  to  the  mis- 
sionary experiences  that  were  often 
related  in  the  Taylor  home. 

"  When  a  youth,  it  was  my  good  for- 
tune to  live  in  the  family  of  President 
John  Taylor.  It  was  my  chief  delight  in 
those  days  to  listen  to  him  and  other 
Elders  relate  their  experiences  as  mis- 
sionaries. They  made  a  deep  impression 
upon  me  . . .  Their  missions  were  rich  in 
instances  of  His  power  exhibited  in  their 
behalf.  What  I  heard  strengthened  my 
faith  and  increased  the  desire  in  my  heart 
to  be  a  missionary.  No  calling  was  so 
noble  in  my  eyes  as  that  of  a  standard- 
bearer  of  the  Gospel."* 

The  exile  from  Nauvoo  and  the 
exodus  to  the  Great  Salt  Lake  Basin 
shortly  followed,  and  soon  George  Q. 
Cannon  commenced  the  work  which 
he  desired  most :  that  of  a  missionary. 
He  spent  fourteen  of  the  next  fifteen 
years  of  his  life  in  the  spreading  of  the 
Gospel. 

His  first  mission  was  to  the  Sand- 
wich Islands  as  they  were  called.  We 
know  them  now  as  the  Hawaiian 
Islands.  He  was  the  youngest  of  nine 
elders  called  to  labour  there.  The 
youngest  but  the  strongest.  The  mis- 
sionaries tried  to  preach  to  the  white 
people  on  the  islands  and  met  with 
little  or  no  success.  Accordingly,  most 
of  them  felt  that  the  only  thing  to  do 
was  to  return  home.  Elder  Cannon,  as 
always  to  be  the  case,  felt  the  impor- 
tance of  his  calling  to  such  an  extent 
that  he  could  not  leave.  Four  elders 
remained  with  him  and  they  preached, 
not  to  the  white  people  upon  the 
islands,  but  those  to  whom  the  islands- 
belonged,  the  native  people.  In  three 
and  a  half  years  more  than  four 
thousand  of  them  joined  the  Church. 

He  had  a  great  desire  to  learn  the 


language  of  the  people.  He  never  let 
an  opportunity  pass  to  speak  with  the 
natives.  He  refrained  from  reading  or 
speaking  in  English  and  trained  him- 
self to  even  think  in  the  beautiful  lan- 
guage of  the  Hawaiians.  In  quoting 
from  his  writings  George  Q.  said  of 
his  feelings  at  this  time : 

"  /  also  tried  to  exercise  faith  before 
the  Lord  to  obtain  the  gift  of  talking  and 
understanding  the  language.  One  evening, 
while  sitting  on  the  mats  conversing  with 
some  neighbours  who  had  dropped  in,  I 
felt  an  uncommonly  great  desire  to  under- 
stand what  they  had  said.  All  at  once  I 
felt  a  peculiar  sensation  in  my  ears;  I 
jumped  to  my  feet,  with  my  hands  at  the 
sides  of  my  head,  and  exclaimed  to 
Elders  Bigler  and  Keeler  who  sat  at  the 
table,  that  I  believe  I  had  received  the 
gift  of  interpretation.  And  it  was  so."6 

His  faith  and  his  desire  to  learn  had 
been  rewarded. 

The  history  of  the  Sandwich  Islands 
Mission  reads  like  a  romance,  with  the 
young  missionary  as  its  central  figure. 
His  eloquence  charmed  the  natives, 
and  later  when  they  wanted  to  pay  a 
speaker  a  compliment,  they  would 
say:  "He  speaks  like  Cannon."  His 
personal  traits  won  the  hearts  of  hun- 
dreds. From  village  to  village  and 
from  island  to  island  he  passed,  kind- 
ling in  the  hearts  of  thousands  of  the 
simple,  honest  and  affectionate  islan- 
ders, faith  in  the  Gospel,  a  remarkable 
and  contagious  religious  zeal,  and  an 
unbounded  and  undying  affection  for 
himself.  "  Dreams,  visions  and  revela- 
tions were  given  to  me,"  he  wrote, 
"  and  the  communion  of  the  Spirit  was 
most  sweet  and  delicious."7 

Now  that  the  language  was  like  his 
own  unto  him  he  was  seized  with  a 
great  desire  to  translate  The  Book  of 
Mormon  into  their  language  for  the 
Hawaiian  people.  It  was  a  difficult 
task.  There  were  no  white  men  to  help 


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him;  but  he  did  have  the  assistance  of 
a  few  natives.  He  worked  with  them, 
reading  them  his  translations,  careful 
always  that  the  thought  was  always 
clear  to  them  that  the  words  must  con- 
vey. It  was  a  labour  of  nearly  two 
years  but  it  was  a  labour  of  love. 

This  task  finished,  George  Q.  sailed 
for  home  in  July,  1854.  Nearly  fifty 
years  were  to  pass  before  he  would 
see  the  islands  he  loved  again.  But,  in 
1900  he  was  invited  back  to  attend  the 
jubilee  of  the  Sandwich  Islands  Mis- 
sion. He  received  a  wonderful  greet- 
ing from  his  people  and  from  members 
of  the  government.  He  spoke  for  half 
an  hour  in  one  meeting  in  Hawaiian 
and  after  nearly  fifty  years  was  able  to 
speak  this  lovely  language  with  the 
freedom  he  had  known  in  the  past. 

In  the  audience  that  day  was  the  Ex- 
Queen  Liliuokalani.  She  sent  for  him. 
The  notes  from  his  journal  on  that  day 
read  as  follows : 

"  The  Ex-Queen  Liliuokalani  sent  me 
word  that  she  would  like  to  see  me  at 
one  o'clock  today  as  she  expects  to  sail 
for  Hilo  . .  .She  welcomed  me  very  cor- 
dially and  expressed  the  pleasure  it  gave 
her  at  meeting  me.  She  also  dwelt  on  the 
good  my  visit  had  done  and  would  do, 
how  the  people's  feelings  had  been 
aroused  and  their  love  awakened  and 
strengthened  by  my  visit.  Many  more 
remarks  of  this  character  were  made  by 
her,  and  when  I  arose  to  bid  her  goodbye, 
she  said  she  would  like  me  to  give  her  a 
blessing;  then  she  led  the  way  to  another 
room.  Before  I  was  aware  of  what  she 
was  doing,  she  was  on  her  knees  at  my 
feet  to  receive  the  blessing.  /  felt  very 
free  in  blessing  her,  and  the  Spirit  rested 
upon  us  both."" 

Eventually  she  became  a  member  of 
the  Church. 

It  was  during  this  visit  that  George 
Q.  prophesied  that  one  day  a  temple 
would  be  built  in  Hawaii.  This  pro- 


phecy  was   to   be   fulfilled    19   years 
later. 

George  Q.  Cannon  always  put  him- 
self at  the  disposal  of  the  First  Presi- 
dency of  the  Church.  He  had  dedicated 
his  life  to  obedience  and  service. 
Though  a  very  independent  man,  he 
knew  well  the  principle  of  being 
obedient. 

"  There  are  some  people  who  seem  to 
have  the  idea  that  rebellion  and  disobe- 
dience are  evidences  of  independence  and 
of  manhood . . .  I  always  felt  that  I  was 
just  as  independent  in  being  obedient,  and 
I  know  T  felt  much  better  than  I  could 
possibly    feel    if    I    were    disobedient."9 

It  seemed  that  the  Lord  had  a  great 
need  for  George  Q.  Cannon  for  once 
again  he  was  called.  This  time  it  was  to 
San  Francisco  where  he  was  to  look 
after  the  affairs  of  the  Mission  and  see 
to  the  publishing  of  a  paper  for  the 
Church  called  The  Western  Standard 
whose  masthead  boldly  proclaimed: 
"  To  Correct  Mis-Representation,  we 
Adopt  Self-Representation."  He  also 
published  his  translation  of  The  Book 
of  Mormon  into  the  Hawaiian  lan- 
guage. Through  his  experience  in  the 
mission  field,  and  his  awareness  of  his 
own  family's  conversion  in  Great 
Britain,  he  worked  diligently  for  the 
spreading  of  the  blessings  of  the  Gos- 
pel to  other  people. 

With  this  assignment  finished  he  re- 
turned to  Utah  where  he  was  sent  to 
Filmore  to  issue  another  paper,  the 
Deseret  News.  It  was  during  this  time 
that  he  proved  his  devotion  to  the 
Church. 

"At  Pay  son  at  noon  on  Monday,  as  I 
was  unhitching  my  team  at  Brother  Wil- 
liam B.  Preston's . . .  Brother  John  Boll- 
winkle  drove  up  in  a  carriage  and  mules 
and  handed  me  a  note.  It  was  from 
President  Young,  and  was  dated  the  day 
previous,  Sunday.  He  informed  me  that  I 
had  been  appointed  to  go  East  on  a  mis- 


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KB! 


GEORGE  Q.  CANNON  AND  HIS  14  SONS,  ABOUT  1890 


sion.  The  company  I  was  to  go  with  ex- 
pected to  start  the  next  day  {the  day  I 
received  the  note),  and  he  wished  me  to 
come  to  the  city  as  quickly  as  I  could.  In 
reply  to  my  inquiry  the  messenger  said 
he  would  be  ready  to  start  back  as  soon  as 
he  had  eaten  his  dinner  and  fed  his  mules. 
"  While  he  was  gone,  I  gathered  up 
what  clothing  and  bedding  and  weapons  I 
needed  for  the  journey,  and  in  about 
three-quarters  of  an  hour  we  were  on  our 
way  to  Salt  Lake  City,  where  we  arrived 
the  next  morning  as  day  was  breaking.  As 
I  had  only  been  home  from  a  mission  a 
few  weeks  before  I  went  to  Filmore,  and 
had  been  absent  several  years  before  on 
another  mission,  I  had  no  home  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  In  leaving  my  family  at  the 
roadside,  therefore,  I  left  them  with  no 
bright  prospect  for  comfort  and  ease 
during  my  absence.  But  they  uttered  no 
complaints.  They  put  their  trust  in  the 
Lord  and  during  the  two  years  of  my 
absence,  He  was  their  benefactor  and 
friend."10 

When  he  met  Brigham  Young  that 
day,  the  Prophet  turned  to  the  others 


there  and  said,  "  Didn't  I  tell  you  it 
would  be  so.  I  knew  I  had  but  to  call; 
here  he  is."11 

When  George  Q.  Cannon  returned 
from  the  East,  he  was  called  to  be  an 
Apostle  in  the  Council  of  the  Twelve, 
and  was  shortly  sent  to  preside  over 
the  European  Mission  with  head- 
quarters in  Liverpool,  the  city  where 
he  was  born.  It  was  in  the  autumn  of 
1860  that  Apostle  Cannon,  together 
with  his  wife,  boarded  the  steamship 
Arago  for  Southampton.  Things  had 
certainly  changed  from  the  time  he 
sailed  with  his  parents  for  Nauvoo  as 
just  another  convert.  He  was  now  re- 
turning to  his  native  land  as  a  mis- 
sionary to  preside  over  the  Church  in 
Europe,  and  he  was  no  doubt  eagerly 
enthusiastic  over  the  prospects  of 
helping  to  share  the  Gospel  message 
with  his  native  countrymen. 

His  duties  in  Europe  were  extensive, 

but  he  remained  most  of  the  time  in 

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THE  PRINCIPLE  AND  PRACTICE  OF 


fAUmi    UtqitifL 


BY 


PRESIDENT  ERNEST  L.  WILKINSON 


TN  the  first  place,  it  ought  to  be  suf- 
ficient for  us  that  the  payment  of 
tithing  is  a  commandment  of  the  Lord 
to  us  as  well  as  to  those  who  lived  in 
former  dispensations. 

Historically  tithing  is  older  than 
Israel.  For  example,  Abraham,  a  Patri- 
arch, paid  tithes  to  Melchizedek,  the 
Priest  of  the  most  high  God.  (Genesis 
14:18-20).  Jacob  (Israel)  covenanted 
with  the  Lord  to  "  give  the  tenth " 
unto    Him.    (Genesis    28:20-22).    The 

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same  commandment  was  enjoined 
upon  the  children  of  Israel  after  they 
had  been  brought  out  of  Egypt  (Levi- 
ticus 27:30,  32).  History  records  that 
as  long  as  the  Israelites  faithfully  com- 
plied with  the  law  of  the  tithe  they 
prospered;  when  they  failed,  the  land 
was  no  longer  sanctified  to  their  good. 
Holy  prophets  admonished,  rebuked, 
and  reproved  with  sharpness  as  the 
people  time  and  again  fell  into  trans- 
gression.   One    of    the    most    cryptic 


admonishments  is  found  in  the  last 
book  of  the  Old  Testament.  There 
Malachi,  with  stern  rebuke,  said : 

Will  a  man  rob  God?  Yet  ye  have 
robbed  me.  But  ye  say,  wherein  have  we 
robbed  thee?  In  tithes  and  offerings. 
(Malachi  3  : 8)  (3  Nephi  24 : 8). 

Tithing  was  still  practised  at  the 
time  of  our  Lord's  personal  ministry, 
approved  and  commended  by  Him, 
and  continued  as  a  church  function 
during  the  Apostolic  period  and  for  a 
considerable  time  thereafter. 

Gradually,  however,  during  the 
Great  Apostasy  and  the  dark  ages, 
tithing  lost  its  sacred  character  and 
was  appropriated  by  different  nations 
as  a  means  of  taxation.  In  the  ninth 
century,  Charlemagne  made  it  a  part 
of  the  state  revenue.  In  England  the 
tithe  was  imposed  by  authority  of  the 
civil  law,  and  inured  to  the  benefit  of 
the  established  Church.  It  then  con- 
sisted of  one-tenth  of  all  rental  pro- 
duced. It  thus  lost  its  voluntary  church 
significance  and  had  to  a  large  extent 
lost  its  virility  when  the  Gospel  was 
restored. 

On  July  8,  1838,  the  Prophet  Joseph 
approached  the  Lord  with  the  ques- 
tion :   f'  Oh,  Lord,  show  unto  thy  ser- 


vants how  much  thou  requirest  of  the 
properties  of  thy  people  for  a  tithing." 
The  answer  was  the  revelation  of 
tithing  comprising  the  119th  Section  of 
the  Doctrine  and  Covenants : 

"And  this  shall  be  the  beginning  of  the 
tithing  of  my  people.  And  after  that, 
those  who  have  thus  been  tithed  shall  pay 
one-tenth  of  all  their  interest  annually; 
and  this  shall  be  a  standing  law  unto  them 
forever,  for  my  holy  priesthood,  saith  the 
Lord .  .  .  And  I  say  unto  you,  if  my 
people  observe  not  this  law,  to  keep  it 
holy,  and  by  this  law  sanctify  the  land  of 
Zion  unto  me,  that  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments  may  be  kept  thereon,  that  it 
may  be  most  holy,  behold,  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  it  shall  not  be  a  land  of  Zion 
unto  you.  And  this  shall  be  an  example 
unto  all  the  stakes  of  Zion.  Even  so,  Amen. 

The  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  Church, 
Joseph  A.  Wirthlin,  has  defined  a 
"  tithe  "  as  follows : 

How  many  times  the  question  is  asked, 
"  What  is  a  tithe  ?  "  The  very  word  itself 
denotes  one-tenth.  A  tithe  is  one-tenth  of 
the  wage  earner's  full  income.  A  tithe  is 
one-tenth  of  the  professional  man's  net 
income.  A  tithe  is  one-tenth  of  the  far- 
mer's net  income,  and  also  one-tenth  of 
the  produce  used  by  the  farmer  to  sustain 
his  family  which  is  a  just  and  equitable 
requirement,   as  others  purchase   out  of 


Dr.  Ernest  L.  Wilkinson  has  been 
president  of  Brigham  Young 
University  in  Provo,  Utah  since 
1951.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Scotland,  and  his  mother  of  Den- 
mark, and  his  early  life  was  one  of 
hard  work  and  humble  means.  Dr. 
Wilkinson  established  himself  as  a 
lawyer  for  the  Ute  Indians  in  a  case 
which  lasted  over  16  years.  In 
addition,  the  Church  has  always 
played  an  important  part  in  his  life, 
and  since  1953  he  has  been 
administrator  of  the  Unified 
Church  School  System. 


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their  income  such  food  as  is  needed  to 
provide  for  their  families.  A  tithe  is  one- 
tenth  of  the  dividends  derived  from  in- 
vestments. A  tithe  is  one-tenth  of  net 
insurance  income  less  premiums  if 
tithing  has  been  paid  on  the  premiums. 
(Conference  Report,  April  1953,  p.  98). 

A  second  reason  why  we  should  pay 
our  tithing  is  that  we  have  been 
assured  by  our  Church  leaders  that  we 
will  be  individually  blessed  financially 
if  we  keep  this  commandment.  I  sup- 
pose the  person  in  our  day  who 
preached  this  doctrine  more  than  any- 
one else  was  the  late  President  Grant. 
He  believed  it  from  the  bottom  of  his 
heart,  and,  although  born  a  very  poor 
boy,  was  sufficiently  blessed  in  this 
world's  goods  that  he  was  able  to  serve 
the  Church  for  over  half  a  century 
without  accepting  compensation  there- 
for. President  Grant's  testimony  on 
this  is  as  follows; 

/  bear  witness — and  I  know  that  the 
witness  I  bear  is  true — that  the  men  and 
women  who  have  been  absolutely  honest 
with  God,  who  have  paid  their  one-tenth 
. . .  God  has  given  them  wisdom  whereby 
they  have  been  able  to  utilise  the  remain- 
ing nine-tenths,  and  it  has  been  of  greater 
value  to  them,  and  they  have  accom- 
plished more  with  it  than  they  would  if 
they  had  not  been  honest  with  the  Lord. 
(Conference  Report,  April,  1912,  p.  30). 

Philosophically,  I  have  never  felt 
that  I  should  pay  my  tithing  with  the 
expectation  of  receiving  a  quid  pro 
quo  in  the  form  of  monetary  reward, 
but  I  would  be  ungrateful  if  I  did  not 
acknowledge  that  when  the  payment  of 
tithing  on  my  part  has  required  the 
greatest  sacrifice,  I  have  always  re- 
ceived the  greatest  blessings. 

Another  reason  for  the  payment  of 
tithing  that  I  want  to  suggest  to  you  is 
that  keeping  this  commandment  pays 
one  a  soul  satisfaction.  There  is  no 
finer  feeling  than  to  be  able  to  lay  your 
head  down  in  the  evening  knowing  that 


you  are  square  with  the  Lord — that 
you  have  paid  your  tithing. 

Previously  I  suggested  that  while 
philosophically  I  had  difficulty  in 
thinking  that  I  would  be  blessed  finan- 
cially for  my  adherence  to  this  finan- 
cial obligation,  yet  realistically  I  had 
always  been  so  blessed.  May  I  now 
close  with  my  testimony  in  that  res- 
pect. At  the  conclusion  of  my  third 
year  of  law  at  the  George  Washington 
University,  I  had  been  blessed  with  the 
receipt  of  a  scholarship  at  Harvard 
University  for  further  advanced  study 
in  the  law.  I  accordingly  made 
arrangements  to  go  to  Harvard  for  an 
additional  year  of  legal  training.  Pre- 
paratory to  leaving  Washington,  I 
figured  up  my  accounts  and  found  that 
I  was  short  of  some  £82  ($230)  in  that 
year  in  the  payment  of  tithing.  Not 
wanting  to  leave  that  branch  without 
making  a  full  accounting  to  my  branch 
president,  I  went  to  a  strange  bank  in 
Washington,  D.C.,  to  see  if  I  could 
borrow  £82.  I  approached  the  lending 
officer  with  a  great  deal  of  fear  and 
apprehension.  He  did  not  know  me, 
and  I  had  established  no  credit  at  the 
bank.  Indeed,  I  had  no  credit  to  estab- 
lish. I  thought  the  best  thing  to  do 
under  the  circumstances  was  to  tell 
him  the  reason  for  my  wanting  the 
loan.  As  I  concluded  telling  him  the 
reason  the  banker  looked  at  me  and 
said,  "  Young  man,  if  you  have 
enough  character  in  you  to  con- 
sider that  tithing  is  an  obligation  for 
which  you  need  to  borrow  money,  this 
bank  will  be  happy  to  make  the  loan. 
We  have  no  doubt  you  will  repay  it." 

Armed  with  a  clear  conscience,  I 
went  to  Harvard  Law  School.  After 
having  been  there  for  less  than  one 
month,  I  received  a  letter  informing 
me  that  a  distinguished  singer  from 
the  West  had  begun  suit  against  the 


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Boston  Transit  Company,  operating 
trams  in  Boston,  for  partial  loss  of  her 
singing  voice  due  to  negligence  of  this 
tramway  company.  The  complaint  was 
that  she  had  been  riding  in  a  tram 
down  one  of  the  hills  of  Boston  when 
the  brakes  gave  way.  She  had  been 
thrown  out  of  her  seat  and  suffered 
an  abrasion  to  her  shin,  the  shock  of 
which  had  impaired  her  singing  voice. 
The  letter  concluded  by  saying  that  she 
had  engaged  some  attorneys  in  Boston, 
who  apparently  were  not  very  enthu- 
siastic about  the  case  and  asked  if  I 
would  consent  to  be  associated  with 
them  in  the  prosecution  of  the  case. 

Sceptical  as  I  could  be  about  the 
merits  of  such  a  case,  I  nevertheless 
went  to  Boston  to  call  on  these  attor- 
neys, for  every  young  lawyer  likes  his 
first  case.  But  I  found  they  were  even 
more  sceptical  about  the  merits  of  the 
case  than  I.  Indeed,  the  trial  was  to 
come  on  in  a  couple  of  weeks,  and  they 
were  about  ready  to  back  out  of  the 
case  and  not  prosecute  it.  They  had 
been  to  some  eminent  doctors  in  the 
town,  who  refused  to  testify  because 
they  thought  there  was  no  causal  con- 
nection between  the  shin  injury  and 
the  impairment  of  the  voice.  I  told 
them  I  would  think  it  over  for  a  day 
or  so.  Actually  I  wanted  to  think  of 
some  good  reason  for  getting  out  of 
the  case.  But  on  going  home  I  did 
some  praying  about  the  matter  for  I 
had  great  respect  for  this  singer  and 
did  not  believe  she  would  make  a  fal- 
lacious claim. 

After  a  couple  of  days  of  thinking 
and  praying,  but  still  being  of  the 
opinion  that  there  was  no  way  of  jus- 
tifying this  particular  claim,  I  started 
to  go  through  Harvard  Square  to  the 
attorney's  office  to  tell  them  that  I 
thought  the  jig  was  up.  As  I  proceeded 
through  the  Square  on  that  day,  I  ran 


squarely  into  an  old  school  teacher  of 
mine  who  had  become  head  of  the 
phonetics  laboratory  of  Ohio  State 
University,  which  at  that  time  was  the 
leading  phonetics  laboratory  in  the 
country.  I  immediately  proceeded  to 
tell  him  of  this  strange  law  case  and 
ask  him  whether,  in  view  of  his  ex- 
pertness  in  the  field  of  phonetics,  he 
thought  an  abrasion  on  the  shin  could 
cause  the  loss  of  voice.  He  looked  at 
me  and  said,  "  Ernest,  now  I  know  why 
I  stayed  over  in  Harvard  today.  I  was 
all  set  to  go  last  night.  I  had  no  par- 
ticular reason  for  staying  around 
another  day  but  just  felt  that  for  some 
reason  I  ought  to  stay.  Now  I  know 
I  was  needed  in  this  particular  case." 
He  further  said.  "  If  you  will  come 
with  me  down  to  the  Boston  Public 
Library,  I  will  get  you  one  copy  of  a 
famous  scientific  book — there  are  only 
three  copies  in  this  country — which 
documents  the  history  of  about  one 
hundred  cases  where  artists  of  high 
artistic  temperament  have  had  their 
voices  or  other  facilities  impaired 
through  a  slight  body  injury."  Res- 
ponding with  alacrity,  I  went  to  the 
library  with  him  where  we  obtained 
the  documented  book.  My  former 
teacher  agreed  to  remain  and  testify  as 
a  witness  for  I  found  that  he  had  had 
training  in  this  particular  field  in 
Vienna.  He  became  the  leading  witness 
of  the  case,  and  we  obtained  a  well- 
deserved,  large  judgment  for  this 
famous  singer,  out  of  which  I  received 
a  fee  that  helped  me  very  materially 
to  finish  my  training  at  Harvard  Law 
School.  Call  it  coincidence  if  you  want, 
but  I  am  simple  enough  to  believe 
otherwise. 

I  am  simple  enough,  also,  out  of 
this  and  many  other  experiences,  to 
believe  that  even  in  the  financial  affairs 
of  life  it  pays  one  to  pay  tithing. 


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Further  light  from  the 


£.Lqhlh 


In  the  January  Star  were  published 
several  letters  from  a  lighthouse  keeper 
in  the  Shetland  Islands.  Sisters  Janet 
Davis  and  Mamie  Lou  Wasden  have  con- 
tinued to  correspond  with  him,  but  for 
over  a  month  they  received  no  reply. 
"  Perhaps  it  was  the  weather,"  they 
thought,  but  the  newspapers  revealed  that 
on  several  occasions  the  weather  had 
broken  enough  to  allow  the  passage  of 
the  mail  boat.  The  Sisters  finally  mailed 
"  A  Marvellous  Work  and  a  Wonder  "  to 
him  along  with  another  lesson  in  the 
teaching  plan,  and  prayed  for  an  answer. 

Dear  Folks, 

I  received  your  letter  and  book 
today.  It  is  true  that  we  have  had  a 
severe  winter,  but  that  was  not  the 
reason  for  my  prolonged  silence. 

As  you  know,  my  wife  was  south  in 
Edinburgh  for  the  birth  of  our  daugh- 
ter Janet.  On  her  return,  we  discussed 
the  Church  and  she  expressed  bitter 
hostility  to  the  whole  idea.  She  said 
that  the  faith  our  fathers  died  for  was 


CHse 


the  only  one  to  which  we  should 
belong.  1  encountered  more  hostility 
among  our  neighbours  to  whom  I  had 
mentioned  my  intentions. 

To  cut  a  long  story  short,  I  am 
ashamed  to  admit  that  1  bowed  before 
the  storm  and  decided  against  joining 
the  Church.  I  resumed  my  former 
way  of  life  and  lived  in  mental  agony 
for  weeks. 

I  soon  realised  that  the  truth  is  the 
truth,  whether  it  be  popular  or  not. 
Once  known  it  can  neither  be  ignored 
nor  deliberately  forgotten.  I  knew  that 
the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  was  the  only  living  church 
teaching  the  Word  of  God  and  not  the 
commandments  of  men. 

Well,  you  may  judge  my  astonish- 
ment when  my  wife  suddenly  said  that 
if  I  thought  that  your  Church  was 
the  true  Church,  I  should  join  it — 
although  she  intends  remaining  a  Pres- 
byterian. Naturally  I  was  delighted 
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I       I 


Building  of 
The  New  Era 

A  special  section 
featuring... 


...a  new  building 


. . .  an  architect 


. .  a  new  town 


THE  NEW  CENTRAL  LONDON  CHAPEL 


BY  SIR  THOMAS  P.  BENNETT 
K.B.E.,  F.R.I. B.A. 

On  the  cover  is  pictured  the  Central  London 
Chapel  which  has  been  tentatively  designated  as 
the  home  of  the  Hyde  Park  Branch  of  the  Church. 
In  this  article  the  architect  describes  the  new 
building. 

"LTYDE  PARK  is  one  of  the  beauti- 
ful spots  of  London  lying  close 
by  the  Royal  Borough  of  Kensington. 
Turning  south  from  the  Park  it  is 
possible  to  walk  down  Princes  Gate 
and  Exhibition  Road  into  the  heart  of 
London's  principal  group  of  museums. 
In  this  setting  will  be  found  in  1961 
the  new  Central  London  Chapel  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints. 

The  building  will  occupy  a  most 
important  corner  site  and  its  tower 
will  be  seen  as  a  fine  vista  on  the 
centre  of  Imperial  Institute  Road.  The 
tower  itself  will  rise  to  a  height  of 
approximately  90  feet  above  which 
will  be  a  thin  tapering  spire  rising  like 
a  needle  into  the  sky  for  an  additional 
35  feet.  The  tower  will  be  built  in 
Portland  Stone,  and  will  alternate 
stone  and  glass  in  such  a  way  that  a 
striking  effect  at  night  will  be  secured 
with  illuminated  glass  between  the 
stone.  Below  there  will  be  a  porch 
which  will  lead  into  the  vestibule  of 
the  church,  and  from  this  vestibule 
there  will  be  access  to  the  church 
itself  and  to  the  adjoining  assembly 
and  cultural  hall.  The  hall  can  be 
used  for  an  additional  church  congre- 
gation on  great  occasions,  or  as  a 
recreational  hall.  At  the  end  of  the 
church  it  is  hoped  to  install  a  fine 
organ,  and  every  effort  is  being  made 


The  site  of  the  new  chapel  in  Exhibition 

Road,  London.  The  office  of  the  British 

Mission  is  one  block  away. 

to  create  the  best  acoustics  inside  the 
church  so  that  perfect  hearing  and 
perfect  reproduction  of  talks  or  of 
musical  performances  will  be  made 
possible  throughout  the  entire  hall. 

Opening  from  the  foyer  is  a  baptis- 
mal font  with  changing  rooms,  and  in 
the  foyer  is  a  staircase  and  lift  which 
will  lead  to  the  branch  president's 
office,  and  to  the  gallery  overlooking 
the  church.  A  large  room  for  the 
Relief  Society,  and  a  fine  range  of 
classrooms  facing  east  and  west  on  the 
floor  above,  will  also  be  accessible 
from  the  lift. 

Underneath  the  building  there  is  a 
garage  for  many  cars,  thus  enabling 
visitors  from  the  big  hinterland  of 
London  to  drive  up  to  the  church  for 
the  many  meetings  and  special  events 
which  will  be  conducted  in  the  new 
chapel. 

The  London  County  Council  have 


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approved  this  building  both  in  its 
detailed  planning  and  in  its  elevation, 
and  it  is  anticipated  that  the  actual 
construction  will  commence  at  the  end 
of  1959  or  the  beginning  of  1960. 

The  design  externally  and  internally 
will  symbolise  the  great  aspirations  of 
the  Church's  members  and  will,  we 
hope,  be  an  inspiring  landmark  in  the 
heart  of  one  of  London's  most  popu- 
lated and  fashionable  centres.  Its 
design  is  modern  in  character,  but  it 
is  intended  to  reflect  a  fine  traditional 


building  as  well  as  modern  thought, 
and  both  in  its  detail  and  in  its 
material  it  will  express  the  aims  and 
aspirations  of  the  Church  itself. 

Inside  there  will  be  beautiful 
colours,  fine  fabrics  and  fine  furniture, 
as  there  have  been  in  all  the  buildings 
of  the  Mormon  Church.  The  detail 
will  be  simple  in  character  so  that  the 
simplicity  of  the  building  will  reflect 
the  whole  approach  of  the  Mormons 
to  life  itself  and  to  their  fellow  human 
beings. 


SIR 
THOMAS 

BENNETT 


When  commenting  about  the  build- 
ing of  the  London  Temple,  Church 
Architect  Edward  O.  Anderson  said, 
"  The  Church  is  very  fortunate  to  have 
the  services  of  T.  P.  Bennett  &  Son, 
Chartered  Architects." 

From  the  office  of  Sir  Thomas 
Bennett  in  Bloomsbury  Square  have 
recently  come  the  plans  for  the  new 
Central  London  Chapel  which  is 
shown  on  the  cover  of  this  month's 
Star.  His  office  is  filled  with  architec- 
tural models  and  illustrations  which 
give  an  atmosphere  of  creative  genius. 

The  deep,  rich  colours  of  the  office 
furnishings  reveal  a  little  of  the 
warmth  of  character  of  Sir  Thomas 
himself.  He  is  very  friendly  with  a 
conservative  English  air  about  him, 
and  tweed  would  seem  to  suit  him 
well.  His  simple  surroundings  reveal 
little  of  his  prominence  and  success, 


— photo  by  Dorothy  Wilding 

yet  there  are  few  firms  in  the  country 
who  are  responsible  for  so  great  a 
quantity  of  outstanding  work. 

His  designs  include  buildings  and 
head  offices  for  the  Rank  Film  Organ- 
isation, Kodak  Limited,  Nestles  and 
the  Ford  Motor  Company.  Sir  Thomas 
has  worked  on  other  types  of  archi- 
tectural projects,  and  he  relates  that  in 
some  of  thse  more  unique  plans  he 
finds  his  real  enjoyment.  He  has  a 
large  folder  on  his  desk  which  con- 
tains pictures  of  one  of  these  projects. 
Called  the  Leylands  Estate,  it  contains 
a  complete  and  varied  living  arrange- 


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—KEYSTONE  PRESS  AGENCY 

Sir  Thomas  accompanies  Queen  Elizabeth 

on    the   opening   of   the   Crawley   Town 

Centre. 


ment  for  the  retired  pensioners  of  the 
linen  and  woollen  industry  in  Derby. 

There  is  a  strong  character  trait  in 
Sir  Thomas  Bennett  which  has  been  a 
contributing  factor  to  his  success.  He 
has  served  as  Director  of  Works  for 
the  Ministry  of  Works,  and  as  Direc- 
tor of  Temporary  Housing  during  the 
war.  He  appreciates  something  the 
Church  has  always  been  trying  to  instil 
in  its  members;  service  to  others,  "  for 
the  love  of  it,"  says  Sir  Thomas, 
"  brings  rewards  far  in  excess  to  any 
of  the  monetary  things  of  this  world." 
Sir  Thomas  has  been  a  good  public 
servant. 

To  take  care  of  the  growing  popula- 
tion of  London,  the  Government  has 
planned  to  build  numerous  new  towns 
outside  of  the  congested  London  area. 
Crawley   is   such   a   New  Town,   and 


Sir  Thomas  Bennett  was  appointed 
Chairman  of  the  Crawley  Develop- 
ment Corporation  which  has  been 
responsible  for  creating  the  New 
Town.  Upon  the  official  opening  of 
the  Town  Centre  at  Crawley,  Sir 
Thomas  accompanied  the  Queen  as 
she  went  on  a  Royal  Inspection  of  the 
New  Town.  Crawley  has  been  his  pet 
project  for  some  time,  and  a  quick 
look  at  this  town  reveals  his  vision 
and  foresight. 

In  1942  King  George  VI  bestowed 
upon  Thomas  Bennett  the  Order  of 
Commander  of  the  British  Empire.  He 
continued  his  work  for  the  Govern- 
ment, and  in  1946  he  was  Knighted. 
As  he  knelt  before  the  King,  who  had 
just  touched  his  shoulder  with  the 
sword,  George  VI  commented,  "What, 
are  you  here  again?  "  Sir  Thomas 
has  since  been  elevated  to  the  rank 
of  Knight  Commander  of  the  British 
Empire  by  the  Royal  Family;  but 
through  all  these  honours,  he  has 
remained  a  very  natural  and  humble 
man. 

When  discussing  the  organ  for  the 
new  Mormon  Chapel  in  Exhibition 
Road  he  displayed  his  naturalness  by 
confessing  that,  "  In  my  younger  days 
I  liked  to  play  a  bit  on  the  organ.  I 
enjoyed  going  into  the  empty  church 
and  really  giving  the  organ  a  good 
going  over." 

In  the  few  years  that  Sir  Thomas 
Bennett  has  done  work  for  the 
Church,  a  wonderful  bond  of  friend- 
ship and  co-operation  has  developed. 
President  David  O.  McKay  met  with 
Sir  Thomas  at  the  time  of  the  ground 
breaking  of  the  London  Temple,  and 
a  friendship  has  existed  between  them 
ever  since.  Sir  Thomas  cherished  the 
evening  his  family  spent  with  Presi- 
dent and  Sister  McKay  at  the  Royal 


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Albert  Hall  listening  to  the  Salt 
Lake  Tabernacle  Choir.  Sir  Thomas 
acquired  a  box,  and  invited  the 
McKays  to  accompany  him  and  his 
wife  to  the  performance.  During  the 
intermission,  the  two  talked  about  the 
building  of  the  Temple,  and  at  this 
time  Sir  Thomas  remarked  to  Presi- 
dent McKay,  "  I  have  never  had  a 
more  pleasant  and  excellent  relation- 


ship than  I  have  had  in  working  with 
the  Mormon  people." 

Sir  Thomas  Bennett  and  his  firm 
have  greatly  contributed  to  the  build- 
ing phase  of  the  New  Era  of  the 
Church  in  Great  Britain.  The  preced- 
ing article  by  Sir  Thomas  is  a  good 
example  of  his  wonderful  co-opera- 
tion. The  Church  is  blessed  to  have 
his  friendship  in  the  New  Era. 


CRAWLEY 


The  progress  of  the  Church  in  this  new  town  in  the 
New  Era  is  here  recorded  by  those  who  made  it 


The  30-mile  drive  between  the 
Temple  in  Surrey  and  London  becomes 
very  exciting  once  the  monotony  of 
Greater  London  is  passed.  Towns 
begin  to  take  on  an  individual  charac- 
ter, a  sort  of  uniqueness  all  their  own. 
One  of  these  towns  though  is  very 
different.  Crawley  by  name,  it  is 
hardly  recognisable  from  the  quaint 
and  almost  lifeless  town  it  was  a 
decade  ago. 

Under  the  New  Towns  Act  of  1946, 
the  Government  surveyed  the  bulging 
London  population  and  decided  to 
build  centres  of  population  scat- 
tered around  a  twenty-five  mile  radius 
from  the  City.  Crawley  was  selected 
as  one  of  these  focal  points  for  new 
development  and  growth. 

Since  the  formation  of  the  Crawley 
Development  Corporation  in  1947 
with  Sir  Thomas  P.  Bennett  as  Chair- 
man, the  countryside  has  been  visibly 
altered.  Not  only  has  the  Temple 
been  built  in  Surrey,  but  also  this 
once-small  town  is  beginning  to  en- 


gulf some  of  the  surrounding  land  in 
neighbouring  Sussex. 

Almost  overnight  a  new  town  was 
created  and  with  it  came  the  maze  of 
complexities  which  accompany  a  mass 
movement  of  people.  The  people  who 
have  converged  into  the  new  housing 
estates  and  residential  areas  are  of 
entirely  different  backgrounds,  yet 
they  all  seem  to  have  one  thing  in 
common.  They  are  young  and  have 
growing  families  .  .  .  here  was  a  place 
that  the  Church  was  needed. 

As  part  of  the  New  Era,  the  mission- 
aries were  sent  to  "  open  up  "  Crawley 
to  the  Restored  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ.  Since  that  time  a  continual 
growth  has  taken  place,  and  in  recent 
months  there  has  been  an  average  of 
one  baptism  every  week.  With  each 
day  the  prospects  look  better  and 
better. 

To  share  the  spirit  that  is  evidenced 
in  this  new  town  in  the  New  Era,  the 
testimonies  and  feelings  of  some  of  the 
members  who  make  up  the  Crawley 
Branch  have  been  included. 


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THE  MISSIONARY  WORK 

by  Elder  Dale  Godfrey 

"CVER  since  first  passing  through 
Crawley  on  the  way  to  the  Temple 
I  have  had  a  yearning  to  be  the  first 
missionary  in  this  new  and  growing 
town.  I  had  been  living  in  the  mansion 
house  on  the  Temple  Grounds  and 
labouring  in  the  immediate  vicinity, 
but  when  word  came  that  I  was  to 
leave  this  pleasant  surrounding  and  go 
to  Crawley,  I  was  more  than  over- 
joyed. It  presented  quite  a  challenge, 
and  still  does  when  you  realise  that 
more  than  60,000  young  people  are 
depending  on  the  efforts  of  you  and 
your  companions  to  hear  the  Gospel. 

Many  of  our  good  contacts,  and  we 
made  many  of  them  in  a  very  short 
time,  were  anxious  to  find  a  way  to  go 
to  church  with  us  in  Newchapel;  how- 
ever, we  kept  hearing  the  same  ques- 
tion over  and  over  again,  "  When  is 
there  going  to  be  a  Church  in  Craw- 
ley? "  We  prayed  and  fasted,  and 
finally  on  the  first  Sunday  in  the  New 
Year  we  felt  the  time  was  ready. 

We  contacted  the  two  local  news- 
papers and  they  were  more  than  happy 
to  assist  us  in  any  way  possible.  One 
of  the  papers  even  ran  the  article  on 
the  front  page  as  the  feature  story. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  the  people  of 
Crawley  knew  about  the  services  of 
the  new  Mormon  Church.  After  three 
months  of  labouring  in  Crawley  and 
on  the  day  after  our  first  baptism  we 
held  our  initial  public  meeting. 

The  Lord  certainly  blessed  us,  for 
there  were  55  people  present,  including 
President  and  Sister  Woodbury,  the 
Mission  office  staff,  and  some  members 
from  the  surrounding  area.  President 
Woodbury  and  the  officers  of  the 
South     London     District     Presidency 


Crawley    missionaries :    Paul    Thompson, 

Donna      Shoemaker,       Vonda      Shaffer, 

Stephen     Jacobsen,     Merrill     Davidson, 

Dale  Godfrey 

were  our  speakers.  We  were  off  to  a 
fine  beginning. 

We  were  still  concerned  about  the 
following  Sunday,  for  we  knew  we 
would  not  have  very  many  members 
present  and  we  would  have  to  depend 
on  our  investigators  to  furnish  the 
congregation.  Well,  at  our  second 
meeting  there  were  34  present  and  of 
this  number  some  15  were  investiga- 
tors. But  better  still,  last  Sunday  of  the 
52  there,  34  were  people  we  are  teach- 
ing the  Gospel. 

The  field  is  ripe  in  Crawley,  so  ripe 
that  two  more  elders  have  just  recently 
been  assigned  to  labour  here  with  us. 
We  have  outgrown  our  old  meeting 
hall  in  a  period  of  one  month,  and  just 
recently  we  moved  into  a  school  build- 
ing. We  are  privileged  to  have  the  help 
of  the  lady  missionaries  who  come 
from  Purley  to  assist  us  each  Sunday. 
But  most  of  all,  we  are  indebted  to  the 
Lord  for  His  Spirit  which  has  touched 
the  hearts  of  the  people  in  Crawley 
and  made  them  so  responsive  to  the 
Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ. 

I  am  thankful  for  the  help  and 
power  of  God  which  has  made  such 


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growth  possible  within  the  shadows  of 
the  spire  of  the  London  Temple. 
Crawley  is  indeed  a  New  Town,  a 
New  Branch,  and  a  definite  part  of  the 
New  Era  in  the  British  Mission. 

OUR  NEW  BRANCH 

by  Sister  Olive  Perry 

I  was  baptised  in  1942  and  attended 
the  Brighton  Branch  for  over  sixteen 
years.  These  were  happy  years.  After 
my  husband  died,  the  travel  from  my 
home  in  Horsham  was  long,  and  it 
made  attending  church  very  difficult, 
especially  with  the  children.  Along 
with  me,  they  missed  the  association 
of  the  Church  membership  very  much, 
and  we  often  prayed  together  that  a 
way  would  be  opened  up  for  us. 

What  a  joy  it  now  is  to  have  a 
branch  so  near.  I  know  that  the  Lord 
has  blessed  my  family,  and  I  am  grate- 
ful that  my  children  are  now  able  to 
have  the  benefits  of  Sunday  School 
and  Sacrament  meetings.  No  one 
knows  how  wonderful  I  felt  when  the 
Wiles  family  came  to  live  in  Horsham. 
Just  to  be  able  to  talk  with  someone 
who  shares  the  same  ideals  and  goals 
in  life  has  certainly  enriched  my  life. 

I  thank  my  Heavenly  Father  for  the 
privilege  of  being  a  member  of  this 
new  branch  and  for  the  association 
which  it  provides.  May  He  always 
bless  our  group  in  Crawley  and  help 
us  to  make  a  strong  and  happy  branch 
in  the  New  Era. 

WE  MOVED 

by  Sister  K.  Sample 

Six  months  ago  my  husband  and  I, 
with  our  two  children,  left  Chelms- 
ford and  came  to  live  in  Warninglid  in 
Sussex.  It  was  a  sad  moment  when  we 
said  goodbye  to  our  friends  in  Chelms- 
ford, and  yet  we  faced  the  future  with 


the  certain  knowledge  that  our  Hea- 
venly Father  had  heard  our  prayers 
that  we  would  still  be  able  to  attend 
church.  We  prayed  that  He  would 
guide  us  to  some  place  where  we  could 
continue  to  serve  Him  if  only  in  a  very 
humble  capacity. 

We  discovered  that  our  nearest 
branch  was  twenty  miles  away.  The 
children  and  I  were  only  able  to  attend 
every  fortnight,  as  it  meant  being  away 
for  more  than  eight  hours.  This  was 
certainly  a  contrast  to  the  five  minute 
walk  to  the  Chapel  in  Chelmsford 
that  we  were  used  to.  During  these 
long  journeys  to  Brighton,  the  truth  of 
the  saying,  "  You  need  the  Church 
more  than  the  Church  needs  you,"  was 
manifest  to  me. 

As  it  was  impossible  to  attend  any 
auxilliary  meetings  we  were  lonely  for 
the  companionship  of  the  brethren  and 
sisters;  and,  we  were  thrilled  beyond 
words  when  we  heard  that  a  branch 
was  to  be  organised  in  Crawley.  Surely 
the  Lord  has  answered  our  prayer. 

It  was  exhilarating  to  be  present  at 
the  opening  meeting  of  the  new  branch 
in  the  New  Era,  and  we  have  been 
blessed  to  be  able  to  watch  the  growth 
of  the  Kingdom  of  God  on  earth.  We 
pray  that  the  Lord  will  find  a  small 
way  for  us  to  be  used  to  help  in  spread- 
ing the  Gospel  in  Crawley. 

NEAR  THE  TEMPLE 

by  Brother  John  E.  Wiles 

When  we  attended  the  dedication  of 
the  London  Temple  last  September  we 
had  a  strong  urge  to  be  nearer  to  it. 
Ipswich  is  a  long  way  from  Lingfield, 
Surrey,  and  we  realised  that  it  would 
be  difficult  to  get  to  the  Temple  more 
than  just  a  few  times  a  year.  We 
desired  to  go  more  often  than  that,  so 
we  prayed  for  guidance. 


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The  temporary  meeting  hall  in  Crawley. 

Someone  suggested  our  moving  to 
Crawley,  "It  is  only  eight  miles  from 
the  Temple,"  they  said;  but  we  had 
never  heard  of  the  place.  It  took  just 
one  look  at  Crawley  and  we  were  sold, 
and  when  we  found  that  there  was  to 
be  a  new  branch,  well  that  did  it !  Next 
week  we  were  a  new  family  in  a  new 
town,  and  charter  members  of  the 
Crawley  Branch. 

No  words  can  express  the  feeling 
and  spirit  which  has  entered  into  our 
family  since  moving  to  Crawley.  With 
the  Temple  close  at  hand,  and  with  the 
growth  that  is  taking  place  right  before 
our  eyes,  we  count  ourselves  as  being 
richly  blessed  by  our  Father  in  Heaven. 
The  New  Era  is  certainly  here  in  abun- 
dance, and  we  are  thankful  to  be  a  part 
of  it. 

MY  TESTIMONY 

by  Barbara  Evenden 

After  my  father  died,  when  I  was 
only  twelve,  I  often  dreamed  I  had 
been  left  alone  in  a  dark  wood.  Out  of 
this  wood  a  gentle  voice  and  hand  had 
always  led  and  comforted  me.  When  I 
awoke  I  was  usually  frightened,  but 
the  warmth  and  glow  of  the  guiding 
hand  always  lingered  on. 

I  searched  for  that  comforting  hand 
and  voice,  but  I  never  seemed  to  be 


able  to  find  it.  I  must  have  been  a  little 
insincere  as  I  prayed,  for  I  had  little 
faith  that  God  would  really  answer 
me.  Even  so,  I  continued  to  pray  in 
hopes  of  an  answer. 

Not  long  ago  the  missionaries  called 
at  my  home.  Why  I  let  them  in  is  still  a 
mystery,  for  it  is  something  I  never  do. 
I  was  very  interested  in  what  they  had 
to  say,  but  it  wasn't  until  they  handed 
me  The  Book  of  Mormon  to  read  that 
it  dawned  on  me.  This  might  be  the 
comforting  hand  I  was  looking  for. 

Although  I  still  lacked  a  strong  faith 
in  God  and  in  the  necessity  of  His 
Church,  I  didn't  look  back.  When  the 
elders  called  again  my  thinking 
changed,  for  the  spirit  they  brought 
convinced  me  that  God  was  very  real 
and  that  He  answers  prayer. 

I  have  at  last  found  the  comfort  I 
have  been  seeking  all  these  years,  and 
I  pray  that  I  will  be  able  to  help  others, 
especially  my  husband  and  family, 
find  it.  I  thank  God  for  sending  the 
missionaries  to  my  door,  and  for  the 
Church  which  they  brought  to  me. 
Truly  I  am  grateful  to  be  in  the  Craw- 
ley Branch  at  such  a  momentous  time 
as  this. 

NEW  LIFE  IN  CRAWLEY 

by  Ted  Harrison 

The  faith,  sincerity  and  love  of  the 
members  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints  deeply  impressed 
us.  For  a  long  time  we  had  searched 
for  the  real  purpose  of  life,  but  always 
were  unable  to  find  it.  As  we  searched 
for  life's  true  meaning,  we  also  had  an 
instinctive  desire  to  be  good  people 
and  to  have  a  love  for  others.  The 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  now  leaves  us 
with  no  doubt  as  to  our  purpose  in 
being  here  or  how  we  may  become 
better  people. 

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One  of  the  baths  at  Filey 


—COURTESY  OF  BUTLIN'S 


The  Chalet  Lane 


MISSION -WIDE  YOUTH  CONVENTION 


'"THE  time  is  drawing  nigh,  and  the 
excitement  is  mounting  over  the 
forthcoming  Youth  Convention  at  the 
Butlin's  Holiday  Camp  in  Filey, 
Yorks,  on  May  23  and  24.  There  are 
only  1,088  places,  and  these  are  going 
fast.  This  will  be  a  highlight  of  the 
year  for  the  M.I.A.,  with  youth 
attending  from  all  over  the  Mission. 

So  often,  in  the  mission  field,  the 
youth  think  they  are  alone  in  the 
Church.  Now,  with  the  youth  coming 
from  all  corners  of  the  Mission,  they 
will  meet  in  a  two-day  fun  and 
spiritual  session,  that  will  lift  their 
whole  thinking  toward  the  Church. 
They  will  see  the  scope  of  the  Youth 
programme  in  the  Church.  They  will 
no  longer  feel  alone,  but  know  there 
are  hundreds  of  youth  in  the  British 
Isles  that  belong  to  the  same  Church. 
Friendships  will  spring  up.  Letters 
will  be  exchanged  between  them.  And 
the  beginning  of  the  real  Youth  Pro- 
gramme will  be  achieved. 

Your  branch  president  is  handling 
the  arrangements,  and  he  will  see  that 
an  application  for  official  booking  on 
the  back  of  the  brochure  is  available. 
The  branch  president  will  upon  com- 
pletion send  these  to  Brother  William 
Bates  (84  Wythenshawe  Road,  Man- 
chester 23)  who  will  personally  send 


an  official  booking  form  to  each  appli- 
cant. These  are  to  be  completely  filled 
in,  including  the  following  informa- 
tion: 

Full  name  and  address 

Age  (if  under  21) 

Married  or  Single 
(if  single  state  sex) 

Travel  arrangements 

Branch  and  District 

Deposit  of  £1  Is.  6d. 

(children  under  13,  10s.  9d.) 
These  forms,  with  the  deposit,  are 
to  be  returned  to  your  branch  presi- 
dent who  will  first  send  a  list  of  those 
going  to  the  District  President,  and 
then  forward  the  deposits  and  com- 
pleted forms  to  Brother  Bates  in  Man- 
chester. The  balance  of  £1  (10s.  for 
those  under  13)  is  payable  on  arrival 
at  Butlin's  Camp. 

Travelling  arrangements  will  be  up 
to  the  branches  or  districts  and  should 
be  well  planned  in  advance. 

Extensive  plans  for  the  activities 
have  been  made,  and  the  M.I.A.  will 
be  responsible  for  these.  District 
M.I.A.  supervisors  have  been  contac- 
ted by  the  Mission  M.I.A.  Board  as 
to  their  part  in  the  festivities,  and 
they  in  turn  will  co-ordinate  the  activi- 
ties within  the  branches  of  each 
district. 


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SCHEDULE   OF  EVENTS 

Theme  of  Conference  -  "  PIONEERS  OF  THE  NEW  ERA  " 

Camp  Superintendent 
Elder  Reginald  Turver,   13   Beckfield  Lane,  Acomb,  Yorks 

SATURDAY  MORNING/  AFTERNOON  May  23,  1959 

12  noon    Arrive  at  Camp,  allocation  of  rooms  and  lunch 
2.15  p.m.     Meet  in  Large  Theatre  for  Opening  Prayer 
and  Instructions 
2.30  -  5.30  p.m.    Tournaments  and  Competitions  as  follows : 


i 


4. 


6.00  p.m. 
6.30  p.m. 
7.30  p.m. 


8.00  p.m. 


Sports.    Inter-District  Competitions  -  Tennis 
-  Table-tennis  -  Basketball  -  Swimming 
Dancing    Competition.      Square    dancing    - 
Dancing  acts  -  Cha  cha  competition 
Music.     Quartets  -  Trios  -  Solos  -  Skiffle 
groups  -  Musical  renderings 
Drama.    Skits  -  Playlets  -  Monologues  (5-10 
minutes'  duration) 
5.  Speech  Contest.    Public-speaking  Contest 
Prepare  for  Dinner  at  6.30  p.m. 
Dinner 

After  dinner,  meet  in  appointed  room  for  enter- 
tainment by  winning  numbers  and  presentation 
of  trophies 

Ball  (Probably  dancing  with  rest  of  Butlin's 
visitors) 

Intermission  with  floor  show  (Butlin's  permit- 
ting) of  winning  numbers  in  dance,  skiffle  and 
musical  acts     Square  dancing  if  allowed 
Close  with  Prayer 

SUNDAY  MORNING  May  24,  1959 

7.00  a.m.     Early  morning  walk  for  those  who  wish 
Choir  Practice 
Breakfast 

Special  Youth  Conference  under  Direction 
of  President  T.  Bowring  Woodbury 
Conducted  by  MIA  Supervisors  (YM  &  YW) 
Hymn  :   "  Come,  Come,  Ye  Saints  " 
Talk :  Aaronic  Priesthood  Supervisor 
Address:   President  T.  Bowring  Woodbury 
Intermediate  Hymn  :  Combined  Choirs 
Twenty  Testimonies 
Hosanna  Chorus  :  Combined  Choirs 
Close  with  Prayer 
Lunch 
Disperse  for  those  who  wish  to  return  home 


8.15  a.m. 
9.30  a.m. 


12.30  p.m. 
2.00  p.m. 


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JOSEPH  DARLING  stood  in  the 
crowd  that  surrounded  the  young 
American  missionary  on  the  steps  of 
the  Customs  House  in  Belfast.  Sud- 
denly he  raised  his  voice,  "  How  do 
your  Apostles  receive  revelation?  " 
There  was  nothing  that  Joseph  liked 
better  than  to  heckle  the  Mormon 
Elders.  Soon  he  made  friends  with  the 
Elders  and  was  attending  the  MIA. 
He  was  only  a  teenager  himself,  but 
for  several  years  he  had  made  a  study 
of  the  Mormon  faith. 

But  something  happened  to  this 
Irish  youth,  for  upon  his  study  of  the 
Mormon  beliefs,  he  found  they  fell 
into  an  impressive  pattern.  "  Could 
this  strange  religion  be  true  and 
divinely  inspired  of  God?  "  he  thought 
to  himself.  It  took  seven  years  for  the 
transition  to  take  place,  but  in  1930 
Joseph  W.  Darling  knew  that  he  had 
ironically  found  the  truth.  He  was  bap- 
tised that  same  year,  and  like  Paul  of 
old  the  change  was  complete. 


He  became  an  ardent  supporter  of 
the  Church  and  was  soon  called  to 
preside  over  the  Belfast  Branch.  A  full- 
time  mission  followed  and  he  laboured 
diligently  to  spread  the  Gospel  among 
his  native  Irish  people.  Ever  since  then, 
Brother  Darling  has  laboured  willingly 
in  every  calling  that  has  come. 

When  his  missionary  work  was 
finished,  he  launched  into  his  profes- 
sional career.  He  balanced  out  his 
Church  work  with  his  family  life  and 
with  his  job,  and  was  able  to  make  a 
success  in  all  three.  Beginning  as  an 
engineer  working  in  the  aircraft  indus- 
try, he  picked  up  the  principles  of 
finance  and  soon  was  on  his  way  to 
becoming  an  expert  cost  analyst  and 
organiser.  He  has  since  been  instru- 
mental in  forming  a  company,  which 
is  in  the  plastic  fabrication  line,  and 
also  sits  on  the  board  of  directors  for 
two  other  concerns. 

Never  one  to  shy  away  from  Church 
callings,  Brother  Darling  has  ever  been 


Joseph  W.  Darling  on  the  right  of  the  Temple  Committee,  with 
T.  Bowring  Woodbury  and  Selvoy  Boyer 


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faithful  in  his  obligations  to  the  Lord, 
and  has  recently  presided  over  the 
South  London  District.  In  January  the 
First  Presidency  of  the  Church  in  Salt 
Lake  City  announced  the  approval  and 
appointment  of  Elder  Joseph  W.  Dar- 
ling as  Temple  Recorder  for  the  Lon- 
don Temple.  He  has  been  acting  re- 
corder since  the  departure  of  Elder 
Harold  Dent,  who  had  been  called 
here  from  Utah  to  be  the  first  recorder. 
Because  of  the  demanding  nature  of 
this  new  responsibility,  Elder  Darling 
is  relinquishing  some  of  his  business 
interests  so  that  he  might  give  more  of 
his  time  and  energy  to  the  work  of  the 
Lord.  The  guide  service  of  the  Temple 


Grounds  will  also  be  under  his  careful 
eye. 

Brother  Darling  is  also  a  member  of 
the  recently  formed  Temple  Commit- 
tee with  Selvoy  J.  Boyer,  Temple  Presi- 
dent and  T.  Bowring  Woodbury, 
British  Mission  President,  who  presides 
over  this  committee.  Much  of  the  en- 
thusiasm and  energy  which  he  has  for 
the  Church  has  come  from  his  testi- 
mony that  he  knows  that  God  lives 
and  that  His  Church  has  been  restored 
with  all  of  its  power  and  authority. 
With  that  testimony  and  his  dedication 
to  work,  Joseph  W.  Darling  is  continu- 
ing to  be  an  inspiring  leader  in  the 
New  Era. 


CELVOY  J.  BOYER,  president  of  the  London  Temple,  and  his  wife 
^  Gladys  S.  Boyer  celebrated  their  fortieth  wedding  anniversary  last 
month.  They  were  the  guests  of  honour  at  a  dinner  party  in  the  Mission 
Home  and  are  shown  below  with  their  anniversary  cake.  When  asked 
about  the  key  to  his  many  successful  years  of  married  life,  President 
Boyer  commented,  "  Always  be  as  kind  to  your  wife  as  you  were  when 
first  married,  and  then  have  a  good  laugh  every  once  in  a  while. 


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i^jC&ty&cfamJ'  /t&fin,  /&& 


by  WILLIAM  FORWARD 

Pontjpool  Branch 

'"THE  trip  from  South  Wales  to  Lon- 
don is  long  and  tiring,  and  required 
our  saving  for  many  weeks.  We  didn't 
know  when  we  would  be  able  to  go 
as  my  work  in  the  mines  keeps  me 
busy  almost  every  Saturday  of  the 
year.  Last  week  there  was  a  machinery 
breakdown,  and  when  I  found  out  we 
wouldn't  be  able  to  work  over  the 
week-end,    1    knew    our    chance    had 


The  Forward  Family  at  the  Temple 

come.  Although  our  district  wasn't 
scheduled  to  go  for  some  time,  my 
wife  and  I  decided  to  use  this  oppor- 
tunity. We  would  go  to  the  Temple. 
As  we  entered  the  Temple  on  Satur- 
day morning  we  could  feel  the  wonder- 
ful spirit  and  love  of  everyone  around 
us.  Words  cannot  express  the  joy  and 
happiness  we  felt  as  we  took  out  our 
endowments,  and  were  married  for 
time  and  all  eternity.  Our  hearts 
thrilled    at    the    wonderful    moment 


when  our  three  lovely  children  were 
sealed  to  us. 

Our  hearts  are  full  of  love  and  grati- 
tude to  these  great  blessings  and 
indeed  we  feel  very  humble.  We  have 
a  greater  desire  to  do  our  genealogy 
work,  and  our  testimonies  are  much 
stronger.  There  is  one  thought  fore- 
most in  our  minds  right  now,  this  is 
to  return  to  the  Temple  that  we  might 
have  the  privilege  of  helping  to  do  the 
work  that  has  to  be  done. 

There  is  no  doubt  in  our  minds  that 
Saturday  the  7th  of  March  was  truly 
the  happiest  day  of  our  lives.  We  were 
tired  when  we  returned  on  Saturday 
night,  but  very  happy,  for  we  had  just 
had  the  most  wonderful  experience  of 
our  lives.  This  was  a  day  we  will 
never  forget. 

by  JOHN  LEONARD 

Bradford  Branch 

"D  ECAUSE  of  the  wondrous  love  we 
have  found,  and  the  feelings  of 
fellowship  and  harmony  we  have  ex- 
perienced in  the  Church,  I  am  over- 
joyed for  the  opportunity  of  sharing 
my  feelings  about  my  first  trip  to  the 
Temple 

My  wife  has  been  a  member  from 
her  birth,  but  for  me  life  began  when 
I  received  my  own  testimony  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ.  The  blessings 
of  the  Church  are  so  many  that  I  will 
never  forget  nor  stop  being  grateful 
to  the  missionary  who  introduced  it 
to  me.  To  teach  a  person  the  Gospel, 
to  see  his  face  glow  as  he  listens  to 
its  truths,  makes  me  want  to  weep 
with  joy.  Then  to  watch  him  grow 
more  godlike  in  the  Gospel  is  an  ex- 


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perience  that  cannot  be  replaced  by 
anything. 

My  wife  and  I  have  seen  the  sick 
healed  on  many  occasions,  even  with- 
in our  own  family.  We  have  seen 
people  come  into  the  Gospel  because 
of  a  chance  word  or  smile.  We  have 
shared  the  sorrows  and  the  rejoicings 
of  brothers  and  sisters  all  around  us. 
With  such  faith-promoting  experiences 
in  common,  what  could  be  more  beau- 
tiful than  taking  my  new  bride  to  the 
Temple  and  there  being  sealed  to  her 
for  all  eternity  by  a  servant  of  the 
living  God. 

Neither  pen  nor  words  can  describe 
the  experiences  we  had  in  that  holy 
place.  When  we  came  from  the  Tem- 
ple, we  knew  beyond  all  doubt  that 
God  lives  and  does  bless  His  children. 
At  the  Leeds  Conference  last  autumn 
President  Selvoy  Boyer  of  the  Temple 
said,  "  If  you  knew  of  the  blessings 
that  are  awaiting  you  at  the  temple, 


you  would  crawl  on  your  hands  and 
knees  for  thousands  of  miles  for  the 
privilege  of  receiving  them." 

What  can  I  say  that  will  convey  the 
beauty  and  holiness  that  have  come 
into  our  lives  ?  If  I  only  could,  more 
would  go  to  the  Temple.  It  isn't  a 
thousand  miles  away — it's  almost  on 
our  doorsteps.  Would  we  go  if  the 
Lord  admonished  us  personally  to  go? 
Let's  go  because  His  chosen  servants 
have  urged  us  to.  For  there  we  make 
covenants  of  righteousness  with  the 
Lord,  and  know  that  we  are  a  blessed 
people. 

If  our  love  could  take  everyone  to 
the  Temple,  we  would  gladly  begin 
taking  them.  But  we  must  each  take 
ourselves.  My  wife  and  I  testify  that 
what  awaits  all  who  go  with  the  Spirit 
of  God  in  their  hearts  will  receive  a 
gift  as  great  as  life  itself  and  be  filled 
with  thankfulness  to  the  Lord  for  it. 


FURTHER  LIGHT  FROM  THE  LIGHTHOUSE  (continued) 


and  the  next  day  the  "  Good  Shep- 
herd "  (our  mail  boat)  managed  the 
relief  to  Shetland,  bringing  back  the 
Marvellous  Work  and  a  Wonder, 
which  I  have  read  with  great  interest 
over  the  last  few  days. 

This  business  of  expressing  thought 
on  paper  is  most  frustrating.  It  seems 
to  take  dozens  of  words  to  express  the 
simplest  thoughts.  I  often  feel  that  a 
half-hour  talk  would  be  better  than  a 
dozen  letters — especially  when  the 
postal  service  is  as  erratic  as  ours. 

The  matter  of  my  temporary  back- 
sliding— it  looks  so  spineless  on  paper 
— and  indeed  it  was,  but  we  are  so 
much  cut  off  here  that  public  opinion 
is  a  very  powerful  weapon.  We  are  so 
few  and  so  isolated,  that  any  course 


of  action  that  runs  contrary  to  "  cus- 
tom and  convention  "  is  bitterly  resen- 
ted. However,  with  the  support  of  my 
wife,  I  fully  intend  doing  what  I  know 
to  be  right  and  true,  regardless  of  the 
consequences.  I  have  never  in  my  life 
been  so  sure  of  anything  as  I  am  of 
the  Church's  divine  mission.  In  fact, 
on  due  reflection,  it  is  the  only  Chris- 
tian Church  in  existence  today. 

You  have  asked  me  four  questions, 
which  I  have  considered  most  care- 
fully— and  these  are  my  answers. 

1.  I  do  believe  that  the  things 
which  you  have  told  me  are 
true. 

2.  I  believe  the  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  has  been  restored. 


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3.  I  believe  Joseph  Smith  was 
a  prophet  of  God  who  testi- 
fied of  Jesus  Christ  and  His 
divinity. 

4.  The  Son  of  God  was  Him- 
self baptised  at  the  hand  of 
John  the  Baptist.    I  would 


be  proud  to  be  baptised  by 
his  successors. 

I  have  spent  much  time  thinking  on 
these  matters  and  I  am  deeply  grateful 
to  you  and  your  colleagues  for  your 
help  and  your  prayers. 

May  the  Lord  bless  both  you  and 
your  mission. 


CRAWLEY  {continued) 

Before  our  baptism,  we  had  our 
doubts.  "  Was  this  the  true  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ?  "  Elder  Godfrey  told  us 
to  pray,  and  we  would  know  the  truth. 
I  personally  was  sceptical;  however,  I 
prayed  and  tried  hard  to  be  sincere  in 
my  prayers.  I  found  this  very  difficult, 
and  yet  I  had  always  thought  myself  to 
be  a  sincere  person. 

With  prayer  my  faith  grew  stronger 
and  the  Sunday  before  our  baptism,  I 
had  a  dream  in  which  people  were 
being  baptised  into  the  Church.  While 
I  sat  in  the  audience  of  people  and  wit- 
nessed the  ordinance,  a  thought  kept 
going  through  my  mind,  "  Is  this 
true?  "  As  I  walked  out  of  the  building 
a  voice  spoke  to  me,  and  when  I 
awoke,  I  was  able  to  remember  only 
one  word,  "  Yes." 

Since  that  time  our  lives  have  seen 
bounteous  blessings.  The  members  and 


friends  of  the  Crawley  Branch  are 
wonderful,  and  we  are  truly  thankful 
to  have  such  a  fine  place  to  start  our 
new  life  as  members  of  the  true 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ. 

CONCLUSION 

The  New  Era  is  a  time  for  building. 
Strong  branches  are  being  built,  and 
new  chapels  are  being  built,  but  most 
of  all,  lives  which  conform  to  the 
Gospel  Plan  are  being  built.  Included 
in  this  building  process  are  the  joys 
and  happiness  of  being  a  co-worker 
with  God  in  His  work  in  Great  Britain 
at  this  time.  The  New  Era  is  a  time 
for  building,  and  Crawley  has  certainly 
been  building.  This  same  progress  can 
be  wrought  in  any  place  where  the 
Saints  will  combine  their  efforts  with  a 
spirit  of  zeal  and  enthusiasm  for  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ. 


GEORGE  Q.  CANNON  {continued) 
Great  Britain.  While  touring  the  mis- 
sion he  spoke  wherever  possible,  and 
the  people  flocked  to  hear  him.  There 
were  over  twenty-three  districts  and 
conferences  then,  and  General  Coun- 
cils as  well  as  Conference  Sessions  had 
to  be  conducted. 

There  was  yet  another  aspect  of  the 
missionary  work  that  President  Can- 
non had  to  look  after:  The  Millen- 
nial Star  was  to  be  in  his  hands.  His 
greatest  talents  were  in  the  field  of 


journalism,  and  again  he  was  given 
the  opportunity  to  use  the  written 
word  as  a  messenger  of  the  Restored 
Church. 

He  laboured  hard  with  the  emigra- 
tion of  over  13,000  Saints  to  Utah — it 
was  George  Q.  Cannon  who  met 
Charles  Dickens  when  he  was  gather- 
ing material  for  The  Uncommercial 
Traveller  in  which  he  wrote  that  the 
Mormon  emigrants  were  the  "  pick 
and   flower   of   England."   But   more 


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important,  during  the  four  years  of  his 
tenure  over  the  Mission,  there  were 
more  people  who  joined  the  Church 
than  emigrated.  The  Church  was  be- 
coming a  permanent  organisation  in 
Great  Britain,  and  President  Cannon 
sensed  the  potential  of  this  great  land. 
This  caused  him  to  remark  on  a  later 
occasion,  "  We  live  on  the  threshold 
of  a  new  era;  the  work  that  God  has 
established  in  our  day  shall  never  be 
given  to  another  people."12 

George  Q.  Cannon  was  still,  a  rela- 
tively young  man  while  presiding  in 
Great  Britain,  and  Elder  John  Nichol- 
son, a  missionary  at  that  time,  has  left 
a  vivid  description  of  this  dynamic 
leader. 

"  My  first  meeting  with  George  Q.  Can- 
non was  in  the  city  of  Edinburgh,  Scot- 
land in  1862  . . .  I  was  at  once  struck  with 
the  strength  of  the  personality  of  the 
distinguished  visitor — a  handsome,  vigor- 
ous man  of  thirty-five  years.  His  figure 
of  medium  height,  well  rounded  and 
erect . . .  Up  to  that  time  his  was  one  of 
the  most  striking  faces  I  had  seen;  a  fore- 
head broad  and  high  . . .  The  large,  clear 
grey  eyes  impressed  me  most.  In  the 
course  of  conversation,  in  which  he  took 
the  lead,  the  characteristic  mobility  of  his 
countenance  was  exhibited."13 

In  August  of  1872  George  Q.  was 
elected  to  Congress  as  a  delegate  from 
Utah.  He  served  there  for  ten  years. 
Because  of  prejudice  against  the  Mor- 
mons his  position  was  often  very  diffi- 
cult. Yet  he  had  many  friends  in  Wash- 
ington. When  he  was  sworn  in  as  a 
new  delegate  he  made  this  comment  in 
his  diary: 

"  /  am  here  without  a  man  who  is  in 
sympathy  with  me;  but  I  have  a  Friend 
more  powerful  than  they  all.  In  this  I 
rejoice.  I  feel  there  are  angels  with  me, 
and  as  one  of  old  said,  they  that  are  for 
us  are  more  than  they  who  are  against 
us.    When    I   pray,    I   feel   comfort   and 


filled  with  joy.  Of  myself  I  feel  very 
weak;  but  in  my  Lord  I  feel  strong."1'1 

As  time  passed  he  won  the  respect 
and  admiration  of  those  with  whom  he 
worked.  He  was  such  a  friendly, 
cheerful  man.  Then  he  had  trained 
himself  almost  as  a  "  human  reference 
book  "  on  affairs  of  Congress.  It  is 
said  that  when  he  was  a  Congressman, 
he  was  sometimes  asked  to  stand 
beside  the  President  of  the  United 
States  at  receptions  to  recall  for  him 
the  names  of  the  guests. 

"  He  made  it  a  point  to  acquaint  him- 
self with  all  departments  and  functions  of 
the  government  and  with  the  names,  per- 
sonal history  and  constituencies  of  every 
member  in  both  houses  of  the  national 
legislature.  His  retentive  memory  and 
quick  recollection  enabled  him  to  give 
information  at  a  moment's  notice."15 

Perhaps  it  was  this  marvellous 
memory  that  caused  President  Heber 
J.  Grant  to  say  of  George  Q.  many 
years  later; 

"  Speaking  of  the  estimate  in  which 
President  Cannon  was  held  in  the  world 
. .  .  I  was  informed  upon  one  occasion, 
when  a  number  of  leading  statesmen  were 
discussing  different  men  and  were  en- 
deavouring to  decide  as  to  who  were  the 
eight  brightest  minds  in  America,  Presi- 
dent Cannon  was  named  as  one  of  the 
eight .  .  .  One  thing  which  aided  President 
Cannon  very  greatly  was  his  marvellous 
memory.  Never  have  I  come  in  contact 
with  a  man  possessed  of  such  a  remark- 
able capacity  to  remember  faces  and  inci- 
dents and  family  relationships  .  .  .  It  seems 
when  one  stops  to  think  of  all  that  he 
has  accomplished  . . .  that  figuratively 
speaking,  during  his  life-time,  he  removed 
mountains."1* 

One  historian  said  of  him  : 

"...  He  would  have  been  a  man  of 
mark  in  any  community.  Had  he  re- 
mained in  his  native  England,  he  would 
probably  have  been  heard  of  in  Parlia- 
ment, and  it  is  within  the  bounds  of  con- 
servative  calculation   to  imagine  such   a 


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one  the  peer  of  Gladstone,  Disraeli  and 
other  premiers  of  the  realm."" 

He  was  the  First  Counsellor  to  three 
Presidents  of  the  Church;  John  Taylor, 
Wilford  Woodruff,  and  Lorenzo  Snow. 
He  was  influential  in  the  Sunday 
School  movement,  and  published  the 
first  issues  of  both  the  Juvenile  Instruc- 
tor, and  the  Evening  Deseret  News. 
But  most  of  all,  George  Q.  Cannon 
was  a  servant  to  his  fellow  men,  and 
for  this  he  gained  a  world-wide  respect 
and  influence  which  continually  streng- 
thened the  Church.  Of  George  Q.  it 
has  been  said,  "  He  was  ambitious  not 
for  wealth  or  fame,  but  self-improve- 
ment. He  was  always  seen  carrying  a 
book.  He  always  acknowledged  the 
part  that  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ 
played  in  his  life.  All  that  I  am  Mor- 
monism  has  made  me." 

The  strength  of  George  Q.  Cannon 
was  in  his  humility  and  dedicated  ser- 
vice. Whatever  he  required  of  others 
he  was  willing  to  do  himself,  and  the 
words  which  flowed  from  his  pen  or 
his  mouth  burned  deep  into  the  hearts 
of  all.  He  was  a  living  testimony  to  the 
world  that  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
was  founded  upon  truth,  and  he  spoke 
of  our  part  in  this. 

"  This  is  not  a  short-lived  dispensation; 
it  is  to  go  on  increasing  in  power  and 
volume  until  it  shall  fill  the  whole  earth 
. .  .  And,  of  course,  it  requires  great 
valour,  great  obedience,  and  great  gifts  in 
order  to  accomplish  the  end  that  is  to  be 
attained  under  the  promises  of  God."ls 

Unknowingly  he  spoke  of  himself, 
for  he  was  indeed  one  of  the  "  choice 
spirits "  to  come  from  the  gathering 
of  the  noble  ones  from  the  fertile 
fields  of  the  British  Isles,  and  his  work 
was  that  of  preparing  the  land  for  the 
day  when  the  Church  could  assume 
her  rightful  place  in  Great  Britain. 

Thousands  of  times  in  his  life, 
George  Q.  Cannon  bore  testimony  of 


the  Divinity  of  the  Saviour  and  the 
Restoration  of  the  Gospel  to  the  Earth. 
Were  he  living  today,  he  would  close 
his  remarks,  as  we  will  close  this 
article,  with  his  testimony: 

"  /  know  that  God  lives.  I  know  that 
Jesus  lives,  for  I  have  seen  him.  I  know 
that  this  is  the  Church  of  God  and  that  it 
is  founded  on  Jesus  Christ,  our  Redeemer. 

I  testify  to  you  of  these  things  as  one 
that  knows — as  one  of  the  Apostles  of 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  that  can  bear  wit- 
ness to  you  today  in  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  that  He  lives  and  that 
He  will  live  and  reign  on  the  earth,  to 
sway  an  undisputed  sceptre."" 

1  Marian  Cannon  Bennion,  Where  the  Cannon 
Family  Came  From  and  Why  They  Are  In 
America,  page  7. 

2  Ibid.,  page   12. 

3  George  Q.  Canncn,  The  Life  of  Joseph  Smith 
the  Prophet,  page  xxvi. 

4  The  Juvenile  Instructor,  Volume  V,   page   175. 

5  George  Q.  Cannon,  My  First  Mission,  Pre- 
face. 

6  Ibid.,  page  523. 

7  Jerreld  L.  Newquist,  Gospel  Truth,  Discourses 
and  Writings  of  President  George  Q.  Cannon, 
page  xix. 

8  Ibid.,  page  xxxii. 
0  Ibid.,  page  206. 

10  The  Juvenile  Instructor,  Volume  28,   page  220. 

II  Bryant  S.   Hinckley,   The  Faith  of  our  Pioneer 
Fathers,  page   169. 

12  George    Q.     Cannon,    Journal    of    Discourses, 
Volume  20,   pages  50-51. 

13  The  Juvenile  Instructor,   Volume   35,   page   33. 

14  Jerreld  L.   Newquist,   op.   cit.,  page  xxxvii. 
13  Jerreld  L.  Newquist,  op.  cit.,  page  xxviii. 

16  Young    Woman's   Journal,    Volume    12,    pages 
243-5. 

17  Orson    F.     Whitney,     The    History     of     Utah, 
Volume  4,   page  663. 

18  Jerreld  L.   Newquist,   op.   cit.,  page  21. 

19  Deseret   Weekly,   Volume   53,   page   610. 

Editor's  Note: 

We  are  deeply  indebted  to  George  J. 
Cannon,  grandson  of  George  Q.  Cannon, 
for  much  of  the  rich  material  included  in 
this  article.  We  are  also  grateful  to 
Marion  Cannon  Bennion,  Elizabeth  Can- 
non Sauls  and  Mark  Wilcox  Cannon  for 
their  contributions.  The  pictures,  and 
much  of  the  fine,  new  material  on  George 
Q.  Cannon  were  contributed  by  Jerreld 
L.  Newquist,  a  descendant  of  George  Q., 
who  recently  compiled  the  book :  Gospel 
Truths,  Sermons  and  Writings  of  George 
Q.  Cannon.  We  commend  this  book  to 
you  as  one  of  the  most  inspirational  we 
have  read  in  recent  years. 

TBW 


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CONFERENCE  PROGRESS 


""THE  Conference  Schedule  is  running 
along  in  top  gear.  At  present  about 
half  of  the  districts  have  had  their 
conferences  and  can  testify  of  the  new 
surge  of  enthusiasm  which  has  resulted 
from  these  spiritual  gatherings.  The 
response  to  the  new  schedule  has  been 
nothing  short  of  phenomenal.  The 
Saturday  evening  Priesthood  meetings 
have  all  been  well  attended  and  evi- 
denced the  growing  number  of  local 
brethren  who  are  filling  the  leadership 
positions  in  the  districts. 

In  only  one  district  have  there  been 
any  branch  presidents  missing  from 
the  8.30  work  meeting  on  Sunday 
morning.  Questions  and  problems  have 
been  answered,  and  a  greater  spirit  of 
unity  has  grown  from  these  all-impor- 
tant local  leadership  meetings.  The 
keynote  has  been  leadership,  and  this 
has  been  well  adapted  by  each  branch 
and  district  leader  present  at  these 
meetings. 

The  general  theme  of  the  conferen- 
ces is  the  "  Missionary  Work."  The 
growing  number  of  district  mission- 
aries and  the  comments  of  the  people 
at  the  conferences  have  reflected  the 
spirit  of  spreading  the  Gospel  which 
has  been  present  in  such  rich  abun- 
dance. Results  have  been  achieved, 
progress  is  being  made,  the  Church  is 
growing!  In  the  month  of  March 
there  were  146  convert  baptisms  of 
record.  This  is  the  largest  single 
month  for  at  least  sixty  years,  and 
even  surpasses  the  banner  month  of 
December,  1958. 

One  of  the  most  popular  sessions 
of  the  conference  has  been  the  leader- 
ship meetings  conducted  by  the  vari- 
ous Mission  Board  members  who  were 
in  attendance.  The  interest  shown  by 
the  number  of  officers  and  Teachers 


who  went  to  these  meetings,  and  their 
acceptance  of  the  new  programmes 
have  far  surpassed  expectations. 

There  is  no  question.  The  New  Era 
is  here! 


A   group   of  the  priesthood  at  the  Bir- 
mingham Conference  before  the  Saturday 
evening   session. 


William    Bates,    of    the    Mission    MIA    Board 

instructing    at    the    Sunday    afternoon    work  > 

session. 

A  group  of  the  younger  people  met  informally 
before   the   4.30   General  Session   on   Sunday. 


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OF  BRANCH  AND  DISTRICT  EVENTS 


Jan.  10 — Although  the  New  Year  cele- 
brations were  belated,  Nottingham 
District  MIA  made  up  for  the  delay 
by  presenting  an  excellently  organised 
programme.  Ninety  people  danced  to 
music  by  Brother  Gwynn  Bailey 
and  enjoyed  entertainments  arranged 
by  Brother  Tom  Hezeltine.  During 
the  evening  Sister  Valerie  Bowler, 
YWMIA  Supervisor,  presented  Sisters 
Amy  Bryant,  Aileen  Stocks,  Ann 
Calderwood  and  their  leader,  Sister 
Muriel  Cuthbert,  with  Silver  Gleaner 
awards  and  pins. 

Jan.  17 — Nottingham  MIA  presented 
several  musical  numbers  at  a  concert 
sponsored  by  Derby  Branch. 
Jan.  22 — Edinburgh  Branch  basketball 
team  beat  Polonia  49  —  37. 
Jan.  23 — Haggis,  turnips  and  potatoes 
were  prepared  and  served  by  the 
Priesthood  at  Glasgow's  "  Burns' 
Supper."  Poems  and  songs  by  the 
Bard  added  to  the  traditional  Scottish 
atmosphere. 

Jan.  23 — Nottingham  MIA  presented 
its  annual  pantomime  '  The  Lost 
Crown  "  written  and  produced  by  Sis- 
ter Muriel  Cuthbert,  at  the  Portland 
Junior  School.  Three  hundred  people 
watched  the  adventures  of  three  prin- 
ces searching  for  a  lost  crown  and 
winning  the  hands  of  three  beautiful 
princesses.  Well-designed  costumes 
and  scenery  enhanced  the  production. 


Jan.  26 — Edinburgh  Branch  basketball 
team  beat  Redford  34-18. 

Jan.  30 — The  Priesthood  were  in  fine 
fettle  at  Mansfield's  social  and  earned 
themselves  a  reputation  for  giving  the 
branch  the  kind  of  entertainment  it 
likes. 

Jan.  31 — Forty  children  came  to  the 
combined  Sunday  School  and  Primary 
party  at  Loughborough.  Sisters  Har- 
rold  and  Bailey  kept  the  youthful 
guests  busy  playing  games  and  made 
certain  they  all  had  appetites  which 
would  do  justice  to  the  meal  prepared 
by  the  Relief  Society  and  Sunday 
School  officers.  Just  in  case  anyone 
was  still  hungry  at  the  end  of  the 
party,  packets  of  sweets  and  apples 
were  given  to  the  children  to  take 
home. 

Loughborough  Branch  held  a 
"  house-warming "  to  celebrate  the 
completion  of  the  new  chapel.  Happy 
though  the  Saints  were  to  meet  in  this 
fine  building,  the  party  had  a  sad 
aspect  as  good-bye's  had  to  be  said  to 
President  and  Sister  Southgate  who 
were  leaving  for  the  South  London 
District.  Brother  Wilfred  Bilby  pre- 
sented them  with  a  five-year  diary  in 
appreciation  of  their  services  whilst 
labouring  in  Loughborough. 

Feb.  1 — Blackburn's  monthly  social 
was  held  in  the  recreation  room  where 
any  surplus  calories  gained  by  eating 


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the  lavish  servings  of  potatoe  pie, 
sweets  and  chocolates  were  quickly 
lost  in  the  vigorous  games  and  dances 
which  followed. 

Feb.  10 — Sister  Edna  M.  Davies  of 
Merthyr  Tydfil  appeared  on  the  Car- 
diff radio  station  and  spoke  in  Welsh 
tongue  concerning  the  Church. 

Feb.  12 — Each  auxiliary  was  respon- 
sible for  providing  part  of  the  enter- 
tainment at  the  social  in  Norwich  and 
a  fine  variety  programme  was  presen- 
ted. 

Feb.  14 — Luton  Branch  bade  bon  voy- 
age to  Elder  Craven   at  a  camp-fire 
evening  in  the  recreation  room. 

The  last  preparation  meeting  to  be 
held  in  Scotland  was  convened  in 
Dundee.  A  wonderful  group  of  over 
eighty  assembled  "  fra  a'  airts "  to 
participate  in  the  meetings.  Each 
branch  contributed  an  item  of  enter- 
tainment for  the  social  which  followed 
where  Dundee's  Brother  Clancy  top- 
ped the  bill. 

Valentine  Dances  were  held  in 
Aberdeen,  Edinburgh  and  Dundee. 
The  programmes  followed  the  time- 
honoured  pattern  with  the  masterful 
conducting  of  Brother  Stanley  Thomp- 
son highlighting  Aberdeen's  dance,  the 
skilful  decor  of  Sister  Clark  enhancing 
Edinburgh's,  and  the  enticing  refresh- 
ments of  Sister  Ross  in  Dundee. 

Feb.  15 — Brother  F.  Paterson  baptised 
Sister  McFarlen  who  is  the  first  con- 
vert of  the  Church  in  the  West  Lon- 
don Branch.  Sisters  Maria  Stone  and 
Roma  King  have  been  labouring  in 
the  branch,  and  this  event  was  a  fit- 
ting conclusion  for  Sister  King  who 
has  been  transferred  into  the  Mission 
Office. 

Feb.  24 — Elder  Houth's  coming-of-age 
was  celebrated  at  Scarborough  by  an 
MIA  social. 


The  Priesthood  and  Relief  Society 
members  of  South  Shields  gave  a  sur- 
prise party  for  Elsie  Carole,  who  at  21 
is  the  Branch's  youngest  mother. 

Feb.  28 — Dancing  was  not  the  only 
attraction  at  Lowestoft  MIA's  dance, 
the  pie  and  pea  supper  was  an  added 
inducement  to  attend. 

The  Priesthood  produced  an  excel- 
lent concert  at  Bournemouth  and  fully 
earned  the  praise  they  received  from 
the  delighted  Branch  members. 

March  7— Sister  Belle  S.  Spafford, 
Relief  Society  President  for  the 
Church,  arrived  in  England  as  the 
guest  of  Lady  Reading. 

March  3 — Elder  Marshall's  twenty- 
first  birthday  was  celebrated  with  a 
party  given  in  his  honour  by  Lowes- 
toft Branch. 

Surprise  was  the  keynote  of  the 
party  given  at  Liverpool  in  honour  of 
President  A.  Cubbon  and  Brother  A. 
Davies  to  mark  their  release  from  the 
Branch  Presidency  and  their  call  to 
District  office.  President  and  Sister 
Larsen  welcomed  the  guests  of  honour 
who  left  no  one  in  any  doubt  of  their 
pleasure  in  the  surprises  prepared  for 
them.  A  gift  of  books  subscribed  for 
by  Branch  members  will  help  both 
President  Cubbon  and  Brother  Davies 
retain  the  memory  of  this  happy  occa- 
sion. 

If  the  Lowestoft  sisters  have  been 
looking  more  than  usually  glamourous 
recently  it  is  probably  because  two 
assistants  from  a  well-known  beauty 
salon  demonstrated  methods  of  hair- 
styling  at  MIA  and  used  the  sisters  as 
models. 

Congratulations  to  Sister  Patricia 
Ann  Coyne  of  Falsgrove  County 
Modern  Girls'  School,  Scarborough, 
on  gaining  the  "  Effort  and  Interest  " 
prize. 


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Bournemouth's  Priesthood  produced 
a  fine  concert  recently  and  displayed 
much  talent  which  previously  had  lain 
dormant. 

March  8 — The  progress  of  the  new 
Stroud  Branch  Chapel  was  pictured  in 
the  local  paper. 

March  10 — President  J.  Vernon  of  the 
Rawtenstall  Branch  reports  that  for 
the  two-year  period  ending  February 


28,  the  branch  teaching  has  been  100 
per  cent.  Special  commendation  is  in 
order. 

March  14 — The  Priesthood  under  the 
direction  of  Roy  Simon  prepared  a 
seven  course  dinner  for  100  members 
of  the  Leeds  District  Relief  Society. 
Sister  Clare  Clegg,  supervisor,  was 
specially  honoured  for  her  devoted 
work  in  the  Relief  Society. 


Relief  Society  Banquet  at  Leeds  on  March  14. 


District  Missionary  Activities 


BRISTOL    DISTRICT 


Gillian  Mary  Wheatley 
Ivy  Winnifred  Holder 
Francis  Edward  Ha  liday 
Harold  Semmens  Retallack 
Dorothy  Lavinia  Palmer 
Albert  F.  A.  Gadsby 
Irene  Audry  Gadsby 
Betty  Lewis 
Janet  Reed 
Dawn  Yvonne  Lewis 
Andrew  George  Peterken 
John  Stewart  Crabtree 
Arthur  Jones 


Albert    G.    Lewis —  District    Mission    President 

Maurene  Irene  Harris 

John  Reginald  Harris 

Wilfred  Robert  Cotton-Betteridge 

Brian  Cyril  West 

Bernice  May  West 

Alfred  Cyril  Melhuish 

Ruth  Shirley  Britchford 

Verly  Hilda  Head 

John  Henry  Tuttiett 

Valmai  Tuttiett 

Edith  Harding 

Doris  Evelyn  Recardo 

Marjorie  Ball  Crandon 


February  22,  1959 


Ronald  Edward  Green 
Edward  Hu  >hes  Morgan 
Montague  Leonard  Blake 
Robert  Ernest  Wallace 
Charles  Jones 
Frederick  Greene 
Roger  Jones 
Lesley  Joyce  Gardner 
Mary  Sheppard 
Derrick  H.  J.  Ireland 
Caryl  Anne  Morgan 


LEEDS  DISTRICT 

Anne  M.  Womersley 
Lucy  Ripley 
B'anch  Leonard 
John  Leonard 
Muriel  Hardy 
Mary  Walker 
Barbara  Cogan 
Howard  Firth 


Roy  Darren  -  District  Mission  President 

Brian  Crowther 
Greta  Kelly 
Patricia  Crossley 
Joan  Roberts 
Barbara  Whittaker 
Anne  Illingworth 
Susan  Buck 
Gladys  Moxon 


March  8,   1959 


Douglas  Rawson 
Evelyn  Rawson 
Stanley  Smithson 
Margaret  Smithson 
Roy  Simon 

Charles  Stuart  Andrews 
Nicholas  Murphy 
Norman  Garner 


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BIRMINGHAM  DISTRICT 


Derek  Dixon -District  Mission  President 


March  1,  1959 


Eveline  May  Phyllis  Allen 

Rodney  David  Boulton 

Anthony  Terrance  Rampolli  Burgess 

Gwendel  Violet  Burgess 

Donald  Christopher  Colson 

Morris  Ronald  Deyes 

Philip  Dixon 


Hannah  Elizabeth  Jevons 

Lesley  LeMar  Megeney 

Peggy  Evelyn  Doreen  Moorehouse 

June  Ann  Nash 

Kathleen  Price 

Robert  Sherratt 

Howard  Smith 


Joan  Smith 

Monica  Wade 

Joyce  Wright 

Betty  York 

Trever  Neil  James  Dawe 

Albert  John  Holt 


NORWICH  DISTRICT 


Freda  Walker 

Donald  Frank  Le  Grice 

Pamela  Elsie  Long  Le  Grice 

John  Buchan 

Raymond  Godbold 

Michael  Blackwell 

George  Wardle 


William  Walker -District  Mission  President 

Phyllis  Dobson 

Marie  Bell 

James  Mitchell 

Evelyn  May  Marjuerite  Mitchell 

Rita  Loombe 

Patricia  Whittaker 

Ronald  Cooper 


March  15,   1959 


Dorothy  Muriel  Cooper 
Joan  Wallace 
Pamela  Wilson 
Ronald  Walter  Lahtinen 
Delores  Fay  Lahtinen 
Edward  R.  Heyes 


BIRTHS  AND  BLESSINGS 

Leonard:  To  Peter  Harold  and  Beatrice  Leonard 
of  Bradford,  twin  sons,  Kenneth  and  John, 
born  October  30,  1958;  blessed  December  7, 
1958,  by  Peter  Harold  Leonard. 

Whalley:  To  Derek  Ian  and  Sylvia  Whalley  of 
Oldham,  a  daughter,  Catherine,  born  October 
10,  1958;  blessed  December  21,  1958,  by 
Samuel  Mills. 

Sunderland:  To  Albert  and  Ruth  Sunderland  of 
Derby,  a  son,  Christian  Crawford,  born  Octo- 
ber 25,  1958;  blessed  January  5,  1959,  by  David 
Bench. 

Gibson:  To  Peter  Lovatt  and  Phyllis  Gibson  of 
Liverpool,  a  son,  Peter  John,  born  November 
9,  1958;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by  John 
Alan   Cubbon. 

Bray:  To  Kenneth  Fawcett  and  Rita  Margaret 
Bray  of  Barnsley,  a  son,  Simon  Lindsey,  born 
January  11,  1959;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by 
Richard  Wesley  O'Brien. 

Allen:  To  Edward  T.  G.  and  Freda  Mary  Straw- 
ford  Allen  of  South  Shields,  a  son,  Edward 
Ian,  born  February  20,  1959;  blessed  Febru- 
ary  1,   1959,  by  Wilfred  Richmond. 

Davey :  To  John  and  Joan  Davey  of  South 
Shields,  a  daughter,  Janice,  born  January  4, 
1959;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by  John  G. 
Foster. 

Arkle:  To  Robert  and  Florence  Arkle  of  Sunder- 
land, a  son,  Robert,  born  November  22,  1958; 
blessed  December  14,  1958,  by  Frederick 
William   Oates. 

Simpson :  To  Alan  Gordon  and  Iris  Simpson  of 
Sheffield,  a  daughter,  Elaine  Yvonne,  born 
November  11,  1958;  blessed  January  4,  1959, 
by  Aubrey  Nettleship. 

Dahlke  :  To  Floyd  Eldon  and  Margaret  N. 
Dahlke  of  Norwich,  a  daughter,  Lorene  Dee, 
born  December  23,  1958;  blessed  February  1, 
1959,    by   Donald   R.    Petersen. 

Kellett:  To  John  and  Margaret  Kellett  of  Roch- 
dale, a  son,  Graham,  born  December  8,  1958; 
blessed  January  4,  1959,  by  Herbert  Woodhead. 

Caffrey:  To  David  and  Jean  Caffrey  of  Roch- 
dale, a  son,  Anstair  David,  born  July  13, 
1957;  blessed  January  4,  1959,  by  Dale  Wayne 
Harrell. 

Withington :  To  Harry  and  Jessie  Withington  of 
Rochdale,  a  son,  Neil,  born  November  10, 
1958;  blessed  December  7,  1958,  by  Harry 
Withington. 

Beever:  To  George  and  Ethel  Beever  of  Oldham, 
a  daughter,  Janice,  born  September  7,  1954; 
blessed    January    4,    1959,    by    Norman    Wood. 

Bailey :  To  Jack  and  Marjorie  Bailey  of  Oldham, 
a  daughter,  Jacqueline,  born  March  4,  1958; 
blessed  January  4,   1959,  by  Harry  Mills. 

Knowles:  To  Derek  and  Rita  Knowles  of  Barns- 
ley,  a  son,  Stephen,  born  December  28,  1958; 
blessed  February  1,   1959,  by  Vincent  Hall. 


Lamb :  To  John  Thomas  and  Joyce  Lamb  of 
West  Hartlepool,  a  daughter,  Joan,  born 
January  6,  1959;  blessed  January  25,  1959,  by 
John   Thomas   A.    Dale. 

Jones :  To  Thomas  Ernest  and  Jean  Jones  of 
Belfast,  a  daughter,  Pauline,  born  September 
24,  1958;  blessed  December  7,  1958  by  Derek 
John   Plumbley. 

Ellison:  To  Peter  G.  and  Patricia  Ellison  of 
Barnsley,  a  son,  Timothy  Brent,  born  Febru- 
ary 8,  1959. 

McCracken:  To  Robert  A.  and  Eleanor 
McCracken  of  Belfast,  a  son,  Paul,  born  Janu- 
ary 16,  1959;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by 
Joseph  Ditty. 

Terrell:  To  Percy  and  Lucy  Terrell  of  Rawten- 
stall,  a  daughter,  Clare,  born  May  6,  1956; 
blessed  March  1,   1959,  by  Percy  Terrell. 

Terrell :  To  Percy  and  Lucy  Terrell  of  Rawten- 
stall,  a  daughter,  Lesley,  born  January  9,  1953; 
blessed  March  1,   1959,  by  Percy  Terrell. 

Mallin :  To  Anthony  and  Sylvia  Mallin  of  Sunder- 
land, a  son,  Lance,  born  September  29,  1958; 
blessed  October  26,  1958,  by  Frederick  William 
Oates. 

Self:  To  Colin  and  Nellie  Self  of  Sunderland,  a 
son,  John,  born  December  25,  1958;  blessed 
February  1,  1959,  by  Frank  Botterell. 

Heyes:  To  Edward  and  Brenda  Heyes  of  Cam- 
bridge, a  son,  John  Howard,  born  April  30, 
1956;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by  Alden 
"  M  "  Packer. 

Lassiter:  To  Charles  Adolph  and  Janet  Shirely 
Lassiter  of  Cambridge,  a  son,  Curtis  Alan, 
born    July    23,     1956;     blessed    December    25, 

1958,  by   Duane   Burgess   Ford. 

Pulman:  To  Ralph  and  Jane  Muriel  Pulman  of 
Merthyr  Tydfil,  a  daughter,  Rosalind  Beth, 
born    December    18,    1954;    blessed    March    1, 

1959,  by  John  Griffiths. 

Pulman:  To  Ralph  and  Jane  Muriel  Pulman  of 
Merthyr  Tydfil,  a  son,  Christopher  Mark,  born 
December  4,  1958;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by 
Emlyn  Daniel  Davies. 

Darren:  To  Roy  Christian  and  Jean  Darren  of 
Bradford,  a  daughter,  Lindey  Jean,  born  Janu- 
ary 10,  1959;  blessed  February  1,  1959,  by 
Douglas  Rawson. 

Hendon:  To  Donald  Oliver  and  Gene  Hendon 
of  Brighton,  a  daughter,  Julie  Gay,  born  Janu- 
ary 29,  1959;  blessed  February  15,  1959,  by 
George  Woodgate. 

Tueller:  To  Blaine  Carlson  and  Jean  Marie 
Tueller  of  Dublin,  a  daughter,  Marie,  born 
January  5,  1959;  blessed  February  1959,  by 
Blaine  C.  Tueller. 

McCready:  To  Samuel  and  Mary  McCready  of 
Paisley,  a  son,  William  Richard,  born  Novem- 
ber 12,  1958;  blessed  February  17,  1959,  by 
Peter  Alfred  Heede. 


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Horton :  To  Terrance  and  Margaret  Ann  Horton 
of  Swansea,  a  daughter,  Catherine  Mary,  born 
April  12,  1954;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by 
Norman  Da  e  Wright. 

Horton :  To  Terrance  and  Margaret  Ann  Horton 
of  Swansea,  a  son,  Terrance  Michael,  born 
June  9,  1958;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by  Norman 
Dale  Wright. 

Irvine :  To  Victor  William  and  Prudence  Annie 
Irvine  of  Radcliffe,  a  son,  Michael  Victor,  born 
August  30,  1958;  blessed  September  21,  1958, 
by  Steve  R.  Coltrin. 

Leeming:  To  Jack  and  Mollie  Leeming  of  Rad- 
cliffe, a  son,  Ian  Mclvor,  born  March  17,  1950; 
blessed  by  Steve  B.  Coltrin. 

Eckersley :  To  John  and  Rhoda  Eckersley  of  Rad- 
cliffe, a  son,  Stanley,  born  June  5,  1939;  bles- 
sed March  1,  1959,  by  J.  W.  Bertagnole. 

Warburton :  To  John  and  Arlene  Warburton  of 
Radc'iffe,  a  son,  David  John,  born  February 
1,  1958;  blessed  August  24,  1958,  by  John 
Warburton. 

Ashmead:  To  Walter  John  and  Mary  Irene 
Ashmead  of  Coventry,  a  daughter,  Jane 
Elizabeth,  born  February  3,  1959;  blessed 
March  8.   1959,   by   George   Ernest  Hunter. 

Adams:  To  Edwin  Walter  and  Shirley  Wanda 
Adams  of  Oxford,  a  daughter,  Joycellen 
Annette,  born  December  9,  1958;  blessed  Feb- 
ruary  15,    1959,  by  Melvin  H.   Ludwig,  Jun. 

Cochrane :  To  James  and  Sarah  Jane  Cochrane 
of  Belfast,  a  son,  Michael,  born  January  27, 
1959;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by  James  Evans 
Cochrane. 

Cuppitt :  To  Raymond  William  and  Felicia  Fran- 
ziska  Cuppitt  of  Chesterfield,  a  son,  Karl 
Raymond,  born  February  8,  1959;  blessed 
March   8,    1959,   by   Alvin  I'   Holton. 

Ford :  To  Thomas  and  Peggy  Ford  of  Leicester, 
a  son,  Edward  Arthur,  born  February  11,  1959; 
blessed  March  1,  1959,  by  Thomas  A.  V.  Ford. 

Lee :  To  Furniss  William  and  Lettice  Amelia 
Lee  of  Wythenshawe,  a  daughter,  Jane 
Kathryn,  born  March  5,  1956;  blessed  March 
1,    1959,    by   Allen   Brent   Brockbank. 

Uffendall:  To  Herbert  and  Margaret  Uffendall  of 
Scarborough,  a  son,  Roy,  born  November  3, 
1958;  blessed  February  22,  1959,  by  Edward 
Reynolds. 

McGovern :  To  James  Vincent  and  H'lda  May 
McGovern  of  Scunthorpe,  a  son,  Terry,  born 
June  13,  1951;  b'essed  March  15,  1959,  by 
Albert  Lewis     Taaffe. 

Dale:  To  John  Thomas  and  Audrey  Dale  of 
West  Hartleoool,  a  son,  Richard,  born  April 
21,  1953;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by  Kenneth 
Goddard. 

Da'e :  To  John  Thomas  and  Audrey  Dale  of 
West  Hartlepool,  a  son,  Henry,  born  March 
3,  1955;  blessed  March  1,  1959,  by  James 
Laurie. 


ORDINATIONS 


February 


Leeds 

Derek  Nicholson  of  Halifax  to  Teacher 
Frank  Boulton  Rhodes  of  Bradford  to  Deacon 
John     Stephenson     Flintham     of     Bradford     to 

Deacon 
Brian  James  Gledhill  of  Bradford  to  Deacon 
Eric  Stott  of  Bradford  to  Deacon 
Maurice  Newsholme  of  Bradford  to  Priest 
Howard  Terry  Firth  of  Huddersfield  to  Deacon 
Clifford  Moore  of  Huddersfield  to  Deacon 
Jeffrev  Oldrovd  of  Huddersfield  to  Deacon 
Clifford  Brown  of  Dewsbury  to  Deacon 
William  Wood  of  Dewsbury  to  Deacon 
Arthur  Gregory  of  Dewsbury  to  Elder 
Allan  Peter  Moxon  of  Leeds  to  Priest 
Ronald  Webster  Moxon  of  Leeds  to  Priest 
Douglas  Slack  of  Leeds  to  Deacon 
John  Alexander  Cook  of  Leeds  to  Deacon 
Donald  Slyman  of  Leeds  to  Deacon 


Howard  Terry  Firth  of  Huddersfield  to  Priest 
Arthur  Leonard  of  Huddersfield  to  Elder 
Peter  Beer  of  Bradford  to  Deacon 
Ronald  Joy  of  Bradford  to  Deacon 

Liverpool 

Robert  Joseph  Tanghe  of  Burnley  to  Deacon 
Leonard  Hathaway  of  Burnley  to  Deacon 
Charles  Brown  of  Burnley  to  Teacher 
James  Ellins  of  Burnley  to  Teacher 
Richard  James  Gunner  of  Burnley  to  Deacon 
Melvin  John  Slater  of  Burnley  to  Deacon 
Roger  Macaulay  Lord  of  Burnley  to  Priest 
Frank  Butterworth  of  Rawtenstall  to  Deacon 
Donald  Simcock  of  Rawtenstall  to  Deacon 
William  Barlow  of  Southport  to  Deacon 
Gordon  William  Beharre'l  of  Southport  to  Elder 
George  Aspinall  of  Southport  to  Priest 
Charles  Murray  Fleming  of  Southport  to  Teacher 
Henry  James  Baldwin  of  Liverpool  to  Teacher 
William  George  Timon  of  Liverpool  to  Deacon 
Rodney  Keeble  of  Rawtenstall  to  Deacon 
Michael  Ronald  Hughes  of  Preston  to  Priest 

Manchester 
James  Wood  of  Rochdale  to  Priest 
Alan  T.  Butler  of  Rochdale  to  Priest 
Jack  Bailey  of  Oldham  to  Deacon 
George  Jackson  Beever  of  Oldham  to  Teacher 
Ernest  Preston  of  Ashton  to  Deacon 
Craig  Wilkinson  Penney  of  Ashton  to  Deacon 
Eric  Pailin  of  Ashton  to  Deacon 
Neil  Cliffe  of  Stockport  to  Elder 
Allan  Stobbs  of  Wythenshawe  to  Deacon 
John     Harry     Hargreaves     of    Wythenshawe     to 

Deacon 
Joseph    Thornton    Potter    of    Wythenshawe    to 

Deacon 
Stephen     William     Corser    of    Wythenshawe    to 

Deacon 
Peter  Furn:ss  Lee  of  Wythenshawe  to  Deacon 
Furniss  William  Lee  of  Wythenshawe  to  Deacon 
William  James  Thompson  of  Rochdale  to  Deacon 

South  London 
Frederick  Thomas  George  Talbot  of  Southamp- 
ton to  Teacher 
John  Anselmo  Gizzie  of  Southampton  to  Deacon 
Roger  John  Perry  of  Brighton  to  Teacher 
Robin  Woodgate  of  Brighton  to  Teacher 
Colin  Jeffrey  Mason  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
William  Edward  Kirby  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
Donald  Oliver  Hendon  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
David  Raymond  Thorne  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
Georqe  Henrv  Thorne  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
Augustus     Walter     Tennyson     of     Brighton     to 

Deacon 
Michael  Vincent  Hill  of  South  London  to  Priest 
Walter    Frank    Stevenson    of    South    London    to 

Priest 
John  Clifford  Lea  of  South  London  to  Priest 
David  Eric  Lawrence  of  Newchapel  to  Priest 
John  Glyn  of  Newchapel  to  Teacher 
Roger  Woodford  Kersey  of  Newchapel  to  Teacher 
Douglas  Arthur  Kenward  of  Newchapel  to  Priest 

Wales 

Alan  Claud  Pettitt  of  Cardiff  to  Deacon 
Christopher  George  Bara'os  of  Cardiff  to  Priest 
Alan  May  of  Newport  to  Deacon 

March 

Birmingham 
Raymond  Leighton  of  Kidderminster  to  Deacon 
Hubert  Neale  of  Coventry  to  Priest 
Donald  Arthur  Royle  of  Coventry  to  Teacher 
John  Robert  Miles  of  Coventry  to  Deacon 
Rodney  David  Boulton   of  Coventry  to  Elder 
Trevor  Neil   James   Dawe   of   Coventry   to 

Teacher 
Peter   Rodney   Neale  of  Coventry  to   Priest 
Peter  Maughan  Bayliss  Chapman  of  Birmingham 

to  Teacher 
Peter  Douglas  Houghton  of  Birmingham  to 

Teacher 
Stephen   Francis   Moorhouse   of  Birmingham   to 

Deacon 


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Maurice  Howard  Rawlings  of  Birmingham  to 

Deacon 
Richard  Edward  Tisdale   of  Birmingham   to 

Deacon 
Alan  William  Tisdale  of  Birmingham  to  Teacher 

Bristol 
George  St.  Ruth  of  Plymouth  to  Deacon 
David  Wise  of  Plymouth  to  Deacon 
Michael  Robert  Wallace  of  Plymouth  to  Deacon 

Hull 
Ronald  Deakins  of  Grimsby  to  Deacon 
Ronald  Phillip  Taylor  of  Grimsby  to  Priest 
Kenneth  Jones  of  Scunthorpe  to  Teacher 
William   Raymond   Collier   of  Scunthorpe   to 

Teacher 
Charles   Christopher   Prudames    of   York   to 

Teacher 
David  William  Adamson  of  York  to  Teacher 
William  McGovern   of  Scunthorpe  to  Deacon 

Ireland 
Andrew  Renfrew  of  Belfast  to  Teacher 
Dermot  Sheils  of  Belfast  to  Teacher 
William  James  Brownlee  of  Portadown  to  Priest 
Alan  John  Topp  of  Belfast  to  Elder 

Leeds 
Herbert  Jeffrey  Cogan  of  Huddersfield  to  Elder 
Bernard  Fahey   of  Huddersfield   to   Deacon 
Philip  Albert  Hushes  of  Dewsbury  to  Deacon 
Isaac  Hughes  of  Dewsbury  to  Deacon 
Peter  Burnett  of  Dewsbury  to  Deacon 
Derek  Nicholson   of  Halifax  to  Priest 
Isaac  Owen  of  Halifax  to  Deacon 
Charles  Stuart  Andrews  of  Halifax  to  Elder 

Liverpool 
Walter  Gerard  Moorey  of  Blackburn  to  Tescher 
Peter  Dawson  of  Blackburn  to  Deacon 
William  Barlow  of  Southport  to  Teacher 
Keith  George  Fisher  of  Liverpool  to  Priest 
James  Michael  Nugent  of  Liverpool  to  Priest 
Dennis  Ralph  Larsen  of  Liverpool  to  Teacher 
Michael  Reginald  Evans  of  Liverpool  to  Teacher 
John  Howe  Sinclair  of  Liverpool  to  Deacon 
Gordon  McKenzie  Heggie  of  Liverpool  to 

Deacon 
James   Henry   Baldwin   of  Liverpool   to  Priest 
Charles   Brown   of  Burnley  to  Priest 
James  Ellins  of  Burnley  to  Priest 
James   Butterworth   of  Rawtenstall  to  Deacon 
Terence  Noon  of  Rawtenstall  to  Deacon 
Austin  Drewery  of  Burnley  to  Deacon 

Manchester 
Bryan   George  Smith  of  Stockport  to  Deacon 
Peter  Bedford  English  of  Wythenshawe  to  Elder 
David  Boothroyd  of  Ashton  to  Deacon 

Newcastle 
Dennis  Gordon  Noble  of  West  Hartlepool  to 

Priest 
John   Thomas   Lamb    of   West   Hartlepool   to 

Priest 
Thomas  Hall  of  West  Hartlepool  to  Deacon 
Harry  Lane  of  Sunderland  to  Priest 
Alan  Martin   Carabine  of  Sunderland  to  Priest 
Joseph   Edward   Holmes   of  Middlesbrough   to 

Deacon 
Harold   Marshall    of   Middlesbrough    to   Priest 
Arthur  Edwin  Hunter  of  Middlebrough  to 

Deacon 

North  London 
John  Howard  Lock  of  Reading  to  Deacon 
Ralph  Hastings  Cook  of  Reading  to  Deacon 
Thomas  Hill  of  St.   Albans  to  Deacon 
Thomas  Hill  of  St.  Albans  to  Teacher 
Edward  Charles  Prince  of  Luton  to  Priest 
William   Knott   Sheppard   of   Luton   to   Teacher 

Norwich 
Peter  Scott  of  Cambridge   to  Deacon 
George  William  Wardle  of  Gorleston  to  Priest 
George  Joseph  Thompson  of  Gorleston  to  Priest 
Donald  Arthur  Ling  of  Ipswich  to  Deacon 
Edward  Stanley  Dobson  of  Gorleston  to  Elder 


Nottingham 
Arthur  Grenville  Dalby  of  Mansfield  to  Deacon 
Charles  William  Wood  of  Mansfield  to  Teacher 
John  Harry  Wilson  of  Mansfield  to  Teacher 
John  Harry  Wilson  of  Mansfield  to  Priest 

Scotland 
Dennis  Clancy  of  Dundee  to  Priest 
Albert  Roy,  Jun.,  of  Dundee  to  Priest 
Thomas   Peter   Cook  of  Edinburgh   to   Teacher 
Daniel   William   Beveridge   Lynch   of  Edinburgh 

to  Deacon 
David  Moore  Porch,  Jun.,  of  Paisley  to  Deacon 
Ian  Daley  of  Airdrie  to  Teacher 
John   Graham   of  Airdrie  to  Priest 

Sheffield 
Derek  Birkhead  of  Barnsley  to  Teacher 
Alan  Howard  Maynard  of  Doncaster  to  Deacon 
Stephen   Gascoyne  of  Sheffield  to  Deacon 
Rennie  Graham  Bell  of  Sheffield  to  Deacon 
John  Ernest  Beattie  of  Sheffield  to  Deacon 
Tadeusz  Franciszek  Baltyn  of  Chesterfield  to 
Deacon 

South  London 
Dennis   Raymond  Durrant  of  Brighton   to 

Deacon 
Cyril  Joseph  Evans  of  Brighton  to  Deacon 
Hefin  Jones  of  South  London  to  Priest 
Frank  Calderwood   of  Bournemouth   to  Teacher 
Arthur  Willis  of  Bournemouth  to  Priest 
Barry  John  Kenchington  of  Bournemouth  to 

Deacon 
Roy  Alan   Beale   of   Bournemouth   to  Deacon 

Wales 
Arnold  Jones  of  Merthyr  to  Teacher 
Allan  Ivor  Ban-  of  Merthyr  to  Teacher 
William   Osborne  of  Merthyr  to  Priest 
Gordon  Livermore   of  Cardiff  to  Deacon 
Arthur  William  Rowles  of  Cardiff  to  Deacon 
David   Gordon   Davies   of  Newport  to  Teacher 
Kenneth  James  Hall  of  Newport  to  Priest 
Cyril  Charles  Clayton  of  Pontypool  to  Deacon 

BAPTISMS 

Birmingham 
Antony  Charles  John  Boffin  of  Nuneaton 
Hazel  Boffin  of  Nuneaton 
Shirley  Boffin  of  Nuneaton 

Bristol 
John  James  Reed  of  Bristol 
Jessie  Allan  Wallace  Reed  of  Bristol 
Reginald  James  Reed  of  Bristol 
Patricia  Laura  Angela  Klein  of  Bristol 
Patricia  Anne  Burley  of  Newton  Abbot 
Anne  Laura  Burley  of  Newton  Abbot 
Harold  Alexander   Burley  of  Newton   Abbot 
Andrew  McCall  Wallace  Reed  of  Bristol 

Hull 
Elizabeth  Ann  Pooley  of  York 
Marjorie  Jane   Haith   of  Grimsby 

Ireland 
Arthur   Hoy  of  Belfast 

Liverpool 
Frederick  Thomas  Thompson  of  Blackburn 
Everard  Armstrong  of  Wigan 
Ann  Prince  of  Burnley 
Marlene  Dougdale  of  Blackburn 
Nathaniel  Onomide  Ogundipe  of  Liverpool 
Alan  Shaw  of  Blackburn 

Manchester 
Bryan  George  Smith  of  Stockport 
Germania  Klare  Smith  of  Stockport 
Marilyn  Clarke  of  Wythenshawe 
Christine  Pilkington  of  Wythenshawe 
Jack  Turner  of  Oldham 
Jean  Turner  of  Oldham 
Cynthia  Mary  Austin  of  Ashton 
James  Victor   Corless  of  Ashton 
Mary  Blackwell  of  Ashton 
Joyce   Vaughan   of  Stockport 
Julia  Maud  Bamford  of  Rochdale 
Ena  Smethurst  of  Rochdale 


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David  Joseph  of  Ashton 

Margaret  Ogden  of  Rochdale 

Vivian  Keith  Schofield  of  Rochdale 

Leslie  Willis  of  Rochdale 

Geoffrey  Francis  Bamford  of  Rochdale 

Magdalen  Grandley  of  Wythenshawe 

Eunice  Nowell  of  Wythenshawe 

Muriel   Keelan   of  Wythenshawe 

James  Keelan  of  Wythenshawe 

Olive  Smethurst  of  Rochdale 

Pamela  McNama  of  Ashton 

Annie  Palmer  of  Oldham 

Kenneth  Palmer  of  Oldham 

Beryal  Wrighthouse  of  Wythenshawe 

Brian  Wrighthouse  of  Wythenshawe 

Ian   Goldie  Jackson  of  Wythenshawe 

Margaret  Pearce  of  Oldham 

Norman  John  Wood  of  Oldham 

Newcastle 
William  Austin  Lupton  of  Sunderland 
Yvonne  Dorothy  Eden  of  Newcastle 
Anne  Lawrence  of  Middlesbrough 
Raymond  Lawrence  of  Middlesbrough 
Thomas  Seaton  Bamford  of  Sunderland 
I.  el  tie  Smith  Bamford  of  Sunderland 
Auriel  Merle  Robinson  of  Sunderland 
Eva  Rosalind  Florence  Griffiths 
Norman  Valentine  Winter  Griffiths  of 
Sunderland 

North  London 
Jean  Alexandra  MacFarlan  of  West  London 
Alma  Louisa  O'Brien  of  West  London 
Charles  O'Brien  of  West  London 
Margaret  Rose  Meek  of  North  London 
Vera  Jean  Schow  of  West  London 
Colleen  Schow  of  West  London 

Norwich 
James  Edwin  Smallridge  of  Colch;ster 
Valerie  Mabel  Lungley  Fisher  of  Colchester 
May  Aldis  Bantock  of  Norwich 
Leonard   George  Free  of  Cambridge 
Nellie  Maud  Wheatley  Woodrow  of  Cambridge 
Sidney  William  Bantock  of  Norwich 
Ireen  Rose  May  Sadd  of  Norwich 
Ronald  Sadd  of  Norwich 
Clifford  Herbert  Francis  Woodrow  of 
Cambridge 


Rose  Valerie  Porter  of  Gorleston 
Colleen  Sadie  Graves  of  Gorleston 
Devra  Dursteler  of  Norwich 
Ivan  James  Moss  of  Gorleston 
Frank  Hill  of  Colchester 

Nottingham 
Terence   Edwin   Shepherd   of  Nottingham 
Shirley   Ann   Florence   Shepherd   of   Nottingham 
Graham  Douglas  Barker  of  Mansfield 
Jessie  Eileen   Barker  of  Mansfield 
Douglas  Barker  of  Mansfield 
Diane  Marshall  of  Mansfield 
Jean  Pamela  Bull  of  Peterborough 
Peter  Louis  Bull  of  Peterborough 
Alan  Ernest  Peterson   of  Derby 
Esther  Murray  Peterson  of  Derby 

Sheffield 
John  David   Greenfield  of  Sheffield 
Marjorie  Lily  Leach  of  Sheffield 
Lilias  Bruch  Drummond  of  Doncaster 
Robert  Russell  Drummond  of  Doncaster 
Donald  Arthur  Clover  of  Sheffield 
Brian  Eyre  of  Sheffield 
Annie   Martha   Eyre   of  Sheffield 
Alan   Howard   Maynard  of  Doncaster 

South  London 
Cyril  Joseph  Evans  of  Brighton 
Margaret  Theresa  Evans  of  Brighton 
Dennis  Raymond  Durrant  of  Brighton 
Keith   Frederick  Saile   of  Catford 
Sandra  Dorothy  Baker  of  Catford 
Lily  Eleanor  Harris  of  Crawley 
Frederick  James  Harris  of  Crawley 
John  Edward  Smith  of  South  London 
Georgina  Ann  Smith  of  South  London 
Carolyne  Dorothy  Williams  of  South  London 
Owen  Williams  of  South  London 
Margaret  Jean  Wells  of  Bournemouth 
Esther  Ellen   Kate  Howell   of  Catford 
June  Marian  Waterman  of  South  London 
Leigh  Charles  Dodd  of  Brighton 
John  Henry  Underwood  of  South  London 

Wales 
David  Charles  Stevenson  of  Merthyr  Tydfil 
Christine  Stevenson  of  Merthyr  Tydfil 
Doris  May  Stevenson  of  Merthyr  Tydfil 


Missionary  Activities 


ARRIVALS 


March  10,  1959 

From 

To 

Elder  Leonard  Wayne  Ayers 

Tooele, 

Utah 

Birmingham 

Elder  Kenneth  Glen  Williams 

Malad, 

Idaho 

Mission    Office 

Elder  David  Nelson  Barnes 

Washington,  D.C. 

Norwich 

Elder  Ralph  Sheffield  II 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 

South  London 

Elder  Neal  Robert  Swann 

Preston, 

,  Idaho 

Sheffield 

Elder  Richard  Clarence  Gehrke 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 

North  London 

Elder  Jon  Avril  Bird 

Springville,  Utah 

Bristol 

Elder  Larry  Theron  Hutchings 

Riverton,  Utah 

Norwich 

TRANSFERS  : 

From 

To 

Date  effective 

Sister  Vonda  Sedgwick 

Sheffield 

Wales 

March  10,  1959 

Sister  Helen  M.  Zakel 

Wales 

Newcastle 

March  10,  1959 

Elder  Dennis  A.  Young 

North  London 

South  London 

March  10,  1959 

Elder  Grant  N.  Parker 

North  London 

Sheffield 

March  10,   1959 

Elder  Lew  D.  Stratton 

Scotland 

Norwich 

March  10,  1959 

Elder  Lynn  Lyman  Bishop 

Norwich 

Scotland 

March  10,  1959 

Elder  Nad  R.  Brown 

Scotland 

Mission  Office 

March  10,  1959 

Elder  Harold  Newey 

Norwich 

Leeds 

March  10,  1959 

Sister  Lalla  Freebairn 

Liverpool 

Wales 

March  20,  1959 

Sister  Jeanette  Clark 

Wales 

Liverpool 

March  20,  1959 

Sister  Rosaline  Newman 

South  London 

Bristol 

March  24,  1959 

Sister  Ann  Webster 

Bristol 

Manchester 

March  24,  1959 

Elder  James  Brown 

Bristol 

Travelling   Elder 

March  30,  1959 

Elder  Frederick  Nielson 

Travelling  Elder 

Leeds 

March  30,  1959 

Sister  Raelene  'Wood 

South  London 

Mission  Office 

March  24,  1959 

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CLIFFORD  T.  WARNER 

ANN     COOMBS 
ANTHON  E.  ANDERSON 


MARILYN     JOHNSON 
INA  MAE  VANCE 
DAVID  N.  BENCH 


GORDON  W.   BULLOCK 
ARDYTHE   TWITCHELL 

MARLA   ALENE  STONE 


LOYE     GOODRICH 
DUANE  C.   HUNSAKER 


APPOINTMENTS  : 

Elder  Allen   E.   Smith   appointed  Manager,   Literature  Department,   effective  March   10,    1959. 
Elder  Kenneth   Glen  Williams  appointed  Mission  Correspondence  Secretary,   effective  March   10,   1959. 
Sister  Raelene   Wood   appointed   Assistant  Mission   Secretary,    effective    March  24,   1959. 
Sister   Roma  Jean   King   appointed   Secretary   to   the   Mission   President,   effective   March  24,    1959. 
fclder   James   Brown    appointed   Travelling   Elder,    Assistant    to   the   Mission   President,    effective   March 
30,   1959. 

Elder  Frederick  Nielson   appointed  Supervising  Elder,   Leeds   District,   effective  March  30,    1959. 


RELEASES : 

April  2,  1959 

Elder  Anthon  E.  Anderson  III' 

April  3,  1959 
Elder  David  N.  Bench 
Elder  Gordon  W.  Bullock  + 
Elder  Duane  C.  Hunsaker 

April  25,  1959 

Elder  Clifford  T.  Warner  J 

April  8,  1959 

Sister  Loye  Goodrich 

Sister  Ina  Mae  Vance 

April  29,  1959 
Sister  Ann  Coombs 
Sister  Marilyn  Johnson 
Sister  Maria  Alene  Stone 
Sister  Ardythe  Twitchell 


From 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 
Provo,  Utah 
Garland,  Utah 


Districts 

Ireland,  Nottingham,  Newcastle 

Ireland,  Nottingham 
Birmingham,  North  London 
Liverpool,  Wales,  Ireland 


Redwood  City,  California        Manchester,  London  Office 


Tridell,  Utah 
Delta,  Colorado 

Boulder,  Utah 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 
Lakewood,  California 
Delta,  Utah 


Sheffield,  Bristol,  South  London,  Leeds 
Manchester,  Liverpool,  Newcastle 

Liverpool,  Hull,  Bristol 
Nottingham,    Norwich,    Birmingham 
Ireland,  Leeds,  North  London 
Scotland,   Birmingham 


*  Supervising  Elder,  Newcastle  District 

t  District  President,  North  London  District 

t  Associate  Editor  -  Millennial  Star 


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THE  WIDOW'S  MITE 

CISTER  GENT  often  dreamed  of  the  time  she  would  be  able  to 
go  to  the  Temple.  But  as  the  years  passed,  that  dream  faded 
farther  and  farther  from  reality.  She  thought  the  day  when  the 
Temple  would  be  raised  in  this  land  would  never  come  in  her  life- 
time, so  she  repeatedly  implored  her  branch  president  to  be  sure 
and  do  her  Temple  work  for  her  if  she  didn't  live  until  that  day. 

But  Sister  Gent  did  live  to  go  through  the  London  Temple  for 
her  own  endowments,  and  she  "  wouldn't  have  missed  it  for  a 
million  pounds."  She  was  thrilled  with  the  realisation  that  now 
she  had  "  something  that  no  one  could  ever  take  "  from  her. 

The  night  Sister  Gent  returned  from  the  Temple  her  room 
was  filled  with  a  glorious  bright  light,  and  yet  it  was  dark  every- 
where else,  and  she  felt  that  the  Lord  was  well  pleased  with  her 
for  visiting  the  Temple. 

Sister  Gent  had  the  earnest  desire  to  do  that  "  little  bit  more 
for  the  Lord."  She  wondered  what  she  could  do — she  already  pays 
full  tithing — then  she  remembered  the  night  light  which  she  had 
used  for  years  to  enable  her  to  get  to  sleep.  If  she  could  do  without 
it,  there  would  be  a  penny  a  week  to  give  to  the  Lord.  Needless  to 
say,  she  has  slept  well  without  her  night  light  ever  since,  and  given 
the  money  to  the  Lord. 

Even  though  Sister  Gent  will  be  96  in  July,  her  pennies  will 
help  "  that  little  bit  more,"  for  "  she  hath  cast  more  in  than  all 
they  which  have  cast  into  the  treasury." 

— Muriel  Cuthbert 


APRIL  1959 

Volume  121 

Number  4