VoL l. No. i.

August. 1961

EUROPEAN LABOR MISSIONARY PROGRAM

"As We Build Churches. We VVi// A/so Bui/J People

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VOL. 1. No. 1 AUGUST. 1961

EDITOR George R- Biesinger

MANAGING EDITOR Vem ice G. Rosenvall
ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR Ruby R. DeBry
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR Thomas R. Winkel
PROOF READER AND CONSULTANT Hazel Jackson
BRITISH AREA CORRESPONDENT Pearl Moore
GERMANIC AREA CORRESPONDENT Vera Gygi
SCANDINAVIAN AREA CORRESPONDENT Reba Winkel

A d d r e s s e s an d T e le p h o n e N u m bers :

Vem ice G. Roscnvall Amrsfoortscstraatweg 66

Bussum. N.H_ Netherlands
Telephone: Bussum 1 12 42
Pearl Moore No. 3 The Ridings
Epsom, Surrey. England
Telephone: Epsom 30 01
Vera Gygi Grosse Eschenheirr.er Straase 13
Frankfurt A/M, West Germany
Telephone: 59 61 42
Reba Winkel Herdersweg 1
Laren. N.H., Netherlands
Telephone: Laren 24 97

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 EDITORIAL
2t has been determined that we will publish a monthly
bulletin, the purpose of which is to gather infor
mation and record the important happenings of the
construction program as it progresses in the European
Area This purpose is two-fold: First, to record the
important historical data that will prove very valuable
to us in the future, and second, to help us keep in
constant touch with all our labor missionaries, so that
they may know what is going on in other areas as
well as their own.
Sister Vcrnicc Rosenvall has kindly consented to head
a commitee. whose responsibility it will be to put out
this publication.
In each of the three European Areas there has been
appointed an Area Correspondent- Please forward
any pictures, stories or important happenings directly
to your Area Correspondent. She. in turn, w ill for
ward these on to Sister Rosenvall. The name of vour
Area Correspondent appears elsewhere in this bul
letin.
We now have eight chapels under construction, and
the month of July promises to us. the start of ten
more. A program is now set up. and going forward,
which w ill enable us to have approximately sixty
chapels under construction by the end of 1961. We
also expect to start an additional one hundred build
ings during 1952. This is the tremendous task we
by (eoroe R. Riosingor
have ahead of us. We are very fortunate in that we
have many dedicated people working on the Building
Committee Staff. Along with these are the Labor
Missionary Supervisors and the local labor mission
aries. laboring zealously and unselfishly as they are
assigned. All of this great program is going forward
under the inspired directin of Elder Wendell B. Men
denhall. Chairman of the Church Building Committee.
Although the task seems insurmountable, we know that
it is the work of the Lord, and is directed by His
representative on earth. President David O. McKay.
Let us therefore say as did Nephi of old: "I w ill go
and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments
unto the children of men. save He shall prepare a
way for them that they may accomplish the thing
which He commar.deth them. <1 Nephi 3:7)
For us who have come to the>e lands from overseas,
the opportunities for service are unlimited. We must
fit into the local situations, changing our own way
of life to conform to the new task ahead. We must
build people as we build buildings. Let us fit into
their organizations and become a part of their lives.
By so doing we will promote the Gospel and the Lord
will pour down his choicest blessings upon us. The
Master has put it in these words:
For whosoever will
save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his
life for my sake shall find it. (Matthew 16:25)
May we all enjoy our labors as missionaries m our
Father
s kingdom and thus accomplish much good is
my continual prayer.
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THE PROGRAM MOVES ON
December 9. I960 - Elder Steven
Baird, wife D elphi and children
Jan 9. Jill 5. Richard 4, Robert 3.
and Jane 9 months arrived in Eng
land from Sait Lake City. Eider
Baird is the Architectural Represen
tative for the British Are*. They
now live at 11 Downs Road. Epsom.
Surrey County. England
Jcnuary 20. 196! - Eider Neil Brad
ley. wife Edytbe and children Jean
17. Pat 13. Reid 9. Mark 3 and Todd
13 months arrived in England from
Idaho Falls, Idaho. Eider Bradley
is Area Supervisor for the British
Isles- They now live at No. 6 The
Ridings. Epsom. Surrey County.
England.
January 20. 194! - Elder Jeffrey
Sparks, wife Lillian and daughter
Ha2 el. age 10. arrived in England
from Sacramento. California. They
originally came from Auckland.
New Zealand. Elder Sparks is super
vising the construction of the New
ton Chapel. They live at No. 14
Stanf:eld Road, Stanfield. Newton
Aycliffe, England
Jcnucry 21. 1961 - Elder Hayden
Andrew, wife 31vthe and daughter
Mary Jane. age 15. arrived in Eng
land from Modesto. California. Eider
Andrew is the European Director
of Furnishings and Decorations. At
present they live at No. 18 Walnut
Close. Epsom. Surrey County. Eng
land. After October their home will
be in Frankfurt, Germany.
January 21. 1941 - Elder Stanford
B:rd. wife 31ar.che and daughter
Kathy, age 5. arrived in England
from Inglewood. California. Elder
Bird is the Real Estate Represen
tative in the 3ntish Area. They live
at No. 17 Walnut Close. Epsom.
Surrey County. England.
January 23, 1961 - Elder Thys 'A'la-
kel and wife Reba arrived in Eng
land from Alameda. California They
left January 27 for Amsterdam.
Holland. Elder Wmkel is the Real
Estate Representative for the Scan
dinavian Area. They live at Her-
dersweg 1. Laren N.H.. Nethcrlands-
Their son. Tom. arrived in Holland
June 27.
January 26. 1961 - Elder George R
3:esmger arrived to assume his
duty as European Representative
of the Church Building Committee.
His family will join him later.
m o v e *
January 25. 1961 - Elder James J.
Dc3rv. w ^e Ruby and children Pat
19. Mark and Mary, twins 16. arri
ved m England from Salt Lake
City. Elder DeBry served as Trea
surer in England until appointed to
go to Holland. March 10.1961 where
he is Treasurer and Office Manager
of the Scandinavian Area They live
at Amersfoortsostraatwcg 21. Naar-
den. N.H_ Netherlands.
January 26. 1961 - Elder Glen I.
Crandall, wife Hilda and son Garry
arrived in Frankfurt. Germany
from Salt Lake City. Elder Crandall
is the Treasurer and Office Mana
ger of the Germanic Area. They live
at Unterlindau 32. Frankfurt a/M.
Germany. Their daughter Gayle,
arrived in Germany June 11.
February 3. 1961 - Elder Arnold
Ehlers and wife Thelma arrived in
England from Salt Lake City and
left February 7 for Frankfurt. Ger
many. Elder Ehlers is the Architec
tural Representative for the Ger
manic Area. Their daughter Narda.
age 17. arrived in Germany June 20.
They live at Hainer Weg 179. Frank
furt a/M. Germany.
February 22. 1961 - Elder J. Henry
Boren, wife Maxine and children
Manlvn 15. Robin 7 and Melanie 5
arrived in England from Salt Lake
City. Elder Boren is supervising the
construction of a chapel at Man
chester. England. They live at 161
Styal Road. Gatley. Cheshire. Eng
land.
February 22. 1961 - Elder Carlton
A. Harris, wife Wanda and daugh
ters Karla 6, Cathy 3. and Carrie
18 months, arrived m England from
Idaho Falls. Elder Harris is super
vising the construction of a chapel
at Leeds, England. They live at
1 Moseley Wood Gardens. Cookridge.
Leeds 16. England.
February 24 1961 - Elder Lewis W.
Moore and wife Pearl arrived in
England from Redondo Beach Cali
fornia. Elder Moore is the Treasurer
and Office Manager of the British
Area. They live at No. 3 The Ri
dings. Epsom Surrey County. Eng
land
February 26. 1961 - Elder Alma E
Gygi arrived in Frankfurt. Germany
from Salt Lake City. Elder Gygi is
the Germanic Area Supervisor. His
wife. V
era and children Donald 16.
Marilyn 12. and Barbara 5 arrived
on
m Germany May 16. They live at
Wolfs gangstrasse 101. Frankfurt
a/M. Germany.
March 17. 1961 - Elder Richard W.
Jackson arrived in England from
Salt Lake City. He left for Amster-
Holland March 20. Elder Jack-
son is the Architectural Represen
tative for the Scandinavian Area.
Kis wife Haze! and children Lu
Ann 17. Richard 15. Kent 11. David
9. Charlene 7. and Roger 4. arrived
in Holland May 27. They live at
Amersfoortsestraatweg 19. Naarden.
N.H.. Netherlands.
March 24. 1961 - Elder Glen H.
Lvbbert, wife Annie and children
Tony 19. Robert 15. Stephen 9. and
Craig 5. arrived in Holland from
Moses Lake. Washington. Elder
Lvbbert is a Labor Missionary
Supervisor in the Netherlands Area.
They live at Midden 259^. Amster
dam. Netherlands.
March 30. 1961 - Remodeling of
Alkmaar Chapel, Netherlands Mis
sion. including new font, class
rooms and kitchen. Elder Glen Lyb-
bert. Construction Supervisor.
April I. 1961 - Building addition
started to Manchester Ward. Man
chester Stake. England. Consisting
o fa Cultural Hall. Kitchen Stage and
Class Rooms. Elder J. Henry Boren.
Construction Supervisor.
April 23. 2961 - Sister Helene Mayr
from Innsbruch, Austria joined the
German Office Staff. She has filled
a proselyting mission.
April 15. 1961 - Elder George R.
and children
Elizabeth 20. George 15. Stephen 14.
Katherine 12. Tamui 11. Lanu M om s
8. Davido 6. Hugh 5. and Wcndv
24. arrived :.n England from Salt
Lake c.v E .> the
European Representative of the
Church Building Committee. At
present they live at No. 12 The
Ridings. Epsom. Surrey. England.
After October their home will be
in Frankfurt. Germany.
May 15. 1961 - Sister Gerta Long
from Munchen, Germany joined the
German office staff. She has filled
a proselyting mission
May 10. 1961 - Elder Kenneth Sie-
singer and wife. Edna, arrived in
Germany from Salt Lake City.
Elder B:e>inger is a Labor Mission
ary Supervisor in Hamburg. They
live at Barcastr. 14. Hamburg.
May 17. 1961 - Elder Paul T. Han-
stn, wife Aase and sons John 10.
Paul 8. Jerry 5. and Fred 4. arrived
in Oslo. Norway from Salt Like
C:ty. Elder Hansen is a Labor Mis
sionary Supervisor in the Nor
wegian Area. They live at Oster-
haus G.T. 27. Oslo. Norway.
May 18. 1961 - Elder E. Albert
Rosen vail and wife. Veraice. arriv
ed ir. England from Salt Lake
City They left May 22 for Amster
dam. Holland. Elder Rosen vail is
Supervisor for the Scandinavian
Area. They live at Amersfoortse-
straatweg 66. Buxsum. N.H.. Ne
therlands. Their son. Jim. arrived
in Holland June 22
May 20. 1961 - Ground breaking
ceremonies held for the Newton
Aychffe Chapel of the North British
Mission. Elder Jeffrey Sparks is
Supervisor of Construction
May 27. 1961 - Eider Franz Wallner
and wife. 3runi. arrived in Ger
many from Salt I-ake City. They
are originally from Salzburg. Aus
tria. Elder Wallner is assisting in
Real Estate work in the Germanic
Area and will later be a Labor Mis
sionary Supervisor. Their address is
Grosse Eschenheimerstr. 13. Frank
furt a/M, Germany.
May 30. 1961 - Elder Herbert G.
Hanson and wife. Luella. arrived in
Amsterdam. Holland from Mary
land. They are originally from Utah
and Idaho. Elder Hanson is a Labor
Missionary Supervisor in the French
Area Their present address is No. 3
Rue do Lota. Paris 16e. France.
June J. 1961 - Sister Sylvia Marion
Johnstone of Surrey County. Eng
land. joined the British Area office
staff She lives at No. 83 Hamilton
Avenue. North Cheam, Surrey.
England.
June I. 1961 - Sister Stella van
Gmkel of Hilversum. North Holland
joined the Scandinavian Area office
staff. She live* at Leeghwaterstr. 93.
Hilversum. N.H . Netherlands.
June 2. 1961 - Elder Martir.us An
dersen and wife. Elizabeth, arrived
in Holland from Scottsdale. Arizona.
They are originally from San Diego.
California. Elder Andersen is as
sisting Elder Glen Lybbert with
construction in Holland and will
later be assigned to the Denmark
area. At present they are living at
Naarderstraat 21a. Laren. N.H..
Netherlands.
June 2. 1961 - Elder Kenneth B.
Jensen and wife. Eunice, arrived in
Germany from Salt Lake City. He
is at present helping with the
construction work in Hamburg.
Their address is c/o Elder Kenneth June 17. 1961 - Ground breaking
Biesinger. Barcastr. 14. Hamburg. ceremonies held for the York Cha
Germany. p e l Hull District. North 3ritish
Mission. Supervisor of Construction
June 5,1961 - Elder Lawrence Wort- is Elder Lewis R. Hiatt.
ley and his wife. Elsie, arrived in
England from Redding. California. June 24. 1961 - Ground breaking
Elder Wortley is supervising the ceremonies held for the Manchester
construction of the Rochdale Cha Stake House Elder J. Henry Boren,
pel. Manchester Stake. They live at Supervisor of Construction.
47S Bury Road. Bamford. Rochdale.
England.
June 27. 1961 - Elder William Kra
mer and wife. Helen, arrived in
June 10. 1961 - Renovating the
chapel at Paris. France, to make Germany from Salt Lake City.
Elder Kramer is supervising con
possible the building of a Baptismal
Font. Elder Herbert Hanson. Super struction in the Hamburg Area. At
visor of Construction. present their address is: c/o Eldrr
Kenneth Biesinger. 3arcastrass* 14
Hamburg. Germany.
June 10. 2961 - Ground-breaking
ceremonies held for the Rochdale
Chapel. Manchester Stake. Elder June 28, 1961 - Elder Fred Biesin
Utwrer.ee Wortley is Supervisor of ger. wife Helen and children Keith
Construction. 1$. Mark 10. and Helen 4. arrived
in Germany from Salt Lake City.
Elder Biesinger has been assigned
June 11. 1961 - Elder Claude U to construction supervising in
Erickson, wife Afton and children
Kaiserslautern. They live at Hohen
April 14. Claudia 7. and Michelle 2 Ecken Schillerstrasse 18, Kaisers
arrived in England from Salt Lake lautern. Germany.
City. Elder Enckson is supervising
the construction of the Reading
Chapel. British Mission. They live June 30. 2961 - Remodeling started
at 38 Bloomfield Road. Tilehurst. on a newly purchased Mission
Berkshire. England. Home for the Netherlands Mission,
located at Huizen. North Holland.
Netherlands Elder Glen Lybbert
June 12. 1961 - Ground breaking and Elder Martinus Andersen are
ceremonies held for the Reading supervising project.
Chapel. 3ntish Mission. Elder Clau
de L- Erickson. Supervisor of Con
struction.
June 15. 1551 - Sister Hanny Jans Hard work is the yeast that
sen of Hilversum. North Holland raises the DOUGH.
joined the Scandinavian Area office
staff. She lives at Huijgenstraat 102.
Hilversum. N.H.. Netherlands.
June 1C. 1961 - Elder Lewis Ray
Hiatt, wife Betty and children Some people are like mummies,
Yvonne 13. Simone 8. Jan me 24
arrived in England from Modesto. all wrapped up Ir themselves.
California. Elder Hiatt is super
vising the construction of the York
chapel at Hull District. North Bri
tish Mission They live at A comb
Road and West 3ar.k. York. England The easiest way to get ahead
Isn
t very. . . .
June 17. 1961 - Elder Ralph E Lane,
wife Edna and daughter Joyce 13.
arrived in England from Alameda.
California. Elder Lane will super
vise the construction of the West
Hartlepool Chapel. They live at 31 When you help someone else up
Caistor Drive. West Hartlepool. Co.
Durham. England. a hill, you
re much nearer the
top yourself.
June 17. 1961 - Elder Myron Neuf-
fer. wife Camille and daughter
Marilyn 18. arrived :n Germany
from Salt Lake City. Their present
mailing address is Grosse Eschen- Keep your fea'S to yourself
heimer Strasse 13. Frankfurt a/M. Share your courage with others.
Germany.
Church Building Staff In Europe
George R. Biesxnger
12 The Ridings
Epsom. Surrey. England
Haydn Andrew
13 Walnut Close
Epsom. Surrey. England
BRITISH AREA OFFICE
S Tattenham Crescent
Epsom Downs, Surrey, England
J. Seil Bradley
5 The Ridings
Epsom. Surrey. England
Lewis W. Moore
3 The Ridings
Epsom. Surrey, England
Stanford W. Bird
17 Walnut Close
Epsom. Surrey. England
Steven T. Bcird
11 Downs Road
Epsom. Surrey, England
GERMANIC AREA OFFICE
Crosse Eachenheixner Strasse 13
Frankfurt a/M. West Germany
Alma E. Gyp:
Wolfgangstrasse 101
Frankfurt a/M. Germany
Glen /. Crendall
Unterlindau 32
Frankfurt a/M. Germany
Arnold if. hlers
Hamer 179
Frankfurt a/M. Germany
SCANDINAVIAN AREA OFFICE
Naarderstraat 21a
Laren. N.H.. Netherlands
E. Albert Rosenvall
Amersfoortsestraatweg 66
Sussum. N.H, Netherlands
James J. DeBry
Amersfoortsestraatwcg 21
Naarden. N.H.. Netherlands
Thys Winktl
Herdersweg 1
Laren. NH . Netherlands
Richard W. Jackson
Amersfoortsestraatwcg 19
Naarden. NR.. Netherlands
European Representative
Church Building Committee
Home telephone: Epsom 1758
Office telephone: Three areas
European Director of Furnishings
and Decorations
Home telephone:
Office telephone: Three areas
Telephone: Burgh Heath 7111
7112
Area Supervisor
Home telephone: Epsom 6249
Office telephone: Burgh Heath 7111
Treasurer - Office Manager
Home telephone: Epsom 3001
Office telepnone: Burgh Heath 7111
Real Estate Representative
Home telephone: Epsom 4279
Office telephone: Burgh Heath 7111
Architectural Representative
Home telephone: Epsom 5370
Office telephone: Burgh Heath 7111
Telephone: Frankfurt 26702 271S3
Area Supervisor & Real Estate
Home telephone: 596142
Office telephone: Frankfurt 27183
Treasurvr - Office Manager
Home telephone: Frankfurt 722230
Office telephone: Frankfurt 27183
Architectural Representative
Home telephone: Frankfurt 62322
Off.cc telephone: Frankfurt 27183
Telephone: Laren 5051
Area Supervisor
Home telephone: Bussum 11242
Office telephone: Laren 5051
Treasurer Office Manager
Home telephone: Naarden 18993
Office telephone: Laren 5051
Real Estate Representative
Home telephone : Laren 2497
Office telephone: Laren 5051
Architectural Representative
Home telephone: Naarden 10053
Office telephone: Laren 5031
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SUCCESS
FROM THE NORWEQIAN MISSION PUBLICATIOS

SUCCESS is ninety-nine per cent mental attitude. SUCCESS is having the courage to meet failure

It calls for love, joy. optimism, confidence, serenity, without being defeated. It is refusing to let present

poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, loss interfere with your long-range goal.

initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience and

enthusiasm. SUCCESS is accepting the challenge of the difficult.

In the inspiring words of Phillips Brooks:

Do not

SUCCESS is not arriving at the summit of a moun pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers

tain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work

spiral of progress. It is perpetual growth shall not be miracle, but you shall be the miracle
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Cliarcli Building Commillec European Represenlalive
" GEORGE R. BIESINGER
In this pioneer issue of THE BUIL
DER. we introduce to you the
George Ross Biesinger family. He
:s a member of the Church Building
Committee and is supervising the
construction programme for the
church in Europe and Great Britain.
He is a decendant of early pioneers
and was bom in the church to
George Leonard Biesmger and Alice
Ross in Sal: Lake City. Utah.
When but a small boy. he developed
a skill in the building profession by
accompanying his father, who w*s
a prominent Salt Lake builder, on
his building jobs. After training to
be an architect for two years at the
University of Utah, he was called
to fill a mission in New Zealand in
1933. He had the privilege of ser
ving under Matthew Cowley, who
E N G L A N D
Today m this beautiful, park-like
suburb of London, the peace and
quiet was suddenly broken as our
family received a new Austin
pick-up. Somehow we fit all five
members mr.de the front of this
little green truck Amid the grin
ding of gears we started on a tour
of this area. Epsom, with a popu
lation of about 70.000. is known for
horse racing.
And Family
was Mission President and he com
pleted his mission in California. At
the conclusion of his mission he
was immediately drafted into the
army. In 1942 he married Audrey
Hardy, who was bora in Salt Lake
City to Frank Skidmore Hardy and
Martha Leoma Johnson.
After serving his country for five
years, he was released as a Major
in the army. He went into partner
ship with his father in the building
business and built a number of
chapels in Salt Lake City.
In 1930 Elder Biesinger was called
by the First Presidency of the
Church as Supervisor of Construction
for the South Pacific. He served in
this capacity for almost eleven
years with headquarters in New
The town is surrounded by lovely
green downs or pastures. The little
shops in the business district are
interesting Every Saturday an open
market is held down the middle of
High Street between the clock
tower and the roundabout.
We are living in a pleasant middle-
aged English bouse, about a mile
Zealand. While there, Elder Bic-sm-
ger >erved as a counselor to several
of the Mission Presidents. From a
small beginmng of approximately
275 active members in the Auckland
Branch when he arrived, he had
the privilege of becoming President
of the Auckland Stake - the first
stake to be formed in the Southern
Hemisphere. He held this position
until he was released as Building
supervisor. He returned with his
family to Salt Lake City where he
was made a member of the Church
Building Committee and given his
present assignment.
As hobbies boats hold an extreme
fascination to President Biesinger.
Whenever it has been possible he
has owned a boat of his own. He
also enjoys the relaxation afforded
by fishing.
Other hobbies might include his
nine children. Six of these were
born in New Zealand, including a
Maon foster daughter. Elizabeth
Otene. The other three were born
in Salt Lake prior to his last mis
sion to New Zealand. The children
include: Elizabeth Otene. 20: Geor
ge Hardy. 15; Stephen Hardy. 14;
Katherine. 12: Tzmui Hardy. 11;
Lanu Moana. 8; Davido Hardy, 6:
Hugh Hardy. 5: Wendy, 24-
Sister Biesinger held several posi
tions in the church, particularly in
the Relief Society. Before leaving
New Zealand she served as Presi
dent of the Temple View Ward
Relief Society.
The Biesingers have had many
wonderful experiences while in the
building programme of the church
and arc anticipating an extension
of them in this new field of labour.
BY MARILYN BOREN
Age 16
and a hall from town. I: makes a
pleasant walk when you want to
go shopping.
Since it is spring all the flowers
are coming out and the trees are
getting green. There are many
trees and so ther. are many dif
ferent kinds of birds. Even squir
rels live in the trees m our yard.
 G E R M A N IC AREA SUPERVISOR

ALMA E. GYGI
And Family
Elder Gygi i> a native of Salt Lake join his parents in Frankfurt for a Company and President o f Gygi
City. Utah, born on December 30. couple of months. In September he Investment Company. He is past
1911. He attended Salt Lake City will return to Salt Lake City to president of Memorial Estates Se
schools and filled a rmssion to contmue his studies at the Univer curity Corporation and Managing
Switzerland and Germany from sity of Utah where he is studying Director of the World Motor Hotel
1931 to 1934. It has been a desire of to be an architect. and Restaurant.
his heart for a great many years Donald Lee Gygi. 16. is with his His church activity has been wide
to return to this area on another parents in Frankfurt Donald is an and varied, including District Pre
mission. Eagle Scout. He is a Priest and has sident of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska
three Aaronic Priesthood awards. District. Sunday School Superinten
His father. Rudolf Gygi. tras bom Stamp collection is one of his hob dent of the Lyman Stake, member
in Kappelen. Switzerland He joined bies. of bishopric o f Rock Springs
the rfiurch and was driver, out Marilyn Gygi is twelve years old. Ward. Wyoming. Superintendent of
because o f persecution, but later just graduated from Primary and Y M.MLA o f Cottonwood Stake.
returned as a missionary. His mother will be attending Mutual this year Priest's Advisor. Stake Sunday-
was bom in Number?. Germany, in Frankfurt. Barbara Gygi is five, School Teacher Trainer. Gospel
but immigrated to Salt Lake City a pretty little blonde with blue Doctrine Sunday School Class
when she was but 10 years of age. eyes. Teacher and. before being called to
She came alooe, working as a ser After service with Safeway Stores. Germany. High Councilman in the
vant girl. At the age of 17 she mar Brother Gygi developed his own Holladay Stake.
ried Rudolf G y g i Shortly after, he small cham of super markets in Brother Gygi has confined his hob
was called on a mission and Sister Wyoming and Nebraska. He return bies principally to the study of
Gygi took in washing to help sup ed* to Salt Lake in 1945. From 1945 Latter-Day Saint literature. There
port her husband. They are the to 1961 he was active in land are few LDS books he has not read.
parents of twelve children, eleven development and real estate and He has particularly spent much
now living. There have been twenty- from 1949 to 1961 was active in the time with various translations and
five foreign missions filled, eleven Salt Ldke area in residential and versions of the 3ible including a
stake missions and for three gener commercial construction. Brother comparison of many of these with
ations 100 per cent of their children Gygi :s the owner of Mount Olym the Inspired Translation of Joseph
and grandchildren have married in pus Fruit Farm. Gygi Construction Smith.
the House of the Lord.
Alma married Vera Mae Coleby
July 3. 1935. Vera has been very-
active in church activities. She ha?
been Primary president ar.d coun
selor, Relief Society and Sunday
School teacher, and before leaving
for Germany was a member of the
Holladay Stake Primary Board.
She was also active in P.T.A. as
secretary and historian.
Alma and Vera are the parents of
three sons and two daughters. Their
oldest son. Gerald Alma, is complet
ing his last year at the University
of Utah. He is a Master M-Man and
has earned many priesthood awards
and has his Duty to God award. He
has also filled a mission to Great
Britain. On May 11 of this year he
married Norma Biesinger. daughter
of Brother and Sister Kenneth Bie-
singer. Construction Supervisor in
Hamburg. Gerald and Norma arc
planning to join their parents in
September.
Another son. Gordon Ernest Gygi.
is currently filling a mission in
Switzerland. He is serving as a
Traveling Elder at this time. He
also has completed work for a
Master M-Men award and served as
a counselor in the M J A and as a
Sunday School teacher. He com
pletes a mission in July and will
Scandinavian Area Real Fslale Representative
When Elder Thys Winkel finished
bearing his testimony in the stake
conference in Richfield, just after
returning home from his mission in
the Netherlands in 1926. an elderly
sister came to him and said. ..That
testimony is worth more than a
million dollars to you"' He frequent
ly refers to this incident, and has
always felt extremely appreciative
and thankful for his knowledge and
understanding of the gospel. With
this spirit and testimony in his
heart, he arrived in the Netherlands
on January 27. 1961 after having
accepted a work mission call to the
Scandinavian area; to labor as a
real estate agent for the Church
Building Committee.
The highlight of Brother Winkcl's
past was when he married his
attractive sweetheart. Miss Reba
Peterson of Glenwood. Utah. They
lived in Manti for the first ten
years of their married life where
they were blessed with two child
ren". Val Thys. and Thomas Ray.
Val now resides in Orir.da. Cali
fornia. with his wife. Carolyn
Christian of Alameda, and their son.
WINKEL
And Family
Curt is Val. Tom arrived in the
Netherlands on June 27. and is now-
living with his parents.
I'm not happy unless I'm working
says Elder Thys. and this is evident
when looking into his past; both in
church work and in his occupations.
Right after his marriage, he was
called as a counselor in the Center
Ward Bishopric in Manti and ran
the Manti bakery at the sarr.e time.
In 1936 they moved to Alameda.
California, where he ventured into
the motion picture theater business,
and he now is president of a lumber
corporation. His California church
work has ranged from Bishop of
the Alameda ward. High Council
man in the Oakland, and Oakland-
Berkeley Stakes, to being a service
men's coordinator for the Bay Area.
He also served as project clerk
during the building of the Inter-
Stake Center on Temple Hill, in
Oakland.
When asked what his hobbies were.
3rother Winkel replied. Church
work". He is, however, one of the
few people who has been able to
play the piano using the black keys
only. Both Brother and Sister W:n-
kcl enjoy taking walks and rides in
the early evenings. and perhaps this
can also be called a hobby. Sister
Wmkel has mastered the art of
knitting, and she has many prized
possessions which were wrought by
her hands. She now is studying the
Dutch language in her spare time.
Tom is the one who has many hob
bies and a remarkably short past.
His hobbies arc mountain climbing,
cave exploring, river running, and
generally following his nose into
places where few persons, if any,
have ever been before. Collecting
recordings of great musical master
pieces from the great composers is
another of his hobbies.
Tom attended the Brigham Young
University for three years where
he studied speech and dramatic
art*, and he also attended the City
College of San Francisco to study
photography. In between his school
ing. he has fulfilled a mission in
the land of his father's birth
<Netherlands), and traveled quite
extensively before returning to his
home. He will serve as photographer
for the Church Building Committee
while he is in Europe.
Brother and Sister Winkel were the
first of the area building committee
to arrive in the Scandinavian area,
and they did much of the initial
work. I know this is the Lord's
work", says Brother Thys Wmkel
with strong conviction.
mmm
GE RM A N IC T R E A S U R E R - O F F I C E M ANAGER
GLEN I. CRANDALL
In Garland. Utah on July 19.
Glen Crandall made his first appearance.
Being o f good Pioneer stock.
To their ideals he had strict adherence.
He lived in Ogden Utah.
Where he met his wife.
Her name was Hilda Drey,
He changed it to Crandall for life.
Glens life has been very busy.
Held positions in every ward.
Bishop's counselor. Sunday School and MIA.
Has tried to serve the Lord.
And Hilda has also done her duty
In Primary year after year.
Work counselor in the Relief Society at home.
Re-installed in Germany right here.
They have a son named Garry,
Who' now i*. married too.
He lives in Los Angeles. California.
Has six children and plenty o f work to do.
He sells insurance for Prudential
And his wife, Joanne is busy
She tends children and plays the piano.
Certainly no Lazy Lizzy".
This month chosen as a guest
On the show "Queen for a Day"
Won a lot of things - but the Crandalls couldn't watch.
They were too far away.
A N D FAMILY
Glen and Hilda have a daughter. Gayle.
She goes to the **U~ in Salt Lake.
She has been Drama Director in the MIA
And Attendance Secretary - all she could take.
Gayle arrived in Frankfurt in June.
She intends to stay
til September.
When she will continue her schooling at home
And to the church be a loyal member.
Richard, their son. is fifteen.
A loyal and faithful guy
Has won many Scout and Priesthood Awards;
If its worth trying - he ll try.
In January, the Crandalls arrived.
Pioneers? First ones here by three weeks.
Organizing and buying.
Work arriving in peaks.
For Glen had been here before
On a mission some years ago. too;
And Hilda's parents were bom right here.
So some German she already knew.
And Richard had taken it in school.
So he was certainly thrilled with the plan.
To start a new life in a different place.
Where he would grow to be a young man.
Many difficulties faced the Crandalls.
But the Lord was with them, of course.
And soon they got settled on Unterlindau Strasse.
To remain for awhile without remorse.
Glen is Treasurer of the Germanic Area.
He pays bills and writes checks galore.
Money seems to flow thru his hands
As it never did before.
The Crandalls love their new home
So much that they wanted to share it.
So Gayle brought with her. her cousin. Briant.
Richard
s age. and a boy with much merit.
Now we hope you enjoyed this ditty.
Made of nouns and verbs and adjectives.
We look forward to meeting you.
And comparing our lifes objectives.
Remarks made at Missionary Meeting
Cireat Britain, November 27, I960
WENDELL B. MENDENHALL
Dear brothers and sisters, it is
indeed a pleasure to be with you
this morning. My heart has been
touched with the spirit of this oc
casion. I believe that if the inhibi
tions of the political, the physical,
the mental and other inhibitions
which may prevent the proper
things being said could be erased
and the London newspapers could
properly carry a story, from the
Author of Salvation, that it would
appear something like this in the
London Tim es this morning:
"Behold a great and marvelous
work is continuing among the
children of men. The same work.
My works, are going forth in like
manner as they did in Great Britain
in 1837.
Behold my message to you this
morning is that there is among you
ir. Great Britain indeed a prophet
of God. one of My servants, one of
my First Presidency sen*. here to
direct the great missionary work of
my Church. Indeed there is another
General Authority of My Church
here today, one who has been called
to preside over all of My missions,
all of My kingdom in this part of
the hemisphere. Indeed there are
others. Even so men who have been
called to preside over My missions
in the earth to teach and direct the
ambassadors of righteousness, to
disseminate the principles of my
gospel.
Indeed I have here this day in Great
Britain another man of My king
dom. Even so a senator of the pro
mised land, a senator of the United
States of America. Even so there
are others among us temple presi
dents. men who have been called
to preside over My kingdom in
regards to building up temples, and
many others.
But My message to you this morn
ing for the paper is that there arc
over 200 people, young men and
young women, who have been cal
led as ambassadors of righteousness
to give My message of salvation to
My people in Great Britain. In 1837
My people began to join the Church
C hairman C hurch Building C ommittee
and move to what to them was then
known as the promised land to build
My kingdom and to establish Zion.
But the announcement is today
that those who receive salvation
through the waters of baptism shall
build the kingdom. My kingdom,
even so in the earth, in Great Bri
tain and in Europe that the mis
sions may become strong, that Zion
may be prosperous, that stakes of
Zion be established among us here**.
I believe that this would be some
thing of the message if it could be
truly said in our papers this morn
ing. I am thrilled with the report
that has been made. I think it is
historical. I think it is equally his
torical with any other period of
this Church.
I am grateful for the opportunity
of being here. I know something of
the responsibility of my challenge.
1 know something that must be
done here. It is already in evidence
listening to this from the very
statistics which have been given
this morning regarding the baptisms
of the Church: if we took an ave
rage of 300 people per unit for a
church we would need to have for
the baptisms of the Church no
fewer than 17 churches built this
year to take care of the' people that
have already been converted in
Great Britain. If we are going to
have the number o f baptisms next
year, and I am sure that we will,
which has been prognosticated, it
will take next year 34 churches in
Great Britain to just simply house
the people that will be converted.
It would mean according to this
that we would have to build in 1961
at least three churches every month,
or a total of 72 churches for the
year to house the people that will
join the Church. If were to take
100.000 baptisms, which I am rare
w ill come to this Isle and to Europe
within the next few years, on this
basis we would have to build 330
churches a year, which would be
an average o f one church a day.
Now this is not unrealistic. I per
sonally have felt the surge of this
great program. I have felt keenly
the responsibility which is ours to
build the kingdom literally. At one
time our people did go to America.
At one time they went there to
build the kingdom and to make
Zion strong and establish Zion as it
has been established but now Zion
is being established here, and the
people that join the Church here
will and must participate in the
building of the kingdom of our
Father, not only in Great Britain
but all over Europe, and they must
participate in the same manner as
the participants did who joined the
Church 100 years ago and went to
the valleys of the Rocky Mountains.
So a program has now come back,
the same program actually which
was used 100 years ago. wherein all
of us went to work to build the
churches. There is not anything
marvelous about this program at
all. It is the or.e which the Lord
used when we first started to build
the kingdom in the valleys of the
Rockies. Now with this program
returning to build Zion here, it
simply means that we call together
all of the forces of our missionaries-
Whether they be proselyting mis
sionaries. whether they be mis
sionaries called to do labor, to buld
chapels, there is no differentiation
as far as service is concerned
Labor missionaries will be called to
build the buildings; proselyting
missionaries are called, as you are
here represented, to bring the
people into the church. The combi
nation of these two great forces
will accelerate the work, and it will
accelerate the work to the point
that you cannot begin to imagine.
Think of it when you will have
wonderful and beautiful churches,
commodious buildings o f which
you can take your people to wor
ship. recreational halls which can
serve your people, your young
people who come into the Church.
Think of the great growth of the
Church when we can have these
kind of facilities. Think of the
strength and the power and con
viction that will come in the soul*
of men and women and young
people when they can feel that they
have become a vitally important
part in building the kingdom, lite
rally. as they will have the oppor
tunity to do. Great forces of our
missionaries will be called here as
labor missionaries to build, and will
add great strength to communities
in which they live, men such as you
see sitting here today - Brother Bird.
Brother Andrews who have already
served four and five years as labor
missionaries in other parts o f the
world. They come here dedicated
and trained and seasoned in this
very type of work. When many of
these men come with their families
into communities who have had
these experiences think of the
strength and stability it will bring
into being - leadership that can
help to develop the Church as it
has been developed elsewhere in
the past. With these wonderful
facilities the Church will grow.
President Woodbury and President
Brockbank. 100.000 people when we
have these kind of facilities will be
a nominal number I am sure. We
are living in a great age. We are
living in an age when I am sure
we arc going to set* great and mira
culous things happen in people
joining the Church, when the earth
is going to be filled with the king
dom of God and hundreds and
thousands of people will join the
Church because of the great rr.es-
.vage of truth and combined effort
of everybody to produce and to
build the kingdom of God unitedly
and together.
Now 1 bear you my humble testi
mony this morning that I know
that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
true. I know what faith is. I know
what one must do to receive faith.
It has well been stated this morning
- it must come in wisdom, it must
come in devotion, it must come in
communication, it must come by
always having the channel of com
munication between God and us
open, and if we keep that channel
open, great power comes to us. We
can gain so much strength and so
much power, and conviction will so
radiate from our very countenances
that people will know that you bear
the truth by the radiation of your
countenances alone. Then when the
spirit of the Holy Ghost manifests
itself through you. and you give
the great message of truth which
you have to give, it will be most
convincing, and people will know
the truth by reason of this great
communication which you have
with God your eternal Heavenly
Father. I pray that each of us may
keep this channel of communication
open, that this faith may be ours,
that people may see within our
countenance, within our souls and
radiated in our countenance, this
very power and conviction, which
we must have if we are to preach
and to deliver and to convince the
people of the salvation of their
souls.
I bear you my humble witness to COMPARISON OF CENTIGRADE
the restoration of the gospel, my AND FAHRENHEIT
humble witness to the authority of
TEMPERATURES
the Prophet Joseph Smith. I bear
you my humble witness to the
present officership of this Church
in President David O. McKay, prop
het, seer and revela tor. and those
who work with him. And may I say
a word or two for those men who
might have the privilege of working
very closely with President Clark.
President Moyle and President
McKay. These great men and those
who stand with them are certainly
men o f God. It has been my unique
privilege to work closely with them
and I tell you my brothers and sis
ters that I have seen on many many
Oceanians the revelations of our
Heavenly Father come to these men
who lead and direct this Church.
I bear you my humble witness to
the great strength of President
Movie, who is presiding over the
missionary service of this Church
as a member of the First Presiden
cy. o f his great devotion, his vision,
his leadership and his courage, and
his undying efforts to carry out his
responsibility as a member of the
Fir>t Presidency in leading and
directing this great missionary force
throughout the world. I tell you he
is a man of great strength and great
power. One thing that has come to
me as one of the most convincing
things from heaven in my life is
that the prophet o f the Lord called
President Henry Moyle to the First
Presidency of His Church. That is
convincing above all of the things
to me o f the great vision and reve
lation which comes from God Him
self through His mouthpiece in the
earth, in the selection of this great
man to be at His side in the First
Presidency of this Church. I bear
you my witness to these truths and
do so in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Forgire our typesetters, there Dutch!
Even the very longest journey
begins with just one step
.
N ETHERLAN DS LABOR MISSIONARY SUPERVISOR
GLEN H. LYBBERT
The Glen H- Lybbert family came
from Moses Lake. Washington,
where Brother Lybbert was a
Building Contractor. They arrived
in Amsterdam; Holland. March 22
1961. after an airplane flight from
San Francisco over the North Pole.
Having served as a missionary in
the Netherlands Mission from the
spring of 1936 to the fall of 1933
has made Brother Lybbert a valu
able man in Holland. He has also
served as M.I.A. Superintendent,
as a Councelor in the 3ishopric. and
he recently finished a very suc
cessful Stake mission. At present
he is on the Holland Stake High
Council in charge of the Senior
Aaronic Program and also as an
advisor to the two Amsterdam
Wards.
In Moses Lake he owned and oper
ated a large farm which he sold,
along with his home, before coming
to Holland Softball, baseball and
basketball are sports he especially
likes.
Sister Annie Lybbert was born in
Holland and after spending twenty-
two years in the States, really
enjoys this return to her native
land' She is presently working in
the Ward Primary and Stake M.I A.
In past years she has worked in
both Ward and Stake M.I.A. and as attending a special private school where he was learning lip-reading
chorister in Sunday School. She ha> labor in the Austrian Mission. He and speaking. He is now in a Dutch
a beautiful singing voice and enjoys also attended B.Y.U. before coming school for the hard of hearing and
knitting and crocheting. to Europe with the family. doing very well in learning the
Glade, the oldest of five boys, is Robert. 15. just finished the ninth Dutch language. Craig. 5. has started
21 and will be a senior at B.Y.U. grade in Wiesbaden. Germany. All kindergarten and is enjoying the
next year, where he is majoring in three older boys have boon very Dutch friends he ha? made and is
Electrical Engineering and is an active in scout work and priesthood the only one of the family to get
A student. He was married last quorums. Stephen. 9. has a severe homesick onco in awhile.
December in the Salt Lake Temple. hearing loss and has been in Port This fine family is indeed a good
Tony is 19 and has been called to land. Oregon, the pa?! four years example of Mormons in action.

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HOLLAND AS YOU'LL FIND IT
Sometimes THE NETHERLANDS"
is referred to as just "Holland'*, but
it is really the name of only two of
her eleven provinces - North Hol
land and South Holland.
English speaking people find the
Hollander s language somewhat dif
ficult because it has certain sounds
not heard in die English language.
However, the Dutch people as a
rule, love to speak English and
one can always find someone who
can understand and speak the
English language. Four languages
are taught in the Dutch schools, and
English is a must for all students.
The monetary aystem is easy to
comprehend because it is based
upon the decimal, as in America.
One hundred Dutch cents makes
/ 3 tj K iib y TPq /Q tj
one guilder, written with a small
"f" or 'fT where we place the dol
lar sign. I This stands for florin, a
French word indicating a coin
originally made in Florence). The
"guilder" is worth S. 28. It is a silver
com about the size of an American
quarter. There are also 24. 10, 20.
25 50. 100. and 1000 guilder notes.
An American dollar is worth f 3 59
<three guilders fifty-nine cents).
 I'rencli Labor Missionary Supervisor
HERBERT G. HANSON
Elder Hanson was bom in Alpine,
Wyoming, the second child in a
family of eleven children. He was
educated in Idaho elementary schools
and graduated from Manual Arts
Trade School in Los Angeles- Ke
also attended U.C.L A. and Long
Beach City College.
He worked his way up to super
intendent of the Western Construc
tion Company of Los Angeles and
was at one time the youngest licen
sed contractor in the State of Cali
fornia. speciahimg in ultra-modern,
expensive homes. Another specialty
was wooden spiral stairways. For
many years Elder Hanson was a
General Building Contractor, spe
cializing at this time in concrete
commercial structures. He sold out
this business to go to work for
Morrison-Knudsen Construction
Company as a general superinten-
lent with an eye on their large jobs
throughout the world, and has
traveled extensively in this capacity.
Elder Hanson served three and
one-half years dunng World War II
with the famed 82nd Airboume
Division. He was wounded in action,
receiving the Large Silver Star
Award for heroic action and also
has six battle stars to his credit.
Just three years ago Elder Hanson
accepted the gospel and has come
up fast through the ranks of the
Priesthood. He served on the Boy
Scout Committee and. being very
interested in Welfare work, devoted
much time to this program in the
University West Stake at Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Sister Luelia B. Hanson was bom
in Uintah. Weber County. Utah to
Byron L and Lucetta Stoddard
Bybee. the fifth child in a family
of ten children. She is a grand
daughter of Utah pioneers, for
A nd Family
which she is justly proud. Bom and just started to write her life story
raised in the church, her husband to date.
calls her a dyed in the wool
Her hobbies include crocheting and
Mormon.
her crochet rugs have won honors
She was educated in Utah schools in the Utah State Fair and hobby
and attended Long Beach City C ol shows in CalHomia Both Brother
lege in California. All of her hus and Sister Hanson love the great
band's bookkeeping and office work outdoors where they can fish and
was done by Sister Hanson anc it hunt.
ha* been necessary for her to make These two fine people were sealed
a home for her husband and family in the Salt Lake Temple on Decem
in almost every state and some
ber 13. 1960
foreign countries under the most
adverse conditions. Just prior to their European Labor
Mission they filled an assignment
Starting to teach Sunday School at
whereby Elder Hanson supervised
the age of fourteen she has worked
the remodeling of the Eastern At
in all the organizations of the lantic States Mission Home and the
church
building of the new wing on it in
Primary. Mutual. Relief Society Sethesda. Maryland, just outside
Social Science, and Visiting Teacher Washington. D.C. The Hansons ar
have been some of her positions, rived in Holland May 30 and left
along with being President of the for Paris June 2.
Relief Society and Genealogical Thev leave behind in the States
Secretary. Her first two loves in four children, all married, and six
the gospel are genealogical research teen grandchildren of whom they
and temple work. Sister Hansen ha.* are very proud.
ON THE LIGHT SIDE
The other day Elder Ehlers, in
dictating a letter stated, We are
willing to remunerate the architect
for his services The letter came
out, We are willing to remunerate
the architect for his service*".
Last week Elder Crandall dictated
letter to his secretary about,
speeding up the work. The letter
came back for his signature,
spit
ting up the work
.
'5
BRITISH AREA
ROVCE GOOD IER
FIRST LOCAL MISSIONARY

Seventccn-ycar-old Rover received

his call March 21. 1961. by President
Wililam Bates. President of Man
chester Stake, and was set apart by
him.
He attended school in Stockport
and discontinued at end of Fifth
Form. When he was called on this
Labor Mission he was training to
be a chemist. Now, however, he
says he has given up being a chc-
he is more interested in build
ing. I have never been so happy
before in my life", he said, when
asked about his work as a Labor
missionary.
Royce. with his family, joined the
church about nine years ago. but
his parents are not active. Tins has
not influenced Royce. for he has
attended church regularly and was
Young Men's Superintendent of the
M IA . Stockport Ward, when cal
led on his mission.
He worked three months with
Brother Boren on the Manchester
Chapel and is now working with
Brother Wortiey in Rochdale. That
he enjoys his mission and is happy
in his service is evidenced by the
fine work he is doing. He is alert
and cooperative, and takes respon
sibility well. Both of his supervisors
praise him highly.

ONE DOLLAR as o? 1 st July

Austrian schillings . . . 25.98

Belgian f r a n c s ............ 49 90
3ntish pound <$ per . 2.7886
Danish c r o w n s .......... C 93
Dutch g u ild e r s ....... 3.5923
Finnish m a r k s ............ 300.
French f r a n c s .......... 4.90
German m a r k s ....... 3 9740
Norwegian crowns . . . 7.17
Swedish crowns . . . . 5.17
Swiss fran ca............ 4 3170

GERMAN IN NEW YORK

Reported by Elder Alma Gvgi:
A German immigrant went into a
restaurant in New York. When the
waitress approached to take his
order, the German said. Wic.
GehLs?" The waitress turned and
yelled to the kitchen. Wheat
Cakes'. Nein! Ncin!" responded
the German. The waitress countered,
You'll be lucky if you get three!"
GROUND BREAKING

The York Chapel. Hull District was
begun by a ground breaking cere
mony presided over by President
Frederick W. Oates. First Counsel
lor in the North British Mission.
Conducting was President Wilfred
Roberts. York 3ranch President.
Invocation was offered by President
YORK CHAPEL
NORTH BRITISH MISSION
Arthur R. Jenner, Hull District
President, and speakers were Pre
sident Wilfred Roberts. Elder Noil
P. Bradley. British Area Super
visor; President Denis Smith.
Second Counsellor North British
Mission and President Frederick W.
Oates. First Counsellor North Bri
tish Mission. The Choir was con
ducted by Alwyn B. Pooley and
benediction was pronounced by
President Ernes: w. H. Church.
Hull District.
Supervisor of Construction is Elder
Lewis Hiatt.

GROUND BREAKING

ROCHDALE, ENGNGLAND
MANCHESTER STAKE

When Mints meet, skies weep Before tummg the fir?: spadeful of as we understand it will be taught.
Rarely can the old saying have sodden earth. President of the But. he continued they were not
been more admirably su.ted to an Manchester Stake - the equivalent here as a bunch of experts to tell
occasion than it was to last Satur of a Church of England diocese - others how to do it. It is your
day's ceremonial ground-cutting Robert G. Larsen told the congre building , he said. "We expect you
service on the site, in Tweedale gation: "This will probably be my to erect it with a little supervision
Street, of the new Mormon Church, last visit to Rochdale but we will and help from us.
on which construction work is be back to see the final product. He emphasised the labor mission
shortly to begin. That will be the one great incentive ary programme under which the
Huddling beneath the trees for to come back, to see how* it has all church will take shape, and added:
shelter from the tearful skies, the worked out". ..People can come and work here m
brothers and sistersof the Church Mr. Bradley had earlier outlined their odd hours, contributing their
of Latter-Day Saints presented a the sections that the new church little bit in labour instead of m s**.
vivid if not so colourful image of will include: a cultural hall, for <Excerpt from The Rochdale
their ancestors, the pilgrim adven music, dancing and recreation: an Observer. June 14. 1861>
turers of the Early West area for worship, and a classroom Rochdale. England
The congregation, led in a brief or teaching area: where the gospel Manchester Stake*
service by B.shop Sylvester H Dale,
numbered around the 80 mark and
included Brother J. Neil Bradley,
who supervises church building in
the 3ritish Isles; 3rother Steven
Baird, the consultant architect from
Salt Lake City, Utah. USA., and
Brother Lawrence Wortley. veteran
of such gigantic concrete construc
tion projects at* the Shasta Dam. m
Northern California, and the Hoover
Dam. both numbered among the
biggeat in America.
To be built entirely by unpaid
labor, the new church is designed
largely in concrete and will require
a certain amount of expert advice.
Mr. Baird explained. It will cover
an area of about 11.000 square feet
and the estimated cost is 55.000.
Three and a half million tuns of
concrete went into the GO foot high
Hoover dam. and more then six
million tons into the Shasta Dam:
in comparison, the amount of con
crete in the new church will be a
mere drop in a bucket - but the
problems it presents are likely to
cause him just as many headaches.
Mr. Wortley joked.
BRITISH AREA
LOCAL LABOR MISSIONARY
40. Fairholme Road.
Within fta.
Manchester. 20
England
4th July. 11
Deer Brerhren,
Brother Boren asked me to write
to you and tell you the story of my
life. He listed things like, where I
came from, where I was bom. what
I did. as far as callings in the
church, and also about my mission.
3ut as you know, to write a com
plete story would be impossible in
such a small time and also many
details would be left out. I will,
however, make a brief outline to
let you in on my life.
I was born in Liverpool in the year
1942. I was bora on S l Georges day.
the patron saint of England, the
23rd of April. My parents thought
it would be a good idea to call me
after St. George. Hence my second
name. George. It is also William
Shakespeare s birthday but Im not
in his class when it comes to com
posing a story.
I have three sisters and one brother.
They are all members of the church.
Also my mother, but sadly, my
father isnt
My mother has been the biggest
help in my life and I love her for
it. She helped me to understand my
queries about God and his way*,
long before 1 joined the church.
She spent many hours talking to
GROUND BREAKING
R E A D I N G CHAPEL
The rain was pouring down outside,
but that did not dampen the enthu
siasm of the Saints in the Reading
Branch. A tent was provided for
protection from the weather and a
very inspirational groundbreaking
ceremony was held.
us. the children, about things per
taining to our Father in Heaven. It
was through my mother s faith in
the church that I became a member,
but I must mention that I believed
in the principles of the church also,
although mine was a belief not a
faith.
1 became a member on February 18.
1956 and I was fortunate to be bles
sed with the priesthood on April 1
of the same year. I have always
attended church although at times
2 became despondent. I know that
during these tunes of despondency
my thoughts and prayers should
have been with the I/ird. Although
I know this now. I didn t do it then
My thoughts are. I'm glad to say.
now on the Lord s work and they
w ill continue to be so.
I am grateful for my life, my
President and Sister Tanner of the
West European Mission, President
and Sister Woodbury of the British
Mission, and President and Sister
Hemmingway of the London Stake
were in attendance. The following
members of the British Area Build
ing Committee were also there:
3rother and Sister Niel 3radley,
W R I T E S US
I held the offices of Speech and
Activity Director :n the Liverpool
Ward M-LA. I was also Sunday
School teacher for the missionary
training class. I have served a
district mission (part-: E two
years and also a Stake mission for
over a year. I was then released to
go on a Labor mission.
Before coming on my mission I
was courting a Latter-day Sain: girl
from my ward, and I am now happy
to be engaged to her. She is the
most wonderful girl in the world
and has helped me innumerable
times when things have been going
wrong. She is strong in the faith
and is an inspiration to me. Her
favourite quotation is If God wills,
I will". 2t helps me to realize that
1 was called of God to serve this
mission.
2 heard before starting my mission
that young men would be called
*nd that 2 would bo amongst them.
So I took the precaution of learning
about building by working for a
concrete contracting firm. 1 hoped
that with this knowledge I would
be of help to my supervisor.
priesthood, my fiancee, my family
and also to the Lord who made all
my blessings possible.
The Lord has blessed me. I testify
of this- I know he is guiding me.
I know that when my mission is
fulfilled that I will be of better
character.
I hope, brethren, that you have
learned a little of my story.
Your 3rother in the Gospel.
Kei:h George Fisher
BRITISH MISSION
Area Supervisor: 3rother and Sister
Stephen Baird. Architect; and
3rother and Sister Lewis W. Moore.
Treasurer.
The first spadeful of earth was
turned by President Tanner. There
were over one hundred in atten
dance in spite of the damp weather.
 . . . You Ancl Your Family
JOHN ANTHONY LYBBERT
Tony Lybbert is the first proselyting
missionary called from the ranks of
the labor missionaries. He accom
panied his parents. Brother and
Sister Glen Lybbert, to Holland in
March and is no-sc serving in the
Austrian Mission.
The second of five Lybbert boys,
he was born May 30. 1942 at Lehi.
Utah. The family moved to Moses
Lake. Washington, and there Tony
attended sch ool He was active in
church and became an Eagle Scout.
Tony attended the B.Y.U. where he
was majoring in mathematics. He
had just made the track team. All
through high school he was an
outstanding athlete in high jumping
in spite of having been quite crip
pled once by polio.
Tony worked with his father on
various church projects after
coming to Holland. The young
people of the M.I-A. in the Amster
dam Ward welcomed him and all
had good times at the Lybbert
home. Photography and music arc
his special hobbies.
He left June 16. 1961. for the
Austrian Mission On June 17 he
went through the Swiss Temple at
Bern, and arrived in Vienna. June
18. H:s present address is: Amalien-
strasse 26/12, Vienna XHZ Austria.
JIM ROSENVALL EPSOM. ENGLAND
Jim Rosen vail really was surprised The L.D.S. teen-age boys and girls
on his birthday. Jim arrived in living in Epsom. England, are en
Holland. June 22 and the next day rolled in the American High School
was his birthday. A surprise dinner
party was giver, him at the DeBry at the U.S. Air Force Base. Bushy
home in Naarden. As Jim entered Park.
the door he was greeted by the
singing of Happy Birthday to You" Two L D.S. girls, Mary Jane Andrew
by Pat and Mary DeBry, Martha and Joan Bradley, were among the
Evans and Julie Whitaker from Honor Students at the close of the
Salt Lake City, and LouAnn Jack- school year. Mary Jane received a
son. Mark DeBry, Richard Jackson certificate for outstanding work in
and Robert Lybbert completed the Biology and Joan received a certi
ficate for outstanding work in Eng
group. Hone o f these Jim had ever
laid eyes on before, but it didn t lish. Two L D S. graduates were
take leng for them all to become Wendy Woodbury and 3oyd White.
good friends. The chorus contained Kathy Bird,
Joan Bradley and Mary Jane An
drew. Mary Jane also accompanied
the choir and played the proces
BICYCLE RIDE sional and recessional music for
A two dxT bicycle ride through the ceremonies.
beautiful Holland' has been just one At die close of the school year the
cf the interesting experiences Kent students of Central High School
Jackson has had in the last six and Lakenheath High School left
weeks while attending a Dutch London for a tour of Denmark.
speaking sch ool Kent. 11. his brother Among those in the tour were Joan
David. 9. and sister Charlene. 7. have 3rad!ey. Kathy Bird and Mary
been going to de Godelindc school Jane Andrew. They found the tour
It is a Dutch primary sch ool They very interesting and educational
have had many problems there and and enjoyed seeing the many dif
sometimes get mixed up. but have ferent places.
enjoyed school and are almost sorry
it will soon be over.
Big sister LouAnn. 17. and brother
Richard. 15. can't get into a Dutch SISTER
S SOB CORNER
school because of the language,
and as yet they don t know where by Hazel Jackson
they will be going to school next
year. However, they have found a
fine piano teacher (who even
speaks English, thank goodness)
and both are working hard at the
piano.
MEASURES AND WEIGHTS
1 inch - 2-54 centimeters
1 meter - 39.27 inches
1 foot - 0.305 meter
1 yard - 0.914 meter
1 mile - 1.51 kilometers
1 km. - 0.62 mile
1 or. - 2825 grains
1 lb. - 0.454 kilogram
1 cwi. - 50 8 kg.
1 ton - 1016 kg
I kilo (10(W grams) - 22 lbs.
I Dutch ounce - 1W grams -
3.5 British ounces
1 hectoliter (100 liters) - If there are any omissions or errors
2.75 bushels in this issue, please notify your
1 liter - 2.1234 US. pints Area Correspondent and we will be
1 U.S. pint - 0.4731 liters
1 gallon (British) - 4546 liters happy to make corrections next
1 gallon (American) - 3.785 liters month.
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