E U R O PE A N LABO R M ISSIO N A R Y PR O G R A M

As We Build Churches, We W ill Also Build People

 The Builder

Vol. i. No. 4 November, 1961

Editor George R. Biesinger

Managing Editor Vernice G. Rosenvall
Associate Managing Editor Ruby R. DeBry
Layout, A rt and Photography Thomas R. Winkel
Proof Reader and Consultant Hazel Jackson
British Area Correspondent Pearl Moore
Germanic Area Correspondent Vera Gygi
Scandinavian Area Correspondent Reba Winkel

ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

Vernice G. Rosenvall Amersfoortsestraatweg 66

Bussum, N.H., Netherlands
Telephone: Bussum 112 42

Pearl Moore No. 3 The Ridings

Epsom, Surrey, England
Telephone: Epsom 30 01

Vera Gygi Zum Jungen Strasse 14

Frankfurt a/m, Germany
Telephone: 59 57 79 <

Reha Winkel Herdersweg 1

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

BRITISH AREA: England, Scotland, Ireland

and Wales
GERMANIC AREA: Germany, Austria and
Switzerland
SCANDINAVIAN AREA: Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Finland, Netherlands, Bel
gium, France and the
French speaking part of
D r u k : v a n G estel & Zoon
Switzerland
L aro n N h., N eth erlan d s
 EDITORIAL
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I w ish th a t all the saints of this area could
have been p re sen t in the office o.f P resid e n t
G u n d erso n of the N o rw eg ian mission, w hen
he invited me to set a p a rt the first labor mis
sionary in N o rw ay . T h e y w ould have been
thrilled, as w ere all present; for the Spirit
of the Lord touched our hearts an d w e
could not refrain from tears. I am sure th a t
Jonny C hristian O lsen, the first labor mis
sionary in N o rw ay , w e n t out of th a t office
feeling th a t he h ad been truly called of the
Lord.
T h is is typical of the thousands of young
men an d w om en all over the w orld w ho
have responded w illingly to such a call.
T h e y are laboring cheerfully, w ith no
th o u g h t of self, and are tasting the joy th a t
is know n only to those w ho thus serve.
L ast S unday, in a sacram ent m eeting of one
of the w a rd s in the H o lland Stake, a sp ea
ker w as explaining to the saints assem bled
th a t the time w as n ear w hen a new chapel
w ould be started in their w ard . In the course
of his talk he told them th a t the saints
of the w a rd w ould be responsible for the
feeding an d housing of the labor m ission
aries w ho w ould w ork on their chapel. A t
the close of the m eeting, a m an and his w ife
came up to the speaker and said, M y w ife
and I have been talking this m atter over,
an d w e a re p rep ared to tell you th a t w e
are w illing to take a labor m issionary into
our home an d take care of him for tw o
y e a rs. T h is also is typical of how the saints
are m easuring up to their responsibilities.
U n fo rtu n ate ly there are some w ho receive
the com m andm ents of the Lord w ith
doubtful h e a rts. B ut these, I feel sure, are
in the m inority. If there are an y w ho shall
read this article w ho feel th a t this labor mis
sionary program will n o t w ork in their branch
or mission, or th a t the saints are too p o o r
to assum e 20% of the cost of a new chapel,
m ay I rem ind you of w h a t N ep h i of old said
1[ p
u j I f
By Elder E. Albert Rosenvall
w hen he w as confronted w ith a very d iffi
cult assignm ent, 1 will go an d do w h at
the Lord has com m anded for I know th a t the
Lord giveth no com m andm ents unto the
children of men save he shall prepare a way
for them th a t they m ay accom plish the
things w hich he has com m anded them .
Some time ago I w as en g ag ed in the g reat
labor m issionary program th a t has been
going on in N e w Z e a la n d for the p a st ten
years or more. O n e m orning I en tered the
office of the m aterial supply d ep artm en t
an d saw a sign over the counter w hich said:
D ifficult things w e do im m ediately. T h e
impossible things w e'll have done by tom or
row . M iracles m ay take a little longer!
M a n y w ho saw the sign just looked upon
it as an attem p t a t humor. But those w ho
have stay ed to w itness all th a t has been
done in th a t g reat country have seen d if
ficult things accom plished, . im possible
assignm ents fulfilled. A n d the g reat m ira
cle of the gospel has taken place in their
lives.
T h e g reatest m iracle is not the raising of
the dead, nor the healing of the sick, nor an y
of the other m iracles th a t are usually looked
upon as being so w onderful. T h e g reatest
miracle, I believe, is th a t transform ation
w hich takes place in men an d w om en w hen
they learn to give of them selves in unselfish
service. T h is m iracle I have w itnessed in the
lives of m any men an d w om en. B ut the
A n a n iase s an d S a p h ira s in the C hurch
never en jo y this w o n d erfu l experience.
T h e y are they w ho receive the com m and
m ents of th e Lord w ith doubtful h e a rts
an d keep them w ith slo th fu ln ess. T hese,
the Lord said, shall be d am n ed .
A slogan th a t typifies the spirit and objec
tive of the labor m issionary program is:
A s w e build churches w e will also build
people.
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 The flto<jtG .m A to vei & n
September 1, 1961 - Groundbreaking
ceremonies held for the Wilhelmsburg
Branch Chapel, North German Mission.
Elder James R. Tanner, supervisor of
construction.
September 1, 1961 - Elder Hans Jensen
and wife, Eunice, transferred to Bremer-
haven, Germany, where major remodel
ing is under way on Bremen and Bre-
merhaven Branch Chapels. North Ger
man Mission. , is cjo Elder Marvin S. Harding, 18
September 2, 1961 - Groundbreaking
services were held for Dewsbury Ward,
Leeds Stake, Fmgland. Elder Robert E.
Smithson, supervisor of construction.
September 2, 1961 - Elder Maurice G.
Moore, wife, Colleen, and children, Dou
glas 12 and Debra 7, arrived in England
from Provo, Utah. Present address is 50
Parkwmy, Pound Hill, Crawley, Sussex,
England. Elder Moore is supervisor of
Construction on the Crawley W ard
Chapel.
September 3, 1961 - Arthur Davies from
Liverpool, England, called to be a labor
missionary. Set apart by President Bates
of the Manchester Stake. Assigned to
Liverpool Chapel. Present address is 1,
Argyle Road, Anfield, Liverpool.
September 3, 1961 - Graham Harold
Clarke from Manchester, England, called
to be a labor missionary. Set apart by
President Hemingway. Assigned to New
ton Aycliffe Chapel. Present address is
cjo Jeffrey Sparks, 14 Stanfield Road,
Stanfield, Newton Aycliffe, England.
September 7, 1961 - Elder John H. Van-
denberg, Vice Chairman of the Church
Building Department, arrived in Eng
land where he met Elder Mendenhall to
make an inspection of the European
Building Program.
September 9, 1961 - Remodeling started
for Falkirk Branch, Scottish-Irish Mis
sion, including chapel, baptismal font,
bishops offices, and classrooms. Elder
Stevenson McDonald, supervisor.
Ground B rea kin g
Dewsbury W ard
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held
September 2, 1961, at Hollybank, 68
Halifax Road, for the Dewsbury W ard
Chapel. Bishop Kenneth Bolton took
charge and speakers were Elders J. Niel
Bradley, Steven T. Baird, and Bishop
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September 9, 1961 - Raymond Marshall
of Wigan, England, called to be a labor
missionary. Set apart by President Ross.
Assigned to York Chapel. Present address
is cjo Elder Lewis Hiatt, Acomb Road
and West Bank, York, England.
September 11, 1961 - Paul Victor Em-
merson from Leeds, Yorkshire, England,
called to be a labor missionary. Assigned
to Sunderland Chapel. Present address
Crossley Avenue, Sunderland, Durham,
England.
September 15, 1961 - Elder Kenneth
Biesinger appointed Real Estate Re
presentative for the Germanic Area.
Address is Nidastrasse 45, Frankfurt aim,
Germany.
September 16, 1961 - Elder James Russell
Tanner, wife, Jean, and children, Russell
Scott 712 , Erin 33 2 , arrived in Ger
many. Elder Tanner is supervisor of new
Wilhelmsburg Chapel. Present address is
Barcastrasse 14, Hamburg 22, Germany.
September 16, 1961 - Groundbreaking
ceremonies held for the Kaiserslautern
Branch Chapel, West German Mission.
Folder Fred Biesinger, supervisor of con
struction.
September, 16, 1961 - Elder David O.
Woodbury, wife, Laura, arrived in king-
land from St. George, Utah. Present
address is 4 Clifford Drive, Lowestoft,
Suffolk, Flngland. Elder Woodbury is
supervisor of Lowestoft Branch Chapel.
September 16, 1961 - Elder Wesley Gir-
ter, wife, Mary, and children, Marilyn
16, Le Ann 15, and Billy 6, arrived from
Provo, Utah. They will make their home
at 18 Walnut Close, Epsom, Surrey,
England, for the present time.
September 16, 1961 - Groundbreaking
ceremonies held for Crawley Ward
Chapel, London Stake. Elder Maurice G.
Moore, supervisor of construction.
Leeds Stake, Lngland
Bolton. It was a foggy day but just as
the program started the sun broke
through and a wonderful spirit was
pfesenf. There were over a hundred in
attendance to Witness the beginning of
this edifice w'hich will be the means of
September 17, 1961 - Hubert Heinrich
Moes from Amsterdam, Holland, called
to be a labor missionary. Set apart by
President Jongkees. Assigned to remodel
ing Netherlands Mission Home. Present
address is Kramatweg 84;{, Amsterdam-
O., Netherlands.
September 17, 1961 - Michael John Char
les Simpson from Melton Mowbray,
England, called to be a labor missionary.
Set apart by President Kenneth Poole.
Assigned to Merthyr Tydfil Chapel.
Present address is cjo Elder Austin H.
Anderson, Junction of Carafthea Road
and Swansea Road, Georgetown, Mer
thyr Tydfil, South Wales.
September 19, 1961 - Anthony Roger
Barrett from Bridgeford, Nottingham,
called to be a labor missionary. Assigned
to Merthyr Tydfil Chapel. Set apart by
President Cullimore. Present address is
cjo Elder Austin H. Anderson, Junction
of Carafthea Road and Swansea Road,
Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil, South
Wales.
September 23, 1961 - Groundbreaking
ceremonies held for the Lowestoft Cha
pel, Central British Mission. Elder David
O. Woodbury, supervisor.
September 25, 1961 - Arthur Leonard of
Huddersfield, Yorks., called to be a labor
missionary. Set apart by President Live-
sey. Assigned to Wythenshawe Chapel.
Present address is' c|o Elder Myron D.
Neuffer, 12-A-Gawsworth, Didsbury,
Manchester, England.
September 30, 1961 - Fllder John H.
Vandenberg, Vice Chairman of the
Church Building Committee, called to be
Presiding Bishop of the Church.
NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: Have
you had an interesting experience on
your project? W e would like to hear
from the rest of you. Share your ex
periences with others by sending in your
write-ups!
giving great spiritual blessings and re
finement to all, as well as better facilities
for carrying on the functions of the ward.
The building supervisor will be Elder
Robert E. Smithson.
Ground Breaking
W IL H E L M S B U R G C H A P E L
North Gjerrnan mission
Mis s i
Hamburg, Germany, was the scene of the ground breaking cere
monies for the Wilhelmsburg Branch chapel, held September 1, 1961.
Prior to the ground breaking ceremonies an orientation meeting was
held with the branch members under the direction of North German
Mission President Howard C. Maycock. Opening prayer was offer-
ed by Brother P. Mbssner. Elder Glen I. Crandall then explained
the labor missionary program and the duties of the members thereto,
and charged them with the responsibility of a good performance.
Elder Kenneth Biesinger, labor missionary supervisor, welcomed
the opportunity of being present and of being active in labor mis
sionary work. Branch President Fricke admonished the members to
be faithful and reminded them of their responsibility. Mr. Miin-
chow, the architect, presented the plans. President Maycock testified
to the importance of the work and upon vote the plans were
approved by the members. Brother H. Heese pronounced the
benediction.

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Scandinavian A rea Supervisor
E. Albert Rosenvall
When E. Albert Rosenvall, with his wife, Vernice, came to
Holland in May 1961, to take up his assignment as super
visor of the Scandinavian Area Building Program, he brought
with him the experience of many years in Church service,
as well as experience in the construction business.
The Rosenvails were recently released as New Zealand
Temple President and Matron. During the time of his pres
idency in the temple, Elder Rosenvall was ordained a stake
patriarch, and had the privilege of giving blessings to over
sixteen hundred people living in the South Pacific.
Prior to that time, Elder Rosenvall had spent three years as
a labor missionary supervisor in that beautiful land, super
vising the construction of the temple, as well as twelve motel
units used for staff housing. He was also a member of the
Directing Council of the New Zealand Construction Project.
While serving as labor missionaries, Elder and Sister Rosen
vall did much missionary work and Elder Rosenvall had the
privilege of baptising seventeen people during that time. At
this same time Sister Rosenvall edited a recipe book, with
the help of the Relief Society sisters. This book helped many
American sisters especially, to adjust to new ways of cooking
in a new land. It also helped in raising funds for the Relief
Society.
Before going to New Zealand, Elder Rosenvall had been the
bishop of Jordan Park W ard for nine years, and was a
member of the stake high council on three different occasions.
Previous to that he had assignments as stake Sunday School
superintendent, counselor in a ward bishopric, district scout
chairman, explorer leader, choir leader, as well as several
other callings dnd assignments. He enjoys singing and has
given freely of this talent. He has been director of several
mens and wBmens' choruses. He served a two year mission
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A nd F am ily
in the North Central States and in Canada. The last year of
his mission he served as President of the Manitoba District.
Many years of Church activity have been devoted to youth,
of whom many have become leaders and filled missions as a
result of his teachings. In recognition of this service he was
presented the Honorary Master "M Man Award just before
leaving for New Zealand.
Sister Rosenvall also has a background of many years of
activity in the Church. She is happiest when teaching the
gospel in ward or branch organizations. (Her first teaching
assignment was a class in Primary at the age of twelve).
She has taught in all organizations; was a counselor in stake
Relief Society for three years, and a ward or stake teacher
trainer for twelve years. She is also co-editor of a publication
called Wheat for Man, W hy and How. This publication
has sold more than forty thousand copies, and is published
in two languages. At the present time she is managing editor
of The Builder.
Erick Albert Rosenvall was born August 7, 1904, in Gunni
son, Sanpete County, Utah, a son of Erick C. Rosenvall and
Anna Sophia Thunnison; the fifth child of their family of
seven. The family moved to Salt Lake City after the death
of their mother in 1917. His father was a building contractor,
and President Rosenvall received much early training from
him. His maternal grandparents pushed a handcart across
the plains, having been converts from Denmark. His father
came as a boy from Sweden.
Vernice Gold Rosenvall was born April 26, 1907, in Salt
Lake City, the daughter of Cyrus William Gold and Annie
Peck, and comes from pioneer ancestry on both sides of her
family. She is next to the oldest of fifteen children. Her
mother died when she was twelve and soon after, her father
married Edith Benfell, who is affectionately called "Mother
Edith. She is the mother of six of these children, though
they are never referred to as half brothers and sisters. Elder
and Sister Rosenvall were married in the Salt Lake Temple,
February 14, 1928, and from this happy marriage has come
five children, Mrs. Jean (Richard S.) O'rgill, Mrs. Anita (J.
Roger) Mills and Lynn A. Rosenvall of Salt Lake City and
E. Alan Rosenvall of California. James S. Rosenvall is with
his parents in Holland awaiting a call for a proselyting mis
sion. Lynn and James both accompanied their parents to
New Zealand, where they attended school and worked as
labor missionaries. Lynn fulfilled a proselyting mission in
the South New' Zealand Mission. Elder and Sister Rosenvall
are the grandparents of eleven fine grandchildren wrhom they
miss very much.
When asked about "hobbies, Sister Rosenvall said her
forced hobby was letter writing, but she did enjoy people
and sewdng. Elder Rosenvall said wrhen time permitted he
enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing - especially deep sea
fishing - and would love a deer hunt with his sons, but his
favorite pastime was studying the scriptures.
The Rosenvalls express appreciation for the opportunity of
working in the European Building Program, thereby helping
to further the Lords work.
British A rea A rchitectural R epresentative
S T E V E N T . B A IR D
A nd F am ily
Steven T. Baird was born on April 2, 1927, at Provo, Utah, to M. L. and Lavon
Thomson Baird of Cache County, Utah. Steves family lived in Provo for eight
years, then in American Fork four years and then moved to Salt Lake City where In 1959 he was asked to leave his prac
his father was manager or director of J. C. Penney stores, Z. C. M. I. and Keith tice and join the Church Building De
OBrien, respectively. He has one sister, Jeanne, who is married and has three partment, where he w'as placed in charge
children. of all Church projects in the North
In his youth Steve was very interested in boy scouting, receiving his Eagle Badge western part of the United States, Ca
Award and ninety-two merit badges. All his life he wanted to be an architect and he nada and Alaska. In June of 1960,
prepared himself at every opportunity. He graduated from East High School in Salt Steven was asked by representatives of
Lake City in 1945 and in 1947 received a mission call and a four year scholarship the United States government to present
in the architectural department of Columbia University on the same day. As much a construction thesis of special building
as he desired his education, he felt the mission call was more important, and on his techniques in Paris, France, to all French
way to the French Mission, where he served from 1947 to 1950, he stopped at the architects, and while attending this con
university in New York to decline the scholarship. Steve attended the World Scout ference he was instrumental in the pur
Jamboree at Paris in 1947. He labored as a missionary in Belgium, Charleroi, Paris, chase of the new Paris chapel site.
Mulhouse and Nice, France, under President James L. Barker. After his mission he Within a few weeks of his return to
returned to Salt Lake City and entered the architectural school at the University of Utah, he was called back to Europe to
Utah and at the same time worked full time with Young and Hansen, Architects. help appraise the potential of the Church
In 1951 he met Delpha Anderson from Brigham City, who was attending the Uni Building Program. At this time President
versity of Utah and working as an assistant to Stevens father at Z. C. M. I. Delpha
is the daughter of Alonzo and Margaret Bassette Anderson. She was born on De Mendenhall, with other members of the
cember 13, 1930, and is one of a family of eight. Delpha graduated from Box Elder committee, could see that with the
High School and received a four year scholarship to the University of Utah. While growth of the Church, the program could
attending the university she was affiliated with Spurs, Orchesis, University Sym not be handled entirely from Salt Lake
phony and the String Ensemble Group. Her particular interests were education,
creative dance and the violin. City, and that branch offices would be
Delpha and Steven were married, and before his schooling was finished they had necessary throughout Europe. Steve
three additions to their family. He finally received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor called his wife, who had just had their
of Architecture degrees, took his state and national architectural examinations, and sixth child, to say that the whole family
became one of the youngest architects ever licensed in the state. He set out im
mediately into the business world, establishing his own firm in 1957, where, among would be moving to England. Thus, with
his most interesting projects he designed and saw built twenty-two Church and Stake a shock and some disorganization but
buildings in all parts of the country. with a great thrill, the Bairds became the
first family connected with the Church
Building Department to arrive in Europe
on this Church history making project.
They arrived in London, December 7,
1960.
Delpha has been interested in civic ac
tivities and has been secretary of the
Womens Architectural League of Utah.
She has always enjoyed children and has
worked in all phases of Sunday School
and Primary and is a present president
of the Epsom Branch Primary. She also
loves to play the violin.
Steve has been Sunday School super
intendent, stake Explorer leader, Aaronic
Priesthood supervisor, and at present is
first counselor of the Epsom, Branch.
The Bairds have six blonde, brown-eyed
children, Jan 9, David 7, and Jill 6, who
are happy in English schools. Richard 4,
Robert 2J'2, and Jane 1 are happy in
mischief most of the time.
The Bairds are thrilled with their calling
in England and feel they are somewhat
repaying the sacrifices of their grand
parents who gave everything g accept
the gospel, leaving England HO years
ago for Utah, thus blazing the trail for
the Bairds to follow.

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 LEWIS RAY HIATT
Lewis Ray Hiatt was born May 9, 1927,
at Kannarraville, Utah. He moved to
Modesto, California, as a boy of 15.
He entered the United States Navy at
17 and spent a two year tour of duty
aboard the aircraft carrier, Intrepid.
During this time he was in the bombard
ment of Okinawa and Japan, and was
also in a typhoon.
Soon after his discharge, on July 13,
1946, he married Betty Fisher in Oak
dale, California. A little over a year
after their marriage Sister Hiatt was
baptised into the Church. On October
19, 1948, the Hiatts were married in the
St. 'George Temple.
They have three daughters - Yonne
Ray, born on her mothers birthday,
June 9, 1948; Simone Rose, born on her
daddy's birthday, May 9, 1953; and
Janine Ruth, born January 19, 1959.
Elder Hiatt has worked in the Sunday
School superintendency, ward teacher
and ward teacher supervisor, scout com
mitteeman, and advisor to the Teachers
quorum. Sister Hiatt has worked as Sun
day School secretary, teacher in the Pri
mary, teacher in the Sunday School,
Childrens Friend representative, Instruc
tor director, and Primary secretary.
They have lived in Oakdale Branch and
Modesto First and Second Wards.
Elder Hiatt received his call as a labor
missionary on March 31, 1961. He was
set apart at the Oakland Tri-Stake
Center on May 21, by Elder Critchlow.
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The family left the United States to come
to England on June 15, 1961. They are
presently in York where Elder Hiatt is
construction supervisor for the York
chapel.
Sister Hiatt describes York as a very
lovely, historical place. They have been
to the York Minster, the Castle Museum
and the Old Debtors Prison. They
walked along the top of the old Roman
wall that used to surround the city be
fore the blitz damaged part of it. This
wall is over 1000 year old. They also
saw the "Shambles, which is the old
part of town.
Elder Hiatts hobbies are hunting, water
skiing, and gardening. Sister Hiatt enjoys
sewing and cooking. Both are interested
in geneology. Sister Hiatt has sent in
the following poem received from Elder
Ralph Scott, first counselor to the branch
president in York:
If you could meet your ancestors
All standing in a row.
There1might be some of them, perhaps
You wouldn't care to know.
But heres another question, which
Requires a different view.
If you could meet your ancestors,
Would they be proud of you?
Author unknown.
And Family
On September 10, all supervisors and
labor missionaries of the British area
held a special fast for Janine Hiatt,
whose left hip is out of the socket. She
is in the hospital under the care of a
fine surgeon. She will remain in traction
for three or four weeks, then the surgeon
will perform the first operation to clear
the socket, then put it in a cast in a
severe position for about two weeks.
Then the second operation will be per
formed to bend the joint.
A cast will then be required until every
thing is healed. Our faith and prayers
will be -with Janine and we will be
anxiously awaiting her complete and
speedy recovery.
Englands Loss -- G erm anys Gain
Brother and Sister Haydn Andrew and
lovely daughter, Mary Jane, have ar
rived in Frankfurt to make their home.
They brought with them George and
Steven Biesinger, sons of European
Building Committee Representative
George Biesinger and his sweet wife,
Audrey. These boys came in time to
start school and the rest of the Biesinger
family will follow as soon as their home
in Bad Vilbel is completed. The saints
in Frankfurt are happy to have these
friendly people in their midst and are
looking forward to being closely associat
ed with them. In England they will truly
be missed. The saints there send very
best wishes and ask that our Heavenly
Fathers choicest blessings be with them.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints and the new Building Pro
gram was brought to the attention of the
residents of Newton Aycliffe on Septem
ber 4, with a dance, which was held as
the opening social of the MIA. About
100 young people attended the function,
and a really good time was had by all.
The lady missionaries were kept busy
making contacts with the non-members.
The hall was tastefully decorated by
Brother Arthur Coleby, whose wife is
president of the YWMIA, and the of
ficers appreciated the hard work done
by this clever artist. The ladies did a fine
job preparing the supper, and the men
were kept busy opening pop bottles!
Sister Young, of the district presidency,
was in attendance with her husband and
friends who came from Newcastle-on-
Tyne for the occasion.
British A rea Labor M issionary Supervisor

Francis Oliver Grundvig

Francis Oliver and Vivian Wendt
Grundvig arrived at the London Airport
July 2, 1961, to begin a labor mission to
England. They traveled from Port
Townsend, Washington, where Elder
Grundvig had been engaged as construc
tion superintendent in building the first
phase of an expandable chapel being
erected there.
Elder Grundvig was born in Carbon
County, Utah. His parents were pioneers
in Emery County, and his paternal
grandparents, who were natives of Den
mark, crossed the plains by covered
wagon.
Elder Grundvig became a journeyman
paper hanger, painter and carpenter at
the age of twenty-one. His work kept
him in and around Salt Lake City for a
good many years. During World W ar
II, he was construction inspector at
Camp Kearns, Utah; construction super
intendent for completion of Deseret Che
mical Warfare Depot at St. John, Utah;
and carpenter foreman and construction
coordinator for the Army Engineers in
Alaska.
Since 1949 he has intermittently labored
as construction superintendent for the
Church Building Department, completing
three chapels in Washington, at Rich
land, Pasco, and Sunnyside. Several
phases of ill health interrupted other
projects, including Sparks, Nevada Re
creational Center and Stake House; Ely,
Wells, and Elko chapels; and East
Riverside Stake Gym at Salt Lake City,
forcing him to retire from active work
in 1952. In 1959 Elder Grundvig again
was engaged as construction superinten
dent for the Church Building Depart
ment, being sent to Kalispell, Montana,
which chapel was completed in Novem
ber, 1960, and from thence to Port
And Family
Townsend, Washington.
Some Church activities include ward
clerk, MIA president in two wrards, El
ders Quorum president in three wards,
member of stake Melchizedek Priesthood
committee, and stake Sunday School
board, Sunday School teacher for seven
teen years, ward teaching supervisor for
seventeen years, drama director of
thirty-six plays, scoutmaster, high
priests quorum Church service commit
tee chairman, high priests temple ac
tivity chairman, Salt Lake Temple wor
ker, and stake missionary for three years.
On March 15, 1927, he was married in
the Salt Lake Temple to Ollie Marie
Allsop, to which union five children wTere
born, three daughters surviving; Mrs.
Robert D. (Lou Wana) Parry of San
dy, Utah, Mrs. J. Vance (Marilyn)
Miller of Clearfield, Utah, and Miss
Sherrie Grundvig of Sandy, Utah, and
nine grandchildren.
On June 8, 1960, Elder Grundvig was
married in the Cardston, Alberta, Ca
nadian Temple to Vivian Merle Wendt.
Sister Vivian Grundvig was born at
Kalispell, Montana, her parents and
grandparents being pioneers in that area
of Flathead County, near Glacier Na
tional Park. She became a convert to
the Church in October, 1947. Her Church
activities include a branch mission, first
assistant to the branch genealogical
chairman, secretary to the district Relief
Society, choir member and Sunday
School, Relief Society and MIA teacher.

G erm anic A rea Labor M issionary Supervisor

WILLIAM F. KRAMER
And Family
Elder and Sister William F. Kramer were born in Hannover,
Germany. They joined the Church in 1924, and immigrated
the following year to Salt Lake City, where, in November
1926, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple. They
have two sons and nine grandchildren. Both sons have filled
missions for the Church; one in Germany and the other in
the states.
In 1955 the Kramers were called to serve a mission in Sals-
burg, Austria. They lived in the chapel there and Elder
Kramer was branch president. At that time there were six
other missionaries in that city. While on this mission the
Kramers had the opportunity of visiting the Swiss Temple
twice. In 1958 they were released from their mission. They
worked in the genealogical department of the Church and
did temple work until being called back to Germany.
Elder Kramer is supervisor of the Heide Chapel which is
now underway. The Kramers are grateful for the Church
which has been a great blessing to them.

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G e rm a n ic A re a L a b o r M issio n ary S u p e rv iso r
H A N S C. JENSEN
East Midvale, Utah, is the place Elder
Hans C. Jensen and his wife, Eunice G.
Jensen, call home.
Elder Jensen has been working with
Elder Kenneth Biesinger, remodeling the
new mission home in Hamburg, and then
to Bremerhaven and Bremen.
W hen It Rains, It Pours!
The huge pre-mix concrete truck, loaded
with five yards of concrete, drove on the
building site in Rochdale the morning of
June 14 at nine oclock. (The order was
for delivery at eleven). The drizzle,
which began at eight, had developed into
a downpour, and the driver had difficul
ty keeping his truck above ground. He
finally crushed the shutter he was try
ing to fill and his mixer sank deep into
the mud, stuck.
The first rescue truck likewise sank into
the mud in an attempt to pull the mixer
out, and a larger truck was sent for.
In the meantime, one of the labor mis
sionary boys attempted to build a fire
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Elder Jensen wras born in Salt Lake
City, Utah. He received his education
in Salt Lake County schools and later
took a course in civil engineering. He
learned the carpenter's trade and since
early manhood has been engaged in
superintending construction. He was as
in an old fireplace in the tool shed.
Having difficulty in getting the fire
started, he decided to pour some petrol
on it. The can exploded and started a
fire in the shed and burned the face of
the boy. Whereupon the fire department
was summoned by one of the workers.
The building site then became a scene
of excitement and activity. One after
another, three important looking vehicles
rushed into the yard - a huge truck to
pull out the mixer, the fire department,
clanging loudly, and the ambulance to
pick up the burned boy.
Thank goodness, this story has a happy
ending. (It could have been tragic). All
the trucks v/ere able to move away
promptly as the young missionary with
And Family
sociated with his brothers for many years
in the contracting business.
As a young man he filled a mission in
the Eastern States and has since been
active in ward and stake, having served
as bishop and on the stake high council.
Sister Jensen was born June 12, 1903.
She received her education in the Jordan
school district. She has been active since
early womanhood in the auxiliary organ
izations of the Church.
The Jensens were married in the Salt
Lake Temple June 18, 1924. They are
the parents of four daughters: Mrs. L.
Ray (Kathleen) Brown, Mrs. Paul W.
(Janice) Barton, Mrs. Rex B. (Marilyn)
Lyblert, and Mrs. Sherman (Afton) Day.
They have twelve grandchildren. All
four daughters were married in the Salt
Lake temple and they, with their hus
bands, are actively engaged in various
Church activities.
In 1958 the Church Building Committee
appointed him as one of their construct
ion supervisors. He directed the con
struction of chapels in Anadarko, Okla
homa, in the Central States Mission, and
Huntsville, Alabama, in the Southern
States Mission. In May, 1961, the Jen
sens wrere called to Germany where they
are accomplishing much good among the
people.
an extremely red face declared, "My,
we.ve had a lot of excitement, haven't
we?
August 17, 1961 - The erection of the
first portal (door) frame into position
on the chapel at Neuton Aycliffe, coin
cided with the news of the arrival of
their first grandchild to the supervisor,
Elder Jeffrey Sparks and his wife, Li
lian. A little girl, Sherri Dee, was born
to their daughter Janet, who is the wife
of Dee Holt Gwilliam of Sacramento,
California.
G erm anic A rea L abor M issionary Supervisor

FRED G. BIESINGER
Fred and Helen Biesinger were married
in Dallas, Texas, August 22, 1943. They
are the parents of three lovely children:
Fred Keith 16, Mark Gaylund 10, and
Helen Louise 4.
Elder Biesinger served in World W ar II
aboard the aircraft carriers, USS Lang
ley and USS Benjamin Franklin, during
strikes on Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the
Japanese homeland. After the war he
wTas engaged in the construction business
"with his father while attending the Uni
versity of Utah. He later established his
own business and has constructed many
beautiful buildings in Salt Lake City and
the surrounding area.
It has been Fred and Helen's desire for
quite some time to serve on a mission
And Family
for the Church. They are very happy in
Kaiserslautern where Elder Biesinger is
assigned to the chapel project there. The
Biesingers state that Branch President
Don C. Lewis and his wife, and all mem
bers of the branch have been most kind
to them. They love to do things together
as a family and enjoy their associations
with the many fine people in the Ger
manic area.

S c a n d in a v ia n A re a L a b o r M issio n ary S u p e rv iso r

ELMER K O H K O NEN
Ana Family
In 1956 Elder Elmer Kohkonen and family were called on a
labor mission to New Zealand, and now they have just ar
rived at Lappeenranta, Finland, with their daughter, Carol,
10, to serve another call in this labor missionary program.
Elmer was born at Kenilworth, Utah, on August 1, 1917, of
Finnish parents, Henry and Paulena Jussila Kohkonen, who
left Finland in their teens and immigrated to the United
States, found each other at Schofield, Utah, and were later
married at Price, Utah.
The Finnish language was spoken in their home, so Elmer,
along with the other brothers and sisters, learned to speak it
fluently and since arriving in Finland the language has re
turned to him and he is enjoying his association with the
people, having just been appointed branch president.
Elmers mother, who has joined the Church, is nearing her
eightieth birthday and lives with a daughter in Ogden.
Elder Kohkonen was educated in the schools at Price, Utah,
then worked in the coal mines there. He later moved to
Woodland, Utah, to work on a ranch where he met Eva
Margaret Winterton. He joined the Church just prior to
their marriage on December 11, 1939, and in March, 1945,
they went to the temple, accompanied by their son, Kent.
Elmer was active in the YMMIA presidency and in the Sun
day School superintendency of the Woodland Ward. Zealand again where he filled a two year labor mission.
He was very grateful for this experience for it taught him
Eva was born in Charleston, Utah, but at the age of eight much that he w7anted to know about machinist work and
her parents moved to Woodland where she attended school, welding.
later going to the South Summit High School at Kamas. She While in New Zealand, Elmer had the privilege of serving
has always been active in the Church, as a teacher in Pri in the Bay of Islands district presidency and the last year
mary, Sunday School, MIA and Relief Society, and for six was the Kaikohe Branch president, which he felt was the
years was a Primary Stake Board Member in the South richest experience he has ever had. Eva, besides working in
Summit Stake. different organizations of the branch, w7as called to serve in
Elmer travelled quite extensively through different parts of the mission Primary presidency and the last six months
the world in construction work, being in the Aluetian Islands served as mission Primary president.
during the early part of World W ar II, and then serving Elmer likes photography and woodwork and has built many
with the Seabees in the naval construction at Okinawa. He beautiful pieces of furniture. Eva plays the piano, and has
spent much time in tunnel work and then went to North spent many hours teaching children. She also does beautiful
Africa to help build air bases. knitting by hand and on a knitting machine.
They have been blessed with two children; Carol, who is For Elmer it w7as a dream come true to arrive in the land of
with them, and Kent, whom they left in New7 Zealand serving his parents where he can now search for the genealogy of
a proselying mission. Kent had the privilege and experience his ancestors and help in building up the kingdom of Cod in
of leaving New Zealand and returning to the United States, that land. Eva is just as enthusiastic about the call and to
graduating from High School and then returning to New7 gether they will accomplish much good.

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British A rea L abor M issionary Supervisor
THEODORE JOHN MAY
B ritish A re a L a b o r M issio n ary S u p erv iso r
Marvin Sudbury Harding was born De
cember 20, 1920, at Magna, Utah, a son
of Arthur and Emily Harding. He was
the fourth child in a family of four boys
and four girls.
Olive Dalton Harding was born Septem
ber 4, 1916, at Ogden, Utah, a daughter
of William and Nina Dalton. Sister Har
ding has two brothers.
The Hardings were married at Tooele,
Utah, on June 11, 1939. They have two
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I was born on November 15, 1933, in
Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Theo
dore John and Carrol Peck May. I am
the oldest of seven children, five boys
and two girls. My father died iind my
mother married Wayne Blackham.
My wife, Caroleen Mellen May, was
born on February 20, 1935, in Stockton,
California, the daughter of Clyde and
Chessie Sanders Mellen. She h;is a twin
sister and a younger brother and sister.
W e were both raised in Salt Lake City
md met shortly after we were sixteen.
We went together for two years, at
which time I joined the United States
Marines. I was home only seven months
from the service when I left for New
Zealand on a twenty-seven month pro
selyting mission. Eight days before I left,
Caroleen and I were married in the Salt
Lake Temple. While I was on my mis
sion my wife worked as a secretary and
filled a Stake mission.
Since my return home in April of 1957,
we have been blessed with three beauti
ful daughters: Nanette 1, Marleen 2, and
Brenda 1.
MARVIN S. HARDING
sons, Toby Marvin, who is serving a
proselyting mission in West Germany,
and Michael Rean, 14, who is with the
family in England.
During World W ar II Elder Harding
served in the United States Navy.
Marvin was baptised in October of 1954.
Prior to this time he had been District
Scout Commissioner for the Murray
Stake. I le had also been scoutmaster in
the Murray Eight Ward. He was or
dained an elder in February of 1955.
On May 11, 1955, the Harding:, had the
privilege of going to the Salt Lake Tem
ple where they took out their endow
ments and were sealed as a family.
Elder Harding has been Aaro n c Priest
hood general secretary, dea< on advisor,
and ward financial clerk. He was or
dained a seventy on February 10, 1958,
by Elder Marion I). Hanks-
Sister Harding has been a literature
teacher and counselor in the Relief So-
A N D F A M IL Y
My grandfather and uncles are brick
layers and I learned that trade from
them. For a couple of years before I left
home I worked with a partner as a brick
contractor in a company known as
Wetyel and May Construction Com
pany.
Shortly after coming home from my
mission, we bought a new home in Mur
ray, Utah. Within two months I was
ordained a high priest and set apart as
second counselor in the Murray Fifteenth
Ward.
1 held this position for two and a half
years. Other Church activities include
Sunday School teacher, priesthood ad
visor, and MIA superintendent. My wife
has worked in Junior Sunday School,
Primary, MIA and Relief Society. She
has also served as Improvement Era di
rector and secretary of the Geneology
committee.
W e are certainly grateful for the won
derful opportunity of coming to England
and helping with this great building pro
gram of the Church.
A N I ) F A M IL Y
ciety, age-group counselor in the YW
MIA, and president of the Murray Eight
Ward YWMIA.
The Hardings were very happy to be
called to participate in the building pro
gram of the Church and are enjoying
cheir association with the saints in Eng
land.
 B R IT IS H A R E A
# BRIAN ROPER
Brian Roper is a labor missionary as
signed to the Manchester Chapel. He
was born January 13, 1943, at Miles
Platting, Manchester. Brian is a priest
of the South Manchester W ard of the
Manchester Stake.
Brian has two brothers and two sisters.
His father is a member of the Church,
as is one brother and one sister; but his
mother, one sister and one brother are
not. He has worked in the Church in
various positions. He has been YMMIA
counselor, a Primary teacher and a Sun
day School teacher.
He has been a member of the Church
for ten years. He was set apart as a
labor missionary by President Bates and
President Plumbley on June 7, 1961.
JOHN FENWICK
John Fenwick was born in Sunderland
on September 29, 1939. His home address
is 39 Castleford Road, Hylton Castle,
Sunderland. He is a member of the Sun
derland Branch of the North British
Mission.
Elder Fenwick has been a member of
the Church for 21 years. His mother and
a sister are members also, but his father
is not. He has served as first counselor
in the branch presidency, secretary to
the elders quorum, and secretary of the
Sunday School.
Elder Fenwick has served an apprentice
ship as a shipbuilding draftsman. He was
c a t J la b o l Ati55iona.tie5
set apart by President Grant S. Thom jfc FRANK RICHARD BLEASE
to become a labor missionary on August
14, 1961. He has been assigned to Liver
pool Chapel. Labor missionary Frank Richard Blease
was born February 20, 1945, at Ashton-
under-Lyne. He is a member of the
THOMAS WILLIAM AKENHEAD
Oldham Ward, M<mchester Stake. Frank
has been a member of the Church just
Thomas William Akenhead is a labor
missionary from the Sunderland Branch, for one year and he is a priest. He has
North British Mission. He was born in been publicity officer of the MIA, a
Greenwich, London, October 20, 1939. Primary teacher, and a Vanguard
He has been a member of the Church teacher. ^
for 21 years and held the positions of
MIA superintendent, mission board Franks father and mother are both
MIA, district clerk and counselor in the members of the Church. He has a
Sunday School. Elder Akenheads mother brother, David John, who is not a
is a member of the Church but his father member, however.
is not.
He has served apprenticeship with H.M. Frank was called on his labor mission
Government as a maintenance electrician March 26, 1961, and set apart by Pres
in a factory (m|c and installation work). ident Bates on March 28. He began his
He was set apart by President Grant S. mission April 3, 1961, and has been
Thorn, August 14, 1961, and assigned to
Liverpool. assigned to the Manchester Chapel.
PETER LAWRENCE HATCH DENNIS BOYDELL
Peter Lawrence Hatch was set apart by Dennis Boydell is a fairly new member
President Woodbury as a labor mission of the Radcliffe Ward, Manchester
ary on August 22, 1961 and assigned to Stake. In the eight months he has been
Sunderland Branch, North British Mis in the Church he has served as second
sion. He was born at White Chapel, counselor in the MIA, and assistant to
London, England, August 23, 1934. the Aaronic Priesthood Quorum.
Elder Hatch has been a member of the Dennis was born February 1, 1944, at
Church for 6 years. He is a member of
the Romford, Basildon District, British
Mission. He is an elder and has held
the following positions in the Church:
labor missionary, proselyting missionary,
Sunday School teacher, Sunday School
superintendent, geneology chairman.
Neither his father, mother, nor his
brother are members of the Church.
(^GEOFFREY ROBINSOj ^
Geoffrey Robinson was born in Man
chester June 30, 1944. He has been a
member of the church for three years
and five months. His father, mother and
three sisters are also members.
Geoffrey is a member of the Manchester
South Ward, Manchester Stake. He is a
priest and has held the following positions
in the Church: deacons quorum pres Leigh, Lancashire. His family later mov
ident, teachers quorum president, Sun ed to Bolton, where they now live. Most
day School teacher, Primary teacher, of his young life was spent in and out
MIA teacher and president of Ensign- of hospitals, and in school. Because of
Laurel class in the MIA. poor health, Dennis was not allowed to
Geoffrey was set apart by President play games or take physical training.
Caddick as a labor missionary April 6, At the present time, however, he is en
1961 and assigned to the Manchester joying the best of health.
Chapel. One day about a year ago Dennis
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 brother met two elders of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in
two week's time was baptised. A few
months later Dennis was baptised. Their
mother has joined the Church, but not
their father, as yet.
Dennis said, "I know the Lord is with
me and my family and that he has bless
ed me. I cant testify as to my mission
yet, but I know I will strive my utmost
to keep the commandments and to follow
the Lord in all I do.
* FRANK SMITH
On August 19, 1961 Brother Frank
Smith was assigned to the Manchester
Chapel as a labor missionary. He is a
member of the Wigan Branch of the
Manchester Stake. He has been a
member of the Church for only two
months. Franks mother and one sister
are also members of the Church. He has
been the activity director of the YMMIA
and is a deacon.
He w'as born May 31, 1946, at Preston,
Lancashire, England.
* KEITH HULSE tivity director and co-ordinator, Sunday
School teacher, priesthood class group
leader, assistant to stake genealogical
Keith Hulse has been a member of the secretary, and reporter for Wythen-
Church for one year and three months.
He has been called on a labor mission
and assigned to the Manchester Chapel.
He was set apart by President Bates
May 17, 1961.
Keith has one sister Eind one brother who
are members of the Church. Neither his
mother, father, nor one brother are mem
bers. He was born at Wigan, Lancaster,
on April 27, 1944.
HYRUM O. H. DEWSNUP
Hyrum Oliver Heywood Dewsnup is a
young man from Manchester, Lancashire.
He has been called as a labor missionary
from the Manchester Ward, Manchester shawe on the Manchester Herald.
Stake. He was always been a member Brother Dewsnup was set apart as a
of the Church. His parents and sisters labor missionary June 5, 1961, by Presi
are also members. He has worked in the dent William Bates. He has worked on
Church as YWMIA secretary and ac- the Manchester and Rochdale Chapels.

Ground Breaking
Crawley W ard Chapel
London Stak<ie

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held September 16, 1961,

at the corner of Old Horsham Road and Horsham Road,
Crawley, England, for the Crawley W ard Chapel. London
Stake President Donald Hemingway presided, and ceremonies
were conducted by Bishop Peter English. Invocation was
offered by Brother William B. Lawther, after which talks
were given by Presidents Bowring T. Woodbury and Donald
Hemingway, Mr. Bloomfield, local architect from the firm
of Sir Thomas Bennett, Brothers Hill and Cunningham,
counselors to President Hemingway, Elders Bradley and
Moore of the Building Committee, Bishop English and Brother
Kerns. There were approximately one hundred people present.
A new shovel was presented to the London Stake for their
groundbreakings. Crawley W ard wras the first new building
started in the London Stake; therefore, they were the first
to use it. This will be a beautiful building with an area of
15,065 square feet. It is located in a very colorful section, a
short distance from the town of Crawley itself. The members
have waited a long time for permission to start building and
are anxious to proceed with no further delay.

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S C A N D IN A V IA N A R E A
Jloc&L Jla h o t A ti55 i&na,d &5
HUBERT HEINRICH MOES
I am the eldest son of Albert and Chris-
cien van Kempen Moes. My name is
Hubert Heinrich. I was born on Decem
ber 1, 1932, in a big city called Ban
doeng, in Indonesia. My family consists
cf four boys and four girls.
In 1947 we left for Holland, after having
spent four years in a Japanese concen
tration camp. From 1952 to 1958 I served
as a non-commissioned officer in the
Royal Netherlands Air Force. There
after, I started studying electronics by
mail and worked as a radio and TV
technician.
In July, I960, by a coincidence I came
in contact with the Church. Two weeks
after, I read the book "A Marvelous
Work and a Wonder". I was baptised
cn August 5, 1960. That w7as the be
ginning of the most beautiful time of my
life. I stopped my emigration planning
to the United States so I would be able
to help build up the Church here in Hol
land.
I made good progress in the gospel, and
worked as a group leader of the Aaronic
Priesthood for members above twenty-
one years. I am also active as super
intendent of the w7ard MIA.
In the Church I met my girl friend, who
is from Belgium, and now we are en-
gaged.
On September 17, 1961, I was called by
the stake president to serve as a labor
missionary. I live in the home of a sister
of the Church, and she and my fiance
help tne when necessary and make it
possible for me to work for the Church.
JONNY CHRISTIAN OLSEN
I was born in Kristiansand S., in South
ern Norway, cn June 10, 1938. My
fathers name is Alfred Kristian Olsen.
He is not a member of the Church, but
is a good man. I am sure the day will
come when he will join the Church. My
mothers name is Judith Sofie Jokumsen
Olsen. She is a most wonderful person
and a faithful Latter-day saint.
The elders first came to our home in
Kristiansand S. about twelve years ago.
My father and Mother had investigated
many different churches before that time,
trying to find the true Church of God.
When I was born, they both knew that
baptism of infants was w-rong so they
left the Lutheran State Church and did
not baptise me. I have never been a
member of any other church. At the
time the elders came to our home, my
mother thought a lot about the Seventh
Day Adventist Church and we attended
their meetings. The minute my mother
saw7 the elders she at once recognised
them as being preachers, so she invited
them, into our home that she might
convert them to the Adventist Church.
The elders started to give their message
and in doing so they went into the sub
ject cf Divine Authority. Mother was
astonished; this was something new, al
though she had been wondering about
this for years. From that moment on she
really became interested and after five
visits of the elders she wanted to join
the Church. It was especially the points
of Divine Authority and the Gathering
of Zion that converted her. At that time
my father did not w7ant her to be bap
tised. Two years later we moved to Oslo
where she joined the Church.
At the same time my mother received the
gospel I also took it into my heart. I
w7as, about twelve. I read the Book of
Mormon and v.'hen I wras fourteen I had
a testimony of the gospel. I asked my
father for permission to be baptised but
he said I would have to wait until I w7as
eighteen. I waited, and meanwhile par
ticipated in Church w7ork and was called
to be secretary and second counselor in
the Mutual Improvement Association.
On my birthday, Sunday June 10, 1956,
I was born anew7 cf the water and of the
spirit. I can still remember how over
joyed I was.
I have two brothers and two sisters.
One brother, Tom Joseph, is now serving
a mission in Minnesota. Four years ago
I w7ent to America and w7crked for twelve
months, as landscape gardener on the
Idaho Falls Temple grounds. While there
I w7ent through the temple and received
my own endowunents. I have gone to
business school and the Norwray State
Gardener School (landscaping line). I
have my own landscaping business
which I have left in the care of my
partner.
I have w'orked in the YMMIA as scout
master and as a teacher in the Sunday
School. I loved w'orking in these positi
ons. I also enjoy ward teaching. I am
glad and grateful for having received
the Mckhizedek Priesthood and for being
an elder.
This spring I w7as released from a year
and a half cf service in the Norwegian
Air Force. On August 5, President
Joseph A. Gundersen called me on the
phone and said he had something to talk
over with me. I went to the mission home
and when I was seated in his office, he
looked at me and said, "Brother Jonny
Clsen, I feel inspired to call you on a
two year labor mission. He asked me
if I wras willing to accept the call and
my reply was a hearty "Yes! That day
I was overwhelmed with joy and hap
piness.
I feel it an honor and privilege to be in
the service of the Lord. It fills me writh
indescribable joy to think that I am part
icipating in the upbuilding of the great
kingdom of Christ. I could not help but
cry for joy when I wras set apart.
Jonny with President Gtlttderson
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SYLVIA JOHNSTONE
I was privileged to have been born into
this, the last dispensation, on May 3,
1939. I have no brothers and sisters,
being an only and often lonely child.
After attending a local Infants and
Juniors school I took my G. C. E. at
Sutton W est County Secondary Girls
School. I then attended Wimbledon
Technical College, where I took a se
cretarial course.
I worked first for Jones Sewing Ma
chines and then BOAC at London Air
port. I left BOAC to work as secretary
to the manager of a travel agency. I left
there to join the Church Building Staff
in Epsom.
I first met with the missionaries in June,
1959. At that time I was an atheist who
didnt believe in God and wasnt averse
to telling anyone what I thought about
religion. Two sisters called upon me and
I invited them in merely to have an ar
gument, but to my surprise they just
didnt give me any opportunity to argue.
I invited them back because I never
could say no to anyone, and they con
tinued to call for six months. I dont
know why they ever stuck with me;
everyone told them to drop me, but they
just persevered and I am grateful to
them! It took about four months to get
me to pray and then after that it wasnt
so hard. I joined the Church in Decem
ber, 1959, with not a very strong testi
mony, but I was soon given a job and I
read all I could and prayed and soon
bad a strong testimony which never
ceases to grow. I was called to be a
District Missionary in February of 1960
and have been a missionary ever since.
Other Church positions have been music
director, MIA secretary, Sunday School
teacher, MIA activity director, and now
to my great joy, Sunday School organist.
I am a girl with many hobbies. Some of
them parachute jumping, flying airplanes,
and playing badminton. I also love to
play the piano, accordian, and organ.
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O 'f i f i l c e
Driving my own car gives me special
pleasure and comes in handy for taking
people to Church. I enjoy paper sculp
ture, embroidering and crocheting, good
music and art, pop music, cinemas and
theatres.
Through working for BOAC I was able
to take advantage of the Staff Rebate
Scheme which saves 90% of air fares
and so in 1959 I flew to Buffalo via New
York and stayed with a pen friend there.
She took me to Niagara Falls and To
ronto and I had a lovely time. This wett
ed my appetite for America and last
year I was able to fly to Salt Lake City
via New York and San Francisco. I
stayed with the sister who brought me
into the Church.
I joined the Building Committee because
my missionary companion, Astrid Niel-
ssen, has been working with them since
they started here and she told me they
needed another secretary.
I love the work and love to see how
the Lord s work is going forth so rapidly
in this country. I just cant wait to see
some of the completed buildings after
having seen them on the drawing board.
I still live with my parents at 83 Hamil
ton Avenue, North Cheam, Surrey. Un
fortunately they are not members of the
Church and not particularly interested
in it. In fact, until quite recently they
were very much against it.
Before joining the Church I thought I
was happy, but now I know what real
happiness is and it's wonderful to have
real peace in mind. I have no special boy
friend, but I hope I will be married in
the temple, because anything less just
wouldnt do.
I know this is the true Church of Jesus
Christ and I know that David O. McKay
is a prophet because I have met him and
shaken his hand and spoken with him.
W e all have a lot of hard work ahead
of us, but it is the most rewarding work
of all to see and help the Lords kingdom
grow.
ASTRID STEEN-NIELSSEN
I was born in Sea Point, Cape Town,
South Africa, a beautiful seaside resort,
on August 11, 1932, the second of six
children of my father, Erling Steen-
Nielssen,a Norwegian who emigrated to
South Africa as a young man and there
met my mother, Cynthia Mabel Parks,
who is English, although born in India.
The other members of the family are
Barbara, Rosemarie (who served a mis
sion in South Africa and is now married
to Elder Douglas Henderson and living
in Moscow', Idaho), Eric, Dorothy, and
June. My father is not a member of the
Church but my mother w'as baptised
some fifteen years ago as a result of two
Canadian missionaries calling at otir
home.
I was baptised four and a half years ago
on June 9, 1957. I wTas taught by two
sweet Canadian sisters (Americans were
not allowed in the country at the time).
Previous to my baptism I had planned
to come to England with tw'o friends, so
I went ahead with these plans with the
intention of doing genealogy while there.
W ilst in England I was called on a
mission for eighteen months and I lab
ored in the Bristol and Nottingham Dis
tricts, and also in Leicester. My mission
was the most wonderful experience of
my life and I shall always be grateful
for it. Other offices I have held in the
Church are Junior Sunday School pianist
and teacher, Laurel leader, Scoutmistress,
and first counselor in Primary. At pre
sent I am on a mission for the London
Stake and my companion is Sylvia
Johnstone, who also works with me in
the Epsom office.
My schooling was all in South African
schools < the first one being a Roman
Catholic convent school, where our
teachers were nuns.
My hobbies are tennis and badminton,
for which I have managed to win a
number.of cups. I also love music. I am
now engaged to a w'onderful young man
from Wales. His name is Conway Ri
chards. He has only been a member of
the Church for 6 months. He is a priest
in the Aaronic Priesthood. I was still on
my mission when I was asked to work
for the Building Program. So when I
completed my missionary labors on No
vember 5, 1960, I returned to London
and commenced working with Elders
Bird and Andrew, who were the only
two members of the Building Committee
here at the time. This was at the incep
tion of the program in England and my
office was, to start with, a room in an
unoccupied house which was still under
construction. It was good to be in at the
beginning and see it grow to what it is
to-day. I enjoy my work and am grateful
to be a part of the Building Program and
a member of the true Church.
G R O U N D B R E A K IN G

On September 2.3, 1961, groundbreaking
ceremonies were held for the Lowestoft
Branch chapel, under the direction of
President James A. Cullimore of the
Central British Mission.
The new Lowestoft chapel site is located
in the Gunton Estate, a large housing
development on the northern edge of
town. It commands a very prominent lo
cation on the main road between Lowe
stoft and Great Yarmouth, and is tri
angular in shape. The new church will
Lowestoft Cfiapel
be of ultra-modern design, and located
at the junction of Hollingsworth and
Yarmouth Road. Attached to the chapel
will be the cultural hall, which will be
fully equipped for sports and games, in
cluding a basketball court, as well as for
dramatic and stage productions. The
church is designed to hold a congregation
of over 300.
The Lowestoft Branchs old chapel in
Clapham Road will be sold and the
money will go in the building fund for
C e n tra l B ritish M iso sin
the new chapel.
Lowestoft is the eastern-most city in
England, and has been known for cen
turies as a prominent fishing port. In
later years it has achieved recognition
as a vacation spot, and annually attracts
thousands of visitors. There is a vigorous
branch of the Church there, and the
Church members are very well respected
in the community.
Elder David O. Woodbury is supervisor
of construction.

G R O U N D B R E A K IN G

Kaiserslautern Chapel
W e s t G e rm a n M ission
A very unusual meeting was held Friday, September 15, the closing song, "We thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet,
1961, in the Servicemens chapel under the direction of Pres benediction was offered by Brother Bayer.
ident Royal K. Hunt of the West German Mission. Members The next day, Saturday, September 16,. 1961, ground break
of the priesthood and sisters of both the German and Ameri ing was held at the corner of Lauterstrasse and Meuthstrasse.
can Branches were in attendance. Mission President Royal K. blunt praised the people for their
The meeting was conducted by Branch President Don Lewis desire and willingness to go ahead with the building project.
of the Servicemens Branch. The opening song was The By right of his office as mission president he desired to leave
Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning. Area Supervisor Alma his blessings with the architect, the building supervisor, and
fi. Gygi admonished the saints to return to that strong and with all workers and saints. Architect Hemmer said, "W eve
sincere faith that made and built this Church. He said, had a slow beginning, but now we wall proceed full speed
"While religion should be gauged by its people and not by ahead.
its buildings, yet in sacrificing to get buildings we produce A most wonderful spirit was present and the saints were
a devoted and loyal people. overjoyed, for at last they were going to have their own
chapel.
Elders Arnold. Ehlers and Fred Biesinger presented the plans
and answered many questions from the audience. All were
pleased and satisfied with what was to be done. President
Lewis spoke and bore a wonderful, sincere testimony. He
exclaimed, "We have dreamed of having a building here for
the three years I have been here and finally we are seeing
it coming true. W e are rotated often, most of us will not be
here when it is completed and perhaps the day will come
when none of us are here, but we are overjoyed at being
able to do something for the German saints and know how
thrilled they will be when they have a nice building.
Then German Branch President Theodor Oberlies spoke and
said, It will be difficult, but I know for a surety that we
can accomplish this thing." President Hunt spoke and pre
sented the program to the saints for approval, which was
unanimous.
Building Supervisor Fred Biesinger bore testimony to the
faithfulness of the people with whom he was working. After

Elders Wendell Mendenhall and George
Biesinger visited in Frankfurt September
10 and 11. Meetings wTere held and pro
blems discussed. Their enthusiastic spirit
was an inspiration to all, and the mem
bers in the Germanic Area stated they
would continue to do all in their power
to further the tremendous program which
is laying the ground work for many ge
nerations to come.
SMASHING! WONDERFUL!
It is evident that people of Rochdale
have been interested in the LDS chapel
project from the start. But when the
form-work (shuttering) rose out of the
ground into view, local contractors began
to take notice.
Several have visited the project and
examined the work. Last week twro dif
ferent contractors made similar remarks
about it. They just cant understand how
one skilled man with inexperienced help
has been able to accomplish so much in
three months. "Why", one of them said,
It would take my skilled crew a year
to do this much!
This is the miracle of the Labor Mis
sionary effort.

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 THIS IS GAYLE CRANDALL

. . . . lfou. -flnd l/out ramiLy "W e are now approaching the Frankfurt
airport, came over the speaker on the
jet, and the feeling of anticipation filled
BRITISH GET-TOGETHER me as we taxied down the runway. I
looked out of the window and saw part
of the beautiful green lanscape of Frank
furt across the long stretch of asphalt.
From the moment I stepped off the jet
into the stair way and felt the humidity
and saw the cloudy sky, I knew I would
be a loyal Deutsch Fraiilein because
even the name Germany sounded beauti
ful to me.
In the car, we drove from the Frank
furter Kreuz to our fifth floor apartment
on Unterlindau Strasse. I was enchanted
by the thick folliaged landscape, the
shades and hues of green trees and
shrubbery and the strange road signs.
Our apartment was one of the many tall
buildings sandwiched in along the cobb
lestone streets. And I later became ac
customed to the idea that Europeans like
keys. W e counted 36 keys in our small
apartment!
After I moved into my schrank (Ger
man word for wardrobe or portable
closet), we decided to see Frankfurt. My
impression that first day was somewhat
different from what it is now. For little
did I know that the old opera house that
stood so stately, old, marred by the ef
fects of war, and beautiful, would be an
O'n Tuesday, August 29, 1961, all the Church building project supervisors of the everyday site for me on the way to
British area, along with their families, and the local labor missionaries from their town. The Eschenheimer Turm reminded
projects, came together for a two-day meeting with Elder Wendell B. Mendenhall, me of a tower on a fairy tale castle from
chairman of the Church Building Committee, Elder George R. Biesinger, European one of W alt Disneys productions. The
representative, and members of the British Area office staff. It was a very busy, in parks were beautiful and I was amazed
spirational two days. A large bus brought all the people from throughout the British at the large modern buildings that stood
Isles to Edenbrook, near the London Temple, where the outing was held. There were in between the old historical ones.
ample accommodations for the entire group at this comfortable, spacious apartment
building recently purchased by the Church. The weather man did his best to cooper My most memorable impression of
ate, and gave some of the sunniest, warm days seen in a long time. Frankfurt came from going on my shop
A barbeque supper was enjoyed outdoors on Tuesday evening, followed by a very ping spree with Mom. W e walked to
interesting program. The local labor missionaries from the different building projects town through a park. The cute little
did themselves proud and pleased everyone with their songs and music. The group blonde children were playing fussball
discovered they knew how to let down and have fun as well as do a good days and yelling at each other in a foreign
work on their projects. Members of each project were asked by Brother Stanford language. I was amazed that such little
Bird, program chairman, to furnish a number on the program. Their response was children could so easily speak the langu
wonderful and their songs and skits were original and clever. One of the most out age I had been toiling to learn. The girls
standing was a song by Elder Borens crew, composed by Sister Boren. We are al were beautiful! And what exquisite, mo
ready looking forward to another get-together soon. There were 122 in attendance. dern and fascinating clothes were in the
Wednesday was another full day for everyone. Starting at 9:30 a.m. a meeting was windows. I discovered the hard way that
held for all project supervisors with the area office staff. The ladies met with Sisters you arent supposed to touch things on
Biesinger, Bradley, and Moore for the meeting. the counter. As I picked up a book to
At 11:45 a.m. the group met at the temple and had their pictures taken on the steps, see if the paper was what I wanted, a
dinner at the temple dining room, and then all enjoyed a very inspirational temple clerk came up and grabbed it out of my
session. At 7 p.m. the entire group met at the hotel Ye Old Fellbridge' for dinner. hand and slammed it back in the rack.
There were 98 in attendance, 26 being local labor missionaries. From this experience and others similar,
They were honored to have, in addition to Presidents Mendenhall and Biesinger, I gathered that the Frankfurters were
Presidents Nathan E. Tanner of the W est European Mission, Bowrring T. Woodbury hot-headed and belligerent. But at church
of the British Mission, and Selvoy J. Boyer of the London Temple, and their wives. we saw a different side. The people were
All gave very inspirational talks and everyone present felt renewed and recharged friendly and humble and we had a great
to go forth with more determination to carry out his assignments in his area. Thurs time trying to communicate to each
day morning the group left Edenbrook and stopped at Hyde Park Chapel where Elder other at the dances. But they helped me
Roy Darley presented an organ recital especially for them. with my German and I am not quite as
funny at speaking D'eutsch as I was.
I love Germany, especially Frankfurt,
and it will be hard for me to go back to
All those who attended the get-together at the London Temple wish to express their Salt Lake City without feeling homesick
appreciation to President and Sister Boyer and Brother alid Sister Laycock at Eden for feder deckes, cobblestone streets that
brook for the wonderful hospitaliy and cooperation in housing the supervisors and ruin your heels, Einbahnstrasse and auf-
labor missionaries. wiedersehens.

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 WEDDING BELLS
Sister Gerta Lang, who has been work
ing in the Germanic Area office in
Frankfurt, was married to Robert Call
in the Bern Temple Saturday, September
9. Both of these fine people have fulfilled
missions for the Church, Gerta to the
West German and Robert to the New
Mexican Mission. Many members of the
Frankfurt American Branch and the
Germanic Area Staff travelled to Bern
for the wedding. Everyone went through
the morning session and the marriage
was performed by Temple President
W alter Trauffer. After the ceremony
everyone had dinner at the temple. The
couple then left on a motor trip through
the beautiful Bavarian Alps, stopping at
the famous retreat of Berchtesgaden and
Salsburg, Austria, and then on to
Munich, Germany, where they will reside
SONG SUNG AT BRITISH GET-TOGETHER
W e are members of the Number One crew
Always looking for nothing to do
Of studs and beams we havent a clue
But things are looking up.
Im Keith Fisher from Liverpool
Came to work but wish I was in school
Left my girl for a set of tools
Hope shell keep on waiting.
Im Geoff Robinson from Wythenshaw
Learning to use a hammer and a saw
My new boss is worse than my pa
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Supervisors on my track
A slave driver from a long way back
He has a strong arm and a whip thats black
Come on, you guys, get crackin.
Im Frank Blease from Ashton-U-Lyne
The boss tells me Im doing just fine
Lots of blisters if thats any sign
I think things are smashing!
I work all day and I work all night
The weeks go by, theyre out of sight
Have to keep going, keep up the fight
Workins such a pleasure.
Im Keith Hulse from Wigan
Joined the works, always diggin
No soft jobs are ever given
Oh, my aching back.
Money in the fund getting lower and lower
I need some shoes, but Im just too poor
On ten bob a week, and not a penny more
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Oliver Dewsnup from Radcliff way
I came out on a Saturday
Liked the work and guessed Id stay
Its sure no place for goldbricking.
Cant drive the van, Elder Bradley says no!
Girls are taboo and that we all know
Cant walk them home, cant be a beau.
Might as well be lifeless.
until Robert is released to return to the SISTERS SOB CORNER by Hazel
states. They plan to make their home in
Provo, Utah.
GORDON GYGI has been released from
his proselyting mission after serving 30
months in Switzerland under the inspired
leadership of President and Sister Erek-
son. Needless to say, it was with great
joy that Brother and Sister Alma Gygi
welcomed their son for a visit in Ger-
many before he returned to Salt Lake
City to continue his architectural studies
at the University of Utah.
After five months in the mission field,
Gordon was made a senior elder and
was known as The missionary with the
happy smile. He spent several months
in Catholic Luzern and brought many
people into the waters of baptism. Tra
veling Elder was his next calling. Gor
don and his companion established the
Department of Publications for the
Swiss Mission in addition to his other
activities. W e wish him continued suc
cess and happness in the months ahead.
Composed By Sister Maxine Boren
Brian Roper, from Wythenshaw, too.
The bishop said, "We sure need you
Cause theres a lot of work to do
And were tired of open spaces.
The list of rules is two feet long
Ive read them o'er til I know them like a song
If you think youll beat them, youre dead wrong
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Im Frank Smith, Wiganite
Came to work on the building site
Tired all day, hate to work at night
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Sanding, painting, hammering, too
Could lay bricks, but Im still too new
Its my idea of nothing to do
Home was never like this.
The old farm house was good in its day
Have you seen it now? Condemned, they say.
Ought to be used for storing hay
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Cold water baths and the old roof leaks
Sagging beds and the floors all squeak
But its "Home Sweet Home and a place to eat
Wish we had a cook.
Bricks aren't stacked, theyre dumped in a pile
Timber lengths are out a mile
Inspectors come, its enough to make you smile
Life gets tedjus, dont it?
Working in the rain is misery
Cement wont set, its plain to see
W ater down my neck, woe is me
Id rather go play cricket.
And now its time to end this song
You probably think its too darn long
With all the things weve said are wrong
W e cant compare with Rochdale.
Cement trucks stuck and the rain pouring down
The shed on fire and people all around
Fire hose and engines cluttering the ground
Life gets tedjus, dont it?