Minutes of Meeting
of
GERMAN SPEAKING SAINTS
Held in German Meeting House
Logan, Utah
May 10, 1942

Albert Zbinden, Conducting

Visitors Present:

LOGAN STAKE: President E.J. Passey, President J.H. Watkins

CACHE STAKE: President William W. Owens, President ElRay L. Christiansen, High Councilman Jesse P. Rich

Prayer by Fred Gilgen.

Singing by Congregation and Choir, under direction of Fred Glauser.

Brother Ephraim Herzog spoke on temple work and told of his visit to the Arizona Temple.

Brother Albert Zbinden bore his testimony and told how he had attended the German meetings in this building for 41 years.

Brother G. Bartlome bore his testimony.

Brother Jesse P. Rich, speaking in German, congratulated the German and Swiss Saints for their faithfulness and bore his testimony.

President E.J. Passey said he felt the good spirit of the meeting. He bore his testimony, encouraging the Saints to live the gospel. It is the same regardless of the language it is spoken in.

President J.H. Watkins expressed his appreciation for the gospel. He told of the testimony meeting at the last General Conference. If we do our duty, God will bless us.

President E.L. Christiansen said we or our parents left practically everything to come here fore the gospel. He paid a tribute to mothers.

President William W. Owens read a letter from the First Presidency and a letter from Brother John A. Widtsoe requesting that German meetings be discontinued. He released the Presidency of the organization: Albert Zbinden, Ephraim Herzog, and Gottfried Bartlome. He spoke of his missionary experience in Germany and Switzerland. He advised the Saints to be active in their Wards and to live the Gospel in order to be blessed.

Prayer by Fred. Glauser.