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Trio of Winners Improvement Era Oct 1954

29/10/2014

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Over the years I heard this story from time to time, about how my Mom and her brothers received awards for 100% attendance over several years at church meetings (and at school as well). Uncle Lloyd mentioned a picture submitted to the Improvement Era to that effect. I never came close to any such attendance record, but I do have some talent in wasting time finding stuff on the internet, so .. it took a little time reading some very interesting back issues, but eventually found this ..

In the Oct 1954 issue of the Improvement Era page 768 it reads, "A Trio of Winners. Elizabeth Spencer with her brothers (l. to r.) Campbell and Lloyd. All who know them are very proud of this family and the record they have established.

Elizabeth Spencer has ten years without an absence from sacrament meeting, MIA, and Sunday School (1944-54). She missed one Sunday in thirteen years. She has never missed MIA since she started and is a Silver Gleaner. She has been a class leader, organist, chorister, in the auxiliary organizations of the Church, and as this was received in ERA offices, she was a chorister in Primary in the Edmonton (Alberta) Branch. The notation read that she would soon fill a mission in Western Canada. Her Brothers Campbell and Lloyd Spencer are following in her footsteps. Campbell, secretary of his priest's quorum, has had a perfect attendance since 1944, with the exception of one Sunday when he had a broken arm. Lloyd has had a perfect attendance since 1944, and is now president of his teacher's quorum. Both boys have missed MIA three times in the past year. They are the children of Bishop and Mrs. Clyde C. Spencer of Magrath Second Ward, Taylor (Alberta) Stake."

29 Oct 2014 - It should come as no surprise that Elizabeth Spencer Davies Olsen, at age 81 years 7 months 8 days is currently serving another mission, this time in Nauvoo, IL .. I suspect she has good attendance at her meetings down there as well.

Source: https://archive.org/stream/improvementera5710unse#page/n81/mode/2up 

Followup: I was in a nearby town recently fixing a nice lady's computer and she mentioned that she had been in a photo in the Relief Society Magazine in the 1950's .. and could that magazine be viewed. Let's try. It took about 5 minutes to find her, sweet!

See also: https://archive.org/stream/reliefsocietymag42reli#page/336/mode/2up/search/verla
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Elizabeth Olsen
29/10/2014 01:26:52 pm

Hey, i'm glad Noni sent me this or I would never have seen it. How come you didn't send it to me? I appreciate your finding the clip- that was a long time ago. Love MOM

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Lloyd Spencer
26/6/2022 07:51:26 pm

Remarkable memories, and commentary on perfect attendance.

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