North Canyon 2nd Ward
September 2017
In
the early 1970s my father received a contract to purchase and ship 10,000 head
of beef cattle to southern Chile. He spent a few years assembling the herd and
preparing to ship them. He contracted with a Norwegian ship that was brand new
designed just for shipping cattle, it was capable of carrying 500 to 750 head
at a time. They sailed out of Galveston, Texas, the voyage went down the Gulf
of Mexico through the Panama Canal, and down the South American Coast to the
very southern coast of Chile – it took about 19 days. During the first two
shipments the loss of cattle ran around 10 to 12 percent, this was an
unacceptable rate of loss and was very expensive. As you can imagine my father
and the people he represented were very upset. Due to these high mortality
rates it was decided that my father would ship with the next boat. Even though
it was late fall, the weather in the Gulf of Mexico was very hot, and with the
delays of waiting their turn to enter the canal, cattle began to get very sick.
My father had asked a friend of his that taught Spanish at BYU to accompany him
as an interpreter. The two of them were soon treating sick cows almost 24 hours
a day. Finally in frustration my dad said, “I don’t know what else to do.” His
friend looked at him and said, “Jim, I don’t know a thing about how to doctor
cows, but I know the man who does. He suggested that they fast and pray. Dad
said that he had been so consumed with trying to fix things with a needle that
he had totally forgotten to enlist the Lord on his errand, this was a cause of
great embarrassment to him. They fasted, they prayed, and they knelt in each
pen with each sick cow and blessed them. They did not anoint them but they did
bless them individually. After the fast the cows began to recover and
eventually they completed the voyage with a total loss of one-half of one
percent. Dad firmly believed and testified that this was nothing short of a miracle.
So
why am I telling you this, it is a great story and it is all true. But the true
value of this experience, I believe is this….
The
Scriptures tell us to pray continually about everything, in short –
IF
IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, IT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.
We
should never forget to include Him in our plans and our projects no matter how
small we may think they are.
I
know this to be true and I hope you all can as well. Thanks for everything you
all do.
Love
you,
Eric
Bell
LESSONS:
03-Sep Relief Society Leadership
Lesson Diane Peterson
10-Sep Teaching of the Presidents - Gordon B. Hinckley Chapter 17 Vicki
Frederiksen
17-Sep Teaching of the Presidents - Gordon B. Hinckley Chapter 18 Jolene
Gates
24-Sep Teachings for Our Times - "The Voice of Warning" D.
Todd Christofferson – Susan Ehlers
September 19th Enrichment Night is coming
up! It's going to be called "Life Hacks." Come prepared
to share a "Life Hack" that has made your life easier. Plan on
one minute to tell us about your life hack. It will be a fun
night where we can teach each other ways to make our lives easier and less
stressful. Come to visit and be with some of the most awesome women in
the world.
Bountiful North Canyon Stake Adult Religion Topic- The
life and Teachings of Jesus Christ from June 22-Sept 21. Thursdays from 7-8:30
PM.
High Priests
It
is with sadness that we note the passing of our good friend Carl Biehn, who
died at the age of 97. What a great life he lived. He was a Veteran of World
War II and passed away on Wednesday, August 23rd at the LDS Hospital with his
family at his side. He was laid to rest on September 2nd in the Farmington
Cemetery. Carl was an amazing man with a wonderful family and left a great
legacy. I will miss Carl's smile and wave as he took his daily walk on Davis
Blvd. until just a few months ago. Carl took part in a 2015 Honor Flight with
his brother Norman who also served with him in the same squadron. Both were gunners
and bombed the beaches of Indonesia to slow the Japanese advances in the area.
They were initially told the Japanese anti-aircraft guns would not reach the
bombers at their altitude and neither would Japanese fighters. That was NOT the
case. Though the brother served in the same squadron and both were gunners,
they never flew on the same plane. After the other gunner on Carl’s plane was
killed he was asked if he would accept his brother as his deceased gunner’s
replacement. Carl told them, “I’ve seen one man killed and worked on him. I
don’t think I could take it watching my brother die and then trying to fight at
the same time.” You can read the fascinating entire Deseret News article posted
June 18, 2015 titled "Utah Veteran Bids Farewell to
Equally Decorated Brother."
A
thought from Elder Dale G. Renlund, "Jesus Christ, our Good
Shepherd, finds joy in seeing His diseased sheep progress toward healing."
Elder
Renlund said; "We get a glimpse into our Heavenly Father’s character as we
recognize the immense compassion He has for sinners and appreciate the
distinction He makes between sin and those who sin. This glimpse helps us have
a more “correct [understanding of] his character, perfections, and attributes”1 and is foundation to
exercising faith in Him and in His Son, Jesus Christ. The Savior’s compassion
in the face of our imperfections draws us toward Him and motivates us in our
repeated struggles to repent and emulate Him. As we become more like Him, we
learn to treat others as He does, regardless of any outward characteristic or
behavior."
Lesson Schedule
for September:
Sept
3rd – Ensign Article – SteVan Gates
Sept
10th – Chapter 16 “The Power of the Book of Mormon” – Keith Hafen
Sept
17th – Chapter 17 “Continue in the Great Process of Learning” – Jed
Rawlins
Sept
24th – “The Voice of Warning” D. Todd Christofferson – Neil Gooch
Oct
1st – General Conference
High Priest October Building Cleaning Schedule
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Date
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Team
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Oct
7
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Team
4 – Keith Hafen, Lee
Merrill, Oly Mudrow, Brian Salsbury, George Naegle
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Oct
14
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Team
5 – Larry Sheffield, Daryl Peterson, Eric Bell, David Badham, Dave
Vanleeuwen
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Oct
21
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Team
6 – Terry Graham, Scott Cornelius, Ray Bronson, Kim Eggett, Stephen
Bennion
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Oct
28
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Team
1 – Joe Richardson, LaVerl Criddle, Dennis Lunt, DeVor Moss, Steve
Young, Michael George
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Each father is
listed and can request the help of their wife and children. This can be a great
learning experience of service for all willing to help clean the building. Be
at the church on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
Elders
Upcoming Events
September 9th – Morning of Service. Meet at the
church at 9:00 AM to help out some of your fellow quorum members.
September 16th – Dutch Oven Dinner. Sigman
Residence at 11 West 3450 South at 6 PM. BBQ ribs, chicken pot pie, scalloped
potatoes, salad, rolls and dessert. If you are coming please RSVP to Kyle Hayes by September 10th.
If you are interested in seeing how to do Dutch Oven cooking Zak Davis will be
demonstrating the how to’s beginning at 2:30 that same day.
Lessons for September:
September 3rd – Patrick Sigman – Fasting
September 10th – Rick de Silva – Chapter 17
September 17th – Brandon Hellberg – Chapter 18
September 24th – Rob Cohen – “The Voice of Warning” by Elder
D. Todd Christofferson
October 1st – General Conference
Elders Church
Cleaning Schedule for September
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DATE
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TEAM
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Sept 2
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Team
2 – Kellan Ivins, Trevor Baty, Brandon Hellberg, Todd Jones Families
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Sept 9
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Team
3 – Zaq Davis, Wesche, Keddington and Danny Jones Families
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Sept 16
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Team
4 – Green, Griffiths and Montgomery Families
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Sept 23
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Team
5 – Rollins, Nelson, Picket and West Families
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Sept 30
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Team
6 – Sigman, Hanks, Bell and Alexander Families
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Cleaning
starts at 9:00 AM each Saturday. If you can’t make it you need to make
arrangements with your team or find a substitute.
Young Men
Activities
Planned for September
6th – Hiking
13th – Tennis Ball Dodgeball
20th – Salt Delivery
27th – Baptism for the Dead
Combined with YW
The young men are always looking for service project to help those in the ward. Please contact Kevin Hardy (801-635-7745) if you have anything we can help with!
Sunday School
The
September Gospel Doctrine Lesson Schedule will be:
Sept
3
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Lesson 34
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D&C 136; Our Heritage, pp. 71-77
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Sept
10
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Lesson 35
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D&C 4:4-7; 18:10-16; 52:40; 81:5-6; Moroni
7:45-48; Our Heritage pp. 77-80
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Sept
17
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Lesson
36
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Our Heritage, pp. 81-96
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Sept
24
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Lesson
37
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D&C 21; 43:1-7; Articles of Faith 1:9; Our
Heritage, p. 131
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Oct
8
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Lesson
38
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D&C 38:30; 42:30-31, 42; 58:26-28; 104:13-18;
Our Heritage, pp. 108-9, 111-14
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Primary
News:
Thanks
to all for participating in our August swimming party. We had a lot of fun.
It’s
back to school time. We hope all our primary children had a great summer and
are enjoying their new classes.
September theme:
The
Ten Commandments Teach Me to Love God and His Children.
Scripture:
“If
thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep my commandments” (D&C 42:29)
Callings/Releases:
Thanks to Brother
Young for teaching in primary. We’ll miss you.
Missionary
Corner
Our Ward Missionaries:
Chris Smedley, Mission Leader 801-718-5468
Curt Jensen 801-295-3971
Neil Gooch 801-292-6598
Missionaries
Sister
Sarah Bell 5-16
California
Modesto Mission
4300 Dale Rd.
Modesto,
California 95356
*********
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Elder
Aaron Rollins 5-17
California
Riverside Mission
5900 Grand
Avenue
Riverside, CA
92504
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Elder
Evan Young
Australia
Sydney North
Leaves
Sept 4th for Australia
Address
coming
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Announcements
1)
We
express our condolences and love to Tammy Merrill and Juleen Bell at the
passing of their mothers. Carl Biehn, the oldest member of our ward, passed
away last week. He will be missed and was a great example to us all. Thea
Gerlach, a former member of our ward, passed away Monday, August 28th.
2) September 23rd - General Women's
Conference at 6pm. It will be broadcast at the stake center with light
refreshment to follow.
3)
Adult Religion
Class:
June 22 to Sept 21, 2017; Class held on Thursday’s 7-8:30 pm - Sponsored by the
Bountiful North Canyon Stake - Taught by Jack Marshall - Location: 2505 So.
Davis Blvd.
September 7th
– NO CLASS
September 14th
– The Last Week of Jesus’s Life: Matthew 21, John 18-19, Mark 14, Luke 24
September 22nd
– The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5-7.
4)
September
26th at 6:30pm temple night with the bishop. Meet at church.
Utah veteran bids farewell to equally decorated
brother
(Carl Biehn was a member of the Bountiful Utah North
Canyon 2nd Ward. He passed away on August 23rd at the age
of 97.)
By
Marc Giauque | Posted Jun 18th, 2015
BOUNTIFUL — The last time Norman Biehn, 97, and his brother, Carl, 95, saw
each other, they had just completed a trip to Washington, D.C. The visit was part of a Utah Honor Flight, a program that takes veterans to visit the war memorials in the nation's capital.
They said goodbye at the airport before Norman Biehn traveled home to California, "and he gave us a hug and said goodbye,” his brother said. “He said, 'We're getting too old and fragile to be traveling anymore … especially to a funeral. … Let's just say goodbye now.'"
On Sunday, Norman Biehn died at his home.
Carl Biehn, who lives in Bountiful, said the pair, by chance, ended up in the same squadron during the war. He had enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December of 1939. His brother joined about a month later.
On Dec. 7, 1941, the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Carl Biehn was based at Hamilton Field in California as a radio operator on a B-17. He remembered having to outfit their old planes with guns and patrolling the West Coast to ward against possible attacks.
A short time later, though, Biehn and his brother were bound for Indonesia. Their mission was to bomb the beaches to try to slow the Japanese advance in the area. They were initially told the Japanese anti-aircraft guns would not reach the bombers at their altitude and neither would fighters. That wasn’t the case.
“The anti-aircraft busting all around us, just kind of disturbed the morale a bit,” Carl Biehn recalled.
Though both brothers served in the same squadron and both were gunners, they never flew on the same plane.
"They asked me one time when my partner got killed,” said Biehn. “They kept getting spare gunners to take his place. They come to me one day and asked me if I'd accept my brother as the other side gunner on the aircraft.”
He told them no. “I says, 'I've seen one man killed and worked on him. I don't think I could take it watching my brother die and then trying to fight at the same time.'"
That fight in which Biehn’s first partner, another side gunner, had died happened on Feb. 8, 1942.
“My partner got hit early in the fight,” he said. “So I took over both guns. As soon as the fight was over I tried to work on my partner, but he was in too bad of shape." Biehn said two of the eight planes on that mission were shot down. He earned the Silver Star for his actions during that battle.
On another mission, his brother Norman earned a Silver Star.
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| Carl Biehn, 95, sees sights with his brother, Norman Biehn, 97, on May 29,
2015, during their trip to Washington, D.C. as part of a Utah Honor Flight. A
member of the Navy Drill Team that performed at the U.S. Navy Memorial in
Washington, D.C., stands behind them. (Photo: Mary Jane Biehn) |
Norman Biehn, 97, sits with his brother, Carl Biehn, 95, during a trip to
Washington, D.C., as part of a Utah Honor Flight on May 28-30, 2015. (Photo:
Mary Jane Biehn) |
Later, the brothers were awarded their Silver Stars in the same ceremony. Newspaper accounts at the time claim they were the first brothers in the war to receive the awards at the same time.
"There were several brothers in the group,” Biehn said, “but we knew that they'd each lost a brother. … Me and my brother were the only two that got through complete without the one being killed."
There were other close calls. Carl Biehn said although an injury took his brother out of combat duty, the pair were separated for a time as they escaped the advancing Japanese from Java, Indonesia. Biehn and his crew had lost their plane. A bomb destroyed it as it sat on the airstrip.
“We lost more aircraft on the ground than we did in the air,” he said.
Those without planes were ordered to move to the coast to meet ships that would evacuate them, but at the last minute, their mission changed. They were ordered to another airstrip to help refuel a plane full of fleeing dignitaries and told they’d have to try to find a ride on the plane.
“If there’s room for you on the airplane, that’s fine,” Biehn said they were told. “If there’s no room, your boats will already be gone, so you’ll have to head for the hills. We’ll see you when the war is over.”
At the airfield, Biehn said the pilot was able to find places for the crew, but Biehn had to knock out the plane’s tail stand as it began to taxi, then run and jump in to man the side gunner position. He later learned the boat he was supposed to be on had been sunk.
”It was good to be together again. The memorials were
fantastic. I loved every bit of it.” –Carl Biehn
“My brother thought I was on the boat that went down,” Biehn said. They
reunited in Australia. He remembers his brother simply saying, “You made it,
how come?” Then Biehn relayed his story.
After their time in the Pacific, they were both moved stateside. Carl Biehn trained as a P-51 pilot and trained other crews. He got out of the Army just before the beginning of the Korean War and spent his civilian career at Hill Air Force Base.
Norman Biehn stayed in the military throughout his career.
During their Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C., late last month, the Biehns were side by side, taken through the sites mostly on wheelchairs by their guardians.
“It was good to be together again,” Carl Biehn said. “The memorials were fantastic. I loved every bit of it.”
Both brothers and their guardians were also impressed by the number of people who approached them to thank them for their service.
As they returned to Salt Lake City, much of their extended family was there for the group’s welcome home party at the Utah State Fairpark. Family members said it provided them a rare opportunity to have so many of them together at the same time.
Norman Biehn will be buried at a military cemetery in Riverside, California, on Friday.
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