Presidente Paul C. (Northern Far East Mission) Andrus

He will succeed President Hilton A. Robertson, who has presided for several years over the Japanese Mission and more recently has served as president of the Northern portion of that mission, effected by a division of the larger unit last summer with President Joseph Fielding Smith, of the Council of the Twelve, officiating.

Native Salt Laker. The new mission leader is presently a president of the 260th Quorum of Seventy in the Honolulu Stake and is a former missionary to Japan.

He was born Oct. 5, 1924 in Salt Lake City, a son of George E. and La Verna Terry (both deceased). He married Frances Parker of Honolulu, July 5, 1952 in the Hawaiian Temple and they are the parents of two sons, Vaun Blair, 2, and Charles Parker, 1.

His formal education was acquired at the Webster Elementary School, and Cyprus High School, Magna, Utah and at the Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

From 1943 to 1946 he was a member of the Army Air Force, attaining the grade of first lieutenant. While in the service he was LDS Servicemen's group leader and since being separated from the Army has served as a seminary teacher, and is now secretary of the Aaronic Priesthood under 21 and teacher of the investigators class in Sunday School in the Kaneohe Ward, Honolulu Stake. He is now engaged in the insurance and real estate business in Honolulu.

Sister Andrus is a student of the Galusha School of Business and has worked as a stenographer and typist. She also served as a missionary to the Japanese Mission in 1949-51. She has been successively, genealogy secretary, Primary teacher, Sunday School secretary, Primary president, first counselor in the MIA presidency, Junior Sunday School coordinator and Bee Keeper in the Kalihi Ward, Oahu Stake. She was born in Honolulu and is a daughter of Arthur K. and Eva Vieira Parker.

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