I met George D. Durrant a prominent member of the LDS church. I had read a few of his books when I was in High School and really enjoyed them. He was a professor at BYU where he influenced a lot of people. I found an old LDS filmstrip with him and his family as the stars. The filmstrip was called Ordination.
Ordination is the story of a young boy who is about to obtain the office of a deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood, an office held by LDS boys who are 12 to 14. The filmstrip follows his journey from learning about the priesthood to actually becoming the President of his deacons quorum. George D. Durrant played the father of the boy and the boy was played by his son. At that time George almost looked like Fred MacMurray. The beginning of the filmstrip is shot on temple square where the priesthood is being explained to the boy by his father. After obtaining the priesthood and becoming the deacon's quorum president, the boy goes on a camping trip with his quorum and they get lost and one of the boys gets hurt. The Lord blesses them to be able to get off the mountain and get to safety through prayer and inspiration of the Holy Ghost.
I showed the filmstrip to George D. Durrant in his home and he really liked seeing it again it has been almost 30 years since he had seen it. He said that is was fun seeing it again in all its glorious nostalgia. Almost all of his family was part of this filmstrip. I am so glad that I kept that filmstrip and was able to show it to him.
When our primary talked about being ordained to the priesthood to the new 12 year old boys in our ward, I showed them the video. Although the film is very dated the principles remain the same. Many people commented on what a great filmstrip it was. I sure wish that the church would convert this one to DVD or other modern day video format for use in teaching young boys entering into the priesthood.
What a blessing it was to have this filmstrip. Filmstrips are not used much in the church and really don't need to be, as other technology has replaced the need for them, however, some of the filmstrips still might have value if they were converted and shown in modern media formats for nostalgic purposes.
Trent Bowen is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is a collector of LDS media. He is the owner of http://www.prophetpaintings.com. He believes that LDS art can bless the lives of others.
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