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Show E'DNA CAZ I ER JENSEN Elected 1949 to 1959 descendant of Mormon Handcart Pioneers, Edna Jensen wa born to Julius and Christine Thuesen Jensen at Provo, Utah, on February 19, 1895. Her father was ,a pioneer jeweler in Provo. The Jensen family that of families their and associated with the professors institution and grew up in a climate of culture and comfort. A She started school held school friends. at the BYU kindergarten and as years went on she offices, participated in activities and made wonderful She graduated from BYU Normal, then taught sehool in the Alpine and Jordan districts. When her last child was in high school she was Church Education appointed by the L. D. S. Department to teach Seminary in Juab Stake, a position she held for eleven years during which time she took summer courses at B.Y.U. and the University of Utah. She was married to Gerald Cazier on August 23, 1917. The newlyweds made their home in Nephi wher the Caziers owned a large cattle ranch. They bui I t a love I y home and here we I corned thei r four children: Geraldine, Marsden, Richard, (who died at the age of seven of Pneumonia) and Stanford (former Pres. of Utah State University and President of California State University at Chico). The love of education was paramount in their home and all the children ttended college. She has ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. In moving from a wondered about the make an places university town to a small country town, Edna quality of life there but found that people not life. She was active in church enjoyable organizations holding positions in both ward and stake. She served seven of the Relief Society and thirty years as Stake President As stake President, ministering to the years on the stake Board. of her and cl aimed much time. It was to poor needy necessary measure out hundreds of yards of Red Cross material to be allocated to the six wards and hundreds of sacks of Red Cross flour to be to The distributed families. Relief needy Society maintained and loan closets medical supplies including beds, hospital maternity clothing, and layettes for those in neeed. She belonged lectures, and Salt art several civic to exhibits. concerts and and social clubs at Snow plays and attended College, Provo Lake. father took his two daughters to political rallies of both During her presidency of the Stake Relief parties in Provo. Society. She became increasingly aware of the vagaries of politics. The Sheppard-Towner Bill, which provided welfare and medical aid to Ednas 130 |
