▁in ▁the ▁Sc out ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁Wahl ström ' s ▁first ▁over se as ▁appointment ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁chief ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Canada ▁and ▁B erm uda ▁Territ ory . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁territorial ▁commander ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁General ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁International ▁Youth ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁at ▁Western ▁Illinois ▁University ▁in ▁Ma comb , ▁Illinois , ▁USA . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁world wide ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁youth ▁gather ing ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁conference ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁outside ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Wahl ström ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁service , ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Hels ink i . ▁After ▁a ▁length y ▁ill ness , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁He ▁wrote ▁song ▁ 8 5 7 ▁in ▁The ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁Song ▁Book ▁( 1 9 8 6 ▁version ), ▁" Gre at ▁Joy ▁Is ▁Found ▁in ▁Ser ving ▁Jesus ." ▁He ▁was ▁hon oured ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Civil ▁Mer it ▁of ▁Korea ▁receiving ▁the ▁M ug ung h wa ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁gained ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters ▁from