Show Moon Lake Stakes Are Elmer Moon Called As New Stake President xi xi LEAD DUCHESNE STAKE Members of the sustained stake presidency of the Combined Moon Lake and Duchesne stakes were set apart last Sunday at u quarterly conference the merging- took place are Elmer R. Porter L. first and Glen E. second Standing are Leland Wright and Milton T. Porter L. Glen Named counselors The wheels of time were turned back for a short time last Sunday at the Duchesne stake house when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in the western and northern portions of Duchesne county voted to again function as one stake as of that Approximately eight-h undred members of the Moon Lake and Duchesne stakes met according to a call from the first of the church in a quarterly officially called as a Moon I Lake stake After hearing from Elders E. and Deibert L. apostles sent to preside oyer and conduct the business the the combined membership unanimously to again unite and function as a single unit of the Divided In 1938 of the people assembled on and attending several other meetings on Saturday and early recalled an incident in history nearly twenty years ago when Duchesne stake was divided and the moon LaKe created headquarters at It was in 1938 when this matter of business was The two visiting authorities conducted a meeting night at Emmons all members of the Moon Lake It was here the people were told that their prophet and David O. his counselors and the Quorum of Twelve had studied the situation in these areas very carefully and were recommending that the merger be A unanimous vote was given the proposition and Peterson and were given full approval of the people to proceed with the amalgamation of the two All stake officers were released at this meeting and the people were advised the conference would continue at Duchesne on Wards Joined Together Not only did the people now making up the Duchesne stake vote Sunday for the stake on Back 2 Stakes Merged from Page but those living in four small wards unanimously gave their approval to join forces to form two larger Existing bish-w were released and new ones As of Sunday Bridgeland and Arcadia will function in the future as the Bridgeland and V Home and were joined together in a brand new unit to be known as the Moon Lake New Leaders Chosen After a complete release of the presidencies and high council cf both the Moon Lake Duchesne stakes had been taken care Elder presented the name Elmer Moon of formerly first counselor in the Duchesne as the new stake He as his first Bishop Porter L. Mer-rell of the Duchesne and Glen E. high council- man from as his sec-cond Retained as clerk was Milton T. with C. Leland high councilman from as assistant Members of the new high council include three released counselors in the old stake Leon M. Monroe Michie and U. Bernard Others are Lester Sidney D. Orven J. William Theo E. Jay Wilson Casper and Neill C. ten were sus Have Three Patriarchs Levi J. and Thomas M. Gilbert from Duchesne and F. Earl Case of Moon Lake will continue to serve the stake as positions they have held for a number of The retiring president of the Moon Lake William N. was sustained as the president of the High Priest Perry M. was called as president of the stake mission and will remain as president of the unit of The first quorum of elders will be presided over by Neil Fabrizio as with Newell Carter and Neal Moon as and Kent The second quorum of elders presidency consists of James T. Lindsay Mc-Conkie and Lawrence and Martin Auxiliary Heads Called Called as the new Relief Society president is Anona Assuming the duties of superintendent of the Sunday School is LeVer W and Arthur L. Taylor remains as superintendent of the The and primary were not Continuing to serve in the are Janet Dorothy Marie and attendance In the Primary are Hilda Helen and Marie Released From Positions High tribute iwas paid the retiring officials from both stakes by Elders Peterson and At the Friday evening meeting held in Emmons ward at which time the Moon Lake members voted to reunite with Duchesne the following leaders were William N. Leon Burton and U. Bernard and William Otto On the high council were Oscar Floyd H. Glen E. Joseph H. L. Lester D. Sidney D. Hugo Glenden ton and William R. Relief Society Anona Edith H. Burton and Lois B. and Alice C. Sunday LeVer W. Clifford B. Stevenson and Alma R. and Lila Doyle Howard G. Todd and Dale Fern B. Ona M. Loma and Coleen Thacker and Vista A. High Priests Raymond Oman Clinty A. Ames and George F. and Fredrick C. Unit of Leslie J. Wilford Thompson and Doyle and Delbert Elder's remains Genealogical Sidney D. Grant O. and Ilean A. Edna Fern R. Powell and Verona W. with Bernice Released From Duchesne Released from active duties in the Duchesne stake were A. Hale who has served ns dent since having been called to replace Heber father of the new Elmer who was first and Monroe Michie who was second The entire high council which was released was composed of Stanley Wanless William Leland Burnell Kermit Marvel Jack Rowan C. Stutz and Elvin High Priest Thomas M. Clarence Baum and Wilson J. and Mont Stake Phillip Unit of Joseph Moody and Howard Lloyd Smith and iLeo and Don Relief Fay Myrtle Wilcken and Elizabeth and Florence Sunday C. Dean Mayhew and Leo and Loreta Active As Leaders President who is a native of Summit where he was born April has lived a great part of his life in the Uintah Basin where he is actively engaged in the ranching and livestock He filled a mission to Canada Was married to Arvella Pearce June 1939 in the Salt Lake and is the father of five daughters and two In January 1951 he was called to the stake presidency when Porter Merrell was released as a counselor to become bishop of the Duchesne He has been both second and first counselor to who succeeded his Heber who president of the Duchesne stake from 1938 to Active in political and civic Moon is currently serving as a member of the board of county He was appointed in and elected in 1956 for a Is County Clerk President activity list in the church is of long He is a native of but has lived a great part of his life in Duchesne He is currently serving as county a position he has held and for 12 years before that was county He has served in most both in stake and ward was a bishop's then counselor to Holgate for two years before being called to preside as over the Duchesne ward in He is the father of two both now serving on three one one attending the and one at An Active The newly called second counselor leaves an active trail behind At the time of his call he was Moon Lake district He was bom in but since 1917 has lived most of the time in various communities in the Basin I Altonah and at present is a mer- chant at He operated a store at Altonah for 17 and in 1950 he moved his store to He was bishop for five years at Altonah and was counselor before that for 3 He was married July 1935 in the Salt Lake Temple to Florence Carter He is also active in civic Employed By State who was a former bishop of the Arcadia has been president of the Duchesne stake since 1949 when he was called to replace Heber A farmer and he is currently employed by the Department of Agriculture in the weed He maintains an office in Roosevelt and has three counties under his An active civic he has been a member of the county fair board for several and is a director 1 of the Utah Dairy Monday Holgate was named chairman of the Duchesne Boy Scout State Legislator The retiring president of Moon Lake William N. was presiding over Boneta ward as its bishop in when he was sustained as a cun to E. L. Murphy in the stake presidency in After years as he became the president in A farmer and-t livestock man in the Boneta Brotherson served four consecutive terms in the Utah State The have a now serving in Denmark as a missionary for the |