Show t r l L D S MEMBERS MEr BERS lOOKING I fORWARD TO NEW TEMPLE AND LARGER TABERNACLE I jf Jt i By Dy ALFRED GD GD With requests for tor new ward I t that would cost coat more than officials ot of o the L Latter Pay pay Saint church are confronted with a big problem that Is not as to nolle ool Tho The requests tor for the church hurch buildings has been cd 1 all nil the tho stakes of of o the Church I it i In the building of ward chapels has been the policy of ot the third one-third the hurch to donate of ot construction leM leading InA the hard ard members to contribute two two- two thirds ot of o the tho building fund The t increasing membership t the church In th the Ogden city nd rid Weber county stakes slakes brIngs fie 1 Bill e problems of ot building new In this eon community before he local stake officials fhe I l Th The system followed tollo cd by the since Its organization has been to organize stakes and wards or the purpose of ot bringing brine the largest pos possible number o of 04 church embers Into active service sen Ice This also means the expend ir I- I J ure of large sums of ot money for torin hI ha erection of ot new chapels and halls hoUs and stake taber- taber and thereby the tho members Jot bf the church are arc trained to give free and liberally of ot their means tor or the building and upkeep of ot the carious arlou chapels Among the me new church that ha hue have e been suggested for Ogden arc are a I new tabernacle and p temple Members of the church churchIn n this city and county are looking to the day when hen these no o will ill adorn the rib city wing to the fact that the We We- We- We Weber ber r 8 gymnasium costing 00 Is not yet completed and has een a drain upon the people dur dur- durling dur- dur during ling ing ng the tho pant t two tao 0 years lears there I Is Inc Ino Immediate prospect of the of ot richer either a temple tempio or tab tab- tab tabernacle In Ogden i 3 s TEMPORARY RELIEF f That a II temple may be bo built In Ogden within a few years Is the theand and ond hope of ot the large number of I temple emple workers who are making visits to the Salt Lake Like and Ogden den gan temples A temple templo In Og- Og Ogen J den en would mean more temple ork performed by local church leopie at less expense as I expenses would then beI be I 4 eliminated e The dh lIon of stakes In Og Ogden en Jal as been a meana of offsetting the need of ot a II larger tabernacle The remains ho however honeter e eer er and many eal church members are con con con- con J voicing this opinion that e general church officials canot can can can- Sal ot of long delay the erection of ot a aa aRC a largo argo tabernacle In Ogden that 44 rill care caro for the tho large Iorge numbers ho desire to attend take stake confer confer- confert confer ea ces and other activities In which t t h r many church members are expect expect- expected expected ed cd to participate Several new wAr ward chapels chapel are I needed In Ogden This fact tact Is ad- ad admitted ad admitted by stake officials but they I point out that no financial as- as as In the erection ot of new buildings Rill be received from the trust ln tru tee of or the church un- un until un until til Weber gymnasium Is la built And Andall andall andall all Indebtedness wiped out out- There Thre Th reIs is I a balance of 20 20 still due du from the stakes stake In this thin city MAY 1 DIVIDE WARDS Riverdale Is the only ward In Inthis inthis Inthis this community that has hits taken ac- ac action action ac action tion In providing pro a new chapel The nerd nard wiped out Its gymnasium allotment and under the new bishopric immediately moo lAtely turned Its attention to plans plane to pro provide Ide a new chapel Ground h i being purchased on the south ot of the tho present bull building and the erection erection erection tion of ot a new chapel to cost probably ably may commence early euly next summer eummer With a population of ot 2038 2 the Ninth ward bit Mt- Ogden stake slake Is easily the largest ward in this city Because of Its large luKe membership And the fact that e a a division of the ward Is Impossible until the gymnasium Is finished this nard Rard Ard I Is gh Riling Ing the stake take officials much concern It Is too large to tobe tobe tobe be well managed and the ward members are looking forward to the time when I a division can be Other wards that may be dh ed divid-ed Id ed In the near future are arc the theT T ward Mt Ogden stake which has a membership of ot 1 1507 1507 1 the Thirteenth ward Ogden with a population of ot 1 1241 1241 1241 the Eleventh ward Weber take stake where the tho membership is Ie 1652 and the First ward Weber stake which has a membership of 1416 1415 I CLERKS MAKE REPORTS Some Interesting figures have been gathered from the recent an- an annual an annual nual reports of ot the four stake clerks which how the city wards increasing In membership and a slight tailing falling oft off In the member member- membership membership ship of ot some of o the county wards By stakes Ogden stake ko has hM the tho largest membership with 10 wards The membership to date Is ts as ae compared nith Ith In In 1923 North Weber stake with 22 wards and branches takes second place with 1238 members In January 1924 as against 6 for Jan Jan- January Jan January uary 1928 1628 This stage Is ts largely locAted In the country districts and extends Into Nevada Weber stake Is third In mem mem- membership mem- mem membership with 6 for lor Janu January ry 1924 as ItS against In January 1923 Mt Og Ogden en stake sUke the tho new new- newest newest est eat stake In this city has hns a mem mem- membership membership of ot as against for January 1933 1923 The membership of the wards of the four stakes takes showing a com com- parison between January 1922 1923 and 1924 follows SIT MT OGDEN STAKE OTAKE 1928 1923 1924 Fifth ward Ninth ward 1922 2038 Twelfth ward 1369 1 1807 1607 1 Fourteenth ward South Weber W OGDEN l STAKE STARE 1933 1924 Eden Huntsville 10 w Liberty Middleton North Ogden Ogden Fourth ward 1140 1149 Sixth ward 1012 Seventh ward 1144 1173 Eighth ward 1001 1 Thirteenth ward 1146 1241 Pleasant View Branch tor for the Deaf Deat 94 a 88 NORTH KORTH WEBER STAKE 1923 1924 Farr West Weft We t llIe Harrin-llIe r m HI i r Lund Lynne Marriott a- a Metropolis ii w 01 Third war ward Tenth ward Plain City Preston e 1341 Taylor i Warren West Ogden West Weber Wilson W Warren Branch WEBER STAKE STAHE 1923 1924 Clinton v Hooper i First ward 1316 1415 Second ward 1370 1218 Elov Ele Eleventh ward 13 1374 1314 H 1 Riverdale i Roy j jE E 6 6 |