Show Four Wards In Moon Lake Stake Affected In Move To Consolidate Membership DIRECTED MERGER N. Moon Lake Stake has announced merger of four units into two 3 bishoprics were and two sustained under his Boneta merged to form new Ward at Emmons are consolidated History was made in the Moon Lake Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Jast October when four previously existing wards were merged into two new and new bishoprics were called to preside over Stake President William N. and his Leon Burton and U. B. presided at the combining meetings which saw the wards of Boneta and Altonah dissolved and joined with residents of Altamont to form a new ward to be known as other merger saw Upalco dissolved and joined with Approximately 90 members pf the Emmons ward living in the Altamont area were transferred to newly formed Total membership will be approximately Boneta contributed 98 and Altonah New Bishop Chosen Selected to preside over the new Altamont ward as their bishop was Doyle principal of the Elementary school in that He selected Orlan Oman as his first and Richard Merrell as Martin Brotherson is the ward clerk and Neal Dastrup assistant Auxiliary heads sustained for the Altamont ward are as Relief Society Ardyth Johansen of Ruth i Sunday School Clinty Harry Donna Retained As Bishop Bishop Willard B. who has served several years as bishop over the Emmons ward was retained to preside over the combined He selected as first Oscar Nelson Upalco and Lynn Rae Hansen of Mt Emmons as second detained as the ward primary presidency Norma Han- Rhea Lambert and Fern Sustained as president of the Relief Society was Myra Mitchell of Her counselors are Lola Evans and Alma Ralph Eastman is president of the and Rita Hansen becomes the new president of the Released With Thanks Released with votes of thanks for their untiring to their wards as bishops over a number of years were Bishop Arthur Timothy at and Claud Murray and Gerald Jacobsen Belva Allred was acting Bishop Mons at and Brotherson and Arthur along with clerk Chris were also Potts was as bishop of Upalco along with Oscar Nelson and Verl Roper as Retiring from the Emmons ward as counselors to Bishop Mea- cham were Woodward Evans and Grant The combined ward membership of the new Em- mons ward will be about In the shift from Upalco 20 members living on the south-east fringe have been transferred to the Ioka ward in the Roosevelt Met At Altamont of the Boneta and Altonah wards met as usual in their Sunday Schools on the morn- ing of at which time the membership was asked to meet Continued On Back MOON LAKE STAKE From Page at the band of the High School later in the It was at this meeting where the business of dissolving the two wards and creating the new Altamont ward was concluded Old bishoprics were released and the new officers were Upalco ward members were invited to join Emmons in their regular sacrament service at which time the changes were effected and the new officers 1100 Stake Members With the business of consolidating four wards into Moon Lake Stake which has a total of approximately 1100 members now has five Home and along with Altamont and make up me feel that greater efficiency can be enjoyed an the larger wards and in the stake by consolidating our smaller Brother-son stated in the changes took He reported the shift from Upalco to Ioka had been approved by the leadership of the Roosevelt Stake and Ioka and has the blessings of the First Presidency of the I |