Uintah Basin Standard | 1959-07-23 | Page 8 | W, Ralph Shields Named to 3rd Ward Bishopric

W. Ralph Shields Named to 3rd Ward bishopric A change in the Roosevelt Third ward bishopric was effected last Sunday under the direction of Paul president of the Roosevelt Sustained as second counselor was W. Ralph who replaces Glen who has moved to Vernal to make his Alva C. Snow is bishop and Woodrow Nielson is his first Serving- in a bishopric isi nothing new for For nearly three years he was bishop of the Second ward and had previously been a counselor to E. J. Nixon when he was bishop of the Second By coincidence Bishop Snow was first counselor and Bishop Shields second to Bishop They were both released from the bishopric and called into the stake high council at the same and when four wards were created six years ago out of the two Roosevelt they were called to become bishops of the 2nd 3rd The new counselor was released as bishop of the Second ward when he moved into the third ward nearly three years He has been active as a teacher in Sunday School and He is an instructor in and student driving at the Roosevelt Junior High School and is a member of the city K fr IS COUNSELOR Sustained Sunday as second counselor In the Roosevelt Third ward bishopric was W. Ralph a former bishop and high