called to serve as bishop of the newly created Weber Valley Lower Ward.22 Bishop Peterson's ward consisted of Weber City (Peterson), Mountain Green, Enterprise, part of Milton, North Morgan, and Round Valley. Thomas Thurston remained bishop of the upper end of the Valley, which was called the Morgan Ward and included Littleton, South Morgan, Richville, Porterville, and part of Milton. In 1862 Bishop Peterson of necessity excommunicated several members from his ward, several of whom held priesthood positions. They had joined with the Morrisite movement in South Weber.23 The leader of the Morrisites was Joseph Morris, a convert to the Church from England. In I860 Morris, who was out of harmony with the leaders of the Church, had moved toSouth Weber, where he began to establish a substantial following of people who believed in his purported revelations. The Morrisites were broken up injune 1862 when Morris and several of his followers were killed resisting Deputy Marshall Robert T Burton, who was acting in the performance of his duty. Even though Croydon was in Morgan County, it does not appear that it was under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Bishop Thurston. In October 1863, William Hennifer, the presiding authority at Henefer, organized the Saints at Lost Creek into a temporary branch and appointed George Shill as presiding elder. At this time, the Saints of Lost Creek and Henefer were meeting together—alternating meeting places every other week.24 In 1865, Elijah F. Sheets, bishop of the 8th Ward in the Salt Lake Stake, and other brethren from Salt Lake City came to Lost Creek and appointed James Walker to preside over the new settlement. They also organized the Croydon Branch and separated it from the branch at Henefer. Morgan, Croydon, and all of Summit County were part of the Salt Lake Stake until the priesthood reorganization of 1877. Bishop Elijah Sheets was a traveling bishop for the Salt Lake Stake because of its extensive boundaries, which explains why he participated in the organization of the branch at Croydon. Bishop Sheets also served for fifty years as the bishop of the 8th Ward in Salt Lake.25 Willard G. Smith, who had been living in Salt Lake City since his return from his mission in 1863, was called and ordained a bishop in the spring of 1865 by Brigham Young to replace Thomas Thurston, who was presiding over the Saints in Morgan.26 Bishop Smith held this position until the organization of the Morgan Stake in 1877. He presided over Milton, Littleton, Richville, Porterville, and South Morgan, and Bishop Charles Peterson continued to preside over the other settlements. Richard Fry, who had served as a counselor to Thomas Thurston, continued in this calling to Willard Smith until the organization of the Stake- In 1867 the Valley was again divided, and Milton was placed under Bishop Peterson. North Morgan and Round Valley were placed under Bishop Smith. Bishop Smith's area was called the Morgan Ward and Bishop Peterson's was the Peterson Ward. The Milton area remained under Bishop Peterson for only a short time, and then it was put back into the Morgan Ward.