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Show been given because on 22 March 1914, President Heiner reported to the high council that he had talked to Elder Bush "to see if he was going to remain permanently at the Slide as his name had been talked of for the Bishop there." He explained to President Heiner that his stay in the area would be brief. Cyrus Jensen was then called to be the bishop of the new ward. Joseph Rees and John Taggart were called to serve as his counselors. The boundary lines of the ward were then established as follows: East as far as the bridge on Lost Creek, southeast as far as the Morgan County line in the narrows, and West to the big tunnel.24 In August 1915 President Heiner reported to the high council that he had visited with Bishop Jenson concerning a new meeting house for the Slide Ward, Bishop Jenson had met with President Joseph F. Smith and discussed the matter with him. The bishop felt the building would cost $35,000 to erect, which President Smith had felt was too high for the Church to pay. President Smith offered $2,000, and the balance would have to be paid by the members of the Slide Ward.25 On 15 August 1920 Elder Orson F. Whitney, along with the stake presidency, visited the Slide Ward to look over the matter of building a chapel. The minutes do not mention the result of the meeting; however, the idea of building a new meetinghouse was finally abandoned when the Ideal Cement Company gave the ward a building to meet in for a nominal cost. Another project completed during the Daniel Heiner era was the construction of a new stake office building. President Heiner in March 1917 met with the Presiding Bishopric in Salt Lake to discuss a new stake office. Bishop Orrin Miller was in favor of such a building which would have a room for the prayer circle, an office for the stake president, a vault, and two rooms for the auxiliary organizations. Bishop Miller explained they would have the plans drawn up and ready for the stake presidency's approval when they attended the general conference in April. On 25 May bids were let out for the construction of the building. The building was to be completed and ready for inspection on 1 October 1917. The cost of the building was to be $4,599, The money was to be obtained from the surplus tithes of the North andSouth Morgan wards with this notation; "If you [President Heiner] are not able to obtain this from Morgan North and South wards as last as payments are desired under this contract.you may arrange withyour local bankto borrow money to be repaid to the bank as you receive it from the bishops of Morgan North and South wards."26 At the stake priesthood and officers meeting on 28 October 1917 President Daniel Heiner announced that the new stake office building was complete. The first high council meeting in the new building was held 23 December 1917. President Heiner explained that as soon as the grounds were put in shape the building would be dedicated.27 Following the Sunday afternoon session of stake conference on 15 June 1919, a special meeting was held in the new stake office building for the purpose of dedicating it to the Lord. James E. Talmage and J. Golden 9^ |