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Show Throughout President Randall's administration the practice of calling home missionaries was continued. About sixteen priesthood holders were called every three to six months to serve in the stake in this important calling. Many were called several different times over the years to serve in this capacity. The missionaries were to travel to all of the wards speaking in their sacrament meetings on the second and third Sundays. Over the years, seventies, elders, high priests, bishops, high council, and even the stake presidency participated in the home missionary work.85 In 1928 the Morgan and Summit stakes exchanged home missionaries. Much good was accomplished by these visits including an increase in sacrament meeting attendance in the Morgan Stake. Again in 1935 and 1936 there was an exchange of missionaries between the Morgan, Summit, and South Summit stakes!86 Direction from Priesthood Leaders At the high council meeting on 27 January 1924 it was decided to set apart the first Thursday of each month as family home evening. A few weeks later President Randall introduced the idea to members of the stake and encouraged them to be with their families on this particular night. The stake prepared cards as a reminder and asked that each family hang them in their home, they were introduced by President Heiner at stake conference in March.87 Other matters that were discussed and resolved with the high council included asking the bishops to avoid Sunday funerals especially if they interfered with regular meetings. Because of the importance of the sacrament it was also decided not to allow boys that have not been ordained to the priesthood to assist in passing the sacrament.88 With the moderate growth of the stake and after carefully reviewing the statistics of the Melchizedek Priesthood it was decided to organize a third elders quorum in the stake in May 1931. The first quorum included the Morgan Ward the second quorum included North Morgan, Slide and Croydon wards, while the third quorum included Porterville, Richville, Milton, and Peterson. Carl Phillips was called to be the new president of the third quorum.89 Five years later the fourth and fifth quorums were organized. The first quorum included the Morgan Ward, North Morgan the second, Porterville and Richville the third, Milton and Peterson the fourth, and Slide and Croydon wards the fifth. Andy Nelson was called to serve as president of the fourth quorum and Arthur Carter to preside over the fifth quorum.90 On 23 October 1938 President Randall read a letter to the priesthood leaders that he had received from the First Presidency concerning the issuance of temple recommends to wives of non-members or inactive husbands who had not or were not taking the opportunity to go to the temple for their endowment. The letter addressed to stake presidents stated: |