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Show CHAPTER 4 Administration of Daniel Heiner It was five months after the death of President Fry before the Morgan Stake was organized with a new stake president. During the interim Samuel Francis and William H. Rich, counselors in the stake presidency, conducted the affairs of the stake. The first stake meeting held after the death of President Fry was the stake priesthood meeting on 5 May 1900. President Francis presided and conducted the meeting. He reported on the death of President Fry and asked the leaders to continue in their positions until the First Presidency saw fit to reorganize the stake. On 10 and 11 June the quarterly stake conference was held. Elders John W. Taylor and Reed Smoot of the Quorum of Twelve were the visiting authorities. President Francis conducted the various sessions of conference. With the apostles present many thought the stake would be reorganized, but nothing was said about it by the visiting authorities.1 New Stake Presidency Called The First Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve met in a council meeting in the Salt Lake Temple on Thursday, 6 September 1900. Those in attendance were Lorenzo Snow, George Q.Cannon, and Joseph F.Smith of the First Presidency. Brigham Young, George Teasdale, Heber J. Grant, Anthon H. Lund, Matthias F. Cowley, Rudger Clawson, and Reed Smoot represented the Quorum of Twelve. During the meeting the reorganization of the Morgan Stake was considered. John W. Taylor and Reed Smoot had visited Morgan the previous June. Their report of the affairs of the stake was discussed. President George Q. Cannon then asked those present how they felt about Daniel Heiner being called to preside over the Morgan Stake. Elder Cowley highly recommended him. He felt Brother Heiner was a progressive man, more so than any other man in the stake. After further discussion President Snow assigned Elders Teasdale, Cowley, and Smoot to visit the Morgan Stake conference Saturday and Sunday to effect a reorganization of the stake presidency. President Snow then charged the three apostles to consider carefully the name of Daniel Heiner along with the names of the other brethren in the report Elders Taylor and Smoot had made when they attended the Morgan conference in June.2 Saturday, 8 September 1900, stake conference convened in South Morgan. Elder George Teasdale addressed the Saints about obedience to God and the importance of keeping his commandments. He then stated that it would be necessary to call a new stake president and asked for the faith and prayers of the people in his behalf in calling the man whom the Lord wanted to preside over the stake. When the Saints reassembled in the afternoon session, Elder 87 |
