Saints that when the Germans were bombing in England the people gathered to the house of Deseret. They seemed to feel that if they could get close enough to the building to touch it they would be protected. The house of Deseret was the London District headquarters, which had been designated by President Charles W. Penrose in his 1908 dedicatory prayer as a "refuge in time ofdanger." During the World War it became shelter for more than a thousand people during the German bombing raids. The building came through the war unscathed.67 At the Sunday morning session he spoke to the children and told them the story of the sons of Helaman, promising them the Lord would protect them if they were in the right. Then he spoke on the patriotism of the people of the state of Utah. At the first and second call for liberty bonds, the Utah allotment was for $17,000,000; however, $26,000,000 was raised. Also, for every one man asked to serve, Utah sent four,68 Morgan County was the second county in the state to fill its quota on Liberty Bonds; they were the first county in the United States to go over the top on the Red Cross fund! Then in May at the Stake Union Meeting it was announced that Morgan County was to raise $55,000 or $20 per person for each person in the stake to purchase "thrift stamps" and to aid the war effort.69 A special tribute was paid to the young men in the armed forces at the August priesthood and auxiliary officers meeting. The Morgan County Band was on hand to furnish stirring patriotic music. President Heiner announced that in response to the proclamation of the governor of Utah the services would be of apatriotic nature. The boys leaving for training camps and home on furloughs were issued a special invitation to attend, and were accorded seats on the stand. President Heiner honored theyoung men but alsooffered timely advice on the conservation of foods and the regulations of the government regarding wheat conditions. Other speakers were Warren Porter, Arthur W. Francis, Bishop James A Anderson, Bert S. Dickson, Charles M. Croft. Joseph M. Anderson sang the solo, "My Little Grey Home in the West." As a concluding number the band played the "Star Spangled Banner."70 On 11 November 1918, an armistice was declared. "The war to end all wars" was over. Morgan County had seen 152 young men enlist in the service of their country. They were especially blessed in that none of them lost their lives.71 Post-war Problems It was tragic that signing of the armistice found the country ravaged by an epidemic of Spanish influenza. There were no public meetings of any kind held in Morgan Stake from October 6 to December 29,1918. The war had not claimed the life of any young man from Morgan, but the flu did. Brother Forde Dickson graphically describes what his family suffered during this time of terrible trial. 108