Numerous references are made in the stake minutes encouraging the members to support the seminary. At the stake quarterly conference held 25, 26 September 1926 Hyrum G. Smith, Presiding Patriarch of the Church and Tracy Y. Cannon of the General Sunday School Board, both spoke on the seminary, stressing its importance and encouraging the members to support financially the cost of the new building.2^ During the stake conference of September 1931, it was reported that the seminary building was paid for and was ready for dedication. The dedicatory services were held on 18 October 1931 at 10:00 a.m. in the seminary building. President Heber J. Grant was present to offer the dedicatory prayer. As part of the services Herbert B. Crouch and Everett Anderson, members of the finance committee, reported on the erection and cost of the building, which was $7,990.78. President Grant stated: "We as Latter Day Saints should be greatly interested in establishing a Religious foundation in the Hearts of our children. The knowledge of the Gospel is not bom in them we must teach it to them in the Home and in the Church. The Seminary is a great factor in this teaching." President Grant also spoke of the importance of the Book of Mormon and how it would strengthen the individual lives of the members of the Church. He then offered the dedicatory prayer.27 On account of the large crowd who were turned away from the morning services because of the limited capacity of the building, services were again held at 2:00 p.m. in the Stake Tabernacle where President Grant again spoke and blessed the Saints.28 Nineyears later further improvements for the building as well as the purchase | ofequipmentwasassessedtothewards. ; The assessments to the wards were as I follows: Croydon, $8.50; Milton, $16.00; [ Morgan, $3900; North Morgan, $39; | Porterville, $26.50; Peterson, $18; Richville, $11; and Slide, $18. The office of I thePresidingBishopmatchedthefunds - on a 50-50 basis.29 In 1928 the Richville School House was purchased by the Church because of the consolidation of the schools in the county. Extensive remodeling was done on the building which had been built in 1913 with one room for the school and one room for the ward. An addition was added on the north side to make a large assembly hall and an amusement hall was added to the basement. Several classes were also added, bringing the cost to approximately $6,000.30 Many years passed before the building was formally dedicated because of the Depression and the difficulty of paying off the expense on the building. Dedicatory services took place the last week of November 1941 under the direaion of Elder Joseph FieldingSmith, who was accompanied by his son, Lewis. The program consisted of an organ solo by 124