The Relief Society general board sent out letters asking the sisters to give baskets of food to the hungry instead of Christmas gifts.65 On 16 January 1946, the Morgan Stake Relief Society board, ward presidents, work directors, and ward bishops met at the North Morgan church and sorted and packaged the clothing that had been collected by the Relief Society sisters. Before the day was over, seventy-six eleven lb. packages were ready to be sent to Europe. They contained clothing of all kinds and for all ages, soap, and bedding. Everyone who participated reported it was one of the most inspirational days they had ever spent.66 The 151st stake conference was held on 23 and 24 February. Elder Marion G. Romney was the presiding authority. At the first general session, he described what the Saints were doing to help their brothers and sisters in Europe67 Faith-Promoting Experiences Recalled Thayne Rogers, ayoung man who returned from the War, remembers that he had worked the night before conference and was sitting about four rows back, kind of half asleep, when he faintly heard his name mentioned. He roused up and his Mom said, "Thayne, they called on you to speak." As closely as he can remember, the following experience is what he shared at conference: When I was 10 years old, I was given a Patriarchal Blessing by my mother's uncle. In the blessing he stated a phrase which I still think of often, "Thy life shall be spared and the power of the destroyer shall be stayed." Then as I left to go into the service, I went to Bishop Richard Rich for a blessing and in that blessing he stated, "The time shall come when you shall know without a doubt that the Lord has spared your life." I was a waist gunner on a B-29 and had completed every training mission. We were at Kearny, Nebraska, our point of embarkation and most of the group I had trained with had left. Our Colonel decided to make one more high altitude flight. For some reason, I felt I shouldn't go on that flight. I talked to my commanding officer and said, "If you don't mind I'd like to stay down." He asked me why and I told him I really didn't know just didn't feel right about it. The next morning he came into the mess hall and said, "I've been thinking about what you said all night and I've decided you can stay down." I went out with them, helped prepare the plane, then stood by the side of the runway and watched them take off The thought crossed my mind, although I didn't know why, I wonder if I'll ever see them again. About three hours later word came. While flying at a high altitude, the windows had iced up on another plane coming up underneath. The planes collided and our plane was cut in two. There were only two survivors of the ten man crew. The fellow riding in my place was burned beyond recognition.68 The Saints Asked To Give More As the conditions of hunger in the world intensified, the Saints in Morgan responded to the call of their leaders. At the March stake presidency and high 161