property purchasing agent for the Church, was the principal speaker. The actual breaking ofthe ground was also done by the speakers. Ray Thatcher and his wife then sang, and the closing prayer was offered by James T. Palmer. After the completion ofthe program, Glen Thurston auctioned off the shovels used in the ground breaking ceremonies for $101. The evening ended with hamburgers and soda pop being served to all present.2" Excavation for the building started Friday, 5 September, and was completed on Saturday. Actual construction of the building ■— took two years. The facility was finally completed and dedicated on Sunday, 5 25 September 1955. Dedicatory services I were planned in conjunction with stake ' conference. Elder Marion D. Hanks, of | the First Council of Seventy, was the visiting authority. Following the last I session of stake conference, the dedicatory services were held at 7:30 p.m. in the stake center. The program was as follows: Prelude Ada Waldron Opening Song "Come, Come Ye Saints" Invocation President F. C. Jensen Vocal Number "Bless This House", Morgan Stake Chorus Remarks Pres. Raymond P. Larson Violin Solo Grant Hardy Remarks Former Bishop Frank B. Rich Remarks Bishop Arthur Earl Butters Ladies Trio Alda Thatcher, Vesta Francis, Doris Ashby, "Closer Still With Me" Dedicatory Address & Prayer Elder Marion D. Hanks Song "The Spirit of God," Congregation Benediction President Donald C. Brough21 Attendance at the dedicatory services was fairly large with four hundred seventy-two members of the stake in attendance. Henefer Chapel—Ground breaking ceremonies for a new chapel in Henefer were held in September 1954. Two months later, one hundred and ten persons from Morgan traveled to Henefer where they presented roadshowplays to assist in a fund raiser for the new addition. The roadshows were under the direction of Shirley Nelson, stake drama director. South Morgan, Richville, Devils Slide, Peterson, Croydon, and North Morgan wards