Ogden Temple—An event that caused great excitement among the members ofthe Church in Morgan was the announcement of a temple to be built in Ogden. On 18 October 1967, members ofthe First Presidency met with stake presidents ofthe soon to be Ogden Temple District and made the announcement that a temple would be built in Ogden on the same blockas the Ogden Tabernacle. The decision was sustained by the stake presidents. A year later President Hugh B. Brown, a member ofthe First Presidency, again assembled the stake presidents and showed them the preliminary plans for the new temple. Ground breaking ceremonies were then held on 8 September 1969, under the direction ofthe First Presidency ofthe Church with the exception of President David O. McKay and Thorpe B. Isaacson who were unable to attend.32A little over two years later, the temple was completed and dedicated on 18 January 1972, by Joseph Fielding Smith, President ofthe Church. The services were repeated three different days with many faithful Saints from Morgan in attendance to witness and experience the sacred proceedings." Thus we see that the members ofthe Church in Morgan were involved in a constant building program that extended over the twenty year period of President Larson's time in office, and as will be seen in the next chapter, this building program was to extend for at least another ten years. During this time there were tests, trials, and sacrifices on the part of many to meet their assessments. Ogden Temple Church and Community Affairs On 29 October 1952, President Larson recorded in his journal that it was the "48th day of good weather," breaking a record that had lasted since 1904. This was an interesting sequel to the terrible flooding which had occurred earlier in the spring. Certainly it had been a difficult weather year for the people of Morgan Valley. However, in late fall the rains came again, followed by the snow, and the people turned to other matters of importance. On 26 April 1953, the Morgan County Pioneer Memorial building was dedicated. Work on the facility had commenced with ground breaking ceremonies on 17 September 1948. The actual building time had taken almost two years with an open house being held on 12March 1950.Muchof the labor had been donated by individuals and organizations in Morgan County. Undoubtedly, because of these donations, the cost of construction was only $8,000. Ella Despain Boyce was the first president ofthe Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Morgan when it was organized in April of 1918.^* Special guests at the dedication were Matilda Peterson of Milton who was the oldest resident ofthe County and an original pioneer. Another special 193