This decision will in no way alter the procedure which has been followed in the past in recommending changes in bishops. In each case where a stake president desires to recommend a change in the bishop of a ward, he must submit an application for a change on the usual form. If the recommendation is approved, the stake president will then be notified by letter from the First Presidency as in the past. Such a letter will contain express authorization from the First Presidency to ordain and set apart the bishop and will contain instructions about the procedure to be followed by the stake president in interviewing, calling, presenting, ordaining, and setting apart the bishop. Despite such authorization which may be given in individual cases, it is understood that if a General Authority is present at a time when abishop is to be ordained, the General Authority may ordain the bishop, or may instruct the stake president to ordain the bishop as he may elect. This historic change in procedure has become necessary because ofthe rapid growth ofthe Church and the all too frequent turnover in the tenure of bishops. This has dramatically increased the burdens upon the General Authorities; and because of the worldwide scope of the Church, it has often resulted in lengthy delays between the sustaining of a new bishop and his ordination and setting apart. In announcing this decision, we stress the need for stake presidents to give proper motivation and training to bishops in order that the average tenure of bishops can be lengthened. We also emphasize the need for stake presidents to follow explicitly the instructions which will hereafter be given to them as to the procedure to be followed in ordaining and setting apart new bishops.27 The first bishop ordained in the Morgan Utah Stake by President Little was Calvin R. Stephens on 25 January 1976.28 Soon after the completion of the stake house a practice started in the administration of President Daniel Heiner was officially stopped. Since the days of President Heiner it had been the practice ofthe stake presidency and high council to dress in their temple robes and kneel at an altar for prayer. President Little asked the brethren in Salt Lake if this was still appropriate and received word that the practice should be discontinued. The reason in part being the closeness and availability of the Ogden Temple.29 The two hundred eighth stake quarterly conference convened Saturday, 9 December 1978, in the Morgan Stake Center. It had been announced prior that this would be the last quarterly conference held in Morgan. The new program starting in 1979 called for semi-annual stake conferences. A week after conference President Little announced boundary changes for the Porterville Ward. This was done at the time ofthe dedication ofthe new Porterville Chapel. All members ofthe Church in the Morgan First Ward who lived south ofthe Richville Lane were added to the Porterville Ward.30 Not quite a year later a special meeting was held by the stake presidency Sunday 19 August 1979 at the Morgan Stake Center. During the meeting boundary changes were made between the Morgan 3rd and 4th wards. The change affected about ninety people who were moved from the 3rd Ward to the 4th Ward. 216