CHAPTER 10 Division of the Morgan Stake Toward the end of 1980, President Keith R. Little felt the time had come for a division of the Morgan Stake. He reported his feelings to the First Presidency with very mixed emotions. Though he knew the time had come, he had two main concerns: one, that this would probably mean his release as stake president; and two, that the stake had been together as one body for such a long time. He hated to see the separation into two.1 On 23 January 1981, President Little was notified by letter from the First Presidency that he and his two counselors would be released at the stake conference on 7 and 8 March. Four days later President Little received the following letter from Elder LeGrand Richards; I have received the assignment to attend your srake conference on March 7th and 8th, and I am pleased to receive this assignment. I have been advised that there will bea reorganization ofthe stake presidency at this conference, so I will plan on reaching the stake center at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7ih, I will appreciate it if I can interview each member of the retiring stake presidency, each of the srake clerks, the high council, and the bishops, allowing about five minutes for each interview, a little longer with the siake president. Then we could hold a leadership meeting with all the presidency, clerks, high council, bishoprics, and heads of priesthood quorums and auxiliaries at 4:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Then a resr period from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Then at 7:00 p.m. the meeting of al I of rhe adults of your stake for which you have a suggested program with a film. Then I always like to meet with the young people on Sunday morning if that is convenient, say at eight o'clock until 9:15 a.m. so we can help them to feel that they are a part ofthe conference and the future leadership of rhe Church. Then rhe regular session of rhe conference would be at ren o'clock on Sunday. Your Regional Representative is Nathan C. Tanner of 6225 Woodland Drive, Ogden, Utah 84403, to whom I am sending a copy of this letter, inviting him to attend this conference with me if it meets with his convenience. I will probably ger one of my sons to drive me ro rhe conference because the Brethren don't want me to drive anymore. I will look forward wirh pleasure ro attending this conference with you, and rrust the Lord will bless us with a good one On 18 February President Little received further correspondence from the First Presidency stating: At a recent meeting of the Council of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve, consideration was given to the recommendation to divide the Morgan Utah Stake and create the new Morgan Utah North Srake, unit number 051-4470. After the division, the Morgan Urah Stake will include approximately 2528 members, divided inro6 units; and the new Morgan Utah North Stake will include approximately 1958 members, divided into 5 units.