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Show KEITH RAWLE LITTLE Keith Rawle Little was bom 4 May 1922 to Ernest Jedediah and Lydia Rawle Little in Morgan, Utah. He has lived in Morgan except for theyears he spent in the military service. As a young boy, he worked for various farmers, both in the field and milking cows. Just to be able to ride a horse, he would take the neighbor's cows to feed on the hillside and go get them each night. He participated in the 4-H program, raising pheasants and Jersey calves and cows. The first through fourth grades of school were attended in the old South Morgan School, and fifth through seventh grades at the North Morgan School. Keith graduated from Morgan High School in 1940. Following graduation he worked at Ideal Cement Company for a short time, and then World War II began. He enlisted in the Navy on 26 October 1942. He was to attend basic training for a few weeks and then return home for a short time, but this all changed when he was chosen to attend special schooling at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. There he received his first training in Naval Radio Intelligence. This training made it impossible for him to return home until he was discharged 19 December 1945. The war had ended and he was able to return to civilian life again. He then immediately began working at the Navy Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah. He was married 3 July 1946 to Faye Donna Mecham in the Logan Temple. They were blessed with two children, Susan and Jeffrey Keith, both now married. On 16 April 1976 he retired from Hill Air Force Base. He had worked for Hill Air Force Base and the Navy Base for a total of thirty-four years. His Church assignments began almost immediately following World War II; first he was secretary in the elders quorum, then counselor. He was then called to serve as M-Men leader in the MIA; later as secretary and then as a counselor. He was also called as one ofthe seven presidents in the thirty-fifth quorum of seventy. He was bishop ofthe Morgan Ward, executive secretary to the Morgan stake presidency, and then the ninth stake president of the Morgan Stake. President Little had meetings with several ofthe Presidents ofthe Church. The first was with David O. McKay while President Little was yet a bishop in the Morgan Ward, He and his bishopric had written to President McKay requesting an interview. Several days later, the prophet called Bishop Little's home. His daughter Sue answered. When the voice on the other end said, |
