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Show nox ELDER STAKE OF ZION, Box Elder Co., Utah, consists of the Latterday Saints residing in the southeast part of Box Elder County, extending 1I01-th to the Bear River Stake, east to the Wasatch 'Mountains, south to North Weber Stake and west to the Promontory range of mountains. The headquartel's of the stake are at Brigham City, where there is a beautiful stake tabernacle and accommodations for the stake presidency and the High Council. Nearly all the Latter-day Saints within the limits of the stake are farmers and hOl·ticulturists. The stal,e contains the following bishop's wards: Bear River, Brigham City 1st, Brigham City 2nd, Brigham City 3rd, Brigham City 4th, Brigham City 6th, Brigham City 6th, Corinne, Harper, Honeyville, Mantua, Perry and Willard. Box Elder County was first settled by Latter-day Saints in 1851 and for some time the saints who made their homes in that part of Utah belonged to the Weber Stake of Zion; after Box Elder County was organized from the north part of Weber County, a temporary grouping of the settlements took place, Alvin T. Nichols, of Brigham City, having general jurisdiction in Box Elder County. In 1855 Apostle Lorenzo Snow was called to preside over the county in a Church capacity, and acted in that position until Aug. 18, 1877, when the saints in Box Elder County were organized into a stake of Zion with Oliver G. Snow as president, and Elijah A. Box as his first and Isaac Smith as his second ' counselor. At the time of its organization, the stake consisted of 16 wards, viz., Brigham City 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th wards, Three lime Creek (latel' Perry), Willard City, Mantua, North Ward (later Harper), Honeyville, Deweyville, Portage, Malad (in Idaho}, _"" . :2earRiver City, Cudp.w, Grouse Creek and Corinne. In 1883 John D. Burt succeeded Isaac Smith as second counselor. In 1887 Pres. Oliver G. Snow was released, together with his counselors (Elijah A. Box and John D. BUI·t), and on Feb. 5, 1888, Rudger Clawson was sustained as president of the Box Elder Stake. In April following Adolph Madsen was sustained as first and Charles Kelly as . second counselor to Pres. Clawson. In 1888 the Box Elder Stake was divided and the north part of the same organized into a new stake of Zion named the Malad Stake. On this occasion Malad City, Samaria, Portage, Cherry Creek, .... and other smaller settlements, which hitherto had belonged to the Box Elder Stake, were transferred to the new Malad Stake. This left the following wards in the Box Elder Stake; Brigham City 1st 2nd, 31'd and 4th w~, !lear River Qr;il§!i .Creek, H9neyyiU~. Ma~tya, NArJ;41 LHar,cer ~, Park Valle;y, Snowyi!l<;, Three Mile Creek (Perry) and Wi!1!lrd.. Pres. Rudgel' Clawson was chosen as one of the Twelve Apostles in 1898 and was consequently released as president of the Box Elder Stake, together with his counselors (Charles Kelly and Wm. S. Watkins), and on Nov. 1D, 1899, Charles Kelly was chosen as president of the Box Elder Stake, with Lucius A. Snow as first and Oleen N. Stohl as second counselors. Pres. Charles Kelly died April 23, 1905, and on May 2D, 1905, Oleen N. Stohl was chosen as president of the Box Elder Stake, with Lucius A. Snow as first and William Clements Horsley as second counselor, Pres. Olecn N. Stohl died Nov. 28, bw: pii)Yexvil!e. |
