vided a sort of social debut for MIA Maid girls aged fourteen and fifteen. With the possibility of an All-Church championship, M-Men basketball quickly became a favorite form of recreation for adult males. Ward-produced road shows called on the dramatic, comedic, and musical talents of MIA youth. Even welfare work projects furnished opportunities to socialize. The prime objective of all ward and stake activities was the building of fellowship ties among church members. Scouting continued to be a major influence in the education of young men in the county. In 1950 an Explorer Scout from Morgan, Robert Sherwood, became the first Latter-Day Saint youth to represent a five-state region in making an annual scouting report to the nation as he met with President Harry S. Truman. In 1951 President Rich was presented a silver dollar paperweight by the Primary children of the stake. The dollar was one of 1,000 made from Utah silver given as a birthday gift to LDS President Heber J. Grant who in turn donated them for construction of the new Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. The souvenirs were awarded to those who made a hospital donation of at least $100. Morgan children sponsored bazaars and parades to raise funds for their contribution to hospital construction. Spring of 1952 found many Saints digging debris from their homes and barns as record flooding and severe windstorms damaged crops and property. Neighbors banded together to salvage their possessions. The season also developed into one of mourning as a life threatening illness which extracted its final toll during the waning days of July struck President Rich. Only forty-one years of age at his death, President Rich left a widow with three young children.
Raymond I? Larson (1952-1 972) On 13 September 1952, Morgan Stake was reorganized under the direction of Elders Mark E. Peterson and John Longden when Raymond P. Larson was called to preside over the stake with Fernando Jensen and Donald P. Brough as his counselors. During Larson's leadership, a significant change in the agenda of quarterly conferences was made in 1968 when the church's First Presidency
