I found the following people…click on each picture to see if you can find them.
Aunt Leah – 2
Aunt Martha – 2
Grandpa Eldredge – 3
Sue Eldredge – 2
Kaye Eldredge – 2
Jeanine Eldredge - 1
Grandma Eldredge – 1
Great Grandma Eldredge – 1
Aunt Wilma – 1
Jeanine Eldredge’s skinny legs - 1
(hint: she’s dancing)
If you see anyone you recognize that I didn't identify, please share with the rest of us!
Here are the two histories contained in the dedicatory program…
A CENTURY OF ECCLESIASTICAL DEVELOPMENT
According to Church procedure, and at President Young's suggestion before he left for the East, the first stake in the Rocky Mountains was organized. On October 3, 1847, the Saints in the Salt Lake Valley were organized into a stake called Salt Lake Stake. John Smith was chosen president with Charles C. Rich and John Young as counselors. President Smith having been made patriarch to the Church, it became necessary in 1849 to perfect that organization and make certain changes. At a meeting held February 13, 1849, for that purpose Daniel Spencer was set apart as president, succeeding President John Smith. His counselors were David Fullmer and Willard Snow.
The country that is now North Jordan Stake was a part of the first Salt Lake Stake, although at the time of its organization no one lived west of the Jordan River.
In the Fall of 1848, Joseph Harker came west of the river and built a log house near its west bank and just north of 33rd South Street. On January 9, 1849, they were joined by John Bennion, Thomas Mackay, William Blackhurst, William Farrar, John Robinson, Thomas Turbett, and James Taylor. They lived in dugouts for the remainder of the winter.
Being unable to get water from the river onto the land, they moved farther south to a point opposite where Big Cottonwood Creek empties into the river. There they made a farm and fenced it conjointly and conducted water onto it from Bingham Creek, and raised a small crop that year.
Thomas Mackay stayed at this place which was known as the "Big Field." In the spring of 1850 Joseph Harker and the Bennions moved farther south to the point op¬posite where Little Cottonwood Creek empties into the river, to make their permanent homes, south of what is now 4800 South Street. This was the beginning of "over Jordan."
On January 28, 1852, the first ward organization was effected, named West Jordan, with John Robinson as bishop (ordained January 19, 1852), Joseph Harker (set apart January 28, 1852) as first, and Reese Williams as second counselors. It included all ter¬ritory west of the river. The first meeting place was in the school house that stood in the center of English Fort; which was built in 1853.
The following year Bishop Robinson was called on a mission to Nova Scotia, and Counselors Harker and Williams took charge of the Ward during his absence, calling John Bennion to assist them. When Bishop Robinson returned from his mission, he again took charge of the Ward for a few months, and then moved to Ogden. Elder Harker once more presided with John Bennion and McGee Harris, of Herriman, as counselors.
During the absence of Elder Harker on a mission to the Salmon River country in the summer of 1856, and again in 1857, John Bennion had temporary charge of the Ward. Joseph Harker presided until March 8, 1859, when Archibald Gardner was ordained bishop. He moved the headquarters' to what was known as Mill Branch and is now West Jordan. A branch organization was effected at North Jordan (Taylorsville) about 1859, _with John Bennion as presiding Elder under the direction of Bishop Gardner.
On September 27, 1863, Samuel Benn50n succeeded him as presiding Elder, and acted in that capacity until June 17, 1877, when the North Jordan branch was organized into a ward, named North Jordan, but later known as Taylorsville. Samuel Bennion was ordained as Bishop with Archibald Frame and Joseph Harker as counselors.
On July 29, 1883, Daniel McRae and Samuel Bringhurst were set apart to act as counselors instead of Archibald Frame and Joseph Harker.
At about the same time that North Jordan was organized, other wards were made from the original West Jordan Ward, Brighton being one of them.
February 16, 1849, a number of people living in the north end of Salt Lake County and west of the river, petitioned President Young to organize them into a ward. Nothing was done about it until February 24, 1867, when at the home of William W. Camp an organization was effected. A. W. Cooley was ordained bishop. In 1870 Bishop Cooley moved from the ward, and special teachers were appointed to preside over the branch, and it was attached to the Nineteenth Ward. July 29, 1877, it was reorganized. It con¬tained all the country west of the Jordan River to Great Salt Lake, and joined North Jordan on the south. The dividing line was what is now" 35th South Street.
Pleasant Green was organized first as a branch of the Brighton Ward. October 1, 1882, it was made award, with Lehi N. Hardman as bishop. Hyrum T. Spencer and John Hurst as counselors.
As the population increased, a division of the North Jordan Ward was made from the north portion of the old one and part of Brighton was called Granger; the name be¬ing chosen by Judge Elias Smith. It means farm house or association of farmers. The or¬ganization took place February 24, 1884, at Taylorsville, with Daniel McRae as bishop, and Abram Sorensen and John H. Bawden as counselors, and John C. Mackay, clerk. In 1887 Abram Sorensen moved from the Ward and John C. Mackay was sustained in his place.
Hunter, the community west of Granger, was a branch of Pleasant Green Ward, and was presided over by Elder John T. Evans, under the direction of Bishop Lehi N. Hardman. It was named for Bishop Edward Hunter of the presiding bishopric. It was organized into a ward October 16, 1888, in the little adobe meetinghouse that stood where the present one stands. William Miller was bishop, and John T. Evans and Alfred A. Jones were his counselors.
Early in the 1900's Salt Lake Stake was divided into six stakes, Granite being one of them. It was organized January 24, 1900, and included Taylorsville, Granger, and Hunter, and other wards on the east side of the river.
The first ward organized under Granite Stake west of the river was Bennion. As early as January 15, 1888, a Sunday School was organized in the south portion of Taylorsville and was known as South Taylorsville. It was never a separate branch; the people always going to Taylorsville for sacrament meeting. It was from this nucleus, that Ben¬nion was formed. It was organized at a special meeting held in the 64th district school¬house, October 5, 1905. Thomas Dimond was ordained as bishop, with Alfonso M. Palmer and William Bennion as counselors.
Due to the growth of Granite Stake, it was divided into two stakes, Granite and Cottonwood. Cottonwood was organized November 29, 1914 and included Taylorsville, Granger, Bennion, and Hunter.
June '3, 1923, Oquirrh Stake was organized from the west portion of Cottonwood and Pioneer Statues. Pioneer Stake having been organized March 24, 1904. Granger and Hunter were included in the new stake.
A request for the appointment of a scoutmaster in Chesterfield, resulted on June 18, 1938, in the organization of a branch Sunday School to be held in the home of Delbert Giles. Milton Gold of Cannon Ward was chosen superintendent, with Delbert Giles and Arnold Arnesan as counselors.
There was vigor of life in that Sunday School, and it attracted people who had never taken part in Church work before. When it was three months old, President Paul C. Childs, of Pioneer Stake, organized an independent branch, which the people chose to call Pioneer Branch. Delbert Giles was sustained as president. President Paul C. Childs organized the branch into Redwood Ward October 13, 1940, with Oliver C. Pederson as bishop, Clarence Pearson, and C. L. Morris as counselors. It was made up of a part of Cannon, Poplar Grove, and Granger Wards.
On April 25, 1943" Granger was divided into two wards, which were named Granger First and Granger Second. Albert Bonham was chosen bishop, with W. Vern Brown and William D. Hill as counselors, of Granger First Ward. After a month, Bishop Bonham moved from the ward for business reasons and W. Vern Brown was chosen bishop, with William D. Hill and Albert R. Hoggan as, counselors, of the First Ward.
In the Granger Second Ward, Merril L. Petersen was sustained as bishop, with Wen¬dell A. Newman and Richard G. Bawden as counselors.
January 12, 1947, under the direction of Apostles Joseph F. Merrill and Albert E. Bowen, the North Jordan Stake was organized. The wards of which it was composed and their population was: Bennion, 425; Granger First, 922; Granger Second, 915; Hunter, 1,017; Redwood, 540; and Taylorsville, 825. The people met in the Hunter, Ward House, and under the direction of the apostles, voted ward by ward to be included in the new stake.
John D. Hill was sustained as president, with Edwin K. Winder as first, and Alvin Barker as second counselor, Read S. Arnold as stake clerk. In this organization the same territory that was once N north Jordan Branch was again brought together as a church unit. In the century it had grown from the little settlement on the bank of the Jordan River to a population of 4,644 at the time the Stake was organized. It has grown in less than three years to 5,419 people.
Since the organization of the stake, economic development in the area indicates a rapid and unprecedented growth in membership in the immediate future. The development of the Kearns Town site from its present one hundred houses, with thirty families to its anticipated capacity of twenty-four hundred homes will result in extensive growth in the adjacent wards. The construction of a twenty-million-dollar Electrolytic Copper Refinery and subsidiary plant, will greatly increase employment and corresponding demand for homes. The completion of the proposed Salt Lake County culinary water project will greatly enhance the value and attractiveness of property throughout the area for residential purposes. In the construction of our commodious ward and stake building we have "builded better than we knew" and will readily utilize it to a great advantage.
THE GRANGER SECOND WARD
Granger Ward was organized on February 24, 1884, with a membership of 143, being separated from the Taylorsville and Brighton Wards in the North Jordan section. After about sixty years the community had grown to such proportions it was decided that the ward must be divided.
On April 25, 1943, at Ward Conference with Brother Charles A. Callis presiding the division was made. Old friends that had associated so many years together were sorry to be separated. They knew this time was coming, but it was hard to see the division take place. Thus the new Granger Second Ward was organized with 783 members. Merril L. Petersen, who had previously been the bishop of Granger Ward, was called to serve again with Wendell A. Newman, one of the former counselors, and Richard G. Bawden. Ove L. Christensen was sustained as ward clerk with his wife, Beulah, as his assistant.
The two wards met in the same chapel. Services for the Granger Second Ward were held downstairs. They worked in harmony.
During those first few months the bishopric made plans for the construction of a new building. A finance committee was organized and a fund raising campaign began. Each family and wage earner in the ward was assessed. Besides collecting every month, various methods of entertainment such as bazaars, dinners, carnivals, and fairs were held. People in the ward enthusiastically watched the financial thermometer rise.
After four years of service, Bishop Merril L. Petersen resigned and moved with his family to Plain City. They had endeared themselves to all the people in the community. Richard G. Bawden was sustained as bishop in his place on December 1, 1946;. with Wendell A. Newman and James H. Coats as counselors. Asahel Eldredge and Floyd Bendixsen had been serving as ward clerk and assistant, respectively, since Brother Christensen and his wife's move to Idaho on February 24, 1946, and they were resustained. Within a few months Floyd Bendixsen became a member of the Stake High Council and Walter Ricks was sustained to act in 'his place as assistant ward clerk on November 16, 1947.
The growth in the community made it necessary for a new stake to be created. On January 12, 1947, at a stake conference held in Hunter Ward the new North Jordan Stake was organized, the 162nd in the Church. Since the Granger Second Ward was building a chapel already, it was decided, to meet the needs of the stake, a ward and stake building combined be constructed so plans were enlarged and the campaign to raise funds continued.
An impressive ceremony took place on Tuesday, August 5,1947, at 6:00 p.m.-the breaking of the ground for the actual construction. In the spring of 1944, 102 shade trees had been planted on the chapel site, the planting being supervised by the Church architect, so the setting was a beautiful one. There were 175 people present to hear the words of admonition and encouragement. President John D. Hill of the North Jordan Stake gave the first address to the group, and he was followed by an appeal for unity from the bishop, Richard G. Bawden. Elder Mark E. Petersen, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, stressed the importance of buildings in the Church.
As the building program moved forward, the community itself was growing. New grocery stores and fine places of recreation have been developed in the community. A large outdoor theater has been built. Just about one mile and a half from the chapel is a large junior high school, one of the finest in the country, a very impressive $500,000 structure, fully equipped. Many modern, beautiful homes have been constructed in the area also. Granger is becoming a commercial arid cultural center.
The first Sunday School and Fast and Testimonial Meeting in the new building were held on March 27, 1949. How grateful the people were to meet in such a beautiful place. They met in the auditorium and it was just two weeks later that they were able to meet in the new chapel. On Sunday, April 10, 1949, the first meetings were held there. Gradually new things were added the lovely tile floors with their distinctive patterns, the comfortable benches in the chapel, colorful draperies and soft rugs added comfort to the beautiful place of worship.
The first baptismal service of the North Jordan Stake was held in the new build¬ing Saturday, April 30, 1949, at six o'clock. Joseph S. Bennion, the Patriarch of North Jordan Stake, took charge and turned the meeting over to Richard G. Bawden, the bishop of Granger Second Ward. It was a very impressive occasion. Richard Robison sang "Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning" and President John D. Hill spoke briefly on the sacredness of the ordinance of baptism. Thirty-seven children from the stake were baptized in the new font.
May the beautiful structure inspire the people of the community to live in accordance with the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here they can share the light of the gospel and hasten the day of "Peace on Earth, Good will toward all men."
Talked to Mom and the phone and she DENIES that the girl with the skinny legs is her!
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