Thanks to all who helped put this Commemoration Firesidetogether through photos, memories and suggestions.

Thank you Brother Hubert Gleed for the History Books of MaladStake – “Malad Idaho Stake History 1888-1977” & “Malad IdahoStake Centennial 1888-1988.” Much of the information and many

photos have been used from these two books.

Special thanks to The Idaho Enterprise and Mayor Joan Hawkinsfor the wonderful articles and advertisements.

Celebration Committee:

President Matthew Wray ~ ChairmanDon Buehler ~ High Councilman

Bob Crowther ~ High CouncilmanKen Moss

Lynn SchowSharon HarrisJean ThomasKathy Kent

Please excuse any errors in this book. Articles were typed as they originally appeared.

We hope you read this book in the spirit it was intended, one of celebration for a beautiful Malad Landmark.

Malad 2nd WardTabernacle Fireside

Celebrating the Tabernacle’s 100 Year DedicationAnniversary

Place: Malad 2nd Ward buildingTime and Date: August 30, 2015 at 4:45 P.M.

ProgramPrelude & Postlude Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myra Jean John Presiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Matt Wray Conducting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Buehler, Stake High CounselorWelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don BuehlerOpening Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #83

Guide Us, 0 Thou Great JehovahMalad Valley Men’s Welsh Choir ~ Joined by Congregation on

Director’s CueConductor - Louis Dredge ~ Accompanist - Helen Ward

Opening Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie HowardIntroduction of Fireside Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob CrowtherHistory of the Malad Tabernacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob CrowtherMusical Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consider the Lilies

Malad Valley Community ChorusConductor - Ralph Bennett ~ Accompanist - Helen Ward

Memories & Testimony ~Video Vignette . . . Hope Price, OrganistMusical Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O Home Beloved

Music and Text by Evan Stevens ~ Welsh HymnMalad Valley Men’s Welsh Choir

Memories & Testimony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video VignetteMyron Sorensen, Bishop & Stake President

History of the Organ & Dr. Drake’s Introduction . . Sharon Harris

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Malad Tabernacle - Building Crew circa 1912

Musical Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organ SoloDr. James Drake ~ ‘The Lost Chord’

Memories & Testimony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video VignetteMargaret Jones, Life Long Resident

Musical Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord’s PrayerMalad Valley Community Chorus

Introduction of Narration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob CrowtherVideo Vignette . . . . . . . . . . Memories of the Second Ward Tabernacle*

Written by Mabel Jones Gabbott, Malad Resident & AuthorRead by Sister Gabbott’s daughter, Susan Dewey

*Taken from the Malad Idaho Stake Centennial book (see page 209) Story originally taken from The Friend, Oct. 1981 Issue

Concluding Thoughts, Intro Don Buehler . . . . . . . . Pres. Matthew Wray Taken from the Original Dedicatory Prayer - Aug. 29, 1915 Closing Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . # 2 ~ The Spirit of God

Sung by congregation ~ accompanied on organ by Dr. James DrakeChorister ~ Sharon Harris

Closing Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Willie

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South Side of the Malad Tabernacle

Brief History of the Malad LDS 2nd Ward BuildingCelebrating 100 Years – 1915-2015

On August 29, 1915, the Malad Second Ward Tabernacle wasdedicated in Malad, Idaho, by Joseph F. Smith, President of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 100th anniversaryof that dedication will be commemorated on Sunday, August 30,2015, in the building that is now most commonly called the 2ndWard Building although it is used by the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wardsof the Malad, Idaho Stake.

The local saints were very proud of their new church, whichwas described as “a handsome edifice.” An article in the IdahoEnterprise went on: “The building was built at a cost of $34,342. Itcontains an auditorium [now the chapel] capable of seatingcomfortably 800 people. There is a pipe organ, a recreation halland five classrooms in the building, which is lighted by electricityand is heated by steam. It has a beautiful tower on the northeast

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South Side of the building after the1985 remodel

corner of the building.” For some reason, the beautiful stainedglass windows were not mentioned.

The building has been remodeled and expanded twice, once in1948 and again in 1985. In 1948 a two-story addition was built onthe south end of the original building. Labor was donated, and theestimated cost of the building project was $45,000. The buildingaddition was dedicated on February 11, 1951. The secondremodeling project in 1985 cost $850,000 and resulted in a newcultural hall, kitchen, and offices on the west end of the originalbuilding. A new furnace, a new sound system, carpetingthroughout the building, padding of the chapel benches, and re-upholstery of the choir seats were included in this extensiveremodeling project. In addition, the stained glass windows wererepaired and covered with a protective covering, and the organ wascompletely disassembled and restored. The balcony, which hadbeen closed off, was once again opened up. The StakeGenealogical Library was put in the basement, and an elevator wasinstalled. The remodeling was completed in June 1985, and thebuilding was dedicated on March 2, 1986, by RegionalRepresentative Elder Lowell Sherratt.

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The New Ward Tabernacle

Frank H. Arnold of Logan Says Some Nice Things about ItA Delight to All People – Erected Last Year at a Cost of Over $30,000, Which has Been Paid by Malad Men Article Reprinted from the April 2, 1914, Idaho Enterprise

The City of Malad, just over the Utah line, in southern Idaho, haslong been famous for its flatiron buildings, its Joneses and theeisteddfods, and now it has the proud distinction of having thehandsomest and best planned meeting house between Brigham Cityand Baffin’s Bay. And that is going some for an Idaho town, even forone that has flatiron buildings like New York City and a GreatNorthern Hotel like Chicago.

The new meetinghouse is out in the fields near the railroadstation, and like the mispah sika in Denver is the first and lastimpression that the visitor gets of the town. It is built of dark redbrick with white stone trimmings, all of which makes a mosteffective setting for the many stained glass windows, the prevailingtones of which are green. Inside, the main auditorium with its slopingfloor and gallery has seating capacity for about a thousand, while inthe basement is the amusement hall, a most important feature in acommunity, all of whose social life is so closely bound up in theChurch. This hall has an excellent dancing floor with a stage ofgenerous proportions at one end, admirably adapted to privatetheatricals, for the hall can easily seat 600 people. The whole interioris finished in Oregon Fir with mission stain, and the building isheated throughout by steam.

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The architect was M.E. Anderson of Brigham City, and thebuilding is an almost exact replica of one built in the Brigham ThirdWard by the same architect. The only difference is that the Maladchapel has not its basement cut up into class rooms, and thus findsitself much hampered in its Sunday School work. The entire cost ofthe building was $30,000, nearly all of which has been cheerfullypaid by Malad residents. The impetus was given by Mr. David L.Evans, who presented the lot of two acres, and $1000 in cash andeven now is paying for the concrete walks about the grounds and upthe street to the main part of town. Mr. Evans is the millionaire ofMalad, rich in lands, herds, and a chain of banks, to say nothing ofthe Evans Light Co., which supplies electric light to the new meetinghouse. Mr. Evans is not the only generous contributor, for Maladabounds in thrifty, prosperous Welshmen and the heiress daughtersof the Joneses, Thomases and Evanses are considered most desirablewives by the young men of the Malad, Bear and Cache Valleys. Andthough the Welshmen have been said to be rather tight fisted withtheir money, those living in Malad have given most generouslytoward the new meeting house. They are not “careless of religiousmatters.” Their new meeting house proves conclusively that theyhave put their treasures where their heart has its keenest interest.

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Malad’s Tabernacle Dedicated

President Smith Made Magnificent Dedicatorial Address

Beautiful Structure Filled with Happy People

The Idaho Enterprise – September 2, 1915

Last Sunday was a most happy day in Malad. The magnificenttabernacle of the Second Ward and Stake was dedicated to thepurpose to which it was erected without one cent against it.

It meant a great deal of work upon the part of the officers andmembers of the Second Ward to successfully plan and carry throughto the successful issue a house of worship costing $35,000. But it hasbeen done, and today stands as it will for ages, as a monument to thepluck and perseverance of the people of Malad 2nd Ward and Stake.Not only Malad, but southeastern Idaho, is justly proud of theachievement.

The inspiring dedicatorial address and prayer were given byPresident Joseph Smith.

The quarterly conference of the Malad Stake of Zion convenedin the new Stake and 2nd Ward tabernacle Saturday, August 28, at 10A.M.

The speakers at the morning and afternoon sessions werePresident William H. Richards, Wm. H. Gibbs, Lewis D. Jones,Bishops John G. Evans, Hiram Monson, David Hughes, EldersThomas J. Howell, John S. Morris, James P. Harrison and H. E.Giles.

These services were well attended, every ward and branch in theStake being represented.

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2nd Ward before 2nd

Renovation

Sunday Morning, August 29

The conference commenced at half past ten a.m. There wererepresentatives from the Curlew and Bear River Stakes, and everyward and branch of Malad Stake. The speakers were PresidentWilliam H. Richards, President J. C. Cutler, of the Curlew Stake,Pres. Milton H. Welling of the Bear River Stake, Presiding BishopCharles W. Nibley and President Joseph F. Smith.

At this session and the two p.m. sessions the house was crowdedto capacity. At the afternoon session there were 1152 present.

At 2 p.m. dedicatorial services of the new Stake and WardTabernacle were held.

Bishop William H. Thomas gave a report of the cost ofconstruction of the new house.

The report showed that the building cost $34,342.69 and that$63.00 cash remained on hand.

President Joseph F. Smith gave the dedicatorial address andprayer.

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President Joseph F.Smith

Address of President Joseph F. Smith of Church of JesusChrist of Latter-Day Saints

I presume that we will never again beable to build a house large enough to containall the Latter-day Saints and their friendswho may desire to assemble together. It isalways a matter of regret to me to see ourbrethren who assemble on these occasionscompelled to stand through the services, andI hope that the admonition of BrotherRichards will be heeded, and the brethrenand sisters who have seats will sit as closelytogether as possible, so as to give room for a few more to seatthemselves.

I sincerely hope that the spirit of the Lord may brood over us thisafternoon and that I may be guided in my remarks by the spirit ofwisdom and intelligence, to the end that we may understand eachother, and that we may understand, in part at least, the object of thismeeting. The main object of our meeting here is for the purpose ofreceiving and giving instruction. It is a great privilege to have abeautiful and commodious place like this tabernacle in which to meeton the Sabbath and from time to time when it is desired to transactbusiness pertaining to the church and to the well-being of the peopleof the Stake and Ward. It is certainly a very great privilege for themembers of the Stake to have a place like this in which to hold themeetings of the various organizations of the church, such as Sabbathschools, Primary Association, relief society, and the various other

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organizations of the church, which have been organized for theinstruction of the youth of Zion and the children of God.

This house is a great credit to the people of this stake and Iheartily endorse the remark of the brother this morning who statedthat none of those who contributed to its erection are one cent poorerfor such contribution.

That is also my firm conviction. I do not believe that any ofthose who gave freely to build this house are today in possession ofone cent less than they would have been had they contributednothing, and in addition we have this beautiful place to worship. Andpeople coming to see you will look at your improvements and judgeyou by the improvements you have made.

If you had made no improvements but were content to live in theold time doby houses, or log huts, or dugouts, that our fathers werecompelled to live in, people coming among us would say, “Here livean unthrifty people.” But when they come among us and see that wehave built beautiful houses and ornamented the surroundings withshade trees and shrubbery, and lawn grass and with flowers, so thateverything is enticing and pleasing to the eye, they say, “Here is ahappy, thrifty, prosperous people.” Their attention is in that waydrawn to us, they feel that they would like to become betteracquainted with us. The next thing they look for is your place ofworship, and they see that it corresponds with your homes, and thenthey think, “This people have good, deep and abiding religiousconvictions, and take their religion seriously, and have a proper pridein furnishing a fit and proper place to meet for the purpose ofperforming their religious duties.” And they will admire you for your

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work, and the improvements you have made, and will carry a goodreport of you wherever they may go.

Here and now I desire to express my deep and sincereappreciation of the help and kindness that have been shown ourpeople by those whom our good bishop termed Gentiles. Now Isuppose he spoke the work with all due reverence and respect for theones of whom he spoke, but I think that if you will think with me thatit is not the proper word to use. It has been common to designatethose who were not Latter-day Saints and members of the Church ofJesus Christ as Gentiles but when we use that word we do not intendto use the approbious word, but I would to the members of the churchthat we refrain as far as possible from using the word Gentile todesignate those who are not members of the church. Good friends andneighbors of ours who are not yet members of the church may be ofthe blood of Israel as much as we are, and it may be only a questionof time when they will reach the conclusion in their own minds thatthe Lord has spoken to the children of men. We do not claim to beany better than we ought to be, nor do we claim to be any better thanothers, and the contrary we admit that there are none of us who aremembers of the church who might not do a great deal better than wedo. We are only children in the work of the Lord. We are beginnersin the work of the redemption of souls, and the work of redemptionlies at the foundation of each individual life. If I am not in a positionto save myself, neither am I in position to save others.

I believe in the doctrine of Christ, that God has opened a way forall mankind to be saved and brought back in exaltation to hispresence, and we believe that the works he did we must do in order

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that we may be able to regain the presence of the Lord and enter intohis kingdom and be exalted as his redeemed children.

You doubtless remember the saying of the Saviour, which Iconsider to be liberal and should be liberally accepted by every livingsoul. “He who heareth and doeth my commandments, I will liken himunto a man, a wise man who built his house upon a rock and whenthe winds blew and the rain descended and the storm beat upon thehouse, it fell not, for it was built upon the rock; but whosoeverheareth my commandments and doeth them not, I will liken unto theman who built his house upon the sand, and when the winds blew,and the rain descended and the storm beat upon his house it fell, forit was built upon the sand.”

We believe in the doctrine of baptism for the remission of sin asessential to the salvation of mankind. We believe that God will notremit the sins of his children unless they first repent. We do notbelieve that anyone will obtain a pardon and redeem their soulsunless they first repent of their sins, and determine in their hearts towalk the path that the Lord has appointed the children of men, and toobey his commandments, and be baptized, then their sins are remittedto them, and they are received into the congregation of the Lord.They are in possession of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If a personreceive the work of God, and understand it, and will live accordingto the requirements of the gospel of the Son of God, then should hetransgress against a fellow man, he should make it right to the best ofhis ability. If he then be baptized by one having authority for theremission of sins, he shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Webelieve that you must do the things that God commands in order to

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be worthy of the glory of the spirit and to be entitled to enter in theinheritance promised by the Lord.

Now my brethren and sisters, we believe that it takes more thanmere belief to entitle us to go through the doors into the Kingdom ofHeaven and partake of eternal life, our acts much accord with ourbelief. If it were not so then all a person would have to do would beto repent on his death bed and say, “I believe in the Son of God” inorder to enter into the Glory of the Kingdom. It is true they willreceive credit for their repentance, that is every man who is in formand image of God. And when I say men, I mean both male andfemale, though more particularly the man, for he is the head, and Godhas given him the leadership, and made him responsible to a muchgreater extent. Still the woman is also responsible, and like the man,has power to choose between good and evil, and therefore I say sheis responsible though not perhaps to the extent that man is under allcircumstances. Therefore I say that every man will be required togive an account of his deeds done in the flesh, and he will receive hisreward according to his works, whether they be good or evil. WhenI speak of this I would that all mankind would understand the truthas we understand. In the Garden of Eden this choice was bestowedupon our first parents when they partook of the apple of evil and Godmade us free to choose as we desired. Therefore we are responsiblefor our acts and will be rewarded according to our deserts. I hold inthe highest esteem this principle of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Every human being will be judged according to his works in theflesh, and nothing in the world will satisfy you or him except justice,such justice as is right and proper. You would not accept a reward

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from God that you had not earned, for you would know that you werenot worthy and you could not feel happy with a reward or merit thatbelonged to someone else. If I were to receive the reward really dueanother, could I feel justified in accepting it, could conscience that Iwould have to confess that it was not mine, so that the Lord mightaward it to whom it was due.

There is nothing that I so admire and hold in the deepest andhighest honor and estimation in my mind as that righteous principleof the Gospel laid down in the Book of Mormon and the NewTestament, in the words of our Savior, “And every man will berewarded according to his works, whether they be good or evil.”

All that mankind does will be remembered and he will receivethe reward that he merits, whether he be Jew or Gentile, bond or free,white or black, every man will be judged according to his works andwill be rewarded according to his works whether they be good orevil. That is the principle of Mormonism.

I do not believe, neither does the church teach nor believe thatGod ever punished a child that died before it reached the age ofresponsibility. I believe that such a child will be ushered back into thepresence of God guiltless of sin and be redeemed. This book teachesthat and so does the Bible teach this principle that children areredeemed. “Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid themnot, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven,” They are innocent. Theymay possess evil atoms, or evil atoms of their parents, but they arenot responsible for their wickedness, and God will not hold the child-ren responsible for these conditions, and they will be saved. This isthe doctrine of Mormonism.

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We believe in the redemption of the dead. The Gospel teaches it,we believe and teach it, and we would that all men would believe itfor we know that it is true and just and reasonable. We know that allmen and every man will be benefitted by receiving these principlesand living them and carrying them out for their own good.

Now I will not further prolong my remarks, but I want to say toyou my friends who are here today and are not members of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that we hold you in thehighest respect. We would protect your rights and your honor, andyour virtue just as readily as we would protect the right, honor andvirtue of our own members or any man, whether he be Jew or Turk,Chinese, Hindoo, or Japanese or whatever race or color he may be,the duty is to honor all men and respect their rights as far as we cando it, for it is our business to take our stand in this and everythingthat is good, if we believe in it. That is Mormonism as I understandit. We accept the word Mormonism as applied to us only so far as wehave accepted the original use of it. Our name is the Church of JesusChrist of the Latter-day Saints, but the other name has been appliedto us on account of our belief in the Book of Mormon, and when weuse the term Mormon, or Mormonism we mean nothing more nor lessthan believers in, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Dedicatorial Prayer

Now my brethren and sisters we have come together toparticipate in the dedication of this beautiful and ornamental place ofworship and may the spirit of the Lord be with us, and may we bringwith us the spirit of the Lord, the spirit of kindness. We are trying to

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convince all of the people of the earth that the earth is the Lord’s andthat we are his followers, and must be guided by his hand in allthings. I want this principle to be understood by the Latter-day Saintswho have met here while we are dedicating this building unto theLord. And I hope that you will join with me in spirit in offering thisprayer; Holy Father, who hast made the earth and the heavens, theseas and the mountains and the rivers of water and who has createdman in thine own image and likeness both male and female, and hasput them here upon this earth to build it and replenish it, and to havedominion over it and all things therein, the beasts of the field, thefowls of the air and the fishes of the brook and to stand at the head ofthy creation. Holy Father, as thy children we have descended downfrom Israel to these latter days, and to the day that thou hastappointed for the fulfillment of things, and we feel to thank thee forthe privileges that thou has bestowed upon us and feel grateful OFather, that thou hast revealed to us thy mind and thy will.

O Father we have reserved a small portion of the earth that thouhast created, and we have surrounded and beautified it, and upon itwe have built this house, and now we dedicate this unto thee, O Lord,and we commit it Holy Father into thy hands, and humbly ask thatthou wilt sanctify this building and make it a holy place, a placewhere men and women may gather together from time to time in thename of thy only begotten Son, the Saviour of the world, to do thywill. We pray thou that thou will not permit any kind of evil to enterthis place but will preserve it to all righteousness.

Bless thy children on the Sabbath day and other days that theymay assemble to listen to thy teachings in the various organizations

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of the church. Exalt and bless the whole priesthood. Help us to teachthe Gospel of Jesus Christ and bring others to a knowledge of thetruth thereof. Holy Father, we pray thou in the name of Jesus Christto preserve this building from the earthquake, the fire and storm andother destructive elements with which the earth shall tremble underthy hand. Holy Father, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, and byvirtue of the Holy Priesthood which thou hast conferred upon us inthese latter days, we do dedicate this house to thee now and foreverand we do set it apart to thy service, and we pray that thou wiltsanctify it unto thee and thy Son, and consecrate it in all honor andglory, now and forever. Amen.

Remarks by C. W. Nibley

Following are the remarks of C. W. Nibley, presiding bishop:

“I will not detain you very long my brethren and sisters. I wishonly to bear my testimony to the truth of the splendid discourse thatwe have listened to this afternoon. The words that have been spokenare true and they are good. I can say as Paul said to the Savior, ‘If wedo not follow thee, to whom shall we turn, and to whom shall we go,thou has the words of eternal life.’ We have heard the words ofeternal life. They cannot harm anybody. They can only do good toeverybody who will listen to them and will obey thecommandments.”

“I tell you that you have heard this afternoon the words of eternallife that make for righteousness and peace and pleasure. From theLord you have it told to you and the power of priesthood to so deliverit, are here. The Lords revealeth to the prophet Joseph Smith the

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organizer of this church all of its teachings, and it is here for good,and it has the words and the way of salvation. And we can say withthe utmost frankness that there is nothing but good in it. Who hasever been told to do wrong by it, or to do an unrighteous act by thischurch or the principles of this gospel? Where will you find anythingunrighteous in this book? The spirit that impels and directs this work,directs it from the head down through all the authorities. It is thespirit of righteousness; the spirit of virtue and good fellowship and allthat is intelligent.”

“I bear witness that this is the church of God, and that theprophet, Joseph Smith, spoke the truth and did not he when he saidthat he had seen the Father and the Son who instructed him in theprinciples of the everlasting gospel.”

“I bear witness that this Book of Mormon contains the truth andthat the miracles in it are true and not a lie. You cannot prosper witha lie as the foundation, and build up from a small colony, of poorimmigrants the wonderful communities that have been created in thevalley of the mountains. This is the work of God and not of man.Men cannot understand it unless the spirit be given. I have partnersin my business who are not members of the church and we talk overour business matters and we understand each other perfectly, becausethey try to understand. But when I talk to them of our religiousprinciples it is just as though I were talking Greek, and they do notunderstand, because they do not seek the kingdom of heaven.”

“I want to believe in this work. It is good and true. A false thingdoes not produce results such as we see around us on every hand. Tosay otherwise a man must be a fool, absolutely a fool. A lie does not

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Organ Pipes

produce such results. If a person does not believe in the doctrine, lethim at least believe in the worth of the principles. The spirit of Godis in this work and is with those who are carrying this work on. It iswith all of the organizations that the church uses in this work – theRelief Society and the Primary Associations, and the Sabbath School,and the Mutual Associations and the Priesthood from the head to thehumblest elder. That this work is a good work is evidenced by whatis being accomplished by it in the building of meeting houses and thevisiting of the sick and afflicted. It is a church of good sons anddaughters and of high ideals. That you may feel inspired to continuein this good work and to receive and that you may continue to receivethe abundant blessings bestowed upon the faithful workers in thiscause is my prayer. God bless you. Amen.”

The pleasing and appropriate music for the service was furnishedby the combined First and Second Ward Choirs under the leadershipof E. D. Mann.

The Enterprise is indebted to Miss Alma Hennenberg for thestenographic report of the addresses, and to Mr. J. Edward Gibbs,clerk, for the details of the services.

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History of the Organ

(taken from a Program of an Organ Concert, by Melvin Dunn, Organist May 16, 1993,

sponsored by the Malad Second Ward/Fifth Ward High Priest)

This building was erected in 1914, and dedicated August 29,1915. In March of 1921 plans were begun to secure funds for a pipeorgan. The Second Ward Choir was organized with R N. Hill aspresident, D. E. Johnson, conductor and Charlotte Evans as organist,with Ruth Castleton-Davis as assistant organist. This choir beganpresenting entertainments, in the form of cantatas and recitals “andas the talent is superior to much of that ordinarily appearing fromabroad, they will undoubtedly meet with the patronage andencouragement of the citizens generally.” (Oneida County EnterpriseMarch 3, 1921)

“This week [March 25, 1926] a beautifulGrand Pipe organ has been installed in theStake Tabernacle by the Beasley Music Co. This is one of the finest instruments of thekind made, and will add greatly to theservices, and the pleasure of the entertainmentheld in this beautiful building.” (OneidaCounty Enterprise, March 25, 1926)

The organ was built before 1910 byKimball organ Company of Chicago. It uses tubular pneumatic actionand is one of the few in the world left with that type of action,because of the difficulty encountered when working on them.

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In 1985 and 1986, while our building was being remodeled, theorgan was dismantled and taken to American Fork Utah, whereextensive work was done on it, including the cabinet and pipes. Thenagain last summer, work was done on it by H. Ronald Poll Associatesof Salt Lake City. Brother Dunn was involved in that work.

“It is considered a jewel by those who have worked on it andplayed it. They say we are very fortunate to have it, and shouldappreciate the fine vintage instrument that it is. It was originally ahand pump organ and the slots on each side for the pump handles arestill visible.”

Pipe Organ Recital at Stake Tabernacle

Stake Choir Will Give Concert with

New Pipe Organ Heard First

Oneida County Enterprise April 8, 1926

The Stake Choir, under the leadership of J. Guy Benson, stakechorister, and the management of Hyrum J. Hanson, will give aconcert at which the new pipe organ will be heard for the first time,with Edward P. Kimball, organist of the Salt Lake Tabernacle at theconsole.

This with a fine program that the choir is preparing promises tobe a rare treat to the people of Malad and surrounding country, andwe anticipate a general response.

The installing of such an instrument in the community will be abig factor for the advancement of the art of music. “The church hasgiven a very liberal contribution towards the payment of the organ

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and we hope by this entertainment to meet the balance,” was thestatement of a member of the choir in telling of the plans of theorganization . . .

This is a good time for all to boost and tell everybody to be sureto be at the concert.

Organ Recital Proves SuccessMusic and Readings Please the Hundreds in

Attendance, Record BrokenOneida County EnterpriseThursday, April 22, 1926

The record in attendance at a program given in the StakeTabernacle, was broken Tuesday evening when the new pipe organwas christened by a most pleasing program.

The large house was packed to capacity and everyone left afterthe program, enthusiastic over the entertainment given them.

Edward P. Kimball, organist of the Salt Lake City tabernacle,presided at the organ and rendered some beautiful selections.

Every number on the program, which follows, was rendered in amanner seldom excelled:

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipe Organ

Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir

Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Castleton

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipe Organ

Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thelma Dredge

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Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipe Organ

Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies Chorus

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Thomas

Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir

Speeches – Pres. W. H. Richards, L. D. Jones, W. H. Gibbs andBishop W. H. Thomas

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipe Organ

Two Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service Glee Club

Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Edwards Jones and Adeline Hatch

Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipe Organ

Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choir

Special mention should indeed by made of the selections by thechoir, as well as the solos by Harold Castleton, Thelma Dredge andthe duet by Margaret Edwards Jones and Adeline Hatch. However,the reading by Miss Beth Thomas was pronounced one of the bestnumbers on the program. Miss Thomas certainly is capable andperfectly at home before an audience.

Appropriate indeed were the remarks by President Richards,Messrs. L. D. Jones, M. H. Gibbs and W. H. Thomas.

It is always necessary to mention some part of a program last,but in this case we feel that the selections of the Service Glee Club,that wonderful organization of men who are always ready to giveservice upon any and all occasions, was of the best.

It is announced that other like programs will be announced later.

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Mabel Jones Gabbott

The Lord’s House

By Mabel Jones GabbottLocal Author ~ Song Writer

Our town of Malad, Idaho, wassituated in a little valley, and we exploredevery corner of it. There was Aunt Mary’sfarm toward the north, where wildbluebells grew up on the bench. UncleWill’s dam was on the south, where wewent swimming. We hiked the six miles

west to St. John and gathered watercress from a stream, and weexplored Blue Rock and the M on the mountain to the east. Whenthe first snow came, we pulled our sleighs up Hungary Hill. Snowscame thick and heavy in our valley. Some winters the road to thenorth was blocked with such deep snow that we could only get tothe outside world from the south. As soon as the snow left, wewould explore up the creek to see if the uncovered world was stillas we had left it in the fall.

I attended church in the First Ward. The meetinghouse wasframed, with one large room and lots of wide steps leading up tothe big front doors. I’ll never forget the last, ward party we hadbefore they tore down the original building. Afterward, beforeeveryone went home, we stood in the night air, talking about ourexperiences, and everyone said they could almost see that tired oldbuilding swaying on its foundation.

Later we built a new brick meetinghouse, and President Grantcame from Salt Lake to dedicate it. But it was never the same.

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The Second Ward met at the south end of town in a buildingthat was also our stake tabernacle. Oh, how we loved that statelybuilding! I suppose now it would seem old-fashioned, with itsquaint corners and small rooms. I remember that the chapel therecould be divided with curtains for classes. But above all it hadwhat we called character.

We loved to go to stake conference there and hear the organmusic. The organ was located high up at the west end of thechapel, and the sound seemed to come from everywhere. Behindthe pulpit and the choir seats were the tall, shiny pipes of the organand high bench for the organist. As we looked up from where wesat, the organ seemed like it was almost in heaven. In later yearsmy friend Clarice had permission to practice on the organ. I wouldgo with her early in the morning before school or late at night. Shewould sit up on the high bench and the music would roll out. I’d siton one of the back benches and listen, and Brother Yearsley, thejanitor, would patiently wait for us. Often he would be polishingthe old benches until the woodwork fairly glowed. Then when wewere finished, he’d lock up after us.

Brother Yearsley was a remarkable man. He was blind. Hiswife helped him a lot, and they kept that building as clean andneat, “as if,” he used to say, “the Lord might really visit us and siton these benches and walk on these floors.” He taught us to lovethe house of the Lord. He taught us respect for every polishedbench and every hall and classroom.

One evening we were having a party in the “rec room”downstairs. We had been playing games, drinking punch, and

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eating cupcakes. The party was just at its height with noise andjollity when the electric power failed all over the valley. It wasdark down there, and everyone was running this way and thattrying to get out. We were knocking into chairs, running intodoors, and upsetting food. Suddenly Brother Yearsley, was there.

“Quiet!” he said in a voice loud enough for all of us to hearhim.

“We can’t see, Brother Yearsley,” we chorused. “We don’tknow how to get out. Do you have a light?”

Brother Yearsley stood still in the doorway and answered,“Yes, I have a light, so settle down. Now each one of you just takethe hand of the one next to you, get in a line, and we’ll go upstairstogether. Follow me.”

I almost said, “But you can’t see either.” And then I realizedhe had been going about that building doing our Father’s businessfor years without eyes to guide him. And that was the light hemeant that he had.

We were quiet as he led us, saying, “There is a step here. Nowwe turn right. Watch your feet. Don’t kick against the walls. Wemust love the Lord’s house.”

And we surely did - that night and ever after.

Taken from The Friend, Copyright by Corporation of thePresident of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;

used by permission.

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Gerald Yearsley

By your friend Hubert S. Gleed

I would like to pay tribute to a man who has lived in theMalad valley most of his life. As an introduction to what I wouldlike to say, I quote a verse from the poem “Is It True,” by SaraWilliams:

Is it true, O Christ in Heaven,

That which ever way we go,

Walls of darkness must surround us,

Things we would but cannot know?

That the infinite must bound us

Like a temple veil unrent,

Whilst the finite ever wearies

So that non’ therein content?

Gerald Yearsley, born July 24, 1913, in Woodruff, OneidaCounty, Idaho, suffered an accident when he was kicked by a horseSeptember 16, 1925, which left him blind. Ever since that day,

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wherever he went, there were “walls of darkness surrounding him –things he would but could not know.” It would have been easy just togive up and become dependent upon others, but he would not have itthat way. He could not be content until he was independent and hedecided to do something about it.

In 1927 he entered the Gooding School for the blind and studiedthere for eight years, where, among other things, he learned to readBraille. Braille is not easy to learn, and he told me that when he firstrealized the enormity of the task before him, he was overwhelmed.He had never been away from home and family; and now, in thisstrange place among strange people, he allowed himself the luxuryof one good cry. But it was for only a moment. Then he dried histears and plunged into the task ahead with renewed energy. His handsbecame his eyes. The senses of touch, smell and sound weredeveloped to a much higher degree than in persons with sight.

Excerpts from Gerald Yearsley’s Life StoryIt is as he typed it on a regular typewriter even though he was blind

(Used with Permission)

In April of 1953, we heard that the custodian of the Second Wardwas going to quit his job, so Jessie and I met with the Bishopric andasked them for the job. Bishop Willie wasn’t so sure we could do thejob so I asked him to give me a week to get oriented, then make hisdecision. Apparently, our work was satisfactory, because we havenow been working as custodians for over 20 years. When BishopWillie consented to give us a week’s trial period, he emphasized thefact that they wanted custodians, not janitors.

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March 27, 1975 — On this date, we had quite a severeearthquake. I had always wanted to experience what an earthquakefelt like but wouldn’t you know it, Jessie and I were in the carcoming home from the Church. I thought there was somethingdifferent but the road was so full of chuckholes, I didn’t think toomuch about it and Jessie didn’t seem to be aware of anythingdifferent. When we got out of the car, Margaret Gleed, our neighborcalled across the street and said, “That was a bad one.” I said, “badwhat?” She said, “earthquake.” Everybody seemed to be out in theiryards and pretty shaken up . . . There was quite a bit of damage doneto the Church house where we worked. The top part of the chimneycoming out of the furnace room had to be replaced. There was somedamage done to the bricks on the south end of the Church. I thinkthey were pulled away from the building. There was considerabledamage done to the plaster. We had two messes to clean up. Dirt andplaster dust was everywhere and there were chunks of plaster inplaces. The second mess was cleaning up after the plasterers hadfinished repairing the damaged plaster. Everything considered, itwasn’t too serious a quake, but it was a reminder of what couldhappen and it had a pretty sobering effect on us. At least for a time ithad a humbling effect and caused us to count our many blessings.

July 15, 1978 — . . . on the above date, after 26 years ascustodians, we retired. Jessie was only to glad to quit, but I, knowingthat it would be like having practically nothing to do, was rathersorry. After being in the middle of everything that went on in theward for that long, then being practically cooped up at home 24 hoursa day and seven days a week, I had the feeling that everything in the

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community had stopped. It was like being almost completely isolatedfrom everybody and everything. Not being able to see. I couldn’t getout and get a part time job like most people do when they retire . . .

On March 2, 1980, the day the new block program of the churchwas started throughout the church . . . the man who took our place ascustodian had a heart attack and died. Late that afternoon, the P.F.R.(physical facilities representative) called and asked us if we wouldconsider acting as custodians until they could get a replacement . . . I asked Jessie what she thought about it and she guessed it would beall right . . . As soon as I hung the telephone receiver up, we got inthe car and went to the church to take care of the furnace and tocheck the building for the night. We were back in the saddle againand it seemed good . . . It seemed so good to be back to work thatwhen after two weeks they hadn’t found a custodian, I asked theP.F.R. if Jessie and I could stay on as custodians of the building onlyand just get someone to do the outside work. Brother Roderick, whowas the P.F.R. accepted my request without hesitation . . . Since I hadbeen doing most of the work for sometime prior to our retiring, Iknew I could do most of the work in the building with her [Jesse]spending not more than four hours a week checking my work andhelping me with one or two more difficult jobs such as cleaning theRelief Society room. I had even scrubbed and waxed the halls acouple of times. Things went quite smoothly until cold weather set in. . . By December . . . I called Brother Roderick and said we wouldhave to quit. He decided to give Dean Williams, who had been takingcare of the yard, the whole job but wanted me to stay on for a coupleof weeks to break him in. During those two weeks, I tried to fill him

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in on as many of the problems that he would have and their solutionsand the other responsibilities he would have. I guess I overdid it forhis mind was so boggled he was afraid to tackle the job. When Iasked him if he would like to have me stay on until the end of theyear, he said he sure would. On the evening of the 31st of December,when I was at tithing settlement, I explained to the Bishop howuncertain Dean was about taking the job, I also told him that if Deanwanted me to stay on as part time custodian, I would, but if I stayedon, he would have to furnish me with transportation so that Jessiewould be completely free of the job. The next day about noon, thebishop called and asked me if my offer was still good. I said it was soI stayed on as part time custodian until the last of March of 1983,when the church retired me. The policy of the Church was that as ofJanuary 1, of that year, when a custodian reached the age of 70, hewas to be retired. So that was that. Because Dean had been so goodto me, I continued to work until the last of May without pay.

2nd, 5th LDS Wards Church Dedication

Idaho Enterprise

Two years after the remodeling project began on the SecondWard Meetinghouse, members of the Second and Fifth Wardsgathered in that building Sunday for Dedication Services of the72-year-old structure. This marked the third time the building hadbeen dedicated, the first being in 1915. The latest project wascompleted in June of last year at a cost of $850,000, and memberswere allowed to return shortly afterward. Four months later it wasmade a two-ward meetinghouse when the Samaria, Pleasantview, and

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Cherry Creek Wards were abandoned and subsequently made part ofthe Malad Second Ward and the new Malad Fifth Wards. Thebuilding now houses all functions of these two wards. Included inthe massive building project was a complete renovation andremodeling of the structure. A new cultural hall, kitchen, and twonew Bishop’s offices were added onto the west end, as well as twonew restroom facilities upstairs. Other new additions included a newfurnace and sound system. New carpeting was laid throughout,benches were padded in the chapel area for more comfortable seating,and the choir seats were reupholstered. The stained glass windowsin the chapel were repaired and covered with a protective covering toprevent any further damage, and the balcony was once again openedup as it originally was. The organ was completely disassembled andshipped to Salt Lake City in hundreds of pieces to be cleaned andrestored.

Downstairs the Malad Stake Genealogical Library was movedinto space provided for it, and an elevator was installed for theconvenience of those finding it difficult to go up and down the stairs.What was once the cultural hall in the basement is now classroomsand the Genealogical Library, and numerous genealogy workers inthe Malad Stake frequent the building on a weekly basis as theysearch out the records of those who have passed on. Presiding at theservices was Regional Representative, Elder Lowell Sherratt ofBrigham City, Utah. Bishop Frank N. Madsen of the Second Wardconducted. Music was furnished by a combined ward choir made upof members from both the Second and Fifth Wards who sang threenumbers: “Let the Mountain Shout for Joy,” “In This House,” and

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“The Lords Prayer.” They were under the direction of choir directors,Cristine Saxton and Hope Price, and accompanists, Palsy Bybee,Betty Crowther and Myra Jean John. Speakers included BishopFrank Gunnell of the Fifth Ward, Bishop Frank Madsen of theSecond Ward, and Stake President Foster Ipsen. The DedicatoryPrayer was offered by Elder Sherratt. Opening and closing prayerswere offered by two former Bishops, Bishop Howard May andBishop Owen Ward.

SERVICES

Among the remarks made by Bishop Frank Gunnell was areflection of the sacrifices and hardships endured by pioneerancestors as they constructed the original Second Ward Building. Hesaid, “We have been able to witness many unusual skills and timeconsuming labors that were used to construct the original parts of thisbuilding during the renovation process. Of particular interest to mewas the way they leveled the hardwood floor in the basement bybuilding it on a false floor. Also, the huge wall of concrete that hadto be removed in order to get the elevator installed. None of us wereaware this block of concrete was even there. Many of you here todayhave ancestors who participated in the original construction of thisbuilding and some of you have helped with the remodeling andadditions that have gone into it over the years. As I have becomefamiliar with the different projects that have taken place in thisbuilding, I have been impressed with the planning, the hard work andthe sacrifices that have gone into it. The first alteration to thebuilding was made in 1939 when an entrance to the basement wasmade under the front steps. No jack hammer was available so the

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entrance was made with a chisel and sledge hammer through a 14"wall of cement. The next alteration came in 1948-49 when thewing was added on the south. Church policy at that time required thewards to pay 30 percent of the cost. At that time the construction wasnot turned over to a professional contractor. Bishop J. Golden Willieand Brother Wayne Kent took the contract to do the building. Thiswas done with a pledge from them of $1,950 in donated labor.Edward H. Pingle volunteered as building supervisor, and thebuilding was completed at a cost of $38,000. Top wages at that timewere $2.50 an hour, so it is easy to see the many hours donated tocomplete the building.”

Bishop Gunnell drew an analogy with the building’s stainedglass windows: Bishop Madsen said, “Our church membership hasincreased sixfold from what it was 40 years ago. The number of missionaries has skyrocketed nearly eight times, the number ofmissions nearly five times and the number of stakes almost eighttimes. New meetinghouses now dot the globe. The Church has neverbeen as strong as it is today. But the real strength of the Church liesin the individual lives of its members-in their testimonies and service. “Each of us might ask ourselves, ‘Are we anxiously engaged in agood cause, are we doing many things of our own free will in helpingto build the kingdom of God, and are we bringing to pass muchrighteousness.’”

“Brothers and sisters, I hope this building can be a tower to sightin on, and when we see it, it will make us ‘feel’ good because weknow that it is the house of the Lord and what goes on within itswalls will give direction to our lives.”

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President Foster Ipsen referred to a spirit that is felt in the inbuilding because of the genealogy work that goes on there. He saidthat this work is fulfilling the scripture in Malachi that the hearts ofthe children will be turned to their fathers. He spoke of the structureas more than just bricks and stone and mortar, but as a House of theLord – a House of worship. He encouraged those present toappreciate the fact that it is dedicated to the Lord as a place wherethey can learn his gospel.

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Historical Registration Application

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Memories

Lois Kern Haraguchi: I was an organist in the 2nd Ward in the mid50s. I remember that Bro. Yearsley was blind did maintenance andtook care of that magnificent organ. It was an amazing instrumentand the beautiful pipes reminded me of the Tabernacle organ. It waspretty tricky getting up and down from there but is one of my favoritememories. I played it for meetings and was part of many schoolcantatas, i.e., Christmas and Easter. I spent hours practicing andwhile there being tutored by Bro Yearsley. We always had a fullhouse for those high school events. Mr. Castleton was a great teacherand directed some wonderful programs.

Ralph Burton: Kathy and I traveled to Malad June 28, 2014 for theJones family reunion and the Welsh Festival. Both took place at the2nd Ward Tabernacle. Standing inside the building I took somephotos of the beautiful Organ and other places inside. One of thephotos was of Kathy and her brother, Jim Jones, standing in front ofthe elevator. As I looked at the elevator I realized that it once was notan elevator door but 60 years before it was the Janitor’s closet doorand my mind rushed back to when I was 12 years old standing infront of that door . . . I was attending scouts and mutual and wassupposed to be in class but after opening exercises I had waited withMark Howard, Kenny Grover and the other usual suspects until thecoast was clear to go downstairs and play basketball. There was abasketball court in the basement of the church house. Did I mentionthat the janitor for the building was Brother Yearsley? The basketballhowever, was locked up in the janitor’s closet. Sometimes we wouldget the basketball out of the closet and go downstairs to play. I had

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found that I could release the lock on the closet door with a piece ofplastic, and then we would get the basketball out of the closet.Brother Yearsley was the church custodian, when he was a youngman he had been kicked in the face by a horse and had become blind.However, he did not let that stop him from many activities that hewent on to accomplish. With the help of his wife, he was able toclean and take care of the custodial duties of the church better thananyone I have ever known. But I digress, back to the closet and theobtaining of the basketball. On one mutual night as I unlocked andopened the closet door, and reached for the basketball, two handsreached out of the dark and grabbed my arms. The voice from thedark closet boomed out with great authority. “Who are you?” I wasso shocked and surprised that I meekly replied, “Ralph Burton.” Itwas Brother Yearsley, the blind custodian, who did not need to havethe light on, who had apprehended me. He told me that if I would nothelp myself to the basketball in the future, he would spare me froma report to my father of my nefarious act. I have since thought that ifhad been really thinking, since he was blind, when he asked who Iwas, I could have replied, “Mark Howard.”

Brother Yearsley saw more than most of the world who had eyes. Henot only took care of the Lord’s House but because of his keen senseof hearing he was the town’s piano tuner, tv and radio repairman andan accomplished organist. I will never forget this amazing Man.

Jon Ward: There was an older member of Second Ward, whoprobably walked to church. For the evening meeting he would arrivejust at the start of the Sacrament. As teachers two of us were to shutthe door and keep it shut. He would do his best to open the doors, but

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President SamuelHendricks

we held it firmly. One night in particular, he arrived a bit later. It wasa hot summer night. He went to the back row of the chapel under thebalcony. He fell sound asleep. It had been announced he was to givethe closing prayer. The final note of the closing song sounded.Minutes passed. Paul Willie was on the stand, which one youngpriesthood holder did to run possible errands or whatever for thebishopric. Another couple of minutes passed. A member of thebishopric, concerned something happened medically, sent Paul to theback of the chapel. The congregation heard the older member wakeafter Paul tapped him on the shoulder. “I’m supposed to do what?”he said. He accompanied Paul to the front and gave the prayer. I stillremember the brother expressing thanks “for the good night’s rest.”I didn’t add the name, because I wanted to be discreet. The olderbrother had this incredible sense of humor, so common among thepeople of Malad.

Jan Myers: Our family has wonderful memories of the Second WardTabernacle since Grandpa Hendricks was the last stake presidentthere before the stake center beside theelementary school was built and since ourdad was bishop for eight years in theSecond Ward. First Bob, then I, and finallyMom and Dad left from that ward to servemissions. I love the memories of sitting inthat chapel for sacrament meeting on asummer evening with the sunset glowingthrough the stained glass windows. Dadtold me how a pigeon got caught in the

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Front row: Ann Ward, ?, Marilyn Smith, Keith Thomas, MarieJones, Debbie Brinkerhoff, Sheila Sorensen Marlene Smith,

LeRoy Jensen. 2nd and 3rd Row: ?, Randy Willie, Bob Crowther,Jeff Alder, Dixie Pilgrim, ?, Alan John Last Row: Bill

Vanderwood, Alice Jones, Kay Jones, Mont South, Teachers:Glenda Jensen and Sister Pearl Wade. We were 4 and 5 years

old. Primary was on Wednesday mornings in the summer.

tower of the tabernacle. Brother Yearsley, though blind, got up in thattower and extricated the bird.

Ann Thomas Ward: Photo of her 2nd Ward Primary Class

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Jocie Anderson Reel: I remember going to Miss Pearl’s preschoolin the basement of that building. Such a wonderful teacher! I alsoremember Brother Yearsley dropping by to check on us. He came andtalked to us about braille once. He gave each of us a sample of brailleto put in our preschool scrapbooks Miss Pearl had us make.

Jim Moss: Here are my memories of the Yearsleys. I was 11 whenhe hired me to mow the lawn. It was a riding lawn mower with athree foot cutting swath. At this time was before they remodeled the2nd Ward there was a back lawn went from the 2nd Ward park to thesouth property line about 60 ft wide.

When I would show up on Saturdays, he would have the mower outand gassed up, I still remember the old five gallon tin gas can sittingthere. There was a little shed on the north west comer where themower was. I would cheek in with him and start mowing.

Brother Yearsley told me to cut slow and do not leave any grass onthe sidewalk or the parking lot or circular road. It would take threehours to mow all the lawns and clean the parking lot and sidewalks.

I would then go find him and he and his wife would be cleaning thechapel or other rooms. Now you have to remember back then wedidn’t have the west part of the building. The outside west wall waswhere the steps are going down stairs to the gym, stage, and kitchen, so sometimes l had to roam in the unlit building to find him. Manytimes I would find him in the chapel playing the organ or the piano,only two other people have played those like he did and they wereWesley Crowther and Hope Price.

When he was done playing one or the other, l would say I am donemowing the lawn. He would say ok lets go “look” at it. I would just

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smile. Now what he meant by that was he got on his hands and kneesand crawled on the lawns feeling with the palms of his hands tocheck if the grass was even, on all lawns including the big one inback. He then would feel the side walk and parking lot. Then hewould pull out his wallet and give me, (and this was done everyweek) three brand new crisp $1 bills and would shake my hand andsay “see you next week.” It was a joy to work for him.

Now the inside of the building was like a temple to him and Jessie;they worked there every day to make it the House of God. And if youcame in with mud or snow on your shoes Jessie would make youclean them off.

I also remember one time Bro. Lloyd Sweeten was paralyzed and ina wheel chair and would come to church and park his wheel chair bythe south stairs going into the chapel and he would wait until therewere four people to carry him upstairs. One time I was helping carryhim and I looked over and Brother Yearsley was helping carry himalso. This man was blind from the age of 12 but can see better thanmost of us with site.

He would go to Mrs. Jones kindergarten class which was held in theside room of the building and would come into the current class andteach about braille. I still have the braille sheet he gave us.

Lucie Thomas Washburn: Many people probably remember thecantata practices with Mr. Castleton. What a rare treat to hear how wesounded in such a building! My senior year, we performed SING WENOW OF CHRISTMAS – Michael Dives and I played the pianoparts (all duets) – it is a treasured experience in my memory. The

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HALLELUJAH CHORUS at the end of every cantata was a highlightfor hundreds of students.

Devayne Gill: My Dad, Aranal Gill, was one of the ward membersthat put new shingles on the 2nd ward back in the early 1950s.

Steven Edwards: One of my favorite memories is going in early tothe Bishop’s office to prepare for the day and hearing Myra Jeanpracticing the hymns. I would crack my door open and enjoy theSpirit as she played. I once asked her why she came in and practicedthe hymns she had played so often. Her answer was that they had tobe perfect. And they always were.

Andee Parry: (Used with permission) President Brent Evansonshared an experience he had while walking down the [church] stairs. It happened in a year whilehe was the StakePresident. He shared thisexperience during aninstitute class that Dee Deeand I were attending inLogan, Utah. MaladValley was experiencing avery severe drought. Hewas so concerned about the welfare of the Saints in the valley. About5:30 in the evening as he was leaving a meeting, he stood on thesestairs and looked out across the valley. A column of light wasshining down through the trees and he said he had a sense of peaceand assurance wash over him that all would be well with themembers in their valley and that we would be blessed.

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Ned Thomas: In Mrs. Jones’ kindergarten, we walked up the backstairs (behind the organ) from her classroom to the chapel. She hadus look at the patterns in the stained-glass windows and explainedbriefly how they were made. We then went back down to theclassroom and pressed crayon shavings between two pieces of waxpaper with a hot iron to make our own version of the windows. Bestart project ever!

Laurel Origer: I had kindergarten there with Pearl Jones. I alsoremember the first year I went to girls camp, it flooded us out so wehad a big slumber party in the basement where the cultural hall usedto be. We had a big pillow fight and tons of fun . . .

Rod Jones: When I started Scouts (1952) there was a log buildingbehind the second Ward where the scouts met. The church said thescouts had to meet in the church building. A wall was built in thebalcony of the meeting house and this became the scout room formany years. My dad purchased the building and moved to theFarm.

Kelly Allen: I’ve shared this before, but oh well . . . When I was inhigh school my mother sent me over to the church one evening to getsomething – I can’t remember what – she was the stake relief societypresident and had the keys to the building. Anyway, when I openedthe door to the southeast entrance and went in (it was dark inside) Iimmediately heard organ music coming from the chapel. To myknowledge I was the only person there and there weren’t any lightson in the building at all. I was freaked but had to look anyway. I tip-toed up the stairs and slowly gathered my courage to look in. Therewas light from the center of town coming through the doors on the

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other side of the chapel and it illuminated the room a little, but it wasmostly just dark shadows. The music was loud classical organ musicand my imagination was going wild as I peered up at the bench. Ireally expected to see no one there. Instead I see this shape bent overthe keyboard really wailing. Now I’m terrified and turn and run downthe stairs and out the building as fast as I can (I think I lock the doorbehind me but to this day I’m not sure). Anyway, I drive home andtell Mom about what I just experienced. She looked at me and startedlaughing and said, “it was just Brother Yearsley you big chicken!”[On another note:] Playing basketball in the basement was impossibledue to the low ceilings!

Nancy Nalder: Funerals for both parents and grandma are the vividmemories of the 2nd Ward building.

Jay Stayner: This was taken at the Second Ward in 1961-62. Itmight have been Norma South’s Sunday School class.

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2nd Ward Basketball Team – circa 1967(Picture loaned by Bonnie Howard)

Left to Right Back Row – Brent Howard (Coach),Norvel Moss, Craig Thomas, John Moss, Devayne

Gill Front Row – Paul Kent, Danny John, NickSorensen, Tim Willie

2nd Ward Welfare Farm in Pleasantview

Pictures

Thanks to W Curtis Willie for the following pictures:

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2nd Ward Men Working on Welfare Farm

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Malad Tabernacle Old Cultural Hall & Stage

Workers on the First Addition - 1948

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2nd Ward Bishopric 16 Nov 1947 to 20 March 1955(Bishopric during first addition)

Left to Right - 2nd Counselor, Wayne Kent; Bishop -Arthur Golden Willie; 1st Counselor, Ralph Harding

In February 1948, a remodeling job was started on this buildingwhich resulted in a fine new two-story addition that now houses thebishop’s office, library, relief society, and classrooms. Bishop Willieand counselors, Ralph W. Harding and Wayne Kent had presentedplans and secured approval from the PBO Edward Pingel and BishopWillie supervised the construction and Wayne Kent was in charge ofthe donated labor which did all the work except the plastering and thebricklaying. The estimated cost was $45,000. Donated labor took careof the ward’s share. A five dollar per plate banquet was held March9, 1949 which raised enough to pay for the new furnishings. (History,Malad Idaho Stake; 1888 – 1977, page 45)

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Malad Second Ward meetinghouse with first addition,dedicated February 11, 1951

(Photo Malad Idaho Stake Centennial Book 1888-1988)

2nd Ward Building After Completed 1st Addition

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May 1951 - Ladies in front of the Tabernacle Organ (noticethe curtain covering the bench and foot pedals - Hope Price

noted that it always hung from a bar.)Left to Right - 1st Row - Alice Chrisopherson, Mae Morris,

Mary Bush, Leona Williams, Laura Tovey, Mildred Howard,Blanch Burnett, ? Peterson (Spence Horsley’s Aunt), Delaine

Archibald, Margaret Jones2nd Row – Leah Rose, Dorothy King, Vesa Facer, ?

3rd Row – Ruth Bowen, Ramona Jones, Kaydene Williams,Wanda Wharton, Jessie Cottle, Norma South, Nelda Hess

Tubbs

Thanks to Lael Christopherson for the following pictures:

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Ladies in the Cultural Hall in the Basement of the2nd Ward

Mae Morris, Margaret Jones, Eliza Chivers, VestaFacer, Hazel Jones, Alice Christopherson

2nd Ward LadiesMargaret Jones, Ila Elcock, Daphane

Taylor, Vesta Facer, AliceChristopherson, Mildred Howard, ?,May Morris, Dorothy Price, Althea

Hess, Leah Rose

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Play put on in Basement of 2nd Ward on Cultural Hall Stage?, Thora Jensen, ?, Boyd Lewis, Helen Hawkins, ?, Blair Gleed,

Dianne Hartley, Varsel Christopherson (Laying Down)

Ladies in front of Curtain in the ReliefSociety of 2nd Ward

Hazel Jones, Barbara Dudly, Mary Hill,Alice Christopherson, Vesta Facer

Margaret Jones, Rose Jensen Jones

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Commencement Exercises Held in 2nd Ward Tabernacle - Class of 1936-37

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William H. Richards - StakePresident 1908-1928

President at the time ofTabernacle Dedication

Photos Taken From Malad Stake History Books(some photos taken by Bob Crowther and Bob & Elizabeth Kent)

Counselors

1st ~ William Henry Gibbs; 2nd ~ Lewis D. Jones

Malad Stake High Council at the time of the dedication ~ 1915

Brigham E. Jones, Samuel D. Davis, Jesse H. Dredge, DavidParkinson, David W. Morris, William H. Palmer, Thomas J.

Howell, Ralph J. Harding, Daniel R. Evans, Daniel M. Daniels,Daniel E. Price, Joseph A. Jones

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William H. Thomas Bishop2nd Ward at the Time of

Dedication

Fred Jones - 1st Counselor2nd Ward Bishopric

H. F. Mills - 2nd Counselor2nd Ward Bishopric

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Malad Second Ward Relief Society Presidency 1912 ~ 1928Elvira Harrison, Elizabeth A. Bennet, Zella Jenkins

Relief Society Sisters in the Cultural Hall in the Basement

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Malad Stake Relief Society Centennial Ball ~ 1942

Mary Sweeten ~ 2nd Ward Relief Society President ~ Basement

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Malad Stake Singing Mothers at 2nd Ward

Malad Stake Relief Society Centennial Ball ~ 1942

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2nd Ward Primary Teachers 1949 Left to right: Leah Rose,Norma South, Alberta Hess, Pearl Wade, LaRue Thomas,Marie Petersen, Alice Facer, Laurie (?) Tovey, MildredHoward, Jean Sweeten, Leona Williams, Eva Burns, MaeMarie Tripp, Laura Harrison, and Kate Harding. (Photoshared by Patti Smith Fairbourn

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Malad Tabernacle circa 1914 ~ Some say the trees and groundswere dedicated before the building began

Tabernacle Under Construction

Malad 2nd Ward Building Through the Years

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Malad Tabernacle ~ Dedicated August 29, 1915Used for Stake Conferences from 1915 to 1953

South Side of the Original Tabernacle

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Construction on the 1st addition started in 1948

Winter Photo of the Building after the 1st Addition

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2nd and 5th Ward Building after the 2nd addition

Bishoprics of the 2nd & 5th Ward at the time of thededication:

2nd Ward: Bishop Frank Madsen, 1st Councilor Wayne E.Jones, 2nd Counselor Dale Price

5th Ward: Bishop Frank Gunnell, 1st Counselor Cordell L.Williams, 2nd Counselor Craig Sperry

Note: At a later date the 4th Ward moved to this building.

Photos of the 2nd, 5th & 4th Ward Building

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North Side

Front & Original South Wall

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South Side

Back

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Balcony Opened Up Again

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Padded benches & North Doors and Windows

Two Artificially Lighted Stained Glass Windows When OutsideWall Covered over with Addition

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Light Front FoyerLight on outside front

entrance

Original Door on Classroom in Basement

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Relief Society Room

Young Women’s Room ~ Upstairs

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Primary Room ~ Upstairs

Old Primary Bench ~ Basement

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Elevator Installed with NewAddition

Cultural Hall ~ New Addition

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Model created by Hubert Gleed(On display at the Museum)

This house is a great credit to the people of this stake and Iheartily endorse the remark of the brother this morning who stated

that none of those who contributed to its erection are one centpoorer for such contribution.

That is also my firm conviction. I do not believe that any of thosewho gave freely to build this house are today in possession of onecent less than they would have been had they contributed nothing,

and in addition we have this beautiful place to worship

– Dedicatory Prayer

Joseph F. Smith, August 29, 1915.