The founder of the town was Charles Ora Card.The combined church and school was completed by January 29 the year following their arrival. N 49° 11.919 W 113° 18.450. Come Follow Me: - … Click about us for more about us or on the map link for instructions on how to find us. The Cardston Alberta Stake included the Cardston 4th, 6th and 7th wards, also the Aetna, Glenwood and Hillspring wards and the Blood Branch. FKA: Lethbridge Stake (1951) 1 Church History 2 Alberta Home Centered Church Opportunities 3 Cardston Alberta Temple 4 See Also 5 References We teach that true religion begins in the home: "Home Centered / Church Supported". President Card was released as president of the Cache Stake and appointed as President of the new mission. In 1913, ground was broken in Cardston for the Alberta Temple, which was dedicated in 1923. By 1914, more than 10,000 Latter-day Saints lived in the vicinity. Counselors — Mark Drew Heggie, 56, Alberta Government stable manager; wife, Mona Kay Jensen Heggie. Today, Cardston is the business hub for farming and ranching in the Southern most corner of the province, and home of the magnificent Cardston Alberta Temple, built by the pioneer settlers. The Alberta Stake (similar to a diocese) was created in 1895, the Taylor Stake in 1903, and the Lethbridge Stake in 1921. To that end families may consider the following local resources and programs to strengthen your core beliefs and values: 1. This group of pioneers brought a new method of irrigation to the land that transformed the arid prairies into productive farmland. Counselors — Mark Drew Heggie , 56, Alberta Government stable manager; wife, Mona Kay Jensen Heggie. in LDS Church History Sites. Cardston was established in 1887 by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who travelled from Utah, via the Macleod-Benton Trail, to Alberta in one of the century's last wagon migrations. Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother Smith: I am pleased to answer your letter of December 1st-first as to the letter of a non-member who wrote of "impressions" received while going through the Temple before it was dedicated, the truth of which letter you ask me to verify and which I am pleased to do. Keith Olsen was called as Stake President with Stan Johnson and E. Dahl Quinton as counsellors. Alberta Stake Tabernacle - Cardston, AB. Alberta: • Calgary Alberta • Calgary Alberta Bow River • Calgary Alberta Confederation Park • Calgary Alberta Fish Creek • Calgary Alberta Foothills • Calgary Alberta North • Calgary Alberta West • Cardston Alberta • Cardston Alberta West • Edmonton Alberta Bonnie Doon • Edmonton Alberta Millwoods • Edmonton Alberta North • Edmonton Alberta Riverbend • Fort … (2018) To that end families may consider the following local resources and programs to strengthen your core beliefs and values: The Magrath is located 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Lethbridge, Alberta on Highway 5. We teach that true religion begins in the home: "Home Centered/ Church Supported". Kendall Mark Bevans, 44, self-employed; wife, Jenni-Rae Marie Laverock … The Cardston Ward continued to function as a unit of the Cache Stake until August 3, 1890 at which time a Canadian Mission was organized and Cardston became the headquarters of this mission. CARDSTON ALBERTA STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Justin Scott Low, 37, self-employed medical doctor; succeeding Brent L. Lybbert; wife, Amelia Leigh Crippen Low. Cardston, Alberta Canada December 14, 1933 Robert W. Smith, Esq. Posted by: T0SHEA. CARDSTON ALBERTA STAKE: (Oct. 18, 2020) President — Justin Scott Low, 37, self-employed medical doctor; succeeding Brent L. Lybbert; wife, Amelia Leigh Crippen Low. 12U E 331902 N 5452102. It is about 30 minutes east of Cardston, Alberta (and the Cardston Alberta Temple) and about one hour east of the Town of Waterton.