Missionary work in the Pacific Northwest first commenced in 1855 but lasted for just a few years due to persecution, both locally and in Utah. While missionary work in Washington and Oregon would not resume until decades later, Zion was extending its people beyond territorial Utah. As the settlements of the saints became more established…
Category: Spokane Stake History
By Small and Simple Things
This post was originally published on the Friends of the Spokane Stake Facebook Page October 18, 2020. “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.” Alma 37:6 Something as simple as acting on an impression or helping someone in a busy grocery store can change the course of lives. That is how…
Mt. Spokane Stake Created
June 19, 2016 is an historic day for the Church in the Spokane area with the creation of a new 6th Stake. The “Spokane Washington Mt. Spokane Stake” was formed with the Beacon Hill, Friendship Park & Shiloh Hills wards of the Spokane Stake, the Greenbluff Ward of the Spokane North Stake and the Foothills…
Palouse Ward Created During Special Sacrament Meeting
On April 10, 2016 the Stake Presidency convened a special sacrament meeting of the Lincoln Heights, Moran Prairie and Spokane 6th wards. The following stake business took place at the meeting: – The new Palouse Ward was organized from segments of the 6th and Moran Prairie wards. Timothy Cobb was called as the first bishop…