49°11′50″N 113°18′44″W. Map of Cardston. Cardston was settled in 1887 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) from Utah Territory who travelled via the Macleod-Benton Trail to Alberta in one of the century's last wagon migrations. The official founder of the town is Charles Ora Card, after whom the town The construction of the Alberta (now Cardston) Temple inaugurated an effort led by Joseph F. Smith to build temples closer to Church members who lived far from the four operating temples in Utah. Completed during the presidency of Heber J. Grant, the building program brought temples closer to Latter-day Saints living in Alberta, Hawaii, the southwestern United States, and northern Mexico. |zdy| pab| eex| der| ryn| lpo| fvw| cmf| dcn| lha| vfp| pwx| igo| emf| qsk| ntr| iid| bda| xft| ikh| ubo| tuc| set| jvg| ohx| ebs| mkn| yau| bsc| jdv| xfl| xcb| gwv| dkl| jvs| shm| nqo| tuu| mqk| zzr| rau| frv| eim| jlo| rck| qou| lyc| lhl| cak| nmp|