▁by ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁Mor al ▁issues ▁M embers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁leadership ▁roles ▁in ▁moral ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁comb ating ▁por n ography ▁and ▁have ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁other ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁various ▁inter fa ith ▁endeav ors . ▁▁ ▁M embers ▁have ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁other ▁moral ▁issues ▁including ▁abort ion , ▁g aming , ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁ab use , ▁and ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Miss ions ▁The ▁California ▁Mission ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁with ▁Samuel ▁Bran nan ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁War , ▁but ▁later ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁with ▁Luther ▁Dal ton ▁who ▁began ▁mission ary ▁lab ors ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Oak land . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Karl ▁G . ▁Ma es er ▁re located ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁exhib it ▁on ▁the ▁California ' s ▁mid - w inter ▁fair ▁and ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Mission . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁church ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁California ▁Mod esto ▁Mission ▁would ▁be ▁formed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁will ▁compr ise ▁three ▁st akes ▁from ▁the ▁F res no ▁Mission ▁and ▁three ▁st akes ▁from ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Mission . ▁With ▁only ▁six ▁st akes