▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁St ake , ▁California ' s ▁first , ▁was ▁organized . ▁ ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁at ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁John ston ' s ▁Army ▁toward ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁sett lers ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁to ▁colon ize . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁( fe wer ▁than ▁half ) ▁returned ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁St ake ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁units ▁within ▁the ▁st ake . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁Church ▁growth ▁and ▁history ▁ 1 8 9 5 - 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Branch ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁Northern ▁California ▁and ▁Southern ▁California ▁con ferences ▁were ▁organized . ▁ ▁The ▁Sac r amento ▁Conference ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁Most ▁mission ary ▁work ▁around ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁larger ▁population ▁cent ers . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁St ake ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁st ake ▁to ▁be ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁since ▁the ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁St ake ▁had ▁been ▁dissol ved . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles