Dress for the Bless: La Mesa Mormons Take Part in Old Town State Park Event

Updated at 11:55 p.m. Feb. 7, 2012

At least seven La Mesans took part last month in the 9th Annual Mormon Battalion Commemoration at Old Town Historic Park in San Diego.

“Adults and children were in attendance as Old Town commemorated the 165th anniversary of the Mormon Battalion's arrival and historic contributions to San Diego,” said Linnae Pierce, a spokeswoman for the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and one of the La Mesans.

La Mesans contributed to this event by performing frontier music and displaying Mormon Battalion memorabilia, Pierce said of the Jan. 28 event. 

Other La Mesans taking part included Matt and Chris Read, Michael Raleigh, Robin Gephart, Jeff Richardson and Paula Richardson.

Clark Hendrickson is president of the San Diego East Stake, which local Mormons belong to, Pierce said.