Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1878 December 24-1879 January 24

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 22

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning the establishment of United Order colonies in Arizona and New Mexico; housing arrangements for the widows of Orson Hyde; the purchase of a meetinghouse in Christiana, Norway; the colonization of Castle Valley; the formation of mining cooperative associations in and around Weber County; an outbreak of disease in Arizona settlements; John Taylor's threat to call for a boycott of the Ogden Junction if it continued to publish articles critical of polygamy; his permission to use tithing funds to pay for construction of the Manti Tabernacle and an exploration expedition to southeastern Utah; activities and member conduct in the Mutual Improvement Association; John Taylor's interview with O. J. Hollister, reporter for the New York Tribune and the Associated Press; Utah schools under Mormon administration; and practical details of the United Order as stressed by some residents of Orderville.

Dates

1878 December 24-1879 January 24

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