Church Business--President-in-Exile, 1881 August 26-1887 February 19

File — Box: 1B, Folder: 28

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A letter from Edward Stephenson, a new convert who claimed to receive revelation from God and asked Taylor for money from the church to publish his New Book of Modern Revelation; discussions of events at settlements along the Utah-Idaho border; and John Taylor's rejection of a proposal to adopt a Utah constitution prohibiting plural marriage in order to achieve statehood.

Dates

1881 August 26-1887 February 19

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