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Show 46 The Grouse Creek Cultural Survey Community. The Great Basin's buckaroo culture has permeated Grouse Creek's occupational sphere, but it is not nearly so influential in the spheres of community and home; these have been profoundly shaped by Mormon influences. The integration of the discoveries made by the historians and the folklorists is nowhere as evident as in the area of community life. The description of community buildings included above as part of the inventory of properties sketches several features of Grouse Creek's social life. This section of the profile of cultural features amplifies the earlier description, with a specific focus upon the role of religion in shaping community identity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in 1830 at Palmyra, New York, following a series of revelations by the religion's prophet, Joseph Smith. These revelations, preserved as scripture in the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, proclaimed the restoration of Christ's true church to earth in the Last Days. The Latter-day Saints believed the Second Coming was imminent, but would only occur when the proper moral and social conditions were established. In this sense Mormonism represents an activist theology-salvation is attained TANNE MARY ELLA MAY 16. 1905 •CJ "- OCT. 5, 1904 MAR. 12,1984 The gravestone of Mary Ella andDelbertE. Tanner. The juxtaposition of the couple's names with the image of the Salt Lake City Temple symbolizes the eternal marriage that forms an important part of Mormon belief. (Hal Cannon; GCCS HCB-25572/3) |