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Show 160 R O M A N T IC S A L T LA KE C IT Y A ll th e s e in f lu e n c e s w e r e b r o u g h t to f o c m e n t o f U tah ’s m in e r a l w e a lth . It is s i g us., tr a in e d on th e l i f e o f th e c o m m u n ity , in n ifica n t in th is r eg a r d that* th e d iv is io n b e th o s e d a y s w h e n th e y w e r e s t ill s t r u g g lin g t w e e n M orm on and n on -M orm an a lo n g th is M ost to m a tu r e f u ll c r o p s, to h o ld o ff in c u r s io n s lin e c o n tin u e s la r g e ly to th is d ay. o f w estering* im m ig r a n ts n o t o f th e ir fa ith , o f th e w e a lth fr o m U tah m in e s h a s g o n e to to u p h o ld th e in t e g r it y o f th e ir in t e n tio n th o s e n o t o f th e fa ith w h ile th e w e a lth o f u n d er th e th r e a t o f arm ed in v a sio n . T he ch u rc h m e m b e r s la r g e ly r e s t s u p o n th o se “ Old B o w e r y ” had g iv e n w a y to th e “ Old lin e s o f en d ea v o r la id d o w n b y th e ir g r e a t T a b e r n a c le ” in 1 8 5 2 , an d h e r e in th a t y e a r le a d e r .’ w a s p r o m u lg a te d to th e w o r ld th e r e v e la tio n A C O M M E R C IA L O U T P O S T on C e le stia l m a r r ia g e in v o lv in g a p lu r a lity o f w iv e s b e t te r k n o w n u n d er th e t it le C o m m e rc ia lly, S alt L ake C ity h as d e v lo p e d “ P o ly g a m y fro m an o u tp o s t on th e w è s t e r n fr o n tie r J;o T h is p r a c tic e h ad b e e n k n o w n to th e th e central- p o in t in a v a st e m p ir e o f tra d e M orm on c o m m u n ity fo r se v e r a l y e a r s b e f o r e ’ st r e tc h in g fr o m th e R o c k ie s to th e S ie rr a s. le a v in g N a u v oo . I t s ,,p u b lic a t io n , in U tah In it s infancy* an oasils o n th e d e s e r t trip , w a s th e ^ s ig n a l íó r r e n e w e d a tta c k b y all it s m e r c h a n ts h a u lin g th e ir st o c k s b y oxc th o s e a n c ie n t e n e m ie s - o f th is p eo p le .,. It se t te a m and w a g o n fr o m th e M isso u r i r iv er th e anti^M orm on o ffic ia ls a p p oin te d b y th e h o u n d tr a d e a b u n d an tly r em u n e r a tiv e . T ne .d ivision ?bver o p e n in g o f th e m in e s fe d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t in d ir e c t a n ta g o n ism to tfte, c h u rc h and a ll it s p r in c ip le s and c o n e x te n d e d to a b re a c h b e tw e e n c o m m e r c ia l tin u e d a . c a u se for p e r s is t e n t c o n flic t for, g r o u p s a lig n e d a c c o r d in g ly as to m e m b e r sh ip or n o n -m e m b e r sh ip in th e c h u rc h . T h is m ore, th an h a lf a, c e n tu r y . T h is o p p o sitio n le n t a h a lo o f m arjtyrdom r ift w a s d e fin ite ly w id e n e d b y th e a d v en t to th o s e w j i f a c ti v e ly e sp o u se d - th e p r in o f th e tr a n sc o n tin e n ta l railroad . F rom le ast arid w e s t th e ‘Mron h o r se ” w a s cipled P er h a p s it, as múCh as th e a c q u ie sence.. Qf th e c h u r ch , b u ilt ubi:th e p r a c t ic e 1 r a c in g to b r id g e th e n atio n . In th e m id d le a m o r g th is p e o p le d , At all e v e n ts , u n til 1 8 6 0 ’.s th is-"episode in n a tio n a l d e v e lo p m e n t p u b lic a t io n ! in 1 8 $ 0 o f th e m a n if e s t o o f w a s ^ h à a ll a b so r b in g in t e r e s t m o r e p a r tiP r e sid e n t W ilfo r d W o o d r u ff a d v is in g d is - H r u la r ifS a ffe ctin g th e - M o r m o n p e o p le th an fefm tinuapce o f th e te n e t , th e p r a c tic e w a x e q ¡any oth er. it s tor.su m m ation * m e a n t an en d t o th e ir sáñéng ip t h e fa c e o f o p p o sitio n . By. th a t time^Vso in g r a in e d had th isd £ u sr I s o la ti o n . T he a d v en t o f ra il tr a n s p o r ta tio n to m b e c o m e in th e M orm on p h ilo so p h y th a t so u n d e d a w a r n in g sig n a l o f th r e a te n e d d i s th e m a n if e s t o lesd to d if f e r e n c e s in th e s o l u t io n fro m th e c lo s e c o h e sio n o f th is ch u rp h n S o m e h e ld th a t th e p r a c t ic e w a s r a tlt, a lth o u g h th e M orm on le a d e r s fa v o re d th e r e b y a b o lish e d th r o u g h o u t \th eV g h u rc h t h e ’ c o m in g of* th e ra ilr o a d in lin e w it h th e w hilp ^ b M ers a rg u e d th a t it s a p p lic a tio n w a s ip'rògréSS'O f1th e c o u n tr y . T h eir a n ta g o n is ts sa w an o p p o r t u n it y „to o n ly to th e ^ g u n ite d ¡/S ta te s w h e r e , sp e c ia l le g is la tio n -had b e e n e n a c te d . T h e se la tte r fbreak d o w n , th e b a rr ie r Of M orm on p r e d o m c o n tin u e d th e p r a c t ic e in M exico and Ca in a n c e in th e c o m m u n ity and w e r e e n c o u r nada fo r u p w a rd o f s e v e n t e e n years& jin til a g ed in th e ir sta n d b y 'o u tsid e c o n c e r n s in at th e g e n e r a l c o n fe r e n c e o f th e c h u rc h , in t e r e s te d in th e ^outcom e. T h e r e su lt w a s to A p ril, 1 9 0 4 , th e e n t ir e 'b o d y 6?f „the p r ie s t d rive th e M orm ons ìevén m o re c lo s e ly to g e th è r , to foicW u p on th e m a r e v e r sio n to h o o d su s ta in e d w it h u p lift e d hands- an o r d er o f th e F ir s t P resid en cy * a b olfjgiin g th e th e iM o lig in a l p la n o f c lo s e c o o p e r a tio n and c o m m u n ity en d e a v o r . T h is m o v e m e n t fo u n d p r a c tic e ' th r o ü g h o u t th e w]órld. 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