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Description:The book is the logical continuation of the earlier book, Joseph Smith's United A Non-Communalistic Interpretation. The United Order was Brigham Young’s collection of policies and plans for overcoming the many economic and legal problems the saints faced in their western territory that was denied self-government for the first 22 years of settlement. Socialism was never a part of Mormon doctrine, but internal and external proponents of socialism have nonetheless been able convince many members (and outsiders), through repeating and perpetuating myths and legends, that it has been or is a part of church doctrine. This misconception could have serious future consequences and needs to be cleared up. The Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church) was organized in 1830 and immediately began moving westward from New York to Kirtland, Ohio, and Independence, Missouri, and, later, from about 1838 to 1845, to Nauvoo, Illinois. The next move was to Utah beginning in 1847. Numerous cooperative efforts were necessary at each stage to help the poorer and weaker members of the Church move along with the others. Some of its first converts had been members of communal societies before their contacts with the Mormons. Also, the religious competitors and enemies of the Church found an untrue but effective epithet against "those sheep-stealing Mormons" by calling their new organization "common stock" communalism or socialism, a damning charge in the political atmosphere of the time. The head of the church, Joseph Smith, went to great efforts to speak and write against this falsehood, declaring that it had nothing to do with the church. His successor, Brigham Young continued the practice of denouncing this false claim, declaring that such a doctrine could destroy the church, especially in its precarious Utah setting. Many more of Brigham Young’s words on the topic were recorded, making his denunciations more accessible. Other church leaders have continued to repeat the message. Nonetheless, it appears that the external enemies of the church and some of its politically leftwing members have, by sheer weight of repetition, made it part of the unofficial lore of the church. The previous book in this series, Joseph Smith's United A Noncommunalistic Interpretation, shows that Joseph Smith was against communal economic systems. In contrast, most people think of Brigham Young as promoting communal economic systems. Why do we have this contrast? After Joseph died, it was many years before the Brigham Young united order was taught and begun. The new teachings and programs began in 1854. This was 10 years after Joseph Smith's death and seven years after the saints had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. We might wonder why it was delayed so long and what was its purpose. We might begin by referring to the single canonized revelation that was given to Brigham Young, that he was to form companies and assign captains of hundreds, fifties and tens (D&C 136:3) and march them to the West. In that setting the wagon train master was the leader for nearly all purposes. It seems that Brigham's command lasted for the thirty years that he was president of the church, and, perhaps better than any single reason or text, explains his actions and teachings during that 30 years. Brigham Young had lived through several of the mobbings that occurred in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and if there was one thing he was aware of, it was the hostility of the world towards the saints. As the "trail boss," his main concern was to keep the saints safe from any further displacement and devastation as they had had in the past. This was an overriding concern in his life; perhaps we could even call it an obsession. In his mind, the prime goal was to build up the saints in numbers and economic, political, and military power at a rate sufficient to keep them protected from the world. He often despaired that the saints would ever learn to care for themselves. He seemed to feel entrusted with a bunch of welfare cases! As the East grew larger and extended its reaches west, the danger to the saints from the clash in cultures would increase, but if the saints grew in strength sufficiently, they could always be just one step ahead of the Easterners and therefore survive. On September 13, 1847, when Brigham Young had been in Utah only a few weeks, he expressed the thought "Give us 10 years and we will be able to fend off the easterners without help". He had a chance just ten years later to test his statement when an army was sent out to put down a supposed rebellion. In Utah, they were in a very defensible position, not only because of the rough terrain getting into the mountains, but also because there were huge stretches of prairie to cross. Brigham Young seemed to sense all the parameters that made up the strength which would keep the saints safe from extermination by a hostile East. He had a simple but powerful program of bringing in ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Brigham Young's United Order: A Contextual Interpretation. To get started finding Brigham Young's United Order: A Contextual Interpretation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The book is the logical continuation of the earlier book, Joseph Smith's United A Non-Communalistic Interpretation. The United Order was Brigham Young’s collection of policies and plans for overcoming the many economic and legal problems the saints faced in their western territory that was denied self-government for the first 22 years of settlement. Socialism was never a part of Mormon doctrine, but internal and external proponents of socialism have nonetheless been able convince many members (and outsiders), through repeating and perpetuating myths and legends, that it has been or is a part of church doctrine. This misconception could have serious future consequences and needs to be cleared up. The Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church) was organized in 1830 and immediately began moving westward from New York to Kirtland, Ohio, and Independence, Missouri, and, later, from about 1838 to 1845, to Nauvoo, Illinois. The next move was to Utah beginning in 1847. Numerous cooperative efforts were necessary at each stage to help the poorer and weaker members of the Church move along with the others. Some of its first converts had been members of communal societies before their contacts with the Mormons. Also, the religious competitors and enemies of the Church found an untrue but effective epithet against "those sheep-stealing Mormons" by calling their new organization "common stock" communalism or socialism, a damning charge in the political atmosphere of the time. The head of the church, Joseph Smith, went to great efforts to speak and write against this falsehood, declaring that it had nothing to do with the church. His successor, Brigham Young continued the practice of denouncing this false claim, declaring that such a doctrine could destroy the church, especially in its precarious Utah setting. Many more of Brigham Young’s words on the topic were recorded, making his denunciations more accessible. Other church leaders have continued to repeat the message. Nonetheless, it appears that the external enemies of the church and some of its politically leftwing members have, by sheer weight of repetition, made it part of the unofficial lore of the church. The previous book in this series, Joseph Smith's United A Noncommunalistic Interpretation, shows that Joseph Smith was against communal economic systems. In contrast, most people think of Brigham Young as promoting communal economic systems. Why do we have this contrast? After Joseph died, it was many years before the Brigham Young united order was taught and begun. The new teachings and programs began in 1854. This was 10 years after Joseph Smith's death and seven years after the saints had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. We might wonder why it was delayed so long and what was its purpose. We might begin by referring to the single canonized revelation that was given to Brigham Young, that he was to form companies and assign captains of hundreds, fifties and tens (D&C 136:3) and march them to the West. In that setting the wagon train master was the leader for nearly all purposes. It seems that Brigham's command lasted for the thirty years that he was president of the church, and, perhaps better than any single reason or text, explains his actions and teachings during that 30 years. Brigham Young had lived through several of the mobbings that occurred in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and if there was one thing he was aware of, it was the hostility of the world towards the saints. As the "trail boss," his main concern was to keep the saints safe from any further displacement and devastation as they had had in the past. This was an overriding concern in his life; perhaps we could even call it an obsession. In his mind, the prime goal was to build up the saints in numbers and economic, political, and military power at a rate sufficient to keep them protected from the world. He often despaired that the saints would ever learn to care for themselves. He seemed to feel entrusted with a bunch of welfare cases! As the East grew larger and extended its reaches west, the danger to the saints from the clash in cultures would increase, but if the saints grew in strength sufficiently, they could always be just one step ahead of the Easterners and therefore survive. On September 13, 1847, when Brigham Young had been in Utah only a few weeks, he expressed the thought "Give us 10 years and we will be able to fend off the easterners without help". He had a chance just ten years later to test his statement when an army was sent out to put down a supposed rebellion. In Utah, they were in a very defensible position, not only because of the rough terrain getting into the mountains, but also because there were huge stretches of prairie to cross. Brigham Young seemed to sense all the parameters that made up the strength which would keep the saints safe from extermination by a hostile East. He had a simple but powerful program of bringing in ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Brigham Young's United Order: A Contextual Interpretation. To get started finding Brigham Young's United Order: A Contextual Interpretation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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