Dean L. May Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 The United Order Movement was a program of economic and moral reform begun in 1874 under Brigham Young. It drew upon earlier efforts of the Latter-day Saints to organize cooperatives in Ohio and Missouri and though of little discernible impact in the 1870s, provided the ideological underpinnings for subsequent church poor relief, especially …
Mormon History
From “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” James B. Allen Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormons”) was founded by Joseph Smith, who was born in Sharon, Vermont, on 23 December 1805. In 1816 he moved with his family to western New York state, sometimes known as the “Burned-over District” because of …