Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, September 1995 The struggle between federal authorities and the LDS church over the issue of polygamy reached its fiercest stage in the late 1880s. A key figure in this controversy was Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Shuster Zane, during whose tenure hundreds of persons were convicted of illegal cohabitation or polygamy. Zane was a powerful character …
Struggle for Statehood
Edward Leo Lyman Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 From the time the Mormon pioneers first arrived in Utah, a fervent goal of the vast majority of the region’s residents was overcoming inferior territorial status by gaining statehood. Statehood was considered tantamount to independence in local affairs, with state officers chosen and answerable to the electorate, rather than where officials were outsiders …
The History of Polygamy
Jessie L. Embry Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 When establishing the LDS church, Joseph Smith recorded numerous revelations he claimed to receive, often in answer to questions about the Bible, which are now included in the Doctrine and Covenants, part of the LDS canon. In answer to his question as to why many of the Old Testament leaders had more than …