RELS 3501 Final: Mormonism Final Notes
Mormonism Final Notes
The owenites, whose symbol was the bee, along with the shakers and seperatists of zoar had all
established communities in the western reserve
Members of the owenites community, lyman wight, issac morley and others joined rigdon and
ere part of his ogregatio the faily he they all oerted.
The law of consecration was introduced when joseph smith arried in Kirtland, ohio in feb 1831
ad persuaded the to aado their faily for the ore perfet la of the lord.
LAW OF CONSECRATION
The law of consecration was intended to recreate the zion of enoch where all people lived in
harmony and in economic equality.
The purpose for consecration was to create financial independence
The law therefore required dedicating all of one’s tie, talets ad possessios to the hurh of
Christ.
Fro this pool, oo treasury ay ad all ere ale to dra resoures, alled a
inheritance to enable a person to participate in a trade, business or profession as desired.
The farmer would receive land and implements, a tradesman tools and materials, a merchant
capital and those working for others would receive proportionate interests in the enterprises.
Losses were covered from the treasury and all profits returned to the commonwealth
If one chose to leave a portion of the community wealth, the inheritance was given to the
individual while claims on surplus and original contributions were denied.
The la ad it’s variants failed in both Ohio and Missouri and was replaced by a tithing system,
yet ultimately zion can only be established by obedience to this law.
Tithing was introduced in 1838 and was defined as surplus property and then 1/10 of
everything after that annually.
In aug 1844, members are asked to contribute 1/10 of all property and money
KIRTLAND BANK
Bank created to finance church growth
Lack of gold reserves to back issued paper currency
Mass apostasy
Joseph smith- Sidney rigdon flee to Missouri
ECONOMIC MISSIONS
Official projects to create self sufficiency
Silver mission to Nevada
Gold mission to California
Textile missions cotton, silk, flax, wool
Winery for sacrament (at this time)
WORD OF WISDOM
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Economic orders
United orders
Variant of law of consecration
Utah-canada-mexico
Ideal Christian community
Goals
Equality-self sufficiency-eliminate poverty
Property deeded to church
Return-inheritance
First united order st George Utah 1874
Last united order cave valley, mexico 1893
Height 200 existed
Implementation
Curb outside influence – railroad
Combat federal laws that had lessened
Ecclesiastic power
Times of economic panic
3 types of orders existed
producer co-op-st George type
members contribute property
receive dividend
communal-orderville type
share common product
worked-ate-as regulated family
attained almost complete self sufficiency
mercantile co-op-brigham type
joint stock company
did not require consecration of all property or labour
operated as a profit sharing enterprise
issued dividends-hired labour
role of the orders were to create self sufficiency through increased production by pooling
Economics 1829-1894
Big family
Law of consecration
Tithing
Kirtland bank
Economic missions
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Document Summary
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