RE: Council of 50 - how much of it's ceasing had to do US governmental threats & policies - i.e the fear of setting up a Mormon "political kingdom" in territory newly seized from Mexico?chasetafer0707 wrote:I see where you're coming from gdemetz, but I think it disappeared because of neglect and because of a misunderstanding of what it was. After the death of Joseph, what was supposed to be something great and fundamental to the establishment of Zion became an infrequent administrative council. It became obsolete with the establishment of other church programs, and its importance became less and less emphasized and less and less recognized. From what I've read of it, the history suggests that it wasn't a purposeful hibernation of the council but rather a gradual death of it. Perhaps it will again emerge in the near future, but I suspect that it would require some degree of restoration.
Polygamy wasn't the only thing the Mormons had to give up in order to become a state...
