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During
the late 1960s missionaries in the Italian mission formed a basketball team and
dubbed themselves I Mromoni SUG (The Mormons LDS). Prior to games, the players
on the team would present the opposing players a gift. What did they give?
a.
Books of Mormon
b.
Flowers
c.
Article of Faith cards
d.
Bibles
Yesterday’s answer:
C A surveyors fee
In
Nauvoo the Church had purchased land from absentee owners and local settlers
and resold it at prices adjusted to a buyer’s ability to pay. Circumstances
differed in the newest stake of Zion—and in its future colonies. The Twelve
said, “We have no land to sell to the Saints in the Great Basin, . . . and no one
of you have any land to buy or sell more than ourselves; for the inheritance is
of the Lord, and we are his servants, to see that everyone has his portion in
due season.” The terms of distribution reflected a principle outlined in
Missouri’s law of consecration. The Twelve’s decision on how to allocate farm
land was: “you are entitled to as much as you can till or as you need for your
support,” with the added provisions that the recipient must pay the surveyor
for his services.” Once a recipient had received an inheritance, it was his
responsibility to feed his family by the sweat of his brow. He was free to sell
his land and its improvements if and when he wished.
Glen
M. Leonard, Seeking An Inheritance: Mormon Mobility, Urbanity, and Community, Journal
of Mormon History, Spring 2014, 34-35.
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