The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-04-20
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staff 70 start lrom the city of far west
aud travel due Horth until he came TO
"a river an ancient river, but now
called the Grand" to descend this
river to where It was crossed by the CEN
ter line running north and south
through Davess County for certain
numter o! fnrlcngs. On this place he
would find the resting place OF Father
Adam "For here he died and WAS
gathered to hia Father, and here shalt
thou locate the stake Of Zion and eNll
tie name .befeoi Adam -on-di-Amon,
meaning, the grave OF the first man.
Adam.
Joseph found the spot and when he
bad done 50 he called the people to.
gether and made known his "reveln-
ton" The spot vac made consccrate
and on il was laid or q town, Adam
on-di- Anon" which for the sake Of
brevity was shoried to Di-Am6n lett
any wonder The church desirsg to 'ocate
and be found waiting where .he fret
man given By God to the world had
msde hia home end was buried
Nor is tbs SILL Both branches Of toe
church fighting or .h, supremacy %
Missouri believe hat Utrat bias already
petched. hondgo1a Of yearc ago
throughout what is now Che greet State
Of Missouri
Ine 6och OF Mormon purr9tts TO 10
a sacred history oi tho abargne9 % tAs
American continent Many hundreds
OF years ago. before tha North american
Indian had been driven westward ir5m
the Atlantic eYae'. tbo Mississippi VAL
ley waa pcop.ed by strange class OF
beings, now known as the Mound
Buildefs. The MissiasIppi Valley lie
dotted with thcir mcunds. Within
bali hours ride Of 81. Louie, some Of
the moundg boot preserved. and most
valuable areheoogcsllJ are 10 De found.
The Mormons belieys that Christ.
came TO The Misaissippi Valley during
the forty dayswhich 10 has been sup-
posed 10 have spent IN ties wilderness
and preacnea 10 these seme MpuHd
Builders vthc opos LIVED where st. L.cvis
nov ssspds They believe aUc'hsr tbst
sitter Chris.s oaoepsion ts,ese people
fought with tbs Gndians--,the HfosnG
Builders being Obfiatisu aud Use ~
disps paesu--npiil SBg a. D., whsp
decisive hgttle wat sOqcht on tbs bill
Ni OUmWnNb, in NesesD View YsrL--s0
iaJ Lad i&,s iiaydAs HssssG--1lp NgGaSs ar
CAvaalssp @S,taa gc5GSs5s Nsss DE-
feateS sas8 fDns ENSsf
rshs. Gbss, mas WRIST tsashse q the
MS,aes Bg5lSsfs u THE MrsssseippS Val
Eey, 6eaSR.ssts have Lesn ansuersd.
4 aaR ~ tSs asOs Of Mormon wrote .
history q these seosad-bsjldiag Chris,
tieGs, RsS, na1sg Instructions Of Coo,
kafi1a IL, u ess .aaAs Beck C: Mormon
which Jos3ph Smith tOuDd and sT'
I0snSe1 70 she HormOns
Two SsssoDs theTeicss exist Tor max
Ing Missouri tbe twentieth century
Psrseise. Adams grave lie located
NtAsg eeFN1 GAafsbh UNIV AF4ch[NtA AAtAt
egd vii come 90 Ills return.
Independence IS Use holy city OF both
Mormon churches The original Joseph
Smith pgopilesied, IN 4 yiSioD, that n
great temple y9gld some day be erected
these By lhe chosen people Of God II
IL Tbs race nov 20 determine which 10
tho chosen people; Utah oolyRamI0Is
or Iowa niOnogamisls. Which will win ?
That the battle 10 70 be royal one lie
shown by lhs volts Of The two bands Of
emisgsnes; BY tle declaration that the
Salt Lake headquarters would Do re-
moved scme day 70 Independence 10y
the TACT that the Lam0n. headquarters
are already being moved. Who will
via the Temple lot2 Only time and
churchly diplomacy can determine.
This much 10 certain both sects are
determined. The Utah IN the stro nger
financially, but the Iowa has the adysn'
taqe Of direct descent from the original
Prophet. In tho Book Of Doctrine and
Covenants tho Lord seye unto Joseph
Smith when he was establishing the
Temple At Iauyoo, H.!
"ret It be built unto My name ant
let my name DO named upon II and lei
My servant Joseph and bis house have
place therein from generation to genera
ton; for this amounting have ! put upor
his head that his blessing shall also b
out upon the head Of his postsrity afte
him and az ! said unto kbrahdnl con
4 ,eeroing tbe kndgsds q tR99 eaTtiy -eyel
SO / say unto myrs5EvPnb 5,9SfphS y
aroU,ae and sd Bsaet tshsBct Ae 5HHa1s'
Gootthasanb looRsaasS9 unto J6sepb
gm,ATMs y the gsFaes<al ieRSPHsle
rsatbQ claim. ct, The son OF TIE origIl2
Prophee rather than his psPheSsd p
IL, ,hsloDgstQ the kQuse1 oi J9seRhd thsFs
t.y ,srt roEDa ani a.a Souse have
place atrsu .-cp goa-fr,iCn % genera