Acknowledgments

Many people have contributed to this work through their counsel and advice, their encouragement and support, or their longsuffering and patience. I freely acknowledge my indebtedness to committee members Milton V. Backman, Jr., Eugene E. Campbell, and A. Burt Horsley. My association with each of these individuals extends back to my undergraduate years at this university and their suggestions concerning and criticisms of this dissertation are but a part of their total contribution to my academic pursuits.

The archivists and staff members of the Historical Department of the Church were unstintingly cooperative. Not once were my numerous requests for manuscripts or questions regarding the availability of materials ignored.

My wife and parents have been effective in prodding me through periods of procrastination and discouragement. Certainly their frustrations and sacrifices were greater than mine.

Lastly, I would like to thank Suzanne Brady for her skillful proofreading and typing of the text. ^[iv]

The Reformation catechism of 1856–57 by which many Utah Church members measured their level of worthiness. Courtesy Historical Library Collection, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City.