Deseret Evening News | 1904-04-16 | Page 2 | Church Buys the Temple Lot

L 1 T f ME LOT l T Greater Portion Thereof Purchased ed cd by Elder J G for the Sum of LOCATED AT INDEPENDENCE MO MOA A Significant SI Move Which Will be lIc I I y Readers HC Of Church History Kansas City elt 15 The trans fer today of 23 2 acres of land In ll near In Independence dependence Mo to 10 James 0 president of ot tho Southwestern Utah Mormon mission la Is look looked ed III upon 1111 n 1 move moo to fulfil tho prophecy ecy CC made by hy Joseph Smith In the Mormons rmon will return to Jackson county Mo Io and thorn erect a temple With tho coming camillI lignin again of vf the tho Utah I Mormons If It such Ruch should be he the caso will hava 1110 within Its III bor borders ders three distinct brunches 1 of Mor Mormons mons the Unorganized Jl church the church and the Iho Utah Church The plans of tho Utah Church Known as ns the call for tor a n magnificent cent ent temple to 10 b be erected on tho site purchased today The rhe above Associated Press dispatch concerning tho purchase liy II I Dut fin of a n tract of ot land nt Independence Mo Io Is III In III the main correct Negotiations for or the realty Hi III question u hlo been pending for tor fomo omo time past but bUI It was 1118 not lIot until a day or two ago ngo that the tho deal was WAil closet closed and tho thu transfer of ot the property made In the purchase o Ulder acted for or the Church hurch which now owns the greater part of or of ut Will was originally known as the temple lot The rhe property tl l consists of about 25 acres for which tho Chuch Chuh paid the sum um of It has hilA n II clear title and Is regarded ns n na 1 a n good buy Title to tho Iho remainder of the original tract Is II vested e In n II number of owners That the tho deal Is one olle of tho most mol Important conducted by hy the Church for some ome time limo past will be he gen 1011 generally recognized by nil 1111 who aru ac ae acquainted with Church history