Show -I- In tho Dearch for material a the Hew visit to several Mexico communities was made and the oldest of in- habitants were questioned as to the date of founding the colony when the first families had arrived and the number of original members still living All of these people exhibited a willingness to aid in the Investigation The lack of secondary material in such a problem is conspicious especially in contrast with the same question in Arizona and Utah The fact that nothing had been done on How Mexico Mormon settlements is sufficient to warrant this investigation their splendid efforts in various ways in making possible the writing of this paper the aid of the following people is acknowledged: J F Moffett for his original paper on the Mormons of Mexico R K Williams for his work in the church archives at Salt Lake City Utah Bishop A 0 Reynolds for his letters For on the Mormons in for her kind and of this thesis Hew Mexico and Dr Dorothy Woodward most valuable aid in the preparation V- |