Show CHAPTER II ASPECTS OF I'ORL'ONISM ancient saying aIn union there Id strength" Id an axiom of more than proverbial standing with the Komons Their religious economio social and political concepts were based on a closely knit organization In l£h6 when the Hormon was preparing for his westward migration he might have been thankful for a wonderfully roll balanced organization There are phases and policies of the Hormon sect that were of tremendous value in their occupation of the west The "Under Young Mormonlsm became a religious economic and social system based on cooneratlve enternrice sub- 1 ordlnatlng religious ecstasy to political achievement" In the first place the Mormon was forced into close association with his coreligionist for the sake of self protection This being true there was need for an a&ecuate organization to assure the continuance of this order The religious element being the pivotal point of Hormonisrr it was only natural that the bishops should be the governing As the cult grew in numbers body of their communities alterations in their system became inevitable and all such Little Voto Fornvn and Rebuttals (Boston: Brown and Co 19Jb) p lOj Bernard T)e |