Show III CHAPTER MORMON COLONIES III MEXICO Prior to discussing the movement of tho Mormons into Mexico a3 colonists it is necessary to consider tho activities of tho Mormon missionaries in Hot? Mexico and Arizona Bernard DeVoto in his essay “Centennial of Harmonica11 atateo that Prophet Joseph Smith had claimed that one of the 1 first missions of the church v?as to convert tho Surely the country to the south of the great Salt Lake offered a fertile field to carry out this most worthy project Soon after tho “Great Migration” tho outposts of 'iornonism were being extended in all directions from Salt At Provo Utah in VSfS there vexts ex ne convert Lake City Indians 2 sent into the territory of Arizona to full fill hia mission Hearing the end of his mission period Jones crossed the international to one Dan Mormon-is- W Jones Ho was boundary into Mexico Because of lack of time he ras unable to carry on any extensive efforts in behalf of his belief He did hoviover development both in religion and colonization Bernard Deloto £ October Letter 1935 sites for record tho location of several Forays and Rebuttals from Andrew Jenson to H U p Foster 109 |