Show -- 57“ also helped to extend the Mexican northwestern Railroad into Chihuahua Mexico The orderliness of the Mormons aided in the stabilization of the native in his conceptions of peace but even this was unable to stem the revolutionary spirit in 1911 The leadership of the colonies vns directly in the control of the church officials in Utah but interesting personalities also led the Mexican Ilormon colonies Several of the apostles made their homes in Mexico and had applied for The Mormons 50 Mexican citizenship They were This move had a under such circumstances two-fo- purpose ld allowed to visit the United States without fear of being punished for polygamy Futhcrmore they had better means of satisfying their needs first if they were citizens In characteristic fashion the Mormon colonists were organized on the basis of mission groups under the in Mexico Shortly supervision of Apostle George Teasdale in 1G9° after vards Teasdale left Mexico to go on a mission to Europe Upon hits organised a stake July return in 52 1S95 and L M Lyman The from the Mexican mieeions 5° Letters from J 1936 51 Encyclopedic F Moffett to H History of the Church first Foster Ho l&l Stshe is one of the several classifications or divisions in the church organization A |