Show mm CHAPTER V couclusioij occupation of the southwest was undoubtedly the result of information received throurh nrimarv and The march of secondary sources by the Mormon Battalion Mormon these soldiers in the service of the United States during the Mexican war brought them through the area of Hew Mormon Mexico and northern Mexico in loh6 The particular olg-nlfiga- nce Battalion as It concerns the occup ation by Mormons of Hew Mexico and Mexico bears out the following deductions (1) Members of the Battalion looatc-sites which could be advantageously settled at a later date (2) The Indian tribes or the mysterious “Laranitoc alluded to in Mormon theology were excellent proselyting fields (3) Knowledge of the San Juan area in northern Her Mexico of the Mormon d which became one of largest Mormon centers was The military training received by members of the gained d at tali on provided the necessary training for the establishment of Mormon frontier militia Hormonism in all its phases was suited to the frontier life Herr ouch as they found principle of Mormonism Mexico 1 a in the southwest The underwent fen changes fundamental however a |