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Show or later she could get the soul back into the body and restore life. The sheriff of San Juan County got into the act several months later and checked on the now naturally mummified body declaring that it was no health menace and since many people in San Juan County had old Indian mummies from the dry caves of the county he guessed Mrs. Ogden could have one too. So Mrs. Ogden kept her mummy for at least another two years. It was announced that the dead woman was about to return to life. This stirred the authorities to further action. As the furor got hot she gained nation-wide attention and the powers-that-be began to lean harder and harder on Mrs. Ogden. She solved her problem by getting rid of the body. Some say it was cremated shortly after the first contact with the law. At any rate the colony began to go down hill after this fiasco and most of the faithful drifted away. A few members continued to live at the Home of Truth even after Mrs. Ogden’s death. The final chapter was written in September 1977, when her possessions were auctioned off at Photograph Gap. The land and buildings are now in private hands. Passersby should mind their manners if only out of respect for Mrs. Ogden and her sect and their attempts to solve the mysteries of life and the hereafter. And who knows the mummy may still be about the place somewhere. ' a ahe s Canoe Specialists ; 702 South Main Street Moab 259 -7722 (800) Canoeing is very easy. Being mayor of Castle Valley 753-8216 is very._.nuts. Subscribe to The Zephyr One year for $15...Details on Page 3 One of the surviving buildings at the Home of Truth. Sick of the Crowds? Going Nuts? OPEN ALL YEAR Escape to the Middle-of-Nowhere in San Juan County... Valley of the Gods Bed & Breakfast Rustic Stone Ranch House Incredible Views Private Baths The Only Dwelling in 360,000 Acres of Magnificent Red Rock Desert GARY & CLAIRE DORGAN invite you to join them for a very special experience: 970.749.1164 (cell phone) Z www.hkhinc.com/vog.html P.O. Box 310307 Mexican Hat, UT 84531 a a a |