May 19, 1890 United States Supreme Court sustains Edmunds-Tucker Act and Congress's right to escheat Church property.
June 1890 Secretary of State James G. Blaine drafts document renouncing polygamy which Church leaders refuse to sign.
August 1890 Frank H. Dyer resigns as receiver under accusations of malfeasance of Church property and is replaced by Henry W. Lawrence.
August 3, 1890 Wilford visits Church members throughout Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.