During the month of January,
1880 I was at Sunset, Arizona, with
Bro. Lot Smith and the brethren
with him who were trying to es-
tablish a branch of the United
Order at that place. At this time
the Government, through its of-
ficers, was using every means in
its power to enforce the Edmunds-
Tucker anti-polygamy law with
the evident intent on the part
of the officers, to break us up
as an organized community.
Being away from President Taylor and my Quorum, I
felt deeply distressed in mind
concerning our condition as a
people. While thus exercised
I went into "the Wilderness,"
a region of country called by
this name situated about
forty miles west of Sunset;
and while there I stopped
with two young men who were
herding sheep belonging to
the people of Sunset. I re-
mained with them ten days
During the month of January,
1880 I was at Sunset, Arizona, with
Bro. Lot Smith and the brethren
with him who were trying to establish a branch of the United
Order at that place. At this time
the Government, through its officers, was using every means in
its power to enforce the EdmundsTucker anti-polygamy law with
the evident intent on the part
of the officers, to break us up
as an organized community.
Being away from President
Taylor and my Quorum, I
felt deeply distressed in mind
concerning our condition as a
people. While thus exercised
I went into "the Wilderness,"
a region of country called by
this name situated about
forty miles west of Sunset;
and while there I stopped
with two young men who were
herding sheep belonging to
the people of Sunset. I remained with them ten days