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Purse & Scrip-Yes! (1860)

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
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After the restoration of the Church in 1830, Mormon missionaries were advised to travel with neither purse nor scrip but to rely on the Lord providing through the generosity of friends and fellow Saints. In 1860, Brigham announced at a Sabbath meeting in the bowery, that from this time forward he wanted the Latter-day Saints [...]