Early Mormons Exercised Civil Disobedience
On the morning of July 4, 1885, Salt Lakers awoke to find the American flag flying at half-staff over City Hall, ZCMI, the Salt Lake Theatre, the Deseret Newsand other LDS Church-controlled buildings. Many feared former President Grant or John Taylor, the Mormon prophet, had died. When word spread that LDS officials had lowered the flags … Read more
