Thirty-Seven (1842)This situation begins in 1891, and for fifty years church-controlled real estate companies lease houses
of prostitution.”
“22 May [1925], Deseret News editorializes in favor of new Utah law which legalizes
horseracing and pari-mutuel betting. Legislature has appointed Brigham F. Grant as chair of Racing
Commission. He is manager of Deseret News and brother of church president [Heber J. Grant].”
All by Quinn, Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, 766, 798, 819.
(^9) Eileen Hallet Stone, “Living History: Plenty of booze in Beehive State until Prohibition,” The
Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sept. 2010, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Jan. 2012
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=10947813&itype=storyID. (This article can also be seen at
All Business, 2012, LexisNexis, 29 Jan. 2012 http://www.allbusiness.com/print/15065540-1-
9a0bs.html.)
(^10) “Porter Rockwell,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 13 Jul. 2011, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,
15 Jul. 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Rockwell.
(^11) “Emma entered the main room of the Mansion House on April 24 [, 1843]. A bar, complete
with counter, shelves, and glasses for serving liquor stood in the room. [Orrin] Porter Rockwell
reigned supreme over it.” (Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery, Mormon Enigma: Emma
Hale Smith, 2nd ed. [Urbana: University of Illinois P, 1994], 178–9.)
(^12) The following year, “The Council also passed ‘An ordinance for the health and convenience
of travelers and other persons.’ Ordinance on the Personal Sale of Liquors. Section 1. Be it ordained by
the City Council of Nauvoo, that the Mayor of the city be and is hereby authorized to sell or give
spirits of any quantity as he in his wisdom shall judge to be for the health and comfort, or
convenience of such travelers or other persons as shall visit his home from time to time. Passed
December 12, 1843. Joseph Smith, Mayor; Willard Richards, Recorder.” (DHC, 6:111.)
Then, a little over a year later, the following ordinance reaffirmed the first with respect to
Joseph’s authorization and expanded it to certain “other persons” in “each ward of the city”: “An
Ordinance concerning the Sale of Spiritous [sic] Liquors. Whereas, the use and sale of distilled and
fermented liquors for all purposes of beverage and drink by persons in health are viewed by this City
Council with unqualified disapprobation: Whereas, nevertheless the aforesaid liquors are considered
highly beneficial for medical and mechanical purposes, and may be safely employed for such uses,
under the counsel of discreet persons: Therefore, Sect. 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the city
of Nauvoo, that the Mayor of this city is hereby authorized to sell said liquors in such quantities as he
may deem expedient. Sect. 2. Be it further ordained, that other persons not exceeding one to each
ward of the city, may also sell said liquors in like quantities for medical and mechanical purposes by
obtaining a license of the Mayor of the city. The above ordinance to be in full force and effect
immediately after its passage,—all ordinances to the contrary notwithstanding. Passed January 16,
- Joseph Smith, Mayor. Willard Richards, Recorder.” (DHC, 6:178–9)
(^13) See Bennett’s speech, referenced infra chapter 36 (John C. Bennett Adds to the “Fullness of
the Everlasting Gospel.” See also DHC, 4:288–92 and note (*).
(^14) See “Law of the United States,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 16 Jan. 2012, Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc., 31 Jan. 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_United_States.
(^15) “16 Oct. [1951], [T]emple council of First Presidency, Quorum of Twelve Apostles, and
Patriarch to church decides to allow beer commercials on church-owned KSL television station.
“3 July [1981], [A]fter nearly eleven years of losing advertising revenues, Deseret News
begins publishing ads for R-rated movies.” Quinn, Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, 838,
875, emphasis added.
(^16) See e.g., “Mustang Ranch,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 11 May 2011, Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc., 15 Jul. 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_Ranch and “History of
Las Vegas,” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 14 Aug 2011, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 3 Sept. 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Las_Vegas. (“1930–1941: Hoover Dam and the first
casinos. ...A combination of local Las Vegas business owners, Mormon financiers [Parry