Early in the twentieth century, it waspossible for Latter-day Saints to have lifelongassociations with businesses managedby their leaders or owned and controlledby the church itself. For example, onecould purchase engagement rings fromDaynes Jewelry, honeymoon at the HotelUtah, and venture off on the Union PacificRailroad, all partially owned and run bychurch apostles. Families could buy clothes at KnightWoolen Mills. The husband might work atBig Indian Copper or Bullion-Beck, GoldChain, or Iron King mining companies.The wife could shop at Utah Cereal Foodand buy sugar supplied by Amalgamatedor U and I Sugar, beef from Nevada Landand Livestock, and vegetables from theGrowers Market. They might take theirgroceries home in parcels from Utah BagCo. They probably read the Deseret Newsat home under a lamp plugged into a UtahPower and Light circuit. They could takeout a loan from Zion s Co-operativeandinsurance from Utah Home and Fire. The apostles had a long history ofcommunity involvement in financialenterprises to the benefit of the generalmembership and their own economic advantage.This volume is the result of theauthor s years of research into LDS financialdominance from 1830 to 2010."




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