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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ
Someday I'll do some work on the early Utah Church and the telegraph. It won't be controversial, but it will be interesting as all get out.
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That would be interesting to read. As I recall, Brigham Young set up the Young Women's organization a few months before the Golden Spike. My impression was that the YWMIA was intended in part to help safeguard our fair maidens against the encroaching influences of the world. Although the Church historically has resisted, initially, such worldly encroachments, the Church eventually adapts (and is sometimes ahead of the curve) to them. The internet seems to be another example.