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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846

6 May 1845 • Tuesday, continued Page 1 10 May 1845 • Saturday Page 4 9 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 13 30 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 33 4 October 1845 • Saturday Page 42 11 January 1846 • Sunday Page 85 13 January 1846 • Tuesday Page 109

Source Note

See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.

Historical Introduction

See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.

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nothing more in the papers, which will tend to inflame the rage of our enemies but leave them alone and let us mind our own business.
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The phrase “mind your own business” had come to be known as the “Mormon Creed.” (See Hicks, “Minding Business,” 125–127.)


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Hicks, Michael. “Minding Business: A Note on ‘The Mormon Creed.’” BYU Studies 26, no. 4 (1986): 125–132.

He then proposed that we cease publishing the “Nauvoo Neighbor”, and save our paper, inasmuch as our papers rarely get beyond the hands of our enemies. Any information we want to send abroad we will publish in circulars, and extra’s.
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moved that the next number of the “Times & Seasons” shall close that paper, and that we will publish the minutes of the conference in the next neighbor and then stop it, and let that be the end of the business with the
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, and when we want to send information abroad we will do it by circulars and extra’s. [p. [62]]
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  1. [99]

    The phrase “mind your own business” had come to be known as the “Mormon Creed.” (See Hicks, “Minding Business,” 125–127.)

    Hicks, Michael. “Minding Business: A Note on ‘The Mormon Creed.’” BYU Studies 26, no. 4 (1986): 125–132.

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