Salt Lake City Tenth Ward, built in 1873. USHS collections.
The Mormon Meetinghouse: Reflections of Pioneer Religious and Social Life in Salt Lake City BY J O S E P H H E I N E R M A N
1 wo PRIMARY ELEMENTS CONSTITUTED THE Mormon ward: the bishop who was the chief ecclesiastical authority for the locals (that is, of those Saints residing within the ward boundaries) and the families or individual persons who were members. The bishop was familiar with both the spiritual and temporal affairs of every family entrusted to his care. His paternalistic responsibility often brought him into intimate contact with the Mr. Heinerman is a writer living in Salt Lake City.
