United Order of Enoch

…established, Smith instituted a communalistic United Order of Enoch. But strife with non-Mormons in the area led to killings and the burning of Mormon property. Tensions between church members and local slave-owning Missourians, who viewed the Mormons as religious fanatics and possible abolitionists, escalated to armed skirmishes that forced 15,000…

…that was inspired by the United Order of Enoch, an arrangement originated by Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. Members worshipped together, pooled their wealth, ate at a common table, and shared equally in the fruits of their labour, whether skilled or common. Unlike other shorter-lived Mormon experiments, Orderville lasted…