Consider that Joseph Smith tried communal living in Kirtland in the 1830s, as did several cities in Utah into the 1870s. It was called the United Order (or United Firm). In D&C 42, it is provided that33 And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration, which is...
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