Big Water and Confederate Nations of Israel
Joseph and his wives moved to Kane County, Utah to a deserted settlement known as Glen Canyon City; Joseph renamed the settlement Big Water in 1983. Joseph became the first mayor of the newly renamed settlement. In 1977, he organized the Confederate Nations of Israel, a hybrid church–political organization modelled after Mormonism's Council of Fifty.
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Famous quotes containing the words big, water, confederate, nations and/or israel:
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“The water which supports a boat can also sink it.”
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