The structure of the United Order as developed in Joseph’s revelations is sketchy and ambiguous, and the details of how it was actually worked out in Kirtland are simply not recoverable. It is clear, however, that Joseph did not immediately thrust • According to John D. Lee. SeeMormonism Unveiled, including the life and confessions of the late Mormon Bishop John D. Lee (St. Louis, 1877), p. 183.
