Mormon missionaries settled in Arizona Territory on the Little Colorado River in 1876. The Stake of Zion was organized by them Jan. 1878.
This collection contains minutes of quarterly conference meetings held at Sunset, Brigham City, St. Joseph, and other settlements in Arizona Territory, 1878-1886. Also included are statistical reports of the stake, and begins with a history of the Little Colorado Mission, pp. 5-16, Jan. 16, 1876-Aug. 27, 1882.