Suffering under the
Edmunds Act and the
Edmunds-Tucker Act , the church entered the 1890s. The Supreme Court rules against the church in May of 1890, and Wilford Woodruff bans polygamy shortly therafter. This is the decade that Utah achieves statehood, and the church begins to prosper in the absence of persecution.
- in ''The Late Corporation of the Mormon Church v. United States''
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- issues the 1890 Manifesto ending the official practice of polygamy.
- submits the manifesto for a vote; it is approved unanimously.
- The Liberal Party wins the Salt Lake City, Utah elections, taking control of that city in addition to Ogden, Utah .
- June - The People's Party disbands and members of the church join one of the two national parties as the effort continues to achieve statehood. With three effective parties in the territory, ''The Deseret News'' calls the Liberal Party the "bastard party" even though it is able to take a third of the seats in the state legislature.
- April 6 - The Salt Lake Temple is dedicated, exactly 40 years after construction began.
- All polygamists are given executive pardon in preparation for statehood. This restores their right to vote.
- The Liberal Party (Utah) disbands as members join the national parties in anticipation of statehood.
- January 4 - Utah is recognized by the federal government and achieves statehood as the 45th state. Women's Suffrage is continued and Polygamy is explicitly banned in the state constitution.
- assumes leadership of the church.
