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The article discusses conflict concerning the site of a Mormon temple in Independence, Missouri. It examines claims made upon land owned by the religious organization the Church of Christ known as the Temple Lot, the significance of Mormon elder Granville Hedrick in the succession of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Jr., and conflict between the organizations the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS) concerning the Temple Lot.

The article discusses the history of the Half Moon Prairie, Eagle Creek, and Bloomington branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in central Illinois, with a particular focus on their consolidation into the Crow Creek branch and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot). Details related to the church's headquarters in Independence, Missouri and its religious significance are presented. Other topics include religious leader Granville Hedrick and plural marriage.

The article discusses the early history of the Church of Christ that was established by religious reformer Joseph Smith Jr. and examines Smith's revelation known as the Law of Consecration. The influence of Shaker values on the Law of Consecration is explored and this place of this law within Smith's revelations and Mormon theology is described. Details are provided about communal life within the Mormon Church and about the Mormon attempt to establish a community in Jackson County, Missouri. The development and utilization of the Law of Consecration throughout the history of the Mormon Church is also detailed.

Several photographs are presented that depicts the history of Temple Lot in Jackson County, Missouri.