▁life ▁members hips ▁were ▁sold . ▁The ▁fee ▁for ▁membership ▁was ▁nom inal , ▁but ▁provided ▁the ▁me ager ▁funds ▁required ▁and ▁generated ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁fair . ▁During ▁the ▁membership ▁drive ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁L DS ▁Church ▁General ▁Conference , ▁a ▁message ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁church ▁b ish ops ▁appoint ing ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁council ors ▁to ▁be ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁and ▁author izing ▁them ▁to ▁collect ▁two ▁dollars ▁in ▁dues ▁from ▁each ▁church ▁member . ▁For ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years , ▁teams ▁of ▁members ▁made ▁annual ▁vis its ▁to ▁each ▁w ard ▁and ▁st ake ▁to ▁ple ad ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁and ▁advert ise ▁the ▁fair . ▁ ▁The ▁annual ▁fair s ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁also ▁had ▁religious ▁significance . ▁Most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁invari ably ▁held ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁October ▁L DS ▁General ▁Conference , ▁thus ▁making ▁the ▁annual ▁fall ▁an ▁exc urs ion ▁to ▁serve , ▁" both ▁God ▁and ▁Mam mon ." ▁In ▁addition , ▁early ▁F airs ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁church ▁owned ▁properties . ▁ ▁The ▁diplom as ▁awarded ▁for ▁prize ▁exhib its ▁in ▁each ▁field ▁contained ▁the ▁religious ▁symbol , ▁the ▁" All - see ing ▁E ye ," ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription , ▁" Hol iness ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ." ▁The ▁Territ orial ▁em blem , ▁the ▁be eh ive , ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁awards ▁with ▁a ▁background ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Temple ▁as ▁it