Lorin Woolley had warned the fundamentalist saints a g a I n s t apostasy, but signs of it came evident before he died. John Y. Barlow, for instance, was overly anxious to get the House of God set up, according to his own ideas on the matter. He oftentimes urged Lorin Woolley on the matter, and couldn't see why they couldn't begin organizing wards, stakes, etc
Lorin Woolley had warned the fundamentalist saints a g a I n s t apostasy, but signs of it came evident before he died. John Y. Barlow, for instance, was overly anxious to get the House of God set up, according to his own ideas on the matter. He oftentimes urged Lorin Woolley on the matter, and couldn't see why they couldn't begin organizing wards, stakes, etc
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Lorin Woolley had warned the fundamentalist saints a g a I n s t apostasy, but signs of it came evident before he died. John Y. Barlow, for instance, was overly anxious to get the House of God set up, according to his own ideas on the matter. He oftentimes urged Lorin Woolley on the matter, and couldn't see why they couldn't begin organizing wards, stakes, etc
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Lorin Woolley had instructed the Council of Friends that
none of them were to organize, colonize, or to hold regular meetings.' He said that they were not to organize wards and stakes, etc., 2 for this was the work of the One Mighty and Strong, 3 Joseph Smith. 4 The only thing they were authorized to do was to 'keep plural marriage alive,' 5 as JohnTaylor had a l s o said.6 Recall that Plural Marriage is a "Law of the Priesthood." 7
Lorin Woolley had warned the fundamentalist saints a g a i n s t
apostasy,8 but regardless of his warnings, signs of this a p o s t a s y b e came evident before he died. John Y. Barlow, for instance, was overly anxious to get the House of God set in order, according to his own ideas on the matter. He oftentimes urged Lorin Woolley on the matter, and couldn't see why they could not begin organizing wards, stakes, etc. 9 Brother Woolley said to `him:
"John, that is neither your mission nor my mission. That
is the mission of the One Mighty and Strong. Our mission is simply to keep plural marriage alive.' (Journal Notes