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Show (71, involving astrology and o t h e r works of the Devil. They even stop baptizing their children andj^conferring the priesthood. They're nothing but renegades." I smiled. "You're considered somethng of a renegade yourself in certain quarters, Daddy. " He nodded. "Brother Alec j u s t i f i e s himself that way. He says that he's only following my example by breaking away and doing whatever he pleases. I hope no one i s fooled by such f a u l t y reasoning." "What about E r v i l ?" He pinched h i s l i p s t i g h t l y , as though t r y i n g to keep the rards within him from flowing too r e a d i l y . After a moment he spoke in measured tones. "I guess the murders of John Butchreit and Joel LeBaron and two Mexican c i t i z e n s i s n ' t enough to convince the officials that he should he locked up£. suppose h e ' l l have to k i ll someone in the United S t a t e s before anyone takes binding action against him. You heard about the corrupt Mexican o f f i c i a l s accepting his bribe?" I nodded. "He seems l i k e a very dangerous man, Daddy. Has lie actually t h r e a t e n e d you?" He nodded. "Me and o t h r s as well. Anyone of the fundamentalists *° refuse to give him t i t h e s and to recognize him as God's r e s p r e s e n t a t i v e .' "You mean h e ' s confronted you?" "By l e t t e r s and e m i s s a r i e s . Last Sunday h i s boys came to the school during our Sacrament Meeting and placed pamphlets on our cars. T1ie one found on my windshield had a note s c r i b b l e d on the back of [t< charing me to ' r e p e n t and l i v e the C o n s t i t u t i o n of the P o l i t i c al Kingdom of God, l e s t the sword of the Lord f a l l upon' ...me. And so on., •• "The p o l i t i c a l what?" |
