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Show BRIGHAM YOUNG-1854 8 been treated with the greatest of courtesy and kindness by both man, woman, and child. I do not wish to enter into any details: except that if I was in the Bishop's place, I should do as he is doing in a similar case." Bishop McRae: IIOur decision is that you be dis fellowshipped from the Church of Jesus Ghrist of Latter day Saints for apostacy." TWO Brother Anderson said he anticipated that such would be the case and immediately left the house. Alexander McRae, Bishop, 11th Ward Joseph H. Felt, Counselor DID BRIGHAM YOUNG TEACH THE ADAM·GOD DOCTRINE Robert Morris, Counselor Inquiry letter to Apostle Petersen Per John Coulam, Clerk September 5, 1978 Dear Elder Petersen, I am writing this letter with the sincere hope that to a problem I you may be able to provide the solution of the Church member a I am have encountered. life-long and I do have a testimony, yet I must admit that I have not spent nearly enough time in prayerful study of the of the Church, although I doubt if and scriptures history that would help me in this case. In a recent conversation with a co-worker (non member) who had expressed a desire to know more about the Church, I was introduced for the first time to the ADAM-GOD doctrine supposedly taught by Brigham at some photo-copies of pages from After Young. looking the Journal of Discourses I assured him that the doctrine This did was not true and was not taught by the Church. not seem to satisfy him and the issue finally reduced itself to this question: Did President Young teach the |
