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Show Salt Lake MARCH 1985 Young Brigham in regard Tabernacle, Mormon little, diverge a persecuted this peoplea.lt declared: "T 0 who have those to here, cut their throats. (All the people said, Amen.)" (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 2, page 311) In early Utah the throat of the person being blood atoned was often cut from ear to ear (see Mor come monism-Shadow ReaUty? or fulfill that revelation." it before oath brothers plans bloody "The life, the to. testimony Lafferty then reveal not we the first its accompanying we do we so; any of name, promise with this, Aaronic priesthood, with sign penalty. Should secrets the or CUT BE THROATS our TORN TONGUES OUR AND EAR and of that agree TO EAR fROM covenant the of token us, of each and will that J.H. this contained be from cut Reality? "_'I to together penalty. Rather and that (think of that promise of out later was "1,___ and Token . torn oath This throat my tongue my its with Priesthood, sign first the reveal never 476-77). pages agree and ear by its roots from my rnouth.?' changed to read as follows: new the name) do covenant will (see Case Smoot Reed the or wording: ear of the description Tribune on Jan. 8, bedroom as throat the in blood of the was described told compan one which crib." her given murders Utah the lay in she as Dan and, baby's the reminds 1985, killing in early "PROVO verified was instance, testified that the oath for Sr., Wallis, oath this of bloody nature testimony given in The by knife according alleged by John D. Lee: OUT BY THEIR ROOTS."' Mormonism--Shadow boning The atonement daughter's ear, Prosecutors mother, cut her 10-inch a her to ear the into went for cried infant from trial. the in for pleading cut throat her had 1985, reported: while woman, ••• the 11, January On murders. the Salt lake Tribdle message: "'We, continued for Lafferty diabolical their formulate to the idea, the rejected Prophets One down tame to modified was the of members of the School and other Olson Mr. While penal oaths which the early Motmons the in temple ceremony referred to the throats of traitors being cut from ear to ear. In Mormonism Shadow or ReaUty? page 474, we reproduced the the of a took 547-550). pages murders. the killing instrument' to perform School of Proph "At that April 5, 1984, meeting Lafferty had Dan Olson said David President ets to dedicated and suggested a razor be brought of tion scoundrels miserable any 9 City Messenger I Aaronic the accompanying name, would suffer it ions spirit a problem' she lay as throat ••• it with was in her said ... 15-month-old the cut he me,' Lafferty to .... the felt 'I crib. Utah Chief County map' Wayne Watson gave jurors a 'road case 'They then slashed her throat Attorney .... the of 'no was child's Charles Daniel -- with ••• blade 10-inch blood would ••• the so body.' from her spill back head her held and cracked voice with. emotion, Lafferty took the razor-edged knife 'and walked down the hallway to that bedroom and with the baby crying 'Mommy!' 'Mommy!' "'Mr. Dan then that said his Watson, - do than I so he cut her throat. III - my life has been refer to ear to draw to demonstrate by the having seemed Lafferty that important oath still how their lives cut from Carnes throats Study' the night Dan Lafferty had at Pioneer brother Day if it killings, was Accord 'Bible Trlbule, that, his cut. very 9, 1985, Charles "testified a be was Jan. lake the before victims' their it necessary the that vic asked "'He he asked, Ron 'Can't if we said, 'No, that it had the what they just to it that shoot them?' and Ron done that It was told the had be to intended," revelation do way. Carnes way, The to same the asked other they in custody, many easier. Nevertheless, There are other The article tells of in which Prophets president and the fulfill another a other revelation meeting "Ron and members calling for of the Dan of School Lafferty and avenger' 'We've the is still kill Now who still might be people believe willing has ''he received 'The concern. the to We blood actually Proph a half signed 'God's One letter Avenger.' number. your was sleep can for cause letters._ 'One another got to of the School of the founder death-threat dozen are going to Laffertys did to Brenda Laf ferty.'" (Salt lake Trll:u1e, feb. 2, 1985) According to the Trliule (Jan. 11, 1985) there what do to you are "a number beliefs, often survivalist group put 'dedica- who the who that claims ets people doctrine it. practice the people there unable revelation. were in are atonement Laffertys mentioned fundamentalist jury." of the that said: tims' throats be cut. the fortunately, thumbs their throat that feel to Salt the to asked take and wording ear. Ron ing this who taken=-Le., be can bloody those throats their across the ''PENAL. TV" removed, the While taken." be to it this some of the people sects. as part of their to armed paramilitary and belong the way: 'You'd these in similar renegade people, groups, of involved Those official be people said. Another frightened were.' if deputy you knew Apparently, some |
