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1867 February 25 Letter to Joseph Young

Title

1867 February 25 Letter to Joseph Young

Description

If Church leaders become intoxicated and misbehave they should be cut off from the church.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Joseph Young

Date

1867 February 25

Location

Great Salt Lake City

Subject

Church Discipline
Church Leadership

Presidents Office
Gt. Salt Lake City
Feb. 25, 1867

President Joseph Young, Sen.

Dear Brother:

In answer to your favor of the 23rd instant I have to say that "when Presidents of Seventies get drunk and quarrel and threaten each others lives", advise their Bishops to cut such men off from the Church; and if the Bishops do the same, we will bring them up before the Church and cut them off.

Respectfully

Brigham Young