Sects of the Latter-day Saints

About this book

In this new book, Gordon H. Fraser tells of the hectic days following the murder of Joseph Smith when the Latter-day Saints splintered into a dozen segments. Brigham Young went west with the largest group and a decade later, some of the less radical saints formed the reorganization. The Reorganized Church accepts Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, but rejects the philosophy of polygamy. They do not practice baptism for the dead and are not polytheists. They look like any of the standard denominations. They are increasing significantly in membership. Look in the yellow pages of your phone book and you will see anywhere from a dozen listings to a whole page of the Salt Lake City Mormons. You will find no more than two or three listings of the Reorganized Latter-day Saints. You will find no listing in the yellow pages for the polygamists or, as they call themselves, the Fundamentalists. You will not see their churches because they must remain as invisible as possible. Why? How does the Mormon church respond to accusations of illegal practices? Why do civil authorities allow polygamy to continue? - Back cover.