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92 appendix 3 provo utah brigham young university served in eastern states mission 1841 june 1 age 31 see missionaries.

Olswang car. Richard bennett a study of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in upper canada 1830 1850 p. William law a member of the first presidency of the lds church in nauvoo illinois became an apostate in 1844 shortly before joseph smith was murdered at carthage. Perhaps the best way to understand william law is through the eyes of missouri dissident john corrill.

William law joined the lds church in 1836 and received the melchizedek priesthood in 1837. He later married them in plural marriage. William law was an early leader in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints but was later excommunicated for apostasy.

In 1841 he was called by revelation to be joseph smiths second counselor and in 1842 he would arrive in nauvoo il to become a successful businessman. Claimed mismanagement of the lawrence estate brief summary. Law william second counselor to president joseph smith from 1841 44 was born sept.

This paper examines three paramount concerns of william and jane law that contributed to their leaving the church and nauvoo in 1844. William law september 8 1809 january 19 1892 was an important figure in the early history of the latter day saint movement holding a position in the churchs first presidency under joseph smithlaw was later excommunicated for apostasy from the church and was founder of the short lived true church of jesus christ of latter day saintsin this capacity he published a single edition of. Law predicting that if joseph would abandon the doctrine mormonism would in fifty or one hundred years dominate the christian world.

Joseph smith was appointed the guardian of two daughters maria and sarah lawrence and their inheritance. William law was born in northern ireland in 1809 and his family migrated to. He founded the short lived true church of jesus christ of latter day saints which he founded upon the teachings of joseph smith prior to 1838.

William law attacked joseph smith claiming he had stolen his foster childrens inheritance and tried to cover it up by marrying them. According to his own statements and actions william law had developed a genuine commitment to mormonism before becoming a schismatic. In the early days of the church when elders john taylor and almon w.

William law with his arms around the neck of the prophet was pleading with him to withdraw the doctrine of plural marriage which he had at that time commenced to teach to some of the brethren mr. Law was born on september 8 1809 in county tyrone ireland. Babbitt labored in canada as missionaries william law who lived twenty five miles from toronto became a convert to mormonism and it is stated in the history of joseph smith that he arrived at.