Titled Certification of Marriage in the Holy Order of God – Patriarchal, this certificate was intended to serve as a record of marital sealings performed by proxy . It was supposed to list the name of the deceased woman being sealed to Ross LeBaron, the officiator and the person acting as proxy. It interestingly includesContinueContinue reading “Certificate of Proxy Sealing to Ross LeBaron, n.d.”
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DeWayne Hafen: Interview to Dale Von Atta, 1978
As a teenager, DeWayne Hafen helped Ross LeBaron in his machine shop while LeBaron taught him about the Church of the Firstborn. When Hafen met him again as an adult, LeBaron was hesitant to ordain Hafen. The reason was Hafen’s previous affiliation with The Church of the Firstborn of the Fullness of the Times. EvenContinueContinue reading “DeWayne Hafen: Interview to Dale Von Atta, 1978”
Ross LeBaron and Robert Eaby: Declaration on Civil Rights and Plural Marriage, 1967
This Official Declaration, fashioned after the LDS 1890 Manifesto, signed by Ross W. LeBaron and Robert Eaby, presented a unique response in Mormondom to the new civil rights legislation. They found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson, the basis to nullify the Mormon Official Declaration 1. Transcription OFFICIALContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron and Robert Eaby: Declaration on Civil Rights and Plural Marriage, 1967”
Ross LeBaron, the Holy Order and the Church of the Firstborn 