For Ross Wesley LeBaron, the history of Mormonism could be divided into three periods of 60 years each. He believed to be living during the last period, presided by “the LeBaron keys’, holding the same priesthood that existed during the days of Adam. In this excerpt of his radio show on KSXX, from the lateContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: the Three Periods of Mormonism”
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Ross LeBaron: Priesthood Expounded, 1985
Priesthood Expounded is the last tract published by Ross LeBaron during his lifetime. It contains, among other themes, his views on the different orders of the priesthood, his belief in the Adam-God doctrine and reincarnation, as well as an explanation of the coming of Elijah to the Nauvoo temple, an event LeBaron believed was essentialContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Priesthood Expounded, 1985”
Ross LeBaron: Letter to J. Marion Hammon, 1958
On 17 December 1958, Ross Wesley LeBaron wrote a letter to J. Marion Hammon condemning the path taken by the Mormon Fundamentalist Priesthood Council: Whenever an organization casts out the thinkers of its membership, and only keeps the “yes men” and “blind followers”, it soon comes to an end. LeBaron is referring above to anContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Letter to J. Marion Hammon, 1958”
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: Letter to Margarito Bautista, 1958
“Lehi was evidently the first-born of Manasseh; for he followed the patriarchal pattern[,]” wrote Ross LeBaron about the Book of Mormon patriarch. “His youngest son held the right of the first-born (evidently of the tribe of Manasseh). Lehi was patriarch to a new world, Jacob priest, and Nephi King.” A Mormon Fundamentalist, Margarito Bautista hadContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Letter to Margarito Bautista, 1958”
Ross LeBaron: The Nauvoo Restoration
In the following excerpt of Priesthood Expounded, published in 1985, Ross W. LeBaron writes about the restoration of priesthood keys he believed took place in the Nauvoo temple. THE THIRD MAN B. F. JOHNSON The Prophet Elijah appeared, with others, in the Kirtland Temple April 3, 1836 conferring patriarchal authority upon Joseph Smith and OliverContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: The Nauvoo Restoration”
Ross LeBaron, the Holy Order and the Church of the Firstborn 