On 7 August 1974, Ross W. LeBaron received a revelation stating the purposes of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Church of the Firstborn, and their relation to the principles of salvation and exaltation of humankind. [1] The revelation was recorded in handwriting by Fred Collier, then an adopted son of Ross LeBaron. InContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron, Fred Collier: Revelation on Salvation and Exaltation, 1974”
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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: 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: Brigham Young Speaks, 1975
Published by Ross W. LeBaron in 1975, the pamphlet Brigham Young Speaks was a compilation of statements on the Adam-God doctrine, without editorial comments. It was the product of Fred Collier’s research, then an adopted son of Ross LeBaron. Later, Collier republished the pamphlet under his name with the title Adam-God in a Nutshell. InContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Brigham Young Speaks, 1975”
Benjamin F. LeBaron: Patriarchal Blessing of Ross LeBaron, 1936
Blessing, given by Patriarch Benjamin F. LeBaron upon the head of Ross Wesley LeBaron, son of Alma Dayer LeBaron and Maud Lucinda McDonald, born November 16 1914, at Overton, Nevada. To view the document, click on this link: ROSS Patriarchal Blessing 1936 Reference 1. James D. Wardle Papers. University of Utah Special Collections. Spelling and capitalization asContinueContinue reading “Benjamin F. LeBaron: Patriarchal Blessing of Ross LeBaron, 1936”
Articles of Faith of the Church of the Firstborn
ARTICLES OF FAITH of THE CHURCH OF THE FIRST-BORN 1. We believe in Michael, the Eternal Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ, and in Joseph Smith, the Witness or Testator. 2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam`s transgression; for He partook of mortality, that He mightContinueContinue reading “Articles of Faith of the Church of the Firstborn”
Steve McKinley: Ross LeBaron On The Endowment
Steve McKinley recollects a conversation with Ross W. LeBaron about the endowment in 1995. The “ambiguous answer” given by Ross, according to Steve, made him “feel better about the changes [made by the LDS Church] in the endowment”. He says he realized that “the reason the endowment was taken away by the Lord was becauseContinueContinue reading “Steve McKinley: Ross LeBaron On The Endowment”
Ross LeBaron: Open Letter to Francis M. Darter, 1968
Francis M. Darter (1881-1968) was a prolific Mormon Fundamentalist writer. Among the beliefs he espoused was Pyramidology, which proposed that the Great Pyramid of Giza was a “Bible in stone”, setting dates, through its measures, for the most important events in human history. Such beliefs seem to have been influential on Ross W. LeBaron, as theContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Open Letter to Francis M. Darter, 1968”
Ross LeBaron: Interview to Dale Van Atta, 1977
In 1977, as the murderous acts of Ross LeBaron’s brother Ervil gained international attention, journalist Dale Van Atta did some research on the priesthood claims of the LeBaron family. Van Atta later co-authored a book on Ervil LeBaron and his crimes. The following file can be found among Van Atta’s research papers at the SpecialContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron: Interview to Dale Van Atta, 1977”
Ross LeBaron and Robert Eaby: Proclamation On The 8th Dispensation
PROCLAMATION….. Be It Known To The Saints Of The Most High: As of February 27, in the year of our Lord 1968, the Seventh Dispensation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the children of men, along with the keys, power, authority and ordinances pertaining thereto is terminated; and the Eighth Dispensation of the GospelContinueContinue reading “Ross LeBaron and Robert Eaby: Proclamation On The 8th Dispensation”