Statement of Lloyd Ririe
Scope and Contents
Typewritten statement dated April 13, 1945. Ririe writes that he was on a train in Canada with the Mormon apostle, John A. Widtsoe, in 1945. Widtsoe told Ririe that he was present when John Wickersham Woolley, a temple worker for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, admitted that he had not been given authority to perform polygamous marriages after that practice was discontinued by the Church. Also included is a typewritten letter from Widtsoe to Ririe dated November 19, 1945 in which Widtsoe states he is "ashamed" of fundamentalist Mormons who still preach polygamy.
Dates
- 1945-1964
Creator
- Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952 (Person)
- Ririe, Lloyd (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Statement must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon living in Alberta.
Extent
2 items (4 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Church Government
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles--Correspondence
- Letters
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Ririe, Lloyd
- Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952
- Woolley, John Wickersham, 1831-1928
- Title
- Register of Statement of Lloyd Ririe
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States