Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Statement of Lloyd Ririe
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232541364]
Identifier: MSS 442
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...
Dates:
1945-1964