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According to his friend Louis Kelsch, on the day of his death Broadbent said that he had not experienced any personal vision of heavenly messengers. However, Broadbent also commented, "If they come to get me, I can tell them that I am still in the work," as he pointed to religious books he planned to
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Upon Woolley's death in 1934, Broadbent succeeded him as priesthood president. Among Mormon fundamentalists, the succession was largely uncontroversial, and Broadbent traveled widely in support of the fundamentalist movement. In February 1935, he and a number of other fundamentalist leaders visited
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Mormon leaders that made changes to church policies on plural marriage; recognition of legitimacy of leadership varies by fundamentalist group.
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Mormon leaders prior to the start of the fundamentalist movement and recognized by most fundamentalists as legitimate church leaders.
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Broadbent was born to Amanda Hermandine Twede and Joseph Samuel Broadbent, who served as mayor of
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In 1927, Broadbent published the pamphlet "Celestial Marriage", which advocated the practice of
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Mormonfundamentalism.com biography of Joseph Leslie Broadbent
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by the LDS Church in July 1929. Broadbent was ordained an
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on March 6, 1929, and on May 15 was given the title of "
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in the Mormon fundamentalist organization called the
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Priesthood Council
Lorin C. Woolley
John Y. Barlow
Joseph White Musser
Lehi
Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pneumonia
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Biography portal
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Mormon fundamentalist
Lehi, Utah
Brigham Young University
mission
England
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Wickersham Woolley
plural marriage
excommunication
apostle
Council of Friends
Lorin Calvin Woolley
second elder
Millville, Utah
pneumonia

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