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Signed by God (1847)

Monday, May 12th, 2008
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When Brigham Young refused to change his settlement plans and take the Saints to California as Sam Brannan advised, Brannan became angry and decided to seek revenge. He did this by pretending to the Saints in California that he was Brigham’s agent and responsible for the collecting of tithes. Using such money for personal investments [...]