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Question: Was the castration of Thomas Lewis approved by Brigham Young?
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Question: Was the castration of Thomas Lewis approved by Brigham Young?
Brigham did not think Snow did what was right, but felt he was “trying to do right” and that he should be sustained in his calling as Bishop
Brigham and other Church leaders did not approve the action taken by the local members. Joseph Young (Brigham's brother) of the Presidents of the Seventy later learned about the incident and was incensed and “entirely disapproved” of it.[1] When Brigham Young heard about Lewis' crime and the punishment, he reiterated his stance that the time for such measures was still in the future, and not to be implemented in the here-and-now.
Brigham did not think Snow did what was right, but felt he was “trying to do right” and that he should be sustained in his calling as Bishop.
Brigham declined Bishop Snow's request to write a letter to members in Sanpete county to explain his action
Snow wanted Brigham to write a letter to members in Sanpete county to explain his action. Brigham declined to do so, indicating that that would make matters worse. “Just let the matter drop, and say no more about it and it will soon die away amongst the people,” Brigham counseled.
Notes
- ↑ John A. Peterson, "Warren Stone Snow, a man in between: the biography of a Mormon defender," Master's Thesis, BYU (1985) 114.