The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22
Why the Temple Door Was Barred.
Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. s. 1896.
Elder Moses Thatcher:

Salt Lake City. Utah, Nov. s, 1896.
Elder Moses Thatcher:
Dear Brother-Your letter Of the 4th
inst. received. IN i you state that you
learned last week at Logan. through let
Ter tnaI Brother Franklin d. Richards
had called at Your home for the purpose
OF informing you that myself and quo
rum Il apostles desired TO meet you in
the Annex Of the temple; also intimating
that il Is our desire that you name
cate when you could be present l wish
to correct this impression, the quorum,
as such. not having expressed themselves
in regard to this matter. Doubtless the
misunderstanding arose from The fact
tn2t some time ago an appointment was
made &c meet with you in the temple
annex, which appointment was not kept
owing TO your physical inability TO do SO,
as we learned verbally through Brother
John Henry Smith. But since then the
council Of first presidency and apostles
felt IL 10 be due 10 the LAKE general con-
ference that something should be SAID
by way of explanation for Withholding
the presentation Of your name to be sus-
tanned by the conference as one of the
general authorities of the church, which
resulted in the remarks of the brethren
on this subject as published in full in
the News Stree then also a card has
been published over the signatures of the
first presidency informing the officers
and members of the church that The
Withholding Of your name from going be-
fore the last TWO conferences suspended
you from exercising the functions of
card having been made necessary, con-
trary to our expectations. by your ad-
dressing pubic congregations of the
Saints in your suspended condition. Since
then, TOO. / sent YOU the following, under
date of 23d ult:
Elder Moses Thatcher, City:
Dear Brother-Your communication of
the 18th inst, was received by me ~ the
18th, and its contents carefully noted
Since the writing of your letter the full
stenograp hfc- report of the remarks of
the brethren made at our late general
conference has been published in the
Deseret News, in which their feelings
concerning you are quite fully expressed;
and you not having read these published
remarks prior to the writing of your
communication, / take it for granted that
1t will not be necessary for me to ex-
plain or answer further. With kindest
regards, your brother.
LORENZO SNOW.
I may say the foregoing was in re-
Spouse to your communication in which
you desired that whatever charges your
brethren might think proper to make
against you, that the same be specifically
rlade in writing, etc. In penning the
foregoing / hoped that further CORE
spon6ence would not be INDUCED in by
you, but that just as soon as you fully
realized your true position you would
not rest until you had conferred with
me personally in regard to arranging for
purpose of regaining your fellowship. I
repeat, / hoped your feelings would have
prompted you TO do this, and I felt war
ranted IN believing that your wisdom
would have led you to do it, but in this
was disappointed, and so were your
brethren. one and all.
This being the condition Of affairs, you