the council of fifty is only one part of a three legged theory of world government as conceived and contemplated by the original creators of the doctrine a 'simple redirect' to the council of fifty or theodemocracy is similar to describing the whole of the 'american form of government' as made up from only a legislative body alone it also shows a lack of understanding to the dogma to provide a wholistic view to an encylopedic researcher the topic suggested by the title and content of this page more adequately describes the doctrine of world government as developed in early mormon theology