JYB 8-341 July 8, 1947 SCA Letter from President John Y. Barlow to Rulon T. Jeffs Short Creek, Arizona July 8, 1947 Two Cleansing Processes; Let Howlers Howl and Growlers Growl Dear Brother Rulon, Received your note and was glad to hear Marion's decision. Of course we refuse to deed land to people, but this was another thing, and I feel as though we done that which was right. I realize I have lots of opposition down here, or in other words, the organization has. We have the Fors' the Bistlines, the Hunters, the Widows, the Dockstaders, and ever so many women. I understand that Fors got on a rampage Sunday. Said this never was from the Lord. I've always said that if you gave a calf enough rope it would hang itself. So I see no necessity of trying to answer them as the Spirit of God does not act like that. In giving Brother Stubbs back his land we just put him on his own mettle. Both Leonard Black and Weidow has come to me and wanted to know if we were turning the shop over to them and let the company have nothing to do with it. I told them I didn't know what it was as I hadn't talked with you about it, but I supposed that you were looking over the tax end of it. I will talk to you about it when I see you Sunday. I have felt quite concerned over something of late, but if we are prayerful and humble we will be able to go on. You know and I know before Marion and Del and them got to quarreling we had a large portion of the Holy Spirit with us. Oh, how timely was the warning that God gave us to get the Spirit of God and keep it. Now they can hardly hold a Priesthood meeting without jangling, and you know my hands are tied, and we have some that are rejoicing over it, too. The Lord, in speaking to the people through the Holy Ghost has said that some will come out of this group and be leaders, just as some have come out of the Church. Oh, how the words of Brother Budge are being fulfilled. He said: Millennial Star 32:584 Before the great day of the Lord shall come, and the day of righteousness and peace dawn upon this fair creation, two potent cleansing processes shall be in active operation. The first of these is the preparation of a choice people, purified by an application to their lives, as individuals and a community, of the principles of the Gospel of peace. Such a body will evolve from those called Latter-day Saints, who, as a Church, possess the fullness and power of the pure plan of salvation. Out of this community, at present in the merely incipient stages of development, and from the remnant of the whole House of Israel, will emanate the nucleus or foundation from which will spring the righteous millennial population of our globe. The other branch of preparation will be the partial depopulation of the earth, by cutting off from this life those who are not in harmony with the laws of God, and consequently not fit to perform His will. This destructive work, made necessary because of corruption and wickedness, will be somewhat gradual, but, as time increases, will extend the area of its operations. It operates at the House of God first, plucking out whatsoever is offensive and detrimental to the purification of the Saints, going forth with sweeping devastation over the corrupt and abominable nations of the earth. And when we look upon the Church of Christ as recorded in the Truth, spoken by H.C. Kimball, of course the Church of the Firstborn holds all of the keys, or, in other words the keys are in that Church. He wasn't speaking of the church that was organized to hold property, but was speaking of the Church of the Firstborn. And if you will read Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants you will see how to become a member of the Church of the Firstborn. Well, dear Brother, we have a big work before us, and it will take all of our strength to fulfill the same; and we have to let howlers howl and growlers growl. But we know by the Spirit of God where we're at. God bless you all up there. Your Brother in the cause of Truth, John Y. Barlow