The Remnant, as some began to call themselves, would be radically democratic, a “federation of fellowships” with no clear leader, no rigid rules, no prescribed offices, no formal organization - setting themselves apart from what they see as the ultracontrolled and controlling LDS administration operating out of a grand old building and a skyscraper in downtown Salt Lake City.īy some estimates, the schismatic movement now includes between 5,000 and 10,000 followers in 49 states and several countries - mostly former or current members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Anyone, he said, could a have mystical encounter with deity - like early Latter-day Saints trumpeted - not just the guy at the top. Whatever his listeners’ personal issues, Snuffer’s message seemed to hit home: Mormonism’s hierarchical and bureaucratic structure had abandoned Smith’s heavenly visions and clarion calls to build Zion. They ached for more celestial manifestations, more holy works, more Holy Writ. Others found mainstream Mormon services too boring, too shallow to feed their spiritual hungering. Some devotees delved into holistic healing, piled up excessive food storage or launched apocalyptic preparations. They dissected the scriptures looking for potent but hidden clues to Jesus’ Second Coming or keys to salvation.
They taught in the LDS Church Educational System or worked at church-owned Brigham Young University. They were mostly super-Mormons, zealots who gave their all to the faith. George, Phoenix and Boise - and poured out of their respective LDS pews to form “fellowships,” or small groups, usually gathering in houses and yearning for, well, something more. Before long, hundreds of like-minded seekers traveled to hear him speak - in St.
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