The Aaronic Order was founded in 1942 by Maurice L. Glendenning. A former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Glendenning was excommunicated by the LDS Church because he claimed to have received revelations that, according to him, came from the angel Elias. In 1944 The Book of Elias was published. The Aaronic Order's membership is less than 1,000. In 1956, the church established a communal settlement called Eskdale, Utah. Not all members live in the cooperative Eskdale endeavor. In 1978 the Levitical Writings were published. This book was a compilation of the Book of Elias, New Revelations, and the Disciple's Book. The church's mission is "to participate in and hasten the preparation of the Body of Jesus Christ for His second coming." And its vision is to "restore the Biblical, Levitical ministry to its prophesied fulness in Jesus Christ and to reconcile individuals, families, and fellowships to their places in the Body of Christ."

Publications

• Baer, Hans A. The Aaronic Order - the Development of a Modern Mormon Sect, Dialogue Magazine 12:57 ^*
• Beeston, Blanche W. (1966). Purified as gold and silver. Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID.†
• Beeston, Blanche W. (1957). Now my servant; a brief biography of a first-born son of Aaron. Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID.†
• Conrad, Robert & The Aaronic Order. Basic Beliefs of the Aaronic Order. The Aaronic Order, Murray, UT. † ‡
• Erickson, Ralph (1969). History and doctrinal development of the Order of Aaron. Masters Thesis, Brigham Young University.†
• Glendenning, Maurice L. (1955). Church of the First-Born, The Church of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ, The Church of God : a treatise. Corporation of the President of the Aaronic Order, Salt Lake City, UT.†
• The Aaronic Order. (1978). Levitical Writings. Aaronic Order, EskDale, UT.†

† These works are available in the Lee Library of Brigham Young University.

‡ This pamphlet is available from The Aaronic Order, P.O. Box 57095, Murray, UT 84157-0095.

External references

• A brief list of the leaders and beliefs of the Aaronic Order may be found at http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dbowie/restore/aaronic.html
• House of Aaron http://houseofaaron.org Seems to be an official Aaronic Order website.

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