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Broadcasting behind enemy lines tonight's episode

Apostolic Koudetah or how the quorum of 12

apostles in a breathtaking power grab assumed absolute and complete control of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Today's situation in the LDS Church is known to all Mormons.

The power structure is at the top we have a first presidency, the president of the church and his two counselors.

Beneath them is the quorum of the 12 apostles.

Beneath them is the quorum of the 70 and other quamps of the 70 and then there's some middle level

management with area authorities and area 70s and then we get down to the local

level with stake presidents and bishops.

But something is odd in this situation.

And the thing that's odd is that even though we have a quorum of 12 apostles,

yet we don't have just 12 apostles, we have 15 apostles because the members of the first presidency are also

Apostles. Although most members of the church are aware of this fact, it is not very often commented on.

But the fact that we have 15 apostles at the head of the church is a strange element in church

administration that points to the power grab the apostles have conducted. in Church

that points to the power grab the Apostles have conducted

for authority over the entire Church that began in 1844.

Over the next 150 years the Apostles took over or got rid of any competing power structures to

emerge today as the sole authorities in the LDS Church. Any other

authorities are under their administration and must do as they direct.

This podcast will give a brief overview of the different power grabs the Apostles did in order

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