H. Verlan Anderson: The Last Mormon Patriot General Authority

by Sterling D. Allan
March 11, 2002

Introduction to:
Apostasy of the Latter Days - essay by the late H. Verlan Andersen, general authority of the LDS Church.
www.greaterthings.com/Topical/Apostasy/H.Verlan_Andersen.htm

This essay was forwarded to me by one who is a friend of many LDS people but not a member himself. As a member of the John Birch Society, he had high esteem for Ezra Taft Benson (former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Mormon President) and Hans Verlan Anderson. I posted it because I could not find it on the web, and it seemed to me that it ought to be there.

Among the high leadership of the Mormon church, H. Verlan Anderson, who passed away in 1992, was virtually alone with President Ezra Taft Benson in believing and warning that there is a socialist-communist conspiracy to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and that this conspiracy has it tentacles around the primary organs of society, including government, media, education, church, business. I don't know of any general authorities today in the LDS Church who share this belief -- certainly none that are speaking about it or writing about it in any form. Sheri L. Dew counted 1700 discourses by ETB on the subject while doing his biography.

Hans was the first general authority Ezra Taft Benson appointed after he became President of the LDS Church.

H. Verlan Anderson is best known in patriot circles for his book "The Great and Abominable Church of the Devil," which he ties to the above-mentioned conspiracy. He also wrote the classic "Many are Called, but Few are Chosen," which also addresses the roots of socialism which are unrighteous dominion, a cardinal no no for any who wish to walk with God.

Toward the end of his life, he wrote, "The Book of Mormon and the Constitution," which his son published after his father's passing. The book had to wait for his passing to be published so as to not stir so much controversy.

For a while Elder Anderson was a darling of the LDS Home School movement. He had the 'mantle' of official LDS leadership and spoke quite plainly about issues of great concern to conservative home schoolers.

Since his passing, references to him and his writings have subsided. None of his books are currently in print. Those who stick with the mainstream LDS church have moved on to try and glean what infrequent informed and helpful patriotic morsels they can from the current leadership (sparse pickings). Those who have moved on from an adherence to belief that anything inspired has to come from the LDS leadership, have found far more bold sources of information.

There was a flutter of excitement when in 1997 and again in 1999 LDS First Counselor Thomas S. Monson mentioned H. Verlan Anderson in a general conference talk.
http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,49-1-32-7,00.html
http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,49-1-14-7,00.html
This was treasured by the semi politically awake as a sort of quasi endorsement of H. Verlan Anderson. That's about the best they can get nowadays. Pretty slim pickings.

So in posting this essay at greaterthings.com, I do not suppose for this to qualify as "greater things" for those who are well seasoned in the religious purposes undergirding freedom. It is intended for those who yet tarry in the LDS mainstream, to help open their eyes by an appeal to an authority they can relate to. H. Verlan Anderson was, so far as I can tell, the last general authority who knew what was going on in the conspiracy, and was bold enough to publish strong enough hints for those who were partially awake to be bolstered in their awakening.

It's been a decade now since his passing. It's time to rekindle the fire of awakening that his words can stir for those yet inclined to be awakened among the sleepyhead giants of Zion.

I've also posted a main index page for his books and essays.
http://www.greaterthings.com/HVerlanAndersen/

This would be a good link to send to your mainstream LDS friends who are awake concerning the conspiracy, but asleep regarding any conspiratorial infiltration in the LDS Church.

Sterling D. Allan
http://www.greaterthings.com



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To: "ALLAN, Sterling D." <sterlingda@GreaterThings.com>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 3:17 AM
Subject: Latter Day Apostasy


Sterling:

Do you have this article on "Latter Day Apostasy" by H. Verlan Andersen in your files? I am attaching it in both Word and WordPerfect formats since I don't know which you normally use.

I called and asked his son Hans if he could approximate the date that his father wrote the piece but he couldn't. H. Verlan died in 1991 so it has to be older than that.

From what I have heard, H. Verlan was "called" as a general authority and, once he had accepted, was told that he had to muzzle his patriotic messages.

See also