History of Patriarch Fred C. Collier, Vol. 1 traces Brother Collier’s childhood, family background, early spiritual awakening, and deepening devotion to the Restored Gospel. The volume follows the providential path that led him from youthful searching and revelation to his August 1970 meeting with Ross W. LeBaron, his baptism, and his ordination in the Patriarchal Priesthood.
It is a personal account of conviction, sacrifice, searching, and sacred experience. Readers who want to understand Brother Collier’s life and testimony will find here the beginnings of the labors that later shaped his doctrinal publications and his witness concerning the Church of the Firstborn.
Why This History Matters
Brother Collier’s personal history gives readers an autobiographical setting for his life’s work, his later doctrinal publishing, and the succession history of the Church of the Firstborn. It can be read together with his published letters and with The Church of the Firstborn & Its Formal Organization, which treats his Priesthood-line claim and 1992 Manti address.
Related Reading
- Fred C. Collier
- Fred C. Collier Letters and Short History
- The Church of the Firstborn & Its Formal Organization
- The Priesthood Line
- Introductory Materials