‘Swearing Elders’ Left Legacy of Lively Debate Among Mormon Intellectuals

  http://www.sltrib.com Will Bagley, History Matters Published: 12/01/2002 Edition: Final Section: Utah Page: B2 The last three surviving “Swearing Elders”—Everett Cooley, William Mulder and Brigham Madsen—met recently to reminisce about the adventures of this remarkable group of Mormons. What came to be known as the Mormon Seminar was one of many “study groups” formed after World War II to encourage …