Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

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Wyatt Russell Almost Spoke to the Real Dan Lafferty but Fate Intervened.Ron's revelation, as stated in Krakauer's book, claimed that these four should 'be removed in rapid succession' in order for God's work to continue because they were seen as 'obstacles' to this. It was in late March that Ron said he'd received a revelation about killing Brenda and her baby daughter, and he claimed he was also commanded to kill two more people: Chloe Low and Richard Stowe. The revelation called for Dianna to 'speedily repent' or she would be 'removed' because God would 'not suffer My servant Ron to be alone,' Krakauer explained in his book. One such revelation Ron believed he was given was a warning to his ex-wife Dianna, who at that point had divorced him and taken their kids to Florida after he'd become increasingly abusive in their marriage. Prophet Onias instructed his pupils on how to receive revelations from God, and Ron began to be given them 'in earnest' in early 1984. Per Jon Krakauer in his book Under the Banner of Heaven, The School of Prophets intended to instil Mormon principles that had been 'forsaken' by the modern LDS church. Michelle Faye/FXĪfter being excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Ron and Dan Lafferty joined the School of Prophets, an institution run by Prophet Onias, Bob Crossfield. Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington as Dan and Ron Lafferty in 'Under the Banner of Heaven.' The actors' real-life counterparts killed their sister-in-law Brenda Wright Lafferty and her infant daughter in 1984.

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer