that because he did not ejaculate inside the women he had sexual relations with, he had technically not committed adultery, but had simply committed "a little folly in Israel". The Quorum disagreed and excommunicated him. Carrington was rebaptized on November 1, 1887. Upon his rebaptism, he was not reinstated as an apostle or as a general authority. On his deathbed, Carrington received permission to be ordained an elder so that he could be buried in his temple robes. Wilford Woodruff, the president of the church, sent Angus M. Cannon to ordain him. Cannon arrived at 3:57 pm but Carrington had died at 3:42 pm. It was later decided that he could be buried in his temple clothing. Carrington died at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, at age 76, and was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery. Works Notes External resources Grampa Bill's General Authority Pages 1813 births 1889 deaths 19th-century American journalists 19th-century American politicians American Mormon missionaries in the United Kingdom American general authorities (LDS Church) American male journalists Apostles (LDS Church) Burials at Salt Lake City Cemetery Converts to Mormonism Counselors in the First Presidency (LDS Church) Dartmouth College alumni Deseret News people Latter Day Saints from Wisconsin Members of the Utah Territorial Legislature Mission presidents (LDS Church) Mormon pioneers Mormonism-related controversies Official historians of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints People excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints People from Royalton, Vermont Richards–Young family Excommunicated general authorities (LDS Church)