▁facil itate ▁the ▁church ' s ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁After ▁ur ging ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁to ▁follow ▁James ▁J . ▁Str ang ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Page ▁was ▁ex communic ated ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Ez ra ▁T . ▁B enson ▁was ▁called ▁by ▁Young ▁to ▁replace ▁Page ▁in ▁the ▁Qu orum . ▁ ▁Although ▁Page ▁was ▁an ▁apost le ▁under ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁under ▁Str ang , ▁he ▁eventually ▁came ▁to ▁reject ▁both ▁leaders ▁as ▁" f allen ▁proph ets ". ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁James ▁C . ▁B rew ster ▁and ▁Haz en ▁Ald rich , ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁of ▁Gran ville ▁Hed rick . ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁helping ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁( Tem ple ▁Lot ) ▁( H ed rick ites ) ▁obtain ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Lot ▁in ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Page ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁in ▁De K al b ▁County , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Qu ist , ▁John . ▁" John ▁E . ▁Page : ▁Apost le ▁of ▁Un certain ty ," ▁in ▁M orm on ▁Ma ver icks , ▁John ▁S ill ito ▁and ▁Susan ▁St aker ▁( eds .), ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City : ▁Sign ature ▁Books , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Gr ampa ▁Bill '