▁Car r ington ▁began ▁spread ing . ▁( The ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Trib une ▁first ▁accused ▁Car r ington ▁of ▁ad ul tery ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 .) ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Car r ington ▁argued ▁before ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁that ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁ej ac ulate ▁inside ▁the ▁women ▁he ▁had ▁sexual ▁relations ▁with , ▁he ▁had ▁techn ically ▁not ▁committed ▁ad ul tery , ▁but ▁had ▁simply ▁committed ▁" a ▁little ▁fol ly ▁in ▁Israel ". ▁The ▁Qu orum ▁disag re ed ▁and ▁ex communic ated ▁him . ▁ ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁reb apt ized ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁Upon ▁his ▁reb apt ism , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁an ▁apost le ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁authority . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁death bed , ▁Car r ington ▁received ▁permission ▁to ▁be ▁ord ained ▁an ▁elder ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁temple ▁ro bes . ▁He ▁died ▁before ▁the ▁ord ination ▁could ▁take ▁place ; ▁Wil ford ▁Wood ru ff , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁author ized ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁ord ained ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Car r ington ▁died ▁at ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory , ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁resources ▁Gr ampa ▁Bill ' s ▁General ▁Author ity ▁P ages ▁▁▁