In the early 1980s, significant disagreement arose regarding the question of the presiding authority of the FLDS Church. This disagreement was over what is called the "one man doctrine".Hales, Brian C. (2009), "History Behind the Split – the one man doctrine"(2009) Centennial Park and the "Second Ward" . The "one man doctrine" refers to section 132:7 of the Doctrine and Covenants, a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement, which states that "there is never but one on the earth at a time on whom this power and the keys of this priesthood are conferred".D&C 132:7.
