The Church played a highly important role in Andrew’s life. At age twenty-one he sought rebaptism as an act of recommitment and was ordained a deacon. Six months later he became an elder and was endowed. Still twenty-one, he was made counselor in the elders quorum presidency and then became a president of the 30th Quorum of Seventy at age twenty-five.47 Andrew held various other Church callings, too. He served in the presidency of the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association, assisted in the boys’ theological class in Sunday School, and visited families as a block teacher.
In connection with his calling in 1889 to be a seventy, Andrew’s journal first makes reference to plural marriage: “Brother [William] Taylor . . . said I was chosen to be one of the Presidents of the 30th Quorum of Seventies and said it was the will of the Lord for me to obey His law if I stood in that place. . . . I stated I had tried to prepare my heart and God had given me a testimony of the Doctrine.” It seems likely that by “His law” and “the Doctrine” Andrew is referring to his willingness to enter into plural marriage.48 At this time Andrew was young, recently married, and soon to go on a mission, but it appears he intended at some point to pursue plural marriage.
Andrew attended numerous meetings. On Sunday he usually went to Sunday School, then to a public meeting in the Assembly Hall, a prayer circle he belonged to, and a ward sacrament meeting.49 In addition, there were committee meetings, play rehearsals, testimony meetings, block teacher report meetings, priesthood meetings, and time for preparation of lessons and talks, as well as personal scripture study.50
Andrew often responded to calls to bless the sick.51 In October 1884, for example, he administered to a child who had swallowed poison. The next morning the child had recovered.52
Andrew attended the first session of the Salt Lake Temple dedication in 1893 alone. Later, he and Ollie attended a session together.53
