Career
After the three paid his bail, Zitting was asked to join the Council of Friends and was ordained to that position months later. He was set apart as High Priest Apostle the same day he was ordained to the Council. Woolley led the fundamentalist community at Short Creek while Musser led the community in and around Salt Lake City, Utah.
With Musser"s death and Woolley"s presence in Salt Lake City, Zitting was left to take charge for the Council of Friends and the Short Creek Community following the Short Creek raid.
Leroy South. Johnson assisted Zitting in most of the everyday decisions.