Category: Splinter Groups
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Warren Jeffs in Custody
Warren Jeffs, fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was apprehended last night near Las Vegas, Nevada. The Associated Press reports: The leader of a polygamist Mormon sect, who’s been one of the country’s most sought after fugitives, is now behind bars… Jeffs has been on the FBI’s Ten Most…
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LDS and FLDS: Kindred Spirits
The Aspen Times is celebrating its 125th anniversary. In conjunction with the Aspen Historical Society, the newspaper is printing some old stories that have appeared throughout its history. The following story was printed in The Aspen Times in 1885: Pugnacious Mormons Our dispatches this morning announce that the Mormons have determined to test the constitutionality…
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FLDS Temple
Tuesday’s Deseret Morning News reported on the new Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ temple currently under construction: “FLDS temple appears complete, Polygamous sect remains silent about its edifice in Texas.” “On a dirt road just a few miles outside of the tiny town of Eldorado, the temple stands out amid the surrounding…