Calm Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 He was Gideon, the youngest of the seven brothers.
readstoomuch Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 When prosecuted and actively enforced it tore children from the only family they knew. Thru were placed in the foster system and it didn't go well. The government came away with a bad rep for their enforcement. Some groups are more kind and try to live the principle righteously. Some groups work much better than others. If you are involved in any way with health care in Utah, you learn what the families are like. There were two sister wives that took care of the wife having pregnancy problems. They were all amazing. Then there were wackos and all in between. 1
Rain Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 While it is true that the FLDS Church centered on Short Creek is the largest polygynous group, most polygynists do not belong to that group. Polygynous groups and independent polygynists exist all over the Western USA, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Here is a short listing:Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) – headquartered in suburban SLC, is the second largest polygynous group.Apostolic United Brethren (Joseph B. Thompson group) Aryan People’s Republic, Aryan People’s Army (ARA) – whites-only polygynous group founded in 1993 (or ca. 1996/1997) by a group of criminals.Church of the Firstborn (Fred Collier)Church of the Firstborn (Robert Black)Church of the Firstborn (Ross LeBaron)Church of the Firstborn (Tom Green) Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven / Holy Ghost of the Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven – founded in Magna, Utah, ca. 2001, later moved to Pocatello, Idaho, in 2009, and then in 2010 to Fromberg, Montana.Davis County Cooperative Society (Kingston Group) Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), formerly the Council of Friends (1934, Centerville, Utah), is the largest polygynous offshoot of the LDS Church, and has long been centered in Short Creek along that border, although it has many other settlements in various states.True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days (TLC) based in Manti, UtahYFZYeah I knew that was the wrong way to say it, but for the life of me couldn't get the right words out. Sorry.
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