Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.

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instanceOf Mormon fundamentalist sect
polygamist denomination
religious organization
controversy allegations of child marriage
allegations of forced marriages
allegations of sexual abuse
allegations of welfare fraud
coreBelief United Order–style economic system
communal living
continuation of early LDS polygamy practices
obedience to the prophet
patriarchal family structure
plural marriage
countryOfOperation United States
doctrineDifferenceFromLDS insistence that plural marriage is required for exaltation
rejection of 1890 Manifesto ending polygamy
followsProphet Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
hasFormerLeader Leroy S. Johnson
Rulon Jeffs
hasHeadquartersIn Colorado City, Arizona
Hildale, Utah
Short Creek community
hasLeader Warren Jeffs
hasSettlement Eldorado, Texas
Yearning for Zion Ranch
language English
leadershipTitle president
prophet
legalIssue 2008 law enforcement raid on Yearning for Zion Ranch
criminal convictions of Warren Jeffs
mainAreaOfActivity Arizona
British Columbia
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
membershipEstimate several thousand adherents
organizationalStructure highly centralized under prophet
practice arranged marriages
communal property control
early and underage marriages
gender segregation in some activities
religious homeschooling
strict dress codes
religiousText Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
King James Bible
linked to: King James Version

teachings of Joseph Smith
religiousTradition Latter Day Saint movement
Mormon fundamentalism
separatedFrom The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
sociologicalCharacteristic insular community life
limited contact with mainstream society
viewedAs polygamist cult by many outsiders

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Latter-day Saint movement churches includesDenomination Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Apostolic United Brethren religion Mormon fundamentalism
linked to: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Apostolic United Brethren differsFrom Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Yearning for Zion Ranch usedBy Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Yearning for Zion Ranch religion Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Warren Jeffs religion Fundamentalist Mormonism
linked to: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Warren Jeffs employer Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Warren Jeffs memberOf Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Warren Jeffs movement Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Rulon Jeffs religion Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Rulon Jeffs leaderOf Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Leroy S. Johnson memberOf Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Leroy S. Johnson religion Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint movement
linked to: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Leroy S. Johnson denomination Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Latter Day Saint mayBelongToDenomination Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Hildale, Utah historicallyDominantReligion Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Colorado City, Arizona historicallyDominatedBy Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Eldorado, Texas associatedReligiousGroup Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints