Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints priesthood council

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The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints priesthood council is the top governing body of the FLDS Church, wielding centralized religious and administrative authority over the sect’s doctrines, leadership, and communal life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf leadership body ⓘ
priesthood council ⓘ
religious governing body ⓘ
associatedLocation Colorado City, Arizona ⓘ
Hildale, Utah ⓘ
Short Creek community ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Mormon fundamentalist movement ⓘ
associatedWithPractice plural marriage ⓘ
authorityOver FLDS communal life ⓘ
FLDS doctrine ⓘ
FLDS leadership ⓘ
authorityType centralized administrative authority ⓘ
centralized religious authority ⓘ
basedOnDoctrineOf Mormon priesthood authority ⓘ
claimsAuthorityFrom priesthood line separate from LDS Church ⓘ
countryOfOperation United States ⓘ
denomination Mormon fundamentalism ⓘ
doctrinalFocus continuation of early LDS polygamy teachings ⓘ
strict obedience to priesthood leadership ⓘ
exercisesControlOver communal discipline and sanctions ⓘ
religious education in FLDS communities ⓘ
governs FLDS church affairs ⓘ
FLDS communities ⓘ
historicalOrigin derived from earlier Mormon fundamentalist priesthood councils ⓘ
ideology theocratic governance of community ⓘ
influences communal property management in FLDS communities ⓘ
marriage assignments in FLDS communities ⓘ
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
leadershipRoleWithinFLDS above local bishops ⓘ
subordinate to or closely associated with FLDS prophet ⓘ
notableIn research on Mormon fundamentalism ⓘ
studies of new religious movements ⓘ
organizationalStructure council of senior male priesthood leaders ⓘ
oversees appointment of FLDS bishops and local leaders ⓘ
interpretation of FLDS scripture and revelations ⓘ
religious discipline within FLDS Church ⓘ
selection of FLDS prophet ⓘ
parentOrganization Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ
primaryRegionOfInfluence Alberta ⓘ
Arizona ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
religion Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ
role top governing body of the FLDS Church ⓘ
shortName FLDS priesthood council ⓘ
viewedAsByCritics central organ of FLDS authoritarian control ⓘ

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Leroy S. Johnson → organizationalBase → Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints priesthood council ⓘ