Warren Jeffs has been in jail since 2007. He verbally resigned his position as President of the Corporation that ran the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FDLS). Not until January 13, 2010 were papers filed to change the Corporation and name the new President.
Wendell Nielsen is now President of the corporation that runs the FLDS. It is reported that he had served as “first counselor” and had been running the daily business of the church for some time. For some background on the tangled mess called FLDS, see this link- http://tiny.cc/2MYVr Also, here is a link explaining that this man is reported to have 21 wives.. http://tiny.cc/Zm6Vo
More interesting updates are listed here –http://tiny.cc/WUltO
Several leaders have faced charges relating to the raid on Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, TX. The raid took place in April 2008. Here is a link to an article written shortly after the raid. http://tiny.cc/CZ3N3 The headline I remember reading from that time- “FLDS Run by Fear”, saying to myself- they are not the only ones!
What will become of the many families involved in FLDS? The children born and raised within that group have an extra difficult time learning anything else but what is in front of them. The tight control of information from outside sources keeps members of FLDS in the dark about many issues.
Brent Jeffs in “Lost Boy” (copyright 2009) states “ A very young child thinks virtually any family situation is normal, since that’s the only life he knows.” (page 55) He echoes the same sentiment that Jim Jones, Jr. stated when talking about his family. “When you live in a dysfunctional family you think it is normal.” (PBS documentary- JONESTOWN- “The Life and Death of People’s Temple- copyright 2007)
As with the children of FLDS, so with WOFF and other religious mind control groups. Those born and reared inside these groups have a very difficult time learning any information that would balance the intensely focused world in which they live.
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