Polygamous Mormon fundamentalists

Polygamous Mormon fundamentalists are sects devoted to Mormon fundamentalism who continue to practice plural marriage (a form of polygamy), even though that practice has been abandoned by the larger mainstream denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Most polygamous Mormon fundamentalists belong to sects that have broken from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which officially abandoned the practice in 1890. Almost invariably, the practice of plural marriage in these sects consists of polygyny, where men are married to multiple women simultaneously. According to one source there are as many as 37,000 Fundamentalist Mormons, with less than half of them living in polygamous households. http://principlevoicesofpolygamy.myblogsite.com/blog/_archives/2005/8/28/1176399.html

Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This is a small group of about 100-200 people, most living in Modena, Utah, west of Cedar City. It was founded by Gerald Peterson, who claimed that the deceased Rulon Allred (lead of the Apostolic United Brethren from 1954-77) returned to restore the priesthood keys to him. They have subsequently built a pyramid shaped temple, and Gerald Peterson, Jr. is their current leader. Polygamist Tom Green was previously a member of this Church.

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Modena, Utah - Cedar City

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