Idaho police issue Amber Alert for two teens possibly headed to FLDS group in Mendon, Utah

Idaho police have issued an Amber Alert for two missing teenagers who may be traveling to a Fundamentalist LDS group in Cache County, Utah. The alert was issued in Idaho just before 1 p.m. Monday. It says the two were last seen Sunday evening in Monteview, Idaho.

The alert describes a 13-year-old boy, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 135 pounds, with longer sandy blonde hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. It describes a 15-year-old girl, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 135 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes, last seen wearing a green dress.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the two are believed to be traveling with their 18-year-old sister, Elintra Dee Fischer. Elintra Fischer was reported missing on Jan. 1, 2023, and has not been located. According to the Amber Alert, the three siblings may be riding in a gray Honda or Hyundai sedan with Utah license plates, headed toward an FLDS group in the Mendon or Trenton areas. The sheriff’s office said the missing teens are being treated as runaways, and that they are believed to have left willingly “due to religious beliefs.”

The children’s mother, Elizabeth Roundy, told KSL-TV that she left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints several years ago. She said this is not the first time her two youngest children have tried to run away. She suspects FLDS influence and has raised custody concerns. Roundy said she has recently seen some of her children’s older siblings near her home. She also said the birth certificates of the two younger children were recently stolen from her house, along with pictures kept locked in a cabinet, and she believes the older siblings are involved. The report does not say whether police have charged anyone in connection with the theft.

Roundy also claimed that a revelation from current FLDS leadership urges members to return children to the church in preparation for the end of times. The source presents this as her claim and does not independently confirm it. “It just gives me the shivers down my back to read those things anymore,” she said. “Because when I used to be part of it, there was so much that went on that even looking at it right now, it just makes me sick inside.”

Two children whose safety is in question are the focus of the search, a reminder to speak up for those who cannot protect themselves (Proverbs 31:8-9).

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