Short Creek, Arizona

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Imprisoned FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs Reportedly Still Holds Sway Over Diminished Group
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS
Gwen • Nov 4, 2026
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS

Imprisoned FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs Reportedly Still Holds Sway Over Diminished Group

Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for sexually abusing underage girls he...

Legacy of 1953 Short Creek, Arizona, Raid Shaped State Dealings With Polygamous Communities
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS
Gwen • Nov 2, 2026
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS

Legacy of 1953 Short Creek, Arizona, Raid Shaped State Dealings With Polygamous Communities

The Texas raid on the compound of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) near Eldorado recalled a similar operation more than half a century...

Netflix Docuseries Revisits FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs, Convicted in Abuse Case
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS
Gwen • Nov 1, 2026
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS

Netflix Docuseries Revisits FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs, Convicted in Abuse Case

Warren Jeffs, who succeeded his father Rulon Jeffs as president and prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), was described in a Mamamia...

Measles Outbreak in Short Creek Linked to FLDS Community Spreads to Arizona and Utah Counties
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS
Gwen • Oct 12, 2026
Community of Christ and Fundamentalist LDS

Measles Outbreak in Short Creek Linked to FLDS Community Spreads to Arizona and Utah Counties

Inside a health clinic at the base of a craggy mountain on the Arizona-Utah border, May Keate’s phones won’t stop ringing. If the landline isn’t interrupting her, she’s...

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