FLDS 101 - Table of Contents

Welcome to the FLDS 101 Blog. This blog tries to present the most comprehensive history and beliefs of the FLDS on the Internet. The intent of this blog is to provide this information in way that can be easily understood. The sources of information are many: primary sources such as transcripts of Warren Jeffs tapes, talks by Leroy Johnson and Rulon Jeffs, blog entries of current FLDS and former FLDS, published books, the FLDS scriptures, and records seized by authorities from the FLDS that are being made public through criminal trials.

There is now enough content on this site for a book. However, the author has no intent to publish this formally but does retain the copyright. There articles have been written over a two-year period. Many of the articles need to be updated since new information has been made available. The author intends to update these articles over time, so visit often.

Who is the author? The author chooses to remain anonymous. He is a historian and a writer. Is he FLDS, former FLDS, or neither? Who knows? He has been to Short Creek, Eldorado, and Mancos. He tries to be factual and fair, but also offers opinions. His email is berryknoll@gmail.com. So, sit back and read. Feel free to comment on the articles. The following outline may be helpful to read through the topics in a particular order.

History

• The One Man Rule – How it all started


• Splinter Groups – Navigating the different groups with similar roots


• The Alta Academy – The FLDS school that was in Salt Lake City


• Yearning for Zion – Why the FLDS went to Texas


• YFZ and the other lands of refuge – the most current information about YFZ and other secret places


• The YFZ Temple – What is it, and what it is used for

People

• The 2004 Purge - 21 men kicked out. What happened to them?


• Joseph Barlow - kicked out city council member


• Dan Barlow - kicked out mayor


• Louis Barlow - died of a broken heart


• Nephi Barlow - kicked out


• Roland Barlow, Hyrum Jeffs, David Jeffs, Brian Jeffs - others told to pack up


• Mike Emack - Engineer and convicted felon


• Allan Keate - Machinist and convicted felon

Beliefs

• The Family – Getting to heaven


• Gentiles – Non-believers are evil


• Apostates – Former members are devils


• Obey the Prophet – He is the only way to reach heaven


• Prophecies - Strange unfulfilled predictions

Plural Marriage

• Arranged Marriages – How it works


• Force or Choice – Do it or else face eternal consequences


• Role of Women – Do’s and Don’ts for the FLDS women


• Keep Sweet – The FLDS mantra


• The Good memories - The FLDS remember the happy days before Warren

Warren Jeffs

• Self-proclaimed Prophet – How he came to power


• Rulon Jeffs renewed - Warren's father leading the FLDS from the grave


• Casting out Evil – Warren’s motivation for kicking out followers


• Reassignment of Families – the sad destruction of families


• The Lost Boys – Young men who are abandoned or leave


• Warren in hiding – Where he went and what he did while running from justice


• What are Warren’s strange “heavenly sessions”?


• Warren’s first few months in prison – The torment he went through


• Two days of truth – Details of the two days when he told followers he was not the prophet


• Prophet again – Still in prison, but again leading the FLDS


• Waiting for trail – The months leading up to his trial in 2007


• After the trail – Justice served, settling in for years behind bars


• Warren's warning to President Obama– From his jail cell he issues deadly warnings