One outspoken Mormon matriarch who attended the same Sunday meeting for 50 years commented about the health of the polygamous descendants versus the monogamous descendants, 'You see it in the obituaries. [17] That same year, Ardous Kingston Gustafson, a mother of four and founding Co-op member, was jailed on Christmas Eve when she could not produce membership lists that were to be used to target plural families for further arrest and harassment. "It was . As bad as this past is, the mounting evidence is far worse. Rather than take steps to avoid the problem, the FLDS loyalists may believe it is their duty to accept their fate. That leads to problems." From the article, "Fundamentalist Latter-day Saints Genealogy and Polygamy Problems": "The gene pool is . Members today wear normal modern clothing, although they are encouraged to be modest and keep a high standard of dress. If somehow a new dispensation came through Elden Kingston in 1935, it was stillborn, because it was never dispensed to Gods children. "FLDS marriages, Wyler and other community experts say, are an extension of a breeding program that began with Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith in the 1830s. 'I try in my own, quiet way and tell them to outbreed. They own many businesses and have ties with hundreds of businesses here in Utah and our neighboring states. . Evidence exists that this gene pool foments a genetic and human catastrophe. I began to think polygamy might be a genetically unsound marriage practice. But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low (D&C 104:16). . "When ancestors are revered as prophets and kings, it is difficult to admit or examine the possibility of this legacy. [5] Michael Janofsky, Young Brides Stir New Outcry on Utah Polygamy, New York Times, February 27, 2003, Late EditionFinal Section A-1. . For a more detailed view the the Kingston's historysee Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After the Manifesto (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2006). When asked to name his offspring by plural wife Mattingly Foster, Kingston came up with about five names before faltering, saying he was very nervous. After viewing a list of the children, he then attempted to name them but once more fell shortprompting the judge to supply the final child's name for him. In addition, placing the law of consecration at the pinnacle of divine laws is inconsistent with scripture and restoration history. Thus this monogamic order of marriage, so esteemed by modern Christians as a holy sacrament and divine institution, is nothing but a system established by a set of robbers. . "John and Charles' brother, Merlin Barnum Kingston, married and had children with four nieces and a half-sister, say ex-members, including one of his own daughters. Reading the ignorant responses of the polygs - particularly in the face of the evidence all around them - makes my blood boil. . Supposedly, these sacrifices are part of the united order. [32] He was arrested and pleaded "no contest" to the charge of child abuse and served seven months in jail. Let's revisit the boastful words of Mormon Church Prophet John Taylor and Mormon Church Apostle Heber C. Kimball, both quoted earlier: -Taylor, "Millennial Star," vol. ', "The ultimate goal of the breeding program, Wyler says, is to create the perfect race. . "Like his father-in-law, John Y. Barlow became one of the towering patriarchs of the fundamentalist Mormon community and served as FLDS prophet from 1935 until his death in 1949. . ("Doctrine & Covenants," Section 132, verses 55, 62-63), "Joseph Smith also testified an angel with a sword came to him many times and commanded him to practice polygamy or else he would lose his life. . Unfortunately, there are also numerous reports of members who lived in squalor in order to advance the monetary gains of the Co-op. Re: Polygamy's Patriarchy-Poisoned Bloodline: The Genetic Catastrophe That Has Sprung from Joseph Smith's "Divine" Breeding Program of Mormon Mutation . Through diligent money management and hard work, the Davis County Cooperative Society became very financially successful. Brigham Young, the second Mormon leader, preached, 'The time is coming when the Lord is going to raise a holy nation . . [T]he one-wife system not only degenerates the human family, both physically and intellectually, but it is entirely incompatible with philosophical notions of immortality; it is a lure to temptation, and has always proved a curse to a people. This child belongs to a family branch that [was] used in the U of U nephritis study. Since polygamy remained a hidden and illegal practice, disguised family records occurred. Current scientific knowledge indicates Grants lack of sons resulted from his own genetic defect, since only men carry the male Y chromosome to make a son. When the Lord chose Brother Elden through which to send this new covenant, all other covenants were thereby dissolved. . By the time Joseph Smith Jessop died in September 1953, he already had 112 grandchildren, the majority of them directly descended from him and Yeates. ", -Apostle Orson Pratt, "Journal of Discourses," vol. Never miss a story. "The fact that fumarase deficiency had shown up in one child was startling enough--there had only been a handful of cases reported worldwide. They are Utah-based, unlike the FLDS where the escapes are mainly Arizona-based. He did not consider this lack of sons might be his genetic inheritance, not his multiple wives. Much of what we have reviewed appears frivolous and unfounded, Gustafson said in an emailed statement. Moore-Emmett suggests that the heavily Mormon Utah government is unduly tolerant of polygamy and reluctant to acknowledge the abuses of many polygamous families. . . Jeffs is following a long-established practice -- started by Smith 170 years ago -- of excommunicating those who do not strictly adhere to church leaders' commands. All went bareheaded and barefoot. Articles of Incorporation of the Davis County Cooperative Society, 7 February 1941. Mormons can now see why American citizens passed laws intended to stop polygamy, a relic of unwise prophecy, laws continuously disregarded in Utah, a state controlled by the Mormon Church, if they will only look. . 'I didn't dare talk about it,' she says. "'They are discouraging any new blood," historian Bistline says. Some Kingston followers might justify their financial conglomerate by comparing it to the wealthy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . . . . Daughters of men in the Co-op would be married off at young ages. As found in: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Factional breakdown: Mormon fundamentalist sects, "Unlikely whistleblower helps uncover alleged half-billion tax scam by secretive polygamist sect members", "Inside 'The Order,' One Mormon Cult's Secret Empire", The Primer, Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities, "Plural Marriage and Mormon Fundamentalism", "John Ortell Kingston (Elden's Brother) Leads 1948-87", "Patterns of Polygamy Davis County's Kingston clan - County's polygamy roots run deep", "Kingston pleads guilty to incest charge", "Incest could be behind probe of Kingston family", "2021 Utah Code:: Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code:: Chapter 7 - Offenses Against the Family:: Part 1 - Marital Violations:: Section 102 - Incest -- Definitions -- Penalty", "New allegations of abuse in the polygamous Kingston family", "Utah polygamist sect accused of indoctrination, rape and child marriage", "As trial nears end, critics of polygamous towns wonder whether verdict will matter", "Polygamists are urged to make public statement", "Shurtleff: Child bride polygamous marriages appear to have stopped", "No longer performing child-bride marriages? 'I've seen some children that can talk and communicate a little,' Wyler said. "Today, six sons and two daughters of John Ortell and LaDonna have married at least 20 half-sisters, nieces and first cousins, giving birth to a family tree that twists and tangles, and, at times, withers with children born of genetic deficiencies. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Over the past decades, the Kingston Group has maintained extreme secrecy while developing an extensive cooperative system, with wealth in at least 50 corporations in Utah and scattered across the West. _____. "Another of Rugg's full sisters, Andrea Johnson, died in 1992 of complications of pre-eclampsia, a condition of pregnancy that was not treated until after the young girl, swollen with toxic fluid, was rushed to the emergency unit at University Hospital. "By the late 1990s, Tarby and his team had discovered fumarase deficiency was occurring in the greatest concentration in the world among the fundamentalist Mormon polygamists of northern Arizona and southern Utah. It is these discredited ideas that foster this genetic legacy. Arrow Real Estate and Property Compliance, Fountain of Youth Health and Athletic Club. Wyler says he once saw a fumarase deficiency child suffer a seizure while she was sitting with her mother and two other children also suffering from the disorder. Brigham Young waited until 1868, twenty-one years after arriving in Utah, to actively promote it, and John Taylor ceased emphasizing it shortly after becoming President of the Church. . . He interpreted his dream to mean that God approved of his leaving the Church. . . By l980, this theory changed dramatically as many other Utah families accepted the diagnosis. Duringa 2020 trialfor a California businessman accused of carrying out a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme with a member of the Kingston Group, attorneys for the businessman called the Kingstons an incestuous polygamous group that is always scheming to defraud the US government in what the group calls bleeding the beast., A spokesman for the group, Kent Johnson, called those allegations categorically false.. "In May, the girl said she was belt-whipped by her father inside a Kingston-owned barn in Box Elder County for fleeing the marriage, and was abandoned in the home of another of John Daniel's wives. For Mormon patriarchs lusting in their hearts for the Polygamy Reunion Tour, hope springs eternal. 'They are functioning way below their chronological age.'. . Their brains, he says, 'are strangely shaped' and are frequently missing large areas of brain matter that has been replaced by water. . From an "Associated Press" news report, "Doctor: Birth Defects Increase in Polygamy Community": "A rare, severe birth defect is on the rise in an inbred polygamous community on the Arizona-Utah border, according to a doctor who has treated many of the children. . Since most Kingston children are born in homes under the scrutiny of trusted and secretive family midwives or clan leaders, documentation of medical abnormalities is rare, but not unprecedented. The children who can't walk, the medical experts say, have most likely suffered strokes during severe seizures. Women and girls, after theyre married, submit to their husbands and men answer to higher-ranked men, the suit alleges. . Like any fundamentalist Mormon sect, the Kingston Clan is very hierarchal. She says her parents, Merlin Barnum Kingston (John Ortell's brother) and Joyce Fransden, were uncle and niece. At the time this inbreeding took place these prophets preached and practiced modern eugenic science, the science of controlling the traits of future populations through selective breeding for idealized traits like blond hair, blue eyes and tall stature. The complaint against the Kingston Group also known as the Order was filed in Salt Lake City last week by 10 people, including Amanda Rae Grant, who starred in the A&E docu-series Escaping Polygamy.. [21] Over the past 25 years, many members have become college-educated and live in middle-to-upper-middle-class homes throughout their communities. 'They have to outbreed,' Aleck says. Elden passed away from cancer in 1948 and was succeeded by his brother John Ortell Kingston (commonly known as Ortell). "[52][46][53] In a recent lawsuit, ex-members allege that the WRE case was an example of the concept of "bleeding the beast." A member of a polygamist clan today was convicted of incest with his 16-year-old niece, who testified that she had been forced to become his 15th wife. In the 1940s, members of the Co-op wore blue bib overalls. Childbirth would be fraught with despair and guilt for me and for many family members. . The corporation produces goods and services that are used by members, and sold or traded to other cooperatives and to the public. 'If you stop the sexual predation, you stop the genetic problem as well. . . . Elden clearly claimed to hold the priesthood keys, saying, I have those keys of power.[3]. . One brother, John Daniel Kingston, was taken to court for neglecting this children. [8], In the late 1990s, three members of the LDCJC faced scrutiny for entering into incestuous relationships. "With no other options available, more FLDS families will be faced with the difficult burden of caring for children suffering with fumarase deficiency. . Tarby asked them to bring the girl to him for an examination. "These groups are white supremacists and inbreeding is an essential doctrine in keeping the bloodline pure. . "Warren Jeffs, like Joseph Smith before him, has emphasized the importance of obedience among members of the church. . [23][36] These relationships are defined as incestuous according to Utah's Criminal Code 76-7-102 (2021), which states: "Related person" means a person related to the provider or actor as an ancestor, descendant, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or first cousin, and includes: (i) blood relationships of the whole or half blood without regard to legitimacy; (ii) the relationship of parent and child by adoption; and (iii) the relationship of stepparent and stepchild while the marriage creating the relationship of a stepparent and stepchild exists. "'I knew I would have to marry my [half-] brother ever since I was 12,' says the woman. "In the FLDS community, marriages with cousins and other relatives are common, Bistline said. Derman was found guilty of masterminding the scheme in March 2020. Surely, there were too many deaths. . ", "C250 - Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee", "DCCS Self-Sustaining Policy, Contributions to the Community", "The Polygamist Accused of Scamming the U.S. Out of $500 Million", "Former WRE CEO testifies about money paid to DCCS Entities", "Jury Finds Los Angeles Businessman Guilty in $1 Billion Biodiesel Tax Fraud Scheme", "Polygamists Admit $512 Million Fraud for U.S. Fuel-Tax Credits", "CEO And CFO Of Utah Biodiesel Company And California Businessman Charged In $500 Million Fuel Tax Credit Scheme", "WRE Defendants arrested and awaiting trial", "Trial postponed for last defendant in fraud case involving members of the Kingston polygamous family", "Complaint and Jury Demand, Grant, et al. . Men make all decisions affecting her health. That's the big problem.' "In polygamy . Still, if children are caught up in an abusive or incestuous situation, Williams would encourage policing. . This is a rare disorder and medical descriptions of trisome infants are too dreadful to describe here. . . 'Right now, we are just looking at the tip of the iceberg.'. While building his polygamous empire, John Ortell raised pigeons and Holsteins, prized black-and-white milk cows. This resulted in his excommunication from the LDS Church in 1929. [in order] to reduce competition for wives. . "[44] Members claim they have been broadly and unfairly targeted by authorities for the negative actions of a small few. . "Tarby says he explained to [a] gathering at [a] Town Hall in Colorado City that the only way to stop fumarase deficiency in the community is to abort fetuses that test positive for the disease and for the community to stop intermarriages between Barlows and Jessops, Barlows and Barlows and Jessops and Jessops. . 'They have the authoritarian structure necessary to keep this from happening, but I don't think they have the advanced thinking,' Aleck says. 'Warren Jeffs is also trying to breed a perfect race.'. "Tarby said there could be hundreds of victims in coming generations. ", (Joseph Carroll, "One in Four Americans Think Most Mormons Endorse Polygamy; Only 2% Think Most Americans Support Polygamy," by Gallup News Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 7 September 2006, at: http://www.gallup.com/poll/24388/one-four-americans-think-most-mormons-e). . . . [18][7], The Cooperative had its birth during the Great Depression when many families struggled immensely to provide for their families. The Kingston Clan, also known as The Order is a Mormon based group that is far more like an organized crime family and cult than religious organization. "There is no doubt in the mind of any expert interviewed by 'New Times' that the practice of polygamy combined with inbreeding has fostered the spread of fumarase deficiency. A seventh son, Hyrum Dalton Kingston, is a polygamist but has not married incestuously, according to ex-members. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. . [30] This practice lasted only a short time and was abandoned sometime before 1940. They purportedly have 10 children, the girl told police. . Garrad's Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. Kingston Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 17:32. People are always trying to find people who are inferior and brand them as such.' "My dad had a thing that was supposed to shoot radio waves or something like that, that . Why is this? But women who are disobedient and fail to bear children including because they miscarry face ostracism, the lawsuit claims. "The ultimate decision on marriages rests with FLDS Prophet Warren Jeffs. The lone man suing said three Order men raped him when he was 16 or 17 and that when he left the group and announced he was gay, was tracked down and severely beaten by a group of boys acting at the direction of the Order, the lawsuit alleges. They are quick to point out to reporters that they no longer practice polygamy and excommunicate members who continue to do so. "Now 16, Rugg's sister was married to and subsequently left one of her half-brother's sons. "[We] 'hierarchy children are from the 'elite' first families of Mormonism and these families started polygamy in America. The stage was set for the appearance of the rare disease when their 12th child, Martha Jessop, married her second cousin, John Yeates Barlow, in 1923, according to LDS genealogy data and Colorado City historian Ben Bistline. I promised myself to find out the truth when I grew up. For instance, Quinn writes, '[O]ver 20 General Authorities were married to such lesser known wives.' . But in a 2News . "There is no cure for the disease, which impedes the body's ability to process food at the cellular level. . It takes maturity to face the truth, especially if the truth is painful and challenges the family tradition and religious belief structure. . . . . A brief review of the accomplishments of the Co-op produces an impressive spreadsheet with assets in excess of $200 million. While Charles W. Kingston was the first to oppose the Church, the primary mover in the Kingston Group was his son Elden. ". . [39] In 2007, the group told Deseret News that it was encouraging its members to wait until their partners were 18 to marry them,[41][43] with one member reporting that "we do encourage them to be 18 now". [6] Brooke Adams, Salt Lake Tribune, May 22, 2004. . So many young people.'. 11, p. 128, ". . . 'Remember how Hitler was trying to breed a perfect race?' But [FLDS members] don't think of it as sexual predation. ", (Greg Burton, "When Incest Becomes a Religious Tenet: Practice sets 1,000-member Kingston clan apart from other Utah polygamous groups," in "The Salt Lake Tribune," 25 April 1999, at: http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy25.html "Of even greater concern was the fact that the recessive gene that triggers the disease was rapidly spreading to thousands of individuals living in the community because of decades of inbreeding. Branches of the polygamist mans family left out of the genealogy will change the incidence of common ancestors and potentially mask the true disease risk and incidence in the community. [10], Over the decades, the Cooperative has maintained extreme secrecy while developing an extensive system with assets once estimated at over $150 million. These wives sometimes became known, sometimes not. . [7] Members of the Latter Day Church of Christ are also members of the Davis County Cooperative Society (a separate organization and legal entity) which practices the law of consecration and United Order. 13:1). If such a test were developed, a community-wide screening program could be instituted that would identify those carrying the fumarase gene. Lucky was the first to die in my generation. With the dawn of the twenty-first century, lawsuits and education among Kingston followers would combine to create new obstacles, as leaders perpetuate this financially spiritual hybrid organization. "The clan's other numerous incestuous couplings among consenting adults . The Bear Clan's Kevin Walker told Global News on Wednesday that while the organization is still actively hitting Winnipeg streets, the way they operate has changed due to COVID-19. . The Kingston Group stopped proselytizing new converts when the cooperative became successful, and today they perform no missionary work of any kind. Most populations outbreed and so these lethal genes rarely match to cause any serious diseases. ", -Apostle Heber C. Kimball, as quoted Stanley P. Hirshon, "The Lion of the Lord: A Biography of Brigham Young" [New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969], pp. Children inherit disabling illnesses. In fact more than half of today's Klans formed in the last three years. For 5 episodes that aired on Viewpoint on Mormonism between 9/14-18, 2020, click these: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Interview with Doris Hanson Part 1 Part 2 By Eric Johnson Summary. Unfortunately, it's still the innocent who suffer due to Joseph Smith's lies. . Source: Twitter Jessica with her husband and three daughters.
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