Interesting FLDS facts.

Some interesting FLDS facts.

The name of Short Creek was changed to Colorado City because the 1950?s raids made the name Short Creek notorious.

Work Missions: Before the lost boys and the law of placement, young FLDS men would go on work missions for the FLDS Church. They were encouraged to get the highest paying jobs they could find and send all their earnings to the UEP. During their two year mission, the familes of these young men would support them. After they returned, they were given a wife and property in the UEP so they could raise a family. This policy persisted well into the 21st century.

The Law of Placement: This is unique to the FLDS. Young ladies who were anxious to marry were to submit themselves to the leadership and their father for placement in a divine marriage arrangement. The promises of Sainthood were sometimes given to young women who submitted to the law of placing, by marrying men many decades older than themselves.

The idea of placement got its origins from FLDS beliefs that in the preexistence, men and women covenanted with each other who they would marry in the mortal life. It was the purpose of the prophet to find out the will of God whom these spirits had made covenants with and place them accordingly.

The idea of placement goes against the teachings of BY

?I am free, and so are you. My advice to the sisters is, Never be sealed to any man unless you wish to be. I say to you High Priests and Elders, Never from this time ask a woman to be sealed to you, unless she wants to be; but let the widows and children alone. I might notice many more items pertaining to this matter; but the Elders going round telling the sisters they must be sealed to them, or they cannot get an exaltation, particularly has wounded my feelings. How ignorant such men are!?

He also taught, ?When your daughters have grown up and wish to marry, let them have a choice in a husband if they know what their choice is, but if they happen to guess at it and marry the wrong man, let them try again and if they are still wrong the second time, let them try again. This is the way I shall do with my daughters and this is the way I have already done?


Pennies for the prophet:

This is some Big Love trivia that has some fact to it. When Warren Jessops brother was arrested by authorities, they found in his possession $142,000 in cash, 7 cell phones, and he was clutching a jar of cash contributions that had written on it ?Pennies for the Prophet? There was also a picture of Warren Jeffs on the Jar.