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Hubert Flottz

(37,726 posts)
3. RE: "Rape And Incest"
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 04:37 PM
Aug 2012

Warren Jeffs

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Warren Jeffs is the son of Rulon Jeffs. His father, the leader of the FLDS Church at his death, was survived by 19 or 20 wives and had about 60 children.[11] No information is available about Warren Jeffs on the FLDS website, although according to the BBC Storyville programme "Leaving the Cult", he has 31 daughters.[12]

Warren Jeffs' official title in the FLDS Church was "President and Prophet, Seer and Revelator". He also held the title of "President of the Priesthood," which meant that he was the head of the organization of all adult male church members that were deemed worthy to hold the church's priesthood. Jeffs was a counselor to his father Rulon Jeffs when the elder Jeffs held these leadership positions; upon the death of Rulon Jeffs in 2002, Warren Jeffs succeeded him and became FLDS Church leader.[13]

One of Jeffs' statements after his father's death was directed at high-ranking officials in the FLDS Church: "I won't say much, but I will say this—hands off my father's wives." Addressing the recent widows, he said, "You women will live as if Father is still alive and in the next room." Within a week, Warren had married all but two of his father's wives; one fled the compound, the other simply refused to marry Jeffs and was subsequently prohibited from ever marrying again. One of his fathers wives Rebecca Wall (the sister of Ellisa Wall who was instrumental in Warrens incarceration) left the sect and ended up marrying Warrens nephew. One of the first to marry Warren was Naomi Jessop Jeffs who became his favorite wife and confidant who was with him when he was arrested. [14]

Jeffs, the sole individual in the church who possessed the authority to perform its marriages, was responsible for assigning wives to husbands. Jeffs also held the authority to discipline wayward male believers by "reassigning their wives, children and homes to another man." read more...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs

I figure Mitt has some more family stashed somewhere, that he claims at tax time. I believe that is why he won't release those tax papers of his.

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