Well, strictly speaking, the "central authority" broke off from the FLDS over 100 years ago since FLDS' teachings are completely in line with what Joe Smith and Brigham Young taught, especially concerning the "principle" of polygamy.
Apparently there remains strong sympathy for FLDS among the LDS faithful, based upon the FLDS threads on this board.
But that’s why they call them Latter Day Saints. The rules can change which is what happened with polygamy.
Ping
Well..........
Here is one thing that I’ve made attempts to do.
Let’s look at the issue, from the other side of the mirror.
The whole ‘purpose’ in moving to Texas was to build the temple. They purchased the land, and put their able bodied men, women, and children to work building the Dorms, Houses, Sheds, Concrete Plant, Water Treatment Facility.
They had some zoning and pollution control issues, because they were in a ‘hurry’, and didn’t realize that the wastewater was backing up into the neighbors land. Somewhere.
They were in a hurry because Jeffs had declared that God told him that all the things in their teachings, were going to come true.
The persecution, as well as the literal end of the world as we know it.
The Land they bought, they called the YFZ Ranch.
I think that the name is very important to FLDS teachings, and I have been just letting it go, since no one gave it a second thought.
YFZ - Yearning For Zion. Right?
YFZ - Yearn for Zion. Right?
It has been printed in newspapers, TV, the web, both ways.
The story is that Warren wrote a hymn, called Yearning For Zion. While that may be true, I don’t believe that is the name of their community, their temple, their destiny.
You know what I believe it to be? (pause)
Year For Zion.
I believe it is based on the words in Isaiah 34.
“(For a day of vengeance is to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion’s strife,)”
“Apparently there remains strong sympathy for FLDS among the LDS faithful, based upon the FLDS threads on this board. “
But is that ‘sympathy’ the kind one has for an estranged, crazy, uncle?
Or maybe it’s a kind of ‘bond’ due to having the same roots.
It would be like Methodists bonding with Baptists, even though the Baptists claim the same ‘bloodline’ deal with John the Baptist.
Both had the same roots. Jesus Christ. So if someone attacked Baptists , I would feel ‘sympathy’, and likely get defensive.
I’ve seen little sympathy for FLDS on threads on these boards. Just concern for the state overstepping it’s authority and abusing it’s power.
Virgie, thank you for fulfilling prophesy. You know Joseph Smith’s name for evil. I know the name of the Prophet Joseph Smith for good.