Posted on 08/10/2011 8:07:41 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
Fox 13 has obtained dozens of photographs of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and many of his so-called "brides."
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The pictures were seized by law enforcement during the raid on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' YFZ ranch in Eldorado, Texas in 2008. In all, lawyers connected to the case have estimated that approximately 1.7 billion pages of evidence was taken in the raid.
Combined with diaries, audio recordings and dictations, Texas prosecutors painted a damning portrait of the FLDS leader that they showed to the jury.
"If the world knew what I was doing they would hang me from the highest tree, and they would do worse than that," Jeffs said of underage marriages in one of the dictations dated Jan. 25, 2004.
"I knew and understood him to be that kind of man," Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff told Fox 13 on Tuesday. "We just had to have that evidence to do it. Texas finally had that evidence."
The gargantuan amount of evidence could find its way to Utah, where prosecutors here are anxious to see it. Washington County Attorney Brock Belnap said he is "very interested" in seeing what Texas obtained.
Shurtleff said Texas has agreed to share the evidence, once it finishes with the trials of the remaining FLDS members charged in connection with underage marriages. Besides Jeffs, seven FLDS men have been sentenced to prison.
"We're anxious to get our hands on some of that evidence down there in Texas and see if there's any additional crimes that we may have to look at prosecuting here," Shurtleff said.
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that Jeffs was being evaluated to determine whether to place him in general population, safe keeping or protective custody.
Jeffs would not be considered for parole for at least 45 years, a prison spokesman said. He would be 100 years old when that would happen.
For his faithful followers, Jeffs will likely be viewed as a martyr, said an ex-FLDS member.
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Fox 13 spoke to sources in the FLDS strongholds of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., who said there has been little -- if any -- reaction to Jeffs' Texas trial. Jeffs has forbidden his faithful followers from watching TV or checking the Internet, ex-FLDS members in the communities say, preventing them from hearing about the volumes of evidence presented against him.
Those faithful who are aware of the trial insist that it is a test of faith and told ex-members in the town that "God will intervene."
"The key is obviously getting the word to those members the truth...as to what kind of man Warren Jeffs is," said Shurtleff. "Not only did he abuse little girls, but he abused all of them."
Shurtleff would not rule out re-trying Jeffs in Utah, where his conviction on rape as an accomplice was overturned by the state's Supreme Court. Jessop, however, told Fox 13 she was skeptical if law enforcement would ever really address what she said was consistent, criminal behavior in Hildale and Colorado City.
"I think the same crimes will continue," Jessop said. "I think the only way that can change is if law enforcement in Utah and Arizona will actually enforce the law down there."
Monkey Face, as you know, to Mormons there are two categories of what they/you label as "apostates":
(1) ex-Lds;
(2) all members of Christian churches...a "corporate" charge of somehow being a part of a church body that the Lds church says has gone "apostate."
Warren Jeffs falls under neither of those banner umbrellas, so that's a false accusation of yours! (When you make a false accusation, you need to repent)
Jeffs has NEVER been a member of a Christian church; likewise, like most fundamentalist MORMONS, Jeffs has NEVER been a part of the Lds church. Most fundamentalist Mormons left Lds by the 1930s or early 1940s. To find an actual adult who's done that means finding people in their late 80s or 90s!
From the article: In all, lawyers connected to the case have estimated that approximately 1.7 billion pages of evidence was taken in the raid.
Think of the top-security Lds Granite Mountain Vault located in Little Cottonwood Canyon. In five of the six chambers, there's normal stuff you'd expect to be there: Mostly genealogical records and historical church records/items. But in that sixth most secretive chamber lies "evidence" of real historical Mormon crimes and limited cover-ups. Diaries. Journals. "Content" removed from wider circulation. Financial records. Post-death marital sealing records where Mormons have "married off" to each other people who are already dead! Quite a "who's who" list actually! Etc.
If authorities could nab 1.7 BILLION pages of fLDS evidence in a Texas raid, just think what a law enforcement raid on the Little Cottonwood Canyon vault would turn up.
I guess his little squigglies were not all that effective, considering how many CHILDREN he had!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Joseph_Smith
JESUS: Hey Smith! Remember that boast you made about doing more than even I had done to hold the 'church' together?
JOSEPH SMITH: Where am I?
JESUS: Don't you remember? A few seconds ago you were in that jail.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah; but where am I NOW?
JESUS: Don't you remember? Does bang - bang ring a bell?
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah - that crummy gun I had was about USELESS!
JESUS: I hope you left instructions on how to hold your church together.
JOSEPH SMITH: Dang! I knew there was SOMETHING I was forgetting!
JESUS: Looks like there's a power struggle going on down there.
JOSEPH SMITH: Yeah; there was always SOMEone who wanted the power that I held - especially over the LADIES - wink wink.
JESUS: No need to worry about that now; remember what my friend Matthew wrote down?
JOSEPH SMITH: This? “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30)
JESUS: That's it.
JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.
JESUS: Nah - it was right.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh well; it was fun while it lasted. My buds will still get it on with the girls.
JESUS: Uh; I'm sorry; in just a few more years; your followers will cavein to the United States government and abandon the 'Eternal Covenant' that you came up with.
JOSEPH SMITH: ME!? YOU are the one that told me to do that!
JESUS: Sorry; but you must have mistranslated what I told you. What part of Do NOT commit ADULTERY did you not understand?
JOSEPH SMITH: mumble....
JESUS: What did you say?
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, nothing.
JESUS: Well; it was interesting talking to you; but now I must get back to perparing a place for those who believe in Me.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, yeah; the Celestial Kingdom.
JESUS: No...
JOSEPH SMITH: The Telestial one?
JESUS: Nope.
JOSEPH SMITH: SUREly not the TERRESTRIAL one!!
JESUS: Nope. Didn't you read that the mind of man had NOT conceived of it? Paul wrote it down in 1 Corinthians 2:9.
JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.
JESUS: No; it wasn't.
JOSEPH SMITH: You SURE?
JESUS: Yes. Now I must be going: what did you say your name was again?
JOSEPH SMITH: Joseph Smith.
JESUS: Hmmmm. According to my Heavenly FAITHbook, you didn't sign in as one of my friends - sorry, I never knew you.
JOSEPH SMITH: But....
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DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS SECTION 132
51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.
51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.
52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.
53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.
55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.
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That’s always been my screen name. I don’t forsee changing it any time soon.
And to think i was miffed when they herded the kids out of there. This is some sick crap these people do. Evil. Boy, was I blinded by ignorance of what they are.
sigh.
There were quite a few FRreepers who were "blinded".....as far as I know, you are the only one to has publicly mentioned it. Thanks.
This cult was begun in the early 1800s by Joseph Smith and the polygamy was his "revelation from God" to enable him and his cohorts to "marry" multiple girls and women.
The Flying Inmans daily post articles regarding Smith's mormon church which you can find HERE
Preaching to the choir, dude.
Jeffs is nothing but a child predator. Period.
It’s as good a name as mine, and as long as you are happy with it - that’s fine.
I’ve had dudes try to use mine to try to get under my skin, but they failed.
Now the real pervert emerges!
Guards like money and payoffs. I somehow think he’s going to get it real soon. Prisoners don’t like prisoners who go after kids.
What horror waking up next to any of those creeps! No wonder the wifes cry. ewww-wwwww.
Well, most folks think the name goes with a guy, but I let them think that until they really get ugly.
I could have chosen worse.
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