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Sex banned until Warren Jeffs' prison walls crumble, FLDS relatives say [Prophet edicts void unions]
Deseret News ^
| Dec. 30, 2011
| John Hollenhorst
Posted on 01/03/2012 10:21:10 PM PST by Colofornian
HILDALE, Washington County As the year comes to an end and the followers of Warren Jeffs await the apocalypse he has predicted, they're living under a challenging edict: they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison.
"He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith.
According to Holm, Fundamentalist LDS Church members also face their faith's most severe punishment, excommunication, if they conceive a child.
It's one of the strangest edicts in a season full of them. Jeffs has issued a stream of revelations, prophecies and orders to his congregation in the border community of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz.
The recent edicts from Jeffs' prison cell seem to be having two contradictory effects. Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust. Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls.
According to numerous critics and outside observers, the imprisoned FLDS leader has sometimes acted through his brother Lyle and other times has spoken directly to his congregation over the phone from prison. He recently banned many of the things his followers enjoy: bicycles, ATVs, trampolines, even children's toys. But the sex edict reaches into the bedrooms of all his devoted followers.
According to Holm, Jeffs declared all existing marriages to be void.
"Right now they have all been told that they are not to live as husband and wife," Holm said. "They can live in the same house, but they are not to have sexual relationships until Warren comes out and 'reseals' them."
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TOPICS: Current Events; Other non-Christian; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: flds; inman; mormon; polygamy; warrenjeffs
From the article:
...the followers of Warren Jeffs await the apocalypse he has predicted, they're living under a challenging edict: they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison. "He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith. According to Holm, Fundamentalist LDS Church members also face their faith's most severe punishment, excommunication, if they conceive a child. It's one of the strangest edicts in a season full of them. Jeffs has issued a stream of revelations, prophecies and orders to his congregation in the border community of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz. The recent edicts from Jeffs' prison cell seem to be having two contradictory effects. Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust. Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls...According to Holm, Jeffs declared all existing marriages to be void. "Right now they have all been told that they are not to live as husband and wife," Holm said. "They can live in the same house, but they are not to have sexual relationships until Warren comes out and 'reseals' them."
Ah, like the "olden" Lds days...when "the prophet" could rubber-band "marriage unions" -- only expand -- vs. constrict -- the number of husbands a woman had...[Joseph Smith "married" 11 already-married women!]
To: All
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:23:21 PM PST
by
Colofornian
(Martyrs don't die in shootouts Sacrificial lambs aren't armed J. Smith fired 1 of 2 guns as he died)
To: Colofornian
More Mormon than a Mormon ping.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:32:15 PM PST
by
pennyfarmer
(Even a RINO will chew its foot off when caught in a trap.)
To: Colofornian
I’m waiting for those prison walls to crumble...waiting...waiting...waitzzzz.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:34:52 PM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: Colofornian
If I can`t get some...NOBODY CAN....That is all...lol
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:36:34 PM PST
by
NCDave
(AKA, "That idiot over there")
To: NCDave
Oh, he can “get some”. Just not quite what he’s expecting.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:45:25 PM PST
by
Coronal
To: Colofornian
Oh man, yeah that's gonna work out just fine. rofl.
And just about the time we think we have seen the nuttiest man alive with JEFFs, eh! RON PAUL shows up and he ain't mormon.
As a Texan, this is getting embarrassing.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:46:03 PM PST
by
annieokie
To: Colofornian
Taking a look at the women of the FLDS Yearning for Zion group, Warren’s doing the men a favor telling them to be hands-off.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:49:10 PM PST
by
lurk
To: Coronal
LOL..That`s true. Next edict will be that all males must rape each other at random. lol.
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posted on
01/03/2012 10:53:51 PM PST
by
NCDave
(AKA, "That idiot over there")
To: Colofornian
Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls.
This is good news then, because if they don't have sex until his prison walls crumble, they'll not be raising any brainwashed children for their cult in the future.
To: Coronal
not what he is used to....raping little girls on an altar....but maybe he'll get what he deserves....
can't people see the similarity to Jeffs to JSmith?.....same tactics...same evil...same arrogance....
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posted on
01/04/2012 1:48:59 AM PST
by
cherry
To: Colofornian
What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?
Some people just need a punch in the face.
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posted on
01/04/2012 2:03:23 AM PST
by
mitch5501
(My guitar wants to kill your momma!)
To: Colofornian
Good, get all of these morons out of the gene pool
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posted on
01/04/2012 3:22:18 AM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(No wonder this administration favors abortion; everything they have done is an abortion)
To: Colofornian
Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust.Translation: FU; Jeff!
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posted on
01/04/2012 4:26:06 AM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
To: Colofornian
they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison.
"He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith.
I think it's far more likely that he'll have sex in prison before the walls crumble and fall.
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posted on
01/04/2012 4:32:34 AM PST
by
aruanan
To: Colofornian
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posted on
01/04/2012 6:28:00 AM PST
by
svcw
(For the new year: you better toughen up, if you are going to continue to be stupid.)
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