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The '''Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' is an offshoot from the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].

The '''Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' is an early twentieth century offshoot of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. The church claims that the revelation given to the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|mainline church]] to stop practicing [[polygamy]] was false.

The church claims that the revelation to the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|mainline church]] to stop practicing [[polygamy]] was false.

As the name implies they are far more radical than other Mormon churches. The '''Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' believes everything in the book of mormon and are strongly opposed to homosexual rights, women's rights, freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

As the name implies, it is more radical than other churches of the Latter Day Saints. The '''Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''' believes everything in the Book of Mormon and is strongly opposed to homosexual acts, women's equality, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.

They still practice polygamy today, but prosecution is very difficult because the wives won't testify. A notable exception was the arrest of conviction in 2007 of president Warren Jeffs (b. 1955), a former fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

Members still practice polygamy today, but prosecution is difficult and rare because the wives typically decline to testify. A notable exception was the arrest and conviction in 2007 (on a charge of accessory to rape) of FLDS leader and prophet Warren Jeffs (b. 1955). Jeffs had previously been on the FBI's Most Wanted list.

They locate in remote small towns where they escape surveillance. They resemble groups of Mormons that left the U.S. for Canada and Mexico about 1900. The Canadian colony known as Bountiful, British Columbia is still active.

FLDS communities are located in remote, small towns, mainly in the American Southwest, where the church's leadership takes care to prevent surveillance. They resemble groups of Mormons that left the U.S. for Canada and Mexico about 1900. The colony known as Bountiful, British Columbia is still active in Canada.

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