'They just don't worry about the effects of intermarriage.'. . "Did this practice affect my family and other Mormon pioneer families adversely, possibly even in other momentous ways? ". If somehow a new dispensation came through Elden Kingston in 1935, it was stillborn, because it was never dispensed to Gods children. "Throughout the world, most polygamy is exogamous, or breeding outside the group. . Legitimate businesses, including those in the Cooperative, argued that Jacob hid the scheme from business partners as well as Co-op leadership. . Lucky was the first to die in my generation. At the time this inbreeding took place these prophets preached and practiced modern eugenic science, the science of controlling the traits of future populations through selective breeding for idealized traits like blond hair, blue eyes and tall stature. . "Fumarase deficiency began to manifest in the community when three sets of Joseph Smith Jessop and Martha Moore Yeates' great-grandchildren married each other. "Some are very debilitated and some aren't," he says. he says. The organized Ku Klux Klan movement saw a boost in its membership in 2017. "'My mother should not have produced another baby," says Rugg, also Isabell and John Ortell's daughter and the baby's full sister. . Readily accepted as a problem among mothers past the age of 35, it is rarely discussed as a problem when fathers are over 35, let alone 80. But that's like spitting in the ocean.'. . [39] The 2022 complaint was filed by attorney, Roger Hoole,[39] an attorney known for representing ex-members of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Assets are generally estimated to be in the range of $200 million, although one Colorado competitor gave an even more stratospheric guess, pegging the clan's wealth at $11 billion. "The disease is not widely known about even in Colorado City, a place where even normally public events such as marriages are conducted in secret. 'Her body tried to miscarry many, many times.'. The Kingstons - Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism "The children afflicted with fumarase deficiency from these three marriages include the grandchildren of Dan Barlow and his brother, the late Louis Barlow, and Merill Jessop, a top aide to fugitive prophet Warren Jeffs. . Kingston Clan : r/FundieSnarkUncensored - reddit 'It's a bomb that's going to explode.'. Convinced they are breeding a pure white master race, they blame the mother if a deformed baby is born then preach she was unrighteous or unclean. Thanks for contacting us. Inside 'The Order,' One Mormon Cult's Secret Empire . [54], The Utah holdings of Davis County Cooperative members were once estimated at more than $200 million,[9] and were believed to include the following:[55], For the church formally established by Joseph Smith in 1830, see. 'And is that religion popular in heaven?' Certainly if MORmON Jesus had done this, we would hear all about it from the LDS as *proof* that God was doing his modern work via MORmONISM, but alas there is no such manifestation ! With the dawn of the twenty-first century, lawsuits and education among Kingston followers would combine to create new obstacles, as leaders perpetuate this financially spiritual hybrid organization. I promised myself to find out the truth when I grew up. on the flat hay fields that stretch from the edge of Woods Cross to the crusty shores of the Great Salt Lake, that John Ortell Kingston studied the genetics of in-line breeding. Brigham Young, the second Mormon leader, preached, 'The time is coming when the Lord is going to raise a holy nation . . According to Kingston teachings, this scripture should not be taken too literally, and all of the efforts commenced through Joseph Smith came to a dead halt in 1934, thereby necessitating Elden Kingston to initiate a new dispensation. "There is no cure for the disease, which impedes the body's ability to process food at the cellular level. . The brother missionaries have been in the habit of picking out the prettiest women for themselves before they get here, and bringing on the ugly ones for us; hereafter you have to bring them all here before taking any of them, and let us all have a fair shake. . Thus this monogamic order of marriage, so esteemed by modern Christians as a holy sacrament and divine institution, is nothing but a system established by a set of robbers. "Mormon Prophet Hebrew J. In the l950s, research doctors thought we were one of the few families in the world with this form of nephritis, known as Alports syndrome. and Privacy Policy. She suffered from. , says he has firsthand knowledge of multiple fumarase deficiency children in each of the three families. He also married a woman descended from polygamy. This means all other covenants were of no effect through which source they can. 'If you cross a Barlow and Jessop, you stand a high risk of getting this condition,' Tarby says. Men make all decisions affecting her health. Some of these marriages will include parents who both are carriers of the fumarase deficiency gene, making it certain that more children will be afflicted with the disease. By l980, this theory changed dramatically as many other Utah families accepted the diagnosis. . . The FLDS was formed by Mormons who refused to give up polygamy. Gallup Panel survey [conducted in August 2006] show[ed] that Americans are much more likely to believe most Mormons endorse practicing polygamy than to believe most Americans support it. requote from Steve's excellent post ! And, "We cannot and will not condone or support anyone found to be engaged in any fraudulent behaviors. . Investigate the Kingston Clan: wealthiest polygamous cult in the U.S "Victims suffer a range of symptoms, including severe epileptic seizures, inability to walk or even sit upright, severe speech impediments, failure to grow at a normal rate, and tragic physical deformities. She says her parents, Merlin Barnum Kingston (John Ortell's brother) and Joyce Fransden, were uncle and niece. The groups, whose members believe polygamy brings exaltation in heaven, are offshoots of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Police raid Utah properties of well-known polygamist Kingston Clan "Every person carries some lethal genes. Well, law enforcement often tends to look the other way in cases like polygamy, unless specific reports reach the agencies. 'As soon as I saw her, I knew she had the same thing as her brother,' Tarby says. In their own words, as quoted in a sister article that asks the question, "Is Monogamy the Ruin of Civilization?" . 'So often when you have an uncle-niece, or half-brother-sister, you have a situation where abuse is going on,' Jorde says. He believed he had superior bloodlines.' Garrad's Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. Kingston Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 17:32. 'We can only treat the complications of the disorder,' Aleck says. The State of Utah stated: "It was a specific investigation that we were approached by [federal law enforcement] to participate in." The early Mormon Church practiced polygamy until 1890, when leaders abandoned the practice as a condition for Utah to gain statehood. 3, p. 291, "I have noticed that a man who has but one wife, and is inclined to that doctrine, soon begins to wither and dry up, while a man who goes into plurality [of wives] looks fresh, young, and sprightly. . "Like his father-in-law, John Y. Barlow became one of the towering patriarchs of the fundamentalist Mormon community and served as FLDS prophet from 1935 until his death in 1949. . . Over the past decades, the Kingston Group has maintained extreme secrecy while developing an extensive cooperative system, with wealth in at least 50 corporations in Utah and scattered across the West. . 'Remember how Hitler was trying to breed a perfect race?' Women and girls, after theyre married, submit to their husbands and men answer to higher-ranked men, the suit alleges. [7], Plural marriage is practiced by some members of the LDCJC and members make their own choice in who they marry. [15][16] The Grand Jury was described as "The polygamist hunting Davis County Grand Jury" by the Ogden Standard-Examiner in 1959. They are lucky if they can even move their head and eyes a little bit.'. The Kingston sisters were able to help her escape although Ava wanted to stay with her family, she knew she couldn't give up her sense of self and continue watching the cycle of abuse continue. The three marriages between second cousins have produced at least eight children afflicted with fumarase deficiency, according to a report in the May 2000 'Annals of Neurology' (based on the study conducted by the group led by Tarby and Aleck), interviews with doctors treating the disease and anecdotal evidence gathered from the community. . A Kingston Family Primer. He faces up to 30 years in. Elden theorized that living the law of consecration was still required, and he set forth to establish his own united order organization. "[52][46][53] In a recent lawsuit, ex-members allege that the WRE case was an example of the concept of "bleeding the beast." . 'If the community gets larger, the number of people with fumarase deficiency gets larger. Even if a genetic screening test were available, Wyler says, Jeffs would have to be cautious about how he allowed it to be implemented. . Five of the women suing alleged they were coerced into marriage as minors and raped by their husbands. These disturbing accounts offer a look inside the lives of some early Mormon descendants. David Kingston is alleged to have married his 16-year-old niece Mary Ann Nelson, who attempted to run away but was apprehended and beaten by her father, John Daniel Kingston. For a man of God to be confined to one woman is small business. And in 1999, David Ortell Kingston Jeremy Kingston's uncle was sentenced to the Utah State Prison for up to 10 years for committing incest with the 16-year-old niece who became his 15th wife. Same family, second child, same period of life, a different fatal disease; was there a connection? 'But just on general principles, the offspring of uncle-niece, or half-siblings have an elevated level of genetic disease. present a troubling scenario for law enforcement: these are crimes of a sexual nature committed in private in a closed society. Bearing in mind I'm not American and have only a vague knowledge of Mormonism, a video came across my youtube from a former member of the Kingston clan/the order and wow is this terrifying. . Sally Kingston, a wife of one of the brothers, and. . . In this regard, officially-canonized LDS scripture that currently endorses polygamy is not the only image problem for the Mormon Church (thank you, Warren Jeffs). [23] The group claims no preference for any particular family or surname stating members join every year "from a variety of different backgrounds and surnames. . Inside the Kingston Kingdom: Former employee reveals clan's secrets . Daughters of men in the Co-op would be married off at young ages. All went bareheaded and barefoot. "15 years ago, a strange-looking child suffering from severe physical maladies and acute retardation was brought into the office of [pedatric neurologist] Dr. Theodore Tarby. That apparently was John Ortell Kingston's intent, although most studies of first-cousin mating show their offspring test lower on IQ exams, Jorde says. [22][23] Currently the group claims that although different skillsets bring different financial outcomes, there is no homelessness within the DCCS, and internal programs exist for those experiencing financial poverty.[2]. Feds move to seize homes and businesses from polygamous Kingston Group . . Only the FLDS prophet can arrange and perform polygamous marriages, and those marriages are taking place in a community in which almost everybody is related. 75.119.192.80 Children are allowed to attend public school and many go on to college. "Tarby says most of the children 'can say at least a word or two,' but that all of them 'have severe mental retardation' with IQs of less than 25. FOX 13 spoke to the man who filed the IRS. . Reportedly, Paul and his brother each have dozens of wives and hundreds of children. Why do we believe in and practice polygamy?