"Celestial Marriage:" Polygamists in the FLDS (15 images)

Celestial marriage, what members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, call polygamy, is a central tenet of their faith. They split from the mainstream LDS (Mormon) church after the Mormons banned polygamy in the late 1890's.

Members of the FLDS live in a remote enclave on the Arizona/Utah state line in the twin towns of Colorado City, AZ and Hildale, UT. They've tried to stay out of the limelight, but what they consider persecution from state and...
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Celestial marriage, what members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, call polygamy, is a central tenet of their faith. They split from the mainstream LDS (Mormon) church after the Mormons banned polygamy in the late 1890's.

Members of the FLDS live in a remote enclave on the Arizona/Utah state line in the twin towns of Colorado City, AZ and Hildale, UT. They've tried to stay out of the limelight, but what they consider persecution from state and federal authorities have kept them in the spotlight.

More photos of the Jessop family in Colorado City/Hildale are available from my archive. Do a keyword search: Jessop on my archive to see more.
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