The Fundamental Latter Day Saints Cult

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The Fundamental Latter Day Saints is a cult and is not associated with the Mormon faith. The FLDS polygamists live in isolation from all others in the United States and do not vote for any presidents. The leader of the FLDS, Warren Jeff, demands complete loyalty of all members of the cult and is viewed as a prophet to the followers of the cult. There is a complete lack of privacy in the cult and there actions are constantly controlled by a strict rules. Members of the cult are mainly located in Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona. There are about 7,547 members of the cult. There members are scattered around those surrounding areas. Roy Jeffs is the son of cult leader Warren Jeffs. Roy says that he was cut off from the outside

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