How does this man, (Jeffs) still exercise any influence from prison? I understand the women are taught from birth to be subservient to men, having read “Escape” by Carolyn Jessop but are men also taught to be that committed to the “prophet”?
What I also got from that book is that F.L.D.S. are the true followers of Joseph Smith and the more numerous members of the L.D.S. are the apostates.
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Yes, the LDS are the apostates, because they gave up the ETERNAL law of polygamy (aka ‘the principle’).
The men are also taught to be that committed to the prophet. He has a council (read enforcers) that pass messages/revelations on and keep control. There is currently a split going on but so far they have been able to keep it from really splitting, but that is part of the reason for this ‘reformation’ that has been going on for over a year now.
For awhile, Jeffs would use his 15 min weekly phone call to preach and the sermon would either be broadcast live or recorded and broadcast. The Texas system put a stop to that, but he still controls via letter and commands and his enforcers (ever hear of the Danites?) follow through. This is all about control and he controls quite well.
I have a Dream...
...that one day, an FLDS enforcer will hear from GOD himself; and then the split will come.
The question is WHO will hear and OBEY!!!!