Sex banned until Warren Jeffs' prison walls crumble, FLDS relatives say [Prophet edicts void unions]

Deseret News ^ | Dec. 30, 2011 | John Hollenhorst

[Colofornian]

HILDALE, Washington County — As the year comes to an end and the followers of Warren Jeffs await the apocalypse he has predicted, they're living under a challenging edict: they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison.

"He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith.

According to Holm, Fundamentalist LDS Church members also face their faith's most severe punishment, excommunication, if they conceive a child.

It's one of the strangest edicts in a season full of them. Jeffs has issued a stream of revelations, prophecies and orders to his congregation in the border community of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz.

The recent edicts from Jeffs' prison cell seem to be having two contradictory effects. Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust. Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls.

According to numerous critics and outside observers, the imprisoned FLDS leader has sometimes acted through his brother Lyle and other times has spoken directly to his congregation over the phone from prison. He recently banned many of the things his followers enjoy: bicycles, ATVs, trampolines, even children's toys. But the sex edict reaches into the bedrooms of all his devoted followers.

According to Holm, Jeffs declared all existing marriages to be void.

"Right now they have all been told that they are not to live as husband and wife," Holm said. "They can live in the same house, but they are not to have sexual relationships until Warren comes out and 'reseals' them."

[Colofornian]

From the article: ...the followers of Warren Jeffs await the apocalypse he has predicted, they're living under a challenging edict: they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison. "He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith. According to Holm, Fundamentalist LDS Church members also face their faith's most severe punishment, excommunication, if they conceive a child. It's one of the strangest edicts in a season full of them. Jeffs has issued a stream of revelations, prophecies and orders to his congregation in the border community of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz. The recent edicts from Jeffs' prison cell seem to be having two contradictory effects. Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust. Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls...According to Holm, Jeffs declared all existing marriages to be void. "Right now they have all been told that they are not to live as husband and wife," Holm said. "They can live in the same house, but they are not to have sexual relationships until Warren comes out and 'reseals' them."

Ah, like the "olden" Lds days...when "the prophet" could rubber-band "marriage unions" -- only expand -- vs. constrict -- the number of husbands a woman had...[Joseph Smith "married" 11 already-married women!]

[Colofornian]

Also just posted: Sex, lies and Joseph Smith - would you share your wife? [LDS 'Prophet' Edicts Expand Unions]

[pennyfarmer]

More Mormon than a Mormon ping.

[Jonty30]

I’m waiting for those prison walls to crumble...waiting...waiting...waitzzzz.

[NCDave]

If I can`t get some...NOBODY CAN....That is all...lol

[Coronal]

Oh, he can “get some”. Just not quite what he’s expecting.

[annieokie]

Oh man, yeah that's gonna work out just fine. rofl.

And just about the time we think we have seen the nuttiest man alive with JEFFs, eh! RON PAUL shows up and he ain't mormon.

As a Texan, this is getting embarrassing.

[lurk]

Taking a look at the women of the FLDS Yearning for Zion group, Warren’s doing the men a favor telling them to be hands-off.

[NCDave]

LOL..That`s true. Next edict will be that all males must rape each other at random. lol.

[af_vet_rr]

Those who stay are reported to be increasingly devoted to a man who is serving a lifetime sentence for raping underage girls.

This is good news then, because if they don't have sex until his prison walls crumble, they'll not be raising any brainwashed children for their cult in the future.

[cherry]

not what he is used to....raping little girls on an altar....but maybe he'll get what he deserves....

can't people see the similarity to Jeffs to JSmith?.....same tactics...same evil...same arrogance....

[mitch5501]

What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here?

Some people just need a punch in the face.

[muir_redwoods]

Good, get all of these morons out of the gene pool

[Elsie]

Many are leaving the FLDS faith in disgust.

Translation: FU; Jeff!

[aruanan]

they're forbidden to have sex until Jeffs is sprung from a Texas prison.

"He has predicted that the walls in the prison where he's at will fall and crumble," said Joni Holm, who has many relatives in the polygamous FLDS faith.

I think it's far more likely that he'll have sex in prison before the walls crumble and fall.

[svcw]

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